Wang Yan discovered that since Ma Xiaotao recovered and was able to compete, the morale of their entire team had become different.
No matter how he led it before, there was always a trace of anxiety and tension hidden in the darkness that never disappeared.
No matter how Ling Ge showed his strength, no matter how the seven of them had never lost, these seemed to be treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, and there was always a lingering worry in the hearts of most people.
Moreover, to be honest, not only this group of children, but also he himself was in such a general state.
Ever since he led the team here, he has been under tremendous pressure, and the responsibilities on his shoulders are even greater than those of the students themselves.
In fact, these days, all of them are not in a good mental state. Everyone is actually worried about the game, but although they are very worried, they still want to show that it is not a big deal on the surface.
In order to prevent his partner from panicking, he also achieves the effect of paralyzing himself. So much for white lies.
Until this moment, all of them could really relax a little. This is the role of Ma Xiaotao, or in other words, this is the pillar, this is the role of the powerful.
...Now that they are talking and laughing, they are no longer as serious as before, and they no longer seem to attach importance to pretending to be mysterious in front of the audience. In comparison, they are more like young people at this moment, and Not the mysterious Shrek monsters from before.
After chatting for a while, when another group of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was about to take the stage, everyone in Shrek finally got up and prepared to leave this place.
Afterwards, it was as usual. After leaving Xingluo Square, Ling Ge and his party did not stay long, but quickly left the venue and headed towards the hotel.
However, although Shrek's team left, they left a deep impression on everyone present today.
After they left the scene, the discussion about whether Ma Xiaotao's flame was the ultimate fire gradually became heated.
This news spread among the other colleges and made inferences among each other. There are disbelievers and believers, but most of them are bystanders.
Shrek has only given birth to three ultimate martial arts souls in ten thousand years. Could it be that Shrek actually found a treasure this time?
! Although there are many speculations, no one has ever stood up to personally point out or confirm it, just letting people ferment on this topic.
In this way, talk about Shrek's various rumors has become the hottest topic today.
Afterwards, everyone in Shrek Academy soon learned about the matter. However, under Ling Ge's suggestion, they did not choose to stand up and explain immediately. Instead, they allowed everyone to speculate about Shrek. .
Time flies by, and now the round-robin tournament has reached the fourth round, which is considered to be the middle stage of the competition.
There are only eight teams in the first group that Ling Ge and his friends are in. According to the regulations, each team needs to participate in seven games to complete a cycle.
After four games, Shrek has three more games. Fortunately, maybe Shrek Academy has used up all the bad luck before, and the rest is a smooth road.
In the next three games, they did not encounter any opponents who could pose any threat to them. It can be said that they made great progress along the way. They passed two single-on-one knockout matches and a team battle without any effort, winning consecutive victories against their opponents. , finally ranked first in the group with a record of seven wins from seven games, and entered the next most brutal knockout round.
When facing the knockout rounds next, all participating teams should face it with a high spirit.
Because the subsequent games will not be as gentle as the round robin, and they will no longer be allowed to lose casually.
As an academy with seven wins from seven games in the group, Shrek naturally ranked first in their group. As for the second place, as expected, it fell to Zhengtian Academy, which qualified from the first group with them and had brought them a lot of trouble.
However, since Shrek defeated Zhengtian College last time without the Soul King, then this time after Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen all recovered, Zhengtian College could It is said that there is not even a chance to resist.
If there was a chance to face the captain of Zhengtian College again, Ma Xiaotao would definitely not mind leaving him with a very profound memory.
Shrek is a member of the first group and is naturally the first team to complete the round robin. Since the other groups had not yet completed the competition, they were given a three-day break after the Shrek Academy competition.
Not enough. Although these three days are said to be rest time, in fact, for most people in Shrek, this is just an extended vacation.
Because the last three games were relatively simple, basically Ling Ge and Ma Xiaotao took the stage to cooperate with each other, and the rest just waited for them in the preparation area for a minute or two, and at most they were there During a team battle, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were temporarily added to the team battle, allowing them to deal with a high-level soul sect.
Therefore, for most people in Shrek, they have actually had three days of rest. Although they will go with them during these three days, there is no big consumption at all. The reason why they are willing to come together is just Because I simply don’t want to be bored in a room alone and don’t know what to do.
Because of this, most of them are more like spectators than contestants.
All in all, they were living a very carefree life these past few days. In the past few days, Dai Yueheng's injuries have finally fully recovered, and he has become the original white tiger who can be proud of everything.
However, even though Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen had recovered, under Wang Yan's special arrangements, even though they had been itching for a long time, they still did not play in the round robin, and even did not even play in the competition. Not even a step forward.
This is Wang Yan's little thought. Ma Xiaotao's appearance alone is enough to revive Shrek's prestige. At this time, it is completely unnecessary. Letting a soul emperor and a soul king hide their strength will make Shrek's subsequent games more occupying. Advantage.
Although there should be no other team besides Shrek in the entire competition for the two Soul Emperors, Wang Yan still feels that just in case, it is better to be careful and not to neglect it easily. main idea.
And during the three days of rest that were finally obtained, Shrek was also blessed with good luck, and good news spread frequently.
It seems that since the three people in the inner courtyard recovered, the Shrek people's luck has gradually improved. When Xiao Xiao faced Zhengtian College before, the overdraft on his body caused by delaying time for Jiang Nannan had basically recovered.
Although this is worthy of joy, it is not enough to call it good news. The real good news is that after the hard battle that was faster than two or three levels, the moment Xiao Xiao fully recovered, the twenty-nineth level soul originally stayed The powerful Xiao Xiao finally made up for this last step and successfully broke through the bottleneck of level 30. Now he is only one third soul ring away from becoming a true soul master.
However, due to practical reasons, Xiao Xiao was very sensible and did not propose hunting soul beasts and obtaining soul rings.
In addition, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong joined forces to fight against a high-level soul sect without using martial soul fusion skills. With their continuous cultivation and use of Haodong's power, their soul power was both In a short period of time, each of them was promoted to another level.
At this time, Wang Dong's soul power has reached level 33, while Huo Yuhao has reached level 29, one step closer to the threshold of level 30 soul master.
After learning the news, the most excited person was neither Huo Yuhao himself nor Ling Ge and Wang Dong who could fuse martial soul power with him, but Xiao Xiao.
Before the start of school this year, there was not much of a gap in soul power between Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao. But just two months after a holiday, Huo Yuhao seemed to have been on hormones, and his soul power was rising slowly.
At this point, the gap between the two was actually only one level of soul power. I think back then, when Huo Yuhao only had level 14 soul power, Xiao Xiao already had level 19 soul power, which was a full five levels behind.
Now, things are different from the past. Xiao Xiao's reaction was something Ling Ge had expected, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Huo Gua was Huo Gua. Comparing these adventures with him would be simply infuriating.
What's more, Ling Ge has not yet monopolized any opportunity from Huo Yuhao, so his life trajectory should be quite different from what Ling Ge knows.
Besides the original opportunity, there were also some benefits that Ling Ge brought to him. With so many things added together, it’s no wonder that Huo Yuhao didn’t improve quickly.
He comforted Xiao Xiao, but unlike Ling Ge's imagination, Xiao Xiao did not feel sad or ashamed because of his friend's progress. After a brief period of loss, he immediately returned to his optimistic self.
Not only was Yuhao not frightened by Yuhao's cheating, but he became more and more courageous with every setback, and he made up his mind to work harder in the future.
The little girl, although she is small, does not admit defeat at all. As for another girl in the team, Jiang Nannan, under Ling Ge's personal care, her over-exhausted body was immediately replenished, and she recovered very well and very quickly.
Of course, such a fast speed did not come without a price. After helping Jiang Nannan recover, Ling Ge felt that his lips had become a bit bigger.
It seems to be a bit swollen... As for Beibei and He Caitou, they are just superficial injuries. They were all consumed too much in a short period of time, and their bodies were a little exhausted. It took a few days to recover, and they were very tired. Soon he was back to his original state.
As everyone's injuries gradually recovered, the Shrek Academy team finally returned to its peak condition.
The overall strength is definitely not comparable to the original regular team members, but at least the gap should not be that huge.
After all, the two soul emperors and the main controlling soul master among the original selected team members are still there. It can be said that although the team has suffered many casualties, the most important part has been recovered.
In addition to Ling Ge's strong mental control and attack abilities that he has always shown, Jiang Nannan's martial spirit can evolve at any time, and Beibei's martial spirit can evolve into the Golden Holy Dragon and He Caitou at any time. The super focused soul cannon... It can be said that everyone has their own different outstanding abilities, but the overall strength is still very strong.
"With the current lineup, we will definitely have no problem entering the finals, that is, the top two!" Ling Ge set the flag again, and the one who stopped them soon came.
"The matchup list for the knockout stage has come out." Wang Yan, who had just entered the room, sounded particularly anxious at this time. The relaxation that he had brought over the past few days was easily gone, and was replaced by deep worry.
At this time, Wang Yan had just returned from drawing lots at the palace of the Star Luo Empire. Everyone in the conference room was sitting here waiting expectantly for his return.
Originally, everyone thought that Wang Yan would come back with a relaxed expression as before, but who knew that it was just the opposite, and he returned to his frowning and sad look.
After seeing Wang Yan's expression, everyone who was full of expectations put away their original playful thoughts and looked at Wang Yan with serious expressions.
However, compared to the worries of these children, the two old guns, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, seemed much calmer.
The two of them also have a general understanding of the major colleges that participated in the Soul Fighting Competition. They know that their team's strength is not bad at this time. There should not be many teams that can make Wang Yan show such an expression.
Thinking of this, the two of them couldn't help but feel a bad premonition. After the two of them had this premonition, seeing that Wang Yan still didn't speak, Ma Xiaotao was so impatient that she couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Wang, you look bad, is there something wrong with the lottery? "After hearing Ma Xiaotao's question, Wang Yan nodded helplessly.
"The college we are going to face in the eighth round of the 16th round is our college's old rival. It is the first college in the Dou Ling Empire - Dou Ling Royal College." When they heard the words Dou Ling Royal College, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yao The expressions of Heng and Ling Luochen changed slightly.
Ma Xiaotao frowned and said, "No, why did we run into them so early?" The expressions of Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen changed extremely obviously, which made Ling Ge and the others feel uneasy about Dou Ling Royal Academy. Very curious.
