Tianshui Academy, Ranking Battle

Chapter 56 Tianshui Academy, Ranking Battle

In the 32nd round of the preliminary rounds, Shrek Academy faced off against Tianshui Academy.

In the rest area, Chi Ping, Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong sat together. Chen Xin left after Ning Rongrong and the others went on stage to go to Ning Fengzhi's place. With the Golden Iron Triangle there, he no longer needed to protect Chi Ping.

"Shouldn't it be the 33rd round?" Ikehira asked, somewhat puzzled. "Could I have remembered wrong?"

Flander explained, "Cang Hui was withdrawn from the competition, the day after your incident. And he probably won't be allowed to participate in the Elite Tournament again."

At this point, Flander sneered, "He misjudged people; Canghui Academy is ruined. If that bastard hadn't been all alone, I would have wiped out his entire family!"

Chi Ping grasped Flander's hand. "It's all in the past now."

Flander wiped his glasses and looked at Ikehira's left arm. "Ikehira, what are you planning to do?"

Chi Ping had just introduced his mycelial left arm to them.

"Let's leave it at that for now. We'll figure out a solution later. Whether it's reshaping or optimizing the mycelial arms, we have to take it one step at a time."

……

On the competition stage.

Before the official match begins, the two sides need to bow to show goodwill. During this time, they can have a brief exchange, and most of the time they will use this time to exchange harsh words.

Dai Mubai said earnestly, "I hope you will give it your all and bring the preliminary rounds to a perfect close."

Shuiyue'er was a little angry. "What do you mean 'we gave it our all'? It's like we're not as good as you!"

Dai Mubai calmly said, "I'm stating the facts. You are no match for us. The championship of this Soul Master Competition will only belong to Shrek Academy."

"you!"

Shui Bing'er stopped the angry Shui Yue'er.

"He's right, we are indeed no match for them."

Shrek Academy has a perfect record so far, with every victory being a crushing defeat, regardless of the opponent.

Shui Bing'er looked at Dai Mubai, "Is Chi Ping your backbone? With or without him, your performance is completely different. Before this competition, I didn't think you had a chance to win the championship, but now I think you do have a chance to defeat those three monsters from the Spirit Hall."

"Thank you for your kind words." Dai Mubai knew who Shui Bing'er was referring to: the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, the three Soul Kings.

Shui Bing'er changed the subject.

"But we still want to give it a try!"

Dai Mubai said, "Then let's go."

Shui Bing'er raised her hand to stop, "I want to change my fighting style."

Dai Mubai said indifferently, "Speak."

Shui Bing'er felt reassured, knowing that her plan was likely to succeed. At the same time, she thought to herself that if it had been before Chi Ping appeared, the seven Shrek students would never have given her a chance to negotiate. They would have probably just gone on stage without saying a word and taken her down in one fell swoop when the referee blew the whistle.

So far, Shrek Academy has 31 wins (Canghui Academy withdrew from the competition, so its corresponding points are not counted), Shenfeng Academy has 29 wins, Leiting Academy has 29 wins, Chihuo Academy has 29 wins, and Tianshui Academy and Xiangjia Academy both have 26 wins.

The outcome of this round of matches will determine who gets the last qualifying spot in the Tiandou region.

Whoever wins advances; if both lose, the outcome is determined by the results of all previous matches.

In this round of the competition, Xiangjia Academy's opponents are not very strong, so Shui Bing'er must find a way to win this point.

"We are no match for you in team fights. I hope to compete with you in other areas to decide the outcome of this match."

Dai Mubai first looked towards the rest area, where he saw Chi Ping and Frandra unfold a white banner with four large blue characters that read "Wait and see".

Dai Mubai knew that Chi Ping could learn about the situation on the field from the rest area.

He exchanged glances with his companions on stage and, after obtaining their consent, said to Shui Bing'er, "You tell me what you want to compete in first."

"One-on-one, I want to challenge Ma Hongjun from your academy!" Shui Bing'er said.

Everyone at Shrek Academy was stunned, their gazes shifting to Ma Hongjun.

"I?"

……

In the rest area, Chi Ping stroked his chin, looking at Ma Hongjun with a playful expression.

"What do you think, Dean? I think it's acceptable."

Shui Bing'er's plan was obvious: a honey trap.

First of all, Shrek Academy has already secured first place in the preliminary rounds, so the result of this match is insignificant.

Secondly, from the perspective of the compatibility of martial souls, both the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul are top-tier beast martial souls. The clash between ice and fire is also a good match. Moreover, Shui Bing'er has an excellent appearance and remarkable talent, making her a good match for Ma Hongjun.

Flanders shook his head.

As for Ma Hongjun, Flander was willing to give Tianshui Academy this opportunity, but he was also Chi Ping's teacher, and Chi Ping needed a greater honor.

"Let them play normally and finish it as soon as possible. A perfect record will leave a deeper impression."

……

Shui Bing'er has good eyesight and could see the two big characters "promise" on the banner in the rest area from afar.

Steady!

Shui Bing'er thought to herself.

Although it might seem despicable, Shui Bing'er didn't mind using her beauty for the honor of Tianshui Academy. Besides, Ma Hongjun was quite handsome and had an excellent temperament, so dating him wouldn't be a bad deal for her.

"I refuse."

Ma Hongjun's voice suddenly rang out.

?

"What did you say?!"

Shui Bing'er doubted that she had misheard.

Ma Hongjun ignored Shui Bing'er and said directly to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, let's begin. That guy Ping is starting to act on his own again."

You could hear the gritted teeth in that last sentence.

Oscar said fiercely, "You just promised us, and now you've already forgotten it. Once we win the game, we'll definitely teach Ping a lesson!"

"Exactly! What does that guy take us for!"

"Let's finish this quickly, and then we'll definitely beat him up afterwards!"

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong gritted their teeth and said angrily.

"Both sides are ready. You may release your martial spirits now." The referee blew the whistle, announcing that the match was about to begin.

Dai Mubai shouted, "Brothers, activate your Martial Souls!"

Beast spirit possession, weapon spirit summoning.

The Shrek team is full of fighting spirit!

This fighting spirit wasn't just directed at Tianshui Academy, but also at Chi Ping in the rest area.

Three minutes later.

"Shrek Team wins!"

Thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the stands, all for the Shrek Academy team's undefeated victory! Among them, a shout from the rest area was the loudest.

"Shrek will win! Shrek will be number one!"

Chi Ping cupped his hands in a trumpet shape, his qi and blood surging.

Under his leadership, the cheers from the entire audience began to unify.

Gradually, the slogan "Shrek, number one" resounded throughout the entire Heaven Dou City!

"That should make them a little gentler, right?" Chi Ping said guiltily.

Flanders said gloatingly, "Just you wait."

……

The qualifiers have all concluded, and according to procedure, the awards ceremony will be held soon to award the top five teams in the qualifiers with qualification certificates, prize money, and titles for the ranking matches.

The ceremony was not complicated. As announced by the host, the captains and vice-captains of the top five teams walked onto the main arena stage, which had been cleared out.

They are Shrek Academy, Thunder Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy. Unfortunately, Tianshui Academy lost to Elephant Armor Academy in the head-to-head competition.

Chi Ping didn't want to go up, since he had hardly participated in the second half of the competition, but everyone insisted, so he went up to the podium with Dai Mubai.

Leaving aside the power struggle between Emperor Xueye and Bishop Salas of the Spirit Hall, Chi Ping and Dai Mubai stood on the podium, filled with a myriad of emotions.

"Mu Bai, we've taken the first step."

"Hirako, we'll definitely make it to the very end!"

(End of this chapter)