Heaven Dou City, Great Spirit Arena – Shrek Academy Lounge
Xiao Wu and the others were waiting for Ye Feng, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and Flanders to arrive. Before long, the four of them pushed the door open and entered.
"For the next match, I suggest you just admit defeat," Zhao Wuji said.
"Why?" Tang San asked.
"I've been observing your opponents these past few days. Your next opponent... ah," Liu Erlong sighed and continued, "You only have three choices now. One, give up this match and save your strength. Two, fight with the same lineup as the last match, but your chances of winning are probably less than 1%. Three, fight with the main lineup. But even if you win, your strength will definitely be exposed."
"Sister-in-law Erlong, who's our opponent? Is it really that serious?" Ma Hongjun asked sweetly.
"Your opponents are from the Elephant Armor Sect—the sect with the strongest defense," Liu Erlong replied helplessly.
"It's actually the Elephant Armor Sect, which ranks sixth," Dai Mubai frowned, his eyes filled with worry.
"No. If the Elephant Armor Sect ever produced a Titled Douluo, it wouldn't just be ranked sixth. Hu Yanzhen, the sect leader, may only be a Spirit Douluo, but their defense is stronger than some Titled Douluos. Their ancestral martial spirit, the Diamond Mammoth, is a top-tier spirit with insane defense. It excels in both strength and durability," Tang San explained.
"That's right. Your opponents are all direct disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect. Three of them have already reached Rank 40, and the other four are close to it. For the sake of the final victory, I suggest giving up this match. After all, the top five in the preliminaries are enough to qualify. There's nothing wrong with avoiding a strong opponent for now," Liu Erlong advised earnestly.
"But if we forfeit, my advertising revenue—"
Before Flanders could finish, Liu Erlong's expression darkened, and she snapped, "Boss Flanders, are you out of your damn mind? Don't forget your brother-in-law is also in this team!"
She was referring to Ye Feng.
Flanders quickly ducked behind Ye Feng like a scared cat.
"Erlong, don't you believe in my strength?" Ye Feng asked.
"Ye Feng, that's not what I meant. If you go into battle, you'll definitely win against Elephant Armor Academy. But what about the later matches? Once others understand your abilities, they'll plan counters against you. You, especially you, will be in danger," Liu Erlong explained.
"Erlong, let the little monsters decide for themselves," Flanders said.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Shrek Academy members turned to look at Ye Feng, waiting for his decision.
"Fight," Ye Feng said firmly.
"Ye Feng!" Liu Erlong frowned.
"Not only will we fight, but we'll go all out. This battle, I want—Ning Rongrong!"
"Here!"
"Zhu Zhuqing!"
"Here!"
"Xiao Wu!"
"Here!"
"Ma Hongjun!"
"Here!"
"Oscar!"
"Here!"
"Dai Mubai!"
"Here!"
"The six of you will fight with me," Ye Feng said.
"Ye Feng…" Liu Erlong stared at him.
"Erlong, I get what you mean. But we're not just here to win—we're here to grow. If we back down when we meet a strong opponent, it'll hold us back in our training. There are plenty of matches left. Instead of playing match after match against nobodies, we should take down Elephant Armor Academy now and establish our dominance," Ye Feng said in a firm, powerful tone.
"Ye Feng, what about me?" Tang San asked anxiously.
"There are already seven of us. Tang San, you should continue to rest," Ye Feng said with a smile.
"Another break?"
"Yep."
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Heaven Dou City, Great Spirit Arena – Central Fighting Arena
"Will the teams from Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy please enter!"
As the referee's voice echoed, fourteen people stepped onto the battlefield.
"Shrek Academy's captain, Ye Feng, and vice-captain, Xiao Wu, both participated in previous matches. Especially Ye Feng, who single-handedly defeated Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's second team."
"Vice-captain Xiao Wu's combat skills have also been impressive. She fought against two Spirit Masters simultaneously and remained undefeated. She and Ye Feng are well-known by now. But this time, there are several new faces in Shrek Academy. With Elephant Armor Academy here, we'll see how they perform!"
"Let's look at Shrek Academy's roster!"
"Captain Ye Feng—martial spirit: Nine Hearts Mysterious Tang. Rank 59, control-type Spirit King. Spirit rings: two yellow, one purple, two black."
"Vice-captain Xiao Wu—martial spirit: Soft Bone Rabbit. Rank 53, assault-type Spirit King. Spirit rings: one yellow, two purple, two black."
Xiao Wu had already undergone body refinement in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, making her physical strength far superior to other Spirit Masters of the same level. Her fourth spirit ring was already at the ten-thousand-year level, making her spirit ring configuration even more advanced than Ye Feng's Nine Hearts Mysterious Vine.
At this moment, Ye Feng truly envied Xiao Wu.
As a transformed spirit beast, Xiao Wu only needed to cultivate to condense spirit rings, and all of them would automatically be at the maximum age limit she could withstand.
Meanwhile, as a human, Ye Feng had to hunt spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings, and some of his rings weren't even at the maximum age he could bear. It was honestly frustrating.
Ding-dong!
["The system has detected that the host is envious of Xiao Wu's ability to condense spirit rings at the highest possible level. The system finds this unacceptable! Beginning transformation—permanently increasing the host's physique to match that of a spirit beast!"]
"...Huh?"
Ye Feng was stunned.
Permanently increasing a spirit beast's physique?
What the hell did that mean?
Could it be that he no longer needed to hunt spirit beasts and could directly condense the best possible spirit rings for himself?!
Buzz!
A strange warmth spread from Ye Feng's mind to every cell in his body.
At that moment, Ye Feng felt an unprecedented sensation—it was as if he had become a completely different person.
"Big brother?"
"Boss?"
"Bro?"
Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and the others all stopped and stared at Ye Feng in shock, confused as to why he suddenly froze.
Xiao Wu, in particular, seemed startled. Her rabbit ears twitched, her pupils dilated, and she pointed at Ye Feng, completely petrified.
After a long pause, she finally stammered, "You…!"
Ye Feng turned to look at her, but before he could ask what was wrong, his spiritual senses picked up on something—several Spirit Douluo and Titled Douluo in the arena were all staring at him.
Their gazes were filled with shock, disbelief, and... something else.
Shit.
Ye Feng thought back to the system's announcement and the sensation in his body, suddenly realizing what had happened.
"He…?" Bone Douluo muttered in shock.
"What's wrong, Uncle Gu?" Ning Fengzhi asked curiously.
"My disciple…" Chen Xin's face was frozen in disbelief.
"Uncle Jian, is something wrong?" Ning Fengzhi frowned.
"You coward, what happened to your disciple?"
"I… I don't know either."
"Why did he change so suddenly?"
"No idea."
Chen Xin and Bone Douluo exchanged glances, their eyes filled with shock and confusion.
Ning Fengzhi frowned, clearly not understanding what they were talking about. "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, what the hell are you two whispering about?"
Bone Douluo hesitated before glancing at Chen Xin. "Coward, you tell him yourself."
Chen Xin hesitated for a moment before finally using his spiritual power to transmit his voice directly into Ning Fengzhi's mind.
["Ye Feng… he's a spirit beast!"]
(End of chapter)
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