Ning Rongrong: "…"
Ning Rongrong was stunned. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer Ma Hongjun's words. After a moment, she blushed and replied, "Ye Feng is my senior brother. I like my senior brother. What's wrong with that?"
"Not just Rongrong."
Oscar tilted his head to look at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "I think I saw Zhuqing nodding too."
"Huh?"
"Zhuqing?"
Xiao Wu, Liu Erlong, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Feng all looked at Zhu Zhuqing in surprise.
Zhu Zhuqing was momentarily stunned, a flicker of panic flashing in her eyes. Her face flushed, but she quickly regained her composure and said calmly, "Oscar, I'm just a little bit away from comprehending my own spirit skills. How about you spar with me and help me out?"
"Hell no."
Oscar's face paled, and he quickly darted behind Ye Feng, shouting, "You're an agility-type spirit master, and I'm a food-type spirit master. Spar with you? I'd have to be a masochist."
"The twelfth match is about to begin. Participants from Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy, please prepare yourselves."
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Outside the ring.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Ye Feng, Zhu Zhuqing, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, Ning Rongrong, and Jing Ling on the stage and could only sigh helplessly. He was originally the leader of Shrek Academy, but Liu Erlong had taken that role from him. He could only feel powerless about it.
"Xiao Gang."
Liu Erlong suddenly appeared beside Yu Xiaogang.
"Erlong?" Yu Xiaogang looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she had come over.
"Ye Feng and I got married last night."
"Oh?" Yu Xiaogang's expression changed.
The system had transferred Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong's infatuation with Yu Xiaogang to Ye Feng, but it hadn't erased Yu Xiaogang's love for them. He still had feelings for Liu Erlong, but he couldn't ignore societal prejudices. Now, hearing her words, he felt like his heart was being ripped apart.
Yu Xiaogang knew Liu Erlong had only come to tell him this to piss him off.
"From now on, stay the hell out of my sight."
"Fine."
"Why are you still standing here? Don't you know this is my usual spot to watch the fights?" Liu Erlong glared at him. If he weren't her cousin, she would've beaten him to a pulp by now.
"Understood."
Yu Xiaogang hesitated for a moment, then turned and left without saying another word.
Liu Erlong watched him go, snorted, and muttered in disgust, "Tch, useless bastard. I don't know why I ever liked him."
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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the twelfth round of the preliminaries! I'm your host, Doudou. As everyone knows, Shrek Academy has won eleven consecutive matches, while Canghui Academy has a record of eight wins in eleven games."
"Shrek Academy!"
"Let's go!"
"Canghui Academy!"
"Don't embarrass yourselves!"
As soon as the referee Doudou finished speaking, the audience erupted into cheers. The noise made the seven main players of Canghui Academy grit their teeth in frustration.
"This match might not be much of a contest. Look, Shrek Academy's captain, Ye Feng, is on the field again. We all know how this is going to end, but I'm curious how long Canghui Academy can hold out."
Not just the audience but even the referee doubted Canghui Academy's chances. If Ye Feng was in the fight, Shrek's victory was almost certain.
Hearing this, the captain of Canghui Academy was furious. His expression twisted with rage as he growled, "These bastards… They think they can look down on us? No matter what, we have to take them down this time. Even if it costs us everything."
As he finished speaking, the six members behind him moved into formation. Their unusual stance caught the referee's attention.
"Hey, that's an interesting formation from Canghui Academy. I haven't seen anything like it in the preliminaries so far. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy is sticking to their standard formation—balanced offense and defense. Do they really think Canghui Academy is as strong as Blazing Academy?"
The host's words drew a lot of attention to Shrek Academy.
"That bastard."
Huo Wu clenched her fists and slammed them against the railing in front of her, denting the metal. "That Ye Feng dared to compare us to Canghui Academy? We're the Blazing Academy, one of the Five Elemental Academies! This is fucking unforgivable. Ye Feng, I swear, we have a score to settle."
Ye Feng, whose spirit power was on the verge of breaking into the Mustard Seed Realm, could clearly feel Huo Wu's fiery gaze burning into him. He sighed inwardly.
"Alright, everyone's eager to watch the match, so I won't waste any more time. I now begin the countdown for the twelfth round of the preliminaries: Shrek Academy versus Canghui Academy!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Fight!"
As soon as the host announced the start, all of Shrek Academy's students, except Ye Feng, summoned their martial spirits. The martial spirits of Canghui Academy's students were unique—all of them possessed gem-type spirits.
Seven people, seven martial spirits, glowing brightly as they arranged themselves into a special formation. The seven of them looked like gemstones embedded into a complex array.
"Come on over." The captain of Canghui Academy smirked confidently.
"Alright, let's go." Ye Feng grinned and walked straight toward them.
"Boss Ye, don't be careless." Jing Ling cautioned.
"What's there to be afraid of? They're just seven little puppies," Ye Feng scoffed.
"Boss Ye, four of them are making their debut today. Better to be safe than sorry," Jing Ling persisted.
"Jing Ling." Tai Long patted Jing Ling's shoulder with a grin. "Trust him."
After saying that, Tai Long followed Ye Feng. Seeing this, the others followed as well, leaving Jing Ling no choice but to go along.
"You've got guts."
The captain of Canghui Academy sneered. As Ye Feng and his teammates got close enough, he smirked and said, "Too bad for you—gutsy people die fast."
Seven Asuras Illusion
The captain grinned wickedly. Suddenly, their martial spirits shone with dazzling light.
"Look! That's the Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique!"
"Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion!"
"Seven-in-One Fusion!"
The audience gasped in shock. Even Emperor Xue Ye couldn't help but blurt out, "Canghui Academy's students actually know the Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique!"
Of course, only Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Ye Feng could tell that this wasn't a true Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion. It was merely a Seven-in-One Combination Technique. The difference might seem minor, but in terms of power, it was worlds apart.
"Haha! Ye Feng's finally in trouble!" Tang San smirked smugly from the stands.
(End of Chapter)
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