hotmtlnovel Chapter 632 The Situation Becomes Clear, the Preliminaries Intensify
Chapter 632 The Situation Becomes Clear, the Preliminaries Intensify
Chapter 632 The Situation Becomes Clear, the Preliminaries Intensify
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, everyone present showed expressions of surprise.
Yu Xiaogang frowned, his face looking grim.
Flander, Qin Ming, and the others standing nearby looked anxious but helpless.
Ning Rongrong and Oscar looked at each other, both seeing shock and deep worry in each other's eyes.
Now, of the seven little monsters at Shrek Academy, only the two of them, who are support-type Soul Masters, are still unharmed, while the other five are all lying in bed recuperating from their injuries.
If their injuries don't heal quickly, they might not be able to play in the later matches.
Are we really going to rely on those two support-type Soul Masters and three substitute Soul Masters to fight? We can't even gather enough people.
"Is that fire poison so potent? Father, even you can't get rid of it?"
The one who asked the question was Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong, her tone clearly questioning.
Oscar, who was standing next to Ning Fengzhi, also looked at him, expecting his answer.
Ning Fengzhi did not answer Ning Rongrong's question immediately. Instead, he took a deep look at Oscar, who was standing very close to Ning Rongrong, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
It's like a warning, and also like a caution.
Oscar felt a chill run down his spine under Ning Fengzhi's gaze and subconsciously took a few steps back, slightly increasing the distance between himself and Ning Rongrong, before finally breaking free from the intense pressure emanating from Ning Fengzhi's eyes.
After taking a deep breath, Oscar felt fear, but also a sense of bewilderment, a touch of humiliation, and inferiority.
However, he hid this humiliation and inferiority deep in his heart, and then, as usual, showed Ning Fengzhi a respectful yet ingratiating smile.
Ning Fengzhi then withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, looked at his daughter, and answered her question:
"The fire poison in Xiao San's body is no ordinary fire poison. Even with my abilities, I can only suppress it temporarily."
"After all, healing is not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's forte."
"Furthermore, it's not just Xiao San who has this fire poison in her body; all of you Shrek Seven Devils who were affected by that little girl from Blazing Academy have this fire poison in your bodies."
"It's just that the amount of fire poison that has invaded varies depending on the severity of the injury."
"Of the six injured members of your Shrek Seven Devils team, Xiao Wu suffered the most severe injuries, and the amount of fire poison within her body is also the highest."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't stand it anymore:
"Sect Leader Ning, is there any way to remove that fire poison and help them recover as soon as possible? After all, we still have matches to play later, and we can't do without Xiao San and the others."
Ning Fengzhi raised her head and looked at him in surprise again. Wasn't he the number one master of martial spirit theory? Why was he asking me all sorts of questions? Such simple questions.
Although he felt slightly annoyed, Ning Fengzhi didn't say much. After pondering for a moment, he answered his question:
"There are methods, of course, and three of them."
"The first method is to ask that girl named Huo Wu from Blazing Academy to take action and have her remove the fire poison from Xiao San and the others' bodies."
"The one who tied the knot must untie it. The fire poison was released by her martial soul, so she should also have the ability to take it back."
"This method is the simplest, most direct, most convenient, and most effective method."
"Of course, that's assuming they're willing to help."
At this point, Ning Fengzhi paused slightly, glancing at Yu Xiaogang, whose expression had suddenly become even more unpleasant, as well as Flander and Qin Ming, who looked embarrassed.
Well, it seems this method won't work. Who told this number one master of martial spirit theory to cause trouble by protesting after the match and offending people?
Now you want to ask someone for help? Dream on.
"Given that some of your Shrek Seven Devils team's actions have offended Blazing Academy, this first method is unlikely to work."
"Now, let me talk about the second method."
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly, then continued:
"The second method is to hire a healing-type Soul Master who specializes in healing and whose cultivation level is at least at the Soul Douluo level."
"With the strength of a Soul Master at the Contra Douluo level, and with his powerful healing abilities, he should be able to expel the fire poison from Xiao San and the others' bodies and allow them to recover quickly."
"However, the problem is that healing-type Soul Masters are rare to begin with, let alone healing-type Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level or above, who are absolutely as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."
"As far as I know, this level of healing-type Soul Master is probably only possessed by the Spirit Hall in the entire Douluo Continent."
"It's almost impossible to get these people to help. After all, the Spirit Hall is a formidable obstacle. They won't act without the Spirit Hall's permission."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Yu Xiaogang, Flander, Qin Ming and the others felt their mood sink instantly. While feeling helpless, they also felt a surge of resentment towards the Spirit Hall for no apparent reason.
It is precisely because they control more than 70% of the Soul Master resources in the entire Douluo Continent that these wild Soul Masters have no resources to use. They can't even find a higher-level healing Soul Master to help treat the students' injuries, which is truly hateful.
Noticing the changing expressions on the faces of the Shrek Academy teachers, Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction.
He certainly knew that this method was not advisable.
The reason he spoke out was simply to plant a seed of resentment towards the Spirit Hall in the hearts of the Shrek Academy students, so that it would blossom and bear fruit in the future, turning these people into a vanguard force that shares the same ideals as their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and fights against the Spirit Hall together.
"It seems this second method isn't going to work either."
Ning Fengzhi sighed again, "Then let's look at the third method."
"You should all be able to accept this method."
"You've all heard of the Ye family of the Nine Heart Begonia, right? Although we're reluctant to admit it, their healing abilities are indeed superior to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
"In particular, their inherited martial soul, the Nine-Hearted Begonia, is arguably the best in the world of soul masters when it comes to healing abilities alone."
"As long as you can find a successor of the Nine Heart Begonia to help with the treatment, Xiao San and the others' injuries will be healed in no time, and expelling the fire poison will be a piece of cake."
"Isn't the heir of the Nine Heart Begonia Ye family studying at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? We can just invite her over."
"I remember, that girl's name was Ye Lingling, wasn't it?"
To be honest, Ning Fengzhi didn't want to mention Ye Lingling, because the Ye family of the Nine Heart Begonia Sect and their Ning family of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School didn't get along.
As the saying goes, those in the same trade are enemies.
There is naturally a competitive relationship between support-type Soul Master sects and support-type Soul Master families.
The Ye family of the Nine Heart Begonia is the soul master family that poses the greatest threat to the status of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School among all the support-type soul master forces in the entire Douluo Continent.
In order to retain the title of "the number one support-type martial soul in the entire continent".
Over the years, Ning Fengzhi has suppressed the Ye family quite a bit, and his underhanded tactics have been endless. They have long been enemies, but they haven't brought it out into the open.
"Huh? Why do you all have that expression?"
After Ning Fengzhi finished speaking, he thought the Shrek Academy students would be overjoyed. However, when he looked around at everyone's faces, he found that everyone's expression seemed quite strange, which made him feel a little confused.
"Father, it's like this."
The Shrek Academy members remained silent, and the scene fell into a moment of quiet before Ning Rongrong finally broke the silence.
She then recounted in detail to Ning Fengzhi her experience of battling the main team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the Soto City Great Soul Arena.
"So, you've also offended the heir of the Nine-Heart Begonia Ye family?"
After listening to Ning Rongrong's story, Ning Fengzhi opened his mouth, speechless with astonishment.
He only realized now that the Shrek Seven Devils, these little monsters, were actually so good at causing trouble, offending everyone they should and shouldn't have offended.
After a long silence, Ning Fengzhi felt he had nothing to say, and finally could only let out a long sigh:
"Then there's no other way. The fire poison in Xiao San and the others' bodies can only be withstood by themselves."
"However, you don't need to worry too much."
"Those fire toxins are not fatal; they only erode the body's regenerative abilities, causing the recovery time to be longer."
"As long as you can endure the excruciating pain caused by the fire poison corroding your body, you will eventually recover."
"And there's more good news: Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng have the lightest injuries. The fire poison in their bodies will dissipate quickly, and they should recover by tomorrow, which will not affect their next match."
Finally hearing some good news, Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and the others, who had been looking gloomy and tense, breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng recover from their injuries, at least seven people can still participate in the later matches.
Although the team was missing three core members—Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun—their overall strength was greatly reduced, but they were not going to give up and admit defeat.
Otherwise, it would be quite difficult for their Shrek Seven Devils team to secure a place in the top five of the qualifiers.
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Ning Fengzhi left.
However, after his treatment, the injuries of the five members of the Shrek Seven Devils team have improved considerably.
Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng were almost fully recovered by that very evening and were able to get out of bed and move around freely.
The next day, he directly participated in the competition, leading Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and three substitute players to win the thirteenth round of the qualifiers.
After being defeated by Huo Wu single-handedly in the battle against Blazing Fire Academy, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng's morale seemed to be affected.
He is no longer as domineering as before, with an arrogant and self-important demeanor. He has even become much more restrained in the competition, and dares not to be as reckless as before.
The preliminary rounds are still ongoing and will not stop just because Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun are injured and unconscious.
In the next three or four rounds of the preliminary rounds, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng led the team.
Fortunately, both of them were Soul Masters above level 40, so they were strong enough. In addition, the opponents they encountered were not particularly strong teams, so the Shrek Seven Devils team won.
However, after the master accused Blazing Academy of violating the competition rules and was met with a joint protest from nine teams, the number of viewers supporting the Shrek Seven Devils team seemed to have decreased significantly.
Many viewers turned from fans to haters because they were disgusted by Yu Xiaogang's double standards and shameless behavior.
It is worth mentioning that.
In these rounds of preliminary matches, the Shrek Seven Devils team encountered the Blue Tyrant Academy team led by Liu Erlong.
However, thanks to Flander's repeated instructions, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng didn't go too far in their attacks on Blue Tyrant Academy, and the match between the two sides was relatively friendly.
Given the disparity in strength, Blue Tyrant Academy naturally lost the match, and the victory ultimately belonged to the Shrek Seven Devils.
By the end of the sixteenth round of the preliminary rounds, the Shrek Seven Devils had won fourteen matches. Apart from losing to Blazing Academy, they had won all the other matches, accumulating fourteen points and remaining in the top tier.
Among the total of 29 teams, the Spirit Hall Second Team is undoubtedly the undisputed champion.
In the sixteen rounds of the qualifiers, except for the bye when there were no matches to play, they won all the other matches they participated in, and with a dazzling record of fifteen points, they stood out in the entire rankings and firmly occupied the top position.
Also in the first tier are Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Thunder Academy.
These four elemental academy teams have the same score as the Shrek Seven Devils team, fourteen points. That's because, excluding the bye matches, each of them lost one game.
In the most recent four rounds of qualifying.
The teams in the top tier have begun to clash with each other.
Blazing Fire Academy and Heavenly Water Academy unfortunately encountered the Spirit Hall's second team. Knowing they were no match, they decisively chose to forfeit and admit defeat.
As for the Divine Wind Academy, they also chose to forfeit and concede defeat because they encountered the Blazing Fire Academy.
Thunder Academy clashed with Divine Wind Academy. After a fierce battle, Thunder Academy was defeated by Divine Wind Academy because Yu Tianxin was no match for Feng Xiaotian.
After this, the results of the entire Tiandou City regional qualifiers were almost clear, and a very obvious gap had opened up between the teams in the first tier and the teams in the second tier.
Everyone knows that the top five spots in the preliminary rounds will be decided among six teams: the Spirit Hall Second Team, the Blazing Fire Academy Team, the Heavenly Water Academy Team, the Divine Wind Academy Team, the Thunder Academy Team, and the Shrek Seven Devils Team representing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
As the competition entered its second half, the qualifiers became increasingly intense, and the matches became more and more exciting.
Many teams began to unleash their best skills, revealing their trump cards in an effort to achieve better rankings, bringing glory and honor to themselves, their teams, and their colleges.
But none of this is relevant to Tang San for the time being.
At this moment, Tang San was covered in bandages, with only his eyes, nostrils and mouth showing. He sat blankly in front of the bed, holding a slender little hand, silent.
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(End of this chapter)