Chapter 126: Young Genius Ranking, What Wild Ranking?

Luo Yanglu exchanged a few words with everyone, walked out of the room, and happened to run into Wu Zhangkong, who frowned at him and said, "Can't you leave some face?"

He had also heard about what happened.

Shen Yi's understanding of Huo Yuhao was incomplete; she might think their side had a chance to win, but Wu Zhangkong, who clearly knew Huo Yuhao's strength, understood that this time the academy... would probably lose miserably.

Luo Yanglu's movements paused, and considering the harmonious atmosphere between the two sides recently, he sighed and spoke bluntly:

"Teacher Wu, respect is mutual. You should ask whether they are willing to hold back. Moreover... Yuhao needs this opportunity. Since it's right in front of us, we absolutely cannot let it slip by."

Wu Zhangkong pressed his lips tightly together, momentarily speechless.

……

In the Heavenly Sea Alliance Grand Competition, the most watched event was naturally the Seven-Person Team Battle, followed by the Five-Person Team Battle.

Not only were there eighty thousand spectators on site, but many viewers were also watching these highly anticipated matches in front of Soul Guidance Screens.

Including Dean Yu of Donghai Academy.

Ever since the matter of the Shrek Academy students challenging Class Zero spread onto the Soul Guidance Network, he had been somewhat confused.

Their academy had become famous this time, famous in all sorts of senses.

In the office, Long Hengxu looked at Dean Yu and said with a bitter smile: "Teacher Luo's words were to set our minds at ease; he said he would handle it properly and it wouldn't affect the academy."

"... I'm not actually worried about the academy's reputation." Dean Yu shook his head and said: "Right now, voices of praise from the Alliance are in the majority."

Probably because the exhibition match was lost too miserably, the Heavenly Sea Alliance urgently needed a public opinion direction. Under the Alliance's manipulation, no one is optimistic about Class Zero's kids now, but not many people are disparaging them either; on the contrary, they think their courage is commendable.

In everyone's eyes, this is just a guidance match sparked by a verbal dispute.

"Alright, enough talk. The Five-Person Team match has started." At this moment, seeing a scene on the Soul Guidance Screen, a flash passed through Dean Yu's eyes, he straightened his body, and began watching the match.

As the top two competition events in terms of attention, the Five-Person Team and Seven-Person Team matches — the former takes place at noon, the latter at night — both being peak online traffic hours. Right now it is Donghai Academy's first Five-Person Team match, and their opponent is Heavenly Sea Academy, whose strength ranks among the top in the Alliance.

But when Dean Yu saw the contestants appearing on their side, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, not worried in the slightest that they would lose.

Those were, after all, proud sons of heaven from the Spirit Pagoda.

On site, the referee glanced at the contestants both sides had prepared, and shouted:

"Match begins!"

The five team members of Heavenly Sea Academy had just spread into formation when their captain, taking the lead, shouted sternly: "Release martial souls—"

However, before his voice fell, a clear, cold voice had already rung out.

"Let me handle it."

Gu Yue Na took a step forward, her black hair moving without wind, and three soul rings suddenly rose beneath her feet.

—Yellow, Yellow, Purple!

The entire venue instantly erupted in an uproar!

"Three-ring Soul Elder!"

Most unbelievably, this girl standing in the center of the arena, deterring the entire venue with her own power, was only just over ten years old.

The pupils of Heavenly Sea Academy's team members contracted sharply, but before they could recover from their shock, Gu Yue Na's soul skill had already activated.

She tapped her fingertip lightly, and in an instant, the entire arena seemed to be torn by an invisible force, as violent elemental power surged forth like a tsunami.

Flames turned into raging dragons, ice condensed into sharp blades, the ground undulated like waves under the control of the earth element, and Heavenly Sea Academy's team members couldn't even fully release their defensive soul skills before they were completely swallowed by this all-encompassing elemental storm!

"Boom—!!!"

The five from Heavenly Sea Academy flew backward like kites with cut strings, crashing into the edge of the arena, completely losing combat capability.

A wave of gasps erupted from the audience stands.

This girl... seems even more terrifying than that Shrek girl from yesterday. She's actually a student from within our Heavenly Sea Alliance?

And she doesn't seem to be Donghai Academy's team leader either. Then...

For a moment, many spectators' emotions became excited.

Perhaps they are destined to face defeat, but this match between Donghai Academy and Shrek Academy will likely have quite a few surprises along the way.

"She is... a three-ring Soul Elder?"

Ye Xinglan, also sitting in the audience stands, suddenly contracted her gaze; the usual faint curve of her lips froze, replaced by a face full of astonishment and disbelief.

Gu Yue Na is about the same age as her, so how could her cultivation be higher than hers? Then what does her pride count for?

"I see. Being together with Huo Yuhao, she really isn't simple either. This ability to control elements... She's Gu Yue Na, ranked thirteenth on the Young Genius Ranking, right? A ten-year-old Soul Elder who can control so many elements — need to take note."

Yu Longheng, who originally didn't pay much attention to this girl, similarly furrowed his brows.

"Young Genius Ranking, what wild ranking? Never even heard of it!"

Ye Xinglan snapped back to her senses, her eye rims slightly red, shouted a sentence, and angrily left the audience stands.

Yu Longheng glanced at the direction she left, withdrew his gaze, not minding that she had scolded him along with it, just frowned and looked at Huo Yuhao below who hadn't taken the field.

He originally wanted to use this competition to see Huo Yuhao's strength, but now it looks like that won't be possible.

"However." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Yu Longheng's mouth. "Originally there was no need to be this cautious anyway."

Aside from one Gu Yue Na, the others are all Soul Elders, and there's even a One-Ring Soul Master. Although possessing a Thousand-year Spirit is surprising, compared to them, the gap is too large to affect the overall situation.

In the passage below the arena, Xie Xie, walking off the stage, clicked his tongue: "Na-jie went all-out with firepower this time."

"After all, tonight is the match against Shrek Academy. If Na-jie doesn't make a move, who knows how others will look at us."

Zhang Yangzi said helplessly: "Feels like the audience's eyes looking at us aren't quite right either..."

But after Gu Yue Na made her move, it seems even more not right.

On the other side, Gu Yue Na walked up to Huo Yuhao, thought for a moment, and said softly: "Yuhao, you go tonight."

"……"

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na's pitch-black eyes met, silence for a moment, then he smiled and said: "Okay."

……

The Heavenly Sea Alliance did extensive promotion for this match between Shrek Academy and Donghai Academy, and coupled with the Seven-Person Battle being inherently eye-catching, it attracted widespread attention.

When the last sliver of sunset sank below the horizon, the eighty thousand seats of Heavenly Sea Grand Stadium were already filled to capacity. The night did not weaken the spectators' enthusiasm; instead, it enveloped the entire arena in a fervent atmosphere.

VIP Box of Heavenly Sea Stadium.

This box had always been reserved for Heavenly Sea City officials; whenever there was a major competition, the weighty figures of Heavenly Sea City and the Heavenly Sea Alliance would gather here to watch the match.

But today was different: Shen Yi and Luo Yanglu sat at the very front of the box, with other high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Sea Alliance behind them.

Long Huan Tian, Dean of Heavenly Sea Intermediate Academy of Heavenly Sea City, saw this scene, and a trace of strangeness entered his eyes.

Previously he did not know what situation it was; now, seeing a Shrek Academy teacher and a Spirit Pagoda personnel sitting at the very front, he immediately had an imagination.

Was this an alternative clash between the two great powers?

No wonder such a huge commotion had been stirred up.

"I hope this match can help our Heavenly Sea Academy cover up our previous defeat."

Turning his thoughts to more important matters, Long Huan Tian secretly sighed.

Shen Yi's gaze flashed at the front seat, and he looked toward Luo Yanglu. "Huo Yuhao indeed possesses extraordinary talent; at only ten years old, he has already become a Soul Elder, and his Spiritual Power is unfathomable. But this is a team battle—are you not afraid he might suffer a setback?"

Luo Yanglu said: "There are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens; Dean Shen will understand."

If he remembered correctly, after Yuhao's breakthrough previously, he went to the Spirit Ascension Platform; then, he should already have...

A smile appeared at the corner of Luo Yanglu's mouth.

End of Chapter