Chapter 120: with translation of chapter title

However, the Grandmaster's research wasn't thorough enough; he wasn't sure if there would be side effects or other problems, so he didn't let the few people from Shrek Academy also replicate his experience.

Besides, the Grandmaster himself lacked the ability to obtain the subsidiary fire from the Strange Fire Douluo, because most people who possess Earth Fire only have a fire seed.

But this was enough to excite Flanders and Long Gong She Po.

At the same time, Tang San, with the help of Flanders, Zhao Wuji, and Long Long Gong She Po, hunted and killed a 36,000-year-old Earth Cave Magic Spider in the Sunset Forest.

Obtaining a ten-thousand-year fifth soul ring, the soul skill is Blue Silver Prison.

Earlier, when Tang Hao and I were in the Star Dou Great Forest, we couldn't find a suitable spider-type soul beast's soul ring; we only killed some soul beasts to enhance the Eight Spider Lances.

Because the Obsidian Jade Divine Bamboo and the fourth soul ring became the fifth soul ring, the toughness and firmness of the Blue Silver Prison increased considerably.

Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San, two Soul King-level soul masters, pressured the opposing team; the Shrek team also successfully caused the high-ranking officials of the Strange Fire Academy to lose their lives; passed the name change bill.

Furthermore, in a very short time, they reported the change of college information for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament jointly hosted by the Star Luo Empire, the Tian Dou Empire, and the Spirit Hall.

Shrek Academy finally agreed to the revival match and came back to life.

Under Tang San's eager gaze, the Grandmaster appeared at the door of the Shrek team's room.

"Little Three, Flanders, and everyone, I'm back." The Grandmaster's stiff face showed a sincere smile for the first time.

It left everyone present somewhat stunned; turns out this guy can smile; I thought the Grandmaster was always a stone-faced person who never smiles.

Tang San's mind was quick; after a little thought he had some speculation.

Flanders looked at the Grandmaster in surprise and asked, "Did you really succeed?"

The Grandmaster nodded heavily, but didn't say much on this point; he avoided the core of the topic.

"I've watched your previous matches; you did well. But I hope you forfeit the next match, conserve your strength, and prepare for the later matches."

"Why, Teacher? We still have many hidden cards we haven't used; moreover, with our current strength we have a good chance of winning against most teams." Tang San asked, full of doubt.

The Grandmaster's face showed a solemn expression.

"Your next opponent is the Tian Shui Academy of the Five Elements Academy; the captain of Tian Shui Academy, Shui Bing'er, is the girlfriend of the Breaking Heaven Sect's Yang Yun; her strength has been a mystery for several years."

"Since Yang Yun began establishing the Breaking Heaven Sect and went to see her once, after that no one has ever seen her take action."

Zhu Bingbing looked at the Grandmaster with a defiant gaze: "Just because no one has seen her doesn't mean her strength is necessarily strong; does mystery also count as a kind of strength?"

Since the Grandmaster didn't know Zhu Bingbing, Dai Mubai walked over to her and, in a low voice, explained to Zhu Bingbing: "Bing'er isn't targeting the Grandmaster; she's targeting the Tian Shui Academy."

Tang San and the others nodded, indicating they understood.

After getting along these days, we've become accustomed to it; Zhu Bingbing's temper isn't that good; she's more stubborn than Zhu Zhuqing, and her temper is even greater.

As expected of the Zhu sisters.

The Grandmaster let out a slight sigh, his gaze like a torch on Zhu Bingbing: "I know your strength is great; the martial soul fusion skill, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang San is a Soul King, and Zhu Zhuqing is also a Soul King."

"But I want to tell you that among the known members of the Tian Shui Academy's Tian Shui team, two are also Soul Kings; the other members, including substitutes, are all rank forty-nine Soul Ancestors, making their strength very strong."

"In such a strong team, Shui Bing'er, as the youngest girl, can still steadily hold the captain's position; you should know that the Tian Shui Academy ranks its members by strength."

Flanders pushed up his glasses and closed the room door.

He said in a low voice: "Xiao Gang said it well; this is an old tradition of the Tian Shui Academy; all past Tian Shui teams have referred to each other as sisters, with the level of soul power directly determining the captain, that is, the title of the eldest sister of the Tian Shui Academy will fall on whoever's head."

"According to this analysis, the captain of the Tian Shui Academy, Shui Bing'er, has at least Soul King-level soul power; even taking the Breaking Heaven Sect's Yang Yun, who at eighteen was a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo, who would dare underestimate his woman?"

"Flanders, you're wrong; as far as I know, before this year Yang Yun of the Breaking Heaven Sect was still a rank ninety-five Titled Douluo, so he should be nineteen years old and a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo." The Grandmaster corrected.

A flash of brilliance passed through Flanders' eyes.

It seems that Earth Fire is not merely about possessing the subsidiary fire that can evolve martial souls; its intelligence-gathering ability is also top-notch.

Xiao Gang still loves reading as much as ever; he can always notice details in the text that ordinary people overlook.

Thus he can infer the truth of many matters.

After speaking, Flanders fell silent, then sat in the seat of honor and said with a smile: "Alright, Xiao Gang, don't be so solemn as soon as you return; first sit down and have a good meal to welcome you and wash away the dust; we'll talk about the match after eating."

Soon the Grandmaster was ushered to the seat of honor and sat together with Flanders.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, since we still needed to discuss matters we didn't drink too much; we only had a small drink when we first started the toast.

Seeing that everyone had rested enough, the Grandmaster walked over to a small blackboard in the private room and stopped there.

Because recently all the teams participating in the tournament are staying in Tian Dou City, any hotel private room of a certain standard is equipped with a small blackboard for the teams to discuss tactics at any time.

The Grandmaster's stiff face appeared again, and everyone became serious.

"The Tian Shui Academy's captain Shui Bing'er and vice-captain Shui Yue'er are real sisters; their seamless cooperation gives them unmatched combat power, making their strength very strong."

"Moreover, Shui Bing'er's martial soul remains a mystery; the Tian Shui Academy has kept the martial soul level information of the Tian Shui team well protected; but after the previous matches it's already clear that the Tian Shui Academy's overall strength has surpassed that of all other teams currently participating in the tournament, even without Captain Shui Bing'er taking the field."

"So you must not be careless; you also need to preserve your strength to bring it out at the finals; in this tournament's finals, your opponents are not only the Spirit Hall team, but also the Tian Shui Academy's Tian Shui team, which is equally a formidable obstacle on your path to victory."

Tang San's mind not only thought, "Is the Tian Shui Academy's strength really that great?" It even seemed worthy of the teacher's such solemn and earnest advice.

"Of course, I'm merely suggesting that you preserve your strength and avoid head-on clashes; whether or not to participate in battle, whether you win or lose, is up to you—you are the core of the team."

The Grandmaster concluded with this sentence, which showed great respect for the Shrek team's wishes.

Everyone's gaze lingered on Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Dai Mubai for several moments.

(End of chapter)