Chapter 170: Pre-Match Friction

In the second Spirit Master Tournament, which was the previous one, Canghui Academy transferred to the Heaven Dou Empire division and achieved sixth place in the Preliminary Tournament; they were one rank short of advancing and were regrettably eliminated.

For any team, the Preliminary Tournament is either about advancing or being eliminated. But a sixth-place finish is very demoralizing; in a sense, it is still the biggest loser of the tournament.

So in this tournament, in order to advance or wash away their past shame, they will inevitably use every means at their disposal when facing strong teams!

Chen Ping does not think so, not because he underestimates the enemy, but because of his confidence in their strength.

"Canghui Academy going head-to-head with us, isn't that brain-dead?"

After all, only the top five advance; Canghui Academy could completely maintain a perfect record when encountering weak teams, and when facing strong teams, they only need to ensure they lose to four of them.

Before the tournament, the betting pools opened by the Great Spirit Arena had the lowest odds for the Seven Treasure Team. In addition, in major teahouses, there were also storytellers analyzing the strength of each team.

Going head-to-head with the Seven Treasure Team is definitely an unwise choice. At least before the finals, one should avoid clashing with them.

Listening to their analysis, Wu Qi quietly entered the room and suddenly spoke: "The Dean of Canghui Academy has dirty hands and feet; such a person will often stop at nothing to advance. Just wait patiently for him to show his true colors."

Hearing the familiar voice, everyone turned their heads abruptly.

Seeing Wu Qi, they all smiled in unison, "Captain, welcome back."

After some pleasantries, Qiangu Changkong asked, "Brother Wu, can you be certain that Shi Nian will commit a crime during the tournament?"

During the tournament, every move of the team members, lead teachers, and the Dean represents the academy.

If there is any misconduct, it will inevitably implicate the entire academy and may even lead to being blacklisted by the tournament organizers.

Wu Qi did not elaborate, "Just watch the show, but you must also pay attention to your personal safety. It is best to go out in groups or accompanied by teachers during the tournament."

For this Seven Treasure Team, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has invested heavily.

In addition to the lead teacher Sun Buyu, there are many teachers responsible for logistics, and even more Spirit Douluo and Spirit Saint powerhouses protecting them in the shadows.

If Dugu Bo hadn't mentioned it inadvertently, even Wu Qi wouldn't have known there were so many people behind the scenes.

"By the way, after so many days, is there any situation with Shrek Academy?"

His plan was disrupted by Titan; he had already anticipated that Tang San could walk out of the gloom, and with Yu Xiaogang's toxic chicken soup, the two master and disciple working together to fool Dai Mubai and the others, wasn't it easy?

Wu Qi asked this to figure out if there were any changes in the opponent's personnel configuration and the situation of the substitute players.

Before the tournament started, the academy had already investigated the situation of each team.

The situation of some academy substitutes was unknown, but there were no omissions regarding the main players.

Especially Shrek Academy, with whom they had a grudge; their background had long been investigated clearly.

Except for the original Shrek Seven Devils, only one substitute has been added now, which is Tailong.

There was no other way; Jiang Zhu chose to graduate, and Shrek Academy's original high-quality students had all run away. Except for Tailong, the others were hard to use, and even inferior to Ma Hongjun.

Even if Yu Xiaogang wanted to choose, he couldn't pick a suitable candidate.

Of course, there were also some students who were older but had good strength.

It's just a pity that these people had already exceeded the age limit for the tournament and could not participate at all.

Today, Sun Buyu submitted the list of participants to the tournament organizing committee.

After long-term training, the individual combat proficiency of the Seven Treasure Team's substitute players has been greatly improved.

In the afternoon, the main players met with the substitute players for simple integration training.

Calling it integration training, it was mainly to determine the rotation list between the main players and the substitute players before the finals.

Among Ning Tianyu, Wang Lang, Zhu Guangzhi, and Zhou Yun, there are two Power Attack System Spirit Masters, one Control System, and one Support System Spirit Master.

Before the finals, Wu Qi decided that Ning Tianyu would replace Ning Rongrong.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul are difficult to distinguish in appearance if not checked carefully.

But there is no lack of careful people who can distinguish Ning Rongrong's martial soul.

Therefore, not having Ning Rongrong play before the finals can hide her martial soul.

At the same time, Ning Fengzhi also indicated that Ning Rongrong should be rotated out to reduce her pressure.

Ning Tianyu is a direct descendant of the sect Elder and is also a key cultivation target of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; letting him accumulate more tournament experience is particularly important.

Such an arrangement is consistent with Ning Fengzhi's instructions.

Zhou Yun is a Control System Spirit Master and can rotate with Huo Wu.

Wang Lang and Zhu Guangzhi are substitutes for Qiangu Changkong and Huo Wushuang.

For everyone, facing the dense schedule of the Preliminary Tournament, having substitute players appear can greatly preserve everyone's state and strength.

Strictly speaking, the Spirit Master Tournament is an extremely energy-consuming competition.

Among the three major academies of Wind, Water, and Fire, it is not that there are no people more powerful than Feng Xiaotian and the Huo Wushuang siblings, and these people are all within the age range for the tournament.

But these people, in order to avoid the complicated schedule causing inconvenience to their personal affairs, would not choose to participate.

This shows the importance of substitute players.

Wu Qi said: "If the opponent is not a strong team, all substitute players will appear. Xiaotian and I will not appear in the same frame before the finals; even if we encounter a strong team, only one of us will play."

Such an arrangement not only gives the substitute players a chance to perform but also gives the main players time to rest, which can be described as killing many birds with one stone.

After arranging the personnel, everyone followed Sun Buyu to the room rented by the academy near the competition venue.

Seven Treasure Academy is located within Tiandou City, and it is only a thirty-minute walk back and forth.

But in order to save energy for everyone and avoid accidents on the way, it is very necessary to set up a temporary base near the arena.

Not to mention, Seven Treasure Academy is not short of money.

As for the academy's team uniform, it is mainly glazed-colored, with an academy badge carved from precious blue-green gemstones hanging on the chest.

In appearance, it shows low-key luxury.

Moreover, considering wear and tear, the academy prepared multiple sets of spare uniforms.

Those who have the same idea as them are the Five Elements Academies, and several of the academies are staying at the Tiandou Hotel.

When Wu Qi and the others went out, they happened to run into the Elephant Armor Academy team arriving to check in.

Dugu Bo stood up for the Feng, Shui, and Huo families, forcing the Elephant Armored Sect to withdraw a large number of personnel from Element City.

This resulted in the original situation where the Elephant Armor Academy bullied the Feng, Shui, and Huo families being completely broken, and they were bullied in return instead.

Seeing Feng Xiaotian and the Huo siblings, Wushuang, the captain of the Elephant Armor Academy, Huyan Li, had a face as gloomy as could be, and he led his team members to block the path of Wu Qi and the others.

In terms of physique, the members of the Xiangjia Team, who possessed the Diamond Mammoth martial soul, were far more robust than Wu Qi and the others.

If this were not a world of Spirit Masters, judging by their builds, the Seven Treasures Team would inevitably be at a disadvantage.

(End of this chapter)