Chapter 172: Yu Xiaogang: Oh no, they're coming for me!

At the same time, over at Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang was also briefing the Shrek Seven Devils on the tournament rules, providing detailed supplements and explanations for some of the more obscure ones.

"Especially you, Xiao San, you must absolutely not use your Hidden Weapon during the tournament. No matter how displeased you feel, you must maintain restraint."

"Once a Hidden Weapon is used, everyone will be implicated along with you."

Tang San nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Master, I have a sense of proportion and won't harm everyone."

Yu Xiaogang continued: "Regarding the Preliminary Tournament, everyone must remember that our goal is only to advance. Based on that, we must not expose too many of our trump cards."

"In the Heaven Dou Competition Zone, there are a total of five spots for advancement, which means we can afford to lose four matches."

"Not long ago, there were rumors that Shenfeng Academy Academy Academy and Chihuo Academy Academy Academy had merged into one team, meaning the veteran Five Elements Academies have effectively been reduced by one, leaving four."

Yu Xiaogang also had to admit that, apart from the five veteran academy teams, Seven Treasure Academy had the highest probability of advancing.

Therefore, their goal was to pick one of these five teams to defeat.

"Both Elephant Armor Academy and Tianshui Academy are fine; we only need to defeat one of them."

Tianshui Academy's non-competitive and unassuming nature destined them to be a target easily overlooked.

As things stood, apart from some brother academies on good terms with Tianshui Academy who knew of Shui Bing'er's increase in strength, other teams knew nothing about them.

Tang San was also unaware, so he analyzed: "Relatively speaking, Tianshui Academy is easier to defeat. Master, let's wait until after tomorrow's opening ceremony to see the schedule. In any case, we don't need to rush."

"As for Seven Treasure Academy..."

Yu Xiaogang interrupted: "Xiao San, before the finals, do not engage them in battle!"

Although Yu Xiaogang was overly confident, he was not a fool.

The Seven Treasure Team was currently in high spirits; at a time like this, one must avoid their sharp edge to avoid revealing all their trump cards.

Tang San did not express his stance, but it was clear that he had developed the idea of clashing with the Seven Treasure Team again.

Once the serious business was finished, Dai Mubai said with a helpless expression: "Master, can you talk to the Dean and have him change our school uniforms? These are just too ugly!"

In an instant, his words received a response from everyone.

Yu Xiaogang did not care much about this, "Go find Flender for this matter yourselves."

The next day.

The renovated Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena was the main venue for this Preliminary Tournament in the Heaven Dou Competition Zone.

Early this morning, many city residents, Spirit Masters from out of town, and nobles gathered on both sides of the road leading into the arena, wanting to witness the demeanor of the young Spirit Masters up close.

The organizers had already informed the major teams about the entry order beforehand.

As the heavy favorite to win this tournament, the Seven Treasure Team had the dual support of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind them.

Douluo Dalu did not have the concept of a grand finale; the earlier one appeared, the more they were considered important.

Therefore, they were the first to appear.

Including the substitute members, the Seven Treasure Team totaled eleven people.

Wu Qi walked in the front, with the others lined up behind him; the formation looked extremely imposing.

"Look quickly, that is the Seven Treasure Academy Team."

In the crowd, as one person spoke, countless gazes were cast over immediately.

Having trained in the Spirit Arena, the gazes of the audience would not make the group feel nervous.

In fact, Qiangu Changkong and the others even actively interacted with the onlookers.

Seeing everyone "getting carried away," Wu Qi couldn't help but remind them: "Don't waste time, we must enter the arena as soon as possible."

Lined up behind them, the second to enter was the Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan team.

The other party had already arrived behind them; if they didn't speed up, they would inevitably slow down the rhythm of the opening ceremony.

Compared to the confidence of the Seven Treasure Team, the Shrek Team members each covered their faces with their hands, as if afraid of being recognized.

And they were arranged at the very end of the entry procession; it was easy to imagine how unwelcome they were.

What was meant to come would come; the locals recognized their origins at a glance.

"Yo, isn't this the Shrek Academy Team?"

"Are you sure it's Shrek, and not 'Shit-come-guest'? Is this shit-green uniform for real?"

Mocked by others, the Shrek Seven Devils plus Tailong immediately gritted their teeth.

Tang San snorted: "Everyone, don't let your mindset be affected. Hmph, once we are on the competition field, everything will be spoken with strength."

On the other side, the members of the Seven Treasure Team climbed the stairs before the arena and, under the guidance of the staff, entered the main venue.

Passing through the long athlete tunnel, what came into view was the packed opening ceremony scene.

The emcee announced loudly: "Audience friends, walking toward us is the Seven Treasure Academy Team."

"I don't need to say much, everyone should understand the significance of appearing first."

"As an academy newly established last year, Seven Treasure Academy..."

The emcee's task was to explain the situation of each team, as well as their past records.

Through the length of the introductions, the audience gained a certain understanding of the strength of each team.

"The slogan of the Seven Treasure Academy Team is, 'There are no useless Spirit Masters, only useless martial souls.' What an eye-catching slogan; we look forward to them winning the championship honor of the tournament for the Empire!"

After he finished speaking, the scene erupted into intense applause.

This strange slogan caused many in the audience to discuss it among themselves.

"The strength of this year's Seven Treasure Team is indeed very strong; I estimate no one in the preliminary tournament is their opponent. Such a slogan is likely also to avoid crushing the confidence of their opponents."

After all, martial souls are heaven-sent and hard to change later in life. Saying this could, to a certain extent, be considered an affirmation of the opponents' hard training, and it was very down-to-earth.

There were many other versions of speculation, and some also felt this was a display of the Seven Treasure Team's arrogance.

However, most people still acknowledge the aforementioned viewpoint.

After all, a good martial soul is of vital importance to a Spirit Master's cultivation.

As for this slogan, it was naturally thought up by Wu Qi.

The competing teams had to have a slogan; using those inspirational, hackneyed slogans was meaningless, so he simply used this one.

Of course, this phrase might mean nothing to others, but to Yu Xiaogang, it could be described as full of lethality.

Wu Qi and the Shrek group, including Yu Xiaogang, were destined to be enemies, so there was no need to be polite to the other side.

……

At the tournament opening ceremony, the teachers would not appear together with the team members, but would arrive at the venue beforehand.

Listening to the Seven Treasures Team's slogan, Yu Xiaogang's expression was incomparably cold and gloomy.

There are no useless martial souls, only useless Spirit Masters—this was the theory he had proposed.

Now, with it being inverted by the Seven Treasures Team, did that not implicitly call him a useless person?

But if he were not a useless person, why had he still not broken through level twenty-nine after so many years?

The Seven Treasures Team's action was clearly aimed at him, and they were humiliating him in a way that had everyone's attention!

"Xiaogang, calm down first; perhaps it was just a lucky coincidence," Flender hurriedly advised.

Yu Xiaogang's theory was not recognized by the outside world, so the only people who knew about it were the few of them, plus Tang San.

The Seven Treasures Team's action was clearly "stealing" his theory and distorting it.

How could Yu Xiaogang not be angry?

(End of this chapter)