Chapter 186: Blue Silver Grass is Just a Trash Martial Soul

Wu Qi was not surprised by Salas's actions.

He was only fourteen years old, yet he was already a Soul King, possessing talent even more monstrous than that of the founder of the Spirit Hall and the first Angel God.

Salas doing this was naturally to build a favorable connection.

Since the opening match, Emperor Xue Ye had not come to the scene again, instead having Crown Prince Xue Qinghe attend on his behalf.

It was likely that behind this, there was also the instigation of Xue Qinghe.

Having his true colors exposed, Yu Xiaogang's old face turned beet red, and he held his breath for a long time without being able to let out a single fart.

In the hearts of the audience, the Spirit Hall was, in a sense, more impartial than the Empire.

Even the Platinum Bishop had announced that the Seven Treasure Team's methods were not in violation of the rules; looking at Yu Xiaogang's repeated unreasonable behavior, who was right and who was wrong was immediately clear.

The members of the Seven Treasure Team stepped off the arena, seemingly not caring about this at all.

Qiangu Changkong rubbed his stomach and complained, "I'm truly starving; if I had known, I should have ended the match faster."

Everyone smiled at each other and walked into the contestant tunnel, seemingly unaffected by Yu Xiaogang's behavior.

Yu Xiaogang watched their departing backs, his eyes bloodshot and glaring with rage, yet he dared not make another move.

Liu Erlong wanted to retort to Salas, but she saw that the other party ignored them entirely and flicked his sleeves as he left.

In the end, facing the accusations of the audience, they had no choice but to leave in a dejected manner.

……

After leaving the arena, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong came to inquire about the situation immediately.

"Eliminating the opponent in twenty-nine seconds; this record will likely remain unbeaten for a long time."

Ning Fengzhi first expressed his affirmation, then immediately reprimanded them: "Venturing for His Majesty is a good starting point. But have you thought about it? If you had slipped up and killed someone, what a great loss it would be for us!"

According to the tournament rules, as long as someone was killed, even if the Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect came forward together, they would not be able to protect the Seven Treasure Team.

In Ning Fengzhi's view, Wu Qi's move was too reckless; trading the worthless lives of Shrek Academy for the future of the entire Seven Treasure Team was simply a massive loss.

Ning Rongrong muttered, "Dad, Brother Wu Qi has a sense of proportion."

Ning Tianyu also added, "Sect Master, everyone's attacks weren't as heavy as they appeared on the surface."

Everyone's attacks only broke the skin of the Shrek Seven Devils and did not damage their internal organs. In the end, they only knocked the opponents unconscious, not causing them to faint due to excessive injuries.

Ning Fengzhi realized something and asked hurriedly, "Did you just want to use this to make Shrek Academy lose face?"

Wu Qi did not deny it.

A guy like Yu Xiaogang was nothing but a clown.

Having no real strength yet being obsessed with saving face—making him lose face in public was a good way to dampen his arrogance.

Ning Fengzhi breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least Wu Qi and the others had not lost their heads because of this.

As for that Yu Xiaogang, he was a pure scoundrel, a classic example of a worthless son of a capable father.

"Alright, I'll have someone prepare extra food for you; go back and get some good rest, don't let it affect tomorrow's match."

No longer dwelling on this matter, Ning Fengzhi stood up and left.

At the same time, such heavy news was also sent to the imperial palace.

Xue Ye, who was just preparing to retire for the night, was suddenly overjoyed!

"Good! Eliminating Shrek Academy in twenty-nine seconds; the Seven Treasure Team is truly worthy of being the team I value!"

At first, he had been feeling gloomy about the Heaven Dou Third Team being eliminated in fifty seconds.

One must know, although this was a record set spontaneously by the public, it was a topic of conversation for many after meals.

In the future, when people talked about how Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan became the background board and stepping stone for Shrek Academy to break the record, where would the face of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family be placed?

Now, Wu Qi had led the Seven Treasure Team to break the record once again, and in one breath, improved the record to twenty-nine seconds.

In such a short time, it was likely impossible for other teams to break it in the future.

As for the fastest elimination record, people would only remember the best record; records that had already been surpassed would no longer be paid attention to.

Thinking that Shrek Academy would be nailed to the pillar of shame for at least a hundred years, Xue Ye felt a sense of vindication!

"Reward them, give them a big reward!"

A palace attendant reminded him: "Your Majesty, the Preliminary Tournament has not yet ended; to reward them now would be..."

Xue Ye waved his hand: "Then record it first, and reward them after the tournament ends!"

……

Some were happy while others were sad; after returning to Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang smashed up his office, and the anger on his face showed no signs of dissipating.

The Shrek Team had suffered another crushing defeat, and he didn't even know how to comfort them.

Moreover, their match against the Wind Fire Team tomorrow was the first one in the morning.

Not to mention whether they could treat the injuries on the Shrek Seven Devils in such a short time, even if they were healed, could they fight well in tomorrow's match after having just suffered a major defeat?

A total loss, a total loss indeed!

Liu Erlong cursed bitterly: "That damned Salas, he has always been tripping up the Heaven Dou Imperial Family in the past, why did he speak up for them today?"

Flender also didn't know why Salas would do this, but he knew that those who commit many injustices are doomed to destruction.

In the opening match, the Shrek Seven Devils were too arrogant; today, being retaliated against with the same methods, naturally, many people would support the Seven Treasure Team.

If one had to blame someone, blame Yu Xiaogang for being too indulgent toward Tang San, resulting in today's tragic state.

"Xiaogang, calm down first. Even if we concede tomorrow's match, we have only lost two matches. In the subsequent matches against the Tianshui and Leiting teams, we may not necessarily lose, and our prospects for advancing are still excellent."

"Now we must soothe the children's emotions as soon as possible, to avoid..."

Before he could finish, Yu Xiaogang scolded him: "Soothe? How do you expect me to soothe them? The Seven Treasure Team possesses two Soul Kings; this configuration would have made the championship a certainty in past tournaments."

"Flender, what exactly are your intentions? Do you want me to persuade the children, only for us to lose to the Seven Treasure Team again in the later matches and let others make a joke of us?"

Flender was completely bewildered.

Was that what he meant?

It was Yu Xiaogang who had sworn that the Multi-person Integrated Soul Fusion Skill could secure at least a top-two finish for them in the finals.

And today's match was also his promise to Tang San to test the strength of the Seven Treasures Team.

Now that the result was in, he couldn't accept it?

In an instant, Flender felt an unprecedented exhaustion; it seemed Ma Hongjun was right, he didn't owe Yu Xiaogang anything, so why did he have to obey his every word?

Flender possessed a certain sense of the big picture, so he did not argue with the other party, but instead turned and left silently.

Outside the door, Tailong was waiting with an anxious look on his face.

Seeing him, Flender hesitated for a moment, but still walked up, "Tailong, go home tonight and invite your grandfather over tomorrow. I'm afraid only your grandfather can counsel Xiao San and the others."

Tailong nodded earnestly and hurried home under the cover of night.

……

The hotel where the Seven Treasures Team was staying.

"The Shrek Team had no strength yet still tried to hide their hand; this is the outcome."

Whenever he thought of Yu Xiaogang's actions after the match, Sun Buyu felt a wave of annoyance.

However, this match was truly satisfying.

(End of this chapter)