Chapter 336: They Are All Heavenly Prides, So Why Is the Gap So Large?

Whoosh—

After Li Zhangsheng easily defeated Duan Chen, he was greeted by the cheers of the audience. Unlike his previous opponents, Duan Chen was a direct descendant of a King Family and the top First Grade student at Tiandu Academy. Having reached the Third Rank at such a young age, he was a true Heavenly Pride, and his value was naturally much higher than that of previous opponents.

The audience had originally expected this to be an evenly matched duel, but the result—Li Zhangsheng easily defeating Duan Chen—greatly exceeded their expectations. This was enough to make Li Zhangsheng famous, and he would no longer have his spotlight constantly overshadowed by Senior Miao Yinfeng as it had been in the past.

Li Zhangsheng remained calm and composed, showing no pride at all; his mood did not even change much. He did not value the praise of others; all along, what he valued most was his own strength.

As long as one possesses sufficient strength, prestige and status will naturally rise accordingly.

"You've worked hard, Blazing Bird!"

The Blazing Bird turned into a stream of light, drilled into Li Zhangsheng's acupoint between his eyebrows, and returned to the Demon Pet Space.

Li Zhangsheng could feel the Blazing Bird's injuries. Although it had not suffered a critical blow, it was not far from being seriously injured; at the very least, its injuries were much heavier than Kailan's.

However, after finishing this match, according to the tournament schedule, he would have about ten minutes of rest time. During this period, he could try his best to restore his Demon Pets' stamina and prepare for the next battle.

A hint of pride appeared on Vice Principal Xu's originally stern face. This was the Heavenly Pride of their Yuanling Academy, far from what the Heavenly Prides of Tiandu Academy could compare to.

When Li Zhangsheng stepped off the stage, Vice Principal Xu affectionately hugged Li Zhangsheng's neck and said with unconcealable excitement: "Zhangsheng, you did a great job. I believe this will surely boost our Academy's morale! Alright, now is not the time to talk. While there is still time, go and recharge your energy; you will definitely have to continue fighting in a moment!"

Compared to the First Grade team, Vice Principal Xu did not think highly of the Second Grade team, but he had no choice. After all, it was not that the Second Grade team members were not working hard, but that their strength was just like that—what could be done!

It was a bizarre phenomenon that the dignified Second Grade team members always needed the First Grade team members to come and clean up their mess!

"Yes, Vice Principal!"

Li Zhangsheng replied and immediately returned to the contestant rest area.

The seniors nodded at Li Zhangsheng. Everyone knew the importance of this match, so naturally, no one had the idea of disturbing Li Zhangsheng.

However, the first to resolve their opponent was not Li Zhangsheng, but Zhao Shuyi. Her opponent was a Second Rank student from Tiandu Academy. Although their strength was considered decent, how could they compare to Duan Chen? Naturally, it was much easier than Li Zhangsheng's match.

As for Xu Xiangzhi and his opponent, both sides had already entered the final stages. At this moment, Xu Xiangzhi had already gained the upper hand, but his seven orifices were bleeding and his face was ferocious. He acted very tough, and in order to win, he did not hesitate to let his Demon Pets fight to the death, which ultimately resulted in one Demon Pet unfortunately dying in battle.

Even after losing a Demon Pet, Xu Xiangzhi still did not hold back and maintained a fighting style of fighting to the death, which made his opponent hesitant and constrained. This also caused the originally evenly matched battle to shift.

Li Zhangsheng took a look and felt a bit more approval for Xu Xiangzhi in his heart. He had many shortcomings, but he was very spirited and rarely cared about personal gains or losses, willing to make sacrifices for the greater good!

Li Zhangsheng stopped paying attention to the battle on the stage. He summoned Kailan and the Blazing Bird again and began to treat their wounds.

After cleaning the wounds of the two Demon Pets, the rest would depend on them recovering slowly.

If there were no accidents, by the time Li Zhangsheng returned to the stage, Kailan would be able to recover to its peak state, and the Blazing Bird's injuries would also be greatly alleviated.

At this time, staggering footsteps sounded. Xu Xiangzhi returned to the rest area with his ferocious head held high; he had won the final victory in this match.

According to the rules, after the First Grade match was decided, the Second Grade team members from both sides began to take the stage.

Perhaps it was because of the easy victories of Li Zhangsheng and Zhao Shuyi, or perhaps because of Xu Xiangzhi's desperate struggle, but in any case, the morale of the Yuanling Academy's Second Grade team was high, which gave them a bit more confidence.

Unfortunately, the Yuanling Academy's Second Grade team was ultimately too inferior. Their strength was set there, after all; even if their morale was high, they could not shorten the gap with their opponents.

Being in the same Second Grade, Tiandu Academy was clearly much stronger. Although they were all Third-Rank Students, they all possessed Elite-grade Demon Pets, and the quality of their Demon Pets was also a cut above.

Under these circumstances, Tiandu Academy steadily occupied the upper hand. Even though the Yuanling Academy team members began to fight for their lives, they still could not turn the situation around due to the gap in strength.

However, they ultimately managed to buy about ten minutes of time for Li Zhangsheng and the other two.

After the match ended, the Yuanling Academy's Second Grade echelon hung their heads as usual. Two of them were even pale-faced with unsteady footsteps, having exerted their utmost strength in the match.

Unfortunately, they were ultimately defeated.

The Tiandu Academy's Second Grade echelon was not without damage either. Besides one person being eliminated, the other two also suffered certain losses.

At this time, it was the turn of the Third Grade echelon to take the stage!

Luo Jing had a stern face. Unlike before, the Tiandu Academy's Third Grade echelon possessed Fourth Rank students, which was also their biggest disadvantage.

"Senior Sister, good luck!" As Luo Jing took the stage, Li Zhangsheng also stood up, intending to challenge the two remaining Second Grade students from Tiandu Academy.

"Zhangsheng, continue to rest. Let Xiangzhi probe the opponent's bottom line first!" Unexpectedly, Vice Principal Xu stopped Li Zhangsheng and took the initiative to send Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi up.

"Understood!" Li Zhangsheng did not object. The longer the rest time, the more advantageous it was for him. Besides, even if Xu Xiangzhi lost, he could at least consume the stamina of the opponent's Demon Pets.

Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi had no complaints; this was a normal thing to begin with. Moreover, they knew that Li Zhangsheng needed to shoulder more important responsibilities, such as the Fourth Rank student from Tiandu Academy!

Zhao Shuyi's opponent had two Demon Pet slots remaining, and Xu Xiangzhi's opponent had one Demon Pet slot remaining. However, Xu Xiangzhi was facing an Elite-grade Demon Pet, and as soon as he took the stage, he fell into a disadvantage.

After about three minutes, Xu Xiangzhi, who originally only had one Demon Pet left, was miserably eliminated. However, thanks to Xu Xiangzhi's efforts, the opponent's Elite-grade Demon Pet also suffered non-trivial injuries.

However, after being defeated, Xu Xiangzhi feigned sadness and pain, stalling for time, before being chased off the stage by the impatient referee.

Slap~

Just as Li Zhangsheng was about to take the stage, Xu Xiangzhi rarely took the initiative to high-five him and shouted loudly: "Good luck, take him down!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded heavily and, under the referee's arrangement, took over Xu Xiangzhi's original position.

(End of chapter)