Grandmaster always emphasized tempering Tang San's ability to direct, and nodded to this, saying:
"Tell me, what do you propose?"
Tang San lowered his voice:
"I'm thinking like this. Three of us Shrek Seven Devils appeared in the last fight, this fight we adjust it once. Zhuqing replaces Tai Long, little Ao replaces Jiang Zhu. If five of us seven can't defeat the opponents, how can we take the final championship?"
Hearing Tang San speak, Grandmaster revealed a smile,
"Pretty good, very focused. It seems you've already planned in advance."
Tang San's brows wrinkled slightly:
"Can't say that, anything can happen in the match. But I believe this is the best way to fight, it'll give us a chance at victory without exposing our full strength."
To the side Tai Long Couldn't keep from saying:
"Young master San, why not let me fight? Aren't the opponents all defense and strength type Spirit Masters? With me there, at least I could block them head on. There's no question about my ability to take a beating."
Grandmaster smiled:
"The reason he lets Zhuqing take your place is because he's not planning to fight head on."
Who understood the mind of his direct disciple better than him?
How would Dai Mubai want to avoid battle? His evil eyes shone,
"Little San, you arrange it."
Tang San nodded, gathering the fighters around him. In a low voice, he began to explain the tactics he had in mind. Grandmaster, Liu Erlong and Flender listened quietly on the side, without adding further opinions. They all understood that only relying on their own strength and wisdom to temper themselves in battle, was the best method for these little monsters to grow in strength.
...
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament third day competition officially began.
Only ten of the twenty eight competing teams walked into the arena. The spacious arena was already arranged differently from the first day. Besides the original stage Tang San and the others used in the first match, another four equally sized platforms were built to the sides. Despite the size of these five stages, this Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena that was capable of holding eighty thousand people still didn't appear crowded.
The twenty eight teams fighting on this third day were split into three series, and Shrek Academy was part of the first to go on stage. As a result of their terrifying display in the first match, as well as the expectations for the Elephant Armored Academy to be able to compete for the first place, the match between them was arranged for the central main stage.
As a major occasion that only happened every several years, plus the attraction competing Spirit Masters held to all parties, today the VIP's present on the viewing platform was practically nothing like the first day opening ceremonies. Not only was the upper crust of the Empire all here, emperor Xue Ye still sat in the center of the front row. However, today the people at his side had changed from two to four. Besides Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School master Ning Fengzhi and platinum bishop Salas, there were another two people. One was one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's two Title Douluo, Bone Douluo Gu Rong. The other was comparatively strange. Let alone attracting the gazes of a lot of the people in the VIP section, even comparatively distant spectators on both sides paid attention to him. Because, this person's appearance really was a bit extraordinary.
Using 'extraordinary' to describe him seemed somewhat insufficient, this person's body really was too enormous. Even sitting he was a lot taller than most people standing up. The Bone Douluo's build was already very lofty, but compared to this person next to platinum bishop Salas, he was still a bit inferior.
Estimating this person's height by eye, he was at least two meters fifty or more, he occupied three of the spacious VIP seats by himself. Just like a mountain of meat. His skin was dark, and he had large eyes like bells. His dark skin seemed to release a special radiance, and just sitting there he gave a very powerful impression. His hair and beard were all white, apparently more than seventy years old.
Ning Fengzhi also hadn't expected this person to show up in the VIP seats, and Bone Douluo at his side asked him with voice transfer:
"Fengzhi, why would Heaven Elephant Hu Yan Zhen this old brat also come?"
Ning Fengzhi equally used a method to compress his voice to a string to reply:
"When you see who Elephant Armored School's opponent today is, you'll understand. I'm afraid the reason Salas called Hu Yan Zhen over is also because of them."
The reason why Spirit Hall was known as the most powerful on the Continent, even to the extent where they could compare to the two Great Empires, was inseparably linked to the support of the lower four sects of the seven great schools. Among the seven great schools, of the upper three sects Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School always backed Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family, while Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan remained neutral, and Clear Sky School secretly supported Star Luo Empire's imperial family. But the lower four sects had a close relationship with Spirit Hall. Even though they weren't affiliated, they were still absolutely intimate. The Elephant Armored School wasn't located far from Heaven Dou City, and the mountain of meat now sitting next to platinum bishop Salas was precisely the Elephant Armored School master, Heaven Elephant Hu Yan Zhen. If he wasn't the master of a school, how could he be entitled to sit in the front row of the VIP section?
Gu Rong smiled faintly, saying:
"It seems this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is getting more and more interesting. It really is the emergence of the new generation. Fengzhi, when you originally predicted they were the golden generation of the Spirit Master world, I still doubted you a bit. But now it seems you were right. But I still don't know what teams will appear in the finals. Today Shrek Academy's opponents are the Elephant Armored School, are you still optimistic?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled:
"Why not? Even though the Elephant Armored School isn't weak, their flaws are extremely clear. With Tang San's intelligence, and further adding the directions of an unequalled theoretician like Grandmaster, as long as they go all out, victory shouldn't be a problem. Hold on, why is it like this..."
As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi finally saw the two teams walking onto the central stage. He had met all the Shrek Seven Devils, but the ones he saw going up first right now were Dai Mubai, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling. Seeing Huang Yuan and Jing Ling, Ning Fengzhi immediately understood that Shrek Academy still wouldn't go all out in this fight.
Lightly clapping his forehead, Ning Fengzhi helplessly shook his head, saying to the Bone Douluo at his side:
"This Shrek Academy really is ferocious, they're confronting the Elephant Armored School but still won't use their full strength. Fortunately they've exchanged two members. I hope they don't make any mistakes this time."
While speaking, Ning Fengzhi's gaze unconsciously floated over to platinum bishop Salas on emperor Xue Ye's other side, just in time to catch a cold ferocity flit through Salas' eyes.
At the time of the first match, Ning Fengzhi once made clear the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Shrek Academy. This moment, Ning Fengzhi's heart suddenly tightened somewhat. He faintly understood the reason Salas had called over Heaven Elephant Hu Yan Zhen. And Shrek Academy meeting this opponent in this match apparently also wasn't due to bad luck.
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was organized by Spirit Hall, assisted by the two great empires. Even though the rules embodied the two words 'Absolute Impartiality' to the greatest extent, right now the words the came to Ning Fengzhi's mind were: Hidden Manipulation.
Salas had seen that recruiting them was hopeless, and clearly intended to beat down Shrek Academy's reputation from before. Perhaps the Elephant Armored School's methods today would be the same as Shrek Academy's last fight. What a platinum bishop.
As he understood this point, Ning Fengzhi's complexion dropped immediately. Fortunately he didn't see his daughter appear in Shrek Academy's current formation. At the same time he sighed inwardly, hoping his protection wouldn't turn into a bad thing. Who won this competition was no longer important, Ning Fengzhi only hoped that the Shrek Seven Devils wouldn't suffer any serious injuries.
Even though the Shrek Academy team members were mentally prepared, as they truly saw their opponents, they couldn't help drawing a deep breath. Were they really human?
When the Elephant Armored School's seven members stepped onto the stage, the whole platform constantly trembled along with their pace. What stepped onto the stage basically wasn't seven people, but seven mountains.
They were all black clothed, and the shortest of the Elephant Armored Academy's seven team members was already two meters tall. The tallest surpassed two meters fifty. Standing in front of the Shrek Academy team, all of them had to look down.
Compared to height, even more frightening was their weight. Estimating it by eye, Tang San guessed that the smallest one weighed more than three hundred jin, while that tallest one perhaps exceeded five hundred jin.
The same black hair, shaved short on both sides, with only the hair in the middle combed into a strange pony tail, with black skin not much different from the clothes they wore. The seven of them standing in a line was like a solid city wall, blocking the view of the Shrek Academy team.
Standing in the middle was that particularly doughty giant. He took a step forward, and as his feet landed, the entire stage made a booming sound, shaking violently.
"Elephant Armored School team, captain, Hu Yan Li. Forty third ranked defense system Battle Spirit Ancestor."
This captain spoke in a muffled voice, his fat seemingly quivering along with his voice. A pair of small eyes glared at Dai Mubai, glinting ominously.