Kapitel 395: Finals, Spirit City (1)
The competition ended, undoubtedly with another impassioned boost and encouragement for emperor Xue Ye. Next, the finals would start very soon. That was the true battle to decide which academy was the most powerful on the Continent.
As regent, emperor Xue Ye naturally couldn't leave Heaven Dou City unattended. After the end of his speech, emperor Xue Ye declared that crown prince Xue Qinghe would represent him as Heaven Dou Empire's envoy, to take the task of judging the tournament. And Heaven Dou Empire's fifteen teams would accompany him personally on the way to a city on the common border of the two great empires where the finals would take place. The finals would be arranged by Spirit Hall.
There would only be three days for all the teams to rest. After three days, the altogether fifteen teams plus teachers and an escort of five hundred imperial household knights, a party of more than a thousand people, would leave for where the finals would be held. Spirit City.
Originally the finals weren't at all arranged by Spirit Hall, but for some reason, Spirit Hall suddenly issued an alteration. This tournament's ultimate finals would be held in the main city of Spirit Hall. This city practically entirely belonged to Spirit Hall. Situated on the border of the two great empires, the empires had no authority over it. Most importantly, one of the two great palaces that symbolized Spirit Hall, Supreme Pontiff Palace, was located in Spirit City.
This recently constructed Supreme Pontiff Palace was reputed to be the grandest building in all the Douluo Continent. Spirit City had also become the holy land of all Spirit Masters due to the construction of this Supreme Pontiff Palace, making it like a capital city Spirit Hall had established for itself.
From Heaven Dou City to Spirit City was almost twenty days on the road. The finals wouldn't last for very long, as it was a knock-out competition. Altogether thirty three teams could settle the outcome in less than ten days.
Spirit Hall attached extreme importance to the finals this time. While the ranking competition was ongoing, Spirit Hall had already started to set up the site for this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament finals. At the same time, Spirit City had decreed that non-Spirit Masters couldn't enter to see the competition. Not even nobles. Like this, they increased the mystery of the finals somewhat.
Ordinary people wouldn't feel particularly satisfied with Spirit Hall's decree. After all, to ordinary people, Spirit Hall was a remote and exalted existence. Spirit Hall was the shrine, the holy land in their hearts. If the lord Supreme Pontiff had personally decreed it, who would dare say anything?
A crowd of more than a thousand people set off grandiosely. Even if the academies all had their own arrangements, they still all represented Heaven Dou Empire, compared to the previous qualifiers and ranking competition, the taste of gunpowder was somewhat fainter. Especially the academies with better relationships even travelled together.
Shrek Academy still drew the most attention, but those academies whose strength was lacking didn't want to get close to them. And the four elemental academies also kept a much lower profile, perhaps because of their defeats in the ranking competition.
In order to let the competing team members rest even better, Heaven Dou Empire had arranged altogether fifteen enormous luxurious carriages, specially for the team members to ride in and rest.
These carriages even used some spirit tool technology as foundation, giving them extraordinary shock absorption. Riding them was unusually steady. Of course, the entire Douluo Continent's spirit tool technology circulation was only clear here.
From the day they set out, Shrek Academy was one person less. One very important person. Grandmaster.
Even the Shrek Seven Devils didn't know where Grandmaster had gone. Grandmaster didn't even tell Tang San, only quietly leaving by himself the day after the end of the ranking competition. He also didn't bring Liu Erlong. It made emperor Xue Ye who planned to invite him very disappointed.
"Xiao Wu, your adopted mother doesn't seem to have been in a very good mood over these days! What's going on?"
Sitting in the carriage, Ning Rongrong leaned forward to whisper a question next to Xiao Wu's ear.
Xiao Wu helplessly shook her head, saying:
"I also don't know. Only my mom's character was bad from the start. Everyone better be a bit careful for a while. Don't provoke her anger by any means, otherwise you'll only be out of luck."
Ma Hongjun said to the side:
"Who would dare provoke the tyrant dragon, and a flame breathing one at that?"
Dai Mubai unhappily gave him a glare,
"Be quiet, do you want to kill us? If my guess is correct, then teacher Erlong's bad temper recently is related to Grandmaster leaving. However, since she still hasn't flipped out, she should know where Grandmaster went. Really strange, little San, how come even you don't know where Grandmaster is?"
Tang San smiled faintly, saying:
"I wouldn't know what Teacher has to do. Boss Dai, recuperate properly. Otherwise you won't be able to go on stage in the finals, wouldn't that be painful?"
Dai Mubai snorted,
"Even if it's just three or four days, my wounds have already closed. No matter what you say, defeating Yu Tian-Xin's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit this time was more important than anything. Alright, everyone don't waste time. This carriage really is good, cultivating isn't a problem. All of your spirit power has almost broken through. Cultivate quickly. Fight to gain a rank before the competition. Like this we can also increase our chances."
Tang San nodded, his gaze sweeping across everyone,
"The true threat to us is still Spirit Hall's hand picked team. Only by defeating them will we obtain ultimate victory. That is our greatest test since the forming of the Shrek Seven Devils."
On mention of that team, everyone's expressions dropped. They'd already heard from Tang San about the strength of their future opponents. Especially those three who had obtained Spirit Hall's Purple Record Medal, opponents who had broken through the fiftieth rank before the age of twenty five. Even if the Shrek Seven Devils all had the potential to do this after taking the immortal treasure herbs Tang San had given them, right now they still hadn't reached that kind of level.
Confronting that kind of opponents in the tournament was no doubt exceptionally difficult with their current strength. But the opponents already existed, so they couldn't back down.
How to defeat their opponents had already become a subject they'd constantly considered over these few several days. But Grandmaster wasn't here, and nobody provided them with any tactics, they could only drill with Tang San as center.
Tang San saw everyone's heavy gazes and sighed lightly, saying:
"What I'm most worried about isn't those three fiftieth ranked opponents. If they'd only assembled three fiftieth ranked Spirit Masters and four fortieth ranked Spirit Masters, then we wouldn't have been without chance. My Eight Spider Lances and twin spirits should be able to withstand one. Boss Dai and Zhuqing's spirit fusion ability should also be able to persevere against two. With Rongrong and little Ao's assistance, we might not be without the strength to fight. What worries me the most right now is whether they possess spirit bones or spirit fusion abilities. If they still possess these abilities, then it hardly seems possible for us to win."
Oscar said:
"Little San, didn't you say before that Spirit Hall brought out three spirit bones as rewards for the champions this time? Since the rewards are spirit bones, it should be in order to encourage those Spirit Hall team members. This way it seems that the chance that they possess spirit bones is close to none. After all, spirit bones can't just be seen everywhere. That Spirit Hall can bring out three is already very generous."
Tang San nodded:
"You're right. Therefore, what we need to pay attention to right now is the possibility that they can use a spirit fusion ability. In our tactics, we have to make sure to control this aspect."
Faint light flickered, Tang San's face revealing a trace of ice cold radiance, his hands folding across his chest. With each flicker of light in his eyes, the atmosphere would distort slightly. Faint purple gold color made the gazes of the other six Shrek Seven Devils focus on him, but nobody interrupted him. Everyone knew that Tang San had certainly thought of something.
...
"Blazing Academy brothers, can I come in?"
Feng Xiaotian followed alongside the Blazing Academy wagon, yelling inside.
After his match with Tang San that day, even though he had suffered heavy injuries, what Tang San said had undoubtedly also given him a bit of hope. In fact, as soon as his body could endure it a bit, he had run over to find the figure of his heart.
"Brother Feng, what's the matter?"
The carriage curtains stirred, revealing Huo Wushuang's face.
Feng Xiaotian smiled somewhat awkwardly,
"It's nothing, is little sister Huo Wu here? I came to apologize to her."
Huo Wu's beautiful face appeared next to Huo Wushuang,
"What do you have to apologize to me for? You did nothing wrong."
Seeing Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian's eyes first brightened, then his face immediately turned regretful,
"Little sister Huo Wu, I let you down! I couldn't complete the task you entrusted me with.. I still lost to Tang San. I..."
"No need to say anything, you didn't do anything wrong."
Huo Wu interrupted Feng Xiaotian,
"I didn't expect that Tang San to still be hiding strength. He really was too strong. Only, since he's a Clear Sky School descendant, a lot is explained. A loss is a loss. Right now I only want to see whether he can defeat the other opponents in the finals, what ranking he can obtain."
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