Capítulo 208: Chapter 207 Follow-up and Battle (2 in 1)
On the other hand, in the Shrek Academy rest area, Dai Mubai's handsome face had haloed with a trace of bleakness, his gaze lost in thought. Although Dai Weisi didn't say it explicitly, he could completely guess what was enclosed in the letter, and without a doubt, it was the deed to break off the marriage contract.
Moreover, it was for three people.
Dugu Bo's threat to the Star Luo Empire was simply too great, and in the current situation, where Zhu Zhuyun's three had clearly decided to follow Lin Manshan with their hearts and minds. The wood has been turned into a boat, it is pointless to pursue the cause, and no one else will take it seriously.
The crux of the matter would also offend Dugu Bo.
In this situation, the most important thing to consider was how to recover the losses while fighting for the empire's interests.
Therefore, easing the relationship with Zhu Zhuyun's trio, befriending Lin Manshan, and influencing Dugu Bo through Lin Manshan became the first choice. For one, Lin Manshan himself has great potential and is worth soliciting. Furthermore, he could also minimise the possibility of Dugu Bo going against the empire.
And, Zhu Zhuyun's trio was the only link that could help the empire get in touch with Lin Manshan.
If they didn't do it, they wouldn't get anything, but if they did it, they would at least be able to salvage some of their losses. Therefore, taking the initiative to break off the marriage contract and using the Zhu family to play the emotional card with Zhu Zhuyun was necessary. However, the object of Zhu Zhuyun trio's marriage contract was, after all, the imperial prince, and now that they ran away with the enemy, publicly breaking off the marriage contract would definitely not work, where would the reputation of the empire and the imperial family be held?
Therefore, using the form of letters to deal with it is most secure, anyway, the parties concerned know about it.
So, Zhuqing has nothing to do with me now. Looking at Lin Manshan and Zhu Zhuqing sitting in the distance, Dai Mubai slightly clenched his fists, his pupils welling up with unwillingness. But soon, it turned to uncertainty again, and his fists were loosened feebly.
Now that the Star Luo Imperial Academy had been eliminated by the Skywalker Academy, he no longer had a chance to rely on his teammates to defeat Dai Weisi in the tournament arena, and returning to the empire would be another dead end.
'When the Spirit Master Tournament is over, and I graduate from Shrek, where should I go after that?'
Thinking of this, the entire person was somewhat frozen.
It wasn't until the referee's clear shout came, that he came back to his senses and continued to watch the match with a heavy heart.
Meanwhile, in the Star Luo Imperial Academy's rest area, 'Perhaps, being defeated by Skywalker Academy isn't such a bad thing.' Dai Weisi, who was receiving treatment from his instructor, glanced at Dai Mubai, who was sitting on the Shrek seat and fuming, and this thought suddenly rose up in his heart.
Shrek Battle Team defeated Thunder Academy and Heaven Dou Imperial Academy one after another, Tang San's performance can be vividly remembered, the control ability of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul is outstanding, and he knows that he doesn't have absolute certainty to break free, and he doesn't have any particularly good countermeasure to the range toxins of the fourth spirit skill, not to mention that Tang San also has the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, and it's said that he can also use the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, and his battle power is extremely remarkable.
If the match earlier had been with Shrek Academy, there was a real possibility that he would have fallen off the cliff.
There were so many Star Luo Empire Spirit Masters present, and if Dai Mubai relied on Tang San's help to defeat him, when the news travelled back to the capital, it might have been possible for him to gain a lot of supporters, and gain the qualification to compete with him for the position of the Crown Prince, thus increasing the number of variables.
But now, having lost to Skywalker Academy, this variable was directly eliminated.
'However, just in case, when we return to Empire, we need to arrange more undercover sentries at the border, lest this Dai Mubai guy suddenly return to Empire. In addition, Tang San can learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, and also has a Twin Martial Soul, in the future, he might become the Clear Sky Clan Patriarch. If Dai Mubai can get his support, it might also add some variables.'
'The good thing is that Lin Manshan is feuding with Tang San.'
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but fall into thought.
Time passed little by little, in the early evening, the third round of matches ended, and the teams of the academies retired.
At night, Zhu Zhuyun trio gathered in the bedroom and opened the letters to read them together.
The first thing pulled out were three handwritten letters bearing the Imperial seal, the contents were basically the same, breaking the marriage contract on the three.
After reading it, Zhu Zhuyu showed an obvious joy on her face, while Zhu Zhuqing looked relieved, and Zhu Zhuyun, disdainfully skimmed her mouth, ''Such words were obviously drafted by a certain minister in the court, and the seals were also Imperial seal, not the Emperor's seal. Heh, not even sincere in making an appearance."
Saying that she picked up the other three individual sealed letters, she handed them out individually after a quick glance.
"Here, individually written to each of us. I guess the content inside is nothing more than letting us not forget that we still have a home in the Star Luo Empire, and go back to see it sometime or something like that."
When the two of them received it, they directly opened the one with their names written on it. In a moment, a cold laugh was heard:
"Heh, as expected, how much sincerity can a letter written by someone without feelings contain?"
"In that woman's eyes, there has always been only that bastard son of hers, there has never been a place for us. We are all just tools to be groomed for marriage with the Imperial Family and to solidify her bastard son's position."
"These letters should be the result of a joint discussion between the Imperial Family and the Zhu Family, to use us to get in touch with Ah Man, and then stabilise Grandpa Dugu."
"After all, if Grandpa Dugu chooses to support the Heaven Dou Empire, some people would be afraid to sleep and eat in peace."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuyu and Zhu Zhuqing both put down their letters, their gazes darkening.
They had been receiving all sorts of teachings in the family since they understood, it was extremely strict, and even if they did well, they would rarely receive commendations. On the contrary, Zhu Zhuhai, the first son, even just a little obedience to the parents' wishes, will be able to get generous praise and rewards. Being treated so differently, it was impossible to say that there was no resentment in their hearts.
They also longed for affection, but they had never really experienced it. Now, it was another time to experience disappointment.
"Duh-duh." A knock on the door suddenly sounded from outside the bedroom, followed by Lin Manshan's soft call, "Are you asleep yet?"
"Not yet." Zhu Zhuyun hurriedly gathered her emotions and got up to open the door.
In a moment, with a creak, the door was opened and Lin Manshan walked in with a gentle smile.
He had actually been outside sensing the mood swings of the trio, if it was joy, he wouldn't have come in. But it was not what he had hoped for, what he sensed was depression and disappointment.
It was clear that the content of these so-called letters from home did not satisfy the three.
He could actually guess more or less about the purpose behind Dai Weisi's letter.
The remaining two might not be able to discern it, but the meticulous Zhu Zhuyun could definitely read something between the lines. Although she rarely put her emotions on her face, Zhu Zhuyun's heart was actually very sensitive. At this time, her heart was not comfortable, and he could completely feel it.
Without speaking, he quietly embraced Zhu Zhuyun and sat down on the edge of the bed. Sweeping his eyes over, and softly said:
"There is still me."
The next moment, "Mm." A mishmash of clear and firm voices echoed in the room.
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After a day of rest, the next morning, the crowd woke up early as usual, washed up and consumed breakfast before heading out towards the tournament venue.
Upon arriving at the venue, as Shui Zilu returned from the draw, the list of match-ups for the fourth round of the finals was freshly released.
In the morning, Skywalker Academy would face the first-place winner of the Star Luo Empire Promotion Tournament, Cloud Luo Academy.
In the afternoon, Shrek Academy faced off against Godwind Academy.
And just as Lin Manshan's side got the list of match-ups, at Shrek Academy's resting area, Flender also returned with a grave expression on his face.
"Our opponent this afternoon is Godwind Academy." The tone was shallow.
"Obviously, this is a deliberate move by the Martial Spirit Hall to make us and the Godwind Academy compete against each other." Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly, "Regardless of who wins the victory, I guess that the next opponent will definitely be the Skywalker Academy. The purpose is simple, to consume and test the Skywalker Academy."
"This is using us as tools." Flender had a bitter smile on his face.
"The Martial Spirit Hall is so sinister!" Xiao Wu, who was sitting beside Tang San, instantly spoke out in indignation.
"This is normal, from the hard power of the participants, Skywalker Academy with multiple Spirit Kings is undoubtedly the biggest competitor of the Martial Spirit Hall. Moreover, up until now in the tournament, Lin Manshan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling haven't even stepped into the ring yet. To obtain a higher chance of winning, the Martial Spirit Hall will of course want to do everything they can to force out Skywalker Academy's bottom card as much as possible before the match." Yu Xiaogang said indifferently, "After all, the winner's rewards are three excellent quality spirit bones, so how could the Martial Spirit Hall not pay attention and be cautious?"
"This is also the reason why the Martial Spirit Hall wants to place the finals' venue in Spirit City."
"To be able to use the rules of the tournament to secretly manipulate the tournament, and by arranging the list of match-ups themselves, to make the situation of the tournament go in a direction that's favourable to them. Previously, arranging for the Star Luo Empire to play against the Skywalker Academy should have been for the same purpose."
"Ai, being in one's own territory is good." Flender shook his head helplessly.
"It's just some speculative tricks; without even the courage to face a strong enemy, how far can one go on the path of a Spirit Master." Tang San spoke in a flat tone, not bothering to look at Yu Xiaogang, but looked around at his teammates, then raised his head to look at Flender, "Dean, for the afternoon's match, I hope that everyone will listen to my command, I have a way to solve the opponent in the shortest possible time."
"And I promise not to reveal the team's previous tactics."
"Oh? What method?" Flender couldn't help but ask.
"Dean, please allow me to keep it a secret for now, everything will be known when we get to the tournament ground." Tang San smiled faintly, but inwardly his heart was cold, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, this is the killing tactic I've specially prepared for your academy.
Are you guys ready?
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Not long after, the match began. Skywalker Academy versus Cloud Luo Academy, and in less than three minutes, the battle was over, a match without any suspense, even the strongest Star Luo Empire's Star Luo Imperial Academy lost to Skywalker Academy, not to mention Cloud Luo Academy which was not as strong as the other academies.
The other match in the morning, the Martial Spirit Hall Academy's match, was also a levelling game.
The three members of the Golden Generation still didn't play, for which the Shrek people couldn't help but look a little heavy. No appearance means that it is impossible to understand the trio's spirit skills and real power, which is definitely not good news for future encounters.
After simply eating and resting at noon, in the afternoon, it was finally Shrek Academy's turn to take the field.
As the referee's voice fell, the members of the two teams slowly entered the arena.
As enemies met, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Tai Long, who had been injured by Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy, all had chilling looks on their faces. All of them swept their eyes towards the opposite side Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and the others with a chilling look in their eyes. Neither side said anything, but the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant.
In a few moments, seeing both sides standing still, the referee raised his right hand high and then dropped it, "The match begins!"
Both sides activated their martial souls almost simultaneously, followed by, "Third Spirit Skill, Spider Web Restraint." Tang San directly released his third spirit skill on the spot, and vines rose from the ground, wrapping the entire Shrek team in a dense wrapping, the internal situation was completely hidden from view.
"Tang San is definitely preparing something, don't give him a chance." Huo Wu let out a low shout, then closed her hands together, "Fourth Spirit Skill, Brilliant Sun." Bright flames instantly converged in the centre of her palm, at the same time, "Second Spirit Skill, Fire Sparks Like Rain." Raining lines of fire erupted from the auxiliary spirit master's hands, converging towards Feng Xiaotian and his teammates who were rising up in the sky, and the wind wings instantly changed into fire wings.
Immediately, Feng Xiaotian, who had completed activated his augmentation spirit skill, led his teammates and flew straight into the Shrek Academy formation.
The distance of nearly thirty metres was as short as it could be, and several people quickly arrived over the vines.
And at that very moment, "Poof!" The vines below suddenly collapsed, turning into countless fragments that fell, simultaneously revealing Tang San standing at the forefront, with the Eight Spider Spears already unfurled behind him. As well as the teammates standing not far behind him, not many changes could be seen on their faces.
Feng Xiaotian felt a sense of concern in his heart, "This is!"
As a Spirit Ancestor with a wolf-like Beast Martial Soul, he was now fully able to perceive the terrifying energy that was already somewhat overflowing from Tang San's body.
"It's a fusion skill, retreat first!" He hastily shouted out, while his wings flapped continuously, "First Spirit Skill, Wind Blade Burst!" Ten wind blades with fiery light were instantly flung out and swept towards Tang San at an extremely fast speed, and then he turned and flew away.
"Too late!" Tang San laughed coldly, in order not to reveal his full strength, he didn't choose to have his teammates channel all the spirit power in their bodies to him, so the faces of the group didn't change due to the loss of strength.
In addition, it also greatly shortened the preparation time.
But even so, his current strength had been greatly increased.
And this was already enough for him.
When the words fell, 'Mysterious Jade Hand!' Both palms were instantly glistening white like jade, and his arms waved around consequently, and when viewed from afar, the silhouettes of eight arms appeared in an instant, and the Eight Spider Spears behind him were also stretched out in front, with a purplish-black, water droplet-like texture presenting itself in the tips of the spears. Near the joints, a few barbs seemed to be missing, appearing somewhat irregular, the arm silhouettes brushed past, and the water droplet-like texture instantly faded from the spear tips.
'Tang San is coating his palm with poison! Also, some of the barbs on top of the Eight Spider Spear have been broken off.' Lin Manshan, who was sitting in the rest area, immediately frowned slightly. The intense poison contained within the Eight Spider Spear was something that the toxins attached to the Blue Silver Grass couldn't compete with.
"One Thousand and One Nights!" With a soft shout, the vine fragments that fell from the sky were caught one by one by Tang San's waving two-handed phantoms, which were then instantly flung out.
At the same time, white spores also converged in his hands, being flung out one after another without any gaps.
In just the blink of an eye, a fan-shaped collection of streams of light appeared in the air in front of them, ranging between white and blue-violet, extremely fast.
The incoming wind blades were instantly pierced by the dense streams of light, and Feng Xiaotian and the others who were flying in the sky were also caught up in an instant.
"Puff puff puff" was blown away by Feng Xiaotian's continuously flapping wind wings, but in the next second, a new stream of light arrived, "The force is too great!" His heart couldn't help but be jolted, his arm was a little numb after just slapping away two sets of them.
And on the other side, "Ah!" A teammate was hit in the back, unable to endure the severe pain and fell.
Followed by the second, and the third just in the blink of an eye, only Feng Xiaotian was left in the sky.
'Relying on fusion skill to raise your personal cultivation, with abundant spirit power to strengthen your physical body to make up for the shortcomings of lack of strength, using intensive attacks to form suppression and quite a few of the fragments are also coated with the Eight Spider Spear's intense poison. Tang San, you've really improved over this period of time.' Lin Manshan sighed quietly, then shook his head slightly, 'Unfortunately, after playing around, it's still a hidden weapon, nothing new whatsoever.'
'It's even more useless against me.' Inwardly he added a sentence.
In between his thoughts, on the ring, further ahead of the Huo Wu was also covered by streams of light.
"Third Spirit Skill, Fire Ring of Resistance." Faced with such an intensive attack, Huo Wu also did not hesitate to stop condensing and hurriedly unleashed the third spirit skill. A wall of fire immediately rose in front of her body, shattering away all the flying debris and spores.
However, the ones that exceeded the height of the Fire Ring attack were still falling like raindrops.
Facing this situation, Feng Xiaotian was instantly clear about Tang San's intentions.
Firstly, he used dense attacks to obstruct and even knock down the members of the Godwind Academy who possessed wind-attribute martial souls, and at the same time, he sent the spores created by the fourth spirit skill into the air, especially above Huo Wu's head. Without them by their side, the dust created by so many spores exploding would be difficult to completely ward off.
Thinking of this, he hastily accelerated and flew back.
And right at this moment, "Explosion!" Tang San let out a soft shout, the ones in the sky, the ones on the ground, all the spores all exploded.
Instantly, the large half of the ring spread with white dust.
At the same time, Feng Xiaotian also rushed to the sky above Huo Wu, quickly flashing his wings to blow the dust away.
With Huo Wu as the centre, in the surrounding area of five metres, the dust was quickly cleared.
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