"Captain, you are awesome! You have secured the championship in advance!"
Jing Shaoyu returned to his companions, and Xie Xie immediately gave him a thumbs up in admiration.
"Haha, not yet, not yet," Jing Shaoyu was polite and modest and said with a smile.
"Why not?!" Xie Xie said, "I feel that your willow tree alone is enough to sweep the entire junior group, not to mention the ferocious man-eating plant. I really can't think of how a soul master under the age of fifteen in the junior group can deal with two thousand-year soul beasts!"
"Yeah! That's right!" Tang Wulin agreed deeply, nodded his head, and said.
"Okay, you two, Brother Xiaoyu talked to him as soon as he came down," Xu Xiaoyan said dissatisfiedly, "Go back and have lunch and rest, there is still a team competition in the afternoon."
"Hehe, Xiaoyan is distressed!" Xie Xie laughed strangely, and his mean look made Xu Xiaoyan very angry.
"Go!" At this time, Gu Yue said with a cold face.
"Yes, let's go back to the hotel!" Xie Xie's expression froze, and then he became very serious. He immediately pulled Tang Wulin to the front, and his steps were so fast that he almost pulled Tang Wulin to the ground.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Seeing this scene, Jing Shaoyu couldn't help but say, "As expected of Gu Yue, this majesty is really deeply rooted in people's hearts."
"Humph!" Gu Yue heard Jing Shaoyu's words, uttered an unnatural cold snort, and then turned his head and left.
Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan, who fell behind, couldn't help but look at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes, and then they followed Gu Yue's pace.
Tianhai Hotel, restaurant.
Jing Shaoyu and the other five rarely sat at the same table to eat.
"Captain, what tactics will we adopt for the afternoon game?" Tang Wulin asked, with an eager expression on his face. "Is it the same as the previous two games, with Xie Xie and I leading?"
"Hehe, I feel very good, captain, let's continue!" Xie Xie also said excitedly.
Jing Shaoyu's eyes showed a hint of interest. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's proposal.
Although the third round of the five-person team competition in the afternoon was already the quarterfinals of the 16-to-8 competition, the more cards, the better.
Xu Xiaoyan hadn't made a move so far, and her presence would make their next opponents feel a lot of concern.
"But our opponent this round is the Tianhai Academy team," Xu Xiaoyan reminded at this time. "Three of them are members of the Tianhai Academy Team Two, and their strength should not be underestimated."
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Jing Shaoyu was slightly surprised, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie also looked at Xu Xiaoyan.
"Yes!" Xu Xiaoyan nodded affirmatively and said, "Absolutely true! I have seen the list of members of the second team of Tianhai Academy participating in the seven-person team competition in the junior group this year.
The names of three of them are exactly the same as our opponents this afternoon, absolutely correct!"
The so-called second team was actually the abbreviation of the Tianhai Academy Intermediate Department Team. In order to distinguish the Tianhai Academy Senior Department Team, which was referred to as Team One, this was a common practice of powerful academies such as Tianhai Academy and Hailu Academy.
Using Team One and Team Two to distinguish the teams of the intermediate and senior departments was convenient for management. Such a system was not only a display of the comprehensive strength of the academy but also a reflection of the quality of the academy's students.
At least, Donghai Academy did not need such a system at present.
"If this is the case, do we need to change our tactics?" Xie Xie asked. "After all, the opponent is a member of the second team of Tianhai Academy. The champion of the last seven-person team competition in the junior group was the second team of Tianhai Academy."
"No..." Jing Shaoyu thought for a moment and made a decision in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he was beaten to the punch.
"Okay," Gu Yue suddenly said, "Shao Yu and I will take action in the afternoon match, you don't need to move!"
"Huh?" The other four looked at Gu Yue with question marks on their faces, but Gu Yue didn't seem to want to explain anything more. He just gave Jing Shao Yu a look that showed he understood, and then stood up and left.
Jing Shao Yu felt a little confused.
"Captain, deputy captain..." Tang Wulin pointed at Gu Yue's back and asked blankly. Jing Shaoyu smiled bitterly and said, "Since the vice-captain has spoken, let's do it according to her ideas."
He really didn't understand what Gu Yue wanted to do. Could it be that... an idea flashed through his mind.
In the afternoon, the Tianhai Stadium was full of people. Compared with the individual competition in the morning, the number of people was only more, not less, because the team competition was more entertaining than the individual competition. This was an indisputable fact.
The three battle platforms in the stadium would be used to hold the third round of the five-person team competition. Sixteen teams would compete for the top eight places. The competition would be divided into three groups, three games in the first two groups, and two games in the last group.
The match between the Donghai Academy team and the Tianhai Academy team was in the first group. The battle platform was located in the middle of the largest battle platform.
Jing Shaoyu and the other five had already boarded the battle platform. The director of teaching, Long Hengxu, was standing under the battle platform to cheer them on.
This trip to Tianhai City, Director Long could be said to be proud of himself. In a corner of the audience, Wu Changkong and a woman with gray hair were also paying attention to this game.
Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue stood at the front of the team, followed by Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and then Xu Xiaoyan. Xu Xiaoyan looked at the two people in front with some anger.
Gu Yue looked normal, and Jing Shaoyu was still smiling. On the other side of the battle stage were five people from Tianhai Academy, led by three boys.
They were the three members of Tianhai Academy's second team: Soul Master Bi Ran, Great Soul Master Wu Hanyu, and Great Soul Master Lei Jun. Their martial souls were Iron Wave Shield, Thunder Wolf, and Lightning Element Spirit, and their soul powers were level 31, level 27, and level 28, respectively.
Standing behind were two girls named Wang Sichen and Wang Nianxi, a pair of sisters. Their martial souls were both golden coils, one with a soul power of level 25 and the other with a soul power of level 24. They were both control-type soul masters.
At this time, Bi Ran, Wu Hanyu, and Lei Jun all looked at Jing Shaoyu with a solemn expression, their eyes filled with deep fear. A soul master who could summon a thousand-year soul beast and whose soul rings were three thousand-year soul rings, such a person, even if he was three or four years younger than them, still deserved their highest attention.
No, it should be said that it was precisely because of Jing Shaoyu's young age that they were more afraid and paid more attention to him.
In this group battle, the primary tactic formulated by Bi Ran and the other five was to defeat Jing Shaoyu first and then turn around to deal with the other people from Donghai Academy. They even thought that as long as Jing Shaoyu was defeated, the other people from Donghai Academy would collapse without a fight.
In this regard, Gu Yuehui shook his head contemptuously.
"Both sides get ready!" The referee on the battle stage said after taking a look at the two teams.
Neither team made any moves. Their formations had already been set. The Tianhai Academy's formation was a standard team battle formation. Bi Ran, as a defensive spirit master, stood in the front, followed by Wu Hanyu and Lei Jun, two strong attack spirit masters, and the Wang sisters, as control spirit masters, stood in the back.
In contrast, the formation of the Donghai Academy's formation was a bit strange. Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue stood in the front, followed by Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, which was completely different from the formations shown in the first two rounds.
Bi Ran's eyes flashed with a trace of solemnity and surprise. They had not expected the Donghai Academy to change its formation. They had not expected Jing Shaoyu and the girl named Gu Yue to take the lead.
Could it be that Jing Shaoyu was going to directly summon the thousand-year-old plant spirit beast? If so, they would have to burst out with all their strength and try to defeat Jing Shaoyu before he completed the summoning.
"The game begins!" the referee announced loudly.
Bi Ran yelled, "Get started!"
Then, holding a large iron-blue shield, he rushed towards the formation of the East Sea Academy with steady and rapid steps. Behind him were Wu Hanyu and Lei Jun, whose bodies were flashing with lightning arcs.
Their fighting styles were very similar, and when they joined forces, they would achieve twice the result with half the effort. On their heads, each of them had a coil flashing with golden light, which was the martial spirit of the Wang sisters.
Facing the aggressive Bi Ran and others, Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue remain calm. Gu Yue took Jing Shaoyu's hand, then turned around and ran into his arms. Jing Shaoyu cooperated and hugged her. Then, a silver-white light burst out instantly, covering the entire battle stage.
"ROAAARRRRR~"
A long and distant dragon roar resounded throughout the Tianhai Stadium. Then, everyone saw an extremely beautiful, colorful dragon appear in the middle of the battle stage. The dragon flew in the air and lowered its head, and its eyes were full of emotion, like the Creator overlooking all living things. His aura was majestic and heavy, weighing on everyone's heart.
The Origin Dragon appears!