The preliminary rounds proceeded at an extremely fast pace.
Each academy went all out in order to leave a deep impression on the audience.
They truly spared no effort.
The five matches originally scheduled for the morning were all finished in less than two hours.
The referees had no choice but to quickly draw lots.
This allowed the competition to continue.
Soon, it was time for the final match of the morning!
"The first round of the preliminaries, the thirteenth match is about to begin!"
"Shrek Academy versus the Hall of Worship Team!"
"Will the contestants from both sides please enter the stage as quickly as possible!"
After the host finished announcing the participating teams,
Ye Lingling's small face was full of excitement: "It's finally our turn. Watching these other academies compete, I was almost bored to death."
Jin Mian slowly set down his teacup.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Lingling, for this match, it'll be enough for just me to go on stage. You don't need to participate for now."
"Ah~ Why?" Hearing this, Ye Lingling's face immediately fell.
She sat back in her chair, dejected.
She toyed with her hair with her hand.
She had already prepared for battle, wanting to show those who had always held prejudices against Support-type Soul Masters.
Support-type Soul Masters didn't just stand in the middle of the team providing support.
They could also fight.
But what she hadn't expected was that she wouldn't even be allowed on stage.
Seeing this, Jin Mian patted Ye Lingling's head and comforted her softly.
"Alright, be good. Don't feel wronged."
"I'm doing this to preserve our strength, to prevent both of us from exposing our power too early."
"Besides, this is only our first match."
"I'll definitely let you go on stage later."
After Jin Mian's 'head-pat kill',"
Ye Lingling nodded obediently: "Okay then."
After comforting his little girlfriend, Jin Mian stood up and gave his big girlfriend a look that said 'watch my performance'.
Then he walked toward the stage.
Qian Renxue watched Jin Mian's figure.
Although she really wanted to cheer for him, she was currently disguised as Xue Qinghe.
She couldn't reveal her true identity.
She could only cheer for her boyfriend in her heart.
Unexpectedly,
Just as she finished cheering, Ning Fengzhi's voice rang out.
"There really are hidden dragons and crouching tigers among these academies!"
"I didn't expect that even the preliminaries would be so spectacular."
"The promotion matches will surely be even more interesting when the time comes."
"I wonder which team Your Majesty favors?"
Qian Renxue snapped back to her senses and replied in Xue Qinghe's tone: "Naturally, it is Royal Fighting Team One! After all, they are top geniuses painstakingly cultivated by the Empire!"
"Haha, I didn't expect Your Majesty to think exactly the same as I do," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.
After dealing with Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue shouted inwardly: "What bullshit Royal Fighting Team One? They can't even compare to a single hair on my Xiao Mian's head."
...Meanwhile.
Inside the Shrek Academy rest area.
After the battle with Royal Combat Team Two ended,
The Shrek group had quickly retreated back here.
They were receiving treatment from the substitute member, Jiang Zhu.
Jiang Zhu's Martial Soul was the Healing Scepter.
It possessed a very strong healing effect, and her first and second Martial Soul Abilities were both group recovery skills.
Under her healing, supplemented by Oscar's Big Recovery Sausage,
The Shrek group quickly regained their fighting capacity.
But before they could breathe a sigh of relief,
They immediately heard the host announce the information for the next match.
"No way, how is it our turn again so soon?" Oscar had a look of confusion.
Was this competition specifically targeting them?
They had just recovered and hadn't even caught their breath properly.
And it was starting again?
Ma Hongjun suggested at this point: "How about we give up on this match? Anyway, the preliminary format is a points-based system; losing one or two matches is no big deal."
Considering the number of participating teams and for the sake of fairness,
If the preliminaries used an elimination format,
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