Inside the Thunder Team's waiting room.
When they learned that their opponents were the Seven Treasure Team, everyone reacted differently.
"A team named after the Seven Treasure Sect? Could it be a team affiliated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
The names of major factions could not simply be registered as team names by anyone.
If the registration had been approved, then this Seven Treasure Team undoubtedly had close ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's plans to establish an academy had been widely discussed recently, but no one expected them to have formed a team so quickly.
Lei Dong frowned.
"That doesn't make sense. If it's a newly established team, how are they already competing in the Silver Spirit Arena division? Even for a challenge match, we should have received advance notice."
Thinking this over, Yu Tianxin opened the roster and decided to investigate.
"Wu Qi?"
The moment he saw the first page of information, the members of the Thunder Team were astonished.
Recently, Wu Qi's reputation had spread throughout Heaven Dou City. Nearly every academy had heard of him.
But why had they joined Seven Treasure Academy?
Most people could not guess the reason, but Yu Tianxin could infer part of it.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect maintained close ties with the Heaven Dou royal family. For the sake of securing Ning Fengzhi's support, it would not be unusual for Xue Ye to make certain concessions.
As the Grand Spirit Arena's announcement echoed through the venue, both teams entered their respective contestant tunnels.
Ning Fengzhi smiled bitterly.
"What an unfortunate coincidence."
In the past, he had tried every possible method to recruit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but every attempt had ended in failure.
Even the most patient person had limits.
Ever since establishing contact with the Worship Hall, Ning Fengzhi had completely abandoned any hopes regarding them.
For this match, he actually wanted to see the Seven Treasure Team thoroughly defeat the Thunder Team.
Gu Rong snorted.
"Their refusal to stand with us is their loss. Fengzhi, don't misread the situation. Don't keep holding onto old attachments."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
"Let's watch the match and see the difference between true talents."
Since Wu Qi and the others regularly competed in the Grand Spirit Arena, Yu Tianxin had heard about the improvements in Huo Wushuang's strength.
As a Level 42 Spirit Master himself, he already felt considerable pressure facing Huo Wushuang, not to mention Wu Qi and Feng Xiaotian.
On the arena stage, both sides exchanged respectful greetings.
"Looks like we'll inevitably face each other again during the tournament," Huo Wushuang said with a smile.
Thunder Academy was considered a sister academy to theirs, so the two sides had interacted before.
Treasures capable of rapidly increasing strength were naturally not things people revealed casually.
Unlike Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin was older and far more mature in his conduct.
"So why did you all transfer to Seven Treasure Academy? Was it because of Qin Ming?"
Wu Qi waved his hand.
"Let's talk after the match."
Compared to Yu Tianheng, speaking with Yu Tianxin was clearly much more pleasant.
At the very least, Yu Tianxin did not possess Yu Tianheng's blind arrogance.
Silver Spirit Arena team matches featured a professional announcer providing commentary.
"Thank you to all our audience members for joining us today. Before the match begins, we have two distinguished guests in attendance. Please give a warm round of applause to welcome Sect Master Ning and Bone Douluo!"
Leaders of the Upper Three Sects and Titled Douluo were figures rarely seen in public.
The Douluo Continent had its own form of celebrity culture, but the people admired were powerful experts and individuals of exceptional status.
Immediately, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.
Had the arena staff not maintained order, many spectators would likely have rushed forward to speak with Ning Fengzhi in person.
On the stage, Yu Tianxin suddenly understood.
With Ning Fengzhi appearing personally, Wu Qi and the others transferring schools was undoubtedly a settled matter.
The only question was what exactly had happened at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Not only had every member of the Second Team transferred away, but even his younger cousin Yu Tianheng had been talking about transferring.
Xue Ye was not someone who casually let talented individuals leave.
Unless circumstances forced his hand, he would never willingly part with such talents. Most likely, he had no choice and used the situation as a favor to Ning Fengzhi.
After the brief wave of applause subsided, the announcer quickly began building excitement for the match, describing it as a clash worthy of a Spirit Master Tournament final.
In previous years, Thunder Academy had consistently reached the final stages of the tournament.
The strength of the Seven Treasure Team was also beyond question.
Calling it a championship-level matchup was therefore not an exaggeration.
As soon as the match began, both sides immediately took their positions.
At present, only the captain and vice-captain of Thunder Academy had reached the Spirit Ancestor level, while the remaining members were still high-level Spirit Elders.
By contrast, the Seven Treasure Team had only two Spirit Elders, while every other member had already reached the Spirit Ancestor level.
On paper, the two teams were not even on the same level.
However, team battles had never been determined solely by individual strength.
The Thunder Team specialized in an extreme composition, consisting entirely of lightning-attribute Spirit Masters.
When they activated their Spirit Skills simultaneously, they could create a lightning field that enhanced every member of the team.
Extreme-style teams always possessed obvious strengths and weaknesses.
Unfortunately for them, the martial spirit attributes of Wu Qi's team were not among the types that countered them.
Standing in the center of the formation, Wu Qi immediately began issuing orders as soon as the match started.
"Changkong, push forward. Wushuang, stay five positions behind him and be ready to support at any moment."
Yu Tianxin was the Thunder Team's primary front-line fighter.
He immediately advanced, intending to tear open the Seven Treasure Team's defenses.
"First Spirit Skill: Thunder Dragon Claw!"
"First Spirit Skill: Coiling Dragon Flame!"
Among Spirit Masters below the Spirit Sage level, Beast Spirit Masters generally held the advantage in battles between opponents of the same level thanks to their superior physical strength.
Not to mention that there was already a gap in strength between the two combatants.
What should have been a one-sided confrontation turned out very differently. Not only was Yu Tianxin unable to overpower Changkong, but he was actually being restrained by Changkong's staff techniques.
Even Wu Qi had to admit that aside from his carefree and unruly personality, Changkong's abilities were beyond question.
Of course, a team battle was not a simple one-on-one duel.
The other members on both sides were also making their moves.
Ning Rongrong was the first to provide support, using her enhancement abilities on her teammates.
Lei Tian, whose martial spirit was the Thunder Spider, activated a control-type Spirit Skill in an attempt to restrain Changkong.
"Second Spirit Skill—"
Before he could complete his move, Huo Wu seized the opportunity and unleashed a wall of flames, separating Yu Tianxin from his teammates.
Feng Xiaotian immediately followed up and charged forward.
Realizing he could not evade, Yu Tianxin's right arm rapidly underwent dragon transformation while he activated his Third Spirit Skill.
With his dragon claw unleashed, the power of his Spirit Skills increased dramatically. Entering a berserk state, he actually managed to hold Feng Xiaotian at bay for the moment.
Of course, Feng Xiaotian had yet to use his self-created Spirit Skill.
As one of his trump cards, it was not something he would casually reveal in the Spirit Arena.
"The difference between dragon transformation and normal form is significant. I'll handle him myself."
With that, Wu Qi leaped forward and engaged Yu Tianxin directly.
Having fought Yu Tianheng before, he could clearly sense the difference between the two cousins.
After dragon transformation, Yu Tianxin was like a humanoid tank. His defense was exceptionally high, and his offensive power was equally formidable.
In the spectator stands,
Gu Rong clicked his tongue.
"Didn't this kid defeat a Spirit King before? Is he already out of options against a dragon-transformed Yu Tianxin?"
From Gu Rong's perspective, dragon transformation was nothing particularly special.
For Wu Qi, however, this was his first time facing it in battle, so caution was only natural.
Ning Fengzhi remained completely confident in Wu Qi's performance.
"Uncle Bone, Little Wu doesn't have your wealth of experience. Being cautious is a good thing."
"Besides, I can tell that even though he appears to be at a disadvantage on the surface, the flow of the battle is still firmly under his control."
"Don't forget that Rongrong's enhancement hasn't been applied to him yet, and Feng Xiaotian still hasn't made his move. It's far too early to determine the outcome."
Gu Rong could see that as well.
He was simply feeling a little impatient.
After a pause, he curled his lips and said,
"This kid really knows how to keep people in suspense. I wonder how many benefits he accepted from the Grand Spirit Arena for putting on such a show."
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