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While virtual battlefields can prevent real injuries and allow for more uninhibited play, the absence of actual injury or death can alter the mindset of Soul Masters. However, sparring arenas are different; injuries here are truly real.
The sparring arena was a full hundred meters in diameter, surrounded by numerous instruments aimed at it. Some of these instruments were for analysis and recording, while others were for protection. They were all different.
Shen Yi and Wu Changkong were the first to step onto the arena, while the rest of the group surrounded it.
Shen Yi stood in the center of the arena and said, "Practical lessons naturally focus on real combat. Today's theme is teamwork. You will fight in groups against me and Teacher Wu."
You are about to face us at full strength. We will use all our soul skills, in addition to our battle armor, and all our cultivation levels. Defeat us, and you will receive full marks in this challenge.
If you can't beat us, we'll score you based on your performance. You have the right to choose your opponent—either me or the dance teacher—this is also part of the test. You have five minutes to discuss this. After five minutes, the first group, composed of class committee members, will go on stage for a practice run.
Everyone in the second group gathered around Fors, discussing who to choose, but most people tended to choose Shen Yi.
Reason?
First of all, Wu Changkong's cold and aloof demeanor makes him seem like someone not to be trifled with, and given that icy appearance, who knows how ruthless he might be when he strikes. In contrast, Teacher Shen Yi seems much gentler.
Secondly, quite a few of them heard Shen Yi address Wu Changkong as "Senior Brother." If he calls him Senior Brother, then it's not unreasonable for him to be stronger, right?
However, in the end, everyone's gaze turned to Fors, clearly waiting for her to make the decision. Facing the attention of so many people, Fors calmly said, "Teacher Shen or Teacher Wu, who is stronger?"
"Of course it's Teacher Wu. After all, Teacher Shen calls him senior brother, and Teacher Wu has such a strong aura. He looks like a seasoned veteran."
“Very good.” Fors waved her hand and made the decision immediately, “Then we will choose a dance teacher.”
"Huh?" The people in the second group couldn't help but exclaim. No, we all said that Teacher Wu was obviously stronger, why did you choose the other one!
"Hmph! Superficial." Fors sneered, and his mental power spread out. Apart from Nan Fusheng and Xu Xiaoyan, the others in the second group were directly suppressed by this massive mental power and could not speak.
"If we're going to fight, let's fight the strongest one. I'm not the kind of person who bullies the weak and fears the strong!" After saying that, Fors withdrew her mental energy, which gave the others in the second group a chance to catch their breath.
"!!!"
Coming to their senses, the others in the second group stared at Fors in shock, their eyes filled with even greater awe.
What level of mental strength is this?! He actually managed to overwhelm all twelve of them, making them almost unable to breathe. He must be at least at the Spirit Sea Realm!
And that aura! It seems even stronger than the dance instructor!
Zheng Qiaran felt it the most. As a level three repairman, her mental strength had reached the middle level of the Spirit Realm, approaching the advanced level, but she was still suppressed by Fors.
This level of mental strength must be at least at the advanced stage of the Spirit Sea Realm!
Chapter 183 Idiot
However, when everyone recalled what Fors had just said, they were speechless.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong? Who is weak and who is strong? Whether it's Teacher Shen or Teacher Wu, both of them are seven-ring Soul Saints and two-word Battle Armor Masters.
Although the two are not allowed to use battle armor according to the rules, their seventh-ring cultivation level is not to be underestimated. They can easily defeat these third- or fourth-ring rookies.
Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was Tang Wulin's team's turn in the first group, consisting of a four-ringed Wu Siduo, along with Tang Wulin and three other Soul Masters.
In terms of combat power, excluding Fors, this lineup is definitely in the top tier among the eight groups in the class. Wu Siduo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone is roughly equivalent to the combat power of an entire group, not to mention the support of the other three Soul Masters.
What is the result?
It's impossible to win, after all, Wu Changkong is a seven-ring Soul Saint.
As for Tang Wulin's team, aside from the initial one, which could be considered a decent coordination with Wu Siduo and Tang Wulin as the main attackers, Luo Guixing as the controllers, and Gu Yue as the ranged casters, the later members' battles were a complete mess.
If Nan Fusheng were to offer his assessment, it would be that they were fighting their own battles.
At first, the four of them didn't work perfectly together, but they weren't bad either. They just tried their best to make the most of each other's strengths and not hold each other back. After all, they didn't know each other before coming to Shrek Academy.
With Tang Wulin and Wu Siduo as the main attackers, they attracted Wu Changkong's attention. Then, in the instant after he exerted his power, Luo Guixing used his first soul skill: Spatial Lock, to briefly control Wu Changkong.
Then Wu Siduo activated her Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Netherworld White Tiger. Tang Wulin attacked directly with his Golden Dragon Claw, while Gu Yue condensed a Four Elements Spear, and the three of them attacked Wu Changkong together. In an instant, they were attacked from three sides.
Up to this point, the four players had performed and cooperated very well, but things changed from there.
Faced with the three's attack, Wu Changkong simply wielded the Heavenly Frost Sword and activated his fourth soul skill: Frost Whisper. This directly blocked the three's combined assault.
Then he activated his fifth soul skill: Frost Whisper Ice Wheel. He directly condensed nine blue giant swords and attacked the Netherworld White Tiger and Tang Wulin who were closest to him.
The 'contradiction' also emerged at this time.
Faced with Wu Changkong's attack, Luo Guixing activated his miraculous spatial teleportation ability, sending Wu Siduo away, but Tang Wulin was left behind. At the last moment, it was Gu Yue who demonstrated her spatial abilities to teleport him away.
Afterwards, unable to contain her anger at Luo Guixing's status as Gu Yue, she chose to directly unleash a tornado formed by the fusion of the four elements of wind, earth, ice, and space, and attacked Wu Changkong directly, without any regard for the possibility that Luo Guixing might be affected.
If Tang Wulin hadn't been quick-witted and used his Blue Silver Grass to pull him back, he probably would have tasted the effects of the Four Elements Storm much faster than Wu Changkong.
At this point, a rift had already formed between the three, making it virtually impossible for them to cooperate in combat. In the end, the battle ended when Wu Siduo's Netherworld White Tiger soul power was exhausted and she was frozen by Wu Changkong.
"Idiots." This was Wu Changkong's final assessment of the four.
Looking at the four people with grim expressions not far away, Nan Fusheng didn't know what to say.
Wu Siduo was proud and aloof. Among the whole class, the only person she respected was Fors. And the only people she paid attention to were Gu Yue, who had fought Fors, and Nan Fusheng, who had defeated Xu Yucheng.
She didn't pay attention to anyone else, and she had always been used to working alone, so she wasn't really enthusiastic about teamwork.
Gu Yue's personality was even stronger than Wu Siduo's. She was already dissatisfied with Wu Siduo becoming the class monitor, and Luo Guixing's decision to take over the team's command without even asking her further fueled her discontent.
Tang Wulin was quite helpless. He wanted the four of them to unite, but both Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing looked down on him, believing he only became the vice class monitor because of good luck. So, they basically ignored his words.
As for Luo Guixing, the reason he only teleported Wu Siduo earlier wasn't intentional. It was simply because he could only teleport one person at a time, and when choosing between the Netherworld White Tiger and Tang Wulin, he naturally chose the one with higher combat power.
But now...
"Now, the second group, come up to the arena and choose the teacher you want to challenge." At this moment, Shen Yi's voice came, immediately attracting the attention of all four people. The second group!
If I remember correctly, Fors was in the second group!
Thinking of this, Wu Siduo immediately ran to the edge of the arena to watch the battle, and the other three followed her and ran towards the edge of the arena.
"I choose the dance teacher." When the four of them ran to the edge of the ring, they saw that Fors had chosen Wu Changkong as his opponent.
"It's because Fusheng and the others were in the same group and mentioned Teacher Wu's abilities that Fors and the others chose Teacher Wu as their opponent."
This was Tang Wulin's first thought. After all, compared to Teacher Shen, whose background was unknown, Wu Changkong, who had already revealed his abilities, was a more suitable opponent.
Just then, Tang Wulin suddenly felt a push on his back. He turned around and saw Yang Nianxia, the Dark Bear who had been instantly killed by Fors. No, it wasn't just him.
Tang Wulin looked around and saw that, apart from them, the other six groups had all chosen to stand up and watch the battle from the sidelines. Some of them even activated their martial souls in order to get a better view.
For the freshmen class, the fighting power displayed by the first group was already quite impressive. At least they believed that if they were to face Wu Changkong, they might not perform as well as the others.
Now that it's Fors' turn to take the stage, the strongest student in the freshman class, how could they not be drawn to him?
After all, both Wu Siduo and Gu Yue had been defeated by Fors. However, they soon witnessed a scene that surprised them.
Fors and Nan Fusheng were standing together, and in front of them, the rest of the second group were standing.
Is this some kind of new lineup?
Everyone was puzzled, after all, this formation was really too strange. Thirteen people were standing in front, including even a control-type soul master like Xu Xiaoyan, and a poison user like Zheng Qiaran.
Meanwhile, Fors and Nan Fusheng were standing at the back. Is this what a team should do? Put the control unit at the front?
"Hmm?" Even Wu Changkong looked at their lineup with a puzzled expression.
Chapter 184 Xie Xie's Underhanded Tactics
As a control-type character, you're making me stand in front? Isn't that just using me as a shield? Although in reality, it's not that different.
Fors's strategy was very simple and brutal: to have everyone except Nan Fusheng fight Wu Changkong with all their might. The process didn't matter, as she would take action anyway.
When this strategy was announced, everyone in the second group looked confused. Was this a strategy? However, because of the previous mental suppression, no one raised any objections.
"Begin." As Shen Yi's voice rang out, the second group moved.
Led by Xie Xie, the agility-type Soul Masters took the initiative, and Xie Xie himself even created a light dragon clone and a shadow dragon clone that shot straight into the sky.
"Qiang."
With a slight effort, Wu Changkong sent a powerful attack-type Soul Master flying. He then turned and kicked another Soul Master with the "Black Panther" Martial Soul who was trying to launch a sneak attack. Suddenly, he felt three cold lights coming toward his neck, abdomen, and thigh.
Wu Changkong held the tip of the Heavenly Frost Sword in his left hand, and with a gentle flick of his right hand, the Heavenly Frost Sword sprang out, and streaks of light bloomed like blossoming flowers.
The first soul skill, Frost Mark!
"Clang, clang, clang."
All three attacks were blocked by Wu Changkong at the same time, revealing the true identity of the attacker: Xie Xie.
Seeing that his attack was blocked, Xie Xie did not panic. After all, he had personally experienced Teacher Wu's strength during his three years at Donghai Academy.
With a thought, the light dragon clone launched the main attack, while the main body and the shadow dragon clone attacked from the left and right sides.
Wu Changkong waved his sword, still frost-stained, and several strands of light flew out, blocking the attack of the light dragon clone. At the same time, he moved, leaving several afterimages as he headed straight for Xie Xie's main body. Since it was a real battle, he certainly wouldn't stay in one place and take a beating.
The Frost Sword sprang up, the blue longsword trailing a white light. It appeared to be only a few times larger than the previous frost mark, merely a small blade of light.
However, Xie Xie, who was facing the front, felt something completely different. In his perception, it was a terrifying attack formed by hundreds of frost marks stacked together.
It is still the first soul skill, but it is a completely different first soul skill.
With a muffled thud, the white sword light exploded. Although Xie Xie had tried his best to block the frost marks, his whole body was still covered with a layer of white frost, and his movements began to stiffen.
"Shh."
Wu Changkong swung the Heavenly Frost Sword and slashed down. With this one strike, Xie Xie was eliminated.