Chapter 26 - Emperor Team
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Sunset Forest,
Meanwhile, somewhere on the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a man and a young woman could be found together while having a conversation.
"Grandpa, teacher Qin planned for us to go to Suotuo City's Spirit Great Arena to participate and gain more experience." The young woman said as she looked at the man beside her. She was a very beautiful and sexy woman with deep purple short hair with a pair of green eyes that gave people a somewhat strange feeling.
"Ooh, then you better do a good job and always remember what I told you, you need to think before you act. Don't look down on others just because you're strong and noble." The man replied with seriousness. This man was none other than, the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, and the young woman who he was talking to was his one and only granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
"Yes, Grandpa." Dugu Yan responded.
"Sigh, it's almost four months yet I still can't find the Young Lord." Dugu Bo sighed. He was still waiting and sometimes he went around the empire to find Lev but no matter where he went, he could not even find any trace of him as if he completely disappeared.
"Grandfather, are you still thinking about the young man that you've met?" Dugu Yan asked as she was also curious about this young man his father had always talking about for the past months.
"Yeah, you must remember that if somehow you see the Young Lord in your journey to Suotuo City, you must take the opportunity to talk to and befriend him." Dugu Bo reprimanded Dugu Yan as his meeting with Lev was something that changed his perception of the world and he badly wanted to meet him again.
"Yes, Grandpa." Dugu Yan replied. Even though she did not see Lev in person, his grandfather drew a portrait of him, and she felt charmed by how handsome the young man was. After hearing her grandfather constantly telling her everything that happened that time only makes her curiosity increase.
After talking for a while, Dugu Bo then stood up and said, "Let's head back."
With that, Dugu Yan nodded before the two left the forest.
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---One month later---
Great Spirit Arena,
One month passed in a flash, and the Shrek Seven Devils' battles in the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena's fields could even be described as the wind creating the waves. In that month, the Shrek Seven Devils participated in twenty-seven team fights. Twenty-seven battles and twenty-seven victories. Within the thirtieth-ranked range, they had no competition.
Still, Shrek Seven Devils' stunning performance already garnered the Great Spirit Arena's attention, if not for their fighting spirit badge rank being too low, and thus not meeting the minimum requirements of the Central Spirit Battle Arena of at least a silver rank, perhaps they would already have been invited to participate in the Central Great Spirit Battle arena.
As the night fell, the Shrek Seven Devils were now on their way to the Spirit Great Arena for their last match to finally advance their rank.
Coming to the registration point, as usual, Yu Xiaogang took out the Shrek Seven Devils' battle badge and presented it battle group staff, "Excuse me, I'm signing up for team battles."
The staff took the badge like always, but when he saw the words engraved on the badge, his face paled and he gasped softly, "Shrek Seven Devils?"
Yu Xiaogang wrinkled his brows and then replied, "Yes.
"Sir, can you please wait a moment." The staff then quickly left his post and ran toward the back, hands tightly clasping Shrek Seven Devils' team battle badge.
Yu Xiaogang just looked at the staff and thought that there must be some trouble ahead.
Without having to wait too long, the staff member brought back another person to the registration point. The other person said, "Sorry for having you wait so long."
Yu Xiaogang had an impression of the man that the staff brought along. At that point in time when Shrek's Seven Devils participated in their first group battle in the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, he was their host and announcer.
The man smiled and said, "Hello respected team leader sir, may I have a conversation with you? It will not take up too much of your time."
Yu Xiaogang nodded his head. He had already expected this to happen, after all, Shrek Seven Devils had obtained outstanding results within this past month. Not being noticed was an impossibility.
With that, the man then brought Yu Xiaogang into a quiet back room behind the registration point.
"I'm the manager of the Spirit Great Arena, you can call me Manager Ao. I'm representing the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, in hopes that today, Shrek Seven Devils will participate in the Central Spirit Arena on the main stage." Manager Ao said while looking at Yu Xiaogang.
"And why is that?" Yu Xiaogang asked fully knowing the Arena's rules. He was not surprised but instead maintained a plain voice.
Manager Ao sighed and then explained all the details regarding the problem. He also shared that the cause of the trouble was actually a few aristocrats who brought a Spirit Master Team to this place and then explained how they caused a large loss to the Suotuo Spirit Great Arena. He hopes that the Shrek Seven Devils Team will accept as they were their only hope.
After talking for a while, Yu Xiaogang accepted, but, with some very generous conditions, and most importantly, he agreed to this fight, not for the accumulating points or money, but for the experience for his students. He then asked Manager Ao to get the opponent's information and call all his students for a meeting.
Manager Ao quickly turned away, obviously to report the matter of Shrek Seven Devils having agreed to participate in the spirit battle to his higher-ups and at the same time, to make the appropriate arrangements.
After a short while, not only did the staff bring all Shrek Seven Devils to the room, but even Flender and Zhao Wuji were also invited over.
Yu Xiaogang calmly repeated what Manager Ao previously mentioned, at the same time, putting the recently received information flat on a table in the room.
While they were arguing and planning on how to win the battle, Lev, on the other hand, was looking at the information in the table. Reading normally, he never thought that he would see someone familiar which makes him smile. He thought, 'So, it's already time for that, huh.'
Meanwhile, as everyone was busy, Yu Xiaogang suddenly noticed Lev was smiling while looking at the information. He couldn't help but curiously asked, "Lev, is there something you wanted to say?"
"Hmmm. Well. I am actually familiar with their Vice Captain." Lev answered fully knowing that he knew them all, but he did not really care about the others and just focused his attention on Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo's granddaughter.
Yu Xiaogang then asked, "You know her?"
Lev looked at them and then said, "I didn't really see her in person, but I met her grandfather accidentally before coming to Shrek Academy."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang and the others were shocked by Lev's words.
"D-Did you mean you've met the famous P-Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo?" Flender suddenly asked while being surprised since he was very familiar with people bearing the name Dugu and knew about their history.
Lev nodded and then decided not to continue talking.
Flender and the others gasped as it was rare and quite dangerous to meet a real Titled Douluo. They wait for Lev to talk more about it but become disappointed after seeing him remain silent.
Right after that, Yu Xiaogang then continued talking and then let Tang San formulate the plan from which Lev suggested leaving Dugu Yan to him which Tang San accepted. Zhu Zhuqing, unlike the others, was having a completely different thought as she looked at Lev meaningfully.
While they were having a meeting, there was also a group in VIP lounge number three who was resting comfortably. There were only seven people in the room, all of them possessing clear characteristics, and appearing to be twenty years old.
The seven people in this room were precisely the members of the Emperor Team in Yu Xiaogang's group's material. Sitting on the sofa was captain Yu Tianheng and also vice-captain Dugu Yan. The handsome youth was Wind Chime Bird Spirit Master, Yu Feng. The black-clothed man was the Ghost Leopard Spirit Master Osler. The two brothers sitting on the floor meditating were naturally the two Black Tortoise Spirit Masters. Standing in the corner was Emperor Team's auxiliary system Spirit Master, Nine Hearted Begonia Xie Lingling.
While they were waiting, the door suddenly swung open, and a person entered from outside. This person's appearance made all the Emperor team members spread out over the room to perform the same action, even Captain Yu Tianheng sitting on the sofa, and even the Shi brothers sitting on the floor meditating opened their eyes. The seven people all stood up, making respectful salutes.
"Teacher Qin." All of them said.
"This time, you will perhaps meet your match. I've just received the basic information on your opponents today from the city lord. This was determined just now by Suotuo Great Spirit Arena. Have a look." While speaking, teacher Qin walked over to the sofa behind the crystal table and sat down, in his hand already holding shining cloth and silk, unfolding it on the tabletop.
Teacher Qin then explained the history of their opponent. The Emperor team was shocked to know their victories over the others but Yu Tianheng and the others still had mocking faces when they saw their spirit ranks.
"Don't underestimate the opponent. They fight and win while having disadvantages towards their opponent and it was the same for us, if we don't fight them seriously, we will have the same fate." Dugu Yan said while being disgusted by her teammates' attitude. Dugu Yan, unlike the original, was very different as she was honed and thought by Dugu Bo to become humbler and kinder after what happened to him in the Sunset Forest. Though it was only a short period of time, it was enough to change something.
Teacher Qin also supported Dugu Yan while the others just remained silent however, as their goal was to win, teacher Qin said that they need to do their best and remind Dugu Yan to treat their poisoning injuries after the match. Seeing this arrangement, the team asked why because every time they had a battle, teacher Qin always told them to strike without mercy. Without answering them, teacher Qin just waved off his hand and said that he'd explain later after the match.
After getting things done, the Emperor Team headed by Yu Tiangheng was now just waiting for the match to start.
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---Two hours later---
Central Main Spirit Arena,
The Central Main Spirit Arena was now full of cheers and shouts when suddenly, the spirit tool lanterns shone dazzlingly, and their brightness was spread in every direction but focused on the spirit ring, as if an enormous golden spotlight shone down from the sky, just right to envelop the entire spirit fighting stage.
In the middle of the spirit ring, the ground suddenly buckled upwards in a two meter in diameter circle, the section slowly rising up from the stage could be seen supported by a thick golden pillar, and rising with the golden pillar right now was a young woman.
The young woman was actually the announcer of the incoming battle. Her appearance surprised the audience, loud shouts, and cheers erupted while she was talking. After she then began to introduce both teams.
"Emperor Team, captain: Yu Tian-Heng, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Master..."
"Shrek Seven Devils team, captain: Evil Eye White Tiger, White Tiger Spirit Master..."
This white-dressed young announcer very skillfully introduced both the competing teams, the purpose very simple, precisely to raise the expectations of each VIP spectator.
"Next, will the team members of both sides please take the field." The young woman announced with excitement.
After she spoke, on either side of the spirit ring, two sliding doors silently opened wide, and both sides' team members simultaneously entered the venue, walking into the center of the spirit fighting stage. On the left side was Emperor Team and the right side was occupied by the Shrek Seven Devils
In the center of the spirit ring, practically simultaneously, both sides with fourteen people completely released their spirit power. Each of them transformed and prepared for the upcoming battle.
While they were all focused on pressuring each other, Lev was completely silent while smiling at the same time.
[Initial Skill: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Body Enhancement has been learned.]
[Initial Skill: Black Tortoise Body Enhancement has been learned.]
[Initial Skill: Wind Chime Bird Body Enhancement has been learned.]
[Initial Skill: Ghost Leopard Body Enhancement has been learned.]
[Initial Skill: Nine Hearted Begonia has been learned.]
[...has been learned.]
[...has been learned.]
After both sides completed their preparation, the announcer then excitedly let the battle begin.