The fact that the Shrek Academy students hadn't removed their masks to drink tea didn't bother Manager Ao much. He maintained a friendly smile and said,
"Esteemed Soul Masters, you'll need to rest in this reception room for a while. The staff is already tallying your Soul Battle Points for the past month."
Manager Ao gestured to two staff members busy at work on the other side of the reception room.
"That's not a problem, but shouldn't you present the appearance reward you promised us beforehand?" Dai Mubai, who had recovered some energy after the rest, took over Manager Ao's question.
"Of course," Manager Ao replied respectfully, pulling a black card from his pocket and handing it to Dai Mubai.
"The appearance fee of 10,000 gold soul coins, which the Grand Soul Arena had promised to give everyone, is already stored here. Please keep it safe. With this black card, you can collect the equivalent amount of gold soul coins at any bank on the continent."
Dai Mubai accepted the black card without hesitation, carefully checking its authenticity. Although the Grand Soul Arena wouldn't do anything to lower its standards, it was always good to cultivate a cautious habit.
The next step was waiting. In an era without computers and calculators, arithmetic and statistics were extremely time-consuming. Bored students began to whisper among themselves about the recently concluded Soul Battle match using their Soul Guidance Masks.
Frankly, while the Soul Battle match between Shrek Academy and the Royal Fighting Team was intense, it was undoubtedly much easier for Shrek than the one Oschin remembered.
First, Ma Hongjun had broken through to level 30, gaining the ability to suppress Yu Feng alone; Ning Rongrong hadn't participated, and Oscar had moved his position using stealth. These two factors combined greatly freed up Tang San's fighting power.
Because he didn't need to constantly help Ma Hongjun fill in the gaps and protect his own support-type Soul Masters, Tang San was able to freely move his position and pull Dugu Yan away from the center of the battle.
Secondly, the appearance of Oschin meant Shrek
Academy didn't have to face the awkward situation of lacking a combat member. Oschin, working with Zhu Zhuqing to limit the Shi brothers, was much better than using Xiao Wu and Tang San, who couldn't go all out, to deal with the Shi brothers. At least the Shi brothers' third Soul Skill didn't cause Shrek Academy much trouble.
Finally, Ye Lingling was eliminated early by Oscar in the competition.
In Oschin's memory, Ye Lingling was healing the members of the Royal Fighting Team until the very end. It was because of her healing that Shrek Academy's multiple bursts of power failed to achieve the desired effect, which led to the battle dragging on and Shrek Academy paying a considerable price to win.
Let's rewind to when Shrek Academy was discussing tactics before the battle.
"This Royal Fighting Team is different from the previous Berserker Team. I'm not entirely confident I can eliminate that Nine-Hearted Begonia Soul Master at the very beginning of the Soul Battle." Seeing the students' gazes, Zhu Zhuqing calmly stated these words.
Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy students were clearly disappointed. Zhu Zhuqing couldn't do it, and neither could they. However, without eliminating Ye Lingling first, Shrek's team was essentially fighting with a heavy burden—it felt awkward no matter how they thought about it. At this moment, Oschin spoke up.
"Actually, we don't necessarily need to eliminate Ye Lingling at the very beginning.
Nine Heart Begonia's healing is different from Frenzy. Frenzy is a skill that causes significant harm once the opponent uses it, but healing is different. What we fear is continuous healing.
It's only when the opponent simply doesn't lose any members no matter how hard we attack that we get frustrated. If it's just one or two healings, it won't have a significant impact on us.
After all, healing can only restore the opponent's physical injuries; the soul power consumed during combat cannot be recovered.
At the start, the Royal Fighting Team will definitely protect Ye Lingling very well, but we won't immediately launch a full-scale attack ourselves." There needs to be a period of mutual probing and understanding. During this phase, our primary task is to ascertain our opponent's strength and methods. Eliminating them is secondary; there's no need to force it.
After this probing phase, the Royal Fighting Team will likely shift their focus to the battle. If we then initiate a full-scale battle, dividing the entire Soul Arena into countless smaller battle groups, the likelihood of Ye Lingling being overlooked will greatly increase.
At that point, Zhu Qing won't even need to intervene; Oscar can simply sneak over. Once Ye Lingling is eliminated, we'll immediately unleash our full power. Oscar and I will use our Soul Fusion Technique together to assist your burst of power. If Dai Mubai, Zhu Qing's Netherworld White Tiger, and Xiao San's Eight Spider Lances appear simultaneously, the Royal Fighting Team won't be able to react in time.
"That's right, our thinking was influenced by that battle with the Berserker Team. Different skill effects don't necessarily require the same countermeasures. Let's refine our battle plan according to Oscar's ideas."
As it turned out, events unfolded exactly as Oscar predicted. Ye Lingling, protected only by a ring of poison mist, was easily eliminated by Oscar, and the Shrek Seven Devils seized the opportunity to win the battle.
The recollection and summary came to a temporary end. The staff of the Grand Arena had already tallied the Shrek team's battle points.
Tang San, as Oscar remembered, received the Gold Battle Badge, and the rest of the team successfully obtained Silver Battle Badges. Everyone received their battle bonus from the Grand Arena and happily headed towards the hotel where the main force was stationed. Except for Oscar, the others were unaware that they were about to welcome a special guest.
Outside the Grand Arena, on a slightly quiet avenue leading to the noble area, the seven members of the Royal Fighting Team, having regained their fighting spirit after receiving some inspirational advice from their teacher, were walking towards the arena, supporting each other.
Although Tang San wasn't by his side, Grandmaster Yu Tianheng was still waiting for his nephew. He understood Yu Tianheng; today's battle had likely been a significant blow to the always proud Yu Tianheng, and he wanted to offer him some guidance.
Frankly, Grandmaster Yu Tianheng hadn't anticipated that the students' strength would grow to such an extent so quickly. In this battle against the Royal Fighting Team, the Royal Fighting Team was clearly facing a much tougher challenge.
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