69novels Chapter 610 Shi Nian in Action
Chapter 610 Shi Nian in Action
Chapter 610 Shi Nian in Action
At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
A tall but slightly thin figure walked in with his head held high, hands behind his back, and a swaggering gait. He quickly arrived at Tang San's side in front of Xiao Wu's bed.
But Tang San seemed oblivious, still immersed in self-judgment and doubt about life.
Seeing that Tang San seemed to be caught in some kind of self-blame, and didn't even react when Yu Xiaogang came to his side, he couldn't help but frown.
Having been Tang San's teacher for nearly ten years, he could certainly see that his most prized, proudest, and only disciple was having mental health issues.
The root cause should be the match between the Shrek Seven Devils and Elephant Armor Academy, or perhaps it is related to Xiao Wu's injury.
Yu Xiaogang knew that Tang San was essentially an extremely proud and arrogant person, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. After all, it was normal and expected for any genius with great talent in cultivation to be a little arrogant.
Just like his teacher, who also possessed astonishing talent in the study of martial spirit theory, as the number one master of martial spirit theory, he naturally had his own pride.
Tang San and his teacher are similar in kind, but ultimately they are not exactly the same.
Perhaps due to his young age and lack of experience, Tang San's excessive pride negatively impacted his mentality; the more arrogant he was, the less he could withstand setbacks.
If things go smoothly, that's fine, but once you encounter obstacles and setbacks, your mindset can easily change, and you might start to doubt your own abilities.
This was clearly demonstrated in the battle between the Shrek Seven Devils and Elephant Armor Academy, which has already concluded.
Although Tang San led the Shrek Seven Devils to victory in the end, Xiao Wu was seriously injured as a result. He wanted to avenge Xiao Wu, but in the end he could only fight to a draw with his opponent, who was not even seriously injured.
This undoubtedly dealt a blow to Tang San's confidence.
His current performance is almost identical to his performance after the Shrek Six Monsters suffered a crushing defeat against the Royal Fighting Team at the Soto City Grand Arena.
At this moment, he needed his teacher to comfort and boost Tang San's confidence. Muttering to himself, Yu Xiaogang sighed, then stepped forward and patted Tang San on the shoulder:
"The other woman"
The force from his shoulder pulled Tang San back from his existential reverie. He instinctively turned his head and looked at the dry, calloused hand.
Seeing that it was his teacher, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, who was patting him on the shoulder, Tang San's lifeless eyes instantly focused, and he quickly stood up to greet him.
"Teacher, what brings you here?"
"I came to see you, and also to check on Xiao Wu."
Yu Xiaogang raised an eyebrow, glancing at the unconscious man lying on the bed, his face as white as a sheet, as he spoke:
"How is she?"
Tang San's face immediately turned sorrowful:
"His condition wasn't very good, but after treatment, his injury has stabilized and he's recovering faster."
"But it will take some time for him to fully recover, and he probably won't be able to participate in the competition for at least the next two or three days."
"Is that so?" Upon hearing Tang San's reply, Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly.
Xiao Wu's strength ranks fourth among the Shrek Seven Devils, second only to Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai. She possesses the characteristics of both agility-based and power-based Soul Masters, making her an important source of damage for the Shrek Seven Devils.
Without her, it will be difficult to arrange the upcoming matches.
Hopefully, we'll draw some weaker opponents in the remaining rounds of the qualifiers.
His thoughts raced through his mind, and Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San, waving his hand:
"That's just how it is."
"In that case, let Xiao Wu rest well. It's not too late for her to fight again after she has fully recovered."
Upon hearing this, Tang San's expression finally softened slightly, and a hint of gratitude appeared on his face.
"Thank you for your understanding, teacher."
"Look at what you're saying. I'm not some heartless, inconsiderate teacher." Yu Xiaogang glared at him, then his expression suddenly turned serious.
"Let's not talk about that."
"Mistress, come with me, I have something to say to you."
After saying that, Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back, turned around, and walked towards the door.
Tang San opened his mouth, but before he could speak, he saw Yu Xiaogang had already walked to the door of the room.
Looking back at Xiao Wu sleeping peacefully on the bed, Tang San thought for a moment and then decided to follow Yu Xiaogang out of the room.
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Click.
The door closed and then locked.
Just as the door closed and locked, a short gust of wind suddenly swept through the open window.
The next moment, there was another person in the room.
This man was tall and strong, but he was slovenly, wearing a tattered black robe with holes all over his body, making it impossible to see his true face.
He held a wilted blue silver grass in his left hand and a dirty wine gourd in his right. The moment he appeared in the room and landed, he immediately gulped down several mouthfuls of wine.
The foul, pungent smell of alcohol, mixed with an indescribable sour odor, immediately filled the room and spread.
However, this uninvited, burly figure seemed completely oblivious, letting out a long burp and exhaling an even stronger stench of alcohol that instantly filled the entire room.
Even Xiao Wu, who was lying in bed and still unconscious, seemed to feel that the surrounding environment was being eroded by this terrible aura, and her pale face couldn't help but wrinkle up.
This burly man in a tattered black robe was Tang San's father, the Haotian Douluo Tang Hao.
We've only just gotten back here.
After the match between the Shrek Seven Devils and Elephant Armor Academy, Yu Xiaogang led the injured Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and others back to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The others, led by Flander and Qin Ming, stayed at the scene to continue watching the competition and gather information on the various advanced soul master academies.
Tang Hao did not return with her, but stayed in the Heaven Dou Arena to continue keeping an eye on the girl in the Spirit Hall's second team who looked very much like Ah Yin and was definitely related to Ah Yin, seeking an opportunity to approach and kidnap her.
Unfortunately, they didn't find an opportunity until the very end of the competition and when they returned to the Heavenly Fighting Spirit Temple.
He even secretly followed her all the way, but still couldn't get close to her at all, let alone kidnap her.
The main reason was that Yue Guan, that rotten chrysanthemum, protected her too well, staying by her side almost every step of the way, making it nearly impossible to get close to her silently.
However, it was precisely because of Yue Guan's unusual level of attention and protection that Tang Hao became even more convinced of his guess that the girl's identity was definitely suspicious.
Now that things have come to this, he has learned the other party's name, which seems to be something like "Ye Lan". Like the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, the surname "Ye" is obviously not a common surname in the Douluo Continent.
Generally speaking, after a soul beast transforms into a human form, it usually retains its name from when it was a soul beast. However, in the world of soul beasts, there is no concept of surnames.
When they are named, they generally do not include a surname, just like "A Yin" does not have the surname "A" and "Xiao Wu" does not have the surname "Xiao".
Unless the soul beast loses its memories when it transforms into human form and is given another name with human intervention, it will only have one name for its entire life.
The name "Night Blue" seemed to have been deliberately altered to Tang Hao's senses, no matter how you looked at it.
Although he didn't know why he had this feeling, Tang Hao chose to believe his speculation: the girl named Ye Lan must have a problem.
Tang Hao raised his gourd again and took a sip of the cheap ale. He glanced down at Xiao Wu, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed. His eyes, shrouded in the shadows of his robe and hat, gleamed with a chilling red light.
The meaning is unclear.
A moment later, his right hand, which was holding the wine gourd, suddenly extended a few fingers and gently stroked the Blue Silver Grass he was holding in his arms. Then he glanced at Xiao Wu lying on the bed, and a smile gradually spread across his lips.
Complex and indescribable.
Then, Tang Hao's figure flickered and disappeared from the room.
A gust of wind blew by, carrying away all the smells of alcohol and sourness from the room, leaving no trace, as if no one had ever been there.
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After Yu Xiaogang called Tang San out that day, he said something, but after that, Tang San seemed to regain his confidence, cheered up, and threw himself back into cultivation and competition.
In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.
The preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in the Tiandou City region have been successfully completed, with the first eleven rounds of matches already finished.
Among them, there were exactly six teams that won at least ten games, including the Shrek Seven Devils team representing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
In the eleven rounds of the preliminary rounds, the Shrek Seven Devils won ten matches. The reason for the ten wins is that they had one bye during this period, so they only played ten matches in total.
Of these ten matches, apart from the Elephant Academy they encountered in the fourth round, which caused some trouble for the Shrek Seven Devils, they had relatively good draws in the subsequent matches, and their opponents were all relatively unknown weak teams.
Those weak teams are basically like the Auckland Academy team, without even a single Soul Master student above level 40. How can they be a match for the Shrek Seven Devils?
The Shrek Seven Devils easily won by sending out only three of Tang San, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Ma Hongjun, plus four substitute members.
It is worth mentioning that.
Xiao Wu, who was seriously injured in the battle with Elephant Armor Academy, stayed at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for three or four days to recuperate. However, once she recovered, she immediately forgot the pain and reverted to her mischievous and fierce nature.
She participated in almost every match of the Shrek Seven Devils afterward, and each time she stepped onto the field, she became more and more ruthless.
Not to mention her backbend, she even used the Eight-Stage Explosive Throw, as if she wanted to vent all the pain and humiliation that Elephant Armor Academy had inflicted on her on her opponents.
This sparked protests from many teams, but in the end, the matter was dropped because Tang San said "no one was seriously injured."
The Shrek Seven Devils' dazzling record of ten consecutive victories made them stand out in this Elite Soul Master Tournament and won the support of countless viewers.
Although most of their opponents were relatively weak, their ability to defeat the strong team Elephant Academy was enough to prove their strength.
It's worth noting that, so far, Xiangjia Academy has only lost two matches in the eleven rounds of the preliminary rounds.
One of their losses was against the Shrek Seven Devils, while the other was against Thunder Academy, another of the five elemental academies but also stronger.
As for their other opponents, Xiangjia Academy basically crushed them all with ease.
It is clear that the Shrek Seven Devils, who were able to defeat Elephant Armor Academy, are definitely not a weak team, but a strong team that can rival Thunder Academy.
By this point, almost no one was laughing at the Shrek Seven Devils for their bizarre, shit-green team uniforms anymore.
They proved themselves with their abilities.
The other five teams that also achieved at least ten consecutive wins are the Spirit Hall Second Team, the Blazing Fire Academy Team, the Heavenly Water Academy Team, the Divine Wind Academy Team, and the Thunder Academy Team.
Since the Spirit Hall's second team had not yet received a bye, they participated in all eleven rounds of the preliminary rounds without exception, and naturally won all eleven matches, accumulating eleven points.
As for the four elemental academy teams—Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Thunder Academy—they have all received byes and have achieved ten victories, accumulating ten points.
So far, these five strong teams have not met each other, except for the fierce battle between Thunder Academy and Elephant Academy.
The other four teams faced opponents who were at least one level weaker than them, so none of them were able to take a single point from them.
The Spirit Hall's second team goes without saying.
The mere fact that Jin Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bai Chenxiang, three advanced Soul Masters, were involved was enough to give their opponents a run for their money.
They went straight into the fray and easily won, with Raven, Fengxian, Yelan, and Xiaomingyue not even having a chance to fight; they were just there to be there as supporting characters.
Blazing Fire Academy, Sky Water Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Thunder Academy—these four elemental academy teams, while not quite as overpowered, almost always won with overwhelming force.
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Today is the twelfth day of the qualifiers, and the twelfth round of matches is underway.
The Shrek Seven Devils, representing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, faced off against Othello Academy, which had only won five matches in the previous games. Othello was not strong and the Shrek Seven Devils won easily, bringing their total score to eleven points.
"Teacher, I want to go back to cultivate now."
After watching the matches of the teams he was focusing on, Tang San suddenly looked up and said to Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement:
"Alright, you can go back first. The matches between the Spirit Hall and the four elemental academies are over. It doesn't matter whether you watch the remaining matches or not. Leave everything else to us."
Before long, Tang San walked out of the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and strode quickly toward the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Unbeknownst to him, his sudden departure had already attracted someone's attention, who transformed into a shadowy phantom and stealthily followed behind him.
This person was none other than "Remnant Dream" Shi Nian, known as the "Genius Hunter".
(End of this chapter)