Luoyang Lu exchanged a few words with the crowd and walked out of the room, just in time to meet Wu Zhangkong, who frowned at him, "Can you show some mercy?"
He had also heard about the incident.
Shen Yi might not fully understand Huo Yuhao's capabilities and thought they had a chance to win, but Wu Zhangkong, who was well aware of Huo Yuhao's strength, knew that the academy would likely... suffer a crushing defeat.
Luoyang Lu paused for a moment, considering the harmonious relationship they had shared recently, sighed, and said frankly, "Teacher Wu, respect is mutual. You should ask if they are willing to hold back. Moreover... Yuhao needs this opportunity. Since it's right in front of us, we can't let it go."
Wu Zhangkong tightly pursed his lips, momentarily speechless.
...
In the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, the most anticipated event was naturally the seven-person team battle, followed by the five-person team battle.
Not only the 80, 000 spectators on-site but also many viewers in front of their soul guide screens were watching these highly anticipated matches.
Including Dean Yu of Eastsea Academy.
Since the news of the Shrek Academy students challenging Class Zero spread on the soul guide network, he had been somewhat stunned.
Their academy had become famous this time, in every sense of the word.
In the office, Long Hengxu looked at Dean Yu with a bitter smile, "Teacher Luo's explanation was to reassure us that he would handle it properly and it wouldn't affect the academy."
"...I'm not worried about the academy's reputation," Dean Yu shook his head. "Now there are mostly praises from the alliance."
Probably because the previous exhibition match was such a devastating loss, the Skysea Alliance urgently needed a public opinion direction.
Under the alliance's manipulation, no one now favored the children of Class Zero, but neither did many people belittle them; instead, they thought they were brave.
In everyone's eyes, this was a guidance match triggered by a verbal spat.
"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. The five-person team match is starting," Dean Yu said, seeing the scene on the soul guide screen, his eyes flickered, and he straightened up to watch the match.
The five-person and seven-person team matches, being the top two most anticipated events, were held at noon and night respectively, both times with high online traffic.
Now was Eastsea Academy's first five-person team match, and their opponent was Skysea Academy, which ranked among the top in the alliance.
But when Dean Yu saw their participating players, a smile appeared on his lips, and he was not at all worried about them losing.
After all, they were prodigies from the Spirit Pagoda.
On the field, the referee glanced at the prepared players from both sides and shouted, "Match begins!"
The five members of Skysea Academy had just formed their formation when the team leader sternly shouted, "Release your martial souls—"
However, before his voice faded, a cold voice had already sounded.
"Let me handle this."
Gu Yuena stepped forward, her black hair fluttering without wind, and three soul rings rose from under her feet.
—Yellow, Yellow, Purple!
The entire venue erupted in an uproar!
"Three-ringed Soul Elder!"
What was most unbelievable was that this girl standing in the center of the arena, single-handedly intimidating the entire field, was only a little over ten years old.
The pupils of the Skysea Academy members constricted, but before they could recover from their shock, Gu Yuena's soul skill had already been unleashed.
She lightly tapped her fingertips, and in an instant, the entire arena seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, as a tsunami of elemental power surged forth.
Flames turned into raging dragons, ice condensed into sharp blades, and the ground, manipulated by earth elements, surged like waves.
The Skysea Academy members couldn't even fully release their defensive soul skills before being completely engulfed by this overwhelming elemental storm!
"Boom—!!!"
The five members of Skysea Academy were sent flying like kites with cut strings, crashing at the edge of the field, completely losing their combat ability.
The audience erupted in exclamations.
This girl... seemed even more terrifying than the Shrek girl from yesterday, and she was actually a student from within their Skysea Alliance?
Moreover, she didn't seem to be the leader of Eastsea Academy, so...
For a moment, many spectators became excited.
Perhaps they were destined to face defeat, but the match between Eastsea Academy and Shrek Academy would undoubtedly have many surprises along the way.
"She's... a three-ringed Soul Elder?"
Ye Xinglan who was also sitting in the audience, suddenly stiffened, the usual calm curve of her lips frozen, replaced by a look of astonishment and disbelief.
Gu Yuena was about the same age as her, how could her cultivation be higher? What did that make her pride?
"So that's it, she's indeed not simple, being with Huo Yuhao. This ability to control elements... she's Gu Yuena, ranked thirteenth on the Young Geniuses List, right? A ten-year-old Soul Elder, and able to control so many elements, she needs to be watched carefully."
Yu Longheng, who had not paid much attention to the girl before, also frowned.
"Young Geniuses List? What kind of wild ranking is that? Never heard of it!"
Ye Xinglan snapped out of her thoughts, her eyes slightly red, and shouted angrily before storming out of the audience.
Yu Longheng glanced at the direction she left, then turned back without caring that she had also insulted him, instead focusing on Huo Yuhao, who had not yet entered the field.
He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to assess Huo Yuhao's strength, but it seemed that was not possible now.
"However," Yu Longheng's lips curled into a cold smile, "there's no need to be so cautious."
Except for Gu Yuena, the others were all Soul Grandmasters, and there was even a one-ringed Soul Master. Although having a thousand-year soul spirit was surprising, compared to them, the gap was too large to affect the outcome.
In the passage below the field, Xie Xie, who had just stepped off the stage, clicked his tongue, "Sister Na really went all out this time."
"After all, tonight is the match against Shrek Academy. If Sister Na didn't take action, who knows how others would view us."
Zhang Yangzi sighed, "I feel like the audience is looking at us differently now..."
However, after Gu Yuena's display, it seemed even more different.
On the other side, Gu Yuena walked over to Huo Yuhao, thought for a moment, and softly said, "Yuhao, you take the lead tonight."
"..."
Huo Yuhao met Gu Yuena's dark eyes, remained silent for a moment, then smiled, "Alright."
...
The Skysea Alliance had heavily promoted this match between Shrek Academy and Eastsea Academy, and with the seven-on-seven battle being particularly eye-catching, it had garnered widespread attention.
As the last rays of the setting sun sank below the horizon, the 80, 000 seats of the Skysea Grand Stadium were already filled. The night did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm; instead, it enveloped the entire stadium in a layer of fervor.
In the No. 1 box of the Skysea Stadium.
This was always reserved for the officials of Skysea City. Whenever there was a major event, the heavyweight figures of Skysea City and the Skysea Alliance would gather here to watch the match.
But today was different. Shen Yi and Luoyang Lu sat at the very front, with other high-ranking officials of the Skysea Alliance behind them.
Long Huantian, the principal of Skysea Intermediate Academy in Skysea City, saw this scene and a trace of strangeness appeared in his eyes.
Previously, he didn't know what was going on, but now seeing a Shrek teacher and a Spirit Pagoda member sitting at the front, he immediately made the connection.
Was this an alternative confrontation between the two major powers?
No wonder it had caused such a stir.
'Hopefully, this match can help our Skysea Academy cover up the previous defeat.'
Thinking of more important matters, Long Huantian sighed inwardly.
Shen Yi, sitting in the front row, glanced at Luoyang Lu, "Huo Yuhao is indeed exceptionally talented, becoming a Soul Elder at the age of ten, with unfathomable spiritual power. But this is a team battle, aren't you afraid he might face setbacks?"
Luoyang Lu replied, "There's always someone better, and the sky is vast. Teacher Shen will understand."
If he remembered correctly, after Yuhao's breakthrough, he had gone to the Spirit Ascension Platform, so now he should have...
Luoyang Lu's lips curled into a smile.