(I forgot about Yu Tianheng while writing earlier, so I made some revisions to the previous text. He is now the Shrek captain.)
As soon as Ma Hongjun heard that their opponent was the Heaven Dou Academy's vice-captain, his face immediately turned pale.
"We're finished, we're finished. With Xiao Wu's personality, she might just beat us to death?"
As soon as these words were spoken, members of the Shrek Battle Team like Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu didn't feel much, but those familiar with Xiao Wu's temper, like Dai Mubai, had their expressions turn ugly.
Oscar even spoke hesitantly, "Anyway, we're not the Heaven Dou Academy team's opponents. Why don't we just forfeit this first match?"
As soon as Ma Hongjun heard his good friend say this, he immediately echoed, "Little Ao is right. Why don't we forfeit the first match to conserve our strength? What do you think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, expressions of hesitation also appeared on the faces of the others.
The Heaven Dou City preliminary division will ultimately have five teams emerge to participate in the promotion matches. The Shrek Battle Team only needs to be one of these five teams; there's no need to fight the Heaven Dou Academy to the death. If they suffer serious injuries that affect the subsequent matches, that would truly be a loss outweighing the gain.
However, even knowing that forfeiting is the best solution, this is the first match of this Spirit Master tournament.
If their Shrek Academy directly forfeits, they will likely attract the mockery of nearly a hundred thousand spectators in the entire Great Spirit Arena.
Thinking of this, all the members of the Shrek Battle Team showed unwilling expressions.
Yu Tianheng, as the captain of the Shrek Battle Team, let out a cold snort and glanced at Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
"Afraid before even fighting? You might not mind losing face, but I do!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun shrank back beside Dai Mubai and retorted stubbornly, "Yu Tianheng, have you forgotten how badly Xiao Wu beat you back then in the Soto City Great Spirit Arena?"
Yu Tianheng's expression stiffened upon hearing this, and an unpleasant look flashed in his eyes as he looked at Ma Hongjun, but he still said in a deep voice, "I admit Xiao Wu is very strong, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit only enters its truly powerful phase after level forty. I don't believe Xiao Wu can be much stronger than me!"
"Mubai should be very clear about my strength. After all, you fought me over ten times after breaking through to Spirit Ancestor, and you never won once."
Dai Mubai's expression immediately became extremely ugly.
Yu Tianheng was right; in fact, he didn't just never win, he was utterly defeated every single time. It was precisely because of this that he conceded the position of Shrek Battle Team captain.
And the reason for all of this was the severe after-effects left on his hands, making him unable to fully utilize his strength.
Thinking of this, a glint of gloom and resentment flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes.
The reason he has fallen to this state today is all thanks to that incompetent Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Qi Lin!
At this moment, a sharp glint flashed in Tang San's eyes within the crowd.
"Stop talking, everyone. Maybe I have a method that, even if we can't win, will allow us to lose without looking too bad!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked over in surprise.
Seeing this, Tang San smiled faintly and said, "In terms of raw strength, we might not be the Heaven Dou Academy vice-captain's opponents, but if we forfeit directly, it's likely that not just us, but the entire Shrek Academy will be shamed along with us."
"Therefore, we absolutely cannot forfeit the moment we step onto the stage. However, we also shouldn't fight the Heaven Dou Academy vice-captain to the bitter end. So, we can first engage in battle with the Heaven Dou Academy team for a while, and if we are truly no match, it won't be too late to forfeit."
"This way, we both demonstrate our strength so the academy isn't shamed, and we also conserve our strength to prepare for the next battle."
As Tang San spoke, a composed smile appeared on his face.
He continued, "Of course, that's not all. After we engage in battle later, we still need to make other preparations, such as having Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan restrain Xiao Wu."
"Although Xiao Wu has a fiery temper, she also clearly distinguishes between love and hate and won't go for a killing blow against Tai Long and the others."
"As for the captain, Boss Dai, Fatty, and myself, we will immediately launch a full-force attack on Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling. As long as we can eliminate those three, even if we ultimately forfeit and surrender, it will still be a glorious defeat, and we will have preserved our strength to a great extent!"
"Little Ao, don't go up for this first match. Our raw strength isn't a match for Heaven Dou Academy. When we make our move, it must be like a thunderbolt; we don't seek victory, but we must achieve our objective!"
Listening to Tang San's detailed analysis, Ma Hongjun slapped his thigh.
"Third Brother, you truly are the strategist of our Shrek. According to your plan, even though we can't win, but we can still show our faces and let everyone outside know the might of our Shrek Academy."
Listening to Ma Hongjun's flattery, Tang San smiled faintly.
It's just a small trick, what's so great about it?
It's all thanks to the teacher's good teaching. Although the teacher is unreliable in many ways, his strategic mind is truly admirable.
Thinking of this, Tang San sighed slightly.
I wonder how the teacher is doing now in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
After a moment, Tang San's eyes gradually became firm.
Before the teacher was taken away by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his greatest hope was to see the Shrek Battle Team achieve excellent results in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament and make a name for themselves.
Now that the teacher has been taken, I must shoulder this responsibility and lead the Shrek Battle Team to fulfill the teacher's wish.
In the audience seats, Flender, Liu Erlong, and the other teachers from Shrek Academy immediately changed their expressions upon hearing that Shrek's first battle was against the Heaven Dou Academy vice-captain!
"We're finished, we're finished. How could we run into the Heaven Dou Academy vice-captain right in the first match?"
"How can we fight? With Xiao Wu's personality, Tang San and Mubai might be crippled?"
"What should we do? Maybe we should just forfeit!" Shao Xin said, frowning, sitting among the Shrek teachers.
He had a premonition that he would need to prepare healing candies again!
At this moment, a sharp glint flashed in Flender's eyes, and then he shook his head, saying, "No need to rush. Let's see how Tang San and the others handle it themselves!"
Meanwhile, on the Heaven Dou Academy vice-captain's side of the arena, Xiao Wu coldly smiled after hearing the announcer's voice, rubbing her hands together, her bones making a series of cracking sounds.
"I didn't expect such a coincidence; our opponent is actually Shrek Academy. Just wait and see how Xiao Wu Jie beats them to a pulp later!"
Ning Rongrong also chuckled, "Count me in. It's a good opportunity to let these Shrek guys know just how powerful Qi Lin Ge's Soul Power Training Method is. He is the true Grandmaster, while that Yu Xiaogang is just a useless Spirit Grandmaster who knows nothing."
Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, spoke calmly.
"Later, leave Dai Mubai to me!"
"Okay!"
Everyone knew about the grudge between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai.
And Dugu Yan smiled charmingly and said softly, "In that case, leave Yu Tianheng to me!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu mumbled, "You've all chosen your opponents, so does that mean I can only deal with Tang San?"
"Sigh, if he doesn't use his Hidden Weapons, he's terribly weak. I don't even have any interest in fighting him."
"Honestly, I even wanted to fight all seven of them by myself!"