Chapter 196: One Freeze, One Silence
As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, Yu Xiaogang immediately jumped up.
“Then why did you still let them fight? Wouldn’t it be better to forfeit this match and conserve their strength for the upcoming teams?”
Bai Yu’s mouth twitched. Thankfully, he had anticipated this and protected himself with wind elemental energy, deflecting all of Yu Xiaogang’s spittle, otherwise, he would have been disgusted to death.
“I never said I had to make them fight. They wanted to fight themselves. But since they have that Spirit, let them try.”
“If they win, their belief will grow stronger. If they lose, that’s also good; it can pull down their inflated egos.”
Flender frowned deeply. He regretted it a little. Why hadn’t he spoken up to stop them earlier? If they hadn’t fought this match, wouldn’t there have been fewer complications?
“Bai Xiaozi, I understand your thoughts, but what if they are severely injured in this battle and can’t participate in the subsequent matches?”
Bai Yu shook his head, his face showing no signs of worry.
“No big problem. Zhuqing and the other two have some things I left on them, enough to protect them from severe injuries.”
“Although once those backup plans are activated, it means this battle is lost, it doesn’t matter. With the three of them, subsequent advancement is still possible.”
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Flender and Yu Xiaogang’s expressions also calmed down. He was right; with Zhu Zhuqing and the other two, even if they couldn't beat Divine Wind Academy, they could easily handle other academies.
As for the others? Since they were so arrogant, a lesson would do them good!
“Hmm… if that’s the case, then fighting this match is acceptable. It’s good for them to refocus. They have indeed been a bit carried away these past two days.”
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The next day, at the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena, the Shrek Team and the Tianshui Team both stood on the arena, bowing to each other.
“Hey, can I ask you a question? What’s the name of that guy sitting in your Shrek rest area, cracking melon seeds? Is he a teacher at your academy?”
After the two teams’ members bowed, before their captains could announce their names, Shui Yue’er spoke first, asking the Shrek Team.
The Shrek Team had already noticed the unusual actions of the seven opponents, and their expressions became extremely strange.
Because among the seven members of the Tianshui Team, except for Captain Shui Bing’er, who only glanced at the Shrek preparation area, the others kept looking over, their eyes filled with both gratitude and embarrassment.
What the heck is going on? Do they know someone on the other side?
Just as they were wondering, Shui Bing’er’s voice made them suddenly realize, thinking to themselves, so it’s Bai Yu!
That made perfect sense. That scoundrel was very flirtatious, so it was not surprising at all that he had interacted with the Tianshui Team, which was full of beauties.
“He’s not a teacher, but saying he’s a student isn’t quite right either. If you want to know, you’ll have to ask him yourself after the match.”
“Explaining it now, there isn’t enough time. The referee is probably about to announce the start.”
Dai Mubai looked at Shui Yue’er, who was still staring at Bai Yu, and said indifferently.
Shui Bing’er also pulled back Shui Yue’er, who was about to ask another question, then nodded to Dai Mubai.
“Yue’er, quiet down!”
“We had a brief encounter with that person. He saved us. After the match, we will visit him.”
“But now is indeed not the time to discuss these things. My name is Shui Bing’er, captain of the Tianshui Team. Please enlighten me!”
As Shui Bing’er’s voice fell, Dai Mubai’s expression hardened, and he said:
“Dai Mubai, captain of the Shrek Team. Please enlighten me!”
As both captains announced their names, the referee, who had been watching the excitement, officially announced the start of the match.
“Go!”
Both sides moved in sync. As soon as the referee’s voice fell, three people from each side rushed out of their respective formations, wanting to test the other side.
The three from Shrek were Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, while from Tianshui, they were Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo.
Tang San, closely following the three, also rushed forward, simultaneously activating Binding, wanting to restrict the three opponents.
But as soon as his Blue Silver Grass made a move, Shui Bing’er’s first and second spirit rings flashed consecutively, changing the situation on the field.
Frost instantly appeared on the bodies of Dai Mubai, the other two, and Tang San, who were charging forward, bringing their forward momentum to an abrupt halt.
As for the Tianshui Team, except for Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu, the other five members were covered in a thick layer of ice armor, which looked difficult to break.
“Bang! Creak! Snap!”
Three different sounds rang out. Dai Mubai, due to his body being momentarily frozen, missed the first move and was sent flying backward by the opponent.
However, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu’s situations were slightly different. Zhu Zhuqing’s movement paused for a moment, then she continued to charge forward, her sharp claws directly grabbing Shen Liuyu’s chest, leaving five deep claw marks on the ice armor.
Xiao Wu’s spirit power circulated, directly melting the frost on her body, and she twisted her body for a side kick, colliding with Gu Qingbo’s palm.
“Xue Wu, begin!”
Shui Bing’er lightly shouted, activating her second Spirit Ability, also donning ice armor, and stood in front of Xue Wu, blocking Zhu Zhuqing, who had already continuously forced back Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue’er.
Seeing that she could no longer attack Xue Wu and that two more people were rushing towards her from behind, Zhu Zhuqing immediately crossed her arms and activated her third Spirit Ability, wanting to see if she could severely injure Shui Bing’er.
“Hmph…!”
Shui Bing’er grunted, her face as pale as snow. Two ghostly purple energy blades directly shattered the ice armor on her arms, leaving a wound on each.
Although Shui Bing’er was injured, Zhu Zhuqing also lost the chance to finish her off, because Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue’er had already entangled her again.
At this point, the situation on the field was somewhat chaotic. After breaking through the frost, Dai Mubai engaged Yu Hairou.
Xiao Wu blocked Gu Qingbo, preventing her from attacking Ning Rongrong and Oscar in the backline. Ma Hongjun was flying in the air, constantly pulling back and forth with Qiu Ruoshui.
Only Tang San was relatively idle, but he still couldn’t move, because as soon as he made a move, Shui Bing’er would immediately freeze him, turning him into a temporary vegetable.
Shui Bing’er had already discovered that among the opponents, besides the two support Spirit Masters hiding in the back who she couldn't reach, only that control Spirit Master allowed her freezing effect to be maximized.
Their captain, Dai Mubai, had a high enough spirit power level, so the freezing effect was very short-lived. As for the Fatty with the fire chicken Spirit, there was no need to mention him; their attributes were mutually exclusive, so it wasn’t very useful.
The two girls, for some unknown reason, were unaffected by her freeze, as if they hadn't been hit at all, and it didn't hinder their fighting in the slightest.
The kid who played with Blue Silver Grass was much better; one freeze and he wouldn't make a sound!
One could only say that without ice immunity and fire immunity, Tang San was indeed a bit weak, and he hadn't even reached Spirit Ancestor yet, so he was truly helpless against freezing.