Chapter 216: Blue Tyrant Forfeits, The 7v7 Proposal
"There really is a Spirit Bone."
Watching Yu Tianlin pick up the seven colored head bone, Yu Yuanzhen kept his face calm, but inside, he was genuinely surprised.
Anyone who obtained a Spirit Bone would do everything possible to keep it hidden. Shi Nian was no exception. That raised a question, how did Yu Tianlin learn this secret?
"Grandpa, here." While Yu Yuanzhen was still thinking, Yu Tianlin had already run back with the Spirit Bone, ready to hand it over.
"It's just a 10,000 year Spirit Bone." Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand, uninterested. "Keep it. Handle it yourself."
Hearing that, Yu Tianlin did not bother being polite. He directly put away the 10,000 year head Spirit Bone.
While grandfather and grandson dealt with the Spirit Bone, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianxin, whom Yu Yuanzhen had brought along, were checking Dai Mubai's condition. From their expressions alone, it was clear that things were not optimistic.
"Mu Bai's spirit has suffered too much trauma…" Yu Xiaogang frowned, staring at the unconscious Dai Mubai. He tried to wake him, but there was no response.
Mental trauma was extremely dangerous. Yu Xiaogang could not help worrying.
"Don't worry, Xiao Gang. Your student won't die." Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen spoke calmly. "That kid can be considered exceptionally talented. His spiritual power is far stronger than ordinary Spirit Masters, which is why he managed to endure Shi Nian for so long."
Dai Mubai's innate Evil Eyes were a mutation, and his mental strength really was impressive. Even so, Yu Yuanzhen did not sugarcoat the reality.
"Of course, even if he won't die, he'll still have to lie down for a while." Yu Yuanzhen continued. "I estimate he'll need at least 1 month of rest, and he probably won't be able to participate in the upcoming qualifiers."
Physical injuries were relatively easy. Any support type Spirit Master with healing abilities could speed up recovery. But mental injuries were different. Spiritual trauma could only heal slowly through rest.
After rescuing someone, killing someone, and seizing a Spirit Bone, the group returned to Heaven Dou City.
Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianxin carried Dai Mubai back to reunite with the others, while Yu Tianlin returned to the hotel and continued cultivating.
As for Yu Yuanzhen, he went straight to the competition organizing committee to report what happened. After all, he had been invited as a spectator for the Heaven Dou tournament. Since he had uncovered a malicious assassination attempt against a participant, he felt it necessary to inform the organizers.
Shi Nian had already turned to ashes, leaving no physical evidence. It did not matter.
Who was Yu Yuanzhen?
He was the Clan Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a level 96 Title Douluo in the eyes of outsiders. With that status, would he fabricate charges against a high level academy for no reason? His words were evidence.
So before the next day even arrived, that same afternoon, the organizing committee announced that Canghui Academy's participation qualification had been revoked, and they explained the reason.
A Spirit Saint had been sent to assassinate a contestant.
That single fact made Canghui Academy's reputation collapse overnight. Public condemnation poured in. Inside the academy, teachers and students could not withstand the pressure, and resignations and withdrawals came in waves. The once famous advanced Spirit Master academy began its decline from that moment on.
Crooked and unorthodox methods were unacceptable. The right path was the only path.
Because of this incident, the preliminary rounds were unusually suspended for 1 day.
Canghui Academy's team had been quite strong. They even had a Spirit Ancestor among their members, making them only slightly weaker than the Five Element Academies and Blue Tyrant Academy. They had already secured several victories in the first 8 rounds. Now that their qualification had been revoked, the records of teams that previously lost to them naturally had to be recalculated.
After 1 day of rest and reorganization, the preliminary rounds resumed.
In the next few rounds, the opponents were not strong, so Lei Tian and the others handled them as usual. Yu Tianlin continued focusing on cultivation until the results of the 14th round draw were announced.
In the 14th round of the qualifiers, Thunder Academy's opponent was Blue Tyrant Academy.
Finally, he was going to face his cousin and the original Shrek Academy members.
Yu Tianlin was already prepared for a hard fight, yet at the last moment, he learned that Blue Tyrant Academy had chosen to forfeit. The decision surprised him.
But after thinking about it, it made perfect sense.
They all knew Yu Tianlin's strength and understood they could not beat him. On top of that, Dai Mubai, one of their strongest fighters, could not battle at all. Their chances of winning were basically nonexistent. Forfeiting was the cleanest choice.
It was important to remember that only 5 teams could qualify from the preliminaries, and those spots had consistently been taken by the Five Element Academies in past years.
For Blue Tyrant Academy to qualify, it had to maintain a near perfect record against ordinary academies, then defeat 1 of the Five Element Academy teams.
Now, it seemed Blue Tyrant Academy had chosen Elephant Armor Academy as their target. That meant abstaining against the other 4 elemental academies, including Thunder Academy, in order to preserve their strength.
For Yu Tianlin, the following days became relatively easy.
He did not need to take action against ordinary academies. Among the few academies qualified to challenge him, Blazing Fire Academy and Elephant Armor Academy had already been crushed, and Blue Tyrant Academy had forfeited.
That left only Divine Wind Academy and Skywater Academy.
Yu Tianlin did not have to wait long. In the 16th round of the preliminary rounds, they finally drew Skywater Academy.
Even though he had prepared himself mentally, when it became real, Yu Tianlin still felt a strange sensation in his chest.
He had never fought Shui Bing'er before. Tomorrow, should he go all out, or hold back a little?
For once, Yu Tianlin fell into hesitation.
At that moment, Shui Bing'er came to his door in person and made the decision for him.
"Yu Tianlin, I hope you can go all out tomorrow. Not just by yourself, but together with your teammates, in a 7v7 battle."
Those were Shui Bing'er's exact words.
Yu Tianlin had single handedly defeated 7 opponents before. Because his strength was overwhelming, it had looked almost natural. But for academies with pride, that kind of defeat still felt humiliating.
Shui Bing'er clearly felt that way. She did not want Yu Tianlin to do the same thing to Skywater Academy.
Even if she liked Yu Tianlin and acknowledged his strength, she still had her own pride.
"Alright." Yu Tianlin nodded. "Since you're the one asking for a 7v7 battle, I'll grant your wish."