Chapter 243: The Final Round of the Promotion Tournament, Battle Against Blue Tyrant Academy
Although they had known they would face Blue Tyrant Academy sooner or later, when the moment actually arrived, a strange look still flashed through Lei Tian and the others' eyes.
After all, they were old acquaintances of Yu Tianxin. Before Yu Tianxin transferred schools, they had gotten along very well with him. Now that they were about to meet again in the promotion tournament, it was only natural that they had mixed feelings.
Yu Tianlin naturally noticed this, so he made a decision on the spot.
"Since none of you really want to fight Tianxin, then I'll do it."
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Yu Tianlin calmly said, "Throughout the entire promotion tournament, I haven't had a single proper fight for 12 straight days. I'm so bored my bones are practically rusting. This final round is a good chance to loosen up."
"Perfect timing too. Let me show you my strength after obtaining my 5th Spirit Ring."
That's right. Yu Tianlin was finally ready to take the field himself.
After all, his opponent this time included Yu Tianxin. His old teammates from Thunder Academy did not want to fight him, while the former Skywater Academy members were naturally restrained by him in terms of elemental attributes.
Yu Tianlin knew his cousin very well. Although Yu Tianxin could not compare to him, he was definitely not weak. Shui Bing'er could certainly fight him, but there was no guarantee of victory. It would be risky, and she might even get hurt. Yu Tianlin had no intention of letting Shui Bing'er take that risk.
So rather than forcing his teammates to fight, he might as well step onto the stage himself.
Besides, Yu Tianlin was genuinely interested in Blue Tyrant Academy. Fighting them would be quite entertaining.
Thus, for the final round of the promotion tournament, Thunder Academy's order of appearance was officially decided and submitted to the tournament organizing committee the night before. Once the lineup was submitted, it could no longer be changed.
Nothing happened that night.
The next day, the final round of the promotion tournament officially began. The match between Thunder Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy was scheduled as the 4th match of the day, so they still had some time to wait.
Meanwhile, in Blue Tyrant Academy's rest area, Yu Xiaogang still wore his usual rigid expression even while facing his own students.
"Just follow the arrangement I made for today's match. The rules do not allow serious injury or killing, so there is no need to fear the opponent's strength. Just treat this match as training. Don't concern yourselves too much with victory or defeat. Being able to fight against strong opponents is itself the greatest gain."
The meaning behind those words was obvious.
Since you cannot win anyway, do not burden yourselves with pressure. Just use this opportunity to gain experience against stronger opponents.
In truth, Yu Xiaogang was actually quite satisfied with his students. They were simply too young and had not trained for long enough, which was why they could not stand out among so many strong teams.
After all, Dai Mubai was only 17 years old, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were only 14. At their age, they could still participate in the next tournament 5 years later. By then, who knew how much stronger they would become?
So even if Blue Tyrant Academy was destined to fail now, Yu Xiaogang was not particularly concerned.
As Yu Xiaogang instructed the students who were about to take the field, a woman in her 30s not far away kept staring in the direction of Thunder Academy's rest area. As her gaze swept across it, she sighed inwardly.
"I really didn't expect that little guy from a few years ago would become this strong now. But that's a good thing. With him in the clan, maybe the clan really can go even further in the future."
"Speaking of which, I really should thank him for the fiery red herb he gave me back then. It actually raised my cultivation to this level and even let me surpass Boss Fu."
"Father told me to break through to Spirit Douluo as soon as possible so I can obtain a great opportunity after returning to the clan. Should I go back?"
As she thought about this, the woman's mind gradually drifted away.
That woman was none other than Liu Erlong, Yu Luomian's illegitimate daughter, Yu Tianxin's aunt, and a genius whose martial soul had mutated into a fire dragon.
When Yu Luomian broke through and became a Title Douluo, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan celebrated. At that time, all those of direct bloodline returned to the clan, and Liu Erlong was naturally among them.
Yu Tianlin had met her several times around then, and later, through his grandfather, had given her the Phoenix Sunflower. From the looks of it now, Liu Erlong had benefited greatly. She had already reached level 79 and was only one step away from becoming a Spirit Douluo.
In any case, Liu Erlong was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The stronger she became, the better it was for the clan as a whole.
The pace of the promotion tournament was much faster than the preliminaries.
Moreover, the rankings had already been mostly decided in the earlier rounds, so the outcome of the final round would not affect much. Because of this, some teams gave up after sending only 2 players, while others simply surrendered outright without fighting. As a result, the earlier matches ended quickly, and soon it was time for the 4th match:
Thunder Academy versus Blue Tyrant Academy.
The moment the referee signaled the start of the 4th match, Yu Tianlin stepped onto the stage without the slightest hesitation as Thunder Academy's representative.
His appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.
The 10 teams from the 4 kingdoms and 1 duchy did not know the full extent of Yu Tianlin's strength, but they did know that he was Thunder Academy's captain.
At first, they had thought Thunder Academy was deliberately hiding its strength, which was why its captain had never appeared. But now, with Yu Tianlin standing openly in the arena, they realized they had completely misunderstood. Thunder Academy had never intended to hide anything at all.
At the same time, the students from Godwind Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy all widened their eyes, clearly not expecting this sudden turn of events.
On the opposite side, Blue Tyrant Academy's first player was none other than Dai Mubai. The moment he stepped onto the stage and saw Yu Tianlin, his expression instantly turned a little speechless.
"Didn't the master say Shui Bing'er would most likely be Thunder Academy's first one to appear? How did it turn into Yu Tianlin?"
"This is completely different from what we expected!"
"Dai Mubai, long time no see."
Looking at Dai Mubai's constantly shifting expression, Yu Tianlin could not help but smile.
"I still remember the first time we met. Back then, you were only at the 3rd ring, and you were no match for me at all. Now you've reached the 4th ring. I hope you can give me a little surprise."
Yu Tianlin's words instantly reminded Dai Mubai of that battle. The corner of Dai Mubai's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Back then, he had gone all out, only to be crushed from beginning to end by Yu Tianlin.
Taking a deep breath, Dai Mubai forced his fighting spirit back up and said in a low voice, "I'm not the same person I was before."
Yu Tianlin neither agreed nor denied it.
"Not the same as before?" Yu Tianlin thought to himself. "That makes it sound like I've been standing still. I've improved too, and far more than you."
That thought flashed through his mind.
Then the referee, clearly not planning to give them time to reminisce, directly announced the start of the match.
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