Inside Tianhai Stadium, the crowd was buzzing, and every seat was taken.
Fang Yang and his group had already arrived at the competition venue; today, their Eastsea Academy would face off against the Sea Dragon Academy team from Sea Dragon City.
"Tang Wulin, why isn't he here yet?"
Xie Xie paced back and forth anxiously, occasionally glancing towards the entrance. "The three-person team competition is about to begin."
"He should be on his way."
Fang Yang stood by the side of the arena, his expression calm. "The forging competition just ended; he needs time to get here."
Just as everyone was discussing, a familiar figure finally appeared at the entrance.
Tang Wulin ran over, covered in dust, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead, clearly having sprinted all the way.
"Sorry, everyone, for making you wait!"
Tang Wulin said, panting, with an apologetic smile on his face.
"You're finally here!"
Xie Xie let out an exaggerated sigh of relief. "If you hadn't come, we would have thought you were kidnapped by Senior Sister Mu Xi!"
Tang Wulin's ears turned slightly red upon hearing this: "The forging competition just ended, and I rushed over immediately after winning the championship."
"Champion?"
Xu Xiaoyan said in surprise, "Wow, Tang Wulin, you're amazing!"
Fang Yang walked over and patted Tang Wulin's shoulder: "Well done. Now it's time to prepare for the team competition."
Tang Wulin nodded heavily, his eyes gleaming with determination: "Don't worry, I won't let everyone down."
"By the way, be careful of their Soul Fusion Skill," Fang Yang reminded them.
Tang Wulin was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, I understand."
"A Soul Fusion Skill, huh? Wang Jinxi, let's show them who's stronger!" A hint of Battle Intent flashed in Zhang Yangzi's eyes.
"Alright."
The usually silent Wang Jinxi responded briefly, his eyes also burning with fighting Spirit.
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Inside Box Number One of Tianhai Stadium.
Box Number One was always reserved for Tianhai City officials. During important events, high-ranking officials from Tianhai City and the Tianhai Alliance would watch the matches there.
Although such competitions rarely saw important figures, today, two heavyweights were seated in the box.
The red-haired man, Long Wantian, was the Dean of Tianhai Intermediate Academy in Tianhai City, a six-ring Spirit Emperor-level powerhouse.
The other burly man, Zhang Zhenpeng, was the Dean of Sea Dragon Intermediate Academy, also a six-ring Spirit Emperor.
He had come this time to secure Shrek Academy slots for the students of Sea Dragon Academy.
"Brother Wantian, these few students from our academy are quite capable. I'd like to discuss with you to see if we can get three slots for them!" Zhang Zhenpeng said straightforwardly.
Upon hearing his words, Long Wantian frowned.
Shrek Academy only recruits once every three years, and the major Alliances on the continent are all eligible to recommend some outstanding talents to apply.
The prerequisite is that the age must not exceed fifteen, and while the cultivation level doesn't need to be extremely high, they must possess unique qualities.
The Tianhai Alliance only has about one hundred and twenty application slots each time, and when divided among dozens of cities, each city only gets two or three.
As the number one academy in the Tianhai Alliance, Tianhai Academy alone receives twenty of these slots.
As for other academies wanting to obtain slots, it depends on how the Alliance distributes them.
"Brother Zhenpeng, your Sea Dragon Academy's strength is evident, and you always get a few slots. Why do you still need to discuss it with me?"
Long Wantian asked calmly.
"Because I don't want ordinary slots, but rather Inner Court application slots!" Zhang Zhenpeng said in a deep voice.
Long Wantian's eyes suddenly widened, and a powerful Aura emanated from him.
"What did you say? Inner Court slots? In the entire Tianhai Alliance, there are only five..."
The preciousness of these slots was self-evident.
He slowly said: "Currently, only that young man from Eastsea Academy has the qualifications to apply for an Inner Court slot."
"Brother Wantian, does a small, second-tier academy like Eastsea Academy even deserve the qualification for an Inner Court slot?" Zhang Zhenpeng said disdainfully.
Long Wantian fell silent upon hearing this.
Indeed, Eastsea Academy was just a small academy in a second-tier city, and even if it had an Inner Court slot, it might not be able to keep it.
Zhang Zhenpeng slowly enticed: "Brother Wantian, why don't we just replace that slot? You don't say anything, and I don't say anything..."
Shrek Academy has a rule: if any student recommended by a region can get into the Inner Court, their future recommendation slots for that region will be correspondingly increased.
Long Wantian's expression was grim. "Brother Zhenpeng, you should know that I alone cannot decide on Inner Court slots."
"This requires the unified approval of the Tianhai Alliance."
He thought to himself: "Offending Eastsea Academy for Sea Dragon Academy is not worth it. Who knows what background that Genius young man might have."
Zhang Zhenpeng smiled faintly; he knew very well that this was Long Wantian's official rhetoric.
He simply had no intention of giving him the slot.
"How about this, Brother Wantian, even if we don't replace the Eastsea Academy student's slot, for the remaining four slots, why don't we observe the performance of these Disciples of mine before making a decision!"
Long Wantian said noncommittally: "Then let's wait and see."
The glass in Box Number One had already been adjusted to display the competition venue.
On the competition stage, the participating students from both sides had just entered.
And so, the three-person team competition began.
As soon as Tang Wulin and his team appeared, they drew cheers from the entire audience.
Fang Yang's performance yesterday, defeating Ye Xinglan, had already earned him and Zero Class immense attention and glory.
The three female members of the Sea Dragon team were all attractive and also received a lot of attention and applause.
At the forefront was a slender young woman with light golden long hair, about one meter seventy-five tall, who appeared very poised, with very bright eyes.
This young woman was Wang Dongqi, the captain of the Sea Dragon Academy team. Her Spirit was Flashing Lightning Sword, and she was a Level 33 attack system Battle Spirit Elder.
Behind Wang Dongqi were two very similar-looking, tall, and delicate young women.
They only differed in hair color: one had blue hair, and the other had green hair.
These twin young women were the Zhou sisters, who had mastered the Soul Fusion Skill.
Among them, the blue-haired young woman was named Zhou Hanyou. Her Spirit was the elemental Spirit Ice Spirit, and her spirit power was Level 32.
The green-haired young woman was named Zhou Tian'er. Her Spirit was also an elemental Spirit, Wood Spirit, and her spirit power was Level 31.
"Eastsea Academy wanting to defeat us is simply wishful thinking. In this battle, our Sea Dragon Academy will surely win!" Zhang Zhenpeng said confidently.
"Hmm? Is this one of Eastsea Academy's teams?" Long Wantian looked at Tang Wulin and the others, a hint of doubt on his face.
Zhang Zhenpeng meticulously told Long Wantian everything he knew.
"Three, two, one, the competition begins!"
While Zhang Zhenpeng and Long Wantian were conversing.
On the competition stage, the voice of the referee elder sounded, announcing the start of the match.
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