In the subsequent matches, the Heaven Dou Battle Team did not send out a second person.
"Next!"
She systematically defeated the remaining members of Blue Tyrant Academy who stepped onto the stage, including Jing Ling and Huang Yuan!
This so-called exchange match ended in a manner that was both somewhat comical and quite shocking.
To save Liu Erlong some Face, Sun Buyu stepped forward and asked:
"Dean Erlong, regarding the match... should we end it here? Or would you like to have a team battle?"
"The academy has also prepared a banquet for everyone. How about we go eat first?"
Liu Erlong looked at her dejected students and shook her head helplessly; continuing would only lead to further humiliation.
"Let's leave it at that."
Liu Erlong sighed, her tone tinged with complexity. "The truth is, I brought them here for this exchange match just to let them see the world."
"To let them know there is always someone better out there, and to motivate them."
"I just didn't expect the strength of this year's students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to be so formidable."
"Especially that little girl—her second spirit ring is actually a thousand-year one. I wonder how your academy achieved that?"
Hearing this, Sun Buyu also gave a bitter smile. "To be honest, I don't know either."
...As Sun Buyu left first to arrange the banquet, only the Heaven Dou Battle Team led by Lin Yuan and the group from Blue Tyrant Academy led by Liu Erlong remained at the scene.
Liu Erlong looked at the ethereal youth before her, a trace of complexity flashing in her beautiful eyes.
She had personally led the team here under the guise of an exchange match, but in reality, it was to get closer to Lin Yuan.
Seeing a rare opportunity, Liu Erlong simply opened up. Pretending to be curious, she walked up to Lin Yuan and asked, "You're the captain of Heaven Dou Team One, Lin Yuan, right?"
"I just heard Teacher Sun's introduction. You seem to be very strong?"
Liu Erlong intentionally turned her gaze toward Yu Tianheng nearby and asked meaningfully, "I'm a bit curious. Compared to Tianheng, who exactly is more powerful?"
The moment this question was asked, the surrounding air instantly froze.
Yu Tianheng's Face turned ugly in an instant. He lowered his head in embarrassment, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. "Aunt Erlong, please stop asking."
Dugu Yan's lips twitched as well, thinking to herself: Is this Liu Erlong truly stupid or just pretending?
She clearly knew that just a few days ago, Yu Tianheng had been thrashed by Lin Yuan's spear, nearly losing his arm.
Asking such a thing in front of so many people now—wasn't that like twisting a knife in his heart?
How cruel!
Liu Erlong was also feeling quite helpless. Here, she was only somewhat familiar with Yu Tianheng.
Nephews were meant to be sold out, after all.
She used the matter of Yu Tianheng to open up a conversation.
Xiao Wu also asked knowingly, "Dean Liu, are you very close with Yu Tianheng? He was beaten up by my brother just a few days ago."
"Who do you think is more powerful?"
As soon as these words came out, Yu Tianheng's Face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. His fists were clenched so tightly that his nails were about to sink into his flesh.
Xiao Wu wasn't giving him an ounce of Face at all!
Lin Yuan thought for a moment. It just so happened that this month's Binding slot hadn't been used yet, so he used the Binding on Liu Erlong.
[Ding! Congratulations Host, Binding successful!]
[Liu Erlong is indeed a diary instance owner.]
[Congratulations Host for obtaining the Binding reward: One of Liu Erlong's Spirit Abilities, Bursting Dragon Flame.]
[Note: This skill will be integrated into the Host's Heavily Pupiled Spirit and can be activated through the pupils.]
[Skill Effect: Both eyes release extreme bursting flames with immense penetration and explosiveness, carrying the dual attributes of 'Incineration' and 'Blast'!]
Lin Yuan felt a surge of joy.
As his Body Spirit, the Heavily Pupiled Spirit currently lacked powerful offensive means aside from its auxiliary capabilities. After all, besides that one Natal Spirit Ring, he hadn't bestowed any other spirit rings upon it.
Now that he had this [Bursting Dragon Flame], combined with his eye external Spirit Bone, it could be considered a powerful offensive method.
While leading everyone toward the banquet hall, Lin Yuan summoned his diary in his mind and began to write.
Since you've approached me yourself, shouldn't I expose your dark history properly? And I might as well drag the Strength Clan out for a stroll too.
[Today is the day of the exchange match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy.]
[However, to save Liu Erlong's Face, the academy chose a closed-door competition with no extra spectators.]
[This was a wise choice.]
[After all, as expected, the strength of the Spirit Masters from Blue Tyrant Academy was indeed a bit weak.]
[Xiao Wu took down their entire team by herself. Among them, that big guy named Tai Long was beaten the most miserably by her.]
[His Face is black and blue. I wonder if his old man will come to the academy to find trouble with Xiao Wu after he goes back today?]
[The Strength Clan is notoriously protective of their own, even to the point of being somewhat shameless.]
[In the original work, that big idiot Tai Long took a fancy to Xiao Wu and felt Tang San wasn't good enough for her, so he challenged Tang San.]
[The result was, naturally, him being completely dominated by Tang San.]
[And then, the young one got beaten, so the old one came!]
[Tai Long's father, Tai Nuo, a Spirit King, actually ran to the school to find trouble with Tang San, who was only a Spirit Elder, under the pretext of'sparring.']
[In the end, Tai Nuo was also beaten up by Tang San.]
[Immediately following that, someone even more shameless arrived. The old one got beaten, so the even older one came!]
[The Clan Chief of the Strength Clan, the Rank 86 Spirit Douluo Tai Tan, actually stepped out personally!]
[As an expert of the older generation, he actually went to bully a junior?]
[He even wanted to make a bet with Tang San. Truly shameless!]
[But this time is different from the original work. The Strength Clan has long since declined and can only linger on in Heaven Dou City now.]
[It's one thing to go to Blue Tyrant Academy to bully a kid like Tang San who has no background (or so they think).]
[After all, that was Liu Erlong's territory, and it counted as an internal private fight within the academy.]
[Back then, as the Dean, Liu Erlong was only a Rank 70-something Spirit Saint. Her strength was inferior to Tai Tan's. Even if she found out, she could only try to persuade him and didn't dare to truly fall out with him—unless she sought her Family's help, but her relationship with her Family wasn't exactly good.]
[But it's different now. Where is this? Heaven Dou Royal Academy!]
[If Tai Tan dares to come here to cause trouble or dares to lay a hand on Xiao Wu, it would be equivalent to slapping the Heaven Dou Imperial Family in the Face and provoking the majesty of the entire Heaven Dou Empire!]
[Would those three Spirit Douluo of the three Great Committee Members just sit idly by?]
[I'm actually quite curious to see what his father and grandfather will do after Tai Long goes back today.]
[Will they continue to carry on their 'fine tradition' of being overprotective?]
[Or will they tuck their tails between their legs and behave?]