Chapter 191: Master Yu: I'm Reporting Again!
The format of the promotion tournament was completely different from the preliminaries.
Compared to the previous team battles, the second round of the promotion tournament adopted a more brutal single-person marathon format.
This meant that the seven members of the same team had to take turns entering the arena; the loser stepped down, and the winner remained on the field until the last person from one team was defeated, at which point the match ended.
This format tested not only the overall depth of a team but also the ultimate combat power of the individuals.
After the first round of preliminaries concluded, Shrek Academy, relying on certain unspeakable factors, actually ranked first on the scoreboard with a landslide advantage.
This glorious achievement made Master Yu walk with a spring in his step for the past two days, and his previously slightly stooped back was now held perfectly straight, as if ready at any moment to receive the adoration of the masses.
Of course, as a Master with pride, he would never admit that Shrek achieved its current success because he was freeloading off Bibi Dong, nor would he admit that it was the result of behind-the-scenes manipulation.
What a joke?
Did Shrek reach this point because of his own inscrutable tactical arrangements, Yu Xiaogang? Was it not due to his earth-shattering wisdom that allowed him to plan meticulously and achieve victory thousands of miles away?
Furthermore, the Royal Fighting Second Team, the only one to have defeated them in the preliminaries, actually announced their withdrawal right before the promotion tournament!
What did this mean?
In Master's unique logical closed loop: Since the opponent who beat me has withdrawn, it means they were afraid! Since they withdrew, it means I never lost!
Rounding it off, didn't Shrek Academy achieve a proud, undefeated record under his brilliant leadership?
Yu Xiaogang: That's right, this is the true value of my invincible theory!
Now that Xiaogang, who believed he had submitted a perfect report card, found his ambition swelling, he had to secure this round of the promotion tournament with an undefeated record to solidify this 'undefeated' golden body to the very end!
Only in this way would he have enough confidence in the future to ask Bibi Dong to hand over the position of Dean of the Spirit Hall Academy to him, or perhaps, once Dai Mubai ascended the throne, to legitimately take over the position of Dean of the Star Luo Royal Academy!
"From this moment on, my title of " Master " will truly resound across the entire continent; no one will dare to question it again!"
Just as Yu Xiaogang was savoring the beautiful fantasy of'students everywhere and power in his grasp' while holding his teacup...
Bang!
The door was violently shoved open.
Flender rushed in, clutching the latest newspaper, so hurried that he forgot to knock.
"Xiaogang! This is bad! Something major has happened!"
Yu Xiaogang, whose concentration was forcefully broken, frowned deeply. He set down his teacup with extreme displeasure, adopting the posture of a superior lecturing a subordinate, and reprimanded,
"Flender, you are the Dean of an academy now. How can you be so flustered when facing trouble? What bearing is that?"
"Do you not even possess the composure to remain unfazed when Mount Tai collapses before you?"
"Oh, my Xiaogang, what time is it to worry about bearing now!"
Flender slapped the newspaper onto the table, his finger trembling as he pointed at the front-page headline, saying anxiously,
"Are you truly ignorant, or are you pretending? It's truly a change in the heavens!"
"Just now, the original Feng, Shui, and Huo Elemental Academies suddenly issued a joint declaration, announcing their official merger into the Elemental Academies!"
"This means that the geniuses from those three academies will form a single team in the upcoming promotion tournament! Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er—the three of them are joining forces!!"
"What?!"
The smile on Yu Xiaogang's Face, which had just been calm and collected, instantly froze, and the teacup in his hand shattered with a loud crash.
He jumped up abruptly, snatched the newspaper, glanced over it, and then uncontrollable rage and panic flooded his rigid Face!
Why must there always be so many damned variables on the road to becoming famous for his Master Yu?
If the Three Elemental Academies were separate, even in a marathon battle, he was confident he could defeat them one by one using Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng at his disposal.
But if these three merged...
Wind fueling the fire, ice controlling the entire field! Their combat power would absolutely increase exponentially!
What's the point of fighting that?
"Outrageous! This is simply outrageous!"
Yu Xiaogang trembled all over, the veins on his neck bulging, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on,
"How dare they?!"
"This is clearly cheating! It is blatant rule-breaking! This is unfair!"
"Three academies merging to compete, what kind of academy exchange is this? This is clearly a conspiracy targeting my Shrek!"
Flender looked at the enraged Xiaogang and instinctively spoke,
"Xiaogang, the rules don't seem to forbid merging..."
"If I say it's not allowed, it's not allowed!"
Yu Xiaogang rudely interrupted Flender, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
Before, he could only rage impotently, but things were different now!
He had the Pope of the Spirit Hall standing behind him!
"Hmph! Since they dare to play the first move, don't blame me for playing the fifteenth!"
Yu Xiaogang flung his sleeve and angrily turned to walk out,
"I'm going to the Platinum Temple in Heaven Dou City to find Salas!"
"I want to see if those few mere Elemental Academies dare to disrespect the 'Friend of the Pope " in the Face of the Spirit Hall's rules!"
...
The scene shifted to the Platinum Temple side.
At this moment, Salas was rubbing his throbbing temples; he had a massive headache.
Just moments ago, two urgent secret letters, one from the highest level of the The Pope's Palace and one from the Hall of Worship, arrived on his desk almost simultaneously.
The one on the left came from Pope Bibi Dong.
Its meaning was very direct, even carrying a personal emotional tone that made Salas's teeth ache,
"Without violating the major principles, Shrek Academy must be unconditionally assisted in advancing. Furthermore, Yu Xiaogang is an Honorary Elder personally recognized by this Pontiff. Treat seeing Yu Xiaogang as seeing this Pontiff; do not show the slightest neglect!"
The one on the right came from the " Young Lord " lurking within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
The instruction was equally clear:
"The Shrek Academy pawn is still useful; ensure its promotion. However, all actions must adhere to the will of the Tang Sect; do not let minor gains lead to major losses."
Salas looked at these two hot potatoes, feeling utterly speechless.
On one side was his direct superior's'sweetheart, " and on the other was the 'big picture view' of the future successor.
He, the Platinum Bishop caught in the middle, could easily end up satisfying neither side with the slightest misstep.
"Sigh... If only that good-for-nothing wouldn't come here to cause any more trouble, I would consider it a great blessing."
Salas sighed, Soul Power surging in his palm, turning the two secret letters to ash.
However, just as they say, what you fear is what comes.
Before the ashes had even scattered, a Cardinal rushed in, kneeling on one knee to report,
"Reporting to Lord Bishop! Master Yu Xiaogang of Shrek Academy is requesting an audience outside the temple! He says... he has an important matter to discuss."
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