Douluo Continent: Now that everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be a simp?

"You are about to face Blazing Academy. They possess fire-based offensive capabilities, fire-based crowd control, fire-based agile attacks, and fire-based support. This team is not easy to deal with. I suggest you give up on this match and not be too fixated on it. After all, this is just the qualifiers; just qualifying is enough."

Tang San and his teammates looked at each other in bewilderment.

As everyone knows, apart from Ma Hongjun, everyone else in the team is countered by fire elements, especially Tang San's Blue Silver Grass plant-type martial soul.

As a control-type Soul Master, Tang San is the brains of the Shrek Academy team, and his importance to the team is self-evident. Once he is restricted by the opponent, it would be a pipe dream to defeat Blazing Academy with the current personnel.

Even if Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing possess the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger, they might not be able to defeat everyone in the Blazing Fire Academy team.

As the captain of the Blazing Academy team, Huo Wushuang is recognized as the strongest front-line Soul Master among the known Soul Masters in this preliminary round.

Not only him, but the entire Blazing Academy team possesses considerable offensive power.

Such a powerful team is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Shrek Academy.

But Tang San did not hesitate and chose to accept the challenge.

"Teacher, let us go into battle!"

"Yes, teacher. Only strong opponents can test our strength."

Yu Xiaogang nodded.

"Alright. But don't force yourselves. Sometimes, necessary sacrifices are a good strategy."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Then both teams took to the field.

This time, Shrek Academy did not send their fire-attribute soul master, Ma Hongjun.

Because Ma Hongjun is one of their ace players, and he hasn't played in previous matches.

The Shrek Academy team consisted of Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu.

The Blazing Fire Academy team sent out Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Huo Bao, Huo Yun, Huo Yu, and two other support-type Soul Masters whose Martial Soul is Mars.

Upon seeing the Shrek Academy team members, Huo Wu sneered:

"What? Is that fat guy on your team too scared to play? Wasn't he pretty arrogant? Now he's chickened out?"

Dai Mubai retorted without backing down:

"He doesn't need to deal with you; we're enough."

Huo Wushuang chuckled disdainfully and said coldly:

"What arrogance and overestimation of your abilities. Stop pretending. The one controlling the field in your team is that Blue Silver Grass Soul Master. He's quite capable. If you were facing other teams, you might have a chance of winning. Unfortunately for you, you've run into our Blazing Fire Team."

"Enough with the nonsense! Today we'll show you the power of the Shrek Team!"

As Dai Mubai spoke, he released his martial spirit and spirit rings, and the other team members followed suit.

Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the others also released their respective martial souls and soul rings.

The entire arena turned into a raging inferno as the two teams clashed.

The battle intensified amidst the blazing flames, with the Blazing Fire Academy's Soul Masters using their fire attribute advantage to continuously suppress the Shrek Academy team's offensive.

Huo Wushuang's fiery power was like a raging dragon emerging from the sea, each attack carrying destructive force.

Dai Mubai's attack power was also very strong, comparable to Huo Wushuang's, but he was ultimately restrained by the flames, and only then did he realize Wushuang's strength.

Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was agile and versatile, it proved powerless against Huo Wu's blazing flames.

He tried various techniques to restrain Huo Wu, but Huo Wu seemed to be born as the embodiment of fire. Every attack she made skillfully avoided Tang San's restraints, while releasing raging flames to deliver a devastating blow to the Blue Silver Grass.

Although Xiao Wu, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling tried their best, their attacks were not very effective due to the overall fire attribute suppression of the Blazing Academy.

Shrek team gradually fell into a passive position, and the situation on the field became increasingly unfavorable for them.

But they did not give up.

Tang San adjusted his state and began to try a different approach to fight Huo Wu.

The blue silver grass transformed into flexible ropes, attempting to find openings in the gaps of Fire Dance's attacks.

However, Huo Wu's flames were too powerful, and Tang San's attempt did not achieve the desired effect.

"Ah~"

After a painful scream, Tang San was knocked to the ground by Huo Wu's flames.

Looking at Tang San lying on the ground, steaming hot, the members of the Shrek Academy team were filled with despair.

"Stop! Shrek Team surrenders!"

Yu Xiaogang shouted it out loud.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 64. Shrek Academy suffers repeated setbacks and poor performance.

64.

Shrek Team lost to Blazing Team.

This was their first defeat since the qualifiers began.

Everyone was very unwilling, especially Tang San.

They believed that if all of the Shrek Seven Devils' main forces had been sent out, they might not have lost.

Due to Yu Xiaogang's strategy, Ma Hongjun did not get a chance to play and witnessed his teammates' defeat, which made him feel very frustrated.

He silently vowed that if he ever had the chance to face the Blazing Fire team again, he would make them pay dearly.

In the next match, Shrek Team faced Canghui Team.

Prior to this, they had had conflicts with Canghui Academy.

After losing to the Blazing Fire Academy team, they vented their anger on the Azure Radiance Academy team.

Tang San used a trick to severely damage the Canghui Academy team, creating the illusion that they were backfired by the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique.

Subsequently, Shrek Academy found an excuse to voluntarily withdraw from the competition for rest and recuperation, thus missing the matches against Thunder Academy and Divine Wind Academy, and consequently losing to these two formidable opponents.

In the preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou Empire region, the three best-performing academies were Shenfeng, Leiting, and Tianshui.

The Shenfeng Academy team consists entirely of offensive-type Soul Masters, and under the leadership of Captain Feng Xiaotian, they achieved an impressive record of 26 wins out of 27 battles.

Many teams, including Shrek Esports, would give up before even starting a match when they faced them.

Their only loss was against Blazing Academy, where Feng Xiaotian deliberately threw the match for Huo Wu.

With their powerful lightning attacks, the Thunder Academy team achieved an impressive record of 26 wins out of 27 matches, losing only to the Divine Wind Academy.

The Tianshui Academy team achieved remarkable results thanks to their excellent teamwork and the fusion skill of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, "Ice and Snow Drifting".

They only lost to Thunder and Divine Wind Academy.

Shrek Academy's final opponent was Tianshui Academy.

Before this, they had already lost to Blazing Fire, Thunder and Divine Wind Academy. If they lost to Heavenly Water Academy as well, they would be ranked fifth.

However, if they can defeat Tianshui Academy, they will achieve the same record of 24 wins and 3 losses as Tianshui Academy, and due to the head-to-head record, they will rank fourth.

Before encountering the Spirit Hall team, Yu Xiaogang did not want Tang San to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer spirit, nor did he want the team to use their trump card.

Tianshui Academy is a formidable force and not easy to deal with; victory will not be so simple.

Moreover, Shrek Academy has already missed out on the top three, and the difference between fourth and fifth place is not significant.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang wanted to give up the match.

Before the match, he gathered the team members together.

"Our last match is against Tianshui Academy. Regardless of the outcome, we won't be able to make it into the top three. However, we've already secured a top-five finish. So I advise everyone to forfeit this match."

Tang San looked at the others, and it seemed that no one wanted to give up the match; everyone was holding their breath.

"Teacher, let us go! This time, we're sure to win!"

On their first day in the Heaven Dou Arena, Ma Hongjun had a verbal altercation with Huo Wu and made some outrageous remarks. As a result, their Shrek team was helpless against the Blazing Fire team's fiery attacks and ultimately lost the match.

This is a disgrace to their entire team.

After that, they missed the opportunity to fight against two formidable enemies, Thunder and Kamikaze.

They were eager to prove themselves.

Tianshui Academy is quite strong and has even defeated Chihuo Academy.

If they can defeat Tianshui Academy, they will be able to dispel the gloom in their hearts.

"Okay. But I'll say it again: do your best. Sometimes, knowing when to give up is a strategy."

Yu Xiaogang understood what everyone was thinking, so he had no choice but to agree to their request.

However, the result was disappointing. The Shrek team ultimately lost to the Tianshui team, suffering another humiliation.

This time, Shrek Academy once again sent Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Tai Long, and Jiang Zhu.

The team sent by Tianshui Academy consisted of Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, Gu Qingbo, Qiu Ruoshui, and Shen Liuyu.

Although the Tianshui team consists of beautiful girls, they are not just pretty faces; their overall strength is formidable, and their icy power is difficult to withstand.