"Ouch! That hurts! It hurts so much!"
Feng Xiaotian clutched his chest in pain, looking absolutely miserable.
But Huo Wu had already reached Zhang Fan's side.
Just watching this almost made Feng Xiaotian die of heartbreak.
"Congratulations!"Huo Wu said softly, looking at Zhang Fan.
"Mm, you all did well too,"Zhang Fan replied calmly, looking at Huo Wu's smiling face.
With Feng Xiaotian's defeat, the match was over, and Godwind Academy directly forfeited.
Shrek advanced through the qualifiers: fourteen matches, fourteen wins.
Shrek Academy ranked first.
They achieved the best result in the Heaven Dou Empire division.
Defeated Blazing Academy, Botany Academy, Tianshui Academy, Thunderclap Academy, and Godwind Academy.
They proved their true strength with results.
With the qualifiers over, next came the finals.
This Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament had entered its final phase.
Emperor Xue Ye gave a rousing speech to inspire and motivate everyone.
He then announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent him and the Heaven Dou Empire in the finals' review process.
Fifteen teams from the Heaven Dou Empire would be personally accompanied by him to a city at the border of the two great empires for the final showdown.
The finals would be hosted by Spirit Hall.
All teams were given only three days to rest and adjust.
Three days later, fifteen teams in total, along with their teachers and five hundred Royal Knight Regiment soldiers as escort—over a thousand people—set out toward the finals location: Spirit Hall City.
Originally, the finals weren't supposed to be held there, but Spirit Hall suddenly changed its mind and decided to host this year's finals in Spirit Hall City.
This city was almost entirely under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction, located at the border between the two great empires. Neither empire held sovereignty over it. It was home to one of Spirit Hall's two most sacred sites: the Pope's Palace.
The newly constructed Pope's Palace was hailed as the most magnificent structure on the entire Douluo Continent.
It was the holy land for all spirit masters—Spirit Hall's self-proclaimed capital.
It would take around twenty days to travel from Heaven Dou City to Spirit Hall City.
The finals wouldn't last long.
Thirty-three teams would compete in elimination matches, and the winners would be decided in ten days.
Spirit Hall attached great importance to the finals. During the qualifiers, Spirit Hall City had already been cleared and prepared as the tournament venue.
Over a thousand people marched toward Spirit Hall.
Meanwhile, Shrek was renamed to Blue Star Academy.
No longer Shrek Academy, since name changes were allowed.
Zhang Fan had proposed it to Liu Erlong.
Liu Erlong agreed.
The one who was most upset was Flender, but even he had to go along with it.
After all, he wasn't the acting dean anymore.
When the group voted, Zhang Fan's side had more people.
Majority rules—it was only fair.
And now, Blue Star Academy had become the most watched team.
Weaker teams didn't dare approach them.
Even the Four Element Academies had become much more low-key.
The Heaven Dou Empire provided fifteen luxurious giant carriages exclusively for the contestants to rest.
Liu Erlong led the group.
They sat inside the carriages.
"Brother Fan is already level 59!"Xiao Wu said, full of admiration and envy.
"So fast?"Liu Erlong was shocked when she heard this. She hadn't expected Zhang Fan to level up so quickly.
"That's actually slow. Brother Fan will be level 60 soon!"Ning Rongrong said, biting her lip and staring at Zhang Fan with admiration.
"Beast!"Zhu Zhuqing gave Zhang Fan a thumbs-up.
They sat in a luxury carriage.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Flender rode in a standard carriage.
"Our real threat this time is the team sent by Spirit Hall. One of their members is already over level 50! I ran into him before in the Star Dou Forest."
Zhang Fan looked toward Xiao Wu and the others. "Rumor has it they have three members over level 50!"
"That many?"Xiao Wu's eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect Spirit Hall's team to have three people above level 50—it left her speechless.
"So strong?"Ning Rongrong was also stunned.
"Mm."Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, looking very cute.
Everyone's expressions turned serious.
After all, only Zhang Fan among them was over level 50. The rest were still in the forties. The strength gap was significant.
No one had expected this.
"Looks like winning this time will be tough,"Liu Erlong said, her face grim.
"They even have a Spirit Fusion Technique. But with me here, it's no big deal,"Zhang Fan said confidently. "I'm just telling you they're strong—but don't worry! I've got this."
"Mm-hmm!"Xiao Wu and the others nodded.
Jiang Zhu also listened seriously from inside the carriage.
"I heard Spirit Hall is offering three spirit bones as the champion's prize this time. Clearly, they want to reward their own team!"Liu Erlong thought aloud. "But they probably didn't expect us to show up."
"Oh, they know. I met Bibi Dong in the Star Dou Forest before—she gave me the token."
Zhang Fan responded to Liu Erlong.
"I see. Well, our academy is now officially called Blue Star Academy,"Liu Erlong said, looking at Zhang Fan. "What does Blue Star mean to you?"
"It's like my home,"Zhang Fan said as he gazed out the window at the sky.
"Oh, your hometown is called Blue Star? That's unique,"Liu Erlong replied, surprised.
"I really want to visit Brother Fan's hometown!"Xiao Wu said with curiosity.
"Me too!"Ning Rongrong smiled.
"Count me in!"Zhu Zhuqing said eagerly.
"Maybe one day, if I get strong enough,"Zhang Fan shrugged. "Then maybe we can go."
"Friends from Blazing Academy, want to hang out?"Feng Xiaotian approached Blazing Academy and called out.
After the match with Zhang Fan, Feng Xiaotian had been in a bad mood, focusing on recovery. He hadn't expected Zhang Fan's strength to be so unfathomable.
He had used every ounce of strength he had and still couldn't force Zhang Fan to go all out.
"What do you want?"Huo Wu asked impatiently.
"I came to apologize,"Feng Xiaotian smiled awkwardly.
"Then hurry up and fart it out!"Huo Wu's beautiful but irritated face said it all.
"This guy Zhang Fan is insanely strong. Our single academy can't beat him alone. How about we join forces and form a new Godwind Academy? Take on Blue Star Academy together?"
"No way. I don't want anything to do with you. Losing to Blue Star Academy, I'm totally convinced."Huo Wu shut him down instantly.
Feng Xiaotian looked at Huo Wushuang.
"Whatever my sister decides,"Huo Wushuang said.
"Then forget it!"Huo Wu rejected him again.
Feng Xiaotian felt heartbroken. "Alright then..." he sighed.
If Huo Wu wouldn't agree, there was really nothing he could do.
Current strength levels in Blue Star Academy:Sword Immortal Zhang Fan – Level 59,Xiao Wu – Level 46,Ning Rongrong – Level 45,Zhu Zhuqing – Level 45,Tang San – Level 44,Dai Mubai – Level 43,Oscar – Level 42,Ma Hongjun – Level 42.
Even though Tang San and the others had once received the favor of the Asura God, they still couldn't catch up to Zhang Fan's rate of improvement.
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