Chapter 238.
Wang Feng continued to spar with Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun one after another.
Xiao Wu had reached level 40 and planned to get her soul ring after the promotion matches. Her issue was the least among the group because her skills were very straightforward—she relied on pure solo-attack combos. In one-on-one combat, if Dai Mubai didn't activate his fourth soul ring, he wouldn't necessarily be able to defeat Xiao Wu.
Ma Hongjun's soul abilities were similar to Dai Mubai's, and there were many ways to conserve soul power. The simplest method was to narrow the control range and reduce soul power consumption as much as possible. Wang Feng had discussed this with Ma Hongjun before. Whether it was Phoenix FireWire or Phoenix Roar Sky Strike, he could reduce the range to save soul power against a single opponent.
Wang Feng went through each of them until he faced Zhu Zhuqing. At this point, Zhu Zhuqing's combat power was even stronger than Xiao Wu's, especially at night when her strength greatly increased.
With normal level forty-one soul power and physical fitness, Wang Feng's fight with Zhu Zhuqing lasted the longest.
"The potential of your martial soul, Moon Elf, is still largely untapped," Wang Feng commented after the fight.
"Martial soul evolution is not simple. Think about Shui Bing'er that day. Although her fourth soul ring is very powerful, the main reason behind it is her evolved or mutated martial soul. Your fourth soul ability can make four clones, each with its own strength and even the ability to use soul abilities. However, the soul power consumed by the abilities remains unchanged."
Zhu Zhuqing's fourth soul ability was the Moon Doppelganger, which could be divided into four clones.
Each clone possesses a certain degree of the body's strength, but their disappearance consumes a significant amount of soul power. The clones can also utilize soul abilities, which is powerful, but the soul power consumed is from the original body.
"In a one-on-one battle, if you use only one Moon clone and focus on controlling it, it's best to release it when attacking, not before. For example, if you attack me with a Moon Decapitation and then suddenly release the clone, it will also cause effective damage from behind," Wang Feng explained slowly.
"Instead of releasing the clone at the beginning and attacking me, although it may seem like having three clones could confuse the enemy, there's a distinction between the clone and the main body. Against ordinary opponents, it might work, but teams that make it to the promotion match are not weak and can differentiate between them with some effort easily."
"Moreover, using only one clone can also help you save a lot of soul power. When dealing with enemies of the same level, there's no difference between using three or four clones just to confuse them, its better to use a single clone to its best abilities."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded in understanding and left one end of the square.
Next was Tang San.
Tang San didn't have any particular weaknesses. With his Tang Sect martial techniques and the ten thousand years soul ring blessings on Blue Silver Grass, he appeared to be the strongest in one-on-one combat.
The only drawback was his lack of control against flying opponents, making Blue Silver Grass ineffective against airborne opponents. But this wasn't a significant weakness, many non-flying opponents faced this same issue.
After Tang San, only Oscar and Ning Rongrong remained.
As both were auxiliary system soul masters, it was naturally impossible for Oscar to step up and fight.
"Hehe, I'll fight!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed cheerfully as she walked to the square.
"..." Wang Feng fell silent for a moment. Then hoarsely, he said, "Yes."
"Alright, then here I go!" Ning Rongrong turned around, and the Nine Treasure Star Glass Pagoda emerged, adding three enhancements to herself.
Wang Feng watched quietly, not stopping her.
As Ning Rongrong's voice trailed off, she flicked her wrist and three sharp blades of cold light shot out directly toward.
Wang Feng swiftly intercepted and gently clamped the hidden weapon.
"For individual battles, hidden weapons are not allowed. You've already lost," Wang Feng stated, adhering to the standards of the promotion tournament.
"I don't care!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed, running towards Wang Feng.
Her speed was surprisingly fast. With almost two years of regular exercise, her physical fitness wasn't bad then an average attack system soul master of Soul Ancestor level. Furthermore, the enhancement from the Nine Treasure Star Cloud Pagoda was extremely exaggerated, which was why Ning Rongrong hadn't played in the qualifiers. Once activated, this enhancement almost instantly elevated Tang San's combat power to a higher level, enabling him to overpower opponents at the same level very effortlessly.
Similarly, after Wang Feng's last mention of Ning Rongrong's heart Separation Control technique, a month ago, following the qualifiers, she had reached the fourth level and was close to the fifth.
If it weren't for her Nine Treasure Star Cloud Pagoda currently having only four enhancements, she might have reached the fifth stage of Heart Separation control technique by now.
The fifth enhancement would enable her to grants five different attribute boosts to five people simultaneously, but she only has four for now.
Seeing Ning Rongrong acting so shamelessly, everyone else fell silent for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Rongrong is such a troublemaker..." Xiao Wu whispered.
"Didn't you used to behave like this when we fought against Feng'ge back in Nuoding Academy?" Tang San asked with a smile.
"Brother!" Xiao Wu blushed and walked over to pinch the soft flesh on Tang San's waist.
"Stop bringing up these embarrassing things!"
Tang San: "..."
"She seems dissatisfied with her speed!" Jiang Zhu exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't Rongrong an auxiliary system soul master?"
"Her martial soul has mutated, her body possesses some of the power of the stars, and her physical fitness in close quarter combat isn't bad. With the four attribute enhancements, she's quite strong at her stage, and she's learned some fighting skills from Zhuqing too recently. An average Soul Ancestor might not be able to defeat her at this point, unless using some kind of powerful offensive long range soul ability," Xiao Wu explained.
"However, if she rushes in like this, she might get slapped and sent flying by this senior," Tang San added.
Indeed, seeing Ning Rongrong rushing over so recklessly, Wang Feng instinctively threw a palm at her.
It seemed like Ning Rongrong anticipated Wang Feng's move and suddenly changed her body position. Wang Feng's palm was aimed at her shoulder, but Ning Rongrong's sudden movement brought her face directly into the path of Wang Feng's palm.
Even so, Ning Rongrong closed her eyes and tilted her head up, as if asking, "Are you going to hit me?"
Wang Feng's hand came down, and if he slapped her face. Her cheek might get swollen from the impact of the palm.
Seeing this, Wang Feng's mouth twitched. When his hand was just a few centimeters from Ning Rongrong's face, he suddenly pulled it back.
Ning Rongrong opened her eyes and looked at Wang Feng with a joyful expression, thinking to herself, "Ha, I knew you wouldn't hit me."
But at that moment, Wang Feng's figure flashed, and he extended his foot, kicking Ning Rongrong directly in the back.
"Oh!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed.
The powerful kick sent –Ning Rongrong flying, and she landed on the ground awkwardly, resembling a fallen dog...
Everyone: "..."
Though it felt bizarre, they all sighed. Even Grandmaster and Liu Erlong coughed a few times, clearly understanding the situation just now.
Wang Feng said casually, "Alright, today's battle ends here. I have something to take care of, so let's head out."
With that, Wang Feng strolled out of the academy.
"Rongrong, are you okay?"
With a smile, Xiao Wu hurried over, assisting Ning Rongrong and examining her dust-covered, snow-white face. She looked like a little piglet, which made Xiao Wu chuckle involuntarily.
"Why did he kick me?"
Ning Rongrong said angrily.
"Who told you to join the fun as an auxiliary system soul master?"
Xiao Wu retorted, "He didn't hit you hard. Consider yourself lucky he just kicked you. Look at the others, some got flung up in the air."
"Hehe... I just wanted to join in the fun!" Ning Rongrong brushed off the dust from her face, smiling.
She wasn't that delicate.
However, Ning Rongrong –thought to herself that Wang Feng was too sly. He obviously didn't want to hit me hard, yet he still kicked me. Was he worried about others seeing through his disguise? As long as I keep quiet, no one will suspect anything!
Zhu Zhuqing watched from the sidelines, her eyes showing a peculiar gleam, as if she already knew something.
The next day.
The promotion matches officially began.
Similarly, as Wang Feng hadn't represented Shrek Academy in qualifiers, he wouldn't represent Shrek Academy in the promotion tournament too. That was the Grandmaster's decision, unless there was an unforeseen circumstance.
Compared to the qualifiers, the promotion matches were much calmer.
Being held in the royal hunting ground outside Heaven Dou City, they emphasized efficient combat.
In this combat-oriented environment, it's natural that one can't be on the stage to maximize their personal strength.
The Heaven Dou Empire has a total of 15 academies qualified, all set to compete in the promotion matches.
The style of play is quite different from the qualifiers. While teams still compete daily, the format is now individual battles, taking turns instead of the team battle like in the qualifiers.
When everyone from Shrek Academy arrived at the royal hunting ground, the representatives of the other five principalities had already been there for some time.
They arrived early from their respective kingdoms to gather information about the emergence of the five teams from the Heaven Dou Empire.
After all, the principalities and kingdoms are far from Heaven Dou Imperial City. To get detailed information about each team's players and the situation of the Heaven Dou City qualifiers, they needed to inquire beforehand.
Similarly, Wang Feng and Dean Fei Lun also arrived.
Since it was an individual battle, the rest of the team didn't need to come.
"You have to fight seven people individually in a row in one day. –If you have a substitute, it'll be advantageous."
Dean Fei Lun thought for a moment and advised, "Some teams must have studied you. If you play just to stall and drain your soul power, you'll be exhausted by playing against seven individual in a row in a taking turn battle. But you'll advance nonetheless. The match is only to determine the ranking for the finals. If you admit defeat after winning four out of seven battles, you can conserve your strength for the next match against other academies."
Losing the promotion game means the finals will be tougher. Wheel battles are more complicated than team battles. In team battles, seven people play together and can strategize collectively. But in wheel battles, it's one-on-one, and there are substitutes player after defeating the current one, which is very exhausting.
Wang Feng didn't respond, it was all the same to him, team battles or one on one, it doesn't matter to him. Afterall for him, they all are weak.
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