Six to three. The three matches would be carried out separately. After one match, there would be a ten-minute break before the next match.
The first match, Great Wall University VS Phoenix Soaring University.
This match was also the most talked about on the internet.
Today's live audience exceeded three hundred thousand, and eighty to ninety percent of them were from Shang Jing.
As a team from the same city, the Great Wall Team had the most attention and popularity.
The Great Wall Team had five main players, and four of them had refined Earth Ranking demon spirits. There had never been such a luxurious lineup in the history of the National University of Glory.
It was unprecedented, and there would probably be no one like it in the future.
Furthermore, there were also talented and popular players like Ye Qiu and Zhan Tianyu. It was hard not to attract attention.
Although the match was eye-catching, the audience didn't have any objections to winning or losing.
Even fans of the Phoenix Soaring Team didn't dare to hope that their team could create a miracle.
In fact, it wasn't just the audience. Even the members of the Phoenix Soaring Team and the coach had given up hope.
"Entering the top six, we've already won. You guys have performed well. There's still a certain gap between us and the Great Wall Team. Don't think about winning or losing this match. The main thing is to show our strength and the elegance of the Phoenix Soaring University."
Seeing that the team members seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate, looking worried and depressed, the coach comforted them and then patted their shoulders one by one.
There was no tactical arrangement, no motivation, only simple comfort.
In the coach's view, facing such an abnormal lineup, as long as they could persevere and not lose, it would be fine.
"If you're suppressed later, don't think about tactics. Just release your strongest soul skills."
The coach hesitated for a moment and said.
There were at least one billion people watching this match live. There were more than three hundred thousand spectators in the stadium. Various large financial groups and forces, as well as the representatives of the Glory Club, were present.
The performance of this match was likely to directly determine the future development of the team members.
This was also the reason why he told the team members to not think about tactics and to do their best to display their soul skills.
"Okay."
Hearing the coach's words, Captain Zhou Ming was slightly stunned, but he quickly understood.
Just as the coach had said, entering the top six was already a victory. They should be fighting for the fourth and fifth places, not the top three.
This year, there were many super geniuses and monsters: Half Beast Yunkai, Bramble Demonic Dragon Ye Qiu, Six Armed Demon Zhan Tianyu, Spiderman Huang Tianze, and Linfeng, who was invincible among his peers.
It was almost impossible to enter the top three.
Therefore, no matter which university was drawn, the result would be the same.
It was just that the Great Wall Battle Team was the strongest, so they had the least opportunities to display their skills.
After comforting themselves, the Phoenix Soaring team entered the arena. Although 99% of the audience supported the Great Wall team, they still cheered and encouraged them.
This made the team members feel a little comforted. However, before the team members could wave their hands in thanks, the cheers and screams suddenly became a hundred times louder. That terrifying sound wave was like a tsunami that engulfed the entire field.
The five of them turned their heads to look. Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, the Great Wall Battle Team, led by their captain, Zhan Tianyu, slowly walked into the arena.
"Sigh!"
Zhou Ming took a deep breath and looked at his teammates. At the same time, they revealed a bitter smile.
Although they knew that there was a difference in popularity, such an obvious difference made them want to cry!
The people from Shang Jing were too unfriendly!
At this time, the host's voice sounded, "The match is about to start. Five minutes before the match, the two teams will follow the convention and come to the center of the arena to shake hands and greet each other."
Shaking hands and greeting each other was a small segment before the match.
It highlighted the spirit of friendship first and competition second.
At this time, the image of the team members shaking hands appeared on the screen. They all had a polite smile on their faces, but one side was relaxed and casual, while the other side was helpless and dignified.
After shaking hands, they exchanged glances and simply nodded. There was no conversation, and no harsh words. The two teams separated again, with a distance of twenty meters between them.
When the referee's whistle sounded, the match began.
"Roar!"
Roars suddenly sounded. The battle had just begun, but the two sides didn't immediately attack. Instead, they stood in place and quickly used Demon Spirit Possession to enter the demon transformation state.
The four huge screens above the arena clearly captured this scene.
This was also the most dazzling scene that could ignite the emotions of the audience.
Without a doubt, the audience was paying attention to the Great Wall Battle Team.
Under the gaze of the audience, Ye Qiu was the first to enter the demon transformation state.
Accompanied by a roar that contained the might of a dragon, a black undercurrent revolved around Ye Qiu's body. His body expanded, and his hands continued to expand. Blue veins appeared and turned into dragon claws. A dragon tail sprang out from his tailbone, swaying slightly like a steel whip. Black scales spread all over his body, gradually forming a black armor. Sharp spikes extended from his tail to his forehead. A pair of black wings continuously sprouted from both sides of Ye Qiu's body. That pair of wings had a wingspan of two meters, like a black blade. His originally black eyes turned into a pair of golden vertical pupils, revealing a trace of coldness and madness.
Beside Ye Qiu was the captain, Zhan Tianyu.
He was originally tall and sturdy, but after the demon transformation, he reached a height of 2.3 meters. His whole body was black and shiny, and there were mysterious blood red patterns on his skin.
Two arms extended from both sides of his back and abdomen. The current Zhan Tianyu had a total of six arms, like a mythical demon god.
The six arms were clearly different in length. The four arms that he transformed into were obviously thirty to forty centimeters longer. The arms on his back were the longest, and each arm was covered in scales. The pentagonal scales were dark and gloomy, revealing a chill.
After the demon transformation, he took out weapons from his back. The two arms on his shoulders held long swords, the two on his abdomen held long sabers, and the two on his back held two cylindrical forging hammers.
Yang Ning Bing had refined the Earth Leaderboard's Thunder Draconic Beast. After the demon transformation, her figure grew taller and more slender. A pair of long legs was very attractive. In the center of her eyes, a pair of vertical pupils appeared. They were dark purple in color, and a pair of wings extended from her back.
This pair of wings was two meters long and shone with a metallic luster. They flapped slightly, causing her to float above everyone. Streaks of lightning shuttled back and forth on the surface of her body, making heart-palpitating crackling sounds.
Directly below Yang Ning Bing was the Fire Mage Chen Xing. He had refined the Earth Leaderboard's Sun Lion. After the demon transformation, his muscles expanded and his hair grew longer and thicker. He looked somewhat wild. Dark red patterns appeared on his face, and a flame-like symbol appeared between his eyebrows. It swayed as if it was burning.
At the same time, his eyes turned dark red, like two dark red gems. The most bizarre thing was that nine fireballs appeared behind him. The fireballs revolved together, emitting a scorching heat.
As the team's healer, Zheng Yani didn't change much compared to her teammates. Only a palm-sized blue and white crystal lotus appeared above her hands.
The lotus was surrounded by fog and snow, looking somewhat mysterious.
The match had just begun, and the battle had yet to begin. However, the Great Wall Battle Team had already ignited the atmosphere.
This wasn't the first time the audience had seen Ye Qiu and the others being possessed by demon spirits. They had also seen it before the Rookie Challenge last night. However, seeing it again was still shocking.
Four Earth Leaderboard demon spirits, one Grade 8 healing-type demon spirit, Ye Qiu was at the pinnacle of Grade 4, Zhan Tianyu was at the Grade 6 Divine Fist Realm, and the other three were at the Grade 5 Iron Bone Realm.
Before they even made a move, Ye Qiu and the other four's aura made the Phoenix Battle Team feel despair.
How were they going to fight with this lineup?
If it wasn't for the live broadcast, and if it wasn't to show off their strength, everyone would have wanted to surrender.
Four members of the Phoenix Battle Team had refined Grade 9 demon spirits, and one of them had refined Grade 8 demon spirits. Although they weren't Earth Leaderboard demon spirits, they were still considered top-tier demon spirits.
The strength of their demon spirits wasn't weak, but compared to the Great Wall Battle Team, they were crushed.
Whether it was their innate skills or demon spirits, they couldn't be compared.
Although demon spirits couldn't decide everything, in a battle, soul skills and combat skills were more important than demon spirits.
In a team battle, teamwork was far more important than individual strength.
However, among the five members of the Great Wall Battle Team, which one of them only had talent and no strength?
As for teamwork, it was needless to say.
A feeling of helplessness and despair spread throughout the Phoenix Battle Team.
To be able to enter the top six, the members of the Phoenix Battle Team naturally weren't weak-willed. If they saw a glimmer of hope of winning, they definitely wouldn't have such a feeling of despair.
"Kill!"
As the captain, Zhou Ming was the first to suppress the emotions in his heart and let out a roar.
When the other members heard the roar of their captain, they quickly recovered. They looked at each other and also let out a roar of anger, frantically releasing their strongest soul skills.
Facing a lineup like the Great Wall Battle Team, no one could find a weakness.
The ranged attackers were Yang Ningbing and Chen Xing, while the melee attackers were Zhan Tianyu and Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu was also a Battle Mage, so he could both attack from afar and melee.
In the face of absolute strength, the teamwork that they usually trained in was meaningless.
Just as the coach said, even if they couldn't win, they had to fight with all their might.
If they didn't have any tactics, then they just had to use their strongest soul skills.
Along with the blossoming of multicolored lights, the five members of the Phoenix Battle Team simultaneously released their strongest soul skills.
The members of the Great Wall Battle Team were slightly stunned, but they quickly guessed what their opponents were thinking.
They also released their soul skills.
For a moment, there was a violent storm, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. Boulders rolled down, flames flew everywhere, and various soul skills were released. The scene was so dazzling that it caused the audience to cry out in surprise.
Three minutes later, the five members of the Phoenix Battle Team came out of their demon transformation state and collapsed on the ground. There were some charred marks on their bodies and they looked extremely miserable. In fact, they didn't suffer any injuries, but their soul power and stamina had been overdrawn.
In the team seating area.
"I didn't see anything."
When the referee announced the end of the match and the victory of the Great Wall Battle Team, Yu Qiao helplessly said.
Of the five main members of the Great Wall Battle Team, Ye Qiu and the other two were the most important members of the alliance. They were very clear about their strength, demon spirits, and soul skills.
What they really wanted to see was the tactics of the Great Wall Battle Team.
Tactical cooperation was the key to the match.
However, the Phoenix Battle Team didn't give the Great Wall Battle Team a chance to display their tactics. Not only that, they didn't even use many soul skills.
The two teams were almost standing in the same place and releasing their soul skills crazily.
This was a round-robin battle that didn't have any rules.
The five main members of the Phoenix Battle Team released their soul skills at least once. Perhaps they knew that they were going to lose, so they showed their strength.
This was a competition of whose demon spirit was of a higher rank and whose soul skill was more powerful.
It seemed to be an intense battle with all kinds of soul skills flying around. The scene was gorgeous. Some of the audience liked to watch this kind of battle, but to them, it was very boring.
They felt like dozing off.
"Although there's no technical content, I like to watch this kind of battle. It's so direct!"
"As expected of the Great Wall Battle Team, they won so easily!"
"This is a boring match. I didn't even see Ye Qiu's diamond soul skill."
"This lineup is too abnormal. It's simply an all-star lineup. There's no weakness at all. Who can win?"
"Looks like the Great Wall University is going to be the champion again this time."
"Maleficent has no hope. Hongyun still has a chance, but the chances aren't big."
"This lineup is really despairing!"
The audience cheered and discussed.
There was no sense of anticipation in the match. It wasn't very exciting.
However, this wasn't because the Phoenix Battle Team was weak. It was because their opponents were too abnormal.
In the three-minute match, the five members of the Great Wall Battle Team didn't change their expressions. Their hair was not messed up. Although the Phoenix Battle Team was a little embarrassed, no one was seriously injured. From the beginning to the end, the two teams' healers didn't even have a chance to heal before the battle ended.
After the match, it was still the handshake segment. After the two teams left the arena, there was a short ten-minute break. The second round of the top six would begin.
In this round, the Maleficent Battle Team would fight against the Mingzhi Battle Team.
Compared to the Great Wall University vs the Phoenix Battle Team, the cheers for this match weren't as loud as the previous one. However, in the eyes of Linfeng and the others, it was much more exciting.
At the very least, there was some tactical coordination. It wasn't a simple release of soul skills.
The Maleficent Battle Team's lineup wasn't as luxurious as the Great Wall University's, but it was still very strong. The five main members were all Rank 5 martial artists.
Two of them had refined Earth Ranking demon spirits, two had refined Rank 9 demon spirits, and one had refined a Rank 8 demon spirit.
As for the five main members of the Mingzhi Battle Team, they were all Rank 5 martial artists. All of them were Rank 9 demon spirits. Furthermore, they were all magic-type occupations. There wasn't a healer.
Five magic-type lineup. It was obvious that the Mingzhi Battle Team's style was long-range attacks. The magic-type would bombard with high output.
This battle lasted for ten minutes. There wasn't any overwhelming situation, and it wasn't out of the audience's expectations. Both sides had people injured. In the end, the Maleficent Battle Team won.
Compared to the Great Wall University and the Maleficent Battle Team, the real suspense was between the Hongyun University and the Central South University.
The Central South University was an old military school. Other than the three Hero Academy, the Central South University was the strongest among the ten universities.
In the 37th National University Glory League, the Central South University had defeated the Hongyun University and the Maleficent Battle Team. They had won third place five times and second place once.
The Central South University and the Hongyun University were old rivals. One was a military school, while the other was a semi-military school. Regardless of teaching style or strength, the difference wasn't big.