NOVEL WEB Chapter 134 - Team Competition (6)
Before Mai Dongzi could go to the treatment room to check on Zhuang Huaiya, he returned.
After fighting so hard against a Level 5 early-stage opponent, Zhuang Huaiya’s momentum increased significantly, nearly reaching the peak of Level 4 late-stage, which pleased Mai Dongzi greatly.
They still had at least six more team matches ahead. As long as Mai Dongzi arranged for Zhuang Huaiya to face an opponent with a higher cultivation level in each match, he would surely reach the peak of Level 4 late-stage within these few days.
This shows that practical combat is the best way to grow quickly. Not only did Zhuang Huaiya benefit from these matches, but Wang Yiyi and the others also made some progress.
However, Zhuang Huaiya’s rapid advancement was primarily due to Mai Dongzi’s special guidance, allowing him to progress almost twice as fast as the others.
However, such rapid advancement is only feasible during special periods. If it were just regular training, no matter how strict or demanding Mai Dongzi was with Zhuang Huaiya, he wouldn’t achieve such results.
Without Mai Dongzi’s strategies, cultivation techniques, and resource support, Zhuang Huaiya would only be able to reach the initial stage of Level 4 late-stage after this competition.
The fact that the Phantom Team won didn’t create much of a stir; everyone knew what kind of prodigy their captain was.
On the third day of the team competition, the atmosphere was calm, and the Phantom Team won effortlessly because their opponents were simply too weak.
The second-year Team 2 could only say they were unlucky again today, as they faced the Phantom Team and continued their streak of three consecutive losses.
However, on the fourth day, the tides turned, and the Phantom Team suffered a defeat. This news sent shockwaves through the students bodies, exciting all the onlookers.
In fact, it was expected that the Phantom Team would lose this round, considering that the third-year Team 1 had three Level 5 players.
No matter how capable Mai Dongzi was, her other five teammates were too weak, and being able to compete only twice made it impossible for her to secure three wins.
However, this was Mai Dongzi’s first defeat in front of the public, so the campus was abuzz as if it were a festival.
The fifth day was a gloomy one for the Phantom Team. They continued their streak of bad luck, facing the fourth-year Thunderlight Team.
The Thunderlight Team was the strongest team in the entire command department, boasting four Level 5 players. The outcome against them was predictable.
After yesterday’s loss, the Phantom Team’s defeat that day didn’t cause as much of a stir; while the gossip forums were still buzzing, the excitement had diminished.
Fortunately, in the next three matches, the Phantom Team regained their momentum, winning all three consecutively.
In the final group selection results, the Thunderlight Team naturally claimed first place.
However, the second-place finish caused headaches for the command department leaders.
In the first chaotic round, the Phantom Team ranked first, with the Fengyun Team in second.
Ultimately, the Phantom Team’s score was only one point shy of the Thunderlight Team, securing them second place.
Notably, the Fengyun Team, originally predicted to finish last, surprisingly ended up third from the bottom instead of the expected second-to-last, which thrilled their members.
According to the regulations of the school-level team competition, the top two teams from each department advance to the school-level competition.
However, in terms of overall team strength, the Phantom Team cannot match the third-year Team One’s overall capabilities.
Moreover, in the Phantom Team, only Mai Dongzi is truly capable of fighting.
Although the overall strength of the Phantom Team is impressive compared to departments like the Arts, Healing, and Agriculture, it pales in comparison to the Combat and Superpower departments.
In the Combat department, three out of four sixth-level practitioners in the entire school are from their team, and they have the highest number of fifth-level practitioners, with no fourth-level practitioners among them.
While the Superpower department may not have any sixth-level warriors, their fifth-level practitioners are only slightly fewer than those in the Combat department, with both of their teams consisting entirely of fifth-level participants.
This makes it very challenging for the Phantom Team, which has only one sixth-level practitioner and five fourth-level practitioners, to compete effectively.
This situation was certainly a headache for the Command Department.
Although the school-level team competition consists of various events, the arena matches are just the final segment, and they will first conduct the wilderness survival competition.
In this competition, having high cultivation alone won’t guarantee good scores; students from the Command Department, with their comprehensive knowledge, have a significant advantage.
However, having higher cultivation definitely makes survival easier and helps secure higher scores.
When the school leaders mentioned that if the Phantom Team had just one fifth-level practitioner, they wouldn’t be so worried, an idea sparked in Mai Dongzi’s mind.
After the team selection competition, the annual wilderness survival training at Imperial Capital University would begin, and before that, the school would grant students a week off.
This would be the first extended break for them in five months since starting at the university.
The seven days would be just right for Mai Dongzi to implement her plans.
Mai Dongzi had experienced the effects of using cultivation potential enhancement potions herself, and with Ren Guang sharing his successful experiences, along with her experiments on Ye Zhengyan regarding the effects of sound therapy for calming, she was confident she could help those using the enhancement potions through their crises.
She wanted to use this break to have Zhuang Huaiya take a cultivation potential enhancement potion to improve his capabilities. With the boost from the potion, not only would his cultivation potential increase, but he could also elevate his level to early fifth-grade.
Zhuang Huaiya’s rapid advancement could lead to a lack of mental stability, but through the upcoming wilderness survival training, he would solidify his state of mind, allowing his cultivation to surpass Wang Yiyi’s.
Without Mai Dongzi’s planning and the opportunities she provided, Zhuang Huaya would have needed about two years to reach fifth-grade according to his original cultivation pace.
During her time with Zhuang Huaiya, Mai Dongzi had unknowingly developed feelings for him, projecting some of her affection onto her cousin.
Having accepted this cousin, she naturally thought about his future. It wasn’t that she loved to take charge; rather, she couldn’t voice what she knew, and since there was an opportunity, she felt compelled to make some decisions for him.
After pondering for two days, Mai Dongzi shared her plans and ideas with Zhuang Huaiya, urging him to discuss it with his father.
She wanted to get involved in Zhuang Huaiya’s cultivation but wouldn’t act unilaterally. She planned to consult Uncle Zhuang; if he disagreed, she wouldn’t push the matter.
Perhaps because this matter carried some risks, that evening, Uncle Zhuang sent a message to Mai Dongzi, asking for detailed clarification. In the end, he made up his mind.