"Now that you've all decided on your nicknames, you should also arrange yourselves by age! When you're fighting as a team, it's best not to call each other by your names." Yu Xiaogang looked at them and said, "As I recall, Mubai is the oldest among you, and Zi Long is the youngest!"
Dai Mubai nodded. "Yeah. I'm half a month older than Meng Yiran, a year older than Xiao Ao, and then it goes Xiao San, Fatty, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhuqing, and Zi Long."
Yu Xiaogang continued, "You're a team. From now on, when you're on the Arena during team Soul Fighting, I hope you'll address each other as brothers and sisters and stand united. That's the most basic condition for winning a match."
The corner of Zhao Zilong's mouth twitched. "Damn, doesn't that mean I'm the one getting the short end of the stick? I'll have to call everyone big brother or big sister!"
"Of course. You're the youngest among us, so we're all your big brothers and sisters." Xiao Wu puffed out her nearly flat chest and walked up to Zhao Zilong. "Come on, let's hear you call me Sister Xiao Wu."
The others immediately looked at Zhao Zilong with mischievous smiles. He might be the youngest among them, but he was far too strong for anyone to dare call him little brother to his face.
After all, Douluo Continent respected strength. The strongest was the boss. Just look at Ma Hongjun: he was fifth in age among them, but everyone still called him Fatty and picked on him.
Zhao Zilong put on a fawning smile. "Sister Xiao Wu, since you're my big sister, I have a little request. I wonder if you could grant it?"
"Mm, what a good boy..." Xiao Wu smiled with satisfaction. "Go on, what do you want?"
"Cuddle up with me and sleep for one night!"
"Get lost!" Xiao Wu instantly went berserk and kicked at Zhao Zilong's face. He was ready for it, though, and used Lingbo Weibu to retreat several steps.
When Xiao Wu saw how fast Zhao Zilong was, she let out an angry little huff. That guy was ridiculously quick. Because of her fiery temper, she had fought Zhao Zilong several times after he teased her in the past.
Xiao Wu was already fast, but Zhao Zilong's Lingbo Weibu was even faster. Even if she Teleported behind him, he could still get away. She had no idea how a Soul Master who was clearly a Control Type could be so fast.
Tang San's expression darkened at Zhao Zilong's words, and the girls' faces all turned a little red. Zhao Zilong grinned. "Sister Xiao Wu, you really don't hold back at all! Good thing it was me. If it had been Fatty, you'd probably have kicked him so hard he'd be disfigured!"
Xiao Wu gave a huff. Seeing that she couldn't hit Zhao Zilong, she turned her anger on Ma Hongjun. "Hmph, that dead fatty already looks ugly. Maybe he'd look better after getting disfigured!"
"Hey, I didn't say anything! Why do you always drag me into this?" Ma Hongjun protested, once again taking an undeserved hit.
Yu Xiaogang spoke again. "All right. I want you to remember that from now on, you're a team. You must stand united. Only then can you defeat your enemies. From this moment on, your team will be called the Shrek Battle Team."
"The Shrek Battle Team."
Just then, the voice of the System Girl, silent for more than half a year, finally rang out: "The Shrek Battle Team has been established. Would you like to check in with the Shrek Seven Devils?"
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang continued, "As for the Shrek Battle Team, I plan to make Mubai the captain and Xiao San the vice-captain."
"What do you think?" Although Yu Xiaogang asked the group, most of his attention was on Zhao Zilong. He was the only one on the team who might cause a little trouble; the others were all fine.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang had made this decision for two reasons. First, Zhao Zilong preferred fighting alone, disdained coordinating the team and arranging its battle strength, and liked to make his own decisions. Second, it was out of selfishness: he wanted to make Tang San the core of the team.
Tang San glanced at Zhao Zilong, then spoke up. "Teacher, let Zi Long be the vice-captain instead. After all, his Soul Power is higher."
Yu Xiaogang said sternly, "No. I want Zi Long to become the ace of the Shrek Battle Team."
Zhao Zilong spread his hands. "Fine, let's do as Master says. And I think Tang San is more suited to it than I am anyway. After all, your strength has always seemed unfathomable to me!"
Tang San gave an awkward laugh but didn't answer.
Everyone froze for half a second when Zhao Zilong agreed. He'd accepted so easily; they'd thought he would make a fuss.
Yu Xiaogang was naturally glad that Zhao Zilong hadn't argued with him. After all, among the nine students, Zhao Zilong was the only one who would go out of his way to cause trouble. He could be quite a handful, which left Yu Xiaogang helpless at times. Still, he was a genius-how could he not have a little personality?
Dai Mubai stepped forward and held out his hand. "All right, brothers! From now on, we're going to make the Shrek Battle Team famous in Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena!"
"Yeah!"
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang felt a surge of pride. He had finally built a team of genius Soul Masters. Once they grew stronger, who would dare look down on him, Yu Xiaogang?
Yu Xiaogang stood up. "All right, get ready to set out. We're going to register at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena."
Zhao Zilong finally had time to check in. The first person he chose was Tang San, as before.
The System Girl's mature voice sounded in his mind again: "Checking in with Tang San..."
"Character: Tang San;
Age: 12;
Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor (mid-level Martial Soul, Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline not yet awakened);
Innate Soul Power: Level 9 (original Innate Soul Power: Level 10);
Soul Power: Level 31;
Soul Rings: Yellow, Yellow, Purple;
Special Abilities: Mysterious Heaven Skill, Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Hundred Forms of Hidden Weapons, Tang Sect Hundred Poisons, Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, hidden-weapon techniques, and Godly Craftsman Forging;
System Evaluation: A person who has lived two lives, a top-tier genius in both; he is also the protagonist of Douluo Continent. Gentle and refined on the outside, scheming on the inside, with the aura of fortune, the protagonist's halo, and the many cheats brought over from the Tang Sect in his previous life..."
"Tang San, vice-captain of the Shrek Seven Devils, the soul of the Shrek Seven Devils. Steal 1 level of Innate Soul Power and 0.5 levels of Soul Power..."
"Steal successful. Tang San's current Innate Soul Power is Level 8, and his Soul Power is Level 30.5. The host's current Innate Soul Power is Level 4.5, and his Soul Power is Level 34.5..."
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