My Martial Soul is My Fiancée in Douluo

After consulting with Xiao Nai, Zheng Li wrote down "Assault System."

Originally, he had intended to choose the Support System.

From the beginning, his plan had been to prioritize cultivating his Martial Soul, Heart of Spirit. However, because the system provided the most suitable Spirit Rings, he had let Xiao Nai absorb the first one.

The system told him that most of the Spirit Skills for Heart of Spirit would likely be support-oriented.

The system said nothing else beyond that.

It seemed the system did not want to reveal too much regarding the Heart of Spirit.

Both he and Xiao Nai could sense that the essence of the Heart of Spirit was far stronger than that of Xiao Nai.

Zheng Li insisted on his own opinion, but Xiao Nai urged him to cultivate the Spirit of Light first.

In the end, he was persuaded.

For one, Xiao Nai was very stubborn, and he felt that one thing she said was correct. Since the two of them were alone in the Douluo world, it was better to have some self-preservation ability first. After all, no matter how many people protect you, your own strength is the most reliable.

At this moment, the choice between Assault and Support became very clear.

Who could have guessed that the Heart of Spirit would be primarily support-based?

However, although Zheng Li agreed with Xiao Nai, he also promised that he would do his best to increase the age of the Spirit of Light Spirit Ring in the future.

"That's true." Xiao Nai tilted her head. "Try it later, and remember to find time to go to Shrek City."

Although she hadn't bathed in three months, as a Martial Soul, Xiao Nai naturally had no grime on her body; it was merely a psychological issue.

"Alright." Zheng Li nodded.

At this moment, Shen Lan had finished collecting the "Cultivation Directions" and began to announce the rules for the Freshman Assessment.

Chapter 23, Teammates

Over the past three months.

The classes they attended were basically limited to three types: theory, physical training, and actual combat.

Actual combat took place once a week, with the majority of time spent on training and theory.

The opponents for each combat session were different, and after a month and a half, the rules were even changed.

It shifted from one-on-one to team battles, with both three-on-three and seven-on-seven formats.

The teammates were also different each time, determined by a draw. However, the draws were reasonably arranged so that several Assault-types or several Support-types wouldn't be grouped together.

In one-on-one matches, Zheng Li had encountered Zhu Lu and Ling Nan, but he had never faced Dai Huabin, though he had gone up against him in team battles.

The result... he lost.

His Spirit Skill, Light Sword, had broken through Dai Huabin's White Tiger Protection Barrier, but it was blown open by a White Tiger Intense Light Wave, and Dai Huabin charged out through the gap.

The Light Sword could attack from multiple angles, but it could not track targets.

Later, under the enhancement of the White Tiger Vajra Transformation and the coordination of Dai Huabin's teammates, their team couldn't hold on for long.

Next came the grouping.

He heard Shen Lan say: "Group One: Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Qing Xinyu; Group Two..."

As expected...

Huh?! Wait.

Qing Xinyu? What the hell, Qing Xinyu? Where is Cui Yajie?

A look of astonishment appeared on Zheng Li's face.

The seeded team would win the championship, and the benefits for the homeroom teacher would naturally be significant, so he thought that the seed, Dai Huabin, wouldn't have any changes, but now...

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, sitting in front, also frowned.

After Shen Lan clarified the rules of the Freshman Assessment and explained that the final championship team would receive rare rewards, they had set their sights on the title.

They also understood that every class would definitely have one powerful team aiming for the championship.

Dai Huabin felt that Class Five was his team; it wasn't that he was narcissistic, but the strength was right there.

And now? A dead weight had been added?

On the other hand, a girl in the back row who looked quiet and sweet-faced revealed a joyful smile.

For her, the Freshman Assessment was in the bag.

Qing Xinyu—a girl with a Spirit Power of level twenty, an Control-type.

In these three months, many people in the class had reached level twenty, such as Ling Nan.

But without a second Spirit Ring, they were still just Spirit Masters.

Zheng Li was stunned for a short while, then hurriedly listened as Mu Jin continued to announce.

"Group Eleven: Zheng Li, Ling Nan, Cui Yajie; Group Twelve: Su Yunqing, Shan Bai, Fu Renhua; Group Thirteen..."

Zheng Li: "!!"

Hearing this grouping, he was completely bewildered.

Cui Yajie is in their group? Even if she wasn't in Dai Huabin's group, she should have been with Su Yunqing!

Combined, they would have counted as another seeded team.

I just didn't expect her to be in my group.

Originally, the plan to win the Freshman Assessment and get the Gold Soul Coin compensation seemed like a slim hope, but now...

The odds have increased quite a bit.

It's just...

Won't Cui Yajie have any objections?

Zheng Li couldn't help but look at the girl with pink hair and a beautiful silhouette sitting two rows ahead and to his right.

It was none other than Cui Yajie.

Cui Yajie seemed to sense someone staring at her, or perhaps she wanted to see her teammates, so she turned her head and her gaze met Zheng Li's.

Immediately, Cui Yajie flashed a beautiful smile at Zheng Li, carrying a hint of seduction.

This wasn't Cui Yajie's fault; it was because of her Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul, so even when she wasn't manifesting it, her charm would leak out inadvertently.

Facing this smile, Zheng Li nodded expressionlessly.

Xiao Nai: Heh~

Cui Yajie didn't mind.

In her heart, she felt that with her, Zheng Li, and Ling Nan, passing the Freshman Assessment would be quite easy.

The final ranking probably wouldn't be low either.

She knew very well that they weren't just three people, but "four"! Because of Zheng Li's Co-Combat.

Besides, Zheng Li's first spirit skill was truly formidable.

Of course, she was naturally dissatisfied; wouldn't it have been better to charge for the championship with Dai Huabin and the others?

Cui Yajie also had some complaints in her heart.

Class Five had one Spirit Elder and three Great Spirit Masters.

Two power attack types, one agility attack type, and one spirit control type.

The Freshman Assessment had a rule: each three-member group was only allowed one power attack type, and the future cultivation tendencies of the three members could not be the same.

Zheng Li had been confused by the second half of that sentence for quite a while when he first read the original work.

The tendencies of the three members cannot be the same?

At the time, Zheng Li understood it as meaning that the tendencies of all three members could not be identical—for example, power attack, control, and support.

But later, he remembered that Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were both listed as control types, while Wang Dong was a power attack type.

Only then did Zheng Li understand that it was fine for two members to have the same tendency, but they couldn't all be the same, like power attack, power attack, and power attack.

Although there were changes, there was no doubt that Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Qing Xinyu were the championship-seeded team chosen by Mu Jin.

In Zheng Li's expectations, Cui Yajie wouldn't change and would still be in Dai Huabin's group.

But now that things were like this... he was naturally happy.

It would have been even better if Su Yunqing had been added.

But the moment he filled in "power attack type," that became impossible. The first half of the rule restricted each three-member group to only one power attack type!

Come to think of it, he and Cui Yajie had quite a bit of fate; in actual combat, he had faced her once, one-on-one; in team battles, they had been assigned to the same team twice.

There was coordination.

Shen Lan's grouping wasn't done randomly. After watching three months of actual combat, Mu Jin knew them very well, and the groups were organized based on Martial Soul characteristics, dormitory assignments, coordination, and Spirit Power levels.

Zheng Li's group was a bit special.

Possessing twin Martial Souls, Shen Lan naturally wouldn't fail to show some consideration; perhaps in the future, she might need Zheng Li's help with something.

If it weren't for the fact that both Su Yunqing and he were power attack types, Su Yunqing would definitely have been in Zheng Li's group.

Su Yunqing... Shen Lan had rubbed her temples for quite a while over that.

If only this little girl weren't a power attack type.

Su Yunqing's position was a bit awkward.

Putting her in Dai Huabin's group wouldn't work, and putting her in Zheng Li's group wouldn't work either.

Otherwise, Zheng Li, Cui Yajie, and Su Yunqing combined would be no weaker than Dai Huabin's group! One had to understand that with Zheng Li present, not to mention his powerful first spirit skill, there was also that Co-Combat. It was equivalent to Zheng Li's team having four people!

Shen Lan's thoughts coincided with Cui Yajie's.

It was just a pity...

Shen Lan shook her head and sighed.

Originally, Dai Huabin's group was exactly as Zheng Li had thought, and even when Mu Jin heard halfway through that other classes also had teams with Spirit Elders, it was understandable that she had paired Cui Yajie with Dai Huabin and the others to be safe, as Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

However, after hesitating again and again, Shen Lan still assigned Cui Yajie to Zheng Li's group.

Therefore, Shen Lan settled for the next best thing, grouping Qing Xinyu, one of the few students who had reached level 20 Spirit Power and had prior experience coordinating with Dai Huabin and his group, together with them.

The two members in Su Yunqing's team had also reached level 20 Spirit Power.

They could be considered a semi-seeded team.

In truth, placing Zheng Li into Dai Huabin's team was the most perfect lineup in Mu Jin's heart, but the rules unfortunately did not allow it.

Below the podium.

The young girl Su Yunqing felt somewhat disappointed.

She did not care about the rankings; she had been looking forward to being grouped with Zheng Li and Ling Nan.

The group announcements were finished quickly, and the bell for the end of class rang right on time.

Class Five had a total of twenty-nine groups, consisting of eighty-seven students; over the past three months, Shen Lan had expelled about a dozen people.

Shen Lan said, "If anyone has any objections to the groups I've assigned, come talk to me after class, and I will consider rearranging them. If you don't bring it up, don't mention it again tomorrow morning after I submit the names; it will be too late. Go back and get some good rest, work hard during the competition, and strive for everyone to pass the assessment."

There were nearly three hundred teams in the Freshman Assessment, and half of them would be eliminated.

Naturally, there were those in the class who were happy and those who were worried.

After hearing Mu Jin's words, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie had their own thoughts, and of course, they were not the only ones.

Everyone wants a good teammate.

Failing the assessment meant elimination, and elimination meant packing up and leaving Shrek Academy.

The time to discuss the importance of a good teammate had arrived.

Chapter 24, The Fate of "1"

After Shen Lan mentioned a few more precautions regarding the Freshman Assessment, she announced the end of class.