Sparring

Wu Zhangkong looked at the two who had been left behind and said in a deep voice, "Do you know why I kept you here?"

Xu Xiaoyan shook her head obediently, indicating that she did not know.

Xie Xie was a bit arrogant, but upon recalling Wu Zhangkong's cultivation level, he also shook his head.

"Because you two are the weakest in this class."

"Everyone else has broken through to two rings, yet you two remain at one ring."

"The final team competition is a seven-person format, so among the eight of you, one will definitely become a substitute."

Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie were both startled upon hearing this.

Wu Zhangkong looked at the two of them and continued, "Let's start with Xu Xiaoyan. You were able to enter this class because we knew you had awakened the Star Wheel martial soul."

"I hope you won't hide your potential and will develop it properly."

"If you fail to develop it..."

Wu Zhangkong shook his head and did not continue.

He turned his head to look at Xie Xie.

"As for you, I can tell you very clearly that you were only able to enter this class because of your connections."

"As for whose connections they are, I don't think I need to spell it out."

Xie Xie felt his face burn upon hearing this, but in the end, he held back and did not retort.

"I have said all that needs to be said. I hope you two are filled with a sense of crisis."

"Alright, you may go now."

After saying this, Wu Zhangkong did not wait for them to ask questions; he took Long Bing's hand and left the classroom directly.

Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were both somewhat dejected.

"What is your soul power level?"

"19. How about you?"

"I'm also at level 19."

Because of the popularization of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, their soul power was slightly higher than in the original timeline, but they were still evenly matched.

On the other side, Tang Wulin was holding Na'er's hand, while Long Yue was holding Dai Yun'er's hand.

Gu Yue and Yuan'en Yehui walked behind them.

In the end, it was Tang Wulin who spoke first, asking, "The competition is this afternoon. Why don't we start by stating our names and martial souls?"

The others neither objected nor agreed after hearing this.

"My name is Tang Wulin, and my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. What about yours?"

"Elemental Envoy. I've already stated my name."

To Tang Wulin's surprise, Gu Yue was the first to answer.

"Dai Yun'er, Hell Spirit Cat."

"Yuan'en Yehui, Titan Giant Ape."

"..."

With the first person having answered, the others successively reported their names and martial souls.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was afternoon.

The group was led by Wu Zhangkong to the combat area.

"This competition will first take the form of team confrontations."

"However, because some of you have already broken through to the three-ring level, those at the three-ring level can only choose two teammates."

Everyone was shocked to hear this; in their understanding, at this age, a soul power of around level 26 or 27 was already very high.

Three rings—what kind of concept was that?

"Long Yue, you go ahead and choose two teammates first."

Long Yue's tall figure stepped forward. With a glance, Dai Yun'er was already standing behind him.

As for the second person, Long Yue thought for a moment before finally saying, "Gu Yue, I would like you to be my teammate."

The reason he chose Gu Yue was because of her powerful Mountain Dragon King martial soul, which could basically be considered invincible at the same level.

However, he had rarely felt a trace of danger coming from Gu Yue.

One had to know, Gu Yue only had two-ring cultivation!

The Douluo Continent was truly full of talent; it was far more powerful than the Star Luo Empire.

Long Yue sighed inwardly.

Gu Yue frowned slightly upon hearing this, but she didn't say anything more and eventually stood behind Long Yue.

"Alright, the groups are formed. You can now discuss your respective strategies."

On Long Yue's side.

Long Yue looked at Dai Yun'er and said, "Yun'er, just assist me later as you usually do."

Dai Yun'er nodded obediently.

He turned his head to look at Gu Yue and said, "I don't know what your abilities are, just provide support from the side."

"I'll carry the team."

Long Yue displayed an extremely confident smile.

On the other side, Tang Wulin and his four teammates were engaged in a heated discussion.

Wu Zhangkong stood on high ground, taking everything in.

"Is this a sparring match?"

Xie An appeared out of thin air beside Wu Zhangkong and asked with some curiosity.

Seeing Xie An arrive, Wu Zhangkong bowed in greeting.

"That is correct. I want to use team combat to increase their synergy and help them better understand their own abilities."

Xie An nodded and said, "I have confidence in your teaching ability. Tell me, do you have the confidence to let these little ones defeat the Shrek Academy team?"

Wu Zhangkong hesitated slightly. "That young man named Long Yue is truly a monster. As for the others, only that Yuan'en Yehui is passable."

"The others."

Wu Zhangkong did not continue, but it was clear he did not think highly of these youngsters.

Xie An smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more.

The match began quickly.

On Long Yue's side, Long Yue took the lead, Gu Yue stood in the middle, and Dai Yun'er stood at the very back.

Yellow, purple, and purple—three soul rings emerged as he strode directly toward Tang Wulin's team.

In the other team, Yuan'en Yehui stepped forward, manifesting her Titan Giant Ape to contend with the Mountain Dragon King martial soul.

"Well come!"

Long Yue shouted, his power surging as he prepared to collide with Yuan'en Yehui.

Just then, an ice spike suddenly erupted from the ground, attempting to slow Long Yue's speed.

Long Yue dodged it nimbly.

Just as his old momentum faded and his new strength had yet to rise, several stalks of Blue Silver Grass suddenly grew from beneath his feet, wrapping around his legs.

It was none other than Tang Wulin's first soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!

As the saying goes, courage is built at the first beat, wanes at the second, and is exhausted at the third.

Blocked twice, Long Yue collided with the high-spirited Yuan'en Yehui.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, both of them retreated two steps.

At that moment, Xie Xie and Na'er attacked from both sides.

However, a fireball blocked Na'er. Na'er frowned slightly, seeing a fireball floating continuously in Gu Yue's hand.

Xie Xie tried to continue his sneak attack from behind, only to find that Long Yue seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; without turning around, he blocked the attack directly.

"Is this child Long Yue's mental power and control over himself truly this strong?"

On the platform, Wu Zhangkong said in disbelief.

Xie An shook his head and explained to Wu Zhangkong, "Look at the person at the very back of their team."

Wu Zhangkong looked over as instructed and saw a purple soul ring rising from beneath Dai Yun'er's feet, her eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"Is this... Twin Martial Souls?"

Wu Zhangkong said with some hesitation.

Xie An nodded. "The Spirit Eyes of Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years ago and the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul of the Zhu family are concentrated in this child."

"Gu Yue's martial soul is Seven Element Control."

"The Mountain Dragon King martial soul needs no introduction."

"That Yuan'en Yehui is also a twin martial soul user, and the one named Tang Wulin is already a fourth-rank blacksmith, though he only took the third-rank exam to keep a low profile."

"Furthermore, his bloodline also possesses immense energy."

"If Xu Xiaoyan can fully develop her Star Wheel martial soul, she will become the strongest controller."

"The only one who surprised me is the girl named Na'er; I didn't expect her to come here."

"I have brought you the most talented young generation on the continent. Now, are you confident?"

Wu Zhangkong's heart shook, and he said in a deep voice, "I understand."