Seven Freaks' Counterattack

Ji Jing understood his father's deep meaning upon hearing this.

He nodded, signaling his comprehension.

Seeing that he understood, Ji Dong said no more, merely nodding slightly in approval before his imposing figure quietly faded above the clouds, eventually vanishing completely.

Meanwhile, at the Sea God Temple.

Tang San, seated upon the Sea God's throne, furrowed his brows slightly.

Everything occurring in the lower realm, especially the descent of a God King's will, could naturally not escape his perception.

Because Ji Dong had made no attempt to conceal anything, he clearly saw everything Ji Dong had done to Tang Ya.

Tang San felt a flicker of displeasure at Ji Dong's appearance on the Douluo Continent, but after a moment of contemplation, he ultimately chose not to interfere.

Originally, in his long-term plans, this generation of the Tang Sect, including Tang Ya, were merely pawns used to guide and temper Huo Yuhao.

Since Ji Dong and his son wished to act, as long as they did not disrupt the grand design, he decided to remain an outsider.

As long as they did not affect his control over the destiny of the entire Douluo Continent through Huo Yuhao, it would suffice.

He had to keep the future development of the Douluo Continent firmly in his own hands, guiding it to consume the Abyss Plane and ultimately ascend into a new God Realm.

On the other side, after watching his father depart, Ji Jing returned to the dormitory without a sound.

He glanced at Wang Dong, who was still fast asleep, and temporarily suppressed the many thoughts stirred up by his father's appearance.

As his divine power slowly receded, a sense of physical exhaustion washed over him; he walked to his bed, lay down, and immediately closed his eyes to sleep.

The next morning, at the Soul Fighting Zone of Shrek Academy, the arena damaged by yesterday's battle had been restored to a brand new state, showing no traces of the fight.

When Ji Jing and his group of seven arrived, Xuan Zi and the other seven inner court students were already waiting.

Xuan Zi's seemingly cloudy gaze swept over everyone, and seeing that they had all arrived, he said:

"Introduce yourselves so you can get to know one another. Let's start with the reserve team."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall and handsome Ji Jing was the first to step forward, stating his information with a calm expression:

"Ji Jing, level 47 Power Attack System Soul Ancestor."

Following him, the others from the reserve team stepped up in turn:

Beibei, who looked scholarly and always wore a gentle smile, followed:

"Beibei, level 42 Power Attack System Soul Ancestor."

Xu Sanshi, tall and possessing a somewhat lazy yet handsome appearance, said next:

"Xu Sanshi, level 43 Defense System Soul Ancestor."

Jiang Nannan, with her long golden hair, spoke in a soft voice:

"Jiang Nannan, level 41 Agility Attack System Soul Ancestor."

Wang Dong, with short powder-blue hair and exquisite, peerless features, though dressed in male attire, stepped forward:

"Wang Dong, level 36 Power Attack System Soul Elder."

Xiao Xiao, the petite and adorable girl with twin tails, was the last to step out:

"Xiao Xiao, level 29 Control System Soul Grand Master."

After the reserve team finished their introductions, it was the turn of the official inner court members.

Ma Xiaotao, with her long red hair, spoke first, her voice crisp and powerful:

"Ma Xiaotao, level 67 Power Attack System Soul Emperor."

Next was Dai Yueheng, who was tall, burly, and possessed brilliant golden hair.

He stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Dai Yueheng, level 64 Power Attack System Soul Emperor."

His gaze swept over Ji Jing, his eyes a mixture of fear and scrutiny.

He knew clearly that it was the youth before him who had killed his younger brother Dai Huabin, along with the Soul Emperor and Soul King bodyguards.

But he also knew that Dai Huabin had been the one to harbor murderous intent first, and that both the academy and his family had strictly warned him afterward not to cause any trouble.

Therefore, he ultimately kept all his emotions internalized, making no unnecessary moves.

Subsequently, a youth with a slender build and a warm smile always on his face stepped forward:

"Chen Zifeng, level 57 Power Attack System Soul King."

A young woman with quite ordinary looks and build followed:

"Xixi, level 56 Agility Attack System Soul King."

A woman with a cold, ethereal beauty, skin like snow, and water-blue hair spoke concisely:

"Ling Luochen, level 55 Control System Soul King."

A thin, small-statured youth stepped forward and said:

"Yao Haoxuan, level 55 Control and Support System Battle Soul King."

Finally, a male student with delicate features and a soft voice stepped forward and spoke gently:

"Gongyang Mo, level 59 Support System Battle Soul King."

Xuan Zi nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the fourteen students one by one before he spoke slowly:

"Alright, you have all briefly introduced yourselves. To help you deepen your impressions of one another, your training task today is to hold a friendly match. Only in combat can you truly become familiar with each other's abilities."

He paused, his voice turning serious:

"You must remember, you will not necessarily only be cooperating with the teammates of your own squad."

"During the future tournament, I may replace personnel at any time based on the opponent's situation to ensure that we secure the final championship. Now, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, each of you will lead a team."

"Ma Xiaotao, your cultivation is the highest, so you may only take two main team members, but you have priority in selection. You will choose one main team member first, then one reserve member. After that, Dai Yueheng will choose. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng replied in unison.

Xuan Zi chuckled:

"Oh, right, one more thing. The losing side will each have to accept a punishment. The punishment is simple: just shout 'I am a pig' three times."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the reserve team members became somewhat strange, while the inner courtyard students were already accustomed to Xuan Zi's perverse sense of humor.

"Alright, start picking your people."

Xuan Zi urged.

Ma Xiaotao did not hesitate in the slightest; her flame-like eyes swept across the field and finally settled on two people.

"I choose Gongyang Mo and Huo Yuhao first."

Because the academy's upper management had suppressed the information well, aside from a few witnesses and relevant personnel, almost no one knew of the formidable combat power Ji Jing had displayed that night.

This naturally included Ma Xiaotao.

In her view, Ji Jing was merely a level 47 Soul Ancestor who was, at best, young, which only indicated good talent.

But that had nothing to do with this match.

Although she had not yet experienced the might of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, she was very interested in Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Ultimate Ice.

Confident in her own victory, she naturally wanted to carry Huo Yuhao to a win.

Hearing that Ma Xiaotao had chosen Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he did not know much about Huo Yuhao, he was incredibly glad that he did not have to fight that monster Ji Jing in the first round.

When it was his turn to choose, he did not hesitate either and immediately said:

"I choose Ji Jing."

He could ignore other things, but he absolutely did not want to be punished by shouting "I am a pig."

For the sake of victory, he had to choose Ji Jing, the strongest combatant!

Following that, he looked at the inner courtyard teammates beside him and added:

"And I choose Chen Zifeng."

Since they were both Power Attack System soul masters, their cooperation would be smoother.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao continued her selection:

"I choose Xixi, and Beibei."

Dai Yueheng immediately brought the remaining two inner courtyard main team members into his squad:

"Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan."

The selection continued, and Ma Xiaotao looked at the remaining reserve members, saying:

"I choose Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong."

With that, the distribution of the teams was settled.

The last ones remaining, Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan, naturally fell into Dai Yueheng's team.

Thus, the two temporary teams were formed.