...The next day, in the back hills of Martial Soul Academy.
"Qin Tianzhen, you get your butt over here!!"
"Stop chasing me!"
In the back hills, Qin Tianzhen was being chased and beaten by a girl in red armor, looking utterly miserable.
Nearby, Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and the others watched the show with amused smiles. Hearing Qin Tianzhen's cries for help, they all turned their heads.
It all started half an hour earlier.
Today was the day Murong Huai's team was finally assembled. All the team members had gathered in the back hills. Once the other six arrived, Murong Huai came over, leading a girl in red armor.
Everyone was curious about who she was. But when Qin Tianzhen saw her, he looked terrified and quietly hid his "puny frame" behind Ning Fengzhi.
"Everyone, this is the final member of our team."
As he spoke, Murong Huai glanced at the girl. Hearing him, she stepped forward, looked at everyone, clasped her hands in greeting, and announced clearly:
"Greetings, everyone. I'm Tu Zhanyue, fifteen years old. My Martial Soul is the Mystic Water Heavy Shield. I'm a level forty-one defensive Battle Soul Ancestor. I'm joining Martial Soul Academy as of today. A pleasure to meet you all!!!"
Hearing Tu Zhanyue's introduction, Ning Fengzhi froze for a moment and murmured, "Tu Zhanyue... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere."
Seeing this, Murong Huai said to everyone:
"All right, you may not all know one another, so let's introduce ourselves. Dong'er, you go first."
"Okay, Brother Murong."
Bibi Dong smiled, then stepped forward and said, "Bibi Dong, twelve years old. My Martial Soul is the Death Spider Emperor. I'm a level fifty-one control-type Battle Soul King."
"Twelve years old, level fifty-one? How is that possible?!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Tu Zhanyue