The moment those words were spoken.
Qian Renxue froze on the spot.
She widened her disguised eyes, her face filled with utter disbelief.
She knew Xue Ke's martial soul better than anyone.
An Ornamental Swan with neither offensive nor supportive abilities.
A completely useless martial soul!
Even the worst ordinary class at Heaven Dou Royal Academy had refused to take her.
And now, this Blue Silver Academy was actually letting a complete waste like Xue Ke join the team to face Heaven Dou Empire's strongest Royal Team One?
Qian Renxue frantically shook her head inwardly, finding it utterly absurd.
She can get into the main team like this?
It seems Blue Silver Academy really has no one left to use. It's completely hopeless.
And here I was, expecting so much from this place. I thought this mysterious Blue Silver Dean had some earth-shattering special method.
Qian Renxue sighed and completely lost interest.
What a waste of anticipation.
Upon hearing Ye Lingling's words, the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team exchanged looks on the plaza.
A few seconds later, a wave of undisguised snickering rose from the crowd.
Dugu Yan crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes full of disdain as she looked the Blue Silver Team up and down.
"Who did I think it was? So it's that useless princess who's famous throughout Heaven Dou City."
Yu Feng laughed aloud at the side and repeatedly shook his head.
"Someone who couldn't even get into an ordinary class is actually a main player at some Blue Silver Academy?"
"Captain, let's end this quickly. Wasting time in a place like this is an insult to our Royal Team One."
Although Yu Tianheng did not join in the mockery, his lofty demeanor said everything.
He did not even spare Xue Ke a second glance, merely rolling his wrist with some impatience.
Faced with the other side's unrestrained ridicule, Xue Ke stood among the Blue Silver Team, tightly clutching the hem of her clothes.
The little girl's face had gone somewhat pale, and obvious unease showed in her eyes.
She turned to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er beside her.
"Sister Bing'er, Sister Yue'er..."
"I heard everyone on the Heaven Dou Royal Team is a top genius carefully selected by the Empire."
"I... I'm afraid I'll hold you back later."
Hearing this, Shui Yue'er rolled her pretty eyes and casually hooked an arm around Xue Ke's shoulders.
"Little Sister Xue Ke, put your mind at ease."
"What Royal Team One? What top geniuses?"
"Before our Blue Silver Academy, they aren't even worthy of carrying our shoes!"
Shui Bing'er's breathtakingly beautiful face remained calm. She gently patted Xue Ke's back, offering her comfort.
"Yue'er is right."
"No matter how strong the Royal Academy is, that is only the standard outside."
"We all saw how much hardship and suffering you endured over this past month under Dean's guidance."
"Once you get on the field, just show them the results of your training."
The two filler team members beside them nodded repeatedly. There was not the slightest hint of fear in their eyes; instead, they were filled with eager excitement.
"That's right, Junior Sister Xue Ke. How could people from Blue Silver Academy be afraid of a bunch of flowers raised in a greenhouse?"
"Today, we'll open their eyes!"
As the two teams took up formation in the center of the plaza, quite a few Blue Silver Academy students quickly gathered around them.
These students usually cultivated in the simulated environments. Hearing that an outside team had come for a sparring match, they all rushed out to watch the excitement.
Animated discussions occasionally sounded from the crowd.
"Hey, how strong do you think those people over there are?"
"Isn't that obvious? If they dare come challenge us under the name of Royal Team One, they must have some real skill!"
"I bet their first soul rings are at least ten-thousand-year black rings!"
"Not necessarily. A ten-thousand-year first ring requires extremely high physical strength. Still, that captain leading them is definitely above level fifty, or how else would he dare act so arrogantly?"
Though these discussions were not loud, they carried clearly to the center of the plaza.
Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others froze where they stood upon hearing them.
The entire Royal Team was dumbfounded.
What the hell?
A ten-thousand-year first soul ring?
The captain was at least level fifty?
Were these Blue Silver Academy students out of their minds?!
Yu Feng dug at his ear and looked at the surrounding students as though he were looking at a pack of complete lunatics.
"Just as expected, they're a bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world."
"They don't even know the most basic martial soul knowledge, yet they can say something as stupid as a ten-thousand-year first soul ring."
Dugu Yan sneered repeatedly, a sharp glint flashing through her eyes.
"Tianheng, stop wasting words on these idiots."
"Reveal our martial souls and let them see what a true soul master is!"
Yu Tianheng nodded heavily, took a step forward, and suddenly erupted with a powerful wave of Soul Power.
"Royal Team One of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, reveal your martial souls!"
Following Yu Tianheng's loud shout.
Seven pillars of light shot into the sky.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Jade Phosphorous Serpent, Wind Bell Bird, Black Tortoise of Profound Darkness...
One top-tier martial soul after another, each capable of causing a sensation in the outside world, possessed its wielder.
Immediately afterward, dazzling soul rings rose one after another from beneath their feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple.
Every one of them had the optimal soul ring configuration!
Yu Tianheng himself was surrounded by four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—as the power of lightning raged around him.
The Royal Team raised their heads proudly, waiting for the country bumpkins opposite them to let out terrified screams.
However.
The expected shock never came.
The entire plaza instantly fell into deathly silence.
Not a sound could be heard.
All the watching Blue Silver Academy students widened their eyes as they stared blankly at the Royal Team's soul rings.
Only after a long while did an extremely bewildered mutter come from the crowd.
"Yellow for the first soul ring... and yellow for the second too?"
"This is the so-called Royal Team One?"
"That configuration is way too shabby..."
Those words were like a resounding slap, fiercely striking every member of the Royal Team across the face.
Yu Tianheng's expression stiffened instantly, the muscles in his face twitching wildly.
Dugu Yan's face turned green.
Every member of the Royal Team went numb.
What kind of tone were these Blue Silver Academy people using?
That was the optimal soul ring configuration!
The universally acknowledged most perfect configuration across the continent!
And these country bumpkins... actually looked down on it?
A fierce rage surged within Yu Tianheng. Gritting his teeth, he pointed at the Blue Silver Team opposite him.
"How shamelessly arrogant!"
"Since your standards are so high, reveal your soul rings and let us see them!"
"I'd like to see what kind of earth-shattering monsters your trash academy can possibly produce!"
Ye Lingling's expression remained calm as she stepped out from the team.
She brought her hands together before her chest, and an incomparably vast, pure force of life erupted with a boom.
"Blue Silver Team, Ye Lingling, level fifty-nine auxiliary system tool Soul King!"
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