Naruto furrowed his brow and swept his gaze over everyone on the field.
Ye Lingling, serene as ever, slowly crouched down. The Nine Heart Begonia in her palm cast a verdant glow, and Shi Mo and Yu Feng, who lay on the ground, gradually came to.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Yu Feng was still too weak to thank her. His gaze happened to pass over Ye Lingling's shoulder, where he spotted Naruto scanning the field with a furrowed brow.
In an instant, Yu Feng sat bolt upright as if jolted awake from his deathbed. His pupils trembled. A sharp ache throbbed in the ribs of his injured chest, but he ignored his wounds and awkwardly scooted backward.
Osler's reaction was much the same. When Naruto's gaze passed over him, he pressed his lips together and turned his head away, hunching his neck like a quail.
The only ones who seemed to be taking things normally were the two honest Shi brothers, who scratched their heads in confusion.
Still, none of that was important.
Naruto silently withdrew his gaze and rubbed his chin, pondering to himself. Dugu Yan was nowhere to be seen, and neither was Yu Tianheng. Had he arrived too early!?
Meanwhile,
Qin Ming, their teacher and team leader, stood far outside the crowd with his hands clasped behind his back and his brow furrowed.
He had deliberately given the young people room to themselves. But seeing how everyone was reacting now, it was clear his subtle groundwork had been nothing but wishful thinking. He couldn't help shaking his head with a soft sigh.
A misstep... a misstep...
After a few brief words of regret, Qin Ming quickly put the thought aside and looked up.
Naruto was clearly the youngest, and his Soul Power Level of