Junior Spirit Master Academy Sparring, You Send Three Spirit Masters!

In the blink of an eye, the time for the Junior Spirit Master Academy sparring match arrived, and the principals of the three nearby schools arrived with their students.

They exchanged polite pleasantries with the principal, chatting for over half an hour.

"Teacher Zhao, what are the rules for today's sparring match?"

"Is it a group melee or one-on-one?"

Qin Qi stood beside Teacher Zhao and asked in a low voice.

"One-on-one."

Teacher Zhao replied quietly, adding after a moment, "It was our principal's suggestion."

Cunning old fox!

Qin Qi thought to himself as he watched his own principal chatting with the other academy heads with a beaming smile.

If it were a melee, the opponents might actually be able to defeat them through sheer numbers.

But if it were one-on-one, the gap created by having a Spirit Ring was simply too vast.

As Qin Qi spoke with Teacher Zhao, the principals finished their pleasantries and began introducing their students to one another.

The three academy principals had each brought three students, a mix of boys and girls, most of whom were around ten years old.

They first introduced their Martial Souls, then their Spirit Power, and finally allowed the students to get to know each other.

"Competition is secondary, friendship is primary; our main goal for this sparring match is for the students to exchange experiences."

"Indeed, everyone is a fellow student, not an enemy."

"Even though you will be fighting once you step onto the ring, you are still good classmates off the stage."

The three principals spoke one after another, their words full of harmony and their faces wreathed in gentle smiles.

"That's right, competition is secondary, friendship is primary."

"Let me introduce you to our academy's student, Qin Qi."

The principal of Notting Academy laughed along and began to introduce his student.

"This child seems a bit too young."

"He looks like he's only in the third grade."

"But since he's been sent to compete, he must be a little genius."

The three principals looked at Qin Qi with kind smiles on their faces as they spoke.

Because Qin Qi had been tempering his body and taking medicinal supplements during this time, his physical development was quite good, and at first glance, he looked just like a third-grade student.

"Don't be nervous, child."

"Winning or losing isn't important; what matters is the learning process."

"That's right, don't be nervous, just do your best."

The three principals offered words of comfort.

"Yes."

Qin Qi nodded obediently, a simple, honest smile typical of a farm boy appearing on his face.

"By the way, what is this child's Martial Soul? What is his level?"

One of the principals asked.

"This child's Martial Soul is a venomous snake, named Qi Poison Snake."

"His Spirit Power isn't high either, only level fifteen."

The Notting Academy principal waved his hand as he spoke, acting as if it were nothing of great importance.

After the Notting Academy principal finished the introduction, Qin Qi revealed his yellow hundred-year Spirit Ring.

"..."

For a moment, the three principals stared at the yellow Spirit Ring behind Qin Qi, and they fell silent.

"Let me continue the introductions; this is our academy's first-year student, Xiao Wu."

"Her Martial Soul is a Soft Bone Rabbit, and her Spirit Power isn't high, only level twelve."

The principal continued the introductions.

Xiao Wu stepped forward and revealed her yellow hundred-year Spirit Ring.

"..."

The expressions on the three principals' faces became as strained as if they had been constipated for over ten days.

"And there is... a first-year freshman, Tang San, Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, with level thirteen Spirit Power."

"He is a genius, it's just a pity that his Martial Soul is a bit weak."

As the principal spoke, he even wore an expression of deep regret.

Tang San also stepped forward, but his expression was not very pleasant. If you want to introduce us, just do it; why are you sighing?

Did my Blue Silver Grass offend you? Believe it or not, I'll take you out in a second with a Blue Silver Entanglement!

"Children, go play over there for a while and get to know each other."

The principals looked at Tang San's yellow century-old Spirit Ring, then at Qin Qi and Xiao Wu, and smiles spread across their faces.

They then sent Qin Qi and the others off to play in the distance, and once they were far enough away:

"Where the hell is your shame!"

"Three six-year-old Spirit Masters, and they all have century-old Spirit Rings, for heaven's sake!"

"You asked us to bring a bunch of Spirit Scholars to fight! Have you no shame!"

Once the children were gone, the principals could no longer hold back and began to berate the Principal of Notting.

"Was it really worth it for that little bit of prize money?"

"You're at such an age, do you really have no face left at all?"

"I was wondering why you insisted on some sparring match out of the blue; turns out you were plotting against us."

"I really want to break your legs right now!"

The three principals surrounded the Principal of Notting, gnashing their teeth, wishing they could all jump him at once and break the legs of this shameless man.

"You can't blame me for this; we said students from the first to the fifth grade could participate."

"You didn't set any restrictions on Spirit Power levels, either."

The Principal of Notting put on a very innocent expression, spreading his hands in front of his chest as he spoke.

"You... just shut up! If you say another word, we really will beat you up!"

The three principals looked at the shameless Principal of Notting, and their fists clenched in anger.

"Sigh, since we're already here, leaving right away is out of the question."

"If we leave without even fighting, who knows what this shameless guy will say about us."

"We have to fight, but the rules of the competition must change!"

After venting their anger, the three principals began to discuss a strategy; leaving without a fight was impossible.

They had already arrived, and to leave without a single match would be too embarrassing; what would happen to their academies' reputations?

"First, the rules will remain one-on-one, but we must draw lots to decide the matchups."

"The twelve people will be divided into six groups to spar simultaneously, and as soon as one group finishes, the next will take their place."

"We will finish the competition within today!"

After some deliberation, the three principals established the new rules.

"This..."

The Principal of Notting hesitated as he spoke.

"This what? You have no right to negotiate with us; either you agree, or we turn around and leave right now."

"After we leave, we will make sure to spread the word that your Notting Academy is arrogant and set rules specifically to target us!"

"That's right, and we'll add in how shameless you are, too!"

The three principals were not to be trifled with; they immediately surrounded the Principal of Notting, glaring at him with ill intent.

"Well, alright then."

The Principal of Notting put on a look of having tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, but in reality, he was overjoyed.

Old friends, no matter how clever you think you are, I am still one step ahead!

Do you think that by forcing one-on-one matches to drain my students' stamina you'll have a chance at winning?

You're overthinking it; our genius here, Qin Qi, not only has high Spirit Power but also possesses incredible combat ability!

As he turned away, the Principal of Notting wore a sinister smile; the scene of Qin Qi taking on a dozen people at once was still fresh in his memory!

After a while, the principals finalized the plan, everyone began to draw lots, and the six matches began simultaneously.

Qin Qi's opponent was a girl of eight or nine years old who also possessed decent talent.

She was at level eleven with a white Spirit Ring; had it not been for Qin Qi and his group, she would surely have been at the top of this academy sparring match.

But unfortunately, while the girl's principal was cunning, the principal of Qin Qi and the others was even more so!