Forming a Team, The Magic of the Somersault Cloud

Early the next morning.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

When Bai Yi walked into the training ground, Ning Rongrong was sitting on the steps reading a book, while Ye Lingling sat alone in a corner with her eyes closed, resting her mind.

Bai Yi walked straight up to the two of them.

He glanced at Ye Lingling and said, "I'm going to Soto Great Soul Arena to take part in soul master battles. I've formed a team. Are you willing to come with me?"

Ye Lingling opened her eyes.

Her gaze fell on Bai Yi's face, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

She nodded softly and said, "Wherever you go, I'll go."

Bai Yi's heart stirred slightly.

Ye Lingling had always been like this—quiet and calm, never fighting or competing, agreeing to whatever he said.

After spending the past two years together, she already trusted him completely.

Bai Yi had used immortal herbs to help her remove the curse on her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, and her body had returned to normal.

That kindness had made Ye Lingling hold almost nothing back from Bai Yi.

Bai Yi turned to look at Ning Rongrong.

His tone cooled a little as he said, "Chief Meng Shenji asked me to take you to Soto Great Soul Arena as well. I'll say the ugly words first: this time, we're going for real combat, not to play around. When the time comes, coordinate properly with the team and don't drag me down."

Ning Rongrong snapped the book in her hands shut.

She stood up and glared at Bai Yi as she said, "What do you mean? You look down on this young lady?"

Bai Yi said, "I'm only stating the facts. Your current Soul Power Level and combat experience can't keep up with the team's needs."

Ning Rongrong's little face flushed red with anger as she said, "What makes you think I'll drag anyone down? I'm the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. My father trained me from childhood to grasp the timing of support boosts. Just you wait. I'll show you how this young lady makes you see me in a whole new light!"

Bai Yi looked at her puffed-up appearance and said flatly, "Fine. I'll be waiting."

He paused, then added, "If you really can show your ability, I'll give you some rewards when the time comes."

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up slightly as she said, "Rewards? What rewards?"

Bai Yi said, "I'll tell you then. If you do well, naturally there will be benefits for you."

Ning Rongrong planted her hands on her hips and said, "Hmph, you'd better not lie to me. If this young lady performs outstandingly and you refuse to admit it, I'll have my father come settle accounts with you."

Bai Yi did not reply again.

He turned and walked out of the training ground, heading toward Chief Meng Shenji's office.

Ye Lingling followed quietly behind him, her steps light and steady.

Ning Rongrong thought for a moment, then quickly chased after them too.

Inside the office.

Meng Shenji sat behind the desk, holding a cup of tea in his hand.

He looked at Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling behind Bai Yi, then looked at Bai Yi and said, "Of the seven people you mentioned, it's just these two?"

Bai Yi said, "There are four more. I had them wait at the academy gate."

Meng Shenji set down his teacup and said, "Let's go. Take me to have a look. At the very least, I need to confirm the team's overall strength."

Bai Yi nodded.

The group arrived at the academy gate.

Four youths stood outside the academy gates.

The four of them all looked different, varied in height, build, and appearance.

Some had rugged faces, some were thin and cold-looking, some had gentle auras, and one was built as stout as an ox.

But they all had one thing in common: the Soul Power fluctuations radiating from them were all at the Soul Elder level.

Meng Shenji studied the four of them, obvious surprise appearing on his face.

He looked them over carefully several times and found that the four youths stood in perfect order, their breathing rhythms completely identical, as if they were well-trained retainers.

Meng Shenji turned to Bai Yi and said, "Who are these four?"

Bai Yi waved a hand casually and said, "Oh, they're all people sent by my family. I'm not very familiar with the others at the academy, so when it comes to forming a team, I feel more at ease using my own people."

Meng Shenji's pupils contracted slightly.

"People from your clan? As expected, you..."

He did not finish the rest of the sentence.

A storm of shock surged through Meng Shenji's heart.

These four youths had already reached Soul Elder cultivation at such a young age, and their temperaments were calm and restrained. At a glance, they were elites who had undergone strict training.

Add to that Bai Yi's own world-shocking talent, as well as that clan elder at the Title Douluo level who had never shown himself.

All of this proved that behind Bai Yi hid an unfathomable reclusive clan.

Meng Shenji did not dare ask too much more.

He cleared his throat and said, "Since everyone is here, you should set off today. Be careful on the road."

Bai Yi said, "Don't worry, Chief. I know what I'm doing."

Meng Shenji nodded and said nothing more.

Bai Yi led the two girls and four boys out through Heaven Dou City's gates.

After they had walked three or four li, Ning Rongrong suddenly stopped.

She frowned and said, "Hey, Bai Yi, you didn't even prepare a carriage? Don't tell me you want the six of us to walk all the way there. Suotuo City is several hundred li from here!"

Bai Yi glanced back at her and said, "Of course I wouldn't waste that much time."

Ning Rongrong asked, "Then what are you planning to do?"

Bai Yi did not answer.

He walked straight up to Ning Rongrong and reached out to wrap an arm around her waist.

Ning Rongrong's entire body went rigid.

Her face instantly flushed crimson as she slapped Bai Yi's arm and screamed, "Hey! What are you doing?! You bastard, let go of me!"

Bai Yi did not let go. With his other hand, he wrapped an arm around Ye Lingling's waist.

Ye Lingling trembled slightly, but did not struggle. She only lowered her eyes, the roots of her ears tinged with a faint pink.

Golden light flashed beneath Bai Yi's feet.

A white Somersault Cloud rose from the ground, carrying the three of them rapidly into the sky.

The other four clones each raised their Soul Power and followed close behind.

Ning Rongrong only felt the wind howling past her ears as the ground shrank rapidly in her sight.

She looked down and discovered that her body was already suspended several hundred meters in the air, frightening her into a scream.

She clung tightly to Bai Yi's arm and said, "It's too high! This is terrifying! Slow down!"

Bai Yi did not slow down.

The Somersault Cloud broke through the clouds and sped toward Suotuo City.

The whooshing wind poured into their ears, and the sky was a dazzling blue.

At first, Ning Rongrong was so frightened that she squeezed her eyes shut. Only after a long while did she tentatively open them a crack.

She saw a churning sea of clouds, saw the fields below laid out as neatly as a chessboard, saw winding rivers glittering in the sunlight.

Gradually, she forgot her fear. Only surprise and excitement remained in her eyes.

She grabbed Bai Yi's sleeve and shouted, "Hey! This is way too fast! It's so beautiful! The whole of Heaven Dou City has gotten tiny!"

Ye Lingling quietly leaned against Bai Yi's side, the wind stirring her long, pale-blue hair.

She tilted her head slightly and glanced at Bai Yi, her gaze carrying a calm trust.

Meanwhile, in the sky several li away from the Somersault Cloud, an elderly figure was desperately driving his Soul Power as he gave chase.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's face was full of shock.

He was a level ninety-five Title Douluo, one of the top experts on the continent.

But at this moment, even when he burst out with his full speed, he actually could not catch up to a cloud.

That white cloud was visibly pulling away, farther and farther.

Sword Douluo gritted his teeth, his face ashen.

He threw everything he had into increasing his speed, the Soul Power inside him circulating madly.

Yet the white speck of light ahead grew smaller and smaller, until it finally vanished completely beyond the end of the horizon.

Sword Douluo slowly came to a stop in midair, panting heavily.

He looked in the direction where Bai Yi had disappeared and murmured, "What kind of method is this? Even I can't catch up?"

He clenched his fists, and for the first time, a deep wariness toward a youth arose in his heart.