Xia Yuan's Teaching

"What?!"

Qin Ming was naturally utterly shocked by Zhi Lin's suggestion.

He had thought the other man had come to defend his dignity as the instructor, but he had never expected Zhi Lin to be here to divide his authority!

If they really taught separately, what prestige would he have left?

His teaching methods were not limited to simple running!

There were also weighted runs, gravity-room runs, running while carrying others, running while dodging obstacles, and all kinds of other teaching methods!

Right now, it was only the very beginning that Xia Yuan had twisted around with flowery words!

These were all orthodox teaching methods he had learned from Shrek Academy, where he had come from!

He himself had stood out through this kind of teaching. What right did these people have to question his methods?

Zhi Lin also knew Qin Ming might not be willing to give up authority, but right now he had to cut through the mess decisively.

"This matter is settled."

"Now, all of you choose first."

Zhi Lin looked toward the remaining few.

Yu Tianheng was the first to choose Qin Ming. "Education Committee Member Zhi, I choose Teacher Qin Ming!"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling chose Xia Yuan almost in sync.

Yu Feng, along with the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, thought for a while before saying they wished to train under Xia Yuan.

Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng immediately looked at the three of them.

Xia Yuan was merely a student. How could he possibly understand teaching better than Qin Ming, a teacher?

It was one thing for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to have lost their minds, but how had these three also become so stupid, choosing Xia Yuan instead of him, Qin Ming?

Zhi Lin also had not expected the three of them, Yu Feng included, to choose Xia Yuan.

In his expectations, steady people like the Shi brothers should have chosen Qin Ming.

That way, both sides would at least have had equal numbers.

However, he had only just said they could choose for themselves, so it would not be good to slap himself in the face now.

Just then, Qin Ming suddenly spoke again.

"Education Committee Member Zhi, since you insist on doing this, I request that Aosiluo, who performed excellently before, be brought in."

"Aosiluo?" Zhi Lin remembered him.

He and Yu Feng were actually evenly matched.

It was only that their martial soul traits determined that Yu Feng's role would be greater than Aosiluo's, so Yu Feng had been chosen in the end.

"Correct." Qin Ming nodded.

"If, after a year, the results prove that Xia Yuan was only making empty claims and fabricating nonsense..."

"Then I believe he will have lost the right to continue staying on the Imperial Fighting Team."

"In that case, Aosiluo can take his vacant spot and enter the Imperial Fighting Team."

Dugu Yan immediately shot back, "Then what if you and Teacher Qin lose after a year?"

Qin Ming said, "Then I will voluntarily withdraw from teaching and guiding the Imperial Fighting Team!"

Yu Tianheng immediately followed up. "If we lose, then I am willing to withdraw from the Imperial Fighting Team right then and there!"

"Wait," Yu Feng suddenly said. "How are we going to prove the teaching results?"

Zhi Lin stroked his beard. He really had forgotten to think about that question.

At this moment, the first method that came to mind was naturally team spirit fights.

But the problem was that the two sides did not have equal numbers!

Right now, Qin Ming's side had only two people, while Xia Yuan's side, not counting Xia Yuan himself, had a full five.

If they were to use team spirit fights to determine the effectiveness of the training, they would at least need to ensure that the two sides had basically equal numbers.

At this point, Qin Ming suddenly said, "Education Committee Member Zhi, why not use the Grand Spirit Arena to judge?"

Zhi Lin was somewhat puzzled. "The Grand Spirit Arena?"

"Correct," Qin Ming said with a slight nod. "Have them participate in the Grand Spirit Arena's battles in a one-on-one format."

"From Iron Spirit Fighter to Copper Spirit Fighter, you can bring people to watch every match together, and in the end decide which side performed better."

Zhi Lin's heart stirred.

That method was actually acceptable. Moreover, with a large sample size, there was no need to worry about any single match being against an opponent who was too strong or too weak.

"However..."

Zhi Lin pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and said, "If it is in a one-on-one format, then Ye Lingling, as a support-type spirit master, will be unable to fight alone."

"When the time came, she would need to choose one person to pair with and participate in two-on-two spirit fights."

"You may decide that." Qin Ming bowed slightly.

Zhi Lin said, "Good. Then that is settled."

But then he glanced at the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, considered it for a moment, and pointed at Shi Mo as he said:

"Shi Mo, for the next year, you will train with Teacher Qin first."

Shi Mo accepted Zhi Lin's arrangement in silence.

"For the next year, you will each train separately. When the time comes, I will personally inspect the results of your training."

After Zhi Lin left, Qin Ming looked at Shi Mo, who had come over from Xia Yuan's group, and gave a cold snort.

Xia Yuan had no interest in wasting any more thought on trading trash talk with Qin Ming. He simply led his people away.

"Teacher Qin, please train me hard!" Yu Tianheng came before Qin Ming, brimming with fervor.

"Good! That's the spirit!" Qin Ming patted Yu Tianheng on the shoulder.

"Tianheng, if you and I work together, we will make that Xia Yuan, who doesn't know what's good for him, regret it bitterly!"

"Yes!" Yu Tianheng shouted.

Seeing this from the side, Shi Mo somehow felt that the year ahead of him was going to become rather miserable.

On the other side, after leading the others away from the plaza, Xia Yuan stopped at a pavilion.

He looked at Yu Feng and Shi Mo and said, "Since you chose to train with me, that means you trust in my ability."

"You should all have experienced the academy's mimicry cultivation environments by now."

"Shi Mo, you tell me. Where should you go to cultivate?"

Shi Mo did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment before saying:

"My martial soul, Black Tortoise, needs an environment containing the water element or earth element."

"So ideally, it would be places like the banks of rivers and lakes, or marshes and wetlands."

Xia Yuan said, "That is the normal line of thinking, but what are the characteristics of your martial soul?"

For some reason, Shi Mo actually sensed from Xia Yuan the air of a strict teacher, and he instinctively entered the proper state of mind.

"I'm a defense-type spirit master, so it should be defense?"

Xia Yuan continued, "Then if you also take that factor into account, where should you cultivate?"

Shi Mo's eyes lit up slightly. "A place that can train my defensive ability? So it's... the waterfall behind the academy?"

When they heard Shi Mo give the final answer, Dugu Yan and the other two also subconsciously looked at Xia Yuan, somewhat shaken.

Before this, they truly had never paid attention to this issue.

Or rather, the vast majority of spirit masters only paid attention to the attributes of their own martial souls.

Xia Yuan turned to look at Yu Feng. "Yu Feng, what do you think?"

Yu Feng thought for a very long time, but no one interrupted him.

"My advantages lie in my ability to fly, as well as my speed. But my attack power and defensive power are weaker, and there is less room for error in battle."

"Then should I continue strengthening my advantages, or make up for my weaknesses?"

Before he knew it, Yu Feng's attitude toward Xia Yuan had become completely that of a student.