Osler Gets Taken for a Ride, Royal Fight Team Established

When Yu Tianheng admitted defeat, the crowd below erupted in an uproar. No one had expected Tianlin, with only twenty-second-rank Soul Power, to defeat twenty-sixth-rank Yu Tianheng. It was truly astonishing.

He was not even eight years old yet. Was he a genius or a monster?

This battle made many people begin to acknowledge Tianlin. The fear they had felt toward him because of the O'ldo family affair gradually turned into admiration.

It was not merely because of his strength, but because he had shown mercy at every turn during the fight, stopping at the right point. Clearly, he was not someone with a heavy killing intent. Instead, he was a kind-hearted child.

Coupled with that face everyone adored, it was impossible not to like him.

"Wow, I never noticed before that this junior was both strong and adorable. His temperament is actually so good too. I love him so much." Someone in the crowd immediately started swooning.

"Everyone used to take detours whenever they saw him, so of course they never discovered how wonderful he was. It's infuriating. I should have taken him home and raised him while everyone was avoiding him. Then this future Titled Douluo would have belonged exclusively to me."

Some people even wanted to snatch Tianlin away and raise him as a child husband.

Although Tianlin had caused many of them to lose Gold Soul Coins, none of them bore him any resentment. They were all born into noble families, so a few hundred or thousand Gold Soul Coins meant nothing to them.

But someone among them was on the verge of collapse. Osler rushed to the edge of the arena and roared sorrowfully, "Tianheng, how could you admit defeat? Your little brother's entire fortune and life depend on you!"

"What the hell?" Yu Tianheng was completely baffled. "I couldn't beat Xiao Tian. If I didn't admit defeat, was I supposed to stand there and keep getting beaten up?"

Yu Tianheng knew Tianlin had already gone easy on him. His sword qi had deliberately grazed past his body, so aside from his torn clothes, Yu Tianheng had suffered only a few minor wounds. With his physique, they would heal quickly. He had not even bled. He knew when to advance and when to retreat, so naturally he would not continue making trouble. Besides, this had been a fair and just Soul Fight, and he could accept losing.

At worst, he could double his training time afterward and work hard to win it back.

"How about giving it another try, Tianheng? Maybe after using so many soul skills, Xiao Tian barely has any Soul Power left. You might still have a chance to win." Like a drowning man, Osler tried to clutch at his final straw.

"Are you joking? Tianlin has merely used up a lot of Soul Power, but even my Soul Rings have been sealed. My strength has dropped to the Soul Master realm now. I would definitely lose." Yu Tianheng decisively cut off his lifeline.

At that moment, a jade-white hand appeared behind Osler. One finger reached out and tapped him on the shoulder.

Osler turned around and saw Ye Lingling, beautiful and moving yet expressionless.

"Osler, I won. Tianlin's Odds were one to two. Aside from returning the 130,000 Gold Soul Coins I bet, you also owe me another 260,000, for a total of 390,000 Gold Soul Coins. Since we will be teammates in the future, I'll round it off for you. Four hundred thousand will do!" In the calmest tone imaginable, she spoke the most chilling words.

"You call that rounding it off? You clearly rounded it up! Yu Feng, say something too. Don't forget, you had a hand in being the bookmaker as well." Osler tried to drag Yu Feng in to share the fire.

But Yu Feng immediately summoned his martial soul, the Wind Chime Bird. "I only came to help you set up the stall. I'm not the bookmaker, so don't come looking for me."

With that, Yu Feng flew away and vanished from sight. He really knew how to sell out a teammate.

"Osler, pay up quickly. Otherwise, even if you get injured during the next training session, I won't use Nine Heart Begonia to heal you!" Ye Lingling pressed him again.

According to the agreement she had made with Tianlin and Gu Ran, the winnings would be split evenly. After returning the 130,000 Gold Soul Coins they had put up as stakes, she would still receive at least 130,000 Gold Soul Coins. Support-system Spirit Masters consumed more resources in cultivation than assault-system Spirit Masters to begin with, and this money would last her a long time.

"Big sis, can I write an IOU? Can I pay in installments?" Osler said pitifully. His family might be noble, but they were nowhere near as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was enough to cover his family's expenses for several years.

Ye Lingling nodded. "Mm, you can."

She did not intend to make things too difficult for Osler. They were teammates, after all. It was not as if she would truly refuse to heal him.

"So that's why. No wonder you kept refusing to let me admit defeat." Yu Tianheng finally understood. Osler had actually used the match between him and Tianlin to gamble, and because Ye Lingling had placed such a huge bet, he seemed to have lost terribly this time.

"Teacher Qin Ming already said that those who gamble for too long are bound to lose. You refused to listen to him, so good luck with that!" Yu Tianheng chuckled smugly and left while holding Dugu Yan's hand.

Though he had not been injured this time, he had expended too much Soul Power and Mental Power, so he needed a proper rest. With his girlfriend accompanying him, he would recover twice as effectively with half the effort.

"Senior Ye Lingling, when Senior Osler pays back the money later, take your share first. As a support-system Spirit Master, you consume cultivation resources faster than Gu Ran and I do. Give us whatever is left over." Tianlin stepped forward and twisted the knife once more.

"You... So you and Gu Ran were the ones who gave Lingling the money. You actually joined forces to trick me." Osler suddenly felt as though the entire world had betrayed him.

"I never intended to trick you. I was simply confident in my own strength." Tianlin spoke innocently. Combined with his still-childish face, he was incredibly convincing.

But in Osler's eyes now, he was simply devious to the extreme.

"I was only confident in my boss's strength too!" Seeing Tianlin preparing to leave, Gu Ran hurried after him after saying that. He was truly honest enough. He only knew that following his boss meant there would be meat to eat, and that much could not be wrong.

Ye Lingling quickly brought over a sheet of paper. "Osler, I've already written the IOU. Put your fingerprint on it!"

Osler despairingly held out a hand and let Ye Lingling do as she pleased. At last, a world where only he was hurt had appeared.

After today's battle, Tianlin's fame thoroughly spread throughout the academy. Yu Tianheng had performed exceptionally in battle, so although he had lost, no one mocked him.

Qin Ming saw the benefits of displaying their strength through Soul Fights. He intended for all nine of them to build up their reputations, thereby gaining the academy's attention and receiving more cultivation resources. Thus, over the next few days, he arranged Soul Fights between the other seven as well.

On the first day, the Shi Brothers' dual-defense combination fought Osler and Yu Feng's agility-attack combination.

On the second day, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's goddess team faced the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile team formed by Tianlin and Gu Ran.

On the third day, the Shi Brothers joined forces with Ye Lingling, creating a combination of the strongest defense and strongest recovery, to face Tianlin and Yu Tianheng's dual-assault team. Even the two of them, with such high offensive power, spent more than half a day before barely breaking through their defenses and claiming victory.

Before they knew it, the reputation of this nine-person group had spread throughout Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The three members of the Education Committee realized that Qin Ming seemed to be cultivating the strongest possible team, likely to prepare for the future Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament.

Moreover, the nine people he had selected were indeed outstanding enough. Within three years, they would certainly all become the best among the Heaven Dou Tier students. After some discussion, Meng Shenji made a sweeping gesture and issued an order to greatly increase the cultivation resources allocated to the nine of them.

The name of the nine-person team was also finally confirmed. Just like in the original story, it was the Royal Fight Team!

Tianlin swore that since he had joined them, this Royal Fight Team would never again lose to Shrek Academy or Spirit Hall Academy.