Establishing Gu Changsheng's Leadership!

Spirit City, Core Training Ground.

The footage of the Heaven Dou Division preliminaries had just ended when Gu Changsheng closed the Myriad Heaven Book.

Yan had been laughing, but when he saw Gu Changsheng's serious expression, he gradually stopped joking as well.

"Junior Brother, you aren't seriously planning to adjust all our training over one Shrek team, are you?"

Gu Changsheng looked at him.

"Not for Shrek."

"For every Control System Team."

Yan raised a brow.

"How do we train, then?"

Gu Changsheng did not answer immediately. Instead, he raised a hand and waved it.

His Third Soul Ring lit up.

"Minor Thousand-Faced Phantom Realm."

Pale gold and deep purple Mental Power ripples spread outward, and the entire Training Ground was instantly covered by an illusion.

The next moment, illusory Blue Silver Grass sprouted from the ground.

They crisscrossed and Bound together, swiftly covering half the Training Ground.

Yan froze for a moment.

"Are you imitating that Tang San?"

Gu Changsheng nodded.

"Based on the match footage, I recreated his basic field control methods."

Xie Yue's gaze shifted slightly.

"You could recreate it after watching only one match?"

Gu Changsheng answered calmly.

"I could only recreate sixty percent of it."

Yan's mouth twitched.

"Isn't sixty percent already absurd enough?"

Hu Liena watched the Blue Silver Grass phantoms, her expression turning serious.

"You want us to get used to the rhythm of being restrained by Control System Spirit Masters beforehand?"

"Correct."

Gu Changsheng said:

"Senior Brother Yan, you go first."

The moment Yan heard that, his spirits rose.

"Fine! Let's see if this Blue Silver Grass can stop me."

As he spoke, his Soul Rings lit up and Flame surged around him.

"First Soul Skill, Hell Magma Thrust!"

Blazing Flame swept forward.

Large swaths of Blue Silver Grass phantoms were burned away, making the attack seem unstoppable.

Yan grinned.

"That's it?"

Yet in the next instant, the remaining Blue Silver Grass on the ground suddenly wound around from the side.

Dozens of Vines avoided the Flame head-on and lashed toward Yan from beneath his feet, behind his back, and from blind spots in his vision at the same time.

Yan's expression changed. Just as he was about to erupt with Soul Power and blast them apart, his sense of direction beneath his feet abruptly twisted.

He had clearly dodged left, yet his body judged it as moving right.

The Blue Silver Grass instantly wrapped around his ankles.

Xie Yue's gaze sharpened.

"It wasn't the Blue Silver Grass. Your Phantom Realm interfered with his judgment."

Gu Changsheng said calmly:

"Tang San's control is not merely Bind."

"It forces his opponents to make choices."

"If the opponent misjudges even once, they will be continuously restricted."

Yan let out a low roar, Flame erupting from his body as he forcibly shattered the Blue Silver Grass phantoms.

"Again!"

This time, he did not recklessly charge forward. Instead, he first spread Flame across the ground, sealing off his surroundings.

But a page flickered in Gu Changsheng's eyes, and the Blue Silver Grass phantoms immediately changed course. They circled around the edges of the Flame while several Vines deliberately exposed themselves before Yan.

Yan sneered.

"You still want to trick me?"

He smashed the Vines before him with one punch.

But at that moment, the true restraint descended from above.

Just as Yan raised his hand, three figures of Gu Changsheng suddenly appeared before his eyes.

The Third Soul Skill and Fourth Soul Skill operated simultaneously.

Minor Thousand-Faced Phantom Realm, Myriad Heaven Mirror Body.

One real, three false, their Soul Power fluctuations interweaving.

Yan's judgment slowed for an instant.

And in that instant, Xie Yue suddenly moved.

The Moon Blade swept past Yan's shoulder and stopped beside his neck.

Yan's entire body stiffened.

"I lost?"

Gu Changsheng withdrew the illusion and said lightly:

"If this were an arena, you would already have been beheaded."

Yan fell silent.

For the first time, he clearly understood what truly made Control System Spirit Masters terrifying. It was not a single restraint, but forcing you to make mistake after mistake.

Hu Liena stepped forward.

"Junior Brother, if you used this in a match, ordinary teams would not even survive one round."

Gu Changsheng shook his head.

"It still isn't enough."

Yan's eyes widened.

"This still isn't enough?"

"Because the real Tang San would not stand there and let me simulate him."

Gu Changsheng looked at them.

"He would observe, counterattack, and use his teammates to protect himself."

Xie Yue asked:

"Then how do you plan to break it?"

Gu Changsheng raised the Myriad Heaven Book.

Its pages slowly turned, and an illusory battlefield map unfolded in the air.

"What do Control System Teams fear most?"

Yan blurted out:

"A powerful assault charging straight at them?"

Gu Changsheng shook his head.

"That is only the surface."

Hu Liena seemed thoughtful.

"They fear having their tempo stolen?"

"Correct."

Gu Changsheng pointed at the center of the battlefield map.

"Once a Control System Spirit Master establishes control first, he can drag the entire match into his own rhythm."

"So what we need to do is interrupt his opening at the first possible moment."

Xie Yue narrowed his eyes.

"How do we interrupt it?"

Gu Changsheng looked at Hu Liena.

"Senior Sister, use Charm at the start. Don't try to control the entire team. Lock onto the Control System Spirit Master alone."

Hu Liena nodded.

"If the opponent's Mental Power is not weak, I may only affect him for an instant."

"An instant is enough."

Gu Changsheng then looked at Yan.

"Senior Brother Yan, the instant the Charm takes effect, use your widest-area Flame to cover the field. Don't attack people. Burn the ground."

Yan's eyes lit up.

"Burn away the foundation of his field control?"

"Correct."

Finally, Gu Changsheng looked at Xie Yue.

"Senior Brother Xie Yue, don't rush to cut in. Wait until the people protecting the control-type fighter make their move, then cut down the protectors."

A cold gleam flashed in Xie Yue's eyes.

"Besiege the point to strike the reinforcements."

Gu Changsheng nodded.

"The core of a Control System Team is often the best protected."

"It is difficult to kill the core directly."

"But as long as we show the posture of forcefully killing the core, their defensive chain will inevitably reveal itself."

"At that time, what breaks will not be one person."

"It will be the entire formation."

The Training Ground fell silent for a moment.

Then Yan suddenly clapped his hands.

"Awesome!"

"I like this style!"

Hu Liena smiled as well.

"Ruthless and fast."

Xie Yue looked at Gu Changsheng and slowly nodded.

"It can be tested."

Gu Changsheng's gaze remained calm.

"Not can be tested."

"We test it now."

The moment his words fell, a faint voice came from the entrance of the Training Ground.

"It seems you have already thought it through."

Everyone turned.

Bibi Dong had appeared at the edge of the field at some point.

Behind her, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stood quietly.

Yan immediately straightened.

"Teacher!"

Bibi Dong ignored him and looked at Gu Changsheng instead.

"I heard the tactics you just discussed."

Gu Changsheng bowed.

"Teacher."

Bibi Dong slowly walked into the Training Ground.

"The idea is not bad."

"But tactics on paper are meaningless."

"If you truly wish to prove that it works, prove it through actual combat."

Gu Changsheng's gaze shifted slightly.

"Please instruct me, Teacher."

Bibi Dong raised her eyes, her voice calm yet carrying unquestionable authority.

"Today, the Academy Second Team will fight an internal match against you."

"All seven of them are Soul Sects with a complete lineup: one Control System Spirit Master, two Defense System Spirit Masters, two assault-type fighters, one Agility Attack fighter, and one Support Spirit Master."

"The four of you will take the field."

Yan froze.

"Four against seven?"

Bibi Dong gave him a faint glance.

"Scared?"

Yan immediately grinned.

"How could I be!"

Xie Yue gripped his Moon Blade.

Pink light swirled in Hu Liena's eyes.

Gu Changsheng slowly raised the Myriad Heaven Book.

"Teacher, if we merely defeat them, it means little."

Bibi Dong looked at him.

"Then what do you want?"

Gu Changsheng said calmly:

"One minute."

"We'll end the battle within one minute."

The moment those words fell, the atmosphere in the Training Ground instantly froze.

The Academy Second Team was composed entirely of Soul Sects.

Even if they were weaker than the Golden Generation, they were by no means weak.

Four against seven was already a disadvantage.

Yet Gu Changsheng wanted to end it within one minute?

Yan froze for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"Good! Bold enough! I like it!"

Hu Liena glanced sideways at Gu Changsheng, surprise flashing in her eyes before quickly turning into a smile.

"Little Junior Brother, you really dare to say anything."

Xie Yue said only two words.

"Fine."

Bibi Dong watched Gu Changsheng for a moment, the corners of her lips lifting almost imperceptibly.

"Granted."

Half an hour later.

The seven members of the Academy Second Team had already taken their positions in the Training Ground's spectator area.

They had clearly heard of Gu Changsheng's one-minute declaration, and their expressions were all rather grim.

The Control System Spirit Master at the head of the group said coldly:

"Four people want to defeat us in one minute? Isn't that looking down on us too much?"

Gu Changsheng stood in the middle of the field, his expression calm.

"It's not looking down on you."

"It's a tactical necessity."

The referee was Ghost Douluo.

He raised a hand.

"Both sides, summon your Martial Souls."

In an instant, the glow of Soul Rings illuminated the Training Ground.

The seven members of the second team formed a complete formation.

Defense in front, control in the center, support in the rear, power assault on both flanks, agility attack roaming around.

Standard and steady.

Gu Changsheng's group of four formed a simple diamond formation.

Yan stood at the front.

Xie Yue stood to the side and behind.

Hu Liena stood in the center.

Gu Changsheng stood at the rear.

Ghost Douluo brought his hand down.

"Begin."

Almost at the same instant, pink light suddenly erupted from Hu Liena's eyes.

Charm!

Her target was not all seven of them, but the enemy's Control System Spirit Master alone.

That Control System Spirit Master's expression changed, and his movements instantly slowed.

"Yan!"

Gu Changsheng's voice rang out.

Yan had long been ready. Flames exploded from his body.

Hell Flames!

The flames were not aimed at anyone.

Instead, they instantly spread beneath the enemy Control System Spirit Master's feet, forcefully suppressing the Vines Soul Skill he was about to unleash.

The enemy's two Defense System Spirit Masters immediately stepped forward to protect him.

"Now."

Gu Changsheng's Third Soul Ring lit up.

Minor Thousand-Faced Phantom Realm.

The vision of all seven opponents twisted at once.

The Yan they saw suddenly became three, while Xie Yue's position turned indistinct and uncertain.

The two Defense System Spirit Masters instinctively separated, trying to widen their protective range.

But that was precisely what Gu Changsheng wanted.

"Xie Yue."

Silver light flashed.

Xie Yue moved.

His Moon Blade did not strike the Control System Spirit Master. Instead, it accurately sliced at the soul power connection point of the Defense System Spirit Master on the left.

Bang!

That Defense System Spirit Master's shield shattered, and he was blasted out of formation.

The second team's line immediately split apart.

Gu Changsheng's Fourth Soul Ring lit up.

Myriad Heaven Mirror Body.

Three Gu Changshengs appeared at different locations simultaneously.

The next moment, Hu Liena's second wave of Mental Shock descended.

The Control System Spirit Master had only just broken free from Charm when the Mental Shock forced him half a step back.

Yan laughed loudly as flaming fist shadows blasted forward.

"Get out of here!"

Boom!

The enemy Control System Spirit Master was directly forced out of the safe zone.

The Support System Spirit Master's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to release a boost, a chilling flash from a Moon Blade appeared before his eyes.

Xie Yue had already arrived.

"Over."

The Moon Blade stopped before the Support System Spirit Master's throat.

At the same time, Yan's flames sealed off the paths ahead of the two Power Assault System Spirit Masters.

Hu Liena's Charm suppressed the Agility Attack System Spirit Master.

Gu Changsheng stood where he was, the Myriad Heaven Book floating before him as the three mirror bodies converged at once.

Ghost Douluo's voice rang out.

"Stop."

The entire field fell silent.

From beginning to end, only forty-three breaths had passed.

It had not even taken a minute.

The seven members of the Academy Second Team stood frozen in place, their faces pale and their eyes filled with disbelief.

Before they could even fully deploy their formation, their core had been dismantled, their protective chain torn apart, and their route of counterattack sealed off.

This was not a battle.

It was more like a hunt that had been written in advance.

Yan withdrew his flames and laughed heartily.

"Awesome!"

"Now that's tactics!"

Xie Yue recalled his Moon Blade, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes as well.

Hu Liena looked at Gu Changsheng, her smile radiant.

"Little Junior Brother, that round was beautiful."

In the spectator area, Yue Guan lightly applauded.

"Wonderful."

Guimei also nodded, a rare occurrence.

Bibi Dong stood at a high place, her gaze resting on Gu Changsheng.

After a moment, she slowly spoke:

"From today onward, all pre-match tactics for the Spirit Hall Team will be planned solely by Gu Changsheng."

As those words fell, everyone in the Training Ground looked toward Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng put away the Myriad Heaven Book, his expression calm.

"This disciple accepts the order."

Sunlight fell over him.

At that moment, the mind of the Spirit Hall Team had finally officially taken command.

And far away in the Heaven Dou Division, Shrek knew nothing of it.

With every match they won, the net cast by Spirit Hall would grow sharper.