God of Love Team!

The next day.

News of what had happened at the training grounds spread throughout the academy, and Ning Ze's group of four became completely famous.

Throughout the entire Advanced Soul Master Academy, whether noble-born students or elite commoners, nearly everyone knew about them.

The four greenhorn freshmen who had enrolled this year had not only insulted Qin Ming's alma mater to his face as garbage, but had also pointed at the members of the two official Emperor Team battle squads and called them "too weak"!

Things were fine during lessons, since instructors maintained order in the classrooms. But whenever it was time for lunch break or meals, trouble followed.

Inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy's luxurious, elegant giant crystal dining hall.

Whenever Ning Ze entered the hall with the three girls, the surrounding clamor would abruptly fall silent, followed by barely concealed pointing, mockery, and disdain.

"Look, those are the four freshmen who don't know their own limits..."

"They look decent enough, but their mouths stink worse than athlete's foot. They actually dared say our elite senior students are too weak?"

"Hehe, they're just relying on their powerful backers. If they got serious in the arena, they probably couldn't even withstand a single charge from the vice-captain!"

Facing the sour whispers around them, Ning Ze calmly and elegantly cut into the steak on his plate.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly chewed her food, while Xiao Wu focused on gnawing at a premium red carrot. None of the three could even be bothered to lift their eyelids.

But Rongrong, who had always been pampered and could not stand the slightest grievance, was completely unable to sit still!

Smack!

Ning Rongrong slammed her silver knife and fork heavily onto the dining table. Her cheeks puffed out in anger, and fire blazed in her beautiful eyes.

"This is so annoying! Those long-tongued gossips buzz around like flies every day! They're driving me mad!"

With her mouth stuffed full, Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes and comforted her indistinctly, "Rongrong, ignore them. We were telling the truth anyway."

"That still won't do! Why should I listen to their sarcastic nonsense every day?"

Ning Rongrong's eyes spun mischievously. Suddenly, she braced both hands on the table and leaned in between the three of them, gritting her teeth as she made an excited suggestion.

"Since they keep saying we're arrogant, then why don't... the four of us form an official battle team too?"

"Form our own team?!" Xiao Wu's rabbit ears shot upright at once, and she immediately clapped in approval.

"Yes, yes! We'll form one too, then knock them all flat during the academy-wide tournament!"

The usually aloof Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes also brightened slightly, and she gave a small nod of agreement.

"If we can train together in simulated environments as a proper team, it will indeed greatly benefit our Soul Power and coordination."

The three girls' gazes landed on Ning Ze in unison.

Ning Ze swallowed his fruit wine and wiped the corner of his mouth. "Forming a team is easy enough, but the academy probably won't approve it so readily."

"What are you afraid of? With me here, who would dare refuse?"

Ning Rongrong patted her ample chest, grabbed Ning Ze's arm, and headed outside.

"Come on! We've eaten our fill, so let's walk it off and go to the Academic Affairs Office to handle the paperwork now!"

Not long afterward, at the academy's Academic Affairs Office building.

Inside the spacious, imposing office of the Academic Affairs Director, a plump middle-aged director with two thin mustaches was leisurely sipping hot tea.

When he heard the four youngsters before him solemnly declare, "We wish to apply to register a brand-new independent student battle team," he nearly sprayed a mouthful of scalding tea all over the documents!

"Cough, cough, cough... Absurd! Utter nonsense!"

The director wiped his mustache with a handkerchief, his eyes widening as he prepared to slam the table and scold these freshmen who did not know their place.

However, when he recalled Ning Rongrong and Ning Ze's identities, as well as their letters of introduction for enrollment...

The rebuke about to leave his mouth caught in his throat, making his face flush red.

The treasured jewel of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

If this little ancestor truly made a scene in his office, then if Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, or either of the two Venerables, Sword and Bone, so much as sneezed, his position as Academic Affairs Director would be finished!

"Cough... Well, Student Ning Ze, Miss Rongrong."

The director wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced out a kind smile as he patiently advised them.

"Though there are precedents for registering battle teams at the academy, this is no trivial matter."

"According to the academy's ironclad rules, after a new team is established, it will have a full month for internal training and adjustment. One month later, it must unconditionally undergo the 'initial strength verification assessment' arranged by the Academic Affairs Office!"

At this point, the director's expression became more serious, and he tapped the desktop.

"If you fail the assessment, the team will be forcibly disbanded immediately, and you may not apply again for half a year!"

"Of course... if you can defeat powerful opponents one after another and prove your strength, not only will you receive priority access to the academy's top-tier simulated training resources."

"In the future, you may even qualify to represent Heaven Dou Royal Academy and compete for a spot in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"

The director pushed up his glasses and asked tentatively, "Even so, do you still insist on registering a team?"

"We insist! Of course we insist!"

Ning Rongrong cried out without hesitation, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu nodded with resolute expressions.

Ning Ze smiled faintly. "Director, proceed with the process."

"All right..."

The director let out a long sigh and pulled a gold-embossed team registration form from a drawer.

"Since you have made up your minds, fill out the form. The team will need an official codename. Have you decided on a name?"

The moment the team name came up, the three girls immediately became animated, chattering as they competed with each other.

"Call it the 'Seven Treasure Invincible Team'!" Ning Rongrong raised a small hand high and proudly lifted her chin.

"That sounds awful, it's too tacky!" Xiao Wu immediately curled her lips in objection. "I say we call it the 'Invincible Soft Bone Rabbit Team.' It's both cute and intimidating!"

Zhu Zhuqing's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she shook her head coolly. "Too childish. The 'Netherworld Assault Team' would be more fitting for actual combat."

The three girls each held to their own opinion and refused to yield. By the look of things, another small Asura field was about to erupt.

In the end, the three breathtaking girls, red-faced from arguing, stopped at the same time. In perfect tacit understanding, they turned their heads and gazed expectantly at Ning Ze, who had been quietly seated all along.

"Ning Ze! Brother Ning Ze! You decide! Whatever you say, that's what we'll call it!"

Looking at the three girls tossing the problem to him, Ning Ze smiled helplessly. His fingertips lightly tapped the table, and after a brief moment of thought, he smiled.

"Since the four of us are the foundation of this team, why not... call it the 'God of Love Team'?"

"The God of Love Team?"

Ning Rongrong froze for a moment. Then her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she clasped her hands together with a sweet smile.

"Hehe, it sounds both sacred and romantic, and it's named after your martial soul, Ning Ze. I vote for it with both hands!"

Xiao Wu's rabbit ears also swayed. "It sounds really nice. I agree too!"

Zhu Zhuqing pressed her thin lips together. A touch of moving softness appeared on her cool little face as she quietly agreed. "It's a very unique name. I have no objections."

Seeing this, the director did not dare delay. With a bold stroke, he officially stamped the form with the bright red seal of the Academic Affairs Office!

Thus, the one and only God of Love Team on the continent was officially declared established at Heaven Dou Royal Academy!