Facing Mo Yuan (Part One)

Light from soul power flared in waves across the dedicated training ground.

The five new team members were taking turns demonstrating their martial souls and soul skills.

Yang Ke unfurled his Giant Spirit Shield. His earth-element soul power was dense and solid, making even the ground tremble faintly. The broad shield steadily covered half the field, its sturdy defensive presence reassuring.

Li Jiaojiao gripped her Vajra Staff, its sweeping strikes whipping up fierce, domineering gusts. Every swing cracked through the air with explosive force, perfectly fitting her role as a brutal assault fighter.

Bai Ning delicately moved her fingertips, the Daze Bell hovering before her. Delicate, ethereal chimes spread continuously as invisible mental power slowly unfurled, silently enveloping the entire training ground.

Tie Zhan activated Martial Soul Possession with his Earth Bear martial soul. His muscles swelled, his skin darkened and hardened, and brute strength surged through him as his feet struck the ground with steady power.

Hand Crossbows formed in Zhang Ting's hands, gleaming coldly. Bolts condensed from soul power rested on their strings, ready to fire, and her imposing aura of ranged suppression instantly reached its peak.

All five fulfilled their respective roles, releasing their skills smoothly and naturally. Their coordination was still rough, but every one of them had exceptionally solid fundamentals. They truly deserved their places as top students selected through round after round of screening among the academy's elite.

Nearby, Bai Qingqing watched intently with paper and pen in hand, lowering her head to rapidly record everyone's soul skill data, activation windup, soul power consumption, and offensive and defensive weaknesses.

As a level fifty-four mental-type Soul King and a professional tactics instructor, she had an exceptionally incisive eye. No tiny opening escaped her notice.

Mo Yuan stood quietly off to the side with his hands