Chapter 253: Sparring! Song Qiuyun's Inconvenient Battle Outfit!

Under Yang Zhentian's command, the coordination between Xu Jingming and the others kept improving.

It wasn't until six in the evening that this first intensive training session finally came to an end.

Xu Jingming and the others left the virtual space, stepping out of the virtual stealth pods.

"Starting today, until March 8th, every day from two to six in the afternoon.

That will be the team competition training time, and the location will also be right here.

Alright, that's it for today's training. Xu Jingming, stay a moment. The rest of you are dismissed."

Yang Zhengtian emphasized the daily training schedule one last time, then announced the dismissal.

The official start of the second stage of the National College League is March 10th.

But the various colleges must arrive at the competition venue one or two days early.

That's why he set the training cutoff date to March 8th.

"Captain, we'll head out first then."

"See you tomorrow, Captain."

"Bye-bye, Captain~"

"..."

After an afternoon of getting used to each other, the senior fourth-year students like Gu Wan had become familiar with Xu Jingming.

Especially the formidable strength Xu Jingming had displayed in the virtual trial.

It won their heartfelt admiration all the more.

So before leaving, each of them bid Xu Jingming farewell with a smile on their face.

They didn't treat him as a mere freshman at all, but as an equal—or even a higher—existence.

"See you tomorrow."

Xu Jingming naturally responded with a smile.

"How was it? After an afternoon of team competition training, how do you feel?"

Once everyone had left, Yang Zhentian, the Dean of the Weaponry Academy, asked with great interest and a smile.

He knew very well that this student of his always preferred to be a lone wolf.

Even when entering the wilderness zones, he basically went alone.

Even the club—hadn't it been for Liu Ming saying a few words, Xu Jingming probably wouldn't have chosen to join.

"Having teammates coordinating together really helps a lot." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

In this afternoon's training, whether it was the astonishing strength shown by Kong Shi, Yao Fang, Shen Dongling, and the others,

or the powerful boosts and recovery brought to him by Gu Wan and Su Ruoyun, none of it was something he had ever anticipated before.

All in all, each of these people had their own strengths; not a single one of them was there to freeload.

It reminded him of his past life doing research, when in every assigned group,

there would always be one or two deadweights who did nothing yet got to share the honors.

At Magic University, that situation simply didn't exist.

Of course,

Magic University revered strength, and it wasn't like some colleges from his past life,

where, due to bureaucracy, people were forcibly assigned to the representative team.

"Having teammates and not having teammates are, of course, two completely different states.

That's also why most people, when entering the wilderness zones, choose to form a team.

If you go into the wilderness zones again in the future, you can call them to team up with you.

I'm sure they won't refuse."

Yang Zhentian said with a smile.

An S-rank ability awakener!

Just that title alone was enough to make the vast majority of ability users show goodwill toward Xu Jingming.

"Form a team? Forget it, I prefer being alone." Xu Jingming shook his head.

Although the afternoon's team competition training had given him an unprecedented, different experience,

having more teammates also meant having to consider their safety.

Even some action decisions had to be discussed with the team before they could be made.

For someone like Xu Jingming, who liked to act on a whim, that was undoubtedly quite uncomfortable.

Besides,

because of the Deep Blue System, the commotion when he added points and leveled up was far too abrupt.

He had no desire to specifically sneak off from his teammates just to add points.

"You do prefer to operate freely."

Yang Zhentian saw through Xu Jingming's thoughts, but didn't press the matter.

After a pause, he added:

"Right, for this team competition, the other team members can all be swapped out.

Only you need to be on the field at all times. That should be acceptable, right?"

The team competition has eight players, including three substitutes.

It doesn't mean substitutes can only play when a regular player is too seriously injured to take the field;

they can also be arranged to play against TOP-10 colleges other than top-tier ones like Jindu or Jingda.

After all, this is a national-level grand event.

These were all seniors in their final year about to graduate, so the more they could show their faces and display their strength, the better.

It would be very beneficial for their future choices after graduation—whether entering a guild, a legion, or a martial arts hall.

And besides the two top-tier universities, among the TOP 10 universities, one or two dark horses with formidable strength might well appear.

To prevent any mishaps, they needed Xu Jingming, the strongest captain, to serve as the safety net.

"No problem." Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

"That's good, let's go. Let's head to my villa and have dinner together."

Yang Zhentian contentedly patted Xu Jingming on the shoulder, and then the two of them left the training ground together......

As a peak seventh-tier ability user, none of the dishes that could make it onto Teacher Yang Zhentian's dining table were ordinary.

There was seventh-tier fierce beast meat, C-rank exotic flowers and herbs stir-fried straight into dishes, and even the wine was brewed from B-rank exotic fruits.

After finishing the meal, Xu Jingming felt his qi and blood had risen quite a bit.

Two hours later, Xu Jingming left Teacher Yang's villa, a faint trace of drunkenness on his resolute face.

Ordinary wine, of course, wouldn't get him drunk.

But B-rank wine—even his Lei Ting Indestructible Body, fifth layer, could barely handle it. Fortunately, he hadn't drunk too much.

Whooo~~~

A cool breeze blew by, scattering the last trace of his drunkenness.

"Ring ring~~~"

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang—it was a call from Song Qiuyun.

Only then did Xu Jingming remember that he had promised her at noon that they would train together in the evening, so he hurriedly answered the call.

"Jingming, is your training over on your end?"

Song Qiuyun's gentle, melodious voice sounded from the other end of the line.

"Mm, it ended at six. I went to the teacher's place for dinner. I'll be back at the dorm soon—you can get ready to come over."

"The combat suit I'm wearing isn't very convenient. How about you just come straight to my dorm later?"

The combat suit she's wearing isn't very convenient?

Xu Jingming's sword-shaped brows rose slightly. What did that mean?

Though puzzled, he still nodded and replied: "Alright, I'll head straight over in a bit."

Xu Jingming's combat suit and weapons were both stored in his spatial ring, so there was no need to go back to the villa to retrieve them.

Besides, for a mid second-tier ability user like Song Qiuyun, there was no need to wear any combat suit.

So, after hanging up the phone, Xu Jingming headed straight for the freshman dormitory in Area 3.

Soon, he arrived at Villa No. 12 in Area 3 of the villas, where Song Qiuyun lived.

He saw the villa door wide open, bright light streaming out from inside.

The moment Xu Jingming walked in, he saw Song Qiuyun's roommate Qi Dongxia sitting on the sofa on the first floor.

Seeing Xu Jingming come in, she said with a smile:

"Go on up. Qiuyun is waiting for you on the second floor."

Like Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun also lived on the second floor of the villa.

"Mm." Xu Jingming nodded.

Yet in his heart, he felt that Qi Dongxia's gaze toward him seemed a little strange?

"An illusion?"

Xu Jingming shook his head, not thinking much of it, and walked up the stairs toward the second floor.

Up on the second floor, he didn't see Song Qiuyun in the living room, so he walked straight into the training room beside the living room.

His gaze swept across, and sure enough, he spotted Song Qiuyun's tall, graceful figure inside the training room.

There's nothing inconvenient about this combat suit?

Looking at Song Qiuyun's back in her pale black combat suit, Xu Jingming couldn't help feeling puzzled.

At that moment, Song Qiuyun, hearing the movement, turned her body around.

Yet, with just this simple action, Xu Jingming was slightly taken aback.

In the center of the brightly lit training room, Song Qiuyun stood there wearing a pale black combat suit.

Women's combat suits were inherently inclined toward a slim-fitting style.

However, Song Qiuyun's suit seemed to have an even tighter, more body-hugging effect!

Like a second layer of skin, it clung tightly to Song Qiuyun's body.

Not only did it perfectly reveal the full contours of her chest, even the navel on her slender waist was outlined in shape.

Below the navel, her perky, lifted buttocks.

And those slightly fleshy, rounded, slender long legs were all displayed one by one, making one's blood surge......

"Jingming, you're here."

A faint blush tinged Song Qiuyun's fair, clean oval face.

As if slightly embarrassed, she lowered her head slightly and said softly.