Chapter 37: One vs Five Battle!

You all come up and fight me.

As Ji Huai's words echoed across the field, the entire playground fell silent.

Including the five who had stepped forward, all the students stared at Ji Huai, dumbfounded, for a moment suspecting they had misheard.

What does it mean to have a Transcendent Value over 370?

The racial value of a Juvenile Stage Lv8 is 440; to have a Transcendent Value over 370, the affinity must exceed 84%, which is extremely rare at this stage.

The racial value of a Juvenile Stage Lv9 is 470; to have a Transcendent Value over 370, the affinity must reach 79%, equally difficult but still possible.

Therefore, the five who stepped forward each have a Contracted Spirit Beast of at least Lv9.

At this moment, before any Growth Tier Spirit Beast has appeared, they are already the strongest batch of transcendent beings; even if Ji Huai's Transcendent Value were higher, how high could it go…

"I chose you because my Transcendent Value is 370." Ji Huai spoke calmly.

Thus the atmosphere on the field became even more eerie.

So… the five opponents you chose all have higher Transcendent Values than you?

And then you let them all come at you together?

However, Zhu Yuwei didn't move immediately either; she had to wait for the others to finish their self‑introductions.

"Let's first introduce our abilities." Zhu Yuwei spoke softly, her eyes gleaming with competitiveness, "Since Instructor Ji has told us to act together, we'll give it our all."

The remaining two: Dong Cun is a bit short, but always has a smile on his face, making him look like a nice guy; Liu Xinran is a girl with a high ponytail, her face showing a bit of baby fat.

"Let's go together." Zhu Yuwei nodded at Qin Chuan, then turned and walked toward the snack shop.

"Liu Xinran, Light System: she can refract light to affect opponents' vision and also has a healing skill." Liu Xinran said earnestly, "I'll provide support for you!"

"I'm Zhu Yuwei, Ice System: I can instantly freeze opponents or attack them from a distance with ice, though the latter consumes more." Zhu Yuwei looked somewhat regretful, "If I had ready‑made ice, my strength could increase considerably."

"Qin Chuan, Water System: I can control water flow to bind opponents." Seeing several people looking at him, Qin Chuan coughed lightly, "I also need to go to the snack shop to buy two bottles of water as backup."

This guy, his Contracted Spirit Beast is that powerful?

"I'm Zhang Yangwang, Fire System!" Zhang Yangwang puffed out his chest, "I can launch fireballs for ranged attacks and also fight in close combat; anyone I touch gets burned."

"You have two minutes to communicate and prepare." Ji Huai turned back to his previous seated position, "The sparring will begin in two minutes."

"Sure." Zhu Yuwei's eyes lit up.

However, Ji Huai had no intention of explaining; looking at the still‑dazed five, he spoke again.

"How about we check the freezer over at the snack shop?" Dong Cun suggested.

"I…" Qin Chuan was about to speak, but Zhang Yangwang beat him to it.

The snack shop's freezer is a horizontal type, and such freezers often have a thick layer of ice inside.

Needless to say, Zhang Yangwang; Zhu Yuwei had also crossed paths with him in the previous class.

As the words fell, several people turned their heads in surprise, even Qin Chuan was a bit taken aback.

Looking at Ji Huai reseated on the lawn, Qin Chuan turned his head to glance at the other four.

"I'm Dong Cun, Wood System: I can stimulate plant growth and control vines to whip opponents." Dong Cun glanced at the grass beneath his feet, "The environment here is pretty good, very suitable for me."

The two walked side by side, and Zhu Yuwei suddenly said, "I almost misunderstood you in the last class, sorry."

Qin Chuan glanced at Zhu Yuwei in surprise, "It's nothing, no need for that."

Zhu Yuwei nodded and said nothing more.

The two quickly arrived at the snack shop; Qin Chuan bought two 1.5‑liter bottles of water, while Zhu Yuwei negotiated with the shop owner, scraped some ice from the freezer, and then also bought a bottle of water.

"Water‑condensed ice." Noticing Qin Chuan's gaze, Zhu Yuwei explained in a sentence.

Qin Chuan nodded in understanding.

Looking at the two bottles of water in his hands, Qin Chuan felt he could perhaps prepare something else as well.

Recalling what he had just learned in the Transcendent Theory class, he quickly came up with some ideas.

Walking up to the snack shop owner, Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Boss, I recall you sell middle‑school physics lab equipment, the kind students use."

——

"You two finally made it; the two minutes are almost up."

Seeing Zhu Yuwei and Qin Chuan return, Zhang Yangwang couldn't help but complain, "We could have discussed tactics earlier, but now there's no time."

"Without knowing Instructor Ji's abilities, there wasn't much tactic to speak of anyway." Qin Chuan glanced at Zhang Yangwang, "Our five positions are pretty clear: aside from lacking a specialist in defense, we have everything else."

"No way." Dong Cun chuckled, "Two minutes is too short."

"All right." Zhang Yangwang said no more, his face showing a bit of anticipation, "Later I'll take the main damage."

As for that, the others had no major objections.

After all, Zhang Yangwang's skills are laid out here; the Fire System naturally delivers explosive output.

On the other side, as the two minutes ended, Ji Huai stood up.

Keeping a distance of about ten meters from the five, he let his arms hang naturally at his sides, gazing at Qin Chuan and the others, "Begin."

From the moment the five began discussing and preparing, the chatter of the four formations never ceased; now, as this sparring officially started, over two hundred pairs of eyes nervously watched the field.

"Hah!!"

He hurled a fireball toward Ji Huai, Zhang Yangwang let out a hoarse shout, flames instantly bursting around him as he sprinted toward Ji Huai while throwing a punch.

Dong Cun stood to the side, a green‑brown glow flickering under his feet as vines shot up like golden serpents dancing wildly, exploding toward Ji Huai; though launched later, they quickly caught up to the fireball's speed.

At the same time, Zhu Yuwei had opened the water bottle in her hand; 1.5 liters of water poured out, freezing into ice before it even hit the ground, shattering and re‑condensing in her hand into a dozen or so ice needles the length of a forearm.

She did not attack, instead gripping the ice needles and staring at the field, waiting for the right moment.

Likewise, Qin Chuan was also waiting for the opportunity.

A full three liters of water, under the Water Master's control, swirled around his side, ready to be used at any moment.

Looking at Ji Huai's calm expression, he couldn't help but touch something in his bosom.

When the vines and fireball were still about two meters away from him, Ji Huai finally made a move.

He quickly lifted one hand, revealing the wrist hidden beneath his loose clothing.

Under the bright lighting, the metal rings on Ji Huai's wrist reflected a cold light, instantly disassembling and reforming into a horse-cutting saber.

The fierce blade light sliced through the darkness, the whip-like vines that shot forth like poisonous snakes were instantly cut apart, the blade tip pointing at the ground swiftly flicked upward, aiming directly at the incoming fireball, as Ji Huai pushed the hilt forward, the horse-cutting saber instantly disassembled and reassembled into a shield, which he used to block the fireball.

In every gesture, he was utterly composed.

(End of chapter)