Chapter 149: Seed Team Selection

"Oh my... Xiao Quan, not only have you become more handsome after your trip, but you've also become braver..."

When Shi Quan returned to the dormitory holding Ye Lingling's hand, the group immediately began to tease them.

Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing had returned early, and they were the first to inform everyone of the news that Shi Quan had returned.

Shi Quan chuckled, then said, "From now on, Lingling is mine. If anyone dares to bully her, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Yu Feng stepped forward, came before Shi Mo, draped one arm around his shoulder, and mimicked him in a theatrical way, "Mine..."

"Get away..." Shi Mo rolled his eyes at Yu Feng and swatted his hand away.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Dugu Yan came to Ye Lingling's side, took her arm, gently tapped the hands that Shi Quan and Ye Lingling were holding, and pulled Ye Lingling to her side, "Lingling is also one of us. If you dare to bully Lingling, see if us sisters don't teach you a good lesson."

"I don't even have enough time to spoil her, how could I bear to bully Lingling?" Shi Quan said with a faint smile.

"Congratulations, Lingling," Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and said softly.

Just a moment ago, he thought it was his own illusion and said it casually, but now, looking closely, he was certain that Shi Quan had indeed become a bit more handsome.

Seeing this, Shi Quan raised his hand to rub his nose, while pondering when to reveal his identity as Zhuang Zhou.

"Xiao Quan, you're Level 40?" Everyone's eyes widened.

Looking at those four-meter-long spears, everyone could clearly feel the pressure emanating from the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears.

"My situation is a bit complicated, and didn't I come back safely?" Shi Quan chuckled softly.

"Xiao Quan, how come you've become even more handsome?" Seeing that Shi Mo was ignoring him, Yu Feng turned and came before Shi Quan, looking him up and down curiously.

"Xiao Quan, this External Spirit Bone of yours looks a bit special," Dugu Bo's pupils constricted as he saw the uniqueness of the spirit bone at a glance, "Dragon-type Spirit Beasts are already hard to find, and you actually managed to obtain a spirit bone from one."

"Is that so?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan suspiciously.

"This?" Shi Quan raised his hand and clenched it, "I just think it looks good; it's just a decoration."

Dugu Bo then frowned and said, "Xiao Quan, why didn't you ask your grandfather to help you hunt for your Fourth Spirit Ring? Do you know how dangerous it is to hunt it alone?"

The next second, eight golden rays of light unfolded from behind Shi Quan, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to these eight Dragon Spears.

"It really is an External Spirit Bone!"

As he spoke, Shi Quan opened his jacket, and only then did everyone notice that Shi Quan's bracer was actually wrapped up to his shoulder.

"Luck." Shi Quan's goal in exposing the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears at this time was to make everyone think his External Spirit Bone came from his Fourth Spirit Ring.

"Maybe it's because of my Fourth Spirit Ring?"

"Safe? What's going on with your arm? Why are you suddenly wearing a strange bracer?" Dugu Bo frowned and stared at Shi Quan's right arm.

Everyone looked at the eight noble and magnificent Dragon Spears and couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Thank you, Zhuqing." Ye Lingling keenly sensed the disappointment in the depths of Zhu Zhuqing's eyes and stepped forward to gently hug her.

Although he said it that way, Shi Quan was still praising the Blue Silver King's disguise ability in his heart; at such close range, even Dugu Bo couldn't detect the Blue Silver King's uniqueness.

"What? An External Spirit Bone?" Everyone exclaimed in unison.

"Yes." Shi Quan nodded and directly changed the subject, "On this trip, not only did I obtain my Fourth Spirit Ring, but I was also lucky enough to obtain a special External Spirit Bone."

Otherwise, it would have been truly difficult for Shi Quan to explain how such a powerful External Spirit Bone appeared out of thin air.

"Your luck is truly good." Dugu Bo reached out and touched Shi Quan's Sacred Dragon Eight Spears. After feeling its strength, he couldn't help but gasp and had to nod in acknowledgment, "Then your Fourth Spirit Ability shouldn't be weak either, right?"

Shi Quan gave a mysterious smile, "I can only say that our Heaven Dou Team won't be lacking in Assault-type Spirit Masters."

"Xiao Quan, what exactly is your spirit ability? Why be so mysterious?" Yu Feng asked curiously.

"You'll know when we face Shrek Academy."

"Xiao Quan, you've changed."

"That's right, you've changed, you're keeping secrets from us..."

The dormitory was suddenly filled with laughter and joy. After everyone was immersed in the happiness of Shi Quan's breakthrough, only Dugu Bo looked at the bracer on Shi Quan's right arm, wondering why he felt there was something wrong with it.

But he didn't delve into it; Shi Quan didn't look like he was in any trouble.

In the following days, they continued to return to their normal training.

Everyone else was the same as usual, only Shi Quan had more things he needed to practice.

The practice of the Spirit God Art definitely had to be added to his daily routine, while the Sword Controlling Method could be slowed down, because as he practiced the Spirit God Art, Shi Quan discovered that the Divine Sense cultivated through it, when combined with his Spirit Sense, could fully achieve the effect of controlling a sword. Unlike controlling a sword with soul power, controlling it with Divine Sense only consumed Mental Power, but since his Divine Sense wasn't strong yet, he couldn't unleash its proper power for the time being.

The Martial Soul Fusion Skill between him and Ye Lingling also became more natural as their relationship changed.

The rest was the practice of various Martial Arts and the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Every day was exceptionally fulfilling.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day school started.

The Shrek group gathered again.

"One week from now, you will compete against the Heaven Dou Team to decide the Seed Team for the Heaven Dou Empire. As long as you win, you can skip the Preliminary Round and the Promotion Tournament. I hope you can bring everyone a surprise."

Master's serious voice rang out on the Training Ground.

At this time, the strength of the Shrek group was as follows.

Yu Tianheng, Level 42.

Dai Mubai, Level 42.

Tang San, Level 37.

Xiao Wu, Level 36.

Oscar, Level 35.

Ma Hongjun, Level 33.

Ning Rongrong, Level 32.

Both Yu Tianheng and Tang San were not far from breaking through to the next level.

Because there was only one week left until the Soul Fighting Tournament and time was too tight, in order to better cope with the tournament in seven days, Yu Xiaogang did not let everyone maintain high-intensity training like they did last semester.

Instead, he began to plan for everyone in a unified manner, preparing for the Soul Fighting Tournament.

The Shrek members were naturally full of fighting spirit, especially Tang San; after his martial soul mutated, he felt he was capable once again.

Especially since the current Heaven Dou Team lacked a Power Attack System Battle Soul Master, their explosive power had become an obvious weakness.

Although they possessed two Defense System Spirit Masters, long-term defense inevitably leads to failure; it is not so easy to achieve victory by merely enduring beatings passively.

As for explosive power, the Shrek Team had a full three Power Attack System Battle Soul Masters, two of whom had already achieved a Breakthrough to Level 40.

With Ning Rongrong and Oscar for amplification and support, everyone was full of confidence regarding the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament.

Compared to the battle formations on the Shrek side, Shi Quan did not take Shrek seriously at all, continuing to go about his business as usual.

There was not the slightest sense of tension.

Time quickly arrived one week later.

"Move out!" Shi Quan led the team out.

Dugu Bo originally couldn't be bothered to go, but since he was the team leader, he still stepped forward and followed along.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy attached great importance to this Soul Fighting Tournament.

In addition to the Three Great Education Committees gathering, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing were also present, and Ning Fengzhi, having nothing better to do, also came to the academy to watch this match.

Because it was an internal selection, the location for the Soul Fighting Tournament was chosen directly at the Soul Fighting Platform in the center of the team Training Ground; the original Soul Fighting Platform was a bit small, so the academy had specifically widened and reinforced it.

When Shi Quan and the others arrived at the Training Ground, everyone had already taken their seats, and the Shrek members had also arrived.

"Mr. Dugu." Seeing Dugu Bo arrive, Prince Xue Xing hurriedly stood up and went to welcome him respectfully.

Dugu Bo nodded slightly at him and followed him to sit down by his side.

After seeing Dugu Bo take his seat, Xue Xing then nodded to the Three Great Education Committees at the side.

Meng Shenji then stood up and said loudly: "The Heaven Dou Empire seed team selection Soul Fighting Tournament now begins; both teams, take the stage."

Following Meng Shenji's words, the Shrek members, led by Tang San, were the first to board the Soul Fighting Platform.

On the other side, Shi Quan and the others followed and boarded the Soul Fighting Platform unhurriedly.

"This Soul Fighting Tournament is an internal selection; I hope both sides can fully display their respective strengths, and at the same time, remember that this battle should stop at the point of contact." Meng Shenji's gaze swept over the two teams on the Soul Fighting Platform, then he said: "Both teams, release your martial souls and prepare."

Roar!

On the Shrek side, there was a burst of dragon roars and tiger howls; as their Soul Rings appeared, the seven of them quickly lined up and stood ready.

Taking the brunt of it were naturally Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, followed closely by Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu, then Tang San, and finally, naturally, Oscar and Ning Rongrong.

Looking at Shi Quan's side.

Shi Quan stood alone at the very front, and standing behind him was one person—not Dugu Yan, not Zhuqing, and not Yu Feng and the others; the person standing behind Shi Quan was Ye Lingling, who served as an Auxiliary Soul Master, while the others all stood uniformly at the edge of the arena, not even releasing their martial souls.

Only Shi Quan and Ye Lingling at the very front released their martial souls.

Yellow, purple, purple, black.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple.

Most of those present knew of Shi Quan's New Extreme Soul Ring Theory, but seeing that Shi Quan's fourth Soul Ring was a black Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, everyone still could not help but feel a wave of surprise.

Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaogang off the stage clenched his fists tightly, a bit more confidence appearing in the depths of his eyes: "Wanting to challenge the entire Shrek with two people? Shi Quan, you will ultimately pay the price for your arrogance. The current Shrek is no longer the Shrek of the past."

The Shrek members on the Soul Fighting Platform were also full of anger in their hearts when they saw this; they had not expected Shi Quan to look down on them so much, and only Ning Rongrong and Yu Tianheng thought of something.

Yu Tianheng hurriedly warned: "Be careful, Shi Quan and Ye Lingling have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" Tang San's expression was startled, and he hurriedly asked: "What Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"