The other team was at full strength, with exactly seven members.
Leading the team was a refined, gentle-looking man, but his jacket was only half-buttoned, revealing well-defined, eight-pack abs.
This unique style belonged to none other than Huo Wushuang.
Some might not be familiar with the name.
His younger sister was much more well-known—Huo Wu.
She was in second position, with fiery red short hair complementing her fair complexion and delicate features, exuding a unique kind of beauty that was both heroic and dashing.
At this moment.
Huo Wu was also sizing up Zhuge Lan, her eyes filled with eagerness.
It wasn't that kind of desire, the desire between men and women.
It was a strong desire for battle.
Further back.
The faces were somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall their names.
They were members of the Blazing Fire Academy's team.
— Ning Fengzhi actually poached their entire main team?
Tsk! This year, the Blazing Fire Academy was probably doomed.
Mm. Zhuge Lan glanced at Ye Lingling again.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was just a background player in the original story.
Now that their core support was poached, they'd probably only be able to secure a guaranteed spot in the finals and get a basic ranking.
It's pretty tragic.
But what did that have to do with him?
Zhuge Lan chuckled.
Just as a new batch of victims had arrived, he had to farm some emotional points.
He cleared his throat.
Zhuge Lan said with a smile—
"Nice to meet you all. I won't bore you with a long, drawn-out speech."
"Let's have a little activity to get to know each other better."
"Hmm."
"Since it's an activity, there should be a reward."
"The one who performs best will have their first Soul Ring upgraded to a thousand years."
As soon as he said this.
Both teams were quite stunned.
Except for the original members of Shrek Academy, outsiders really didn't know that Zhuge Lan had the ability to "upgrade Soul Ring years."
Hearing that suddenly, it was simply unbelievable.
Plus, he was very young. As the saying goes, "a beardless mouth can't be trusted."
Huo Wu simply said, "First, prove that increasing the Soul Ring's year limit is really possible."
"Buzz—"
Liu Erlong and Ning Rongrong both summoned their Martial Souls and lit up their Soul Rings.
Purple, Purple, Black, Black!
Ning Rongrong proved with facts that the first Soul Ring could be purple.
But… starting from the third Soul Ring, it was black.
The Soul Rings of Liu Erlong on the side were even more eye-catching.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red!
Seven blacks and one red!!!
This is just ridiculous!
How did he do this?
[Emotion Points +33333]
[Emotion Points +23333]
[Emotion Points +55555]
The group was shocked!
They widened their eyes, unsure how to react.
What they were seeing was simply beyond their comprehension.
Their brains had completely shut down.
Ning Rongrong, however, was quite concerned, staring at Liu Erlong's first two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
It was clearly her turn first, so why...
[Emotion Points +11111]
Zhuge Lan keenly caught the Emotion Points that Ning Rongrong had just generated.
Then, following her gaze.
Well, well.
It's not about having less, but about the inequality.
He casually pointed.
A golden beam enveloped Ning Rongrong.
Her first two purple Soul Rings visibly deepened, until they became black, ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
[Emotion Points +23333]
Ning Rongrong, beaming, looped her arm through Zhuge Lan's, her heart instantly at peace.
Witnessing the change in Soul Ring, from a purple thousand-year to a black ten-thousand-year, was something else.
Huo Wu and the others' eyes practically glowed!
Could it be true?
An opportunity!
This was a chance to get stronger!
"Um... Principal Zhuge." Huo Wu was the first to speak, "What's this little event? This lady is sure to take first place!"
Zhuge Lan grinned.
Ning Rongrong, the only one present familiar with him, knew the show was about to begin.
Zhuge Lan took out a stack of papers and waved his arm, drawing stick figures on them.
He then shuffled the papers and held them in his hand.
Facing everyone, he smiled and said—
"Since it's a small activity, let's keep it simple."
"I'll throw these papers out in a moment. Everyone grab one, and then maintain the pose on the paper. Whoever lasts the longest wins."
"Are you ready?"
Everyone ↓
(●—●)●)●) Zhuge Lan didn't try to hide it just now, so everyone saw it.
The poses of those stick figures were stranger than the last.
Even a horse stance seemed easy in comparison.
One-handed handstands, headstands, and jumping push-ups… each one was more bizarre!
If they caught that thing, how could they possibly compare to someone standing normally?
"Oh, right," Zhuge Lan added, "There are quite a few of you, so one reward slot probably isn't enough."
"Then let's make it to the fifth place, and they'll also get a Soul Ring age increase reward."
"I'll start the grabbing after I count to zero."
"Just a reminder: If the paper touches the ground, it doesn't count."
"If anyone doesn't grab a piece of paper, they lose directly."
Everyone's eyes lit up!
First place might be a matter of luck, drawing a favorable starting position.
But if fifth place also had a reward, they could still give it their all.
Immediately, they steeled themselves, ready to go.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
Everyone's bodies tensed, ready to spring forward.
The result was—
"0.1!"
"Whoosh—"
It was Yu Feng, a member of the agile attack type, who had anticipated the jump and leaped into the air, only to find nothing in front of him.
Huh? What's going on?
Did he jump the wrong way?
No!
Zhuge Lan hadn't even thrown it! What's with this 0.1?! [Emotion Points +44444]
Though the others reacted, they were also swaying, barely managing to steady themselves.
Zhuge Lan launched a sneak attack: "0!"
His right hand mimicked scattering something into the air.
Huo Wu and the others, who were already unsteady, still managed to leap into the air, narrowly avoiding the falling Yu Feng.
Yu Feng: "..."
Alright! Targeting us, huh? But then he smiled.
Because... Huo Wu and the others also missed! Zhuge Lan's right hand, which he'd pretended to scatter something with, hadn't actually released the paper at all, but instead flicked his wrist and threw it to the ground.
[Emotion Points +44444]
[Emotion Points +44444]
"Are you crazy?!"
"You're a lunatic!!"
Ye Lingling, the auxiliary-type, reacted a beat too slow and had a pile of paper plastered to her face.
But she was, after all, a Soul Master. Her eyesight was still pretty good.
She picked one [] and grabbed it.
She could stand and also hang on to a stick, so first place was definitely hers!
Yu Feng, who had landed, charged over second.
He scooped up a [] into his hand.
Although it wasn't as good as Ye Lingling's, it was still relatively effortless.
And he was an agility-attack type, with more stamina than an auxiliary type.
The first place is still worth fighting for.
Huo Wu and the others followed, swarming forward and grabbing the nearest paper.
—The papers become invalid once they touch the ground, and those who don't get one are immediately disqualified.
There wasn't time for them to pick and choose.
They eagerly opened the papers.
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