"Alright, you've all experienced Xiao Jue's martial spirit. Next is Oscar's martial spirit. Oscar, use your first spirit skill and make five big sausages."
"Ah… right now?" Oscar hesitated at the Grandmaster's command, his expression troubled.
"What are you afraid of? It's just a spirit incantation. All Auxiliary-type Spirit Masters have them — yours is only a bit special. It's not like you can choose it. Do you mean to say you'll never use your spirit skill in front of your comrades in the future?" Seeing Oscar hesitate, the Grandmaster's tone instantly hardened.
"Alright…" Oscar replied reluctantly, glancing up at Tang San and Xiao Wu. It was the first time he would have to recite his incantation in front of a girl.
"Tang San, Xiao Wu, you're not allowed to laugh."
"Hm? Laugh at what? Why would I laugh?" Tang San looked puzzled.
"Anyway, just don't laugh." Oscar muttered again, then raised his hand and activated his first spirit skill.
"I, your father, have a big sausage!"
Tang San: "…"
What in the world? That's the spirit incantation? Tang San was speechless — how could such a vulgar incantation exist?
As for Xiao Wu, she didn't understand the meaning at all. She only looked around at the others trying hard not to laugh, then couldn't resist tugging at Tang San's sleeve, hoping he'd explain.
But Tang San didn't know how to explain either.
This wasn't like in the original timeline, where by age 12–13 Xiao Wu already had some awareness. At her current age, even if you told her it referred to a boy's thing, she still wouldn't understand clearly. Tang San stammered and couldn't clarify anything.
"Alright, time to experience Oscar's martial spirit. Each of you take one sausage and eat it. His first spirit skill not only restores soul power but also has healing effects — a top-class recovery spirit skill. Once you eat, you'll feel it."
"Yes, yes, exactly! Don't reject my big sausage just because of the incantation. Try it, it's really delicious." Oscar handed out a sausage to each of them.
Qian Jue noticed Tang San's hesitation, walked over, and patted him. "There's nothing to fuss about — it's just a spirit skill. I ate Xiao Ao's sausage before when I was injured. It really does restore soul power and heal wounds. If you refuse just because of the incantation, think about the vegetables we eat — they're grown with manure, yet we still eat them happily, don't we?"
Saying that, Qian Jue picked up the sausage and took a bite.
He truly didn't mind. Just a line of words. Back in his previous life, he'd seen much worse online. Compared to the trash talk from trolls, Xiao Ao's chant was practically wholesome.
Seeing Qian Jue eat so casually, Dai Mubai also took a bite. At first, years ago, he too had minded, but after long use, he had simply gotten used to it.
Finally, only Tang San and Xiao Wu remained.
"Go on, Xiao San. It's just words. We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater." Qian Jue advised again. Of course Tang San understood — he was just mentally conflicted.
Xiao Wu, meanwhile, had no burden since Tang San hadn't explained the meaning to her. Seeing Qian Jue and Dai Mubai both eat, she hesitated only briefly before taking a bite herself.
"Eh, Xiao San, it's actually delicious! Why won't you eat?" After tasting, Xiao Wu also joined in persuading Tang San.
"Alright… I'll eat." Seeing Xiao Wu already eat, Tang San finally let go of his resistance and bit into the sausage.
And truthfully — it was delicious. Melt-in-your-mouth. Instantly, Tang San stopped minding the chant so much.
"Now you've all eaten Oscar's first spirit skill sausages. Do you feel the effect? Raise your hands and look. The wounds from the wolf Kindred just now — are they still bleeding?" the Grandmaster timely explained.
They all raised their hands — indeed, the cuts from before had stopped bleeding and were beginning to scab. At the same time, their soul power felt replenished.
"Don't underestimate Oscar's sausage spirit. Food-type spirits are usually plant-based. He's the first meat-based Food Spirit Master I've ever seen. Moreover, when he awakened, he was innately full of soul power. That proves his talent. With him, your team will always have the best supply line. You'll understand more in the future. Now, let's continue to the next — Dai Mubai's martial spirit…"
Afterward, each of them in turn experienced the might of Dai Mubai's White Tiger spirit, Tang San's control with Blue Silver Grass, and Xiao Wu's flexibility with her Soft Bone Rabbit spirit. Their combat styles were all different, each with unique traits.
"Good. Then today, there's just one last part to training." Once they were done, the Grandmaster clapped his hands and gathered them.
When they came close, he said: "Now you all have a certain understanding of each other. But this understanding must deepen further, until it's engraved in your hearts and instinctive in your minds. The fastest way to achieve this is… real combat!"
"Real combat…!" they echoed, immediately glancing at each other, already thinking about teams.
"No need to think about teams. This time, it will be Qian Jue alone against the four of you. I permit you to use all means — Qian Jue, that includes your wolf Spirit. Tang San, that includes your hidden weapons. I'll have Flender watch from the side — if you lose control, he'll step in. Flender, can you guarantee that?"
the Grandmaster turned to Flender.
"Hmph. Relax. If I can't manage even that, I don't deserve to be called an agility-attack battle Spirit Master."
"Good. You all heard. Now, spread out fifty meters and release your martial spirits!"
Qian Jue watched the four immediately sprint away and looked at the Grandmaster helplessly.
"Teacher, you really think too highly of me."
"With your strength, you have a chance to win against their teamwork. It depends on whether you can grasp it. Now, prepare."
With no choice, Qian Jue quickly released his martial spirit.
On the other side, Tang San and the others hurried to strategize.
"But Brother Jue is only a Grandmaster-level Spirit Master. Why pit the four of us against one? That's unfair! Last time, Xiao San and I together beat him." Xiao Wu protested first, feeling it unfair to Qian Jue.
"It's not the same, Xiao Wu. That time, Brother Jue went easy on us — he didn't use many of his skills. This time, facing four at once, he'll be under pressure and won't hold back. We have to be ready. Right, Boss Dai, you fought him before — do you know his second spirit skill?"
"Uh, I only remember in our fight, he shot a green light arrow at me, and it drained some of my soul power. As for against that Evil Spirit Master… I didn't see clearly. So I only know that one."
"A skill that drains soul power, I see. Then let me summarize his skills so far. His Sheep spirit's first skill is summoning a bow — it shoots light arrows and is very sharp, so we must watch for that. His wolf spirit's first skill is Sensory Sharing — the wolf spirit's senses are shared with him. That means he has no blind spots in battle — we can't exploit vision. His second skill should be the soul-draining arrow you mentioned, likely from the Sheep spirit. But the wolf spirit's second skill, we don't know yet. We'll need to force it out and then find a counter."
"Mhm." The other three nodded, memorizing it.
"Now for our plan. The wolf spirit is the hardest problem. With it around, we can't protect our backline. So, Xiao Ao — at the start, immediately make sausages at full speed. I'll cover you against the wolf spirit. Once you're done, give me the sausages, then surrender at once."
"Got it." Oscar nodded. The wolf spirit could go invisible — Tang San and the others couldn't protect him. Staying on the field would only make him a burden, so Tang San's plan was right.
"Boss Dai, you and Xiao Wu charge Qian Jue head-on from the start. Once I have Oscar's sausages, I'll immediately support you. Then the three of us can besiege him. With Oscar's sausages as supply, we can win this match."
"Alright, that's settled." Dai Mubai agreed, putting his hand out. The others stacked theirs on top.
"Victory!"
"Victory my ass! That sneaky Xiao San dares plot against me with a four-on-one? He thinks it'll be easy? Just wait and see how I deal with you!"
Meanwhile, Qian Jue, listening in secretly through his wolf spirit, felt speechless. These guys really weren't holding back at all.
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