"Group three, begin," Xia Yu said expressionlessly.
Wang Qiao and Zhang Yiqing of Group three stepped out of the crowd and stood opposite each other. With Xia Yu's command, the battle began.
Time flowed slowly, and one match after another, some quick, some drawn-out, the one-hour class quickly drew to a close.
"Group twenty-five, prepare," Xia Yu said, her expression unchanged.
"It's my turn!" Tang Ya perked up and then said excitedly.
"Go, Xiaoya!" Jiang Nannan cheered for her.
"Don't worry, I'm the Tang Sect Master after all!" Tang Ya replied confidently, walking to the center of the arena without looking back.
Tang Ya's opponent was a small, thin-looking boy.
"Tang Ya, Level 19 control system Spirit Master."
"Yang Linmu, Level 18 Spirit Master."
After both sides announced their names, the battle was imminent.
Tang Ya's Spirit was undoubtedly Blue Silver Grass; ordinary blue grass appeared in her hand, causing a stir among the students.
Yang Linmu's Spirit was a Beast Spirit, the Wind-Speed Rat, a speed-type Spirit with membrane wings between his armpits and ribs for gliding, allowing for brief low-altitude flight.
Tang Ya launched the first attack, her first spirit ring lit up, and the Blue Silver Grass in her hand instantly grew wildly, rushing towards Yang Linmu.
Blue Silver Grass's first Spirit Ability, Binding!
Yang Linmu did not sit idly by either; his first spirit ring lit up, his speed increased sharply, and he bypassed the attacking Blue Silver Grass, striking at Tang Ya.
Tang Ya moved unhurriedly, treading strange steps, her speed surprisingly on par with Yang Linmu!
"Is this the Tang Sect's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track?" Zhu Ziyang's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, one of the seven great unique skills of the Tang Sect, was frequently mentioned in Tang Sect classics, but its cultivation method was not recorded, so Zhu Ziyang's super library also did not have it. Evidently, this was a secret technique passed down orally within the Tang Sect.
The seven great unique skills of the Tang Sect were all secret techniques passed down orally, which made Zhu Ziyang very curious about them. After all, these were the legendary unique Spirit Abilities created by Sea God Tang San. Although Zhu Ziyang disdained Tang San's character, it did not hinder his admiration.
Because he deeply understood the difficulty of creating one's own Spirit Ability.
The seven great unique skills of the Tang Sect, Mysterious Heaven Skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, Mysterious Jade Hand, Purple Demon Eye, Hidden Weapons Hundred Solutions, and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method, according to Tang Sect classics, were all created by Tang San.
Zhu Ziyang expressed doubt about this, because the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method was clearly a secret unique skill of the Clear Sky Sect; when did it become something Tang San created?
However, not many people knew this, and no one cared about the so-called seven great unique skills of the Tang Sect; a declining small Sect, even if it had once been glorious, was already a thing of the past, not worth mentioning.
His gaze returned to the competition arena.
Seeing that he couldn't catch up to Tang Ya, Yang Linmu was momentarily stunned, and Tang Ya instantly seized this opportunity, turning around without hesitation to meet Yang Linmu, her Blue Silver Grass once again surging, directly tying Yang Linmu up tightly, rendering him immobile.
"Group twenty-five, Tang Ya wins!" Xia Yu announced.
"Hehe, thanks for going easy on me!" Tang Ya said with a smile, retracting the Blue Silver Grass that had bound Yang Linmu.
"N-no need!" Yang Linmu's face was flushed with embarrassment as he returned among the students; perhaps he felt it was shameful to lose to a young girl.
"That concludes today's class. The remaining twenty-four groups will continue next class. Class dismissed." Xia Yu announced, then turned and left briskly.
The students whose matches had finished left happily, while those who had yet to compete felt somewhat uneasy.
"Nannan, Zhu Ziyang, let's go too." Tang Ya was in a very good mood, skipping over to Jiang Nannan and hugging her arm, she said.
"Aren't we waiting for Yu Beibei?" Zhu Ziyang put the notebook recording the students' wins and losses into his soul guiding ring and asked doubtfully.
"No need, Bei Bei and I agreed to meet him at the cafeteria." Tang Ya said proudly.
"In that case, let's go," Zhu Ziyang said.
The three left the teaching building and walked towards the cafeteria.
Not long after they had gotten their food, Yu Beibei also arrived.
"Bei Bei, over here!" Tang Ya spotted Bei Bei standing at the entrance at a glance and called out loudly, drawing the attention of all the students in the cafeteria.
"You guys are so fast!" Yu Beibei walked over, saying with some surprise.
"Hehe, we got out of class early." Tang Ya handed Yu Beibei his lunchbox, her pretty face full of excitement, and said, "You know what? We had actual combat today, and I easily defeated my opponent!"
"Yes, yes! Xiaoya is the best!" Yu Beibei said, smiling and affectionately stroking Tang Ya's head, as if coaxing his daughter.
"Of course!" Tang Ya was not modest at all, then leaned mysteriously close to Yu Beibei's ear and said, "By the way, Bei Bei, do you know?"
"Know what?" Yu Beibei's face was full of questions.
"Don't we have a Spirit Elder freshman in our class this year?" Tang Ya asked.
"Oh! You mean that, I know," Yu Beibei couldn't help but smile and said, "Not only do I know, but I also know that person is in your Class Four, right?"
"Mhm!" Tang Ya wasn't discouraged by this, after all, that wasn't what she wanted to say. She continued, "Then do you know who this person is? Hehehe!"
"Who is it?" Yu Beibei became interested, looking at Tang Ya, waiting for her answer.
"Hehehe! I won't tell you!" Tang Ya suddenly smiled mischievously, made a funny face, and said.
"Oh, you! You're actually teasing me!" Yu Beibei, seeing this, feigned anger, reaching out to ruffle Tang Ya's beautiful hair to express his indignation.
"Ow!" Tang Ya immediately covered her head and dodged, a lively smile on her face, while saying, "Don't touch my head!"
Although Tang Ya said no, her delicate face was full of smiles, clearly enjoying Bei Bei's head-patting.
A moment later, she suddenly realized she was eating, and with Jiang Nannan and Zhu Ziyang, and wondered if showing such affection might be a bit inappropriate. So, a little embarrassed, she pushed Bei Bei's hand away and looked at Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, only to find that they weren't paying attention to her at all.
Or rather, those two were also showing affection; they were actually feeding each other!
Tang Ya was instantly fed a mouthful of 'dog food'.
"Emmm..." Tang Ya pulled Yu Beibei's hand back, saying, "Bei Bei, let's continue!"
The two young couples finished their dinner this way. Those around them expressed that they couldn't eat anymore; they were too full.
After some playful banter, Yu Beibei finally couldn't resist asking, "Xiaoya, tell me, who exactly is that Spirit Elder freshman in your class?"
"I don't need to say, isn't he right here?" Tang Ya said, nudging her chin towards Zhu Ziyang.
Seeing this, Yu Beibei immediately showed a shocked expression, looking at Zhu Ziyang and saying, "Ziyang, you truly keep a low profile!"
"Haha! It's alright!" Zhu Ziyang smiled and said.
Yu Beibei was quite struck; he had thought himself very impressive for reaching Level 25 at only eleven years old, but he hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent right after arriving at Shrek Academy!
Eleven years old, a Spirit Elder! This talent was stronger than all the Spirit Masters he knew!
It seems I need to work even harder! Yu Beibei secretly resolved in his heart.
After dinner, the sky was still bright, and Tang Ya suggested taking a stroll by Sea God Lake; everyone agreed.