"It sounds interesting. How about adding me to your team?"
When Bibi Dong heard that Yu Xiaogang wanted to form his own team and participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, she immediately became interested.
Having fought alongside Yu Xiaogang in Spirit Duels before, Bibi Dong knew very well that his way of thinking was completely different from that of ordinary people.
His mind was always filled with strange and unconventional ideas.
Therefore, Bibi Dong was certain that when Yu Xiaogang assembled his second team, he would once again make full use of those unconventional ideas.
Who knew what kind of strange combination he would come up with?
Even if the team's overall strength wasn't particularly impressive, Bibi Dong was certain that their performance would be extremely interesting.
That was why she really wanted to join.
She wanted to observe Yu Xiaogang's thought process and see how he constructed the team.
"You want to join?"
Yu Xiaogang raised an eyebrow.
"That's right."
Bibi Dong nodded.
"I'm very curious about what kind of team you can put together."
"Besides, you're currently in conflict with my teacher. I feel that no matter what you do during this period, my teacher will probably try to make things difficult for you."
"But if I join your team, things will be different."
"Although my teacher may want to cause trouble for you, he's always been very good to me."
"With me around, establishing the second team will definitely be much easier."
Bibi Dong held her head high and puffed out her chest.
Her expression seemed to say:
I am an indispensable part of your Spirit Hall Academy Second Team!
"There is no need for that."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head.
"If things really don't work out, can't I just go to another academy and form a team there?"
"But do the teams of other academies have talents as complete as those in Spirit Hall Academy?"
Bibi Dong looked at him knowingly.
"Besides, knowing you, I don't think you're establishing the Spirit Hall Academy Second Team solely to complete His Excellency Thunder's assignment."
"I suspect you also want to study the coordination between Spirit Masters, the combination of Spirit Abilities, and the compatibility between different Spirits."
"Am I right?"
Bibi Dong looked as though she had completely seen through him.
And she was exactly right.
That was precisely what Yu Xiaogang had been thinking.
He intended to use this opportunity to study how the Spirits of different Spirit Masters could complement one another, how their Spirit Abilities could be combined, and what kind of unexpected effects could be produced when their abilities worked together.
If he left Spirit Hall Academy, other academies could certainly provide enough talented students.
However, the sheer number and variety of talents available there simply couldn't compare with Spirit Hall Academy.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Bibi Dong in surprise.
"You really impress me."
"You're almost like a worm in my stomach."
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Bibi Dong immediately became annoyed.
"Who's a worm in your stomach?"
"And what's with that expression?"
"Don't think I don't know what that look means."
"You always make that face whenever you're looking at someone you think is stupid."
"Change it!"
Bibi Dong was furious.
She was clearly very intelligent too!
Why was Yu Xiaogang looking at her as if he had discovered something unbelievable?
She immediately reached out, intending to change the expression on his face herself.
In the next moment, her small hand grabbed Yu Xiaogang's cheeks.
She began kneading them like dough.
"Let go of me!"
With his face being pulled from both sides, Yu Xiaogang struggled to free himself.
But Bibi Dong had come prepared.
How could she possibly let him escape?
"I won't let go!"
"Who told you to look at me like that?"
She squeezed his cheeks even harder.
Lin Lang, who had been following Yu Xiaogang, witnessed the entire scene.
He immediately stepped aside.
In his eyes, the interaction between his Young Sect Master and Bibi Dong was nothing more than childish play.
And, in his opinion, this kind of interaction was actually beneficial to their relationship.
So he simply stood nearby with a cheerful smile.
After a while, Bibi Dong finally released Yu Xiaogang's face.
She looked extremely satisfied.
If I can't beat you on the Spirit Fighting stage, then I'll make sure I have the upper hand in daily life!
After venting her frustration, Bibi Dong finally noticed the blacksmith shop behind Yu Xiaogang.
She also noticed Lin Lang standing nearby.
"Uh… greetings, Spirit Douluo Lin Lang."
Bibi Dong politely bowed to Lin Lang before looking curiously at the blacksmith shop.
"What are you doing at the blacksmith shop?"
"Are you planning to forge some weapons?"
"Don't you already have plenty?"
She remembered that Yu Xiaogang carried quite a few spare weapons in his storage Spirit Tool.
She had seen them during the field training organized by Spirit Hall Academy.
"Just some research results."
Yu Xiaogang rubbed his cheeks.
His face was still sore from Bibi Dong's attack.
"Research results?"
Bibi Dong immediately became interested.
"So that's why I haven't seen you recently."
"You've been working on a research project."
Bibi Dong knew very well that Yu Xiaogang loved studying and conducting research.
"So, what have you discovered?"
"It's just a small discovery."
Yu Xiaogang smiled.
"I don't know whether it will succeed."
"But if it does…"
"I guarantee it will shock you."
Yu Xiaogang deliberately kept the Artificial Spirit Bone a secret.
Although he hadn't specifically instructed the blacksmith shop to keep the project confidential when he commissioned the work, with Spirit Hall's capabilities, finding out what he had ordered would be extremely easy.
But even if Spirit Hall learned that he was having a pile of strange parts forged, who could possibly guess what those parts would become after being assembled?
No one would imagine that a Spirit Bone could be artificially created.
Before discovering the core secret, no one would ever think that a Spirit Bone's unique ability could actually be reproduced through human craftsmanship.
"Tsk."
"So mysterious."
Bibi Dong curled her lips.
"I'll just wait and see how you're planning to shock me."
It was always like this.
Whenever the topic involved one of his secrets, Yu Xiaogang became extremely tight-lipped around her because she was a member of Spirit Hall.
At that moment, Bibi Dong couldn't help thinking:
Why wasn't Yu Xiaogang a member of Spirit Hall?
Or why hadn't I joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect back then?
If that had happened, perhaps the two of them could speak freely without having to hide anything from each other.
"Don't worry."
Yu Xiaogang patted his chest confidently.
"When the time comes, I'll definitely make you open your eyes."
He had naturally noticed the slight disappointment in Bibi Dong's voice.
He also understood why she felt that way.
In fact, he could even guess what she was thinking.
Unfortunately, some things could only remain fantasies.
After chatting for a while longer, the two eventually went their separate ways.
Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall.
Yu Xiaogang returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's residence and began organizing the data he had collected recently.
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Meanwhile, within Spirit Hall, the intelligence department quickly reported Yu Xiaogang's blacksmith shop order to Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji.
Qian Xunji immediately ordered someone to investigate the details of the order.
Since the blacksmith shop was located in Spirit City, it naturally had no reason to refuse an order from the Supreme Pontiff.
Before long, the blueprints arrived on Qian Xunji's desk.
Qian Xunji stared at the strange components depicted on the blueprints.
His mind was filled with questions.
"What exactly are these things?"
His first thought was that Yu Xiaogang had gone down the wrong path.
Regardless of what the finished product was supposed to be, these components were clearly external objects.
In Qian Xunji's eyes, they were nothing more than useless tricks and clever gadgets.
And indulging in such things would only distract a Spirit Master from cultivation.
It would waste time and talent and ultimately limit their achievements.
Stories like this weren't uncommon on the Douluo Continent.
There had always been Spirit Masters who became obsessed with strange inventions and external tools, only to neglect their own cultivation.
Qian Xunji pondered for a moment before making his decision.
"Don't bother with him."
"Let him continue indulging in these useless things."
"It's best if he keeps doing this until he completely wastes his talent."
Qian Xunji casually put the blueprints aside.
He had no idea that the strange components he had dismissed as useless gadgets were the foundation of something that could completely change the world of Spirit Masters.
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