At this moment, after hearing the voice from the System, Liu Yuan's eyes instantly grew somewhat fervent.
This fervor did not stem from the mountain-shaking, sea-tsunami-like applause and cheers from below the stage, nor was it because of the captaincy that symbolized the academy's highest honor.
Rather, it originated from that cold System notification and the new Ability he had just obtained.
[Fire Attraction]!
"Is the Ability this time Fire Attraction?"
Liu Yuan silently mulled over the name and the simple yet extremely overbearing effect description that followed.
[Effect: Immunity to fire-type damage. When receiving fire-attribute damage, it can be absorbed to increase the power of one's own fire-attribute attacks.]
To be fair, Liu Yuan felt that the "Fire Attraction" Ability wasn't exactly one of those top-tier, unsolvable BUG abilities when looking at the entire pokémon world.
Its versatility was not high.
If facing enemies with other attributes like water, earth, or spirit, this Ability would have no use at all and be practically nonexistent.
But...
If facing a pure, ultimate fire-attribute Spirit Master...
Then this Ability would no longer be a simple counter, but absolute dominance on a conceptual level!
And in the near future, at the Soul Master Tournament that gathered all the top Geniuses of the entire continent, the enemy who posed the greatest threat to Liu Yuan was undoubtedly Ma Xiaotao from Shrek Academy!
At the thought of this, the expression on Liu Yuan's face began to grow increasingly strange.
It was a complex expression mixed with extreme surprise, intense amusement, and a nearly imperceptible trace of pity.
This System...
It also can't wait for Shrek to die...
Giving him "Fire Attraction" at this time.
How could he possibly lose?
What Ma Xiaotao was most proud of was her overbearing, all-consuming Evil Fire.
But now, in the face of the "Fire Attraction" Ability, her flames—which were enough to make any Spirit Emperor or even Spirit Saint wary—would not only fail to cause him a single shred of damage but would instead become a sort of... "supplement" to amplify his power?
Liu Yuan could almost clearly see that scene.
On that much-anticipated final stage, the insufferably arrogant Evil Fire Phoenix would release her sky-burning, sea-boiling Phoenix flames with all her might, turning them into a towering wave of fire sweeping toward him.
And he would just stand there quietly, letting the terrifying flames consume him.
Under the horrified gazes of the Shrek crowd, the flames would dissipate, and he would walk out unscathed, his aura even... stronger than before.
At that moment, what kind of life-doubting, despairing expression would be on Ma Xiaotao's face?
How broken and stunned would the people of Shrek Academy be?
Thinking of that interesting scene, the corners of Liu Yuan's mouth finally couldn't help but curl upward, forming a faint smile.
Just then, on the high platform, Jing Hongchen's sonorous voice rang out again, pulling his thoughts back to reality.
"...I hope the seven of you can cooperate sincerely and live up to the academy's expectations! In the coming period, the academy will provide you with the highest specification of intensive training! Now, please follow me!"
Jing Hongchen's gaze swept over Liu Yuan and the other six, then he waved his hand.
Under the envious and respectful gazes of tens of thousands of students in the audience, Liu Yuan followed Jing Hongchen and walked off the high platform with the other six team members.
The next period of time would be dedicated to the final internal coordination and special training of their "Dream Team."
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The atmosphere was completely different from that of the Sun Moon Royal Academy.
Shrek Academy, Sea Gods Pavilion.
The ancient pavilion was situated in the center of Sea God Lake, surrounded by Golden Ancient Trees rich with life force. The air was filled with a refreshing fragrance and tranquility.
Inside the pavilion, a hunched old man who looked like he could be blown over by the wind at any moment was lazily leaning back on a lounge chair, a large chicken leg in his hand, his mouth covered in oil as he ate.
This person was none other than the Gluttonous Douluo of Shrek Academy—Xuan Zi.
At this moment, before him, a man in black was kneeling on one knee, respectfully reporting the latest intelligence just sent back from the Sun Moon Royal Academy.
"...Elder Xuan, the above is the entire process of the Sun Moon Royal Academy's internal selection tournament finals."
"That youth ultimately defeated the Sixth-year Head, Ma Rulong, with a powerful fist technique and became the captain of the Sun Moon Academy's participating team."
After listening to the scout's report, Xuan Zi's half-squinted eyes slowly opened a crack.
He stopped eating the chicken leg, tossed the greasy bone aside, and smacked his lips somewhat listlessly.
"Is that it?"
Xuan Zi's tone carried a hint of undisguised contempt and disappointment.
"To deal with a Fifth-rank Soul Engineer whose spirit power isn't even at the Spirit Emperor level, he actually struggled that much? He was chased and beaten for half the time and finally had to rely on some inexplicable dance to amplify himself to win?"
The scout lowered his head, not daring to respond.
Xuan Zi just shook his head to himself, the look of disdain in his cloudy old eyes growing even stronger.
"Humph, it seems those two boys, Xi Xi and Yue Heng, exaggerated this youth before. This level of skill is still far from our Xiao Tao's!"
In his imagination, an opponent that Dai Yueheng regarded so seriously as a major threat should at least possess the absolute strength to crush all opponents of the same level.
But according to the intelligence, this youth did not win easily.
This caused Xuan Zi's evaluation of Liu Yuan to instantly drop several levels.
In his view, those people from the Sun Moon Empire were ultimately addicted to spirit tools and some crooked secret methods, which were not respectable.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from downstairs.
Immediately after, a voice full of ecstasy and excitement rang out outside the door:
"Elder Xuan! Elder Xuan! Great news! Wonderful news!"
Along with the voice, the figure of the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe, practically crashed through the door and rushed in, his face flushed.
His usually steady face was now filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Xuan Zi was somewhat displeased by his reckless behavior and frowned. "What's all the fuss about? Is the sky falling?"
"It's more important than the sky falling!"
Yan Shaozhe ran excitedly to Xuan Zi, his hands even trembling slightly from excitement. He took a deep breath and spoke to Xuan Zi:
"Just this morning, Xiao Tao's spirit power officially broke through to level seventy!"
"We can prepare to hunt for her seventh spirit ring!"
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