Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 5 Grouping

Lin Chen listened to Zhou Yi's anger with some speechlessness, but he also felt strange. Why did the Demon King Zhou keep him here?

In her view, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul and Spirit Sharing skill are clearly auxiliary; Wang Dong is undoubtedly an offensive type, and Xiao Xiao's Soul Suppressing Cauldron is clearly an all-round offensive and defensive type, leaning towards defense.

In addition, Lin Xiaolei is a control type, and Zhou Mingxing is a food type.

Huo, Wang, and Xiao: "..."

Huo Yuhao was the first to explain, "Teacher, although my Spirit Eye's first soul skill is currently supportive, the Spirit Eye martial soul can possess offensive soul skills. I don't want to just be a support-type soul master."

Xiao Xiao then said, "Teacher, my Soul-Suppressing Cauldron is actually a mutation, called the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. In addition to being both offensive and defensive, it can also control the entire field. Moreover, I also have another martial soul called the Nine Phoenixes Come to Court Flute. With the two combined, I am more suitable to become a control-type soul master."

As for Wang Dong, there's not much to explain. She's definitely a strong, assertive type. She just wants to be with Huo Yuhao, and she's already hiding behind him.

"Twin Martial Souls?" Everyone looked at Xiao Xiao in surprise, excluding Lin Chen, since he was faking it.

"I kept you here mainly to discuss the group assignments. Xiao Xiao, Xiao Lei, which group would you like to join?" Zhou Yi asked.

Zhou Yi was referring to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's group and Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing's group, since they were in the same dormitory and each group could only have one strong attacker, so Zhou Yi had already tacitly agreed to their grouping.

"This..." Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei exchanged glances, both of them hesitant.

At this moment, Lin Chen stepped in to smooth things over.

"Xiao Xiao, go to the class monitor's group."

Everyone looked at Lin Chen at the same time.

"Xiao Tu, why do you want me to go to the class monitor's group?" Xiao Xiao asked, puzzled.

"It's obvious that the class monitor's current abilities are more geared towards support, and we lack defensive-type Soul Masters, so you go." After saying that, he gave Xiao Xiao a push.

Thus, with Lin Chen's help, the group assignments were finalized.

"Xiao Tu, are you afraid I'll hold you back?" Walking on the road in Shrek Academy, Xiao Xiao pouted unhappily. She also wanted to team up with her best friend.

"No, Xiao Xiao, you're very strong," Lin Chen said.

"Then why did you put me with the class monitor?"

"It's nothing. Didn't you like that handsome guy Wang Dong? Now you're on the same team as him," Lin Chen joked with a smile.

"Lin Xiaotu!" Xiao Xiao instantly summoned the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and smashed it towards Lin Chen.

A young girl's heart is always shy, and Lin Chen, a nerdy guy who had been single for 18 years, obviously didn't know this.

"Xiao Xiao!" Huo Yuhao's voice came from behind Lin Chen and the other three.

"Oh, you guys are here too. I'm here to see Xiao Xiao. The Freshman Competition is about to start, and Wang Dong and I want to get to know each other's Soul Skills with Xiao Xiao."

Lin Xiaolei nudged her best friend's shoulder and said, "Go on, Xiao Xiao."

Xiao Xiao's cheeks were a little hot, but she still followed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"Alright, let's go familiarize ourselves with our respective soul skills," Lin Chen suggested.

"Okay," Zhou Mingxing and Lin Xiaolei replied.

The group walked to a small grove of trees and began to talk about their martial spirits and spirit skills.

"My martial soul is the Seven Kill Sword, which is known for its offensive power."

"The Seven Kill Sword?! Could it be the martial soul of the Sword Douluo, the guardian Douluo of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School ten thousand years ago?" Lin Xiaolei asked in surprise.

As for Zhou Mingxing, he was no longer surprised, because Lin Chen had already told him about it in the dormitory.

"Yes. Xiaolei, you're really cultured."

"Xiao Tu, although I understand every word you say, why do I feel like you have something else in mind?" Lin Xiaolei looked at Lin Chen cautiously.

"..."

After a brief moment of awkward silence, Lin Chen said to Lin Xiaolei, "Alright, tell me about your martial spirit."

"My martial soul is the Dry Wood Curtain Sound Qin, a control-type weapon martial soul. It controls and attacks enemies by plucking the strings to produce music. My first soul skill is Lingering Melody, which briefly stuns the enemy; my second soul skill is Melody Surrounding the Beam, which attacks the enemy with music and restricts their movements."

"My first soul skill is Longsword Peak, which transforms into the Seven Kill Sword to attack enemies, increasing attack power by 50%. The more swords that transform, the weaker the power. My second soul skill is Sharp Edge Revealed, which increases attack power, speed, and penetration by 70%. It is a thousand-year soul skill."

As Lin Chen spoke, he also demonstrated the effects of his soul skill.

"First Soul Skill, Longsword Emerges from the Peak! Second Soul Skill, Sharpness Revealed!" In an instant, a Seven Kill Sword appeared, and Lin Chen controlled them to attack a boulder.

With a loud "bang," the boulder shattered into pieces.

"Wow!" Zhou Mingxing exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Lin, your martial spirit's attack power is so strong!"

"That's right!" Lin Chen said with considerable pride. After speaking, Lin Chen used the Seven Kill Sword to slash at the other boulders, unleashing sword energy. Although it wasn't as powerful as before, it was still enough to cut the boulders in half.

"My martial soul is a dumpling, a food-type martial soul. My first soul skill is Mango Dumpling, which increases the user's soul power by 10%." Zhou Mingxing said as he released his soul skill.

After spending a few days together, Zhou Mingxing was finally able to communicate normally with the Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei sisters.

"Maruko, maruko, my mango jujubes." The incantation was uttered, and two small yellow jujubes appeared in Zhou Mingxing's hands. Zhou Mingxing handed them to Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei respectively.

The soft, chewy meatballs made Lin Chen and Lin Xiaolei's spirits lift as they entered their mouths, not only because of the amplification effect of this soul skill, but more importantly, because they tasted delicious!

"Xiao Xing, these meatballs are so delicious!" Lin Xiaolei exclaimed. Ever since Xiao Xiao gave Lin Chen the nickname "Xiao Tu," Lin Xiaolei and Xiao Xiao have also been calling Zhou Mingxing "Xiao Xing." Zhou Mingxing was speechless for quite a while because of this.

"Really? Haha." Zhou Mingxing scratched his head awkwardly. It was the first time someone had praised him, and his face turned a little red.

"Alright, we're all familiar with our respective soul skills. I'll take charge of the offensive, Xiaolei, you'll be responsible for protecting Mingxing and controlling the enemy. Mingxing, you're the healer of our team, the most important person. Our team's supplies depend on you," Lin Chen concluded.

Lin Xiaolei and Zhou Mingxing both hummed in agreement, showing no objection to Lin Chen's arrangement.

"Xiao Tu, whose name should we use as our team name?" Lin Xiaolei asked.

"Uh..." Lin Chen was also in a dilemma. Although he was the main attacking Soul Master in the team, everyone in their team was very important. Lin Chen did not want to put his own name directly in the team name, and he was also quite low-key in his previous life.

"How about we use Brother Lin's?" Zhou Mingxing said.

"Okay!" Lin Xiaolei immediately agreed. When Lin Xiaolei asked this question, she was considering whether to use Lin Chen's name or Zhou Mingxing's name, without thinking of using her own name. Girls are always shy, after all.

"This... Xiaolei, Mingxing, you..." Now it was Lin Chen's turn to hesitate.

"Hey, it's settled then. Captain, you have to treat us to milk tea tonight." Lin Xiaolei didn't give Lin Chen a chance to refuse.

"Okay, I'll treat you to milk tea tonight," Lin Chen said with a smile.

The following day, the first-year students finally ushered in the assessment competition. The entire outer academy's fighting arena became incredibly lively. After all, everyone was young at heart, full of ambition, and their fighting spirit was off the charts.

Lin Chen's team was assigned to Zone 1.

Looking at the spirited young men, Lin Chen felt as if he had returned to his high school days in his previous life.

(End of this chapter)