Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 47 Chicken Soup

After listening to Lü Wen's words, Lin Yizhang thought to himself, "This kid's martial spirit is quite powerful. He looks like the Shi brothers, and although he's fat, his defense seems quite good. But he himself is only level 35 in spirit power, not much higher than the substitute players. He doesn't even consider the substitute players. This shows the problem of nobles being all talk and no action."

Lin Yizhang did not respond directly, but instead turned his gaze to the others, signaling them to continue expressing their opinions.

Lin Yan, who was quite handsome, said, "In recent competitions, the Spirit Hall team has always had at least one Soul King in their lineup, and all seven members are at least Soul Master level experts. If you and Zhang Fan can quickly defeat that Soul King together, our second team has a good chance of winning the championship."

After listening to Lin Yan's words, Xiao Dong, who seemed very composed, nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. With the strength of our second team, we have a great chance of winning the championship."

Luo Jingting and the other three substitute players originally did not intend to express their opinions, but when they saw their captain turn his gaze to them, who were standing behind the seven main players, they quickly nodded in agreement and said that the second team would definitely win.

Lin Yizhang was somewhat helpless when he saw that the four substitute players, out of consideration for their noble status compared to Lü Wen and the others, dared not speak up and even deliberately isolated themselves from the seven main players. The hierarchy among nobles was not something he could control, nor could he truly integrate them into the second team.

Lin Yizhang had already planned out how to position the members of the second team. Even if the seven members who joined later fought independently, they would still have to obey his orders and execute commands precisely where instructed. Of course, this was only a worst-case scenario.

In the two years leading up to the competition, Lin Yizhang would also arrange for all members of the second team to practice their teamwork, at least to be able to execute soul skill combinations.

After everyone had shared their opinions, Dugu Yan said, "Our second team aims to climb to the top of the championship step by step. Our opponents aren't just the few strong teams that make it to the finals. If we reveal our full strength in the qualifiers, our opponents will definitely target us in the finals. Therefore, we can't reveal our trump cards during the qualifiers."

Zhang Fan nodded and said, "That's true, but how can we ensure our second team advances to the finals without using our trump card? The competition in the qualifiers is fierce, and we probably can't easily keep our team under wraps."

Ye Lingling nodded without speaking. She usually maintained her aloof goddess image, rarely speaking up, only stepping forward at crucial moments.

Lin Yizhang glanced around at everyone and said, "What you all say makes sense, but I disagree with what you said, Lü Wen, that only the seven main team members need to work hard to cultivate. Our second team is a whole. If any one of us performs poorly in the competition, it won't just be that one Soul Master who loses face; the reputation of our entire second team will be damaged."

Therefore, I think everyone in our second team should do their best to perform, even those of you who are substitutes.

If any of you perform exceptionally well, you will receive not only applause and cheers, but also a bright future, and you may even be able to help your family rise to greater heights.

Of course, if your performance is too outrageous, I have no idea how your family members will view you, or how your usual rivals will laugh at you.

As we just analyzed, our second team has the potential to compete for the championship. As the seven main players, I believe you all understand the pressure you face. I hope you can work hard and improve yourselves to increase your chances of winning the title.

As for the four substitutes, you just heard that we need to conserve our strength in the qualifiers. We'll have to rely on your efforts in those matches, so don't think you'll be overlooked. If you perform well in the qualifiers, you'll definitely share in the glory our second team achieves.

The holiday is just around the corner, and I hope that you can make further progress during the two-month break, or at least keep up with your studies.

Finally, imagine that two years from now, our second team will become the dark horse of the competition, winning all the way, but because of a slight difference in strength, we will miss the championship. Then, will you regret not working hard enough to train?

This Soul Master Competition is of great significance to our lives. In order to make our youth without regrets, I would like to ask everyone if you can make up your minds to plan your holiday trip well and work hard to cultivate?

After being inspired by Lin Yizhang's motivational speech, everyone felt a surge of excitement and couldn't wait to start the competition. They all declared that they would definitely train hard during the holidays. As for whether this was just a passing fad, Lin Yizhang had no idea.

After the second team was disbanded, everyone left except for Lin Yizhang, Zhang Fan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling. Zhang Fan and the others naturally understood that Lin Yizhang's words were mainly intended to motivate the new members of the second team, and now was their time to talk.

Zhang Fan asked, "What are everyone's plans for the holiday? I'm thinking of applying to stay at the academy to cultivate, as the simulated training ground there can improve cultivation speed."

Dugu Yan said, "I don't have any plans. I just want to go home and cultivate properly."

Ye Lingling said, "I also plan to go back to my family to cultivate properly."

Lin Yizhang said, "Zhang Fan, you need to relax during the holidays. A balance between work and rest might make your cultivation more efficient. What I said just now was just to encourage those noble children. Why don't you stay with me in the courtyard next to the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena?"

After thinking it over, Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Okay."

Lin Yizhang said, "I plan to take some time during the holiday to try refining pills, so I will be very busy and won't be able to play with you guys as often."

Dugu Yan said, "It's only two months. We can have a get-together and rest for a day or two each month."

"Okay, it's settled then." Lin Yizhang nodded.

The next day, after the college closed for the holidays, Lin Yizhang and Zhang Fan returned to the courtyard.

For three days in a row, Lin Yizhang stayed in the small courtyard, writing down his thoughts on alchemy and occasionally sparring with Zhang Fan.

After spending three days planning his alchemy scheme, Lin Yizhang planned to visit Ye Lingling's home again.

He also took the opportunity to review all the knowledge about the immortal herbs. Even though Lin Yizhang was very confident in his memory, he was still worried that he might have misremembered a detail and ruined one or two plants because he was about to start working with the immortal herbs.

(End of this chapter)