Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 39 - Seeded Teams

"Li Yu'er," Mu Jin said, pointing to the name of the girl she had just chosen.

"Here." The thin little girl quickly stood up, looking at Mu Jin with great anticipation, as if she had already guessed what was going to happen.

"Although you've made rapid progress, your strength is still a major weakness! If you were to participate in the competition, you would likely be eliminated." Mu Jin paused, then continued, "However, don't be sad. Each freshman class teacher can nominate one student for special admission through the assessment. I've decided to give you that spot. You must work hard next year to catch up with the rest of the class."

"Thank you, teacher. I will definitely work hard and not let you down." Li Yu'er was so moved that she cried. Seeing her pitiful appearance with her body trembling, her deskmate pulled her down.

"Don't cry, everyone is willing to give you this direct promotion spot," Mu Jin comforted her simply, a bright smile appearing on her lips. "Now let's start the grouping. The first group is our Class 9's class leader and vice-leader group: Bai Xue, Bai Yun, and Ning Tian."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the three people with the highest cultivation levels in Class 9 stood up almost simultaneously, looking at Mu Jin blankly, as if asking: Teacher, what are you doing?

"Ahem, although distributing the three Soul Masters evenly could produce several high-ranking teams, but..." Mu Jin pouted, revealing a melancholy expression. She leaned forward, gazing intently at the students below the stage, and explained:

"But I have a lot of confidence in everyone! I think since everyone can pass the assessment, why not bring the three class leaders together and win the championship!"

"Hahahaha!"

At this point, cheerful laughter filled the classroom. So what if only 150 teams could advance? Their Class 9's 33 teams couldn't afford to lose a single one.

Having said all that, Qian Renxue and Qian Lingyun exchanged a helpless glance and gladly accepted the decision.

Ning Tian's gaze lingered between Wu Feng and Qian Renxue, and finally, she nodded to them.

"Second group: Xiong Zhuang, Wang Lu, Ye Yi!"

"Group three: Niu Chu, Mark, Dapolo!"

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"Alright, that's enough for the morning! There are no classes this afternoon. If you have any complaints, go back and think about them and then come find me!" Mu Jin waved her hand and roared fiercely, "The most important thing is a requirement I personally added for you. Our Class 9 has 33 groups, 100 people. In addition to the basic requirement of qualifying for the next level, you must also give your all when you encounter the teams from Class 1 of the freshmen, and beat them down until they are defeated."

"I'm not afraid of you kids laughing at me. It was my fault for losing to Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Class One, in a fight over a man. But you guys, you have to make me proud! Don't let me lose face in front of her!"

The skinny little Xiong Zhuang was the first to stand up, raising his arms and shouting, "We promise, we'll definitely help the teacher get revenge, right?"

"Yes!" the students of Class 9 shouted in unison, their eyes seemingly burning with raging flames!

"These young people are so energetic!" Qian Renxue couldn't help but exclaim as she looked at the group of vibrant young people.

"You're not old either!" Qian Lingyun added softly.

After class, Mu Jin stopped Qian Lingyun, holding the piece of paper, and asked in confusion, "Your attack power is so strong, you should be a power-attack type, right? Why did you only write 'agility-attack type'?"

"Teacher, my martial soul is the Purple Winged Spider Emperor, and speed is my true strength. It's just that you haven't witnessed my flight speed, so you only think my attacks are powerful," Qian Lingyun replied with a smile.

"But your sister is a power attack type. After the class division, power attack and agility attack types will be separated. Are you sure you don't want to consider changing it?" Mu Jin asked tentatively.

"Ah, well, that does seem to be true..." Qian Lingyun hesitated for a moment, then blurted out, "I can defeat all my opponents, so that should count as control, right?"

"..." Mu Jin stood there, stunned, and nodded blankly, muttering, "I guess... it counts..."

"Then please trouble the teacher to change the control for me!" Qian Lingyun said, scratching her head a little embarrassedly.

After Mu Jin left, Qian Lingyun packed her things and walked out of the classroom, only to find Ning Tian and Qian Renxue waving at her in the corridor.

Ning Tian said, "The assessment officially starts tomorrow. How about we discuss some tactics?"

Qian Renxue hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ning Tian with a forced smile and said, "I don't think there's anything to study! We can just fight."

"That's true, but as far as I know, there are quite a few experts among this year's students!" Ning Tian looked at Qian Renxue seriously and explained, "Who knows, the other teams might also have some hidden strengths!"

"I know that Wang Dong from Class 1 has a second soul ring that lasts a thousand years, Xiao Xiao has twin martial souls, and the Soul Master Xie Huanyue from Class 2 is a defense and control type."

"Dai Huabin, the Soul Master of Class 5, is a descendant of the White Tiger Clan and has a Soul Fusion Technique with Zhu Lu."

Qian Lingyun counted on her fingers the few teams she felt could barely compete with her, and chuckled, "Even if it's Xie Huanyue plus Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu forming a team, it's nothing special!"

"As long as you just focus on increasing your power, I can take on all three of them by myself. After all... I'm a control-type Soul Master! I'm quite confident in my ability to control the battlefield."

After saying that, Qian Lingyun lowered her head somewhat shyly.

"Do you even know what you're saying?!" Ning was so angry she almost spat out a mouthful of blood. She regretted having the brain fart to agree to team up with these two guys.

Clearly, Wu Feng and the others are more suitable for you, right?

"Since you're confident, Yun'er, and I don't want to bully them, why don't you stay behind and keep watch?" Qian Renxue and Qian Lingyun agreed immediately, leaving Ning Tian completely bewildered.

After a long pause, Ning Tian finally realized what he meant and said angrily, "Then what am I supposed to do? Just add amplification at the back?"

"What else?!" Qian Renxue and the other person said in unison.

The following morning, all the members of Class 9 suppressed their excitement and sat in their chairs, waiting for the arrival of Hibiscus.

Walking slowly to the podium, Mu Jin's face was beaming with a bright smile. She made a peace sign and said softly, "Classmates, I have already submitted the list of participating teams."

"The new student assessment officially begins this afternoon. In the ten round-robin matches, you will not encounter each other, but only students from other classes."

"Like I said, if you run into the first class, give them a good beating. Now... go back and eat first. Meet at the assessment area this afternoon, don't be late."

Seeing Mu Jin leave, Qian Lingyun secretly muttered, "I think I've figured out some new ways to play."

"Oh! It's the ability of the Dream Beyond the Divine Armor's left leg piece, right? That soul skill is pretty good; it can be used for creating illusions, disguises, and mind control."

Qian Renxue was overjoyed to learn that Qian Lingyun's strength had improved further.

"Xue, let's reach the Fourth Ring Road in the remaining eight months and then leave!" Qian Lingyun grasped Qian Renxue's wrist, lightly tapping it with her index finger and gently rubbing it with her thumb, and whispered, "Once we reach the Fourth Ring Road, I'll be able to protect myself. At that time, we might not see each other for a long time."

"Hmm," Qian Renxue groaned in a muffled voice, her expression ambiguous. She reached up to smooth the stray hairs by her ear, and the soft golden hair brushed against Qian Lingyun's cheek, making her nose itch. She had to cover her mouth and nose and turn to the side, managing to sneeze with difficulty.

The original story mentions that each class has one spot for passing the test by default, and Zhou Yi used that spot.

Since each class has one spot, that means a total of ten people can be vacant in a grade.

Furthermore, as mentioned in the original work, Xie Huanyue was in Class 2, Dai Huabin was in Class 5, and Ning Tian was in Class 9.

(End of this chapter)