Douluo: The Dragon King - I Planted the Divine Tree in Douluo.

Faced with Xie Xie's question, a rare hint of guilt flashed across Wu Changkong's face.

But when he thought of the reasons he had given Yu Zhen, he immediately regained his confidence and said in an icy tone, "This is the result of a joint discussion within the academy. If you have any objections, you can go to the dean."

Upon hearing that this was the result of a discussion within the academy, Xie Xie immediately deflated.

Seeing that no one was questioning him, Wu Changkong nodded in satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Tang Wulin, "Wulin, in this three-person team competition, you will lead Xie Xie and Gu Yue as the main force, with Xu Xiaoyan as the substitute."

Upon hearing that Wu Changkong wanted him to lead a team in the three-person team competition, Tang Wulin's eyes widened in disbelief. He pointed at himself with a puzzled expression, "Me???"

"Yes, it's you."

Wu Changkong said decisively, without the slightest hesitation, "This time, each of you participating must at least make it into the top eight."

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's target, Xie Xie immediately lost his composure. "Top eight? Teacher Wu, you're not kidding, are you?"

"We're only eleven years old! The strongest one, Su Mo, isn't even with us. How can we possibly compete with those fourteen or fifteen-year-olds?"

Seeing Xie Xie interrupt again, Wu Changkong glared at him impatiently and said coldly, "Su Mo also has his own goals to achieve. If you don't complete the goals I set, be prepared to come back for extra training!"

"Ah~"

Upon hearing the words "extra training," Xie Xie immediately wore a pained expression, but Wu Changkong had no time to pay attention to him and turned to look at Su Mo.

"Su Mo, you will be participating in this individual competition."

"As for the rankings, I don't need to say anything more, right?"

Su Mo nodded, not refusing Wu Changkong's arrangement.

Considering that Donghai Academy had treated him fairly well, Su Mo didn't mind making a name for Donghai Academy in the Tianhai Grand Competition.

Just as Wu Changkong was about to breathe a sigh of relief after Su Mo agreed to his arrangement, he heard Su Mo suddenly speak.

"That's possible, but I have one condition: I want to participate in the team competition."

"Su Mo..."

Upon hearing that Su Mo was going to participate in the team competition, Wu Changkong's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively wanted to stop Su Mo.

When Yu Zhen, the dean, learned that he was preventing Su Mo from participating in the team competition, he also questioned him.

However, he brushed it off by saying that "if Su Mo gets injured in the team competition, it will affect his performance in the individual competition."

But Wu Changkong knew better than anyone else that with Su Mo's strength, even if he led Tang Wulin and the other three to participate in the seven-person team competition, they could easily win one place.

In that case, Tang Wulin became a stepping stone for Su Mo and Donghai Academy to gain fame.

This is a situation that Wu Changkong absolutely does not want to see.

But now that Su Mo wants to participate in the team competition, he really can't find a reason to refuse.

The previous excuse might have fooled Yu Zhen, but using that excuse to deal with Su Mo was clearly treating Su Mo like a fool.

For a moment, Wu Changkong was caught in a dilemma, his face becoming extremely stiff.

Seeing Wu Changkong's face was even more unpleasant than if he had swallowed a fly, Su Mo slowly said, "Xu Xiaoyan is in my group, and I'll recruit another person to participate in the three-person team competition."

Wu Changkong had been subtly ostracizing him, so he shouldn't blame himself for collecting some interest first.

As for Wu Changkong, I have prepared a great gift for him.

"Can!"

Wu Changkong agreed almost without hesitation.

As long as she's not on Tang Wulin's team, Su Mo can do whatever she wants.

However, when Wu Changkong saw the faint smile on Su Mo's face, he realized that he had been tricked by Su Mo.

But what frightened Wu Changkong the most was that Su Mo actually saw through his intentions. Fortunately, Su Mo did not point it out directly.

Otherwise, the disintegration of Class Zero might have happened today.

Upon hearing that Su Mo wanted to team up with her, Xu Xiaoyan's pretty face was practically overflowing with excitement. Her light blue eyes sparkled with starlight, and she was so happy she almost jumped for joy.

For a moment, Xu Xiaoyan felt like she was a lucky person blessed by Lady Luck.

But after a brief moment of excitement, reason poured down on Xu Xiaoyan like a bucket of cold water, leaving her feeling chilled.

She was only a one-ring Soul Master, and the weakest one in the class.

If she were to team up with Su Mo, she would only become a burden to him.

The thought that she might drag Su Mo down, cause Su Mo to lose the opportunity to get a better ranking, or even embarrass herself in front of everyone, instantly replaced the joy in Xu Xiaoyan's heart with deep guilt and unease.

Xu Xiaoyan bit her lip, her fingertips trembling slightly with nervousness, her whole being caught in a fierce internal struggle.

She really wanted to fight alongside Su Mo, but she didn't want to see Su Mo lose to someone else because of her.

Finally, Xu Xiaoyan took a deep breath, as if she had made a tremendous decision, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, Su Mo, I... I can't agree to that."

"I'm just a one-ring Soul Master. Competing with you will only hold you back."

Xu Xiaoyan's sincere heart instantly silenced the huge Class Zero.

However, the silence didn't last long before Xie Xie's extremely annoying laughter rang out.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Xie Xie was so amused by Xu Xiaoyan's words that he almost fell off his chair.

Seeing Xu Xiaoyan's serious expression, Xie Xie chuckled and teased, "I was just wondering if it's possible that even if Su Mo went on stage alone, he could still beat all the opponents and easily win the championship?"

Tang Wulin and Gu Yue nodded in deep agreement with Xie Xie's statement.

When Wu Changkong was explaining the battle between Su Mo and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to them, he personally admitted that if their strength were at the same level, even he might not be Su Mo's match.

The three of them had personally experienced just how strong Wu Changkong was at the same level; even if the three of them joined forces, they would only be able to get completely beaten.

"ah!!!"

Xu Xiaoyan's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

Although she knew Su Mo was very strong when she tested his mental strength yesterday, she didn't have a concrete idea of ​​just how strong he was.

Seeing that everyone was now agreeing with Xie Xie's statement, Xu Xiaoyan had to face a reality—that Su Mo's strength far exceeded her imagination.

"Waaaah~"

Upon realizing that she had just said such shameful things, Xu Xiaoyan let out a whimper as if she had been frightened.

Then, with lightning speed, she covered her burning face and buried her head in her desk like an ostrich.

"I'm too ashamed to face anyone."

"I'm too ashamed to show my face!"

Feeling utterly ashamed and indignant, Xu Xiaoyan, her ears burning red as if they could bleed, lay on the table, muttering to herself. She couldn't understand how she, who was usually so clever, could have said such shameful things.

Looking at Xu Xiaoyan's self-deception, Su Mo couldn't help but chuckle.

He only wanted to tease Wu Changkong, but he never expected Xu Xiaoyan to become the unluckiest guy and die.