Douluo Continent: Peerless Bei Bei, Light Dragon King

Chapter 9 Two Teammates in the First Ring

"If you beg me, I might team up with your rich and handsome young man."

"How is it?"

Ma Xiaotao's response was without hesitation: "If I beg you, would you really team up with Beibei?"

This time, it was Ling Luochen's turn to be surprised.

"Unbelievable, the first time you've asked me for a favor, it's for a man."

"However, it's a bit too late to beg me now."

"It's your fault for disappearing since noon."

"At noon, Dai Yueheng came to see me and said that he had broken through to the Soul Venerable realm. The White Tiger Duke's Mansion also sent over a tiger-type soul beast with a thousand years of cultivation."

"I want to team up with you and have a match against the class monitor."

"Hmm... I also wanted to fight you, so we hit it off immediately."

"It wouldn't be good for me to break my promise now."

With gritted teeth, Ma Xiaotao angrily swung her delicate fist.

"If you disturb my meditation again, I'll burn your clothes when we meet again at the freshman assessment."

"No, no, no!" Knowing he was in the wrong, Ling Luochen left with an embarrassed laugh.

"Hoo~" Ma Xiaotao exhaled a breath of stale air, closed her eyes, and sat cross-legged.

I appeared to have entered a meditative state, but my mind was actually in turmoil.

If she chooses to use her authority as class monitor, finding two powerful Soul Master teammates for Bei Bei wouldn't be difficult.

Forced relationships are never sweet and can easily lead to conflicts, or even result in a situation where 1+1+1<1.

What should I do...wait, what?!

Why would I worry about him?!

That guy is just like the teacher—cunning and treacherous, like a cunning rabbit or a fox.

Even if the freshman assessment eliminates half of the people, it won't be his turn.

Even if people make mistakes, and horses stumble, with Beibei's background, it would only take a moment for her to be reincarnated.

Hmm... sleep... no, meditation!

The sun rises and the moon sets.

The new student assessment has officially begun.

Du Weilun, the homeroom teacher of Class One, stood on the three-foot-high platform.

"The new student assessment will proceed as usual."

"In short, out of the more than 300 freshmen in the entire first year, half of them will be eliminated through the freshman assessment."

"Three people per team, one person must be an offensive specialist in each team, and the other two can be any two people."

"The competition rules are: a draw for ranking, ten battles, ranked by wins, and half of the teams will be eliminated."

The top 64 teams will compete in a knockout tournament, and the top four teams will receive a reward from the academy.

Since team battles require the most coordination, teachers generally don't interfere much during the free team formation phase.

Fine-tuning will be made after the free team formation period ends.

Three months is enough time for the trainees to form small groups.

Sure enough, in just two and a half minutes, many students had completed team formation.

Many eyes were also focused on Beibei.

Everyone was curious whether this talented transfer student would be overlooked because no one would choose him due to unfamiliarity with the class.

But things didn't go as expected. As soon as the free team formation started, someone approached Beibei.

"Hello, my name is Qian Qian, my soul power is level 19, can we team up?"

Looking at the slightly chubby boy in front of him, Bei Bei was equally surprised. He had thought that the last two remaining people would be the ones to team up with him.

"sure."

"However, I have a question. We've never crossed paths before, and unfamiliarity can be devastating to teamwork. Why are you willing to team up with me?"

Instead of speaking directly, Qian Qian first summoned his martial spirit, a round copper coin.

"Here you go!"

"My martial spirit, the Fortune-Appraisal Coin, as the name suggests, has the innate ability to assess one's fortune."

"I drew lots for all the students in the class, but only your lot, Beibei, was the most auspicious."

Hehe~

"Captain Beibei, if you agree to take me in, you can't kick me out again!"

Beibei: "...No, don't worry."

During the conversation, the entire class of 66 students was divided into 21 groups.

Apart from Beibei and Qianqian, there is only one person left.

Wu Yan was at the bottom of the class in terms of cultivation. When he entered the school, his soul power cultivation was at level 15. After three months of cultivation, he was still at level 15.

Apart from him, the student who ranked second to last in the class had already reached level seventeen in soul power cultivation.

After hitting walls everywhere he went without success, he finally had no choice but to join Beibei's team.

Thus, the twenty-second team, pieced together from various sources, was complete.

Standing on the podium, Du Weilun, who had been observing Beibei's team, adjusted his glasses.

Beneath the dark gleam of his glasses, a conflicted look occasionally flickered in his eyes.

Two teammates with only one ring – aren't they doomed?!

Should he intervene?

No! We cannot interfere!

He then silently recited the "Advancement" mantra: Do less, think less, ask less.

After calming himself down a bit, he coughed lightly:

"cough!"

"Now that the team formation is complete, I won't make any more minor adjustments."

"As your teacher, I certainly hope that you can all pass the ranking competition and not be eliminated by the college's strict selection system."

"But I hope even more that you are all safe and sound."

"The world of Soul Masters has always been cruel. Referees are also human and can only do their best. They cannot handle every little detail. Shrek Academy has a 5% mortality rate every year."

"Take care of yourselves, and keep going, kids."

"I hope we can study together in our new class again in the future."

After speaking, he stepped down from the podium and walked towards the classroom door.

During the short walk, all the students in the classroom spontaneously stood up and bowed respectfully in unison.

During the new student assessment period, the morning theoretical courses and the outdoor extreme weightlifting course were all canceled to make time for the assessment.

Of course, the afternoon's simulated environment training was still held.

Tomorrow marks the start of the ranking competition for the new students. Taking advantage of the break from the morning classes, all teams are openly sharing their soul skills and practicing intensively in order to improve their teamwork.

This is especially true for Beibei's team.

"Wu Yan, Martial Soul Green Vine, Control type, Soul Power cultivation level 15."

"First Soul Skill: Entangling Vine"

"Restriction skills can restrict multiple targets, but single-target restriction is more effective."

At the same time, the attached yellow century-old soul ring flickered.

"As you all know, my martial soul is a support type, with a soul power level of nineteen."

"First Soul Skill: Unlucky Coins"

"The effect of the soul skill is that the person who uses it will be plagued by bad luck, such as falling flat on their face or choking on water."

The yellow hundred-year soul ring shimmering on Qian Qian's body was also present.

Beibei nodded and said, "Use your first soul skill on me."

Without hesitation, the two teammates, one a powerful, second-ring dragon soul master, took their first-ring, hundred-year soul skill head-on without any problem.

On the copper coin, a real-life projection of Beibei immediately flashed, surrounded by a cloud of moldy energy.

(End of this chapter)