There was still about a year and a half to go until the Continental Elite Spirit Master Tournament.
All major academies were selecting team members and beginning intensive preparations for the competition.
Lanba Academy had been enjoying great success recently, except for the fact that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had completely fallen out with them. Meng Shen Ji shamelessly reclaimed the right to use the mimicry training environment.
However, that wasn't a major issue, as the mimicry environment sponsored by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be completed in two or three months.
With the addition of the titled Douluo Dugu Bo, the students' training speed increased significantly.
In particular, Tai Long, who had a strong gorilla spirit, had advanced to level 35 in a short time, and it was highly likely he would reach the Soul Sect level before the Spirit Master Tournament.
The top senior students like Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu also successfully broke through to the Soul Master rank.
Among the more recent graduates, there were also outstanding students like Yu Tianheng at level 38 and Dugu Yan at level 37.
With four students likely to reach the Soul Sect level before the competition, the Blue Tyrant Team had started to take shape.
Compared to Liu Erlong, who was going with the flow, Meng Shen Ji read the academy's reports with a sorrowful expression every day.
The strongest members of the Royal Fighting Team were currently Graphite at level 36 and Stone Mill at level 35, both of whom were defensive-type Soul Masters.
Without a powerful offensive-type Spirit Master and relying only on an agile attacker like Oslo, the team would face problems with insufficient firepower during matches.
"Alas, one wrong step leads to a complete mess."
Meng Shen Ji sighed. With such a lineup, they definitely wouldn't be competitive in the Spirit Master Tournament.
If not for the Heaven Dou Empire's admission quota, it would be hard to even reach the preliminary rounds.
At the moment, Yu Xiaowei was at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, lobbying Ning Fengzhi.
"Uncle Ning, you can't keep Rongrong at home forever. She needs to attend school."
"Lanba Academy has everything she needs, and it will also help develop our bond."
"And if someone tries to kidnap us again in the future, at least we'll be able to move around more freely."
Ning Fengzhi calmly sipped his tea and replied.
"Do you two still need to develop your relationship?"
"It's too dangerous for Rongrong to go out on her own right now. I'm worried."
"With Uncle Jian and Uncle Gu in the sect, no villain would dare to touch her."
Since her near abduction by Sarath, Ning Rongrong had been confined at home for almost two months.
The young lady was depressed and repeatedly lost her patience. If Yu Xiaowei hadn't come to play with her from time to time, the roof of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might've been blown off.
Yu Xiaowei was always dissatisfied with the overly protective attitude of Ning Fengzhi and the others.
He had nearly been kidnapped in the first place.
Thus, Yu Yuanzhen had said in a domineering tone, "The Spirit Hall won't dare attack you again."
So, let her go already.
He even warned him not to go out and cause trouble all the time.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is just a bunch of cowards."
After mumbling in his heart, Yu Xiaowei forced a smile and said:
"Uncle Ning, don't say that. My uncle and both my grandfathers already went to warn the Spirit Hall."
"Spirit Hall has also guaranteed that what happened with Sarath won't happen again."
"Keeping Rongrong locked up at home isn't a good thing either."
However, no matter how much Yu Xiaowei persuaded, Ning Fengzhi remained unmoved, and instead said something completely unrelated.
"The spirit bone your family sent was of excellent quality."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaowei understood his meaning and quickly patted his chest in assurance.
"Uncle Ning, don't worry. Rongrong is only going there to study. There won't be any extra issues."
"I will protect Rongrong in Heaven Dou City. Her spirit bone will never be exposed."
"I promise I'll never take her out of the city alone again. If we must leave, I'll make sure Senior Dugu Bo goes with us."
Ning Fengzhi nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and spoke as he walked.
"Let's go back. Uncle Jian took Rongrong to Lanba Academy this morning. They're probably in class now."
In the midst of Yu Xiaowei's surprised expression, he walked out calmly.
Returning to Lanba Academy, Yu Xiaowei felt a little frustrated.
He saw that Ning Rongrong was indeed in class. Seeing her running around joyfully, it was clear she had been holding in her energy over the past two months.
"Old man Ning Fengzhi, if you're so worried about Rongrong's safety, just say it plainly. Why say so much nonsense?"
Feeling annoyed, Yu Xiaowei turned away and went to look for Liu Erlong, not disturbing Rongrong who was happily playing in the playground.
With Ning Rongrong now enrolled in school, the Blue Tyrant team lineup could be adjusted.
Currently, they had the strongest offensive players: Yu Xiaowei, Yu Tianheng, Huang Yuan, and Tai Long.
In the control department, there was Dugu Yan.
For agility-type attack, there was Jing Ling.
Support was Ning Rongrong, and the healer was Jiang Zhu.
In the Spirit Master Tournament, aside from necessary rotations during the round-robin phase, each team match required seven players.
Therefore, the core team lineup needed to be reorganized.
According to Yu Xiaowei's thinking, the only ones who could be replaced were Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, or Jiang Zhu.
Not just because their spirit power levels were the lowest among them.
More importantly, they were not indispensable.
Especially Jing Ling. It wasn't that Yu Xiaowei looked down on the agility-attack system, but he felt it was completely unnecessary.
Unless you were like Feng Xiaotian, who excelled in both agility and power attacks.
In the past two months, he had defeated no less than five agility-type attack Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Spirit Arena.
Not only were they afraid of his nuclear radiation field control, but their attacks were also ineffective.
Sha-ge, please stop picking fights. After swallowing the Ice and Fire Grass, his spirit power didn't increase, but his body became softer.
He had realized this when he defeated Yu Tianxin—after dragon transformation, that guy couldn't even break his scales.
Therefore, he believed that the agility-attack system wasn't needed at all.
However, the three were all long-time students and had deep ties to Lanba Academy. If Yu Tianheng and the others hadn't suddenly joined, they surely would've been part of the main fighting force.
Therefore, this matter had to be discussed with Liu Erlong to decide what to do.
When he arrived at the familiar cabin, Yu Xiaowei called out several times, but no one responded.
"Hey, that's strange. Where did big sister go today?"
Yu Xiaowei casually picked a fruit from Liu Erlong's garden. Without washing it, he took a big bite and pushed the door open to enter the house.
Seeing the mess inside, Yu Xiaowei raised his eyebrows.
Liu Erlong had inherited Yu Luomian's personality. She was usually sloppy and left things lying around after using them.
What a coincidence.
Yu Xiaowei was a Virgo with mild obsessive-compulsive disorder. He couldn't stand untidiness the most.
"Unfortunately, those who are capable must bear more responsibility. After all, she's the big sister, and I'm the little brother."
After sighing, Yu Xiaowei held the fruit in his mouth and began helping Liu Erlong clean the house.
While cleaning the table, an unfolded letter caught his attention.
Reading other people's letters is bad.
But Yu Xiaowei had sharp eyes and saw three words written there that made him extremely alert.
'Yu Xiaogang'
A sudden surge of anger ignited in his heart. He grabbed the letter and began reading.
The more he read, the darker his expression became.
The deeper he read, the heavier his breathing grew!