Oslo, who was kicked down the stairs, did not suffer any injuries; although the top floor of the dormitory building was dozens of meters above the ground, a Spirit Master's physical quality was enough to withstand such an impact.
As he climbed up from the ground, Oslo also recalled the kick Lü Buliang had given him. He was an agility-attack system Spirit Master, yet he was preempted despite making the first move, which showed that Lü Buliang was no slower than him.
Moreover, that kick was powerful and forceful, a strength that a Support System Soul Master should not possess at all.
Oslo understood now; Teacher Qin Ming had meant that Lü Buliang was not an ordinary Support System Soul Master in this way.
"Support System Soul Master?" Oslo muttered to himself, then spat. He then realized that Lü Buliang was not a Support System Soul Master. From his combat skills and performance, Lü Buliang was clearly developing in the direction of a Battle Spirit Master.
Oslo was almost certain that Lü Buliang, like him, was an agility-attack system Spirit Master.
So why was he recruited into the team by Qin Ming as a Support System Soul Master?
Because Lü Buliang possessed an amplification-type Spirit Ability. Due to the special nature of his Shadow Spirit, he could apply this amplification-type Spirit Ability to other people's shadows, thereby allowing others to also gain the same amplification effect.
Lü Buliang's support system Spirit Ability, to put it plainly, was an amplification skill for a Battle Spirit Master himself.
After figuring this out, Oslo became even more excited. Since Lü Buliang was not a support system but an agility-attack system like himself, his desire to win naturally became even stronger.
With a thought, spirit power burst out from his body. Yellow, yellow, and purple spirit rings unfolded beneath Oslo's feet in quick succession. He ran a hand over his slicked-back hair, and behind him, a black-purple aura materialized into a five-meter-long black leopard.
Lü Buliang jumped down from the top floor of the dormitory and landed safely. Only after a beast's roar sounded did he notice that Oslo had already released his Spirit and spirit rings.
Similarly, yellow, yellow, and purple spirit rings flashed out in quick succession. On Lü Buliang, apart from the three spirit rings, no Spirit appeared. It wasn't that he intentionally hid his Spirit, but rather that his Spirit was a shadow.
As long as there was light, the Shadow Spirit was in a constant state of Spirit possession. The shadow beneath Lü Buliang's feet was his Spirit.
Under the illumination of the corridor lights on each floor of the dormitory building and the glow of the spirit rings, Lü Buliang's and Oslo's shadows could be clearly seen. They were confronting each other, and their shadows also seemed to be in confrontation.
The phantom black leopard behind Oslo disappeared. At the same time, sharp claws extended from his ten fingers, his hair turned completely black, and his entire body took on the characteristics of a black leopard.
At the same moment he completed Spirit possession, the third spirit ring beneath Oslo's feet lit up rapidly. Third Soul Skill, Leopard Shadow Clone.
As he ran at high speed, three figures suddenly flashed out from Oslo's body as he charged towards Lü Buliang. In an instant, those three figures flickered to Lü Buliang's east, south, and west positions, while Oslo was in the north. One person, along with three clones, attacked Lü Buliang with the momentum of a fierce tiger descending a mountain.
Facing the leopard shadows rushing from four directions, Lü Buliang stood quietly in place. Seemingly calm, the three spirit rings beneath his feet were all spinning violently.
First Soul Skill, Shadow Lock.
Second Soul Skill Shadow Assault.
Third Soul Skill, Shadow Control.
spirit power was injected into the three spirit rings, and the three Spirit Abilities were activated simultaneously.
Suddenly, Oslo felt as if he was locked by some force, with an uncomfortable feeling all over his body. His rich combat experience told him that this was probably Lü Buliang's Spirit Ability affecting his shadow in some way.
Oslo was still very confident in his speed. He wanted to defeat Lü Buliang first, before Lü Buliang's Spirit Ability could fully activate. Second spirit ring skill, Leopard Shadow Flash.
This was a pure speed-attribute amplification-type Spirit Ability. Under the boost of Leopard Shadow Flash, Oslo's speed would increase exponentially. With Leopard Shadow Clone attacking simultaneously from four directions, the enemy would be unable to dodge at all.
The cold-glowing leopard claws suddenly lifted, and Oslo once again ran a hand over his slicked-back hair. This was a gesture he often made before claiming victory. "Lü Buliang, the battle is over!"
Just before his words fell, Oslo and his clones, who were rushing towards Lü Buliang from the east, south, west, and north, suddenly stopped.
Oslo tried to lift his foot and lunge forward, but he couldn't move an inch. It was as if his feet were tightly glued to the ground, completely unable to lift them. Even more bizarre, he was currently in the act of running a hand over his slicked-back hair, and even his hands and body couldn't move.
"Am I frozen in time?" Oslo was secretly startled. Even his three Leopard Shadow Clones couldn't move.
This was not some kind of time-stopping Spirit Ability, but merely the effects of Lü Buliang's First Soul Skill Shadow Lock and Third Soul Skill Shadow Control.
Shadow Lock could lock shadows within a certain range, while Shadow Control could control the locked shadows and change their state, using one's own or others' shadows for transformation.
Oslo and his three Leopard Shadow Clones were in a motionless state entirely because their shadows were controlled by Lü Buliang's Third Soul Skill. If the shadows couldn't move, then the shadow's owner naturally couldn't move either.
If the enemy's shadow was under control, and they wanted to force movement, unless there was a spirit power gap many levels higher than Lü Buliang's, or the Spirit quality was far stronger than the Shadow Spirit, then the situation was decided. A person who couldn't move was at Lü Buliang's mercy, wasn't he?
To be safe, Lü Buliang also specifically used his Second Soul Skill Shadow Assault, allowing him to gain the ability to burrow into the ground and freely shuttle between shadows. During this time, he could block mental force detection, and his speed and attack attributes would increase by fifty percent.
This Spirit Ability was mainly to guard against the possibility that Oslo's three clones were illusory and would not cast shadows. Once there were no shadows, he wouldn't be able to lock and control them. If he couldn't control Oslo's three clones at that time, he could still use the Second Soul Skill Shadow Assault to burrow into the ground to avoid attacks and launch a surprise attack on Oslo.
Fortunately, Oslo's three clones were all solid entities, possessing shadows, and thus were affected by the two Spirit Abilities, Shadow Lock and Shadow Control.
"Lü Buliang, what did you do to me?" Oslo was still in the pose of running both hands over his slicked-back hair, unable to move. This alluring posture made him feel a sense of shame. One must know that directly across from the male dormitory, a hundred meters away, was the female dormitory. What would his beloved Ye Lingling think if she saw him in such a pose, at the mercy of another man?
Lü Buliang was currently under the amplification effect of his Second Soul Skill Shadow Assault. He seemed to disappear, burrowing into the ground and transforming into a black shadow. The next moment, he suddenly emerged from Oslo's shadow beneath his feet, appearing directly in front of Oslo.
Seeing this scene, not only Oslo but also Yu Tianheng and the others watching from the top floor corridor were startled.
Shi Mo had a flash of insight, "Lü Buliang's Spirit Ability can also shuttle back and forth between shadows?"
Upon hearing this, the five people's hearts tightened simultaneously. If Lü Buliang harbored murderous intent towards Oslo, wouldn't Oslo have been killed just now without even reacting?
Appearing silently through an enemy's shadow right next to them—even the most careful Spirit Master would be caught off guard, wouldn't they?
And such a Spirit Ability was undoubtedly the most practical in team battles. Not to mention dealing with the opposing Support System Soul Master, it was even highly possible to instantly wipe out the entire opposing team.
It's not scary if your teammates betray you; what's even scarier is if your own shadow betrays you.
Looking at Lü Buliang, who had appeared from his own shadow right before his eyes, Oslo's heart was in a panic, his eyes trembling. No matter how dull he was, he could tell that he was already "dead." If Lü Buliang had a knife in his hand and stabbed it into his heart, wouldn't he truly die?
"I told you, I'd treat you to some punches. If you don't agree to me joining the first team, I'll let you have your fill."
With that, Lü Buliang raised his fist and smashed it fiercely into Oslo's face.
Bang, bang, boom, boom, ah — — — —
The sounds of impact, the faint rustling of fists and elbows cutting through the air, and Oslo's screams echoed one after another from below the dormitory building.
Lü Buliang's punching speed and the attack power of his fists both received a fifty percent boost from his Second Soul Skill Shadow Assault. Such continuous punches landed on Oslo's defenseless face like countless cannonballs exploding on his cheeks, the power of which was unimaginable.
Oslo's shadow was fixed at this moment, and he was being brutally beaten like a wooden dummy, unable to fight back. He could no longer endure the pain of his flesh and let out a series of trembling screams, "Agree. I agree. Stop hitting me. I welcome you to join the first team, ah — — — —"
The next day.
Morning.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, training ground.
Yu Tianheng and the other six did not go to class early in the morning, but instead gathered at the training ground.
Seeing Oslo's face wrapped in bandages, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked him the reason, but he only said one word: "Pain, pain, pain, pain."
Helpless, Ye Lingling had no choice but to use her Nine Heart Begonia Spirit to help him heal.
"Leopard, what happened to you?" Dugu Yan asked curiously, "I haven't seen you for one night, how did your face become like a pig's head? Or did your Ghost Leopard Spirit mutate and turn into a pig?"
Oslo sighed, "Sister Yanzi, please don't be so venomous. Last night I suffered enough physical pain, and I don't want my Spirit to be hurt again."
"What exactly happened to him?" Ye Lingling asked Yu Feng.
Yu Feng really wanted to answer truthfully, but Oslo had warned them not to mention being beaten by Lü Buliang last night.
Others might not care about their reputation, but Oslo certainly did. If his beloved Ye Lingling knew that he had provoked Lü Buliang and then been brutally beaten, wouldn't he be made a laughingstock? Being a laughingstock was not a comfortable feeling.
"Where is that Lü Buliang?" Dugu Yan suddenly spoke, "Didn't Teacher Qin say he would bring him to team training today? Why isn't he at the training ground? Last night I said I would beat him up for Lingling!"
"Sister Yanzi, I think it's better if you don't fight Lü Buliang," Shi Mo scratched his head, kindly reminding her, "That guy, as Teacher Qin Ming said, isn't a simple Support System Soul Master. Moreover, his personality is similar to Yu Feng's; he's outwardly polite but terribly insidious inside. He's a very difficult person to deal with."
Yu Feng glared at Shi Mo, "Big guy, it's one thing to badmouth Lü Buliang behind his back, but why do you have to badmouth me to my face?"
Dugu Yan completely ignored Shi Mo's advice and snorted coldly, "If he's difficult to deal with, am I easy to deal with? Teacher Qin spoke so highly of him, but if I don't see him contribute anything to the team today, I'll definitely let him taste the Bi Lin Snake Venom. Where's Teacher Qin Ming? I don't see him either?"