Lisha: "If your Spirit truly has this ability, then it indeed has extraordinary potential. However, you still need to seize the time to Cultivate and strive for a Breakthrough to Rank thirty as soon as possible. Once you obtain your third soul ring, see if your body continues to undergo partial changes. Even if it doesn't have a direct attack effect, as long as it's proven true, I can guarantee your entry into the Inner Academy assessment team." Jin Bao: "Teacher, do I still need to enter an assessment team?" He thought that as long as he reached Rank thirty before the end of the year, there would be no problem!
Muluofu: "It seems you don't fully understand the rules of the Assessment Class! Look, there are so many people in the Assessment Class that they can be divided into eight teams just by themselves. And before entering the Inner Academy assessment, you also need to undergo an internal assessment among yourselves. In the end, only two teams can participate in the final Inner Academy assessment, and the other teams will be determined one month before the Inner Academy assessment."
Mokeda: "Furthermore, the Inner Academy actually has normal academies. The assessment we participate in is less of an Inner Academy assessment and more of an Inner Academy Elite Class assessment. You should understand from the name; where there's an Elite Class, there's an Ordinary Class, so they also want spots in the Elite Class. Similarly, they will also have two teams there that will take turns fighting us, and the three teams with the highest points will remain in the Inner Academy."
Lisha: "However, only the one with the highest points can enter the Elite Class. The remaining two teams will stay in the Ordinary Class and wait for the next assessment. As for the losing team, regardless of which side they were originally from, they will enter the Outer Academy Elite Class."
Jin Bao nodded. He only now realized that the assessment wasn't as simple as he had imagined.
"But as long as you, kid, reach the Spirit Elder Realm, the three of us will join forces to guarantee your entry into the assessment team. I believe you will definitely be able to enter the Inner Academy then," Mokeda said.
Jin Bao: "Then thank you, teachers!"
Spirit Hall was a power capable of contending with the Two Great Empires. Within it, not to mention factions, there were certainly descendants of mid-to-high-level officials. Thus, there might be some shady dealings in such an Inner Academy assessment. For Jin Bao to get the guarantee of three teachers now was already extremely lucky.
"Alright! Go ahead and recover your spirit power properly; let's skip today's training for now. Starting tomorrow, you'll need to begin adapting to seven-person team combat. After all, whether it's our Outer Academy or the Inner Academy, the arena combat format is seven-person team combat. No matter how strong your individual strength is, I'm afraid it would be difficult to achieve a one-against-seven result against the opposing seven people. Therefore, teamwork is what you need to learn now," Muluofu said.
Jin Bao nodded. "Don't worry, Teacher, I will work hard!"
Jin Bao's performance on the first day surprised everyone. Then, on the second day, when Jin Bao began participating in team combat training, many people came to recruit him.
However, it was mainly Spirit Elder Rank Spirit Masters, because Spirit Ancestor Rank Spirit Masters all established teams with themselves as the core.
"Jin Bao, our team is willing to accept both you and Xu Yu. What do you think?" a Spirit Elder Rank student said.
Jin Bao: "Alright then!" Several people had come to recruit him before, but none wanted to bring Xu Yu along. After all, Xu Yu was a pure support system Spirit Master. Although his two Spirit Abilities had good support effects, he hadn't reached the Spirit Elder Rank yet. Lacking an important Spirit Ability, the true strength of his Spirit couldn't be seen yet.
And current team battles were real fights. Once a team lacked a means of burst power, it would be a loss for the entire team.
So, when the team of the Spirit Elder in front of him was willing to accept Xu Yu, Jin Bao agreed.
Standing to the side, Xu Yu was very excited as he watched this scene.
"Jin Bao, actually, once I reach the Spirit Elder Rank, someone will definitely want me. You..."
Jin Bao: "We cooperated so well before. If I switched to another support system Spirit Master, I wouldn't feel at ease!"
The two of them followed this Spirit Elder to their team's location, where the remaining four people stood up.
"Boss, you really brought them over!" A somewhat thin and small student scurried over, looking at Jin Bao. "You should be less than thirteen years old, right? You're actually so much taller than me!"
"Ma Ke, even a twelve-year-old student is taller than you. Go back and stand properly!" That Spirit Elder gave Ma Ke a side-eye.
"Yes, Boss!" Ma Ke walked back with a grin.
"I am the captain, Han Xiao, a Rank thirty-four attack system Battle Spirit Elder. My Spirit is the Explosive Tiger," the Spirit Elder who brought Jin Bao and the other over introduced himself first.
"I'm Ma Ke, a Rank thirty-three agility-attack Spirit Elder. My Spirit is the Grasshopper," Ma Ke said immediately.
"Qi Yunhao, Rank thirty-four attack system Spirit Elder. My Spirit is the Broadsword," a man with somewhat large hands said.
"The two of us are twin sisters, both Rank thirty-three Spirit Elders. Our Spirits are Ice Elves, and we were previously responsible for control," the remaining two women stood up and said.
"I'm Xue Feifei."
"I'm Xue Piaopiao."
Jin Bao scratched his head. "By coming here, I won't be taking your spots, will I?" If that were the case, wouldn't he be offending people?
Han Xiao: "You're overthinking it. I saw the situation yesterday; your control range is limited, right?"
Jin Bao: "Yes, my normal flexible control range is only ten meters, but my limit control range can reach twenty meters. If I reach the Spirit Elder Realm, the range should expand."
Han Xiao: "I understand. Then our tactic will be: Feifei, Piaopiao, you two assist our offense, and Jin Bao, you protect the four of you." Then he looked at Xu Yu. "Your two Spirit Abilities should be applied to the three of us while we are on the offensive. Once we shift to a defensive stance, unless there's a special circumstance, give your skills to Jin Bao."
Then Han Xiao looked at Jin Bao again. "In a defensive stance, you decide how to handle the battle. However, when necessary, I will step forward to issue orders. That's it, let's prepare for today's training!"
When it was time for training, the opposing team also took the field.
"The training match begins. Release your Spirits!"
At the teacher's command, both sides released their Spirits simultaneously.
The opposition had three Spirit Grandmasters and four Spirit Elders. Judging solely by spirit power Rank, their side had the advantage. However, in reality, Jin Bao and Xu Yu on their side had no offensive capabilities, so in terms of combat power, their advantage wasn't large.
"Begin!"
Watching Han Xiao lead the charge toward the opposition, Xue Feifei and Xue Piaopiao joined forces, and a blast of freezing wind and snow appeared on the field.
Jin Bao kept a constant eye on the changes on the field, but while they were on the offensive, none of the opponent's Agility Attack System Soul Masters entered his control range.
Although Ma Ke was short, he was fast. He actually managed to maneuver between an opposing Spirit Elder and a Spirit Grandmaster, pinning them down in the midfield area.