Xu Tianyi nodded heavily, his eyes, which had held little hope, brightened a bit, because Kong Xuan hadn't directly refused him.
But then Kong Xuan's words made Xu Tianyi's mood drop.
"Actually, I don't have any intention of forming a team."
After Kong Xuan said this, not only Xu Tianyi, but even Xu Wei and Kong Ling next to him were stunned for a moment.
Kong Ling immediately asked, "Brother Xuan, what do you mean by that? You're not teaming up with me either?"
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "The purpose of this team formation is for next semester's confrontation competition, and also to cultivate teamwork among the members."
"And the most important goal is to improve the strength of the Soul Master Class students through this confrontation competition."
"If I team up with you all, do you think I should make a move or not?"
Looking at their still somewhat confused eyes, Kong Xuan shook his head inwardly; they still hadn't understood his meaning.
He then continued, "If I don't make a move, then it's two teammates against the other three-person team."
"If I make a move, then there will be no suspense in the competition, and it won't have any training effect on the two teammates!"
Kong Xuan spoke with full confidence, as if as long as he made a move, he would definitely be able to easily win the competition.
And regarding his words, the others didn't express any objection, because they knew Kong Xuan had such strength.
After hearing Kong Xuan's explanation, the others finally understood his thoughts, and also knew what he meant by not planning to form a team.
Looking at the somewhat silent group, Kong Xuan said again, "I think the three of you are quite suitable to form a team."
Upon hearing this, the three almost immediately looked up at Kong Xuan, then exchanged glances.
After serious consideration, they all felt that this suggestion was quite good.
Xu Wei analyzed to himself, "Excluding Brother Xuan, our strength in the class is also among the top few. I'm agility-attack, Brother Xu is power-attack, and Sister Ling is power-attack plus control—"
As he spoke, he looked up at the two of them, his eyes lighting up as he said, "I think our combination can work!"
Unable to team up with her brother, Kong Ling's mood was a bit low, and she replied casually, "I'm fine with anything."
Xu Wei then looked at "Brother Xu," and Xu Tianyi returned a cold, expressionless face.
He scanned the class, finally looking at Xu Wei, and nodded.
Seeing this, Xu Wei waved his fist and said to Kong Xuan, "Brother Xuan, our three-person team has successfully formed! Consider the roster submitted to you!"
Kong Xuan nodded, then looked at his sister, who was still looking down, and said, "There are twenty-five people in our class in total. If we form teams of three, there will always be one person left over. I'll be the substitute member for our team."
Kong Ling suddenly looked up upon hearing this, her previously low Spirits instantly becoming radiant, as if her whole being had been fully revived.
"That's fantastic!" Xu Wei exclaimed excitedly, "This way, our team will definitely win the final victory!"
Other classmates in the class also came to Kong Xuan later, explaining their team-up situations.
The next day, after morning class, Kong Xuan handed the organized team roster to Class Teacher Ren Jun.
Ren Jun glanced at the team-up situation, and when he saw Kong Xuan's name marked as the only substitute, he couldn't help but ask, "You don't want to participate?"
Kong Xuan smiled and truthfully replied, "This kind of competition doesn't have much significance for my strength improvement. I'll just be a substitute to ensure our class takes first place."
"Otherwise, if we lose, it wouldn't look good on you, Teacher, after all, you came from Shrek Academy. In terms of teaching ability, you can't lose to other teachers."
Ren Jun couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this: "You, oh—"
From the very first day, Ren Jun had noticed that Kong Xuan was very mature, not at all like an eight-year-old child, seemingly without the competitive Spirit of a youth.
However, perhaps it was precisely because of this that Kong Xuan was able to achieve such strength at his current age!
Ren Jun put away the roster, his eyes flickering as if he was thinking about something.
Then he looked at Kong Xuan and sighed, "I really don't know how you cultivate at such a young age. I'm not afraid you'll get arrogant by saying this, but even at Shrek Academy, I haven't seen a genius like you."
Facing the teacher's heartfelt praise, a sense of pride couldn't help but rise in Kong Xuan's heart, which also proved that his efforts over the past two years had not been in vain.
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Teacher, I am a genius among millions, so it's normal for me to be a bit sharp!"
Faced with this statement, Ren Jun did not ask Kong Xuan to rein in his pride, because he deserved such praise.
And it was also at this moment that Ren Jun felt Kong Xuan was like a young man.
"I have a Beast Spirit, so there's nothing more I can guide you on in cultivation."
"Just continue to follow your own path; your future is destined to be smooth sailing!"
"Of course, if you don't understand anything, you can still ask me. After all, the more than ten years I spent at Shrek Academy weren't for nothing."
Watching Kong Xuan nod seriously, Ren Jun then smiled and walked out of the teaching building.
With the grouping completed, subsequent cultivation was basically conducted in team format.
After all, in addition to improving individual strength, it was also necessary to increase the tacit understanding among team members so that they could exert stronger combat power when cooperating.
And for the team of Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi, the substitute member Kong Xuan was the most crucial link.
Kong Xuan didn't practice teamwork with them; instead, he acted as a whetstone.
These days, Kong Xuan had certainly not spared the three of them from his intense training.
He didn't use his Spear Intent, engaging them purely in head-on combat, truly almost causing the three of them to become withdrawn.
In a flash, this semester was already nearing its end.
Kong Xuan and Xu Wei walked out of the dormitory building, waited by the roadside opposite for a short while, and Kong Ling also arrived.
They had agreed to go to the Soul Fighting Arena together at this time, but Xu Tianyi was still late.
Although this fellow usually had a cold and aloof demeanor that kept others at bay, he didn't have many of the bad habits of nobles.
So Xu Tianyi was always punctual; this was his first time being late after teaming up for so long.
Xu Wei ran into the dormitory building himself, and returned to the original spot shortly after, shaking his head and saying, "He's not in the dorm."
Kong Ling muttered to herself, "Not in the dorm, where could he be? He wouldn't have gone to the Soul Fighting Arena by himself, would he?"
Xu Wei thought it unlikely: "Even if he went to the Soul Fighting Arena first, he should have notified us beforehand."
Then his expression changed: "Nothing happened, did it?"
Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei, the two who initially disliked each other, now had a surprisingly good relationship.
In Kong Xuan's view, it even had a bit of the "bond" feeling from anime.
"No!" Kong Xuan glanced at Xu Wei: "What could happen in the academy?"
No sooner had Kong Xuan finished speaking than he saw a figure rapidly approaching from a distance, moving extremely fast.
On the academy's main road, this person was actually maintaining the state of Spirit possession, otherwise, his speed wouldn't be this fast.
With Kong Xuan's eyesight, he had long clearly seen that the approaching person was Wang Xiao from their class.
And if he judged correctly, the direction Wang Xiao was running from should be towards them.
Indeed, a moment later, Wang Xiao stopped in front of the group.
He panted, "Class Leader, hurry to the Soul Fighting Arena! Xu Tianyi is about to be beaten to death!"
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