It wasn't just Dugu Yan; everyone else was filled with surprise and curiosity toward Gu Xuan.
Defeating the Rank 37 Yu Tianheng at Rank 33 made his strength the absolute best among them, as Yu Tianheng had previously been the strongest of the group.
Qin Ming spoke up at this moment. "Gu Xuan, your performance exceeded my expectations. You are more than qualified to join the Emperor Team."
Gu Xuan smiled at Qin Ming. "Thank you for your recognition, Teacher Qin."
Then, Gu Xuan turned to the others and said. "Please look after me from now on."
"Hahaha, easily said! We'd be more than happy to have a genius like you join us!" The speakers were two brothers with sturdy builds, the older brother Shi Mo and the younger brother Shi Mo.
"Alright, since Gu Xuan has joined the Emperor Team, everyone should introduce themselves," Qin Ming instructed.
The rest of the group nodded.
Yu Tianheng said helplessly. "I suppose I don't need an introduction."
Gu Xuan replied with a chuckle. "Hahaha, is Senior feeling 'emo'?"
Yu Tianheng was taken aback. "Emo?"
Gu Xuan then remembered that Yu Tianheng and the others wouldn't know the meaning of this term. He explained. "It's nothing, it just means feeling helpless."
Yu Tianheng didn't mind the explanation, and the others simply nodded thoughtfully.
Dugu Yan then spoke. "I'll go first then."
"My name is Dugu Yan, seventeen years old. Martial Soul. Jade Phosphor Serpent, Rank 37 Control Type Soul Elder."
Dugu Yan had a smile on her face as she introduced herself.
Hearing this, Gu Xuan acted as if he were deep in thought before exclaiming in surprise. "Could it be that Senior is the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, Senior Dugu Bo?"
Dugu Yan's eyes curved into a smile as she replied. "Junior is quite smart. Yes, my grandfather is Dugu Bo."
Gu Xuan replied with a laugh. "It wasn't hard to guess. Teacher Qin mentioned that Senior's status wasn't lower than mine, and since Senior's Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphor Serpent, your identity was naturally obvious."
"Is that so?" Dugu Yan smiled.
Then, she gestured toward the girl in black veils beside her and said softly. "This is our team's support, and she's the same age as you."
Gu Xuan looked over. He naturally recognized this cold beauty—the possessor of the Nine-Hearted Begonia Martial Soul mentioned in the original work, whose support capabilities were said to even surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—Ye Lingling.
However, Ye Lingling seemed to have a cold demeanor toward outsiders due to family reasons; she was only close to Dugu Yan, the other female on the team.
"Ye Lingling, fifteen years old. Martial Soul, Nine-Hearted Begonia. Rank 33." Ye Lingling's voice was somewhat cold, and she offered no extra words.
As soon as she finished, Dugu Yan added. "Lingling's personality is just like this, don't mind her, Junior."
Gu Xuan smiled and replied. "I won't. Hello, Senior Lingling."
Gu Xuan tried his best to appear friendly. After all, while the Nine-Hearted Begonia clan didn't get much focus in the original work, any clan with a support Martial Soul that could rival or even surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda definitely wasn't simple.
Gu Xuan naturally wanted to maintain a good relationship with her. If he had the chance to get to know this "cool big sister" better and win her over, bringing the Ye Family into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan wouldn't be a bad thing.
Of course, that was a matter for the future. Gu Xuan wasn't a scoundrel who couldn't walk straight upon seeing a woman, but the thought had been planted in his mind.
After Ye Lingling's introduction, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo introduced themselves as well. "Shi Mo, seventeen years old. Martial Soul. Black Tortoise, Rank 36 Defense Type Soul Elder."
"Shi Mo, seventeen years old. Martial Soul. Black Tortoise, Rank 35 Defense Type Soul Elder."
"Brother Gu Xuan, from now on, we two brothers will be your strongest shield."
Gu Xuan smiled and replied. "Then I thank the two seniors for their care."
"Hahaha, no problem, no problem."
Following the Shi brothers, Yu Feng introduced himself. "Yu Feng, sixteen years old. Martial Soul. Wind Chime Bird, Rank 35 Agility Attack Type Soul Elder."
Yu Feng didn't say much else, not knowing what would be appropriate to say, and simply gave Gu Xuan a smile.
Finally, it was Osler. This guy had been running his mouth beside Yu Tianheng earlier, and now that Yu Tianheng had lost, he felt a bit embarrassed.
Fidgeting slightly, Osler introduced himself. "Osler, sixteen years old. Martial Soul. Black Leopard, Rank 35 Agility Attack Type Soul Elder."
After finishing his introduction, Osler added. "Brother Gu Xuan, what I said earlier was unintentional. Please don't take it to heart."
Hearing this, Gu Xuan waved his hand with a look of indifference on the surface and gave a warm smile. "What are you saying, Senior? We're teammates now; saying such things would make us strangers."
"Hehehe." Osler let out a sigh of relief and laughed.
Little did he know, Gu Xuan had already made a mental note to "temper" him properly in the future.
With the introductions finished, everyone was acquainted. Qin Ming then spoke. "Since Gu Xuan has joined the team, future training will involve all eight of you. Let me first explain today's training content."
After explaining the training, Qin Ming told Yu Tianheng and Gu Xuan to recover their Soul Power to the side before joining in.
The Emperor Team's training schedule was as follows: On Mondays and Tuesdays, from nine in the morning until noon, they had theory classes. Of course, if your theoretical knowledge had already reached the standard, you could skip them.
From three to six in the afternoon were practical combat classes, and the remaining time was for free allocation.
Though it was called free allocation, Qin Ming had actually arranged Soul Battles for them, which took place at the Great Spirit Arena in Heaven Dou City.
Everyone was required to complete at least one Soul Battle per day, whether in 1v1, 2v2, or team battles.
Starting from Wednesday, the mornings were for practical combat classes, while the afternoons were for team coordination training and combat classes, with Soul Battles in the evening as usual.
This continued until Friday. Saturdays and Sundays were rest days, and they could rest normally unless Qin Ming had special arrangements.
In his words, cultivation required a balance of work and rest. Mondays through Fridays were for high-intensity courses and training, while Saturdays and Sundays were for recovery.
To Gu Xuan, this schedule wasn't much at all. His usual daily cultivation and tasks involved much more than this. Coming to the academy actually gave him a feeling of being on vacation.
Of course, Gu Xuan certainly wouldn't waste his time. Not only that, he intended to lead the others in intensified training.
He knew what the future held. Even if he did nothing, Spirit Hall's future hunting operations would nearly destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Gu Xuan was determined to do his utmost to change all of that, and even attain godhood!
(End of Chapter)
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