Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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Xuan Zi raised his wine gourd and tilted his head back to take a large gulp. The liquor trickled down the corners of his mouth, but he didn't bother to wipe it, looking at the shocked expressions of the official Inner Court Students with a beaming smile. In that state, he looked exactly like an old fox that had just stolen a chicken.
"Now," he smacked his lips and asked slowly, "does anyone else have an objection?"
Among the seven official team members participating, only two were Spirit Emperors, while the rest were Spirit Kings.
Now that Huo Yuhao was also at the Spirit King level, in terms of Realm, he was already on equal footing with them, and he was even several years younger than them. These official members naturally had no objections. Xi Xi and Chen Zifeng, who had voiced their doubts just moments ago, now shut their mouths, their faces showing a hint of embarrassment.
Xuan Zi nodded with satisfaction, put away his wine gourd, and clapped his hands.
"Alright, then both sides should introduce yourselves and get to know each other." As he spoke, his gaze finally came to rest on Bei Bei. "Bei Bei, you start first."
Hearing this, Bei Bei took a step forward, a gentle smile on his face, and nodded slightly toward the official members.
"I am Bei Bei, fifth year in the Outer Court, a Rank 42 attack system Battle Spirit Ancestor." His voice was gentle and polite, neither humble nor arrogant.
After Bei Bei, the preparatory members began their introductions one after another. Among these Students, there were no more particularly stunning Geniuses; their Spirit Ancestor and Spirit Elder cultivations were considered top-tier in the Outer Court, but in the eyes of the Inner Court Students, they were nothing special.
Once the preparatory members finished their introductions, it was the official members' turn. The first to introduce herself was the captain, Ma Xiaotao, who was currently a Rank 68 Spirit Emperor.
The second person to step out was a young man with handsome features and a hint of innate arrogance between his brows.
"Inner Court, Dai Yueheng. Rank 64 attack system Battle Spirit Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's gaze instantly shot toward him! Those clear eyes were fixed intently on that figure.
Dai Yueheng.
Huo Yuhao was naturally no stranger to this name. After all, this was his "Big Brother"! Regarding this elder brother, Dai Yueheng, Huo Yuhao only knew of him but didn't really understand him.
When he was a child in the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, Dai Huabin was always bullying them, mother and son, but he had almost never seen Dai Yueheng. He was quite a bit older than himself, and there had been almost no interaction between the two.
With no interaction, there was no talk of grudges.
However, due to his hatred for the rest of the family, it was impossible for Huo Yuhao to have a good attitude toward Dai Yueheng.
After all, he was the son of the White Tiger Duchess, Zhu Yunqing.
At this moment, seeing the gaze Huo Yuhao cast his way, Dai Yueheng's expression was somewhat complicated.
Although he was the eldest Young Master of the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, the firstborn legitimate son, and the titular heir. In terms of talent, he was actually inferior to Dai Huabin. Furthermore, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu possessed the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. According to the rules of the White Tiger lineage, the next Duke of White Tiger would naturally be Dai Huabin.
Because of this, the Duchess Zhu Yunqing also favored her second son, Dai Huabin, more.
Dai Yueheng knew all of this and had long since accepted it. Last semester, Huo Yuhao's identity was exposed, and Dai Huabin withdrew from school because of it.
After that incident, Zhu Yunqing had sent messages to Dai Yueheng multiple times. The first time was to ask him to cooperate in killing Huo Yuhao. Dai Yueheng did not agree.
The second time, she sent a message asking him to withdraw from the Inner Court and return to the Duke's Mansion. Dai Yueheng did not do as he was told then either.
In Dai Yueheng's view, his mother and brother had indeed done wrong back then. But as a son, what could he say? What could he do?
So now, looking at Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng also felt a bit unsure of how to face him.
After everyone finished their introductions, Xuan Zi spoke again.
"In order to get you familiar with each other faster, next, you will have a friendly match. A friendly match?"
Bei Bei was the first to ask: "Elder Xuan, this friendly match... what's the procedure?"
Xuan Zi raised his arm, wiped the greasy sheen from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and grinned.
"It will be the official members against you preparatory members!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a wave of wailing instantly erupted from the preparatory members' side.
"What?!"
"The official members are fighting us?!"
"Elder Xuan, you're sending us to our deaths!"
...
In their eyes, although Huo Yuhao was strong, the official members were all at the Spirit King level or above, and there were even two Spirit Emperors!
How could they fight this?
On the other hand, the official members' side presented a completely different scene. Several people looked at Huo Yuhao with eyes gleaming with eagerness. Especially Xi Xi and Chen Zifeng, who were now itching for action. They also wanted to test the strength of this Genius junior from the Outer Court, to see what his true strength really was.
As for the result, these Inner Court Students almost didn't think they could possibly lose.
Beating a few juniors from the Outer Court, wasn't that as easy as taking something from one's own pocket?
Xuan Zi took in everyone's expressions, feeling very expectant about the upcoming result.
He squinted his cloudy old eyes, his gaze falling on Huo Yuhao.
Yan Shaozhe had once told him that when Huo Yuhao was a Spirit Ancestor, he could already defeat Spirit Emperors and repel Spirit Saints. Now, he had already reached a Breakthrough to Spirit King. Xuan Zi also wanted to see for himself just how strong this boy's true combat power was.
Xuan Zi ignored the crowd's thoughts and waved his large hand.
"I'll give you time to discuss tactics, then we'll officially begin!"
As his voice fell, the two teams consciously drew apart.
On the preparatory members' side, everyone instantly focused their gaze on Huo Yuhao, their captain. He was a control system Spirit Master and also the strongest existence among the seven. Everyone believed in the tactics Huo Yuhao would arrange; this was called trust.
Although this preparatory team had only been formed for a few days, Huo Yuhao already had a very good understanding of everyone's abilities. He looked at everyone's varying expressions: some were nervous, some were apprehensive, some were eager, and some were long-faced...
He withdrew his gaze and spoke first: "Don't look so miserable."
His voice was calm, yet it possessed a reassuring power. "Although these Inner Court Students have higher cultivation, we might not necessarily have no chance of winning."
Most people, hearing this, thought Huo Yuhao was just trying to cheer them up. They had no confidence at all in the upcoming friendly match. After all, the gap in strength was right there.
Bei Bei also spoke up at this time.
"The captain is right." His voice was gentle, yet it carried a hint of seriousness. "And no matter what kind of opponent we face, we can't even lack the courage to fight, can we?"
His words seemed to be more effective. These preparatory members were the top tier in the Outer Court and the Geniuses in everyone's mouth, so they naturally had the pride that belonged to Geniuses. Battle Intent gradually began to emerge in everyone's eyes.
If you don't even dare to make a move, what kind of Spirit Master are you?
Huo Yuhao nodded to Bei Bei, then looked at He Caitou beside him. "Senior, give each of us one Thick Cigar and one Large Cigar first."
He Caitou grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. "No problem!"
He immediately activated his Spirit, and his first and second spirit rings flashed in succession.
Then, he opened his mouth and chanted the Spirit incantation that made everyone present twitch their lips.
"Your father has a Thick Cigar!"
Everyone: "..."
Immediately after, the second line came.
"Your father has a Large Cigar!"
Everyone: "..."
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A/N:
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