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["It seems quite interesting. How about adding me to your team?"]
[Hearing that Yu Xiaogang wanted to establish a team of his own to participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Bibi Dong immediately became interested.]
[As someone who had teamed up with Yu Xiaogang for Spirit Fighting, Bibi Dong knew very well that Yu Xiaogang's mind was different from ordinary people.]
[His head was always full of whimsical ideas.]
[Under these circumstances, Bibi Dong was certain that in building this second team, Yu Xiaogang's selection of members would definitely put his whimsical ideas to use.]
[So heaven knows what Yu Xiaogang's final team would look like.]
[But Bibi Dong was sure that even if the team's strength was insufficient, what they could display would definitely be very exciting.]
[Therefore, Bibi Dong really wanted to join this team to observe Yu Xiaogang's logic in constructing the team up close.]
["You want to join?"]
[Yu Xiaogang raised an eyebrow.]
["That's right. I'm very curious about what kind of team you can assemble."]
["Besides, you're currently in a confrontation with my teacher. I feel that no matter what you do during this time, my teacher will likely try to make things difficult for you."]
["But if I join your team, it'll be different. Although my teacher wants to cause trouble for you, he's very good to me. With me around, it'll be much smoother for you to establish your second team."]
[Bibi Dong held her head high and puffed out her chest, her face practically screaming, 'I am an indispensable part of your formation of Spirit Hall Academy Second Team.']
["There's no need for that. If it really doesn't work out, can't I just go to another academy and form a team there anyway?"]
[Yu Xiaogang said.]
["But the problem is, do the teams of other academies have talents as complete as those in Spirit Hall Academy?"]
["Knowing you, your establishment of this Spirit Hall Academy Second Team shouldn't be solely for the purpose of completing His Excellency Thunder's task, right?"]
["I suspect you also want to research the coordination between Spirit Masters, the pairing of Spirit Abilities, and the matching of Spirits."]
["Am I right?"]
[Bibi Dong had a look on her face as if she had seen right through Yu Xiaogang.]
[As it happened, that was exactly what Yu Xiaogang was thinking.]
[Yu Xiaogang planned to take this opportunity to explore how the Spirits of different Spirit Masters should be paired and what kind of chemical reaction their Spirit Abilities could produce when coordinated.]
[Leaving Spirit Hall Academy, while other academies could also gather enough talent, the quantity of talent would clearly never compare to Spirit Hall Academy.]
["You've really impressed me; you're almost like a roundworm in my stomach."]
[Yu Xiaogang looked at Bibi Dong with a look of surprise.]
[This silly child has made quite some progress.]
["Pah, pah, pah! Who's a roundworm in your stomach!"]
["And what's with that look? Don't think I don't know; you usually use that look when you're looking at someone silly."]
["Change it for me!"]
[Bibi Dong felt a surge of annoyance from Yu Xiaogang's look of surprise.]
[She was clearly very smart too, okay!]
[So Bibi Dong reached out directly, intending to manually change the expression on Yu Xiaogang's face.]
[In the next second, Yu Xiaogang's face was grabbed by a small palm and kneaded like a piece of dough.]
["Let go of be!"]
[With his face grabbed, Yu Xiaogang tried to break free from Bibi Dong's hands, but having come prepared, how could Bibi Dong let him escape?]
["I won't let go! Who told you to look at me like that!"]
[After saying that, she kneaded even harder.]
[Lin Lang, who was following Yu Xiaogang, saw this scene and consciously stepped aside.]
[In his eyes, the interaction between his Young Sect Master and Bibi Dong was just children's play, which was beneficial for increasing their mutual affection.]
[So he just stood by with a beaming smile.]
[After a moment, a satisfied Bibi Dong withdrew her hands.]
[If I can't beat you on the Spirit Fighting stage, then I'll have you in the palm of my hand in daily life!]
[Having toyed with Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong felt refreshed. Only then did she notice the Blacksmith Shop behind Yu Xiaogang and Lin Lang standing in the corner.]
["Uh... Hello, Spirit Douluo Lin Lang."]
[After bowing to Lin Lang, Bibi Dong inquired curiously.]
["What are you doing at the Blacksmith Shop? Planning to forge some weapons? Don't you have plenty on you?"]
[Bibi Dong didn't understand. Yu Xiaogang had many spare weapons in his storage soul tool, which she had seen during the field training organized by Spirit Hall Academy.]
["Just some research results."]
[Yu Xiaogang said, rubbing his cheeks.]
["Research results? I was wondering why I hadn't seen you lately; so you had a research project."]
[Bibi Dong realized. Yu Xiaogang was someone who loved learning and research; she knew this very well.]
["So, what have you researched?"]
["A small discovery. I don't know if it will succeed, but if it does, I guarantee it'll give you a shock!"]
[Yu Xiaogang didn't go into detail about the Artificial Soul Bone.]
[Although he hadn't asked the Blacksmith Shop to keep it a secret when commissioning the forging, with Spirit Hall's capabilities, finding out what he was forging was just a matter of a single word.]
[But unfortunately, even if they knew he was forging a pile of parts, who would know that when assembled, these parts would form a 'Spirit Bone'?]
[It could only be said that before mastering the core secret, no one would ever imagine that a Spirit Bone Skill within a Spirit Bone could actually be man-made.]
["Tsk, so mysterious. I'll just have to see how you're going to shock me."]
[Bibi Dong curled her lips.]
[It was like this again. When it came to secrets, Yu Xiaogang would remain tight-lipped toward someone like her who came from Spirit Hall.]
[At this moment, Bibi Dong was thinking: why wasn't Yu Xiaogang a member of Spirit Hall, or why hadn't she joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect back then?]
[If that were the case, the two of them could speak without any reservations.]
["Don't worry, I'll definitely open your eyes when the time comes!"]
[Yu Xiaogang patted his chest and guaranteed.]
[He naturally noticed the sense of loss in Bibi Dong's tone.]
[He also knew the reason for her emotion; Yu Xiaogang could even guess what Bibi Dong would think after feeling this way.]
[But unfortunately, all fantasies were just fantasies.]
[After chatting with Bibi Dong for a while longer, the two parted ways. Bibi Dong went back to Spirit Hall, while Yu Xiaogang returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's residence to organize his recent data.]
[On Spirit Hall's side, the person responsible for intelligence gathering informed Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji about Yu Xiaogang placing an order at the Blacksmith Shop.]
[Qian Xunji immediately sent someone to obtain the details of the order from the Blacksmith Shop.]
[Located in Spirit City, the Blacksmith Shop naturally wouldn't refuse an order from the Supreme Pontiff.]
[So soon, the blueprints arrived on Qian Xunji's desk.]
[Looking at the inexplicable parts on the blueprints, Qian Xunji's head was full of question marks.]
["What on earth are these things?"]
[Seeing these parts, the first thought that popped into Qian Xunji's mind was that Yu Xiaogang had gone astray.]
[Regardless of what the final purpose of these parts was, it was certain that they were external objects and should be classified as trivial tricks and clever gadgets.]
[And indulging in such trivial tricks would slow down one's cultivation speed and waste talent, leading to limited ultimate achievements.]
[Such a script was not uncommon on the Douluo Continent.]
[So Qian Xunji thought for a moment and issued an order.]
["Don't bother with him. Let him continue to indulge; it's best if he indulges until he wastes his talent!"]