Chapter 43 - Close combat Lan Xuanyu
“No, I’m heading to class.” Lan Xuanyu did not wait for Ye Lingtong’s reply and immediately rushed into his classroom.
Ye Lingtong frowned. “Lan Xuanyu, you better watch out. Hmph!”
Qiu Yuxin did not reprimand this either, thinking that it was enjoyable and she even chuckled to the child’s antics.
Lan Xuanyu was the most excellent student of Class B, while Ye Lingtong was the most outstanding of Class A. The two did not get along very well. Ye Lingtong was only focused on surpassing Lan Xuanyu on various aspects but she had never succeeded in any of them.
The teachers enjoyed watching such competition as they only led to quicker growth. The spirit master institutes were the most open on such an aspect.
The school bell rang for the second time, an indication that classes for the new term had begun. No ceremony was held, everyone dove straight into their classes as it was already the first grader’s second term. The first class for Class B was conducted by the homeroom teacher Qiu Yuxin herself.
“I’m sure all of you must have slackened off at work during your holiday. In a while, we will conduct a test to gauge your Spirit Power and Spiritual Power. This will realistically indicate whether or not you have goofed off during the holidays and in the afternoon, we’ll have a large class for actual combat. We will be against Class A. There is a reward for the victor, and as for the loser…” Teacher Qiu chuckled in a way as though she harbored malicious thoughts.
Lan Xuanyu suddenly felt a cold shiver down his spine. A fight against Class A? He suddenly regretted refusing Ye Lingtong directly a moment ago, but thinking about how he had improved with Teacher Nana over the holidays, he was not afraid.
“Oh, Xuanyu, Rank 12. That’s an improvement, it seems that you didn’t goof off. En, your Spiritual Power is good as well; it has improved greatly. 32 points in Spiritual Power, a step away from the Spirit Connection realm. That is very good, worthy of being praised.” Lan Xuanyu was the first to be tested by Qiu Yuxin for his Spiritual Power and Spirit Power.
What she did not know was that the test on his Spiritual Power was inaccurate due to the fact that he was distracted because he was controlling the gold and silver vortex within him.
And as Qiu Yuxin had speculated, there were those that had lazed throughout their holidays as their score shows but it’s not much of a problem since the Ziluo City Institute was a direct subsidiary of the Heaven Duo Institute, meaning, the students that were enrolled there were naturally talented. More or less, one could say that the whole class still has improved over the holidays.
The class started after the tests. Glancing at Lan Xuanyu who listened attentively in class, Qiu Yuxin sighed inwardly.
With the Innate Full Spirit Body, this child should be the most outstanding among his batch but after a semester, his Spirit Power had only increased by one rank which was too slow. At this rate, hitting rank 20 by the age of 12 would be difficult in the same way as him being able to get into a better school.
Lan Xuanyu listened earnestly in class. The topics that were elaborated by Qiu Yuxin were different from Nana. Nana provided him actual cultivation while Qiu Yuxin dove into its fundamental knowledge.
In reality, it was Nana’s effective ‘playing’ lessons that stirred Lan Xuanyu the most. Through her teachings, Lan Xuanyu discovered that being a Spirit Master could be so interesting and powerful. The increase in his interest naturally made him more serious in learning.
The actual combat session in the afternoon still came as planned.
Lan Xuanyu encountered Ye Lingtong again. She had an unkind expression on her face as she panted with rage.
Lan Xuanyu deliberately turned his gaze in other directions, but Ye Lingtong took the initiative to come forward.
“Lan Xuanyu, watch how I’ll take care of you in a bit.” Ye Lingtong growled in anger.
Lan Xuanyu smirked. “Who knows who will be the one drenched in water like the last time.”
Ye Lingtong fumed with rage. “It will not happen again. Daddy already taught me how to overcome your influence on me. As long as my Spirit skill is effective, how can your 10-year spirit skill win over me? You will get it soon enough!”
“Gather around!” The teacher summoned for them as the students from both classes gathered in two teams.
“The rules of the actual combat class is simple. Every class will send out a student. The loser will be eliminated while the victor will continue battling until they get eliminated. The class that gets eliminated first will lose and the class that loses will have to run around the field for five laps. Understand?” Class A’s homeroom teacher explained everything in a breath.
Although the First-grade students were still young and many did not have spirit skills, offensive-type Spirit Masters tend to have a better physique compared to control-types. Thus, there was still that advantage.
“First match, First Grade Class A, Huang Qifan.” Class A Homeroom teacher called out the first student up on stage.
Qiu Yuxin looked at him and thought for a moment. “Lan Xuanyu.”
Lan Xuanyu was startled, not expecting Qiu Yuxin to call him out first. ‘
Qiu Yuxin had her own thoughts. She had heard Ye Lingtong’s words whilst knowing Ye Lingtong’s background. The little lass’ father was an impressive figure. For her to mention the utilization of spirit skills, it was indeed trouble. But as the class monitress, Ye Lingtong was bound to be placed at the back. Lan Xuanyu possessed a few spirit skills, but even so, they were mediocre. Qiu Yuxin felt that bringing Lan Xuanyu earlier would benefit them by having him win a few rounds.
He walked out from the crowd with cheers behind him. “Do your best, Xuanyu!”
Class A was as invigorated as they chanted, “Huang Qifan, do your best!”
Ye Lingtong stood at the forefront of Class A and stared at Lan Xuanyu while thinking to herself, ‘he better not lose at the first round, otherwise, I won’t even have the opportunity to vent.’
Both parties stood at the opposite of each other while Qiu Yuxin and the Class A homeroom teacher, Gong Yinghao, stood by the side for supervision.
“Begin.” A flash of complacency flickered in Gong Yinghao’s eyes as he looked at Qiu Yuxin .
Huang Qifan gave a loud roar as a faint yellow hue of aura appeared on his body. His six-year-old body actually swelled up and grew to a nine-year-old’s stature. A yellow spirit ring rose from his feet along with a brilliant light.
His arm suddenly became extremely muscular. “First spirit skill, Bear’s Strength!”
Qiu Yuxin was stunned upon seeing this. She clearly remembered that Huang Qifan didn’t have a breakthrough during the first semester, back then, he didn’t even have a spirit ring!
Battle Bear, a rather ordinary bear-type spirit with some earth-related control abilities. Not only did Huang Qifan have a spirit ring, but it was also a 100-year spirit ring. Obviously, his family background was of a certain standard.
Adding that Lan Xuanyu’s spirit was water-related, he was bound to be at a disadvantage against a strength-based Spirit Master. But it was now too late to consider anything as Huang Qifan was already charging straight for Lan Xuanyu.
Lan Xuanyu was obviously taken aback when he saw Huang Qifan’s obvious swelled and muscular body. He subconsciously took a step back.
Gong Yinghao glanced towards Qiu Yuxin with glee. “Teacher Qiu, a good start is very important! Don’t you agree?”
Qiu Yuxin rolled her eyes. “It sounds as if you’re certain of winning.”
“That…” At this point, Gong Yinghao’s eyes were shocked for the situation in the arena had changed.
While taking a step back, the silver patterned Blue Silver Grass on his left hand spun and coiled around his palm. Against Huang Qifan’s aggressive charge, he subconsciously lowered himself and performed a perfect dodge against his opponent’s grab right before he did a nimble spin around Huang Qifan.
At the same time, he pointed at Huang Qifan’s feet with his left hand to create a layer of ice on the ground. This caused Huang Qifan to slide and fall.
Lan Xuanyu continued with the momentum and jumped onto Huang Qifan’s back, forming an ice awl on his left hand and pointing it at him. “Don’t move, you lost.”