"Besides the Class President and Vice Class Presidents, all four Professional Committee members have been determined," Shen Yi's voice echoed through the classroom.
"Next, I will lead everyone to the Grand Martial Arts Arena, where a free-for-all battle will ultimately decide the Class President and two Vice Class Presidents."
Her gaze swept across the class, her tone calm: "Now, everyone has ten minutes to prepare."
"You can choose to fight alone, or freely form teams. The format is not limited; we only look at the final result."
"Captain, do we need to gather allies?" Tang Wulin cautiously asked Fang Yang.
When working, one must be professional!
Fang Yang smiled indifferently: "With our strength, there is no need for that."
"Understood," Tang Wulin nodded in response.
"Wu Lin, don't worry."
Xie Xie patted his shoulder, his tone relaxed and confident, "We have the Captain, and a Soul Fusion Skill, plus our own strength; that's enough."
"Indeed," Tang Wulin smiled, realizing he had been overly cautious.
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of helpless amusement in each other's eyes.
They felt that Tang Wulin was being too cautious.
Afterward, Shen Yi walked over to Wu Changkong and began conversing in a low voice.
The other students in the classroom quickly sprang into action, talking to those around them, looking for suitable teammates to form groups. The atmosphere immediately became lively and tense.
On the other side, Yang Nianxia looked around, his gaze finally landing on several classmates who were also on the Young Genius List.
He strode over and proposed directly: "We are all on the Young Genius List. Facing their team of seven, it might be difficult to contend alone. How about we temporarily join forces?"
"Okay, I can," Luo Guixing agreed upon hearing this.
"What about you three?"
Yang Nianxia looked at Wu Sido, Zheng Yiran, and the always silent Xu Yucheng.
Wu Sido and Zheng Yiran pondered for a moment, considering the powerful pressure from Fang Yang's team, and then both nodded in agreement.
Xu Yucheng didn't speak, merely glanced at Yang Nianxia with his gray eyes, then nodded slightly.
"With the five of us joining forces, we might still be at a disadvantage against their seven-person team," Luo Guixing calmly analyzed.
"We still need two more people to make a full seven-person team."
"The others in the class… the strength gap is a bit large, their utility is limited," Yang Nianxia frowned, seemingly troubled.
At this moment, Zheng Yiran turned and waved towards the corner of the classroom: "Zheng Long, Zheng Hu, come over."
"Yes, Young Miss," two sturdy male students with somewhat similar faces responded and walked over, their attitudes respectful.
They were members of Zheng Yiran's Family, and had also passed Shrek's assessment; their strength was not to be underestimated.
"Now we have seven people, so at least we won't be outnumbered," Yang Nianxia said, his tone a bit more invigorated as he looked at the two newcomers.
The others saw this and raised no objections. A seven-person team consisting of five Young Genius List members and two others was thus formed.
Ten minutes quickly passed, and all students had completed their team formations.
"Alright, since everyone has formed teams, follow me," Shen Yi clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention.
Led by Shen Yi and Wu Changkong, all students of Grade One Class One majestically walked out of the classroom.
Following this, they walked along the wide corridor, heading deeper into the main teaching building.
Compared to Eastsea Academy's teaching building, Shrek Academy's teaching building was truly enormous; it would likely take years to fully understand the layout here.
Continuing forward, the students were led into an extremely spacious circular hall.
Although this hall was not small, it was clearly impossible for it to support a hundred-person free-for-all battle.
Seeing this, everyone's faces showed confusion.
"Soon, you will enter a virtual space," Shen Yi explained with a smile, seeing the students' puzzled expressions.
"I believe everyone has entered the Spirit Ascension Platform before. This space is similar to the Spirit Ascension Platform, allowing you to fight without restraint and to your heart's content."
"Now, please all students quickly retreat and stand outside the white circle on the ground."
After hearing Shen Yi's explanation, the students' faces showed expressions of sudden realization.
They then quickly retreated as instructed, clearing the central area of the circular hall.
Shen Yi walked to a nearby wall and, through some unknown operation, the Spirit Tool formation patterns on the wall suddenly lit up.
Immediately after, a slight tremor came from the ground, and egg-shaped spherical objects slowly rose from beneath, then split open in the middle.
These oval capsules were about 2.5 meters tall and approximately 1.2 meters in diameter. After splitting open, inside was a cockpit with a precise internal structure, looking very peculiar.
"Everyone, choose any simulation capsule and sit inside," Shen Yi instructed.
"Soon, you will appear in a simulated forest. The forest area is limited, so you will easily encounter other people."
"Those who wish to cooperate with each other, please choose adjacent simulation capsules."
"You have three minutes to complete all of this. After entering the simulation capsule, remember to fasten your seatbelts."
Just then, Wu Changkong suddenly spoke, his voice cold: "Fang Yang, you are forbidden from using that Fire Lotus move."
He still hadn't forgotten Fang Yang's feat, or rather, accident, of directly blowing up the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform with a single Fire Lotus.
"Yes, Teacher Wu, I understand," Fang Yang nodded somewhat helplessly upon hearing this.
To be honest, he had only wanted to test the power of the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus back then; he truly hadn't intended to blow up the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.
The gazes of the other students in the class immediately turned towards Fang Yang, their eyes filled with surprise, suspicion, and even deeper apprehension.
Subsequently, the students followed instructions and entered the simulation capsules one after another, simultaneously marveling at the advanced and powerful facilities of Shrek Academy.
Led by Fang Yang, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi, the seven chose seven adjacent simulation capsules and sat down in sequence.
When they fastened their seatbelts, the capsule lids automatically closed, and everyone's vision immediately became dark.
Before long, specks of starlight lit up inside, giving a feeling of being in the night sky.
Soft energy fluctuations enveloped them, and the simulation capsule seemed to begin rotating.
Fang Yang felt a spatial fluctuation, and with a blur before his eyes, he found himself in a dense forest.
Towering ancient trees blocked out the sun, and the air was filled with the scent of damp earth and fresh vegetation.
With a thought, he released his mental force and instantly pinpointed the locations of Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and the others.
Just then, in the shadows on the ground behind Fang Yang.
A dark figure, almost perfectly integrated with the dim environment, was quietly creeping closer, making no sound whatsoever, and even perfectly concealing its aura.
"Young man, you lack martial virtue, still trying to ambush me?" Fang Yang said calmly, without turning his head.
The dark figure's movement suddenly froze, clearly not expecting his whereabouts to have been exposed so early.
Since he was discovered, he no longer hid, his figure suddenly erupting from the shadows, solidifying into a human form!
Immediately after, the third purple spirit ring behind the dark figure instantly lit up.
"Third Spirit Ability, Shadow Bind Kill!"
A thin, sharp, blade-like black shadow line wrapped around Fang Yang's neck!
"A bit interesting," Fang Yang said, his voice trailing off as a faint blue light shimmered around him.
The next second, he vanished from his original spot like Gui Mei, suddenly appearing behind the shadow student.
"This... how is this possible?!"
The shadow student's pupils contracted, his heart filled with shock.
His Spirit was an extremely special shadow, whose greatest characteristic was its ability to perfectly blend into the environment, making it extremely difficult to sense and lock onto.
Not only did the other party instantly see through it, but he also counterattacked with a speed that he completely couldn't comprehend.
The shadow student's heart sank, knowing he had bitten off more than he could chew.
He had just been teleported to this forest and immediately recognized Fang Yang, the person who had released that terrifying pressure in the classroom.
He had originally intended to use the special nature of his Spirit to eliminate this strongest competitor first, but he hadn't expected such a huge disparity in strength.
Fang Yang's hand clasped the back of his neck.
"Kid, do you also wish to dance?"
His voice was calm and unperturbed, yet carried a chilling sense of oppression.
"You…"
Before the shadow student could finish his sentence, he transformed into countless shimmering particles and instantly dissipated into the air.
His consciousness had already returned to the simulation capsule in reality.
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