Chapter 19, The Battle of Souls Begins, Kong Xuan's Teammates.
The Soul Arena of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is located in the northeast of the academy and covers a vast area.
From a distance, you can see an oval-shaped building, like a perfectly cut sapphire set on a silver-gray metal base.
This is the core building in the center of the Soul Arena, which, as its name suggests, is the largest Soul Arena in the academy, capable of accommodating 100,000 spectators.
However, this area is only opened when major events or special activities are held.
The newly formed Soul Master class only has 26 students, including the class teacher, so they don't need such a large space. Therefore, their target is the small Soul Arena nearby.
Compared to the grandeur and luxury of the main arena, the hundreds of smaller arenas of varying sizes surrounding it are arranged in a much simpler manner.
It is simply an independent space built by enclosing it with soul-guiding materials. Under the coverage of the soul-guiding array, the site is guaranteed to be solid, and one can choose whether to make it public during soul battles.
Ren Jun led the twenty-five students in his class to a small arena located next to the Soul Battle Zone. The arena, which was fifty meters in diameter, could accommodate a group of people watching, but naturally, there were no seats provided.
The control panel can raise a barrier to prevent outsiders from seeing the scene inside the Soul Arena, but Ren Jun did not perform such an operation.
The formation of Soul Master classes within the academy was no secret, and both students and teachers had differing opinions on the matter.
However, today is the first day of the Soul Master class, and the class teacher brought these eight- or nine-year-old students to the Soul Arena. Obviously, a battle between these newcomers is inevitable.
Many people are curious about this and want to see what kind of strength these "geniuses" in the Soul Master class really have.
Soon, a crowd had gathered around the small arena, whispering among themselves as they looked at the children beside Ren Jun.
As soon as Ren Jun spoke, the surrounding noise instantly quieted down.
"Are you ready? Are you really going to take on five people at once?"
Clearly, Ren Jun was referring to Xu Tianyi when he said this.
Xu Tianyi was surprised by the large number of onlookers, but he still held his head high and said confidently, "I'm getting impatient!"
Ren Jun gave him a meaningful look, then said, "Alright, you guys who want to be class monitor, get out there!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianyi took the lead and headed down the stairs on the left, followed by the others.
Those onlookers who overheard the conversation between the teacher and students gained a general understanding of the current situation.
Most people focused their attention on Xu Tianyi, thinking that since this tall boy dared to "talk so outrageously," he must have some ability.
Those who had originally come just to watch the show suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.
Soon, the six of them appeared in the Soul Arena below everyone's sight.
Xu Tianyi stood alone on one side, while the other five stood on the other side in perfect unison.
Kong Xuan stood behind the crowd, head bowed, appearing silent.
Before the battle of spirits officially began, a voice came from among the five people.
"My name is Bi Jin. My martial soul is a control-type empowered chain, and my soul power is level 15. I know a bit about Xu Tianyi; he's not easy to deal with. Let's talk about our martial souls so we can coordinate later."
Kong Xuan glanced at Bi Jin, who was standing next to him and had spoken, and thought that compared to the others, he had some talent for leadership and would probably be a good control-type Soul Master in the future.
"Wang Xiao, with the powerful offensive beast spirit, Sky-Splitting Mantis, at level 15 in soul power."
"Han Lingxi, auxiliary weapon spirit Star Plate, spirit power level fourteen."
"Ye Lingtong, offensive weapon spirit Heavenly Spirit Staff, spirit power level sixteen."
With Bi Jin taking the lead, the others also spoke up one after another.
After Ye Lingtong finished her introduction, everyone looked at her in surprise, not expecting that this little girl would have the highest soul power among them.
"Kong Xuan, the powerful offensive weapon spirit, the Sky-Piercing Spear..."
Meeting the gazes of the group, Kong Xuan slowly began to speak.
Just as he was about to reveal his soul power level, Ren Jun's shout interrupted him.
"You can go all out; I will guarantee your safety!"
Ren Jun's flying soul tool unfolded on his back, and he had already flown directly above the Soul Arena.
In fact, with his Soul Douluo strength, even if he were just standing around the Soul Arena, he would be confident that he could save people at any time.
But because of his own experience, he dared not be careless in front of his students, for fear that something unexpected might happen.
"The battle of spirits, officially begins!"
As Ren Jun's shout swept across the entire Soul Arena, the match between the two sides officially began.
As the only control-type Soul Master among the five, Bi Jin naturally took on the responsibility of command.
A yellow spirit ring appeared beneath Bi Jin's feet, followed by translucent chains with mysterious runes flowing across them.
With a thought, Bi Jin instantly wrapped the chains around the waists of the other four people.
At the same time, Bi Jin began to arrange tactics: "Han Lingxi, you stand at the back to support us. Kong Xuan, you attack from the front. Ye Lingtong and Wang Xiao, you attack from the left and right sides respectively. I will pull you back if you encounter danger."
Given that none of the individuals had worked together before, this arrangement was arguably the best solution.
Therefore, the others also followed his instructions, and none of them showed any attitude of "Why should I listen to you?"
The group immediately released their martial spirits. A miniature star disk appeared in Han Lingxi's palm, composed of nine freely combinable metallic celestial bodies.
The first star was suddenly lit up, and then a beam of starlight flew out from the star, splitting into three in the air, and falling into the bodies of Kong Xuan, Wang Xiao, and Ye Lingtong respectively.
Kong Xuan felt his soul power increase by about 10% overnight. It seemed that Han Lingxi's first soul skill was soul power amplification.
Han Lingxi looked at Bi Jin standing in front of her, her eyes slightly apologetic, and said, "I can only apply soul power amplification to three people at the same time right now."
Bi Jin, who had not received any boost, did not turn around. He kept observing the situation ahead and said nonchalantly, "You've done very well."
Yellow spirit rings also lit up beneath the feet of Wang Xiao and Ye Lingtong. Those selected to enter the Spirit Master Class all have the best combination of spirit rings for the first time in a hundred years.
As a Beast Soul Master, Wang Xiao's physical attributes were enhanced after his Martial Soul was attached to him, so his speed should theoretically be the fastest.
However, he controlled his speed, keeping pace with the others.
After all, the three of them were going to gang up on Xu Tianyi. If he rushed to the front, wouldn't he be the first to face the enemy's attack alone?
Ren Jun watched the situation below from mid-air. Although it was the first time Bi Jin's group of five had cooperated, they were able to organize themselves and coordinate so quickly. Bi Jin, the control-type soul master, had left a deep impression on him.
Wang Xiao's ability to control speed also impressed Ren Jun.
After all, they were only first-ring Soul Masters, and they were only eight or nine years old.
An impromptu battle gave Ren Jun a new understanding of his students right from the start.
The pride that belonged to Shrek hidden in their hearts began to waver once again.
But what surprised him the most was Kong Xuan!
The Martial Soul Sky-Piercing Spear had already appeared in Kong Xuan's hand, but no spirit rings appeared beneath his feet.
Ren Jun raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. He hadn't expected Kong Xuan to have mastered such a skill, which was a testament to his extremely strong control over his martial soul.
He had assumed that a young genius like Kong Xuan would disdain ganging up on someone weaker than himself.
He had already prepared for the scene where Kong Xuan would stand alone at the back after the battle began, waiting for the others to swarm in.
However, Kong Xuan "disappointed" him. He seemed to have no pride of being a genius and was preparing to confront Xu Tianyi head-on, as arranged by Bi Jin.
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