“When exactly do you plan to start?”
Wu Changkong, the homeroom teacher of Class Five and the focus of everyone present, looked at Ye Yingluo, who was repeatedly delaying, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.
As a former member of Shrek, Wu Changkong did not have much patience for mediocrity.
That's right, in Wu Changkong's eyes, everyone in Donghai Academy, except for Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie, was a group of mediocrities.
The so-called promotion match was just a formality.
As his students, winning this match was a given.
Watching Ye Yingluo still looking around, Long Hengxu, the director of instruction and the referee for this match, rubbed his hands and spoke with a troubled expression, “Teacher Ye, this...”
“Alright, Yangzi, you guys teach them a good lesson!”
Ye Yingluo, who couldn't find Su Mo after searching everywhere, sighed helplessly, then turned around and instructed the calm young man behind her.
“Please welcome the participating students from both sides!”
Seeing that both sides had finalized their participating students, Long Hengxu, the director of instruction, commanded.
“Prepare to die! You guys...”
On the arena, Wei Xiaofeng grinned and provoked Tang Wulin and his companions.
“You!”
Xie Xie was furious and was about to rush up and fight Wei Xiaofeng when he heard a lazy voice coming from a distance.
“Am I late?”
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and a figure was slowly making his way here from the other side of the training ground.
“Not late, not late!”
Upon seeing Su Mo arrive, Ye Yingluo's hanging heart finally settled, and she didn't forget to wink at Long Hengxu, the referee.
Faced with Ye Yingluo's request, Long Hengxu really wanted to refuse.
After all, there was no such thing as a temporary change in lineup when people were already on the arena.
However, considering that Su Mo was a student highly favored by the dean, Long Hengxu looked at Wu Changkong with a troubled expression.
In response, Wu Changkong calmly uttered three words, “It doesn't matter!”
Wu Changkong had absolute confidence in his students.
Seeing Wu Changkong agree, Long Hengxu also breathed a sigh of relief, and his satisfaction with Wu Changkong increased a bit.
“Damn it, this guy is so arrogant!”
Watching Su Mo slowly approaching and becoming the focus of everyone's attention, Xie Xie was so sour his Kiba were almost ground to dust.
“Teacher Ye...”
Long Hengxu was about to ask Ye Yingluo who she wanted to replace when Su Mo had already leaped onto the arena.
“You, get down.”
Su Mo patted Wei Xiaofeng's shoulder and commanded.
“Me...?”
Faced with Su Mo's command, Wei Xiaofeng subconsciously opened his mouth to try to argue for himself, only to hear Su Mo coldly utter, “Scram!”
Then, as if some painful memory had been triggered, Wei Xiaofeng frantically jumped off the arena, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Su Mo.
“This guy looks very strong!”
Xie Xie gave Tang Wulin a look, and the latter nodded in understanding.
Although they both disliked Wei Xiaofeng, this arrogant guy, they had to admit that he still had some strength.
As for Gu Yue, from the moment Su Mo appeared, her gaze had been firmly fixed on him.
The reason was simple: Su Mo inexplicably made Gu Yue feel familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Could it be that he didn't die back then?
Gu Yue subtly compared the Su Mo in front of her with the image of Su Mo in her memory, but it didn't feel very similar.
This was thanks to the extremely fast growth rate of people on this continent.
In just three short years, Su Mo no longer showed any trace of his former self.
Otherwise, Su Mo wouldn't dare to stay by Tang Wulin's side.
Never mind, I'll know what his Spirit is later.
Although she didn't sense the aura of a Spirit Beast from Su Mo, Gu Yue still decided to personally test him.
“This guy, leave him to me.”
Gu Yue took a step forward, and a pale yellow spirit ring bloomed beneath her feet.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged glances and turned to face Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi.
“Class Five, Gu Yue.”
After a simple self-introduction, Gu Yue waved her hand, and a fist-sized fireball flew directly towards Su Mo.
“Class One, Su Mo.”
Looking at the incoming fireball, Su Mo yawned and tilted his head, easily dodging it.
Although it was just a casual probe, Gu Yue still frowned in displeasure when she saw the other party's flippant attitude.
She really disliked Su Mo's attitude.
Gu Yue then raised her hand and beckoned, and another fireball came flying.
Looking at Gu Yue, who was using the same trick again, Su Mo was about to complain, “The same move, don't...”
But before he could finish speaking, the fireball, which was originally only fist-sized, instantly expanded to more than a person's height when it got within a meter of Su Mo.
“First, intentionally feign weakness to lull Su Mo, making him relax his guard.
Then, when it's certain that Su Mo cannot evade her attack, use wind elements to amplify her attack.
Is this child's control over elements really that strong?”
Among the crowd, Ye Yingluo, who appeared calm on the surface but whose heart was already churning with great waves, looked at Gu Yue with apprehension.
Although Ye Yingluo had already learned about Gu Yue from her younger sister, she was still somewhat shocked when she saw it with her own Kiba.
However, Ye Yingluo had absolute confidence in Su Mo.
A scorching heatwave rushed towards him; at such a close distance, it was too late for Su Mo to react.
“Ah~”
At the moment he was engulfed by the flames, Su Mo let out a scream.
However, no one present worried about Su Mo.
Because Su Mo's scream was too perfunctory; anyone could hear the mockery in it.
And after Gu Yue heard Su Mo's perfunctory scream, her pretty face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Gu Yue clenched her delicate fist, determined to teach Su Mo a lesson.
“Look here!”
Gu Yue subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and as she looked up, she met a pair of scarlet Kiba.
“Oh no!” The moment Su Mo met her gaze, an ominous premonition rose in Gu Yue's heart.
Gu Yue wanted to shift her gaze, but it was too late.
“First Spirit Ability, Illusion.”
Su Mo flashed a strange, alluring, scarlet light, and Gu Yue immediately fell into Su Mo's illusion.
Gu Yue, caught in the illusion, her hands hanging limply, her eyes vacant like a puppet without self-awareness.
“Gu Yue!!!”
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who were fighting Wang Jinxi and others, noticed Gu Yue's abnormality and immediately disengaged to come to her side.
“Gu Yue, wake up!”
Tang Wulin grabbed Gu Yue's shoulders and shook her forcefully, trying to wake her up.
“What happened?”
Among the crowd, many students began to discuss in low voices as they watched Gu Yue, who seemed to have lost consciousness.
In the past few days of the promotion matches, Gu Yue's reputation had already spread throughout the entire first year.
Although most people still favored Class One, they also believed it would be a tough battle, and no one would have expected Gu Yue to be subdued in one move.
“Did I miss something?”
Looking at Gu Yue standing motionless on the arena, a student from Class Five looked at his classmate with a bewildered expression.
He had only bent down to tie his shoelace, and how did Gu Yue end up like this?
Even many teachers in the crowd didn't understand what method Su Mo had used.
“Alright, don't waste your effort.”
Looking at Tang Wulin, who was still trying to wake Gu Yue, Su Mo shook his head helplessly, then gave both Tang Wulin and Xie Xie an illusion each.
Under Su Mo's double suppression of spirit power and mental force, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were destined to have no power to fight back.
“Can we announce the results now?”
After confirming that Tang Wulin and his group had fallen into his illusion, Su Mo, who had easily achieved a one-versus-three victory, looked at Long Hengxu, the referee.
“...”
Looking at Tang Wulin and the others, who had suddenly become motionless, Long Hengxu had no idea what had happened and could only seek help from the knowledgeable Wu Changkong nearby.
Among those present, only Wu Changkong and some members of Class One who had fought Su Mo knew what had happened to Gu Yue.
Wu Changkong ignored Long Hengxu's pleading gaze, and after scrutinizing Su Mo from head to toe, he readily said, “We lost!”
However, Wu Changkong's face showed no emotional fluctuations whatsoever due to this defeat.
This left Ye Yingluo, who wanted to take the opportunity to mock Wu Changkong, with no way to exert her efforts, so she could only let out a cold snort and give up.
“Yay~”
Upon seeing Wu Changkong concede, a burst of excited cheers erupted from the crowd of Class One.
Although the people in Class Five had a psychological expectation, they were still somewhat disappointed when their hope was shattered.
Seeing Wu Changkong concede, Su Mo snapped his fingers, dispelling the illusion on Tang Wulin and the other two.
“Na'er...”
“Mom...”
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both cried out at the same time.
