"This... isn't quite right!" The teacher felt she was in a difficult position. She knew from the Dean of Students that Mei Lele's status was no less than that of the three noble Disciples opposite her, but she didn't know the full details. However, things had reached a point where she could no longer make the decisions.
"Teacher, it's fine," Jin Bao said with a smile. Although he didn't know why the other side was provoking them at this time, even a clay man has a bit of a temper, right?
The reason wasn't important; beating them up to vent their anger was!
"Teacher, since they've agreed, we'll give them ten minutes to rest and adjust their state. That should be fair enough!" that noble Disciple said. The other two teams also sided with him.
"Fine! Ten minutes of rest, but you must be careful with your strength; it's best not to hurt anyone." After saying this, the teacher felt her clothes were soaked with sweat, but she was the only teacher here right now and didn't dare go report this to the Dean of Students.
Ten minutes later, Jin Bao and his team stood on one side of the field.
Additionally, because there were many people this time, the boundaries of the field were drawn larger.
The nine of them were on the other side, a full fifty meters away from Jin Bao's side.
"Match, start." With the teacher's command, both sides moved.
Over there, the three members of the Ironclad Bear team led the front, followed by the Two-headed Snake Spirit Master and the Purple Gold Shield Spirit Master. Their teammates rushed toward Jin Bao's direction from both sides of the field.
"First Spirit Skill, Money Shield—Soaring!"
Jin Bao snapped his fingers, and three shields appeared above the three of them. Immediately after, the three of them performed a triple jump, reaching a height of ten meters above the ground.
"First Spirit Skill, Multiple Wind Blades—Rain of Wind!"
With the support of Balu's First Spirit Skill, Mei Lele directly released her Spirit Ability with full force. Fist-sized wind blades fell as densely as raindrops onto the three teams below.
"What!" They clearly hadn't expected Jin Bao and the others to use such a direct and somewhat rogue tactic.
At this height, the only ones among them who could attack were the Repeating Crossbow Spirit Master's attacks, spider silk attacks, and vine attacks.
But the attack power of those three couldn't break the defense of the Money Shield. Even if the vines and spider silk stuck to the shields, Mei Lele would quickly cut them with her wind blades.
As the wind blades fell like raindrops, the two Turtle-type Spirit Masters hurriedly used their Spirit Abilities to shield the three noble Disciples beneath them. The other four Spirit Masters weren't so lucky; their clothes were shredded into strips, and they quickly fled the field to admit defeat.
"First Spirit Skill, Converged Wind Blades—Great Sever!"
The enraged Mei Lele gave the Spirit Masters below no chance to react. The wind blades converged together, slashing onto the turtle shells one after another.
"Young Master Luo De, we can't hold on much longer!" the two Turtle-type Spirit Masters said, lowering their heads.
"You two useless things!" the Ironclad Bear Spirit Master cursed angrily, then turned to ask the two behind him, "What do we do?"
The Purple Gold Shield Spirit Master said, "Don't ask me. I can't withstand this kind of attack for more than a few hits."
The Two-headed Snake Spirit Master said, "According to my calculations, Balu's Spirit Ability effect is about to run out. Luo De, throw me up to ambush them!"
Luo De: "Are you sure!?"
Two-headed Snake Spirit Master: "If I made a mistake in my calculations, then I will be the one to recover the loss. This is what my father taught me!"
Another wind blade fell. After the two Turtle-type Spirit Masters blocked it, they collapsed directly, and their Spirits deactivated.
Seeing this, although Mei Lele remained vigilant, she did not continue her attack.
"Up you go!" Luo De threw the Two-headed Snake Spirit Master into the sky. With his strength combined with the sudden move, the boy arrived in front of Balu in the blink of an eye.
However, in the next moment, a shield blocked his path.
"Want to sneak attack? You're dreaming!" Jin Bao said, looking at the two noble Disciples below.
"I am the Two-headed Snake!" The Two-headed Snake Spirit Master's waist swayed, and a snake head emerged from his right foot, opening its mouth to bite Jin Bao's neck.
"I said you're dreaming!" Jin Bao's voice reached his ears, and a shield just large enough to cover a fist struck the snake's head.
Immediately after, Jin Bao kicked him in the waist.
Seeing this, the teacher watching from the sidelines rushed over to catch him.
"Teacher, we surrender, we surrender!" The Two-headed Snake Spirit Master breathed a sigh of relief and spoke quickly after finding himself caught by the teacher.
The teacher looked at the two noble Disciples over there.
"We surrender!" The two over there deactivated their Spirits.
Only then did Jin Bao and the others descend from the air.
Although they won in the end, just as the Two-headed Snake Spirit Master had estimated, Balu couldn't hold on for much longer. Relying on Jin Bao's spirit power alone, they would inevitably have had to land and face them head-on.
When they landed, Balu's legs went soft, and he sat directly on the ground.
Although Jin Bao and Mei Lele's spirit power wasn't completely exhausted, very little remained.
"Alright, everyone, start your Cultivation!" the teacher said hurriedly.
At this moment, the Two-headed Snake Spirit Master walked up to Jin Bao and Mei Lele. "Can I know what level your spirit power is now?"
Jin Bao and Mei Lele looked at each other. "Level seventeen!"
The Two-headed Snake Spirit Master smiled. "Then my loss wasn't in vain. Also, his Spirit Ability was the key to your victory; otherwise, you might not have won."
"I suppose so!" Jin Bao glanced at Mei Lele. He was certain she had developed a new way to use her First Spirit Skill, because he could see from her final attack with the Converged Wind Blades that she had definitely realized his previous idea of turning the wind blades into long blades.
Even if Mei Lele didn't have new methods, his progress over the past year was no small feat. Now, he could already achieve a level of protection equivalent to a half-suit of armor, meaning he could become a Battle Soul Master at any time.
The first day's disturbance passed like that. Afterward, not only did the three noble Disciples stop looking for trouble, but others became even more respectful toward them.
In the World of Spirit Masters, strength has always been respected.
Fortunately, whether it was Jin Bao, Mei Lele, or Balu, none of them had any intention of becoming a school bully or a boss.
However, while the ones practicing privately before were just Jin Bao and Mei Lele, now Balu had joined them.
Balu's role was simple: to provide Spirit Ability support to both of them simultaneously, allowing their battles to last longer. Through this repeated consumption and recovery of spirit power, he was gradually making progress.
After one after-school practice session, both Jin Bao and Mei Lele reached a Breakthrough to level twenty during their Cultivation.
"What kind of Spirit Beast are you planning to get this time?" Mei Lele asked.
Jin Bao: "I'm not sure yet, but it would be best to have a Spirit Ability that can weaken enemies."
Although he had once designed several plans for combining Spirit Abilities, no one could say for sure what the future held. The main thing was that he didn't have a clear reference like he did before.