"Le Xuan-jie is accompanying me, I am the one participating in this assessment."
"Later there will be a free-for-all. If you say a few nice words to me, maybe I can look out for you," Ma Xiaotao said with her arms crossed, speaking to Shi Yu with a hint of arrogance.
Her chest was already full, and crossing her arms like this made it even more prominent, making Shi Yu feel a bit embarrassed watching.
"I probably don't need you to look out for me, Xiao Tao-xuejie," Shi Yu said, still quite confident in his own strength.
Under Ma Xiaotao's strong opposition, his address for her finally stopped being 'Shizhi'.
In front of many people, it was indeed not very appropriate to call Ma Xiaotao 'Shizhi'.
"If we become opponents later, I won't hold back," Ma Xiaotao said, showing off her not-so-big fist, indicating that hitting people with it hurt a lot.
"Then we'll see if you can hit me," Shi Yu remained relaxed.
He might not be able to defeat Ma Xiaotao, but if Ma Xiaotao wanted to hit him, it wouldn't be an easy task either.
Powerful Space power allowed him, under circumstances where his strength wasn't completely overwhelmed, to be almost invincible.
This was the power of Space power. 'Time is revered, Space is king' was also consistent with the actual situation.
Compared to other powers, Space power indeed seemed too powerful; this was clearly a level higher.
As for Time power, he hadn't obtained the relevant Soul Ring yet. If he obtained it, perhaps the power Time power brought him would be even stronger.
After all, without obtaining a Soul Ring now, the Time Martial Soul could already play a significant role at crucial moments. If he obtained it, he himself couldn't imagine how much help it would bring him.
The few people gathered together, chatting idly. Originally, Zhang Lexuan's face still carried a smile; she was usually in a good mood when chatting with Shi Yu.
But soon she saw someone, and the smile on her face slightly receded, and she became silent.
Shi Yu noticed Zhang Lexuan's change in expression, looked behind him, and instantly understood why Zhang Lexuan's expression had changed.
Over there, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Bei Bei, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, were approaching.
Seeing Shi Yu, the smile on Bei Bei's face immediately disappeared and was replaced by a hint of coldness.
In the past few months, he hadn't actually been at the Academy, but was given a holiday and went out with Tang Ya to clear his mind.
The death of his good brother Xu Sanshi was still quite a blow to him, and he really wanted to avenge Xu Sanshi.
However, he was obstructed, and the person who obstructed him was the person he respected the most, a family elder, and also Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion Master, Mu En.
After Mu En stated that he had already taken Shi Yu as his disciple and hoped that he wouldn't fall out with Shi Yu because of Xu Sanshi's matter, his mood was very bad, to the extent that he thought about going out with Tang Ya to clear his mind.
The adjustment during this period made him hate Shi Yu less. After all, no matter how much he hated, he couldn't actually kill Shi Yu.
This was his Xuanzu's disciple. Speaking of which, he was two generations higher than himself. Him killing him would be somewhat unreasonable.
Coupled with Xuanzu's repeated persuasion and admonishment, he could only reluctantly give up his resentment towards Shi Yu.
However, when he thought he could face Shi Yu calmly, he still instinctively felt hostility when he saw him. This enmity was ultimately not so easy to let go of.
Shi Yu's gaze towards Bei Bei was alright. Once, Mu En also spoke to him about Bei Bei, hoping he wouldn't hold a grudge against Bei Bei because of some of his hostility.
He also clearly stated that as long as Bei Bei didn't cause him any substantial harm, he wouldn't care too much about the hostility Bei Bei showed.
After all, the hostility shown and the actual harm inflicted were still very different.
Towards Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, he didn't show any particular expression; seeing them often, he had long gotten used to it.
Shi Yu turned back and glanced at Zhang Lexuan. The latter, after seeing Bei Bei appear, became somewhat silent and even felt a slight sense of guilt, like a thief.
This still made him feel a little uncomfortable. Bei Bei didn't like Zhang Lexuan, but Zhang Lexuan was interested in Bei Bei.
This might not be love, but rather out of adherence to her own vow.
This vow made her force herself to like Bei Bei; it could also be considered a knot in her heart.
More and more people gathered at the scene. There were Outer Courtyard students and Inner Courtyard students, but in terms of proportion, there were still more Outer Courtyard students.
This didn't mean that Outer Courtyard students would be the main participants in this competition. Seven people from the Inner Courtyard and Outer Courtyard respectively would be selected to form the main team and the reserve team; there wouldn't be a situation where the Outer Courtyard had one or two more people.
Fewer people came from the Inner Courtyard because only these few people in the Inner Courtyard were qualified to compete; others coming would just be a waste of Time.
As for the Outer Courtyard, their strength was relatively weaker, and the distinction wasn't very obvious. It was necessary for them to compete for participation slots through their performance in battles.
Xuan Lao came here drinking wine. His face was a bit red; it was clear he had drunk a lot, occasionally hiccuping from the alcohol.
A group of people quickly stood in formation, Inner Courtyard disciples were in front, Outer Courtyard students were behind, waiting for Xuan Lao's instructions.
"Le Xuan, you're here too," Xuan Lao said, taking the initiative to greet Zhang Lexuan upon seeing her.
"Xuan Lao, drink less alcohol, it's not good for your health," Zhang Lexuan reminded him helplessly.
"Just one last sip," Xuan Lao said with a smile, took a sip, and then put the wine away.
Because of the matter where he messed things up by drinking before, when facing Zhang Lexuan, he always felt a little guilty.
Especially when mentioning drinking, he felt an inexplicable guilt, as if he had done something wrong.
After putting away the wine gourd, he let out an alcoholic hiccup before pointing and saying, "You, you, you step forward."
Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and seven other Inner Courtyard disciples were pointed out and came to stand to one side.
"You, you... and you," Xuan Lao continued to point.
Shi Yu, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, He Caitou, and Dai Huabin were all pointed out.
"Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, the two of you will be captains and select people. Take turns selecting one person each, then a large free-for-all will commence. Those who lose will shout 'I am a pig'," Xuan Lao said with a hint of mischievousness.
Many people heard this punishment and widened their eyes, thinking to themselves that they absolutely couldn't lose, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
"I'll go first?" Ma Xiaotao proactively asked for the priority selection right.
"Alright," Dai Yueheng said. In order to show his gentlemanly demeanor, he chose to let the lady go first.
"I choose Shi Yu," Ma Xiaotao made the choice without hesitation.
"Didn't you say you wanted to be my opponent?" Shi Yu whispered to Ma Xiaotao after walking over.
"If it weren't for this punishment, I would definitely make you my opponent," Ma Xiaotao said irritably.
Having Shi Yu on the opposite side, she really wasn't very at ease. In her opinion, this person was even harder to deal with than Dai Yueheng.
Dai Huabin had an 'as expected' expression. He chose an Inner Courtyard disciple.
This person's strength was considered second only to him and Ma Xiaotao; their attack power was strong.
Ma Xiaotao's second choice was also an Inner Courtyard disciple. Except for Shi Yu, whose priority in her heart was higher than Inner Courtyard disciples, no one else would do.
Only after the Inner Courtyard disciples were all selected did it become the turn of the Outer Courtyard disciples.
The final result was that Dai Yueheng's side, including himself, had four Inner Courtyard disciples, while Ma Xiaotao's side, including herself, only had three.
In Ma Xiaotao's own view, this wasn't a disadvantage at all. Shi Yu might not necessarily be worse than an Inner Courtyard disciple.