Ye Yin snapped his fingers. "Unleash your spirits!" he commanded.
In an instant, Xiao Wu's legs elongated, her hands and feet were covered in fine fur, and two long rabbit ears popped out from her head. At the same time, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass spread outward, and a continuously spinning Good and Evil Pearl appeared in Ye Yin's right palm. From beneath each of their feet, a spirit ring appeared. For each of them, a yellow-white-yellow spirit ring floated, leaving the other work-study students and the self-funded students stunned. The three new work-study students were all Spirit Masters!
Ling Feng, one of the self-funded students, hesitated, "Boss, how do we even fight this? Neither of us are Spirit Masters; we don't have spirit rings. Only you, Boss, have one."
Xiao Chenyu, their leader, snorted. "What's there to be afraid of? Just because they have spirit rings doesn't mean they'll win! Don't forget, if we lose today, we have to become their subordinates!"
Suddenly, Ye Yin's voice rang out. "I should probably remind you," he said. "We're not taking subordinates anymore. We're full. Now we're looking for mounts."
[Resentment from Xiao Chenyu +15!]
[Resentment from Ling Feng +3!]
[Resentment from Liu Long +5!]
Xiao Chenyu shot back with a harsh remark. "Then you just wait to be a good mount yourself."
The two groups quickly moved away from each other, leaving an open space for the fight to begin.
"I'm a support-type Soul Master," Ye Yin announced as he retreated two steps. "So the fighting will be up to you two."
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +10!]
[Resentment from Tang San +10!]
"Xiao Wu, I'll give you a Blessing first!" Ye Yin's first spirit ring flashed, and a white light landed on Xiao Wu.
His first Spirit Ability was called Blessing. The effect was 'Excitement' and the duration was five minutes. As the white light flashed, Xiao Wu, who had been ready to attack at any moment, let out an extremely alluring sound. "Mm~"
Ye Yin was confused. "What just happened? Something's not right," he thought.
Xiao Wu stared at Ye Yin with extremely charming eyes. A pink light swirled within them, and two blushes rose on her cheeks. Ye Yin was dumbfounded. This Blessing felt a little off, like the skill had some strange side effects! He couldn't believe it could make Xiao Wu feel so comfortable.
"I'll give you another Blessing!" Ye Yin's first spirit ring flashed again, and another white light fell on Xiao Wu. His first Spirit Ability, Blessing, now increased her agility, and the effect would last for fifteen minutes.
Xiao Wu cried out again, "Ah~" She turned and hugged Ye Yin tightly, pressing all her weight onto his body for support. "Wait, wait a moment, Ye Yin..." she gasped.
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +15!]
The atmosphere on the scene was extremely awkward. With Xiao Wu acting like that, how could they fight now? Ye Yin chuckled. "My Blessing effect is pretty good, right?"
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +25!]
Xiao Chenyu looked at the three of them, confused. "By the way, are you guys going to fight or not?" he asked.
Ye Yin replied, "The battle has already begun."
His first spirit ring flashed three times in a row, and three black lights instantly fell on Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and Ling Feng. This was his first Spirit Ability, Curse. The first Curse caused dizziness for twenty-five minutes, the second caused blurred vision for thirty minutes, and the third caused weak legs for one hour.
As the three Curse abilities landed, Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and Ling Feng instantly felt that something was wrong.
"Why is my head so dizzy?"
"Why is my vision so blurry?"
"My legs are so weak, I can barely walk."
[Resentment from Xiao Chenyu +12!]
[Resentment from Liu Long +7!]
[Resentment from Ling Feng +6!]
"Everyone, snap out of it!" Xiao Chenyu shouted at his two companions. "Charge!"
He gritted his teeth and rushed forward. But as he charged, Xiao Wu lightly tapped her toes and landed a Rabbit Kick directly on his face.
Ling Feng was known for being the fastest among all the students at Nuo Ding Academy, but now, his legs were weak. He felt numb as soon as he tried to exert force. He gritted his teeth and held on, but he could only perform at fifty to sixty percent of his usual level. Before he had even taken a few steps, a Blue Silver Grass suddenly rose from the ground and tripped him, causing him to fall with a thud.
Liu Long's Spirit was a stick. His body was in good condition, but his vision was blurry, and he couldn't see clearly. He picked up his stick, aimed it at Xiao Wu, and swung it down forcefully.
A painful wail from Xiao Chenyu rang out.
Due to his blurry vision, Liu Long couldn't even see who was in front of him. "Ah!" Xiao Chenyu exclaimed. He was already dizzy, and with the stick hitting him, he almost fainted.
"Hahahahaha!" Xiao Wu burst into laughter as she watched the comical scene of the three. "This is hilarious. Can you three still fight?"
[Resentment from Xiao Chenyu +13!]
[Resentment from Liu Long +8!]
[Resentment from Ling Feng +7!]
Ye Yin had done nothing, yet his resentment value still increased. He turned his gaze to Tang San, wondering if giving him a Blessing would have special effects, just like it did with Xiao Wu.
His first spirit ring flashed, and a white light landed on Tang San. His first Spirit Ability, Blessing, was applied. The effect was increased strength, and the duration was five hours.
"I feel like my strength has increased a lot," Tang San spoke subconsciously.
"Oh?" Ye Yin asked. "Little San, besides that, did you feel anything else?"
Tang San shook his head. "No, I just simply feel stronger."
Ye Yin was deep in thought. He applied another Blessing, and another white light fell on Tang San. This Blessing increased his Blue Silver Grass's strength for three seconds.
"Do you feel anything special now?" Ye Yin asked.
Tang San shook his head again. "No."
Ye Yin mumbled, "Could it be that the effect failed?" His first spirit ring flashed again, but this time he changed the target to Xiao Wu. He applied the Blessing again, this time reducing her spirit power consumption for half a minute.
"Ah~" another Blessing landed on Xiao Wu, and she hugged Ye Yin, her legs trembling. "Ye Yin, no more Blessings..."
"Call me Yin Ge," Ye Yin said.
Xiao Wu did so without hesitation. "Yin Ge, Yin Ge," she said, before adding, "Oh my..."
[Resentment from Xiao Wu +29!]
About ten seconds later, Xiao Wu finally recovered, her eyes full of resentment. After this battle, Xiao Wu successfully became the big sister of all the self-funded students. She was not the big sister of all the work-study students, however, because she had to call Ye Yin "Yin Ge."
After the battle concluded, Ye Yin, Xiao Wu, and Tang San left and headed to Spirit Hall. Ye Yin's main goal was to test his spirit power level, while Xiao Wu and Tang San's main goal was to collect a one gold coin Spirit Master subsidy. As the three walked, Ye Yin still occasionally saw the screen-filling effect of resentment values. Xiao Chenyu and his two companions were still continuously providing resentment, but the amount was getting smaller and smaller.