Chapter 225 "Passing the Test"

"Wow, what an intense battle..."
In the evening, when Yuan returned, he saw the faint cracks in the multi-functional training room and expressed his surprise.
Although this training ground in his Donghu Manor had not undergone special reinforcement, it couldn't be damaged by a commanding level.
To be able to crack the training ground, it would take at least a full power attack from a low-level lord.
Uncle Yu turned his head and looked at Xu Mu, his face showing surprise.
Before this, he already had a good understanding of Xu Mu's strength, with one perfect commanding, two high-level commandings, and a soul pet in possession with unknown quality.
Ignoring the possession soul pet for now, among the other three soul pets, only the Perfect Commander has battle power comparable to the Lord.
But the problem is, the cracks on the training ground clearly indicate a battle between two similarly powerful soul pets.
It is definitely impossible with only the combat power of one Lord.
Moreover, although the energy aura on the training ground has dissipated almost completely due to time.
However, from those traces, it is still visible that the battle should be between scale-claw type soul pets, not humanoid soul pets like the morning star spirit...
Don't tell me that Xu Mu's other soul pets have also reached the Lord-level combat power?
"Uncle Yu, your training room is not good, it's about to collapse after just a few hits,"
Xu Mu said with a smile, looking at Uncle Yu's eyes.
"Alright, I'll arrange for reinforcements tomorrow to ensure that there are no problems with battles for sub-lords and below."
Uncle Yu wasn't annoyed at all, but rather looked at Xu Mu in admiration and said, "I'm actually quite excited now to see you striving for a ranking as you mentioned before."
Xu Mu rolled her eyes: "So, you came here to accompany me and play, right?"
Yu Shu chuckled, without retorting.
Because that was indeed what he had thought before.
After all, Xu Mu was just a freshman and had only recently joined the university.
For his age, it's already impressive for him to make it to the main tournament in the college league.
Maybe Xu Mutian is exceptionally talented and can advance several rounds in the main tournament, instead of being eliminated right from the start.
As for talking about rankings?
It's nothing but a dream of a fool.
In this Hundred Schools Alliance, the top ten universities, and numerous events participated by geniuses.
No matter how confident he is in Xu Mu, he wouldn't truly believe that he can succeed.
不过年轻人有冲劲终归是好事，他也不忍心打击徐慕的积极性。
所以才陪着过来，又是准备庄园又是打探对手情报的。
Thinking that with his help, Xu Mu could go through several more rounds and accumulate enough experience.
Next year is when Xu Mu will truly shine!
But seeing the traces on the training ground today, he changed his mind.
Especially after talking with my friends today.
Uncle Yu went out today to visit friends with a specific purpose.
He specifically visited someone who has a deep understanding of the strength of players from various universities.
In the afternoon, Uncle Yu also benefited a lot.
And according to the information provided by that friend, if Xu Mu has a stable Lord-level combat power, other soul pets only need to be able to launch a few attacks equivalent to the Lord level of power.
With the help of mysterious possessed spirit pets, it’s possible to compete for a ranking.
Not to mention the top ten, there is still hope for the top one hundred!
Don't underestimate the top one hundred. In this highest-level event in China, entering the top one hundred is already considered a genius among geniuses.
Not to mention, Xu Mu is only a freshman.
If Xu Mu really manages to break into the top hundred and get a ranking this year.
Next year's college league, we don't even need to think about it, he will definitely be the first!
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The next day of training, Big Dragon and Little Tiger were extra hardworking.
Although Little Tiger fell short in yesterday's battle and lost the internal match.
But after awakening the 'Tiger King Battle Physique', it has gained great confidence and believes that it can definitely beat Big Dragon and hammer him to the ground in the next competition.
As long as we don't give the stupid dragon time, we can prevent it from fully utilizing its habit of getting stronger as it fights.
And the big dragon is also under tremendous pressure, having finally defeated the young tiger and gaining a leading position in the internal struggle.
It must do whatever it takes to maintain this advantage and secure the ultimate priority to fight.
Now that the young tiger has the "Tiger King battle body", the next battle will definitely be difficult. If we don't train hard, we might be overtaken by it!
It has to be said that Xu Mu's approach is very effective.
A priority right to participate in the main competition completely mobilizes the enthusiasm of the spirit pets for training.
Although Lin did not participate in the internal battle yesterday, after seeing the great dragon and the young tiger working so hard, her childish nature couldn't help but have the thought of entering the competition.
In this way, there is no need for Xu Mu to urge, and the three-headed soul pets can train at full speed.
Tang Jinxuan and Wen Yuxian on the side admired the scene.
Many times, the soul pets in the group can promote each other.
Especially when the strength of these spirit beasts is similar, this is even more so.
Unfortunately, both of them are just like other ordinary students, only able to focus resources on cultivating one spirit beast, and temporarily unable to achieve a balanced strength among the spirit beasts within the group.
This kind of promotion can only be seen but not obtained.
The next day of training, Xu Mu did not hold an internal war as advised.
After careful consideration, he changed the original daily internal war to once every three days.
Just in time for the pre-qualifying round, come back to fight the internal war after completing that round of pre-qualifying matches.
Because it can be seen that both Da Long and Yu Hu have indeed expended a considerable amount of energy in yesterday's battle.
It has not yet recovered to its peak state.
Inside the training ground, although the second pet is working hard in training, both its stamina and skill release are much worse than usual.
If such intense battles are fought every day and one hasn't recovered by the next day, it is feared that one may not be able to level up and may also leave hidden dangers.
This seems to be a bit of a loss outweighing the gains.
Thinking here, Xu Mu couldn't help but feel that he was right to set the rule of not allowing the use of ultimate moves in advance. (ps: the previous chapter, the author made a slight change because 'Soul Departure' directly targets the soul, and the characteristics of the dragon should not be immune, so it was changed to the protagonist not being allowed to use ultimate moves in internal battles. I'm afraid readers who follow the updates will be confused, so I explain it here)
My killer move hasn't been used yet, and both my second pets are like this.
If we use killer moves indiscriminately in an internal battle, I'm afraid the second pets won't even be able to complete normal training now.
Fortunately, I had foresight...
With their spiritual pets working hard in training, three days passed in a flash, and it was soon time for the competition.
In the second round of the qualifying matches, Xu Mu was assigned to a venue right next to the wetland park, which saved him some travel time.
And the opponent in the second round is a junior student from Jiuyuan University.
Jiuyuan University is also a member of the Hundred Schools Alliance, ranked around the thirties, and is considered one of the stronger universities in terms of comprehensive strength among the hundred schools.
This opponent is much stronger than the previous Li Yuebin. The summoned soul pet is a high-ranking leader-level Golden Wind Ironbone Snake.
According to the information provided by Uncle Yu, the strength is around the third stage and seven stars.
However, although the combat effectiveness of the Wind Iron Snake is much stronger than the Mirage Sand Butterfly encountered in the previous round, its performance is still worse than that of the Mirage Sand Butterfly.
The Mirage Sand Butterfly can at least flapping its wings a couple of times in front of the big dragon.
But when it saw the big dragon, the Golden Wind Iron Bone Snake immediately collapsed into a puddle and lay paralyzed on the ground.
His soul pet trainer couldn't blame it either, after all, it was a snake, and the power of the dragon was just too overwhelming for it...
Without shedding a drop of blood, the enemy was conquered in the second round. Da Long showed no sign of pride and instead urged Xu Mu to quickly go back.
It was still concerned about the internal conflict.
Xu Mu was also happy to rely on it. After greeting his opponent, he hurriedly returned.
He immediately started the second internal battle after returning to Donghu Manor.
In the specially reinforced multi-functional training room designed by Uncle Yu, Lin and Da Long faced each other from afar.
Originally, Xu Mu had set a rule that the winner would rest for the next round and let the loser's soul pet fight against the soul pet that didn't fight in the previous round.
I didn't expect to encounter opposition from all the Soul Pets, who unanimously believed that we should continue fighting to win and rest in the next round if we lose the internal war.
Perhaps they all think they can win...
Since all three soul pets agreed, Xu Mu also didn't insist and changed the rules accordingly.
The scene was that Xu Mu was earnestly repeating the rules of the internal battle.
The young tiger An An sat quietly at his feet, blinking its eyes and staring at the scene inside the arena.
The preselection has a total of seven rounds, and there are also seven internal battles within them.
It's not a big deal to lose the first battle, as long as we win it back in the subsequent fights.
Now, it is most important to carefully observe their weaknesses...
Before long, Xu Mu finished explaining the rules of the competition and pressed the button on the wall, causing the scene in the training field to start changing rapidly.
"Boom!"
Trees sprouted up from the ground and instantly formed a lush forest.
This time, the randomly selected venue is the Woodland of the Wood Element!
"Roar!"
At the beginning of the battle, the Great Dragon let out a roar and immediately charged towards Lin.
The two soul pets instantly engaged in a fierce fight.
As the battle went on, Xu Mu shook his head helplessly.
After getting along for so long, they understood each other's characteristics very well.
To deal with the big dragon after devouring the Dragon Spirit, the best solution is to resolve the battle as soon as possible.
If the characteristics of the dragon are allowed to play unchecked, the tide of the battle will gradually shift in its favor.
In the previous internal battle, the young tiger started with full firepower precisely because it knew this principle.
Only because we couldn't break through the dragon's defense, did it take so long.
But Lin didn't do that, which can also be said to be her shortcoming.
Although Lin always followed me to repeatedly defeat strong enemies, it seemed that she had no mercy, but that was under my command.
When there is no self-command, Lin mostly focuses on trapping enemies and doesn't have a strong intention to harm others.
Just like when she first made a contract with a young tiger, the young tiger attacked Lin furiously due to a misunderstanding.
Even when attacked, Lin did not retaliate immediately, but kept avoiding.
It was not until the young tiger's attacks became more fierce that she was forced to fight back.
Now, in the same way, after losing Xu Mu's command, Lin is facing the onslaught of the dragon, constantly mobilizing the Star Mist Chains in an attempt to trap the dragon.
I didn't even think about attacking quickly, we can't let the situation drag on for too long.
Maybe it's because she still subconsciously considers the dragon as a companion, without the intention to harm it.
But this gave the dragon a great opportunity, as its power of getting stronger in battle was triggered, and its attack power kept increasing. Lin gradually couldn't bear it anymore...
Finally, Lin lost the opportunity and lost the internal battle.
Big Dragon directly achieved a two-game winning streak!
Actually, this result didn't surprise Xu Mu.
After all, he knows the personality of his favorite soul pet the best.
Just right, take this opportunity to educate Lin and let her enhance her offensive awareness.
After all, there won't be many opportunities for one-on-one command in the future, and the autonomy of the soul pet in battle is also an important aspect.
The young tiger scratched his paws restlessly at his feet.
This stupid dragon has won another round, and the advantage is getting bigger...
In the following rounds of the preliminary competition, Xu Mu has also been lucky and has rarely encountered any strong opponents.
Most of them are students from other schools, and the highest rank they have is just a common higher authority, with no strength reaching the fourth rank.
Dealing with opponents like this, whether it's a big dragon or a young tiger, it's effortless, easily winning the match.
Surprisingly, in the fifth round of the qualifiers, Xu Mu encountered a freshman from his own school.
Out of the tens of thousands of students participating in the qualifiers, it is quite rare for two students from the same school to compete against each other.
Xu Mu does not know the other party, but the other party has long admired Xu Mu's reputation.
When he saw that his opponent was the top-ranked student in his school, he didn't even think about it and directly surrendered.
As a result, Xu Mu once again won without a fight and directly advanced to the next round.
During these preliminary rounds, his toughest opponent was a sophomore student from Desolate North Academy.
However, that sophomore student didn't even make it onto their academy's talent ranking list, and his strength was inferior to Zhou Qi, let alone being able to stop Xu Mu.
Unlike Xu Mu's smooth sailing, both Tang Jinxuan and Wen Yu were eliminated in the fifth round of the qualifying competition.
One of them encountered a sophomore from the top ten universities and was swept out.
Another match involved a half-hour battle against a third-year student from Yunchuan University, ultimately resulting in a disappointing loss.
However, both players didn't have much emotion about it. They participated in the university league for the experience, and reaching the fifth round was already considered quite good.
After being eliminated, the two of them decided to cheer on Xu Mu and watched him advance all the way, which improved their mood.
Until the final round of pre-qualifying...
"Xiao Mu, things might be a bit troublesome."
On the day before the seventh round of the preliminary competition, Yu Shu found Xu Mu with a serious expression.
"Your opponent for the final round of the preliminaries is called Huang Zhang, a junior student at Ludi University."
"Ludi University? The school that is known as the strongest university apart from the top ten institutions?"
Uncle Yu nodded: "That's right, although they only claim it themselves. But excluding the top ten universities, Ludi University's strength is enough to secure a place among the top three hundred schools."
"Moreover, this Huang Zhang almost entered the top ten universities at the end of his sophomore year, but was ultimately brushed off for some reason."
"Both his strengths and weaknesses are very obvious, if you encounter him in the main competition, he may not necessarily be your opponent."
"But in the preliminary rounds..."
As he spoke, Uncle Yu shook his head and handed the illustrated book to Xu Mu, indicating that he should take a look himself.
The information clearly states that Huang Zhang only left behind one soul pet, while the rest are recently contracted young pets.
This is his disadvantage.
In fact, this disadvantage can be quite fatal in the main competition.
Because even if the main pet is strong, it still can't handle a war of attrition.
However, the pre-selection is a one-sided situation, so this disadvantage naturally does not exist...
And Huang Zhang's biggest advantage is his native soul pet.
Low-tier Lord, Blood Flame Wolf King!
Strength... Fourth-order Seven-star！