49: Chapter 49 Captain Mu Qingci!

Mu Qingci walked into the team quite naturally.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jing Hongchen gave a simple nod to Elder Ma and then left.

Elder Ma looked at Mu Qingci, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Mu Qingci, is it? I heard that Xiao Hongchen sparred with you twice before and lost both times. Our team values strength above all else. Since you are strong, you shall be the captain of the reserve team. How about it? Are you interested?"

If it had been anyone else trying to snatch his position as captain, Xiao Hongchen would have been the first to fly into a rage. But because it was Mu Qingci, he didn't have a single complaint.

Even if Xiao Hongchen didn't want to admit it, he had to acknowledge that he couldn't defeat Mu Qingci right now, regardless of whether it was in terms of Spirit Master abilities or Soul Engineer capabilities.

Mu Qingci nodded. "Since Elder Ma thinks highly of me, I will respectfully accept."

The actions he had taken earlier were precisely to establish his own prestige within this newly arrived team. Becoming the captain was the perfect way to utilize that prestige.

Elder Ma's eyes rolled, and a new idea formed in his mind.

He looked at Mu Qingci and said half-jokingly, "Since you've become the captain, shouldn't you show the team members what you're capable of? I don't think what you showed earlier is enough for the team members to clearly recognize your strength."

Mu Qingci nodded. "Elder Ma makes a good point, but how should I show them?"

Elder Ma smiled and pointed at someone in the team. "Rulong, come and exchange a few moves with this new reserve team captain."

Ma Rulong, the captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy main team, a Level 6 Soul Engineer and a Spirit Emperor level powerhouse, was the core leader of the entire team and also Elder Ma's grandson.

To be able to reach Spirit Emperor at the age of twenty, his talent could already rival the peerless prodigies of Shrek's Inner Court. Of course, there was certainly some involvement of medicine in that.

A tall young man who looked somewhat similar to Elder Ma stepped out from the team and made a gesture of invitation to Mu Qingci. "Brother Mu, let's exchange a few moves."

In the eyes of the crowd, Mu Qingci might be able to hold out against Ma Rulong for a while, but winning was somewhat unlikely.

After all, there was a full major realm difference in cultivation. Mu Qingci was still only a Level 4 Soul Engineer, and no matter how fast he improved, it could not be denied that he was currently still a Level 4 Soul Engineer.

Ma Rulong, on the other hand, was a solid Level 6 Soul Engineer. On paper, Mu Qingci clearly did not have the advantage.

The two stepped onto the arena and stood facing each other from a distance.

"Brother Mu, get ready!"

Ma Rulong shouted, and a sound of metal mechanisms operating rang out from his body as one spirit tool after another appeared outside him.

As a pure Soul Engineer, fighting using spirit tools was his daily routine.

Mu Qingci did not release his Spirit, but instead reached his right hand toward the storage spirit tool bracelet on his left hand.

Accompanied by a flash of silver light, a long sword appeared in his hand.

An Level 8 melee spirit tool, the sword of blazing sun.

This was one of the Level 8 spirit tools that the current Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire had compensated him with.

Elder Ma clearly recognized this spirit tool, but considering Mu Qingci's identity, it was not strange that Mu Qingci would have this spirit tool in his hand.

After all, Kong Deming was the head of the Enshrinement Hall; it was not strange for any royal spirit tool to appear in his or his disciple's hands.

Ma Rulong clearly also recognized the sword of blazing sun in Mu Qingci's hand, and a look of gravity appeared on his face.

However, he was not too panicked. After all, for a Spirit King to want to unleash the full power of a Level 8 spirit tool was almost impossible.

But just because other Spirit Kings couldn't, it didn't mean Mu Qingci couldn't do it.

The sword of blazing sun was, generally speaking, a Level 8 spirit tool with light as the primary attribute and fire as the secondary attribute.

And what was Mu Qingci best at? That was Ultimate Light.

With his Ultimate Light Soul Power as support, he would only be able to control this spirit tool faster and better than others.

Accompanied by bursts of Ultimate Light Soul Power being injected, the blade of the sword of blazing sun erupted with an extremely dazzling light, and a terrifying pressure poured out.

Ma Rulong's highest level spirit tool was only Level 6, and facing the pressure of a Level 8 spirit tool, he was ultimately unable to resist it completely.

But as the captain of the main team, he naturally would not easily admit defeat.

He raised the spirit tool ray gun in his hand and fired at Mu Qingci.

The power erupted by the Level 6 spirit tool ray could already rival the full-force strike of a Spirit Emperor.

Yet, facing this strike, Mu Qingci only calmly raised the sword of blazing sun in his hand.

As the blade swung forward slightly, a golden-red semi-circular sword energy was slashed out, colliding with the spirit tool ray and ultimately canceling it out.

Cold sweat seeped out on Ma Rulong's forehead. He had used a full tenth of his Soul Power for that strike just now, and it was resolved so nonchalantly by the opponent?

But after all, he was a captain selected through trials; Ma Rulong was not so lacking in psychological fortitude.

With a wave of his hand, several spirit tool cannon barrels appeared behind him, initiating a money-squandering spirit tool battery fighting style.

This time, Mu Qingci could not respond easily and began to dodge left and right.

Around his body, his unique sword intent began to surge.

As the sword energy circled, it automatically formed a barrier, protecting Mu Qingci within.

He was like a phantom, shifting and moving until he arrived in front of Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong hurriedly activated his defensive spirit tool, but a defensive spirit tool of only Level 6 was simply no match before the Level 8 melee spirit tool, the sword of blazing sun.

Mu Qingci slashed with a full-force strike, and the spirit tool shield shattered upon impact.

Ma Rulong sat limply on the ground. Mu Qingci also put away the sword of blazing sun and reached out a hand toward Ma Rulong. "Captain Ma, thanks for the match!"

Elder Ma watched this scene, a look of intense shock appearing in his eyes.

His grandson had actually lost?

That was a Level 6 Soul Engineer, a 6-ring Spirit Emperor, and he had actually lost just like that?

But the facts were right before his eyes; he had to believe it, and he had to be shocked once again by Mu Qingci's talent and strength. He was truly worthy of being taken as a personal disciple by Kong Deming.

In a flash of thought, Elder Ma quickly made a decision.

He clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"It seems that our new young captain is extremely powerful; even the main team captain, Ma Rulong, is no match for him. Therefore, after some careful consideration, I have made a new decision."

He looked at the crowd with a feigned air of profundity, glanced at his own good-for-nothing grandson out of the corner of his eye, and finally shook his head.

This actually couldn't be blamed on Ma Rulong; running into a monster like Mu Qingci, losing wasn't shameful.

Elder Ma adjusted his breathing and looked at the crowd again. "I announce that from today, Mu Qingci is the captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy team, the main team captain!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Mu Qingci himself, felt shocked, though the degree of shock varied.