50: Chapter 50 Practical Training: The Captain's Terrifying Abilities

The selected team members looked at each other, unable to fathom that Elder Ma, being Ma Rulong's own grandfather, would actually replace him as captain just like that.

Ma Rulong's face was full of unwillingness: "Grandfather, why is this? Just a moment ago, I clearly..."

"Silence!" Elder Ma interrupted Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong wanted to retort, but Elder Ma's next sentence choked the rebuttal right in his throat, leaving him unable to speak.

"Rulong, I know you are unconvinced and want to say you were just careless, right? If you were on the battlefield, facing an opponent whose strength on paper is lower than yours, your carelessness would lead to your death."

Elder Ma looked at Mu Qingci and continued: "Furthermore, he is indeed stronger than you. There is one point you cannot deny: if it were you, you would be unable to fully unleash the power of that Level 8 spirit tool."

Hearing his grandfather say this, Ma Rulong lowered his head helplessly. After all, he truly could not unleash the power of the Level 8 spirit tool; otherwise, he would not have needed to sacrifice his own talent to activate the sword of judgment in the original work.

"It is decided." Seeing that Ma Rulong said nothing more, Elder Ma waved his hand and made the final decision.

Thus, Mu Qingci became the captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team, while the original reserve team captain position reverted to Xiao Hongchen. Ma Rulong became the vice-captain of the selected team.

Regarding this decision, the selected team members clearly had some objections. They did not believe that such a green youth like Mu Qingci could lead the entire team well.

As their team leader and teacher, Elder Ma understood their personalities extremely well and keenly sensed this.

However, he did not speak up immediately, wanting instead to see how Mu Qingci would handle this situation.

Since he had joined the team, coordination and chemistry between teammates were essential.

After Mu Qingci joined, today's training began.

"Today, since a new captain has just arrived, let us conduct a practical training session."

Elder Ma waved his hand and divided the fourteen individuals into two groups.

"Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Mi Jia, Xiao Xiafeng, Lin Xi, Chen Fei, you all are one team. Mu Qingci will lead the remaining six people as the other team."

This distribution seemed unfair, but in reality, it was a test for Mu Qingci and an opportunity for Elder Ma to help him establish his authority.

The opposing team could be said to have gathered all the elites of the entire team. The strength of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen was already no less than any selected team member, so the team led by Ma Rulong was equivalent to a full-strength selected team.

On the other hand, Mu Qingci's side, including himself, only had three selected team members. The other four were supporting characters with little screen time in the original work, their strength varied, all at the Spirit Ancestor level.

The two teams arrived at either side of the competition platform and began to discuss their tactics.

Mu Qingci called the other six people over.

He first looked at the four reserve team members: "Your task is very simple. The four of you go and hold off the Hongchen siblings on the opposite side. I believe that as fellow reserve team members, you understand each other."

Facing Mu Qingci, those four did not show the dissatisfaction the selected team members had. Hearing his instructions, they nodded one after another.

Subsequently, Mu Qingci looked at the two selected team members: "You two are both Level 5 Soul Engineers, so each of you choose a teammate you are familiar with as an opponent. Leave the rest to me."

The two had been dissatisfied with Mu Qingci as the new captain from the start. Now, seeing his confident appearance, they assumed that Mu Qingci was just an arrogant person, and the disdain in their eyes deepened.

But after all, they were on the same team, and since it was during training, no matter how much dissatisfaction they had, they would not vent their emotions during the exercise. Facing Mu Qingci's instructions, they nodded expressionlessly.

Ma Rulong and the others on the opposite side had also discussed their respective tactics at this moment.

With Elder Ma's command, the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Ma Rulong's side had the equivalent of a full-strength selected team configuration, so they appeared very confident when fighting.

The four reserve team members, just as Mu Qingci had said, faced the Hongchen siblings.

But even though they had the numerical advantage, the gap in cultivation made them fall into a disadvantage as soon as they clashed.

After all, the Hongchen siblings were both at the Spirit King realm, and Meng Hongchen had also absorbed the high-age Spirit Bone that Mu Qingci had given her a while ago, greatly increasing her strength.

Driven by the pressure from Mu Qingci, Xiao Hongchen was also slightly stronger than he was at the same timeline in the original work.

Therefore, when facing the siege of four Spirit Ancestors, the two of them coordinated well, remained fearless in the face of danger, and quickly gained the upper hand to suppress the four.

As for the two selected team members on Mu Qingci's side, they encountered the two selected team members from the opposite side. Being both selected members and having similar strength, the battle between the two sides became deadlocked.

Consequently, there were three people left on the opposite side, and Mu Qingci had to face them alone.

This time, he did not take out the sword of blazing sun, but instead summoned his Hades Sword Spirit.

Five spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black—circled at his feet, and his aura instantly rose by several notches.

At Ma Rulong's feet were yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—the optimal six-spirit ring configuration. His entire body was covered in various spirit tools, capable of both offense and defense, making him very versatile.

The other two selected team members also had five optimal spirit ring configurations floating at their feet, likewise ready for action.

The corners of Mu Qingci's mouth curled into an arc: "Today, let me show you what the terror of a captain is!"

This time, Mu Qingci no longer held anything back and lit up his fifth spirit ring.

"Fifth Spirit Ability, Pluto's Descent!"

In an instant, the sky above the competition arena seemed to darken, because countless light elements were converging toward Mu Qingci.

But at the same time as these light elements converged, the Darkness Elements hidden beneath the shadows of the light also converged toward Mu Qingci.

His body was surrounded by black and white colors, golden light bloomed in his eyes, the Hades Sword in his hand burst forth with dazzling radiance, and his entire aura soared abruptly.

That was the shocking effect brought about by doubling all attributes.

Ma Rulong and the other two on the opposite side only felt that what they were facing at this moment was no longer a Spirit King, but a powerhouse at the Spirit Saint or even near the Spirit Douluo level.

The terrifying pressure of his Soul Power made the three of them feel a slight stagnation in the circulation of their own Soul Power.

"It's not over yet!"

With a thought, Mu Qingci utilized the Element Control method taught to him by Long Xiaoyao to the fullest extent.

Countless light elements and Darkness Elements in the air converged once more, forming a black and gold armor upon Mu Qingci's body.

The armor was both real and illusory, causing his aura to rise once again.

Mu Qingci walked forward step by step. With every step he took, Ma Rulong and the other two retreated by a step.

In their eyes, Mu Qingci at this moment was like a god descending to earth!