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The next day, the selected students for the second team were posted on the notice board. Except for the selected students, everyone else was expected to participate in the matches to demonstrate their strength and be considered for the Second team.
"Wait, didn't this person used to be in the main team?" said a student, causing everyone to be stunned that a student was stripped from the main team.
"Wow, teachers are not showing mercy to even the members of the main team," said a student loud hoping to let the behind person to be heard.
"At least he's in the Second team, or maybe don't in the future," joked a kid with a smirk.
Behind the grouped students, a red-haired fat kid was trembling and clenched his fist after reading the notice and hearing the words of the students.
"…" Dai Mubai glared at the laughing students as he was going to shout at them, but Tang San stopped him while shaking his head.
"Guys!.... you need… to come with me," said Oscar, running in the corridor and looking at the student group with confusion. His eyes caught the notice board and read the names written on it. Oscar was shocked after seeing the name of Ma Hongjun in the second team.
"How it…" Oscar stopped his words after seeing the gloomy face of Ma Hongjun.
"What happened, Oscar?" asked Tang San while looking at the panting Oscar.
"All the Main team students are ordered to come to the practice grounds for an important meeting, and Fatty, Vice Dean, also called you to visit," said Oscar as he understood why Flender specially pointed to Ma Hungjun.
"Ok, let's go, Hongjun. I think there's a reason for the decision made in the presence of your master. You have the right to know," said Tang San to encourage Ma Hongjun, who just nodded his head with no emotions, which made Tang San worry for his friend.
They all went to the practice grounds, where all the girls stood in line with Flender, Yu Xiaogang along with Liu Erlong, standing in front of them, and in the middle of the Blue Academy teachers, Old Gin was standing with a healthy look, which confused Tang San, as he knew the body condition of Old Gin but now it was healed.
'Seems like he was able to heal his hidden wounds!' thought Tang San, after looking at Old Gin with his Demon Purple Eyes. And his eyes gazed at Xiao Wu, who had a serious face and was silently standing in the line with her best friends.
"So, everyone had come," said Liu Erlong, taking one step front as the boys stood in line, leaving a gap with the girls as Meng Yiran gave a dangerous glare at Oscar to not get close to her.
"First of all, you all knew the formation of the Second team. We, the teachers, are ashamed of only taking care of the main team. And the Principal of our Blue Academy scolded us to reflect on being a good teacher to every student."
"But I am warning all of you that if you don't be wary or do not show the results, then your place in the main team will be stripped out and given to the best one in the Second team."
"I know this might be very wrong to strip out, but this was essential to give every student a chance to participate and show their talents in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"And this is not the end if any of you strip out from the main team, there's one year time for the tournament to prove your strength and join the Main team again and show the others why you all are in the Main team," said Liu Erlong, making Ma Hungjun raise his head as his eyes met with Liu Erlong who was looking at him.
"Don't waste the precious time and prove yourselves." Said Liu Erlong took a step back as Old Gin walked in front.
"Well, what to say, my disciple reached Spirit rank 40 along with Xiao Wu, and also in a few days, Ning Rongrong might also reach Spirit rank 40," dropped Old Gin, causing everyone to be shocked, even Liu Erlong was bewildered after hearing the words of Old Gin.
"What! How is that possible?" shouted Yu Xiaogang with an astonished facial expression as Flender had to hold him to stop, who was also stunned by the Old Gin's words.
"Along with Liu Erlong, I am going to take the girls to Sunset Forest for the spirit ring hunt today in the afternoon. And Flender, while we go to Sunset Forest, you are responsible for taking care of the Academy. And don't worry, there was nothing wrong with them because there's a girl with two Titled Douluo guards, and I won't dare to harm them," said Old Gin as Flender nodded his head reluctantly.
"Hope you will select the good students based on their strengths, and I believe you because you are the best friend of Liu Erlong," said Old Gin, turning his head over his shoulder and gazing at Flender, who had a serious face, and a feeling crept inside his heart not to disappoint Old Gin.
"I will, Principal, and you don't need to worry about the matters in the Academy," said Flender with a firm voice.
"As for the boys, hope you all work hard for your future," said Old Gin, eyeing, Tang San was looking at him for an answer, or else he was figuring out the reason for the sudden rise in Spirit rank for the girls.
"Then Liu Erlong, be prepared for the travel, as you need to meet an important person who will help with our Blue Academy," said Old Gin, leaving with the girls' group.
Tang San didn't go to the class, and same as the remaining boys as they were upset that the girls' Spirit rank had become unreachable, and despair was creeping into their hearts. Dai Mubai's face was twisting with uncertainty as Zhu Zhuqing's strength was rising at an unpredictable speed, and if this continues, he knew that in the future, there would be no need for him to participate in the Throne fight with his siblings.
If he knows that Zhu Zhuqing's Martial Spirit had a second awakening and completed her original Hell Civet Spirit, which had evolved to Netherworld Black Tiger would give him heart attack.
Inside Tang San's room, he sat on the bed with many deep thoughts on the previous meeting. He felt that he was getting the idea of how the girls had raised their Spirit rank in such a short time, but he didn't know whether his thoughts were real or not.
'If at least I talked with Xiao Wu, I might have found the reason, but they are going immediately for the spirit ring hunt…' thought Tang San as he didn't even have the slightest intent to practice after seeing the girls' rise in Spirit ranks.
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"It seems even Liu Erlong didn't know, based on her expression when the principal said?" said Flender, looking at his friend, who was sitting on the chair, inside the teacher's block room.
"He's mysterious, Flender. And I think he might have an advanced pill for the girls, but why didn't he share it with the boys? Isn't that discrimination?" said Yu Xiaogang with a desperate and greedy look on his face, because if he had that advanced pill, his disciple's strength might rise and give him fame and name throughout the Douluo Continent.
"Xiaogang, it was his treasure to begin with, and we have no right to ask him to share. It's his choice to give whoever he wants?" said Flender with a stern gaze at the dear friend who avoided looking at Flender's eyes.
Suddenly, both heard a noise from the window, where they saw the ragged cloak man with an imposing attitude standing and looking at them.
"It's been a long time, Yu Xiaogang and Flender," said Tang Hao, removing the cloak from his face, and both Flender and Yu Xiaogang stood up with a bewildered expression and bowed to Tang Hao to show him respect.
"But as you two are talking is correct. I didn't expect that old man had such kind of treasures. But right now, I can't battle him, or else my position could be known to my enemies, and to exchange this pill, I have given him a Spirit bone with healing ability," said Tang Hao didn't even waste the time as he showed the pill bottle to them.
'So, this is the pill that helped Yu Xiaogang to raise his Spirit rank,' thought Flender, gazing at the red pill floating in the middle of the glass pill bottle.
"This is the pill I have taken to increase my spirit rank," said Yu Xiaogang.
"Give this to my son and let him explain clearly the details. And I have decided to take my son away for a year to train, with the rise of his friend, his heart was currently in turmoil, and the future, these turmoil thoughts might affect his growth." Said Tang Hao as both Flender and Yu Xiaogang understood the meaning, and they couldn't even argue with a Titled Douluo, but the absence of Tang San might cause some disturbance in the Main team.
"Understood, Crystal Sky Douluo," said Flender with a bow, and Tang Hao disappeared from the room, leaving both of them in deep thought.
Yu Xiaogang didn't waste time, nodding to his friend and going to meet his disciple, as he knew that Tang San should be in his room.
"Knock! Knock!"
"Tang San, are you inside?" asked Yu Xiaogang, desperately hiding the pill bottle in his hands so that no one could see it.
"Master?"
Tang San opened the door with confusion as he didn't expect his master had come to meet him. Yu Xiaogang nodded his head while coming into his disciple's room as he looked around with cautious glances.
"What happened, master? Why are you behaving so alert?" asked Tang San while he closed the door and walked behind his master.
"Phew! Tang San, didn't I tell you that the reason I was able to break through my spirit rank was because I had taken a pill given by the Principal?" said Yu Xiaogang with a stern voice while sitting on the bed, as Tang San nodded his head.
"This is the pill I had taken and was able to break through the Spirit rank, which was impossible in my entire life," said Yu Xiaogang while feeling sad inside his heart as he remembered the breakup with Liu Erlong.
'This is incredible! How can a person make this kind of pill' shocked Tang San was shocked after seeing the pill that he had never seen the composition of even in his past life.
'Tsk, with my knowledge, it could be impossible to find out how the pill was made, and I don't want to waste my time to study on this pill,' thought Tan San with regret.
"So, I will explain how to absorb the pill, and the pain will be terrible once you take the pill," said Yu Xiaogang, passing it to Tang San as he began to explain the process of pill effects.
"Understood, master," said Tang San, but he didn't open the pill bottle while he was in deep thought about something that had been bothering him ever since the meeting with Old Gin, explaining the sudden rise of Spirit ranks of girls.
"What happened, Tang San? Why are you not taking the pill?" asked Yu Xiaogang with confusion on his face.
"Master, I think I know the real reason behind the improvement of girls," said Tang San as Yu Xiaogang was shocked, but he knew Tang San never said a word if he was not one hundred percent sure, so he nodded his head for an explanation.
"When I first met Poison Douluo, I noticed he was poisoned and had been tortured by his poison. I observed him closely, who should have died a long time ago, but after careful observation, I knew he was using a precious treasure to suppress the poison. Which is called Yin Yang Fire and Ice well"
"In this well, there will be many Immortal herbs that raise any Spirit masters at least 7 Spirit ranks without any backlash, and sometimes a Martial spirit might evolve if the correct Immortal herb is taken," explained Tang San, giving both Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao shock as they didn't except there was such a mysterious land.
"Are you telling the truth, son?" asked Tang Hao, coming inside Tang San's room from the window.
"Father! Where have you been and what are you doing here?" asked Tang San with overwhelming emotions in his heart, which made Tang Hao flinch a bit with guilt that he remembered how harsh he had been with his son.
"I will explain things later, but what are you claiming is true?" asked Tang Hao, glaring at his son, who looked at him with clear eyes.
"I am sure, Father," said Tang San as he already knew that his father was a powerful person after meeting with Tai Tan, and now it proved that his father was a powerful man on the Douluo continent.
"I think it best not to be enemies with Poison Douluo, as he was a notorious man when it comes to revenge," said Yu Xiaogang as Tang Hao nodded his head, knowing the personality of Poison Douluo.
"And I don't know the principal character to say about him," said Yu Xiaogang.
"That old man is the same as the Poison Douluo, and my gut feeling is telling me don't mess with him." Said Tang Han, making Yu Xiaogang surprised at Tang Hao's words, as he was the dare and the youngest Titled Douluo in the entire Douluo Continent.
"Tang San, I thought of taking you a week later after saying goodbyes to your friends, but we need to hurry up for your training with me. I already talked with Flender and Yu Xiaogang to take you with me to train for a year," said Tang Hao as his son stammered and remembered Xiao Wu, who was leaving for the Spirit ring hunt and he was slight hesitate to move away from the Blue Academy because he needed to meet Ning Rongrong's father for the business.
"I know it will be difficult for you, Tang San, but it will be a waste of your time to stay here, and with Clear Sky Douluo, you will learn a lot and grow same as Xiao Wu who was already at Spirit rank 40" said Yu Xiaogang revealing that Tang San's father was a Titled Douluo which made Tang San shock and looked at his father with admiring gaze.
"Yes, Father, I will come with you and train," said Tang San with determination.
Tang Hao nodded his head and left the room to give some space between master and disciple, after all, it would be a year later they met again.
All the main characters were set on their journey, with Ma Hongjun beginning training with his master, Flender, and Oscar with Shao Xin. And then it remains Du Mabai, who was the only person who didn't have any person to train him, but fate seems to have given him a chance.
Everyone was hungry to strive to improve their strength because all of them had personal and dream goals to achieve.
**End of Volume 2- Personal goals**
That concludes Volume 2. You have now seen the ambitions of all of the main characters as well as two mysterious characters. It's been two freaking years of writing, and I've managed to write over 100k works, which I'm proud of. Without your encouragement, I wouldn't have dared to pick this fan fiction novel, and of course, I received many scolds from other readers at first, but I didn't stop writing, and I hope I'll be able to finish this fan fiction to the end.
Thank you for reading and supporting me on Patreon. Lastly, I can't wait to start Vol-3, and if you have any suggestions, please share. I am ready to use those suggestions in Vol-3.