Chapter 175: Shui Yue'er: You Can Just Consider Yourself a Girl
With that, all three sparring matches came to an end.
Charizard stood in place, flicking its tail with an expression that clearly showed it still wanted more.
To Charizard, those three matches could barely be considered a warm-up.
Lin Mo walked to the center of the arena, patted Charizard's neck, then turned to look at the students from the Four Element Academies.
"Does anyone else want to try?" he asked.
Everyone looked at one another, but no one stepped forward.
Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu had fought together, while Shui Bing'er had challenged Charizard alone. Yet none of them had managed to last very long.
Even though Charizard had deliberately restrained its strength, the gap between the two sides was still far too great.
When relying only on its wind attribute, Charizard's normal combat power was equivalent to that of an ordinary five-ring Spirit King.
Its fire attribute was an entirely different matter.
Even without using any enhancement Spirit Abilities, Charizard's normal combat power approached the level of a seven-ring Spirit Saint.
Not long after the three matches ended, the three council members and the leading teachers from the Four Element Academies followed the sounds of battle and arrived at the arena.
When they saw that the sparring had already ended and all the students were standing at the sidelines, the corners of their mouths could not help twitching.
These youngsters had moved much faster than they had expected.
They had already finished fighting?
Committee Member Meng Shenji surveyed the arena. Seeing that neither side showed any anger, he felt slightly relieved.
Committee Member Bai Baoshan stepped forward and asked, "Has the sparring already ended?"
Feng Xiaotian was the first to answer.
"Yes, Three Council Members. We have already sparred with Lin Mo."
Hearing this, the three council members exchanged glances, each seeing helplessness in the others' eyes.
They had originally intended to preside over the matches themselves and arrange a formal sparring process.
They had not expected these young people to move so quickly and finish everything on their own.
Fortunately, both the hosts and guests appeared satisfied, and no one had suffered any serious injuries.
The leading teachers from the Four Element Academies did not mind either.
After all, practical sparring was one of the main purposes of this exchange.
Committee Member Meng Shenji coughed lightly and looked toward the teachers from the Four Element Academies.
"Since the sparring has already ended, everyone should take a break first. We will arrange other exchange activities this afternoon."
The teachers nodded one after another.
The only thing that puzzled them was the students' lack of enthusiasm.
Had they not just gotten the sparring matches they wanted?
Why did they all seem so uninterested now?
Time passed quickly until noon.
Everyone moved to the largest cafeteria in Heaven Dou Royal Academy for lunch.
The cafeteria covered a vast area and could accommodate hundreds of people dining at the same time. However, there were not many people inside at the moment.
Apart from the teams from the five academies, only a few scattered students were present, making the enormous cafeteria appear rather empty.
Everyone sat in groups of two or three, choosing their own seats as they ate.
There were three people at Lin Mo's table.
Or more precisely, three people and one beast.
Lin Mo sat in the middle, with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan on either side of him. Charizard lay beside the table, with a specially made large dinner plate placed in front of it.
Ye Lingling did not have a large appetite.
She ate elegantly, chewing slowly, and soon finished her lunch.
Afterward, she picked up a piece of golden roasted beast meat from the plate beside her and held it out toward Charizard's mouth.
Charizard lowered its head and sniffed the meat before opening its mouth and swallowing it. Its tail flicked happily behind it.
Compared to when it had been Charmander or Charmeleon, Charizard's appetite had increased significantly.
It could now truly be called a glutton.
The amount of food Charizard consumed in a single meal was enough to feed three to five adult Spirit Masters.
Ye Lingling had long become accustomed to feeding it. Her movements were skilled and natural, without the slightest trace of impatience.
She had always shared an excellent relationship with Charizard.
She had begun taking care of it when it was still Charmander, and after all these years, the two had long since developed a silent understanding.
The sight of Charizard eating also attracted the attention of the students from the other four academies.
Many of them stopped moving their chopsticks and looked over curiously.
Did Spirits also need to eat like ordinary living creatures?
Did that mean Lin Mo's External Beast Martial Soul was no different from a real creature?
The seven students from Tianshui Academy were gathered around a nearby table.
Shui Bing'er sat in the main seat, with her half-sister Shui Yue'er beside her.
At this moment, Shui Yue'er's attention was not on the food in front of her at all.
Instead, her gaze was fixed on Lin Mo, who was sitting nearby.
She propped her chin in her hands, her eyes practically turning into stars.
Simply put, she had become completely infatuated.
"Sister, look at Lin Mo. He's really so handsome."
Shui Yue'er spoke in a low voice, her tone filled with undisguised admiration.
"He's so strong, and he looks so good too."
Seeing her younger sister like this, Shui Bing'er covered her forehead helplessly.
Her sister was excellent in every other respect, but she was far too outgoing and possessed almost no resistance to handsome young men.
Shui Bing'er's own attention, however, was focused entirely on Lin Mo and Charizard beside him.
The reason was simple.
As the possessor of the Ice Phoenix Spirit, this was the first time she had ever been completely suppressed by another person in terms of attributes.
In the past, she had always been the one who held the attribute advantage.
As a top-tier ice attribute Beast Spirit, the Ice Phoenix possessed a natural advantage against the vast majority of Spirits.
Yet today, when she faced Charizard, the situation had been completely reversed.
That sense of powerlessness from having her attributes thoroughly countered was something she had never experienced before.
She finally understood how the opponents she had defeated through attribute suppression must have felt.
Shui Bing'er sighed softly, withdrew her gaze, and continued eating.
After everyone had nearly finished lunch, Shui Yue'er suddenly stood up and walked toward Lin Mo's group.
Her movement was so sudden that Shui Bing'er did not even have time to stop her.
Shui Yue'er quickly reached Lin Mo's table with a bright smile on her face.
"Hello, classmate Lin Mo."
Lin Mo raised his head and looked at her.
"Classmate Shui Yue'er, is something the matter?"
Shui Yue'er nodded and asked directly, "I would like to invite you to join Tianshui Academy. Would you be interested?"
As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding tables fell silent.
Even Ye Lingling, who had been feeding Charizard, stopped moving and looked up at Shui Yue'er.
Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow, amusement flashing through her purple eyes.
Hearing this, Lin Mo asked in return, "Doesn't Tianshui Academy only recruit beautiful female Spirit Masters with water attributes?"
Shui Yue'er remained perfectly calm.
"With the talent you have displayed, classmate Lin Mo, you could absolutely be admitted as an exception. Rules are rigid, but people are flexible."
She paused, and a playful smile appeared on her face.
"Besides, if nothing else works, classmate Lin Mo, you can just consider yourself a girl. Our dean certainly won't mind."
Hearing Shui Yue'er's careless words, Lin Mo raised a hand and covered his forehead, looking helpless.
This woman was not truly trying to invite him to join Tianshui Academy.
She was clearly just attracted to him.
Lin Mo shook his head.
"Thank you for your kindness, classmate Shui Yue'er, but I have no intention of leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
A trace of disappointment flashed through Shui Yue'er's eyes, but she was still unwilling to give up.
"Are you sure you won't reconsider? The environment at Tianshui Academy is excellent, and all the students are girls. If you joined us, you would be the only boy, and you would definitely be very popular."
Before she could finish speaking, Lin Mo interrupted her.
"There's truly no need."
His tone was firm.
"I am doing very well at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and I have no intention of transferring."
Seeing this, Shui Yue'er could only sigh and return to her seat dejectedly.
Looking at her younger sister, Shui Bing'er shook her head helplessly and whispered, "Yue'er, you were too reckless."
Shui Yue'er pouted.
"I just think classmate Lin Mo is amazing. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he came to our academy? Besides, there's no harm in trying, right?"
"Stop thinking about it," Shui Bing'er said. "With his talent, Heaven Dou Royal Academy would never let him leave."
Lin Mo was currently the signature student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
As long as the academy's higher-ups had not lost their minds, they would never allow such a genius to transfer elsewhere.