And the "ferociousness" in his eyes had instantly disappeared. Replacing it was a seemingly honest and kind glow.
The muscular man scratched his head and looked at Shi Xiaobai in puzzlement, "You … Eh, are you one of the Seven Dukes of China?"
Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised. He did not know how to react to the muscular man's sudden change in attitude. However, when he heard the muscular man's question, Shi Xiaobai denied it without any hesitation, "No!"
Seven Dukes of China? Shi Xiaobai indicated that he had never heard of it. He habitually waved his hand and flipped it around to support his forehead, covering half his face. He said with a sneer, "This King is the King of All, the King of Gods, the King of Worlds, the King of Kings — Arzeus Jade Emperor of the Nine Heavens Alexander I!"
The muscular man was stunned hearing this. After a moment of thought, he looked embarrassed as he scratched his head and said, "That … Me has never heard of it …"
His strong beast-like body and his embarrassed expression formed a sharp contrast, accentuating the muscular man's silly temperament.
Shi Xiaobai immediately revealed a disappointed expression as he shook his head and sighed, "Steel Ox, you are still too young after all. You are a little ignorant."
Due to his disappointment, what should have been a "Steel Wall Shaking Herculean Ox" was shortened to "Steel Ox" by Shi Xiaobai.
"Ah? Me is not called Steel Ox, Me is called Ye Jiaquan! "
Ye Jiaquan awkwardly waved his hand before lowering his head and said honestly, "Me doesn't know anything. Lingcun also keeps saying that Me is silly."
When he said the name "Lingcun", Ye Jiaquan's eyes flashed a beam of familiarity. It looked like he was someone he trusted.
Shi Xiaobai nodded and agreed with Ye Jiaquan's foolishness. Following that, he recalled that he was here to ask for directions, so he did not insist on explaining his identity. Instead, he said, "This King has something to ask you."
This was the third time Shi Xiaobai said this. Ye Jiaquan's expression turned extremely serious as he nodded heavily and said, "Please ask!"
Shi Xiaobai said in all seriousness, "This King was hit by Shadow Ninja's Sharingan illusion and accidentally fell into the Samsara Maze. This King is temporarily unable to find a way out. Steel Ox, do you know how to get to the rookie training grounds? "
When Ye Jiaquan heard this, he was stunned. He felt that the thin youth in front of him was speaking profound and erudite words. He basically could not understand what was being said from the very beginning. But unexpectedly, he actually understood the last question and happened to know the answer!
Ye Jiaquan immediately said excitedly, "Me knows! I know! Actually, I'm this year's Annihilation rookie, so I know where the rookie training grounds are! "
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he was slightly surprised. As he sized up Ye Jiaquan's massive body and his face that appeared rather mature due to his "ferociousness", as well as the terrifying punch from before, he found it impossible to equate him with a "rookie".
Ye Jiaquan seemed to notice Shi Xiaobai's puzzlement as he scratched his head and said with a silly smile, "Actually Me is only sixteen years old!"
Shi Xiaobai was immediately dumbfounded. He was momentarily at a loss for words.
Ye Jiaquan was clearly accustomed to people showing shock when they learned of his age. He did not explain further and instead naturally changed the topic, "Why do you want to go to the rookie training grounds?"
Shi Xiaobai regained his composure and thought over his words before saying in a deep voice, "This King has been sealed by the Evil Gods of various worlds, causing This King's strength to drop to the first level of the Psionic Mortal Realm. Now, in order to remove the seal, This King is temporarily joining [Gaia]. Just like you, I'm this year's [Annihilation] rookie! However, This King has been busy managing This King's own world for the past few days, so This King only managed to find some free time today. As a result, I accidentally skipped training for a few days. "
Ye Jiaquan was confused hearing this. He did not understand Shi Xiaobai's words but found them impressive. Moments later, he understood what Shi Xiaobai meant. Immediately, his eyes lit up as he said excitedly, "So, you are also an [Annihilation] rookie? And you are only participating in the training today? "
Although he knew that the youth in front of him was also a rookie, Ye Jiaquan still used the honorific "sir". According to his personal understanding, intelligent people were worthy of respect. For example, Chen Lingcun, or the youth in front of him whose name he could not remember. He found it difficult to understand more than half of the youth's words, so it was obvious that the youth's intelligence was far above his.
Shi Xiaobai did not notice these details. He only nodded calmly.
Seeing Shi Xiaobai nod, Ye Jiaquan's rather dull eyes suddenly emitted an unconcealable sense of hope. In order to prevent himself from losing his composure due to his excitement, his actions became more hurried. He looked into Shi Xiaobai's eyes and pleaded, "If that's the case, can Me … Can Me request you to join Team Red?"
"Team Red?" Shi Xiaobai asked in puzzlement.
Ye Jiaquan smacked his forehead and suddenly recalled that the youth in front of him had just arrived today. He hurriedly used clumsy words to explain, "About that … The instructor has split the rookies into two teams, Team Red and Team Blue. During every assessment, the two teams would have a competition, and the losing team would have to eliminate one person. Me is from Team Red, so Me hopes that you can join Team Red! "
Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised when he heard this. He remembered that Riko had mentioned in her letter that the instructor would often conduct assessments. Furthermore, the person with the worst results would be eliminated during every assessment. But according to Ye Jiaquan's explanation, this batch of instructors had clearly changed the rules. It was as though the instructors believed that the importance of a team's strength took precedence over an individual's strength?
"This King cannot be eliminated no matter what. It looks like This King needs to seriously consider which team to choose."
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai could not help but ask, "Which team is stronger, Team Red or Team Blue?"
It was obvious what kind of answer he would receive if he asked a Team Red member which team was stronger. However, Ye Jiaquan did not give the answer Shi Xiaobai expected. Instead, he lowered his head and said with a deep voice filled with indignation, "Team Blue … is stronger."
Shi Xiaobai was slightly surprised, but he quickly understood. The monster-like youth in front of him, who had an honest heart like a fool, did not know how to lie.
"Honest Steel Ox, This King did not misjudge you!"
Shi Xiaobai was very touched and had already made up his mind. However, he continued asking, "How many times have the two teams competed, and how many wins and losses?"
Ye Jiaquan still had his head lowered, but his fists were clenched tightly. With a somewhat bitter voice, he whispered, "Twice, Team Blue won both times."
Shi Xiaobai carried on asking, "This King heard that there is a rookie at the fourth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm. Which team is he in?"
Ye Jiaquan lowered his head even more. "Team Blue …"
Shi Xiaobai sighed in his heart. It looked like the difference in strength between Team Red and Team Blue was not trivial. However, this did not affect his decision.
"This King hates bullying the weak, and likes to defeat the strong with the weak!"
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai was prepared to tell Ye Jiaquan that he was willing to join Team Red.
Suddenly, Ye Jiaquan's head, which had been lowered all this while, suddenly looked up.
"Although Team Blue is temporarily stronger than Team Red, Me believes that Team Red will surpass Team Blue sooner or later!"
Ye Jiaquan clenched his fist in front of his chest and looked up into the distant sky. His tone was filled with confidence. His confidence didn't seem to be false, but had a real source and reliable support.
What was it that suddenly gave this simple and honest young man such fiery confidence?
Ye Jiaquan lowered his head slightly and looked straight at Shi Xiaobai. He said loudly, "Please, you must join Team Red! Our Team Red's captain is Shi Xiaobai! "
Shi Xiaobai was stunned, thinking that he had heard wrong.
Ye Jiaquan's fiery voice resounded once again. "Captain Shi Xiaobai will definitely lead Team Red to defeat Team Blue. Me believes in him!"
When Ye Jiaquan said the words "Shi Xiaobai", his eyes were filled with a look of worship, as though he was describing a great figure!
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