The next day, the forging committee meets to discuss the upcoming competition. The students are divided into two groups: the first is to choose the class monitor, and the second is to select the vice-monitor. The class monitor will be able to gain extra points in the future when he or she is admitted into the inner court, so the competition is exciting. The other students are also eager to participate in the competition, so they form another team to take on the other students. The first team is made up of a blacksmith and his partner, a soul master. The blacksmith explains that his soul is a "dark golden bear," the strongest soul beast. The partner is named Guyue, who is responsible for attacking and supporting the blacksmith. The two of them will take the students to a classroom, where they will enter a forest, where everyone will choose one to sit. After entering the classroom, the students will appear in the forest.