Wu Zhangkong raised an eyebrow. âForging? Youâre a Soul Master, but you learned how to forge? The clumsy bird flies early into the forest. Youâre a clumsy bird, yet you actually wasted your time on such a pointless thing.â
Tang Wulin lowered his head and said, âBut everyone told me that my martial soul is trash. And my spirit soul isnât that good eitherâŚâ
Wu Zhangkong interrupted, âSo you decided to become a blacksmith? What a farce! Remember this, you are my student. Unless I deem you to be useless, you must put all of your efforts into developing as a Soul Master.â
Off to the side, Xie Xieâs mouth unexpectedly began to twitch. âDidnât you just say I was useless?â At this moment, he could sympathize with Tang Wulin. Of course, he was only able to do so because he had won.
âOh.â Tang Wulin agreed. However, there was no way he would actually give up forging. He couldnât possibly renounce forging after all he had achieved. As for his martial soul, he only felt defeated when he cultivated!
Wu Zhangkong turned and looked at Xie Xie. âWhat are you laughing for? You think youâre better than him? Is it really that fun to hide your twin martial souls? You have rank 18 soul power and are gifted with twin martial souls. Just because you were born with a higher level of soul power, you think you can be proud of yourself?
Xie Xie raised his head, staring at Wu Zhangkong in astonishment. âHow does he know all this?â
Wu Zhangkong coldly said, âYouâve still go a long ways to go. Even twin soul holders can be rubbish people. As an Agility System Battle Soul Master, what glory is there in being forced to use your twin souls by a Soul Master with Bluesilver Grass?â\nâIâŚâ Xie Xieâs face turned red with embarrassment, speechless.
âTeacher, what are twin martial souls?â Tang Wulin curiously asked.
Wu Zhangkongâs eyebrows wrinkled into a frown. âHow incompetent was your elementary academy teacher? They didnât even teach you about twin martial souls? Twin martial souls means that you have two martial souls. The benefit of having two martial souls is obvious; people born with twin martial souls usually have innate rank 10 soul power. Itâs much easier for them to cultivate and they are able to acquire more soul rings in the future. Itâs just that in this age of spirit souls, they are restricted by their spiritual power, which means their advantage isnât that big anymore. There isnât anyone who possesses the spiritual power necessary to sustain eighteen soul rings worth of spirit souls. Perhaps it would be possible if one possessed a spiritual-type martial soul like the Spirit Pagodaâs founder, but each spirit soul would need to be extremely powerful in order to bestow a total of eighteen soul rings.â
Tang Wulin looked towards Xie Xie. They were both people, but why was life so unfair? He had a trash martial soul, yet Xie Xie had twin martial souls. The disparity was simply enormous.
Wu Zhangkong suddenly asked Tang Wulin, âDo you think his martial soul is good?â
Tang Wulin stared back at him. Was there really a need to say it out loud?
Wu Zhangkong lips curled. âIt isnât necessarily better than yours. His martial soul is a dagger, and his second martial soul should also be a dagger. But, itâs just a concealed dagger, thatâs all. The attack range of a dagger is very short. In this modern era of mecha conflicts, what do you think of it now? An Agility System Battle Soul Master gains the most restrictions when they become a Mecha Master.â\nXie Xieâs eyes widened in shock as he started at Wu Zhangkong. âCould it be that Tang Wulin is actually his long lost son? Why else would he belittle me in order to boost Tang Wulinâs confidence? This is simply too biased!â
However, Wu Zhangkong didnât even spare him a glance. âAlright then. Down to business.â
Xie Xieâs spirits were roused. âIs he finally giving out rewards?â
âEvery new academic year, the academy has a grand tournament. Thereâs one for both the intermediate division and the advanced division. Our intermediate division has a total of six grades, and all of them will be participating. This tournament is known as the Class Promotion Tournament.â
âClass Promotion Tournament?â Tang Wulinâs eyes were full of doubt.
Wu Zhangkong continued, âThe weakest class starts first and each class picks the students that participates. Class five will challenge class four, and so on. If the challenger is victorious, then the class numbers will be switched. In other words, if we beat class four, we wonât be the lowest ranked class five anymore, but the first gradeâs class four. The class rankings depend on the victor of the challenge. If challengers are victorious, they can continue to challenge higher ranked classes until they lose. For all six grades, the most victorious will become their gradeâs class one. If they then proceed to challenge the next grade and win, they will be rewarded.â
Xie Xie said, âOur class is the first challenger?â For all six grades, there were five classes and class five was always the worst. In other words, they were currently in the worst class of them all.
âCorrect!â Wu Zhangkong nodded. âThis can be considered a battle of glory for the classes. And if the challengers are able to skip grades, the rewards will be very generous.â\nXie Xie proudly said, âThatâs no problem Teacher Wu. Just leave it to me. Iâll fight them all and go all the way to challenge the sixth grade.â
Wu Zhangkong coldly snorted. âThe minimum number of participants is a pair. Do you actually think that having twin martial souls makes you peerless? Do you know what kind of people are selected to represent class one? There is no lack of geniuses in this world. Although many geniuses lose their way, within the intermediate division, your gifts can only be considered average.â
Xie Xie had zoned out and hadnât heard Wu Zhangkongâs last few words. He only paid attention to Wu Zhangkongâs first sentence and turned to Tang Wulin in shock. âTeacher, youâre saying that Iâll be competing in the tournament with him?â
Wu Zhangkong leaned back in his chair, suddenly exuding an air of magnanimity. âIf you have any better options, then go ahead.â
âIâŚâ Xie Xie wanted to say âI donât want to be with him,â but after recalling the horrible display of abilities by his other classmates, he wasnât able to speak.
No matter what was said, this guy in front of him had already beaten him twice. Moreover, he also had the power of those mysterious golden scales.
Wu Zhangkong said, âThe tournament should begin in a month. Thus, from tomorrow onwards, outside of regular classes, I will have you two undergo special training every night. Iâll formulate a simple schedule for you two so you better turn our class into the first gradeâs class one.â
Tang Wulin couldnât help but ask, âWhat if we are unable to do that?â
âHehe!â Wu Zhangkong laughed. He was originally very handsome, but when he laughed, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie couldnât keep their eyes off of him and could only stare blankly. Moreover, while they were stunned, the two of them felt a coldness rise up from their tailbones, penetrating them deeply.\nAfter leaving Wu Zhangkongâs office, Tang Wulinâs brows gradually relaxed. A smile even appeared on his face. Although it was because the other students hadnât put in enough effort, heâd still been chosen to represent their class in this tournament. This could be considered an honor for a Soul Master. Has he finally taken his first step into the world of Soul Masters? Apart from Teacher Mang Tian, Teacher Wu had also said he held promise.
âHey!â Xie Xie coldly called out to him.
Tang Wulin turned around to face him. âWhat is it? Iâll fight you again once we get back. Iâll also pay you back for the food.â
Xie Xie stared at him blankly for a moment. âDoesnât this guy really love money? How surprisingâŚâ
âI donât want to talk about that. I wanted to tell you to not drag me down during the tournament in a month,â Xie Xie proudly said.
Tang Wulin gently sighed. âDoes your face still hurt?â\n