152 A Problem Appears

Xie Xie’s mouth twitched as he said, “Just be content with how things are. Ican’t even count the number of advanced department students that want TeacherWu to teach them.”

“Catch up,” Tang Wulin cut in.

The five students followed Wu Zhangkong to the academy’s training facilities.

These facilities were specially prepared for students to engage in realcombat. It was equipped with a soul barrier to minimize the damage caused bystray soul skills.

“Are we being demoted?” Zhang Yangzi covertly whispered to Wang Jinxi. Thistraining facility was frequently used by the ordinary students. After joiningclass zero for several months, they hadn’t come here as much, so it was onlynatural that Zhang Yangzi was confused. Their combat training had largely beenconducted in the spirit ascension platform against the various soul beasts as,after all, they wouldn’t be sufficiently challenged otherwise.

Wang Jinxi shot him an annoyed glare. “You really speak a lot of nonsense.”

“Eh…”

Wu Zhangkong found the teacher in charge of the building and reserved atraining field for them.

The training fields varied in size, ranging from 30 to 50 meters in diameter.The facility had three floors in total. Each floor had four training field ofdiffering sizes, and each field was usually bustling with students from allgrades training.  

Wu Zhangkong had requested a field on the third floor as it was currentlyempty. This way, they would be able to train in peace.

Wu Zhangkong brought them to a large training field that reached 50 meters indiameter.

Xie Xie eagerly asked, “Teacher Wu, are we three going to fight against themtwo? Hehe.” Xie Xie shifted his gaze to Zhang Yangzi, a mischievous grin on hislips as he geared up for battle.

“No.” Wu Zhangkong said in a cold voice. “The five of you willing be battlingme.”

“Five against one, that’s very unfair… Huh? Against you…” Xie Xie stared at WuZhangkong, dumbfounded.

With his usual indifference, Wu Zhangkong said, “Don’t forget, this no longeris the spirit ascension platform. You won’t revive here in the real world and Imight not be able to properly hold back. I will suppress my soul power to thesame rank as you all, and I won’t amplify my soul rings. This time, however, Iwill be using my martial soul. Begin.”

Without even giving the students a chance to respond, soul rings immediatelyrose up from beneath his feet.

Two yellow, two purple and two black soul rings appeared. An unstoppable auraengulfed the students for a split second before his soul power rapidlydecreased to about rank 20.

An ice blue sword appeared in his right hand. It was as if his usual coldnesshad condensed into that glacial sword; a rarely seen tender expression gracedhis face.

White robes and blue sword, sky ice and snow cold!

These words couldn’t help but pop into Tang Wulin’s head.

The memory of when Wu Zhangkong revealed his martial soul in the battleagainst Guang Biao was still crystal clear in his mind. He hadn’t even beenable to make out what sort of attacks Wu Zhangkong had used back then and thebattle had already ended in a few brief moments.

Yet today, they were supposed to face his Skyfrost Sword?

“Into formation!” Tang Wulin’s thunderous order shocked the rest of hiscomrades out of their stupor. Gu Yue was the first to respond, appearing behindTang Wulin in a flash. Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi and Xie Xie moved into theirpositions, forming a cross with Gu Yue at the center and poised to face WuZhangkong.

Tang Wulin shouted, “Everyone, be careful! I’ll restrain him, Gu Yue, youcontrol the battle. The rest of you, focus on attacking. Go!”

Bluesilver Grass gathered in his right hand as he spoke. Tang Wulin hadlearned from his experiences in the spirit ascension platform and was far moreskillful in his control over the vines now.

Strand after strand of Bluesilver Grass issued forth, closing in on WuZhangkong’s position. At his rear, two soul rings sparkled as Gu Yue raised herhands to shoot out a series of blazing fireballs at Wu Zhangkong. With someflying straight at him and others arcing toward him, Wu Zhangkong faced a fieryassault.

Although ice could indeed extinguish fire, fire could also melt ice. Aftertaking into consideration the fact that Wu Zhangkong had lowered his soul powerrank to their level, Gu Yue decisively chose to first suppress his attribute.

Dozens of fireballs filled the air, some quick, some slow. Regardless ofwhich, in the end, they all shot toward Wu Zhangkong. The fireballs besiegedhim from all sides, seemingly impossible for him to deal with the all at once.

Tang Wulin’s Bluesilver Grass exploded forth at the same time. A multitude ofstrands engulfed Wu Zhangkong, binding his body.

Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi dashed forward from different directions,but all three converged towards Wu Zhangkong. With strands of Bluesilver Grasstied around their waists, Tang Wulin was in complete control of them.

The first to arrive were the fireballs. Despite this, Wu Zhangkong’s gazenever left his Skyfrost Sword. He took a slow and calculated step to the sideas the fireballs seemed to slow down.

In the blink of an eye, the Skyfrost Sword’s chilly aura filled the traininggrounds. Dozens of fireballs extinguished quietly, and as their warm lightdisappeared, the surroundings returned to its original luster.

For a brief moment, a sliver of emotion made it past Gu Yue’s grim expression.She had felt the cores of her fireballs obliterated instantly by Wu Zhankong’smove.

The next second, Wu Zhangkong moved in an eerie rhythm, his mystical footworkdodging the bindings of Bluesilver Grass as they shot forth one after another.

At that instant, he was no different from a ghostly general, his body almostillusory. This scene shocked and dazzled the assault team of three to theirvery bones.

Not good! Tang Wulin pulled ferociously on several strands of Bluesilver Grassas he shouted, “Withdraw!”

It’s best not to aim too high against an opponent like Teacher Wu. We need toavoid making any mistakes and prioritize our safety first.

His reaction was swift enough, but his actions were still lacking in power.

Xie Xie had understood Tang Wulin’s thoughts from the very beginning, so themoment he heard the order to withdraw, he had immediately changed directionsand flown back at his maximum speed.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, on the other hand, were a moment too slow. Thefrost had already crept onto their bodies.

They were not fools though. Having learned from past experiences, theyinstantly locked hands and were enshrouded in a black light.

Martial soul fusion skill!

Shadow Eagle Dragon!

They didn’t dare to hold back against Wu Zhangkong!

Waves of darkness rippled out, unveiling a monstrous scene. Wang Jinxi’s aurahad clearly grown stronger; however, there was a hint of dissonance between himand Zhang Yangzi. The two of them let out a groan before their bodies quicklyseparated.

Two cold lights landed on their bodies, causing them to stiffen in place as WuZhangkong appeared before them.

“What’s going on?” He didn’t continue attacking and began to examine the twoinstead.

Their soul fusion skill failed?

Although they had only partially succeeded in using their soul fusion skillduring the Class Promotion Tournament, it was still considered a success. Butnow, their soul fusion skill had actually failed?

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi paled. They both knew that their martial soulsweren’t particularly powerful, and it was only because of their soul fusionskill that they had been able to enter the ranks of geniuses with a slimpossibility of becoming famous powerhouses in the continent in the future.

Yet, their soul fusion skill had just failed. They were dumbstruck.

“Try it again.” Wu Zhangkong moved back and brandished his Skyfrost Sword onceagain. The chill immediately returned.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged a knowing look as they charged at eachother once again, their soul powers pushed to their very limits.

A pair of wing unfurled from Zhang Yangzi’s back as he swept Wang Jinxi intohis arms.