187 Welcome to Class Zero

The two elements worked in tandem, the ice freezing Xie Xie while the flamescorched him—a terrifying combination. Had he not quickly reacted by using hisLight Dragon Storm to mitigate the majority of the blast, he would have endedup in a far worse condition.

Just as he celebrated his survival, an ice wheel slammed into his back out ofnowhere. Disbelief spread across his face as his body went rigid and toppledover.

Tang Wulin’s Bluesilver Grass trap untangled itself as he released one handfrom Gu Yue’s neck while supporting her with the other on her waist, thusrestoring her mobility.

Their bodies were so close that Gu Yue could enjoy Tang Wulin’s clean andcrisp scent. She could have easily escaped his trap by teleporting, continuingthe battle and eventually winning through guerilla tactics. She chose insteadto let him grab her, as only in close combat could she have a chance ofdefeating him in one strike.

The result, however, went against her expectations. She had lost. She and XieXie had both lost.

The battle might have looked like Tang Wulin was fighting alone against thetwo of them from start to finish, but, as observers, Wu Zhangkong and LongHengxu had clearly seen Xu Xiaoyan’s two decisive moves. Her actions had beenmade at the exact moments needed to turn the tide of battle.

This girl’s perception and control are pretty good. She supported Tang Wulinexcellently. Even compared to her peers, she is excellent!

Upon arriving at this conclusion, Wu Zhangkong met eyes with Long Hengxu andthe two exchanged nods of tacit understanding.

Long Hengxu approved of Tang Wulin, while Wu Zhangkong was beginning toapprove of Xu Xiaoyan.

“You took many risks,” Tang Wulin said as he released Gu Yue.

She snorted. “I was just afraid I would hurt you. otherwise, I would have usedeven more elements that you can’t defend against.”

Tang Wulin came to a startling realization. That’s right! Gu Yue can controlmany more elements; water, fire, earth, wind, light and even space. Each andevery one of them is powerful. Ice is an extension of water, but it’s notnecessarily her strongest ability. With her control, she could have attacked mewith three elements at once!

I went easy with my Golden Dragon Claw, but wasn’t she going easy on me too?

An awkward smile tugged at his lips. “You’re still the most amazing.”

Gu Yue laughed. “You’re amazing too! You would’ve injured me if I didn’trestrain you in time.”

“Ow, ow! I know you guys are busy admiring each other, but can you spare sometime to help your good friend off the floor?” Xie Xie’s painful groansinterrupted their exchange. He painstakingly crawled back to his feet with anirritated expression.

Only Xu Xiaoyan was nice enough to walk over and help him up.

Xie Xie looked at her and rolled his eyes. “Is slicing me up that fun?”

Xu Xiaoyan giggled and revealed a harmless, toothy smile.

The other two students walked over. Tang Wulin extended a hand to Xu Xiaoyan.“Welcome to class zero.”

Xu Xiaoyan accepted the handshake. “Thank you, class captain. You guys are tooawesome though! The only thing I could do was look for opportunities to aidyou.”

Her words were not exaggerated. As soon as the battle begun, she found thatthe most she could do was just stand there foolishly!

These guys, are they really monsters? How is this Tang Wulin’s soul ring atthe thousand-year level? Isn’t the limit for the first soul ring about fourhundred years? Even if he used some heavenly treasures, there’s no way he couldupgrade it to the thousand-year level! Only at three rings do people begin tohave thousand-year soul rings!

Xie Xie’s swiftness and Gu Yue’s control over six elements also instilled anequally deep shock. She felt utterly insignificant in front of these threemonsters.

But she had keen observation skills and hadn’t acted blindly, waiting insteadfor the right opportunity to act. She knew she couldn’t even hope to comparewith this trio during the day, so she had to do her best to at least leave agood impression by grabbing any chance she got to display her strength.

Opportunities would always come to those who were well prepared. Her successserved to prove this statement.

Two one-ringed Soul Masters had prevailed over two two-ringed SoulGrandmasters. The very notion of this coming to pass was inconceivable, yetthey had accomplished it.

Long Hengxu walked over to Wu Zhangkong. “Now I have more confidence in yourclass. I’m sure I can persuade the president to increase your resources.Teacher Wu, is there anything you need?”

Wu Zhangkong said, “The children could use more nutritious food. Nutrients arevery important at their age. The martial soul is an extension of the body; itneeds to be properly nourished.”

Long Hengxu forced a smile. “That wouldn’t be an issue if they all had normalappetites, but Tang Wulin is just a glutton He can clean out all the food thefirst window makes!”

Wu Zhangkong indifferently said, “You’ve seen his strength and histhousand-year soul ring; do you think they just appeared out of thin air? Thathe can grow so strong just from eating is amazing in and of itself.”

“I guess there’s some sense to that,” Long Hengxu muttered.

Wu Zhangkong added, “Eastsea City is rich in many kinds of seafood, of whichsome are highly nourishing sacred foods. Get some for the children. They needsturdy foundations to grow.”

Long Hengxu nodded reluctantly. “I’ll tell the president. Teacher Wu, keep inmind that the president is facing a lot of pressure because of class zero. Justcounting the cost for admittance to the spirit ascension platform, the amountof resources invested into class zero is enormous. Thankfully, things have beensuccessful so far; you even managed to train a monster like Tang Wulin. Whatthe academy truly desires, however, is glory. You understand, right? Theacademy wants your students to participate in the Skysea Alliance Tournament.You should prepare for it. Even if they don’t place too high, they need to atleast amaze people and win the academy some fame. The goal is to have them winthe Outstanding Newcomer Award or the Outstanding Newcomer Group Award.”

“The Skysea Alliance Tournament?” Wu Zhangkong’s eyes flashed withcomprehension and he nodded without the slightest hesitation. “I have noproblems with fulfilling their request.”

Long Hengxu stared at Wu Zhangkong in surprise. He had assumed Wu Zhangkongwould refuse since the children were only ten years old, yet he had readilyaccepted.

“You agree?”

Wu Zhangkong said, “The best method to temper someone is through real combat.So far, they’ve only focused their energy on cultivating and they lack combatexperience. This is a good opportunity to fix that issue.”

“Excellent! I was worried you might not agree. I will immediately report thismatter. I can guarantee you—until the Skysea Alliance Tournament starts, yourmeals won’t be lacking even when compared to those at the Shrek Academy! Thistime, the academy is going to spend all of its capital.”

“Good!”

“All of you, come here.” Wu Zhangkong stepped onto the arena and beckoned tothe children.

The four students quickly ran over.

Wu Zhangkong nodded and turned to Tang Wulin. “You still need to practicemore. There were too many holes in your defences.”

“Yes, Teacher Wu.” Tang Wulin couldn’t contain his excitement. Now that hissoul ring was at the thousand-year level, his combat strength and controlprecision had skyrocketed! He believed that after breaking the second GoldenDragon King seal, his Bluesilver Grass would evolve once more and receiveanother huge power up.

Wu Zhangkong turned to Gu Yue. “You were a bit unfocused. You should bestronger than that.”

Gu Yue lowered her head and said quietly, “But we’re teammates, not enemies.”

Wu Zhangkong said, “You’ve progressed quickly. Continue striving hard toimprove. As for you…”

He turned to Xie Xie. “You’ll have to put in more effort if you want to keepup with them.”

The corner of Xie Xie’s mouth began to twitch. I really can’t catch a break!Or is it just that Wulin and Gu Yue improve too quickly?

Wu Zhangkong finally turned to Xu Xiaoyan. “You have some ability. Justremember that you only have one month to prove yourself. Alright, you’redismissed for the day. Tomorrow, we’ll start training. I will be your opponentfor three fights every day.”

“Yes,” Tang Wulin, Gu Yue and Xie Xie said with bitter faces. Meanwhile, XuXiaoyan couldn’t contain her excitement and eagerness towards the following day. I heard this ruthless and handsome Teacher Wu is really strong. I wonder justhow strong he is though?

“I will be using my soul skills.” Wu Zhangkong’s left after speaking theseshocking words, his white robe fluttering in the breeze.

“Sou-soul skill?” Xie Xie stammered. “Did I hear that right? Just who isTeacher Wu? Why does he need to use soul skills against us? Did he make somemistake?”

Tang Wulin gaped in disbelief. He had personally witnessed the might of WuZhangkong’s soul skills and knew that even if he suppressed his cultivation totheir rank while only using Frost Scars and Frost Mist, it was more than enoughto slaughter them.