Wu Changkong's Online PUA

Wu Changkong led the three of them to his office. The office was pitifully small, only ten square meters. Aside from a desk, a bookcase, and a chair, there was barely room for anything else.

"When I called someone trash just now, that included the three of you!" The Cold Arrogant Male God's first words made all three of their expressions change slightly.

Not even a reward? At least there should have been some encouragement.

Wu Changkong looked at Tang Wulin. "You performed reasonably well today, but you didn't fully make use of your strengths. Your Blue Silver Grass has mutated, hasn't it? Its toughness is far beyond ordinary. However, your soul power is too weak, and you can't maintain it for long. Under those circumstances, as long as your opponent's soul power is higher than yours, you won't have much of a chance. At this stage, the most important thing for you is to raise your cultivation."

Tang Wulin said helplessly, "But Teacher Wu, I still need to study blacksmithing."

Wu Changkong's brow twitched slightly. "Blacksmithing? You're a Soul Master, so why are you learning blacksmithing? The early bird gets the worm. You're already a slow bird, yet you're wasting time on meaningless things."

Tang Wulin lowered his head. "But everyone says my Martial Soul is a useless Martial Soul, and my Soul Spirit isn't good either..."

Wu Changkong cut him off directly. "So you're planning to become a blacksmith? Nonsense! Remember this: you are my student. Before I decide that you're trash, you must work hard toward becoming a Soul Master."

At the side, Xie Xie's mouth twitched. Didn't you just say that all three of us were trash? Still, seeing Tang Wulin get criticized made him a little happy inside. Serves you right for humiliating me twice.

"Oh." Tang Wulin agreed, but of course he would not give up blacksmithing. The sense of accomplishment he gained from forging made it impossible for him to abandon it. When it came to his Martial Soul, all he had ever felt was frustration!

Wu Changkong turned to Xie Xie. "What are you laughing at? Do you think you're better than him? You've been hiding your Twin Martial Souls. Was that fun? Soul power at Rank 18—wasn't that mostly thanks to the innate advantage of Twin Martial Souls? Innate Full Soul Power, right? Are you proud of that?"

Xie Xie raised his head and stared at Wu Changkong in shock. How did he know everything?

Wu Changkong said coldly, "You still have a long way to go. There are plenty of trash Twin Martial Soul possessors. As an Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master, you used both Martial Souls and still couldn't even get close to your opponent. Is that something to be proud of?"

"I..." Xie Xie's face turned bright red, and for a moment, he was unable to speak.

"Teacher, what are Twin Martial Souls?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

Wu Changkong frowned. "Do the teachers at your Primary Academy get paid for nothing? You don't even know about Twin Martial Souls? Twin Martial Souls means having two Martial Souls. The benefits are obvious. Generally, possessors of Twin Martial Souls have Innate Full Soul Power. Cultivation is much easier for them, and both Martial Souls can have Soul Rings attached.

"However, after entering the Soul Spirit era, Twin Martial Souls no longer have such a great advantage due to the limitations of Spiritual Power. No one's Spiritual Power can withstand Soul Spirits supporting eighteen Soul Rings. Unless they are like the first Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda back then, possessing a Spiritual Attribute Martial Soul themselves, with every Soul Spirit being extremely powerful and capable of granting multiple Soul Rings."

Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie. They were both human, so why was it so unfair? He had a useless Martial Soul, while the other had Twin Martial Souls. The gap was simply too great.

Wu Changkong suddenly asked Tang Wulin, "Do you think his Martial Souls are good?"

Tang Wulin looked at him. Did that even need to be said?

Wu Changkong curled his lip. "They may not be better than yours. His Martial Soul is a Dagger, and his second Martial Soul should be one too, except it's invisible. Daggers have a short attack range. What can they do in modern mecha combat? Among Battle Spirit Masters, Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Masters are the most restricted after becoming Mecha Masters. Control System Battle Spirit Masters' Martial Souls are the most helpful in mecha combat."

Xie Xie stared at Wu Changkong with wide eyes. Could Tang Wulin be his biological son or something? Why was he boosting Tang Wulin's confidence by putting me down? This was too unfair!

"As for Nan Fusheng, your performance just now was commendable, but you also exposed your weakness. You rely too heavily on Soul Skills. Your Soul Skill may be excellent, but no Soul Skill is flawless.

"What will you do if one day you encounter an opponent who counters that Soul Skill? If I'm not mistaken, your Soul Skill not only requires a certain amount of time to activate, but also requires Spiritual Power to lock onto the target. For example, if you encountered a spiritual-type Soul Master like Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, do you think your attack speed would be faster than his?"

Wu Changkong said.

"Yes, Teacher Wu, I understand."

Nan Fusheng did not argue after hearing Wu Changkong's words. He could more or less tell that Wu Changkong was saying these things to knock them down a peg and temper their arrogance—in simple terms, he was PUAing them. Still, the Soul Skill he had displayed did indeed have that flaw.

However, Wu Changkong was ultimately somewhat short-sighted. Tang Wulin was already capable of Thousand Refinement. A nine-year-old Thousand Refinement blacksmith was probably unprecedented even in the forging world, yet Wu Changkong was telling him not to forge. If Tang Wulin's teacher found out, who knew whether he would fight Wu Changkong to the death...

As for Nan Fusheng, his First Soul Skill was merely Steal, released through his Time Worm Martial Soul. This was also one of Nan Fusheng's discoveries over this period. If his actual First Soul Skill were exposed, wouldn't others mistake him for an Evil Soul Master?

Even if they did not, they would most likely keep their distance. No one would enjoy the feeling of possibly being subjected to Parasitism at any time. So he had directly revealed Steal, because it was an ability he might need to use frequently in the future.

It was enough for him to reveal only the ability to steal consciousness. First Soul Skill: Time Deprivation. It could deprive someone of their consciousness for a period of time, depending on the strength and Spiritual Power of both sides. That was the explanation Nan Fusheng had prepared.

At the same time, Nan Fusheng discovered that his Time Worm Martial Soul could cover up some of the drawbacks of his Steal ability. For example, as a Sequence 5 Dream Master,

he could take away others' ideals and dreams, steal their memories, or steal a thought they were about to put into action, causing them to fall briefly into a daze. However, at this stage, he could not retain the stolen thought. He himself had to replace the target and carry out the corresponding action.

For instance, if Nan Fusheng and Xie Xie were standing at the edge of a cliff, and Xie Xie wanted to jump off and was about to act on it, then if Nan Fusheng stole that thought, Xie Xie would briefly freeze up, but Nan Fusheng would instead make the corresponding action of jumping off the cliff.

This was a major hidden danger. However, while experimenting with the Steal ability, Nan Fusheng had also discovered that he could use his Martial Soul to activate Steal, allowing his Martial Soul or Soul Spirit to bear the cost in his place. For example, if he stole someone's intention to jump off a building, Nan Fusheng could make his Martial Soul and Soul Spirit carry out the corresponding action, while he himself did not need to do anything.