Winning Streak (Part 2)

At the same time as yesterday, after school in the afternoon, the Intermediate Division field welcomed the Class Promotion Tournament.

This was the second day of competition, yet just like yesterday, there were still hardly any spectators.

Grade One Class Five's victory over Grade One Class Four yesterday had not caused much of a stir in the academy. After all, this was merely a battle between the lowest classes of the lowest grade.

However, not everyone took it lightly. For instance, Grade One Class Three, which would be facing Grade One Class Five that afternoon, attached great importance to this match.

Grade One Class Three's homeroom teacher, Ye Yingrong, was not very old—several years younger than Wu Changkong. She was a newly appointed teacher.

Ye Yingrong had arrived early, and Grade One Class Three's students stood in an exceptionally neat formation. At the front of the class stood three handsome boys. What was strange was that they looked exactly alike. Unless one knew them extremely well, it would be impossible to tell who was who.

Wu Changkong also arrived with Grade One Class Five. Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue followed behind him.

The other Class Five students all looked excited as well. After yesterday's match, they had great confidence in those four.

Ye Yingrong walked over with a smile on her face.

"Hello, Teacher Wu." She smiled and nodded at Wu Changkong.

Ye Yingrong was a rare beauty. She stood over 1.7 meters tall and had excellent proportions. Her large eyes sparkled with life, while her unusually pale green hair was tied into a neat ponytail. Her skin was fair, her face oval, and her lips small and delicate. Judging by her appearance alone, people would believe she was an Advanced Division student.

She had begun teaching at Eastsea Academy at the age of twenty-three and was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. At her age, that was already exceptionally impressive.

"Hello." Wu Changkong nodded to her as well.

"I'm Ye Yingrong, the homeroom teacher of Class Three." Ye Yingrong deliberately emphasized her name, because she was confident that this Cold Arrogant Male God had absolutely no idea who she was. This legendary male god, who supposedly lived only in his own world, probably could not remember the names of many women in the entire academy.

"Mm." After responding, Wu Changkong's gaze drifted toward the Competition Platform.

Standing nearby, Xie Xie watched with shining eyes. What he envied most was Wu Changkong's cold, arrogant manner. It definitely was not an act—it was simply in his nature. Compared to Teacher Wu, he was truly far too lacking!

Ye Yingrong did not mind in the slightest. She beckoned to her students, and Grade One Class Three's students quickly ran over and lined up behind her.

Ye Yingrong said to her class, "Friendship first, competition second. Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, Gu Tianming, Ito Makoto, be careful later. Understand?"

"Yes, Teacher Ye!" The three identical triplets and the ordinary-looking boy answered in unison.

Wu Changkong turned his head for a look. When he saw their identical appearances, his gaze lingered for a moment. Clearly, these three identical students interested him far more than Ye Yingrong did.

At that moment, Dean of Studies Long Hengxu had already arrived atop the Competition Platform.

"Second match of the Class Promotion Tournament. Grade One Class Five, are you still sending four people?"

Wu Changkong nodded. Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue entered one after another and walked toward the center of the field.

Ye Yingrong smiled faintly. "You go too."

The identical Gu Brothers Three and Ito Makoto also stepped onto the Competition Platform.

These three brothers shared a trait. They all looked rather thin and frail, but their eyes were exceptionally sharp. The triplets' tacit understanding made even their movements while walking appear identical.

As a result, although Ito Makoto walked alongside them, his presence seemed somewhat diminished.

Wu Changkong gave his disciples no instructions. They might encounter all kinds of opponents in the future.

The Class Promotion Tournament was meant to temper them. If they needed his guidance for everything, they would never truly grow.

Nan Fusheng's group of four maintained the same formation as yesterday.

The Gu Brothers Three stood shoulder to shoulder. Gu Tianri was in the center, Gu Tianyue on the left, and Gu Tianming on the right. Ito Makoto stood behind the three of them, his body hidden by them.

"Are you ready?" Long Hengxu asked as usual. After receiving affirmative answers from both sides, he waved his hand and announced the start of the second match of the Class Promotion Tournament.

The Gu Brothers Three released their Martial Souls almost simultaneously. When their Martial Souls appeared, surprise showed in the eyes of Nan Fusheng's group.

It was not strange for the three brothers to have identical Martial Souls, given that they were triplets. However, when wings spread from all of their backs at the same time, the visual impact was still incredibly powerful.

Three pairs of wings spread simultaneously, and a white Soul Ring appeared beneath each of their feet. The Gu Brothers Three took off at once, climbing into the sky.

As the Gu Brothers Three rose into the air, their backs were exposed, and Ito Makoto, who had been hidden behind them, had unexpectedly disappeared?

Yes, Ito Makoto had vanished. The Gu Brothers Three had not taken him with them; he had simply disappeared.

The Gu Brothers Three's Martial Soul was called the Skyscraper War Hawk, a bird-type Martial Soul with extremely fast flight speed.

The Skyscraper War Hawk was not a particularly powerful eagle-type creature. It won through speed. If it were a Soul Beast, a Skyscraper War Hawk could fly to heights exceeding three thousand meters and maintain high speed for extended periods. Therefore, the Gu Brothers Three had all chosen the path of Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Masters.

Their first Soul Spirits were also identical: a hawk-like bird called the Breeze Falcon. It was fast, had little offensive power, and was only palm-sized.

This was also because they were poor. If they could have chosen more powerful Soul Spirits, their combat strength could have increased severalfold.

"They can fly? What do we do?" Xie Xie looked at the others.

Tang Wulin smiled faintly. "We'll just knock them down. Fusheng, I'm counting on you. Gu Yue, enhance him with the wind element." After speaking to Nan Fusheng and Gu Yue, blue light flashed from his hand, and several strands of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Xie Xie's waist.

Xie Xie let out a miserable cry. "I'm afraid of heights! What do I do?"

Tang Wulin snapped, "I'm afraid of pain too. How many times did you stab me yesterday?" Before Xie Xie could argue further, he pulled him in front of himself and wrapped his arms around Xie Xie's waist from behind.

A streak of cyan light flashed past. Xie Xie only felt his entire body grow lighter, as if much of his weight had been canceled out. The next instant, he soared into the air as though riding the clouds.

Below the platform, Ye Yingrong saw Tang Wulin hug Xie Xie, then spin rapidly in place before throwing him out. He hurled Xie Xie directly into the air.

He could throw someone that high? Ye Yingrong was truly startled. However, she quickly calmed down.

The Gu Brothers Three possessed flying Martial Souls and were triplets. After they enrolled, she had focused on training those three brothers, honing their aerial combat and coordination. The opponent only had one person in the air—wasn't this simply giving the brothers a chance to surround and attack him?

In midair, Gu Tianri calmly made a hand signal. Facing Xie Xie as he charged toward him, he did not engage him directly. Instead, he flapped his wings, halted his forward momentum, and suddenly stopped in midair.

Their greatest advantage was flight. In aerial combat, they had nothing to fear.

They only needed to wait until Xie Xie weakened and fell before attacking him, and the results would naturally be excellent.

Gu Tianri was about to retreat, but a strange force suddenly entered his mind, leaving Gu Tianming's brain completely blank. Xie Xie struck his head with the Light Dragon Dagger, then kicked hard off his shoulder with his right foot. Like Dapeng spreading its wings, he shot upward and lunged at the nearer Gu Tianyue.

"Gu Tianri is out." Long Hengxu saw everything clearly from below and declared Gu Tianri eliminated. In that instant, if Xie Xie had wanted to kill him, his throat would already have been slit.

"What?" Gu Tianyue and Gu Tianming could not believe that their eldest brother had been defeated so easily. Yet as a wave of dizziness hit them, the remaining two also entered a dazed state. Xie Xie struck each of them on the head with the Light Dragon Dagger, ending the fight.

The three on the ground did not relax after watching Xie Xie deal with the three opponents. They knew perfectly well that there was still one more person on the field.

Gu Yue raised a hand, and wind element surrounded Xie Xie, helping ease the force of his descent.

Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows at the edge of the field. It was Ito Makoto. Just as the three were about to attack him with a "righteous group beating," Ito Makoto raised both hands. "I surrender! I surrender!"

Ito Makoto's Martial Soul was the Shadow Wolf, and his first Soul Skill was Shadow Stealth. Just now, while everyone's attention had been drawn to the Gu Brothers Three releasing their Martial Souls,

he had released his Martial Soul and slipped into the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to act. Unfortunately, he had not found an opening even after the Gu Brothers Three were defeated. He could only helplessly admit defeat. He had no desire to be ganged up on!

"Grade One Class Five wins!" When Long Hengxu spoke those words, his voice clearly carried shock.