Next, Tang Wulin had it rough. No one knew whether Wu Changkong was getting back at him for being late yesterday.
As one of the three uninjured students, and being male, he became Wu Changkong's teaching example.
Wu Changkong continuously used actual combat to explain combat techniques and precautions to the other students. Tang Wulin was knocked to the ground again and again, enduring strike after strike from the teaching whip.
As for why Nan Fusheng had not been chosen? It could only be said that Tang Wulin was too tough. During his earlier spar with Tang Wulin, Wu Changkong had discovered—
Tang Wulin's defense was astonishing. He had more than enough resilience against attacks from opponents at the same level.
Although Nan Fusheng's physique was not bad either, Tang Wulin was clearly better at taking a beating. Besides, when it came to making an example out of someone, beating Tang Wulin was more cost-effective.
News of Zero Class's establishment quickly spread throughout the entire academy, and Nan Fusheng and the other five naturally became celebrities.
However, they were all forbidden from sharing Zero Class's teaching methods. Thus, after several days of curiosity, the academy returned to calm.
Wu Changkong was only one of their instructors; more guidance soon began appearing. Unlike the Ordinary Class, which focused more on theoretical teaching, Zero Class leaned more toward practical combat instruction.
Just as Dean Yu Zhen had said, the academy gave Zero Class its greatest support. Whether in teaching methods, high-nutrition food, staffing, or equipment, everything was top-tier.
On the second day, Tang Wulin finally no longer had to endure Wu Changkong's teaching whip alone, because Wu Changkong added Nan Fusheng to the lesson as well.
Previously, when Nan Fusheng watched Wu Changkong deal with Tang Wulin, he had found it somewhat entertaining. But when the teaching whip truly landed on him, he finally understood what bone-deep pain meant.
However, under this kind of instruction, his growth was obvious. It was pain and happiness intertwined.
Ten days later, Nan Fusheng gained three new teammates. Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi recovered from their injuries and began joining the practical combat sessions. Thus, miserable screams began echoing through Zero Class.
Wu Changkong had never known the meaning of holding back. Every lash of the teaching whip hurt straight to the bone, yet it would not truly injure them.
In Wu Changkong's words, only pain could leave the deepest impression.
The only lucky one was Gu Yue. Perhaps because she was a girl, Wu Changkong was always somewhat gentler when teaching her. Even when the teaching whip occasionally landed on her, it only left her feeling numb and tingling.
"Today, we'll be conducting a series of physical tests. Combat Practice Class is suspended for one lesson." Wu Changkong brought excellent news to Zero Class as soon as he entered the classroom that morning.
Everyone was a little afraid of Combat Practice Class now. That pain had left far too deep an impression.
Wu Changkong led the six of them into a room filled with a sense of technology. The entire interior was covered in silver metal panels, and the first sensation upon entering was that they had stepped into a silver world.
Rows of instruments they had never seen before stood throughout the space.
"We'll begin with Spiritual Power testing. Xie Xie, you're first."
Wu Changkong held a form in his hand, ready to record the results.
Xie Xie's Spiritual Power had grown normally. Compared with the last test, it had increased by two points, reaching thirty-one.
Wang Jinxi went next. Wang Jinxi's Spiritual Power was rather weak, at only eighteen points.
"Wang Jinxi, you must work hard to improve your Spiritual Power. Otherwise, you won't be able to fuse with more Soul Spirits in the future," Wu Changkong said calmly.
Wang Jinxi was usually a man of few words. After hearing this, he merely nodded in acknowledgment.
It was Zhang Yangzi's turn.
"Spiritual Power: forty-one. Not bad. Work hard to break through to the high rank of the Spirit Origin Realm within one or two years."
Tang Wulin was third from last.
Zhang Yangzi's gaze remained fixed on him. Among Tang Wulin's group of four, the one he resented most was the person who had broken both his legs. He had always wanted to compare himself against him.
After spending the past few days together, he had also realized that Tang Wulin's abilities mainly lay in his extraordinary strength, along with that peculiar mutated right arm.
As for his Martial Soul, it was merely Blue Silver Grass, nothing worth mentioning. Thus, Zhang Yangzi increasingly felt that his defeat that day had been unjust.
For someone like Wang Jinxi, another ability user skilled in power attacks, how much Spiritual Power could he possibly have? It definitely would not be high.
Tang Wulin walked over and sat before the instrument. The Spiritual Power Tester slowly descended, covering his head.
The test began!
This Spiritual Power Tester was the academy's most advanced model. The scale that displayed Spiritual Power intensity was colored and could change according to different Spiritual Power levels.
Spiritual Power in the Spirit Origin Realm was white. Tang Wulin's reading continued to rise, quickly surpassing Wang Jinxi's eighteen points.
It kept climbing. Twenty points, twenty-five points, thirty points...
Zhang Yangzi stared at the scale in surprise. No way. Tang Wulin was a Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master with only one ring cultivation, yet he had thirty points of Spiritual Power? In this regard, Jinxi was far inferior to him.
Thirty-five, forty...
Forty-two, forty-three. He had surpassed Zhang Yangzi, and his Spiritual Power was still rising.
In the end, Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power stopped at sixty-six. Xie Xie, standing nearby, was dumbfounded. Only a few months had passed since the last test,
yet Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power had surged by twenty-two points? Sixty-six points of Spiritual Power had already reached the high rank of the Spirit Origin Realm.
The next person to sit in the instrument was Nan Fusheng.
Zhang Yangzi suddenly thought of something. Did Teacher Wu's order have some special meaning? Aside from Xie Xie, who had gone first, the next three had all gone from lowest to highest.
A Spirit Master like Nan Fusheng, who specialized in mental abilities, and someone like Gu Yue, who controlled elements, should need Spiritual Power even more. Could their Spiritual Power be higher than Tang Wulin's?
His question did not last long. The instrument activated, and the scale gave him the answer almost instantly.
Nan Fusheng's Spiritual Power shot past the white line and directly entered the yellow range. When Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi watched the scale break past one hundred and continue soaring upward, both of them could not help opening their mouths wide.
The Spirit Origin Realm represented the beginning of all things and the renewal of all phenomena. From the moment a person was born, they possessed Spiritual Power at the Spirit Origin Realm, the most basic level of Spiritual Power. Spiritual Power at the Spirit Origin Realm could support yellow Soul Spirits and any Soul Spirit below yellow.
The Spirit Connection Realm meant that the mind and spirit became connected, and intent could reach wherever thought went. Upon reaching the Spirit Connection Realm, one began to grasp Spiritual Power control and could truly wield one's own Spiritual Power. It could support two yellow Soul Spirits or one purple Soul Spirit.
This was a leap across a major realm, a qualitative transformation! No wonder the two were so shocked. Reaching the Spirit Connection Realm meant that Nan Fusheng could already fuse with a purple Soul Spirit.
The two stared at Nan Fusheng in utter disbelief. This guy had not performed especially well in the Class Promotion Tournament, but his Spiritual Power was truly outstanding! They had never even heard of someone in grade one at an Intermediate Soul Master Academy breaking through the first major Spiritual Power realm.
Even among those graduating from the Intermediate Division of an Intermediate Soul Master Academy, breaking through this realm would make someone an exceptionally outstanding talent. One of the greatest obstacles to graduating from the Advanced Division of an Intermediate Academy was having to reach the Spirit Connection Realm in Spiritual Power. It had prevented countless Spirit Masters from graduating successfully!
Yet Nan Fusheng had completed this breakthrough while still only in grade one. It was simply unbelievable!
Spiritual Power exceeding one hundred meant entering another level, advancing from the Spirit Origin Realm to the Spirit Connection Realm.
One hundred twenty-five. That was Nan Fusheng's final result, only six points higher than Gu Yue's previous score. Even Wu Changkong, standing nearby, glanced at the reading with slight surprise.
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