Analyzing Martial Souls

The Elite Class launched a fierce group beating against Yu Xiaogang. In less than half an hour, they collapsed one after another, having exhausted their soul power and stamina.

"I'm not fighting anymore! No more! Teacher Yu, you're way too slippery."

Wang Dachui's Martial Soul was extremely heavy. He now lay on the ground like a dead dog. He was the only one who had gotten especially excited and swung his hammer nonstop for half an hour.

Yu Xiaogang was astonished. This kid had incredible stamina—worthy of being a blacksmith's son. He had a few ideas he could let Wang Dachui try.

"Student Wang, don't lie on the ground right after intense exercise. Alright, everyone, get up and go to the rest area for some lightly salted water. The teachers have already prepared it for you. Rest for an hour, then I'll give you another theory lesson."

The Elite Class students helped each other up and headed toward the rest area where Dean Kahn was. The teachers began handing out water and towels, gently comforting the students while pointing out where they had fallen short. The students listened attentively.

After they had more or less replenished their water and strength, Yu Xiaogang led the Elite Class students beneath the shade of the trees. He took out a pile of carpets from his Storage Soul Tool and had the students lay them out on the ground to rest.

"Mm. I observed you just now. Your fundamentals are quite solid, but you lack technique and wasted a lot of unnecessary soul power and stamina."

Yu Xiaogang paused and fixed his gaze on Wang Dachui, making him feel embarrassed as the other students followed Yu Xiaogang's gaze and looked at him as well.

After all, when they had ganged up on Teacher Yu just now, he was the only one charging at the front, leaving a particularly deep impression.

"Alright, everyone, look over here. Stop staring at Student Wang. Wang Dachui, I observed your Martial Soul just now. Its origin should be Fire Attribute and strength attribute. It was probably because your family had been blacksmiths for generations that your Martial Soul became infused with the Fire Attribute. Which direction do you plan to take in the future—pure strength, or elemental attacks?"

Yu Xiaogang first analyzed Wang Dachui's Martial Soul attributes before asking about the direction of its development.

Wang Dachui scratched the back of his head. After thinking for a moment, he broke into a silly grin and replied, "I don't understand all that development stuff. Every time I read those books, my head hurts. I'll listen to you, Teacher Yu. You're my teacher, and you dodged our attacks so easily just now, so you must be really strong! I want to learn that Swimming Dragon Steps or whatever it was! Next time my dad beats me, I can run away faster. Hehe."

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened when he heard those foolish words. How had such an oddball ended up in his Elite Class? The surrounding students were also staring at him with shining eyes.

Yu Xiaogang could not help thinking that Self-Created Soul Skills were extremely rare on Douluo Continent. Few people specifically researched Self-Created Soul Skills. After painstakingly training one, it might still be inferior to a skill someone else gained by attaching a Soul Ring. The gap was simply too great.

Moreover, powerful Self-Created Soul Skills were closely guarded secrets of Soul Master families. Now, a teacher had demonstrated one—a powerful evasive footwork technique—and even expressed willingness to teach it. How could they not be excited? They had just experienced it firsthand.

Soul Masters were all people who pursued power. Dean Kahn and the other teachers, who had watched the whole thing from the rest area, also greatly desired the Swimming Dragon Steps and looked at Yu Xiaogang hopefully.

Yu Xiaogang had already indicated that he could teach them. He nodded and said to Dean Kahn and the other teachers, "Dean Kahn, I said before that the Elite Class is my first step toward proving myself. I'll devote everything to training them. I don't have enough time to teach so many students by myself, and I still have things of my own to research. You can listen in later as well. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble all of you teachers to help manage the classes."

"Ah! No problem! No problem! It's a small matter! We should be thanking you, Master Yu Xiaogang! We're benefiting from you."

Dean Kahn and the teachers could not hide the delight in their eyes as they flattered Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang turned to look at that fool Wang Dachui and thought for a moment. Wang Dachui's Martial Soul was a strength-type forging hammer with the Fire Attribute.

He would definitely be a mainstay of industrial development in the future! He had to carefully plan Wang Dachui's Soul Rings. Yu Xiaogang remembered that Wang Dachui's Innate Soul Power had been Rank 3, and his soul power had now reached Rank 7.

There was still plenty of time for him to practice Yu Xiaogang's Meditation Method, improving both the quality of his soul power and his physical strength. Yu Xiaogang said to Wang Dachui:

"Student Wang Dachui, I just gave it some thought for you. You already know how to forge. For your First Soul Ring, hunt either a Blazing Fire Lizard or a Fire-Spraying Flame Python! These two soul beasts can grant you a First Soul Skill that adds Fire Attribute attacks and physical strength. Once your forging hammer has the Fire Attribute, activating the skill while smithing will make things much easier for you."

"Heh! Teacher Yu is so knowledgeable. Sister Si Si said you're a theory master. I'll listen to whatever Teacher Yu says!"

Wang Dachui flashed his teeth in the same foolish grin as he answered.

"Mm. Then cultivate properly, Student Wang Dachui. Don't be lazy! Xiao Zhan, I carefully examined your Martial Soul with Mental Power during the battle. You have a mutated Martial Soul. Your father's should have been an ordinary Gale Wind Wolf, right?"

Yu Xiaogang turned toward Xiao Zhan, who was standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought. He hummed to interrupt Xiao Zhan's reverie, then began his analysis.

"Ah! Teacher Yu, your eyes are amazing! My father really does have an ordinary green Gale Wind Wolf, while my mother has an ordinary tiger. After my Martial Soul Awakening, mine became a red wolf. My Martial Soul can also instinctively speed up my blood flow, increasing my speed and strength. So I named it the Blood Flame Wolf King!"

Yu Xiaogang was speechless. Was that name not a bit too grand? He had not even attached a single Soul Ring, yet he had given it such an impressive name. Xiao Zhan's Martial Soul was only a slight beneficial mutation; otherwise, his Innate Soul Power would not have been so low.

Unable to bear crushing Xiao Zhan's spirits, Yu Xiaogang could only smile. He said, "Mm, Student Xiao Zhan has great ambition. The rest of you can learn from him, but don't become arrogant! Student Xiao Zhan, your Martial Soul is only a slight beneficial mutation, but I hope you will succeed.

"So that your Martial Soul may live up to the name you gave it, I suggest that your First Soul Ring come from a Blood Flame Demon Tiger. This soul beast's ability, like your Martial Soul's innate trait, concerns blood.

"However, it has a drawback. Once the blood accelerates, it is easy for hot blood to rush to one's head! Therefore, Mental Power and the Meditation Method will be the main focus of your cultivation. You cannot slack off, unless you want to become like Wang Dachui."

After finishing, Yu Xiaogang glanced at Wang Dachui. Seeing Yu Xiaogang look at him, Wang Dachui merely responded with another foolish grin.

This fool was beyond saving. Forget it, Yu Xiaogang would just have to pay more attention to him.

Xiao Zhan was delighted to hear about the soul beast he would hunt for his First Soul Ring. Then, upon hearing that slacking off in cultivating Mental Power and the Meditation Method would turn him into someone like Wang Dachui, he nodded repeatedly and promised that the academy's Boss Xiao Zhan would never be lazy!

After analyzing the Martial Souls and Soul Ring choices of the two leaders of the Elite Class, Yu Xiaogang turned to Su Yuntao, the blind-eyed Douluo from the original story who was a simp.

When Su Yuntao saw his teacher look his way, he immediately sat upright and adopted an attentive expression. After all, he had been born to a Hunter and was a Work-Study Student. He could only rely on his own hard work.