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On his way home, Jing Shaoyu ran into Gu Yue. He immediately rode over to her and called out, "Gu Yue, where are you going? I can give you a ride!"

"Hmph!" When Gu Yue saw Jing Shaoyu, she turned her head aside and gave a soft snort. Then, amid a flash of silver light, she vanished, leaving Jing Shaoyu to shake his head helplessly. He could not understand what this girl, who had lived for millions of years yet remained as willful as a child, was thinking.

He could only head home by himself.

However, not long after Jing Shaoyu left, Gu Yue reappeared where she had been. Seven-colored light flickered in her beautiful eyes as she murmured, "Child of Nature... Why is that?"

Jing Shaoyu had no way of knowing Gu Yue's muttering. Riding his bike, he soon arrived home.

"Mom, Aunt, I'm back!" He pushed his bike through the door and called out.

As expected, Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin were both home. Seeing Jing Shaoyu return, Jing Ziyuan smiled and asked, "Did your academy also dismiss classes because of the typhoon?"

"Mm-hmm!" Jing Shaoyu nodded. "Of course. After all, Soul Masters aren't omnipotent!"

"Oh, that's true." Jing Ziyuan chuckled.

On the evening before the typhoon arrived, Tang Wulin came alone to his teacher Mang Tian's forging workshop in Eastsea City.

Three spiritual items sat before him: a fiery red fruit radiating scorching waves of heat, a fruit that glowed blue and gave off an icy aura, and a bottle of dark purple blood. They were the Hundred-Year Crimson Flame Fruit, the Hundred-Year Ice Crystal Fruit, and Hundred-Year Dragon Soul Beast Blood Essence.

"Old Tang, I'm ready!" Tang Wulin took a deep breath and said in a low voice.

A pale golden figure appeared before Tang Wulin and said slowly, "Then let's begin!"

Under Old Tang's guidance, Tang Wulin placed the two spiritual fruits into the dragon blood. Once the three spiritual items had finished reacting, he poured them all into his mouth in one gulp. He immediately sat cross-legged, his body seeming to catch fire as it continuously gave off heat. His body began to tremble violently beyond his control, faint web-like Golden Patterns appearing across his skin. He turned as red as a cooked shrimp.

In that small room, Tang Wulin began his first transformation.

Deep within East Sea Park, where the Plant Soul Beasts lived, Gu Yue slowly approached. Her steps were leisurely and unhurried, as though she were merely strolling through a garden. She remained utterly calm, paying no heed to the fierce wind sweeping through the forest or the raindrops falling from the sky.

She walked beneath a nanmu tree, raised a jade-like hand, and placed it against the tree's thick, massive trunk. Then she slowly closed her eyes, as if sensing something.

A moment later, a smile curled across Gu Yue's lips. She opened her eyes, and a streak of colorful radiance flashed through them. Her red lips parted as she said calmly, "Almost a thousand years. Not bad, not bad!"

She left, leaving behind a group of trembling Plant Soul Beasts.

In Jing Shaoyu's room at home, he sat on his bed with his legs crossed, his eyes naturally closed and his hands layered over his Dantian. Red and blue light alternated between flashes at his brow. Within his Dantian, a rapidly spinning Soul Power Vortex formed from Soul Power revolved without pause. Judging by how solid the vortex had become, it was already infinitely close to becoming a Soul Core.

A Soul Core was one of the necessary conditions for becoming a high-level Soul Master. Under normal circumstances, a Soul Master would only condense a Soul Core upon reaching the Soul Saint realm. Someone like Jing Shaoyu, who had already compressed his Soul Power into a Soul Power Vortex while only at the Soul Grandmaster realm, might not appear even once in several thousand years.

The Soul Power Vortex was precisely the prerequisite for condensing a Soul Core. Only after compressing one's Soul Power into a Soul Power Vortex could one condense a Soul Core upon that foundation. Jing Shaoyu had already completed more than half of this process. If all went smoothly, then by the time he obtained Three Rings, he would be very likely to successfully condense his first Soul Core.

A Soul Elder with a Soul Core... Heh. Just thinking about it was incredibly heaven-defying.

However, Jing Shaoyu was not concerned with the Soul Core at the moment. During his duel with Gu Yue that afternoon, he had been surprised to discover that his Martial Soul seemed to have undergone some special change. This change was not reflected in the Martial Soul's abilities, but rather in its perception of a specific individual.

Simply put, his Origin Spirit Martial Soul seemed capable of resonating with Gu Yue's Martial Soul, achieving an effect of synchronized fusion similar to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

He did not dare be certain, since their contact had been too brief. He could not make sense of it. Logically, Gu Yue was the Silver Dragon King, so her Martial Soul was entirely fake. How could there be any possibility of Martial Soul Fusion with him? Even if there were fusion, it should have been with the Gold Dragon King, not his Origin Spirit Martial Soul. It was truly baffling.

After thinking for a while, Jing Shaoyu decided that once the typhoon had passed, he would personally find Gu Yue and test it out.

That same night, in the Eastsea Academy principal's office.

Long Hengxu, the dean of the Intermediate Department, was reporting on that afternoon's work to Eastsea Academy's principal, Yu Zhen.

"...It seems Eastsea Academy really has recruited quite a few geniuses this time!" Excitement and joy shone in Yu Zhen's eyes as he sighed.

"Yes, Principal!" Long Hengxu first voiced his agreement, then his eyes shifted slightly as he said, "Principal, I have a suggestion. Could we establish a special class in First Year?"

"Oh? Go on." Yu Zhen looked interested and raised a hand to signal Long Hengxu to continue.

"Principal, you saw it as well. This year's First Year is stronger than any previous First Year. There are seven Soul Grandmasters alone. Even third- and fourth-year students cannot compare to them." Long Hengxu said, "Every one of these Cadets is a genius. Ordinary teaching no longer holds any meaning for geniuses like them.

So I was thinking, why not establish a Special Class alongside the five First Year classes, with the academy providing its best teachers to specifically instruct these exceptionally gifted First Year Cadets? From the academy's junior division to the future Senior Department, they will remain at the academy for at least eight or nine years. As long as we guide them well, Eastsea Academy will surely become renowned throughout the Skysea Alliance and even the entire Federation!"

A thoughtful look appeared in Yu Zhen's eyes. Undoubtedly, Long Hengxu's words had moved him. Establishing a genius class specifically for nurturing geniuses and concentrating the academy's finest resources on these gifted students—given the talent they had already displayed, they would certainly shine brilliantly in the future and greatly raise the academy's reputation.

Reputation was an absolutely crucial factor for an academy. Only with a reputation could it recruit more Cadets; only by recruiting more Cadets could the chances of discovering talent increase. The more talent an academy cultivated, the greater its reputation would become. Only then could an academy flourish without decline, perhaps even influence the changes in the continent's overall situation.

There was a real example of this: Shrek Academy!

Eastsea Academy was located in Eastsea City. Although Eastsea City ranked among the Sun Moon Federation's eighteen first-tier cities, Eastsea Academy could only be considered a second- or third-rate academy. The reason was simple: its enrollment quality was poor, and its reputation was too small. Hardly any students were willing to attend Eastsea Academy.

At present, nearly all of Eastsea Academy's Cadets were locals from Eastsea City. This was undoubtedly a difficult predicament. If they could seize this opportunity to make Eastsea Academy famous, breaking through its current predicament would be as easy as turning a hand!

"Then how do you plan to arrange the teaching staff?" Though Yu Zhen was tempted, he maintained a calm and rational expression as he raised a key question.

In establishing a Special Class, resources had never been the most critical issue. As the only large academy in Eastsea City, Eastsea Academy undoubtedly possessed the largest share of educational resources in the city. The factors affecting a Special Class had always been its student intake and teaching staff.

There was no longer any need to worry about student intake. Seven new students at the Soul Grandmaster level, plus one one-ring Soul Master with a suspected Body Martial Soul, were already enough. Yu Zhen's only concern was the teaching staff. To properly teach the Special Class, an outstanding teacher was undoubtedly essential.

Long Hengxu had long since made his plans. Without hesitation, he said, "Transfer Teacher Wu Zhangkong to serve as the Special Class's homeroom teacher. Principal, you know Teacher Wu's strength. His teaching ability was also displayed to the fullest during this Promotion Tournament. On top of that, he came from Shrek Academy, so he is fully qualified and capable of serving as the Special Class's homeroom teacher."

"Mm." Yu Zhen pondered for a moment before saying, "In principle, I agree with your suggestion. I will submit it to the academy board for consideration. All right. You may go back first."

Long Hengxu said respectfully, "Principal, then I'll take my leave."

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