Challenging the Entire Academy

Gu Yi had no idea what Tang San and his master were plotting. At that moment, he was enduring the boring opening ceremony.

But even if he knew, Gu Yi would not have cared.

Were strength-type Soul Masters supposed to fear control-type Soul Masters?

That depended on the gap in strength between the two sides.

Could Gu Yi possibly fear his own mother's Entanglement?

Nuoding Academy's opening ceremony was like that of most schools: tedious and dull.

Throughout the entire process, Gu Yi cultivated with his eyes closed, drawing in Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to temper his body and condense Iron Blood Malice.

Fortunately, the opening ceremony ended quickly. Students from all six grades returned to their dormitories one after another, or left the academy to wander around Nuoding City.

Their formal classes would not begin until tomorrow.

Watching the students disperse, Gu Yi smiled faintly. Time to start earning source power.

Gu Yi's days were always packed. Practicing spearwork and archery took several hours, while cultivation took an hour and a half.

But in order to obtain more source power, Gu Yi did not mind setting aside some time to fight the students of Nuoding Academy one battle at a time.

When Xiao Wu heard that Gu Yi planned to challenge the entire Nuoding Academy, she immediately became excited and quickly declared that she wanted to go too.

Wang Sheng and the others were dumbfounded. What kind of audacity was this from Boss Gu? He actually wanted to beat all two hundred-plus students in the academy into submission.

Students from the first through fourth grades were one thing.

But there were several fifth- and sixth-grade students whose cultivation had reached above level ten, making them one-ring Soul Masters.

With those few working together with the other fifth- and sixth-grade students, even an ordinary level-twenty Soul Grandmaster would not dare claim a guaranteed victory.

But when they recalled Gu Yi's strength from last night, especially how easily he had defeated Xiao Wu despite her possessing a hundred-year soul ring—

Wang Sheng and the others were full of confidence in Gu Yi.

Thus, Gu Yi led Xiao Wu and the group of Work-Study Students to challenge all six grades of Nuoding Academy one by one.

To make sure no one slipped through the net, Gu Yi went from dormitory to dormitory to challenge them.

Just as Wang Sheng and the others had expected, the students from the first four grades were defeated by Gu Yi with overwhelming force. To save time, Gu Yi even let them attack together.

But in the end, every one of them was knocked to the ground. Not a single person could withstand even one move from Gu Yi.

Of course, Gu Yi knew his limits. He reduced the force of his attacks as much as possible and avoided striking their vital areas.

Basically, a push or a pull was enough to knock them down.

Thus, none of these students suffered any damage to their bones or muscles. Their injuries only looked somewhat serious on the surface, and they would recover after resting for one night.

Before long, Gu Yi and the others arrived at the fifth-grade dormitory.

This time, however, there were far more people—sixty or seventy students in total.

Clearly, the fifth- and sixth-grade students, having already received the news, had gathered together.

The leader wore Nuoding Academy's uniform. He was tall and upright, with a fairly handsome face.

"You're Boss Xiao from the sixth grade?" Gu Yi asked the moment he saw him.

The other party nodded, his expression arrogant. "That's right. I'm Xiao Chenyu. My father is the lord of Nuoding City."

Gu Yi cast him a glance. "So what if you're the city lord's son? Starting today, I'm the boss of Nuoding Academy."

"Who agrees? Who objects?"

Boss Xiao was so angry that he laughed. "If you want to become the boss, let's see whether you have what it takes."

"Martial Soul Possession!"

Xiao Chenyu shouted angrily. A layer of green light emerged around him, his muscles began to swell, his arms slowly lifted, and his fingernails sharpened. A white soul ring rose beneath his feet.

Behind him, everyone else also underwent Martial Soul Possession.

For a time, all kinds of Martial Souls appeared, flashing with lights of different colors.

Several white soul rings even floated among them.

Clearly, these were the top students of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Their cultivation had already reached the level of one-ring Soul Masters. Once this school year ended, they could graduate smoothly and enter an intermediate Soul Master Academy.

Their strength was no weaker than Xiao Chenyu's, but because Xiao Chenyu was the city lord's son, he was called Boss Xiao.

Yet faced with so many people, Gu Yi did not feel the slightest fear. Instead, his eyes lit up.

Very good. There are actually six one-ring Soul Masters. I hope you can bring me even more source power!

Gu Yi's face was filled with delight. Holding a wooden stick in his hand, he charged straight into the crowd like a hungry wolf.

Xiao Chenyu and the others had not expected Gu Yi to be so bold. He actually dared to charge alone into the midst of sixty or seventy of them.

But since the battle had already begun, they had no time to think further. They only wanted to knock Gu Yi down.

Xiao Chenyu and the others at the front hurriedly activated their Martial Souls and launched attacks at Gu Yi.

Charge Spear Technique, Sweeping Through Thousands!

Seeing the incoming wolf claws and blade shadows, Gu Yi's expression hardened. He decisively used the wooden stick to execute the martial skill, the Charge Spear Technique.

The Charge Spear Technique was a martial skill used in the military and excelled most in fighting multiple opponents.

Moreover, though the fifth- and sixth-grade students looked numerous, space limitations meant that Gu Yi was only truly facing the seven or eight people at the very front.

The others were stuck behind them and could not touch Gu Yi at all.

That gave Gu Yi room to maneuver.

Using the stick as a spear, Gu Yi wielded his spear techniques with tremendous force. Every attack from Xiao Chenyu and the others was blocked by the wooden stick.

As for Gu Yi's attacks, they had no way to resist them.

Although Gu Yi had only practiced spearwork for three months, his talent and comprehension were high, and he had the Myriad Worlds Gate's assistance in enlightenment. As a result, his spearwork was no worse than that of some people who had practiced for three or four years.

He had already reached minor mastery in the Yellow-tier Low-grade Martial Skill "Basic Spear Arts," able to use all thirteen basic spear forms with ease. As for the Yellow-tier High-grade Martial Skill, the Charge Spear Technique, he had also learned its first form.

Xiao Chenyu and the others, meanwhile, had spent their years at Nuoding Academy merely cultivating their meditation methods. Their only means of fighting was their first soul skill, leaving their offensive methods simplistic and weak.

On Douluo Continent, Gu Yi's combat strength was already no weaker than that of a level twenty-three or twenty-four Soul Grandmaster!

Thus, every time Gu Yi's stick came down, someone on the other side was smashed to the ground.

Whenever they tried to get back up, the next strike would come crashing down, beating them until they cried out in misery.

In less than half an hour, every fifth- and sixth-grade student was lying on the ground, too afraid to get back up.

Defeated level-eleven Soul Master 'Xiao Chenyu,' obtained source power...

Defeated...

...

Defeated 203 students of Nuoding Academy, obtained 57 points of source power

Seeing the increase in source power, Gu Yi nodded in satisfaction.

"What are you doing?" Just then, a teacher who had caught wind of the situation finally rushed over. Seeing the students scattered all over the ground, he demanded an explanation.

"Teacher, we were sparring with soul skills to build combat experience." Gu Yi smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Chenyu and the others lying on the ground. "Isn't that right?"

"Y-Yes, yes, Teacher. We were sparring." Xiao Chenyu, who had already been beaten sore, nodded repeatedly.

The teacher looked suspicious, but since every student said they had merely been sparring, he could only leave helplessly.

"True powerhouses are not born in greenhouses. From now on, I'll spar with you every day. I hope you can all improve."

That way, I'll be able to obtain even more source power.