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Gu Yi's feat of taking on more than two hundred students from the entire Nuoding Academy alone gradually spread.

All the teachers were utterly shocked.

They had never imagined that someone could accomplish such a thing.

Although Gu Yi was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, he had yet to obtain his first soul ring. Logically speaking, there was no way he could be a match for other one-ring Soul Masters.

Yet the truth was that Gu Yi alone had suppressed the entire academy.

As time passed, the citizens of Nuoding City also heard of Gu Yi's deeds, and his name became known to more and more people.

Reputation has increased slightly. The Myriad Worlds Gate can draw 12 points of source power per day in the Douluo Continent.

Gu Yi sensed the new message and nodded slightly.

This confirmed that increasing his reputation could also increase his source power.

Although the daily amount of source power was not much, it was a steady stream.

Over time, it would still become a considerable income.

The next few days were extremely fulfilling for Gu Yi.

The first thing he did every morning after getting up was spend an hour challenging students from every grade, securing the source power he could earn each day.

After that, he attended class or went to the Nuoding Academy library to study soul beast knowledge and search for suitable soul beasts that could serve as his first soul ring.

In the afternoon, Gu Yi went to the back mountain behind Nuoding Academy to practice his spearwork and archery. To that end, he had specifically returned to the Nine Heavens Continent to bring back the Fine Iron Spear and iron bow he normally used.

At night, Gu Yi cultivated Iron Blood Malice, soaked in medicinal baths, and made a few small gadgets.

Of course, Xiao Wu still inevitably pestered him to tell her all sorts of stories.

During this time, many Nuoding Academy students began training diligently as well, hoping to become more resistant to beatings during the daily fights and avoid getting battered black and blue. They sparred with one another to improve their combat skills.

Even the lively, playful Xiao Wu was influenced by everyone and began cultivating alongside Gu Yi.

The entire Nuoding Academy became increasingly vibrant, and its cultivation atmosphere improved by a great deal.

The academy headmaster and teachers noticed this change. Their former dissatisfaction with Gu Yi disregarding academy rules and casually seeking people out to "spar" with had now turned into approval and delight.

Perhaps, just as student Gu Yi said, true powerhouses cannot be born in greenhouses.

Only with enough pressure will students have greater motivation to cultivate.

The headmaster was overjoyed.

In such an atmosphere, the number of Nuoding Academy students who broke through to level ten and became one-ring Soul Masters each year would certainly increase greatly.

Therefore, the academy teachers turned a blind eye to Gu Yi challenging students every day and no longer interfered.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of school.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, master and disciple, who had gone to hunt for Tang San's first soul ring, finally returned from the Soul Hunting Forest to Nuoding Academy.

Having acquired his first soul skill, Tang San was brimming with confidence. He had made up his mind to teach Gu Yi an unforgettable lesson.

Yu Xiaogang, who was still somewhat weak from poisoning, was also filled with anticipation. He had not given up on the idea of taking Gu Yi as his disciple.

Even Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul became much stronger after receiving my guidance. Once Gu Yi loses to Xiao San, he will learn just how profound my knowledge as a master truly is.

He will certainly understand that his Blood Martial Soul can only display its proper potential under my instruction and guidance!

However, the moment they returned to Nuoding Academy, they heard from Director Su and several other teachers about Gu Yi's astounding feat of challenging the entire academy.

Yu Xiaogang was immediately stunned.

Challenging the entire academy... fighting several one-ring Soul Masters and dozens of Soul Scholars alone...

Even he could not achieve such a record, could he?

Could inborn divine strength truly be so powerful?

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's heart was filled with grief, indignation, and jealousy, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

Not only did Gu Yi possess Innate Full Soul Power, but he was also born with divine strength and formidable combat power. The heavens had favored him so greatly.

Unlike Yu Xiaogang, whose Innate Soul Power was merely level 0.5. He might never break through level thirty in his lifetime, and his martial soul had mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon into something like Luo Sanpao, a martial soul that could only attack with farts.

Tang San noticed Yu Xiaogang's unusual state and said solemnly, "Teacher, you still have me. I will prove to everyone that I am stronger than Gu Yi!"

At those words, a trace of comfort flashed through Yu Xiaogang's bloodshot eyes.

That was right. He still had Xiao San, a disciple whose talent was no weaker than Gu Yi's. Xiao San had even killed a hundred-year Man-eating Demon Spider by himself, an achievement even more astonishing than Gu Yi's.

Moreover, Xiao San had helped him prove that the Ten Core Competencies were genuinely feasible, not merely theories on paper.

Besides, so what if Gu Yi was a genius? Without Yu Xiaogang's help, Gu Yi's Blood Martial Soul would only be wasted, and he would be unable to choose a suitable soul ring.

A genius like Gu Yi could only receive the best guidance from him!!

Yu Xiaogang said, "According to Director Su, Gu Yi is currently cultivating at the back mountain. Let us go there directly."

"Alright." Tang San nodded and headed for the back mountain with Yu Xiaogang.

The back mountain was not within Nuoding Academy itself, but rather a small hill outside the academy's rear gate. It was not far away.

Before Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had walked for long, they arrived at the back mountain and immediately saw Gu Yi in the small woods, holding an iron bow as he continuously moved and fired arrows.

On the other side of the back mountain, Xiao Wu leaped back and forth across wooden stakes over a meter tall, seemingly training her balance and speed.

The moment Tang San and Yu Xiaogang entered the back mountain area, Gu Yi noticed them.

Gu Yi put away his iron bow, looked at Tang San, and smiled. "Tang San, you're back. It seems you successfully obtained your first soul ring."

"You came straight here as soon as you returned to the academy. I assume you want another spar with me."

Tang San nodded, his tone cold. "That's right."

Gu Yi smiled. "Good. I also want to see what your first soul skill is like, Xiao San."

"But..." Gu Yi paused. "A simple spar would be rather boring. How about we add a stake to it?"

Tang San's gaze sharpened. "What stake?"

"I have heard that Master is extremely knowledgeable, a renowned theoretical master in the martial soul world. Your room contains books on martial souls and soul beasts even more extensive than those in the Nuoding Academy library, and I have long admired them." Gu Yi turned his gaze toward Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang felt rather pleased with himself.

Although he was inferior to the vast majority of Soul Masters in cultivation, in the field of knowledge, Yu Xiaogang believed that few people in the entire Douluo Continent could compare to him.

"So, if I win, I wish to enter Master's room and read and study those books."

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San exchanged a glance, realizing that Gu Yi had long been plotting for today's battle.

However, Yu Xiaogang was not worried.

The books in his room concerning all kinds of martial souls and soul beasts were the accumulated knowledge of countless years from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall, encompassing everything.

Without a theoretical master like him to offer guidance, self-study would be extremely difficult and require a great deal of time.

And for a genius, time was the most precious thing.

If Gu Yi spent too much energy learning knowledge, he would naturally have less time to cultivate. As a result, his cultivation would advance even more slowly.

In the long run, regardless of victory or defeat, Gu Yi would be affected.

Besides, the wagered battle would benefit them as well.

Yu Xiaogang slowly said, "If you lose, you will take me as your master. How about it?"

"Fine!"