Preparing for Another Test

"And you, Gu Yue, I positioned you as the glue that holds the team together. But you've shown a bias in battle, and you need to be constantly aware of and support the battlefield. You should also understand what that bias is. Your failure to remain neutral is one of the reasons for problems in team coordination. Even if you use your elemental power well in the end, the problems will still arise," Wu Zhangkong added.

Bias? Neutrality? If you think about it, it's actually understandable. After all, Gu Yue stood behind Wu Yang Jin from the beginning. At most, she only unleashed more power when everyone was about to get injured, and when Wu Yang Jin was injured.

"Furthermore, your team's problems are also obvious. Wei Xiaofeng made the same mistake as Xie Xie, and Zhang Yangzi, you should be the core and leader of the team. You should have restrained Wei Xiaofeng before the match and from the very beginning. Why did you let him rush in so fast? Were you playing around? Also, you have only yourself to blame for losing. You didn't participate in the match from the beginning, which showed that you didn't respect your opponents and contradicted what you said before! You saw the result, so I won't pursue it further," Wu Zhangkong said.

Then, he looked at Wu Yang Jin.

"Yang Jin, you are my younger brother, but I also have to criticize you. Even though you were sick, you still insisted on using your fists to fight the other person head-on. Why didn't you use your best ice technique? Shouldn't you have used it from the beginning? Because you were sick, that was the only problem you saw. However, I can praise you for protecting Tang Wu Lin and Gu Yue at the end. But next time, you must take care of your health, understand?" Wu Zhangkong said.

The beginning was fine, but later on, everyone felt that Wu Zhangkong still cared about Wu Yang Jin. So, his criticism was actually quite mild, and even Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were somewhat impressed by his final performance.

"However, the only one who did relatively well was Wang Jinxi. Although he was indeed suppressed by Tang Wu Lin, he diligently completed what he was supposed to do from beginning to end, using his strengths and specialties to attack," Wu Zhangkong said.

"Another point is that all five of you have a common problem. What I'm talking about right now isn't that you have problems using your Martial Soul and Soul Skill —those are issues, but they're not the most important thing. What you lack is basic combat ability when you're not using your Martial Soul," Wu Zhangkong said.

Basic combat abilities? Do Soul Master even need such things? Aren't Soul Master simply required to unleash Soul Skill to achieve combat objectives?

"If that's what you think, then let's do a test! Wang Jinxi, Tang Wu Lin, and Gu Yue," Wu Zhangkong said.

In this regard, Zhang Yangzi was unable to fly here, Xie Xie had already fought enough, and Wu Yang Jin still took some consideration for his physical condition.

"The three of you, attack me, but I won't use any Soul Skill. I'll even suppress my Soul Power to the same level as yours, and then see if you can defeat me," Wu Zhangkong said.

Oh ho? This piqued Gu Yue's interest, even though she thought it might not be something she particularly needed.

As a result, no matter how Tang Wu Lin's Blue Silver Grass Entanglement, it was always slapped away by Wu Zhangkong, or burned by the fireballs thrown by Gu Yue.

As for Wang Jinxi, when he attacked, he was slapped away as if by a hand, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

"So this is just a basic technique? That's really impressive, brother," Wu Yang Jin said.

That's right. Being of the same attribute, I'm not strong enough right now. Even if I had attacked just now, the Ice Shard would have been shattered, not to mention that I had actually fought Wu Zhangkong before.

"That's right, now you should also understand the importance of basic skills," Wu Zhangkong said.

In the following days, once everyone had recovered, the grueling training began.

Until one day...

"Wulin, tell me honestly, have you taken a liking to Senior Female Student Ouyang?" Wu Yang Jin asked.

"Yes, Wulin, tell us quickly!" Xie Xie also said.

"Oh dear, really not. Besides, Yang Jin, haven't you been running with me lately?" Tang Wu Lin said.

"Yes, but I know what you're thinking, so you can't be fooled," Wu Yang Jin said.

"That's right. Look, Yang Jin praised Ouyang Zixin when he first met her, but even Yang Jin knew you liked her," Xie Xie added.

The three of them went to the cafeteria, where they sat down to eat and chat.

"Huh? Who is Ouyang Zixin?" Gu Yue popped up and asked.

"You actually praised Yang Jin so highly? What about me?" Hu Meier asked again.

"Who is Ouyang Zixin! Yang Jin, you better tell me the truth." Gu Yue asked aggressively.

Suddenly, two women jumped out and asked a series of questions, which Wu Yang Jin didn't understand. Especially Gu Yue, why was she so aggressive?

"She's the number one beauty in our middle school! And she has a great personality and is beautiful too. Aren't Yang Jin and Wulin... Hey? Why are you guys so far away from me?" Xie Xie suddenly asked.

"Because, look around yourself." x2

Hu Meier looked at Xie Xie with a kind expression, her hands seemingly transformed into Wolf Claw, while Gu Yue was raising clusters of fireballs.

"Wait, harmony brings wealth!" Xie Xie quickly said.

"Fine, I'll let you off today. So what if she's the number one school beauty? Why do I have to know about her?" Gu Yue said.

"Yes, and besides, Yang Jin, do you think I'm prettier or she is?" Hu Meier asked.

"Ah, this must be..."

Just then, Wu Zhangkong suddenly appeared in the cafeteria, watched everyone talking amongst themselves, and then interrupted the conversation.

"We will conduct a series of physical tests for you after school today. After-school combat training will be suspended," Wu Zhangkong said.

After that, he turned and left, which gave Wu Yang Jin a chance to think and also reassured Gu Yue and Hu Meier.

Soon, it was time for school to end. Wu Zhangkong led the five of them to a high-tech room, which was very familiar to Wu Yang Jin and the others.

A series of instruments unlike anything seen before were placed in this space.

"Alright, let's start with a Spiritual Power test. Xie Xie, you're first," Wu Zhangkong said.

It finally settled at 45 points, which was actually five points higher than last time.

"Yang Jin really works!" Xie Xie said.

"See? It wasn't for nothing that we lived together back then," Wu Yang Jin replied.

Then came Wang Jinxi, but unfortunately, Wang Jinxi's Spiritual Power was extremely weak, only twenty points.