Promotion Tournament

Next, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie faced off against Wu Changkong, while Yun Mu watched from the side with great interest.

It had to be said that Tang Wulin was far more composed and handled himself much better against Wu Changkong now than he had in the original story.

Yun Mu also recalled the issue of the Golden Dragon King bloodline within Tang Wulin.

He had no way to extract the Golden Dragon King bloodline from Tang Wulin, but he had a feeling that if he could become a god, he would be able to help Tang Wulin resolve all these problems.

And so, a week passed in the routine of training during the day and family lessons at night.

Perhaps because he was too tired, Yun Mu did not cultivate that night and chose to sleep instead. Unfortunately, he had barely slept for a while before the ringing of Tang Wulin's Soul Guide Communicator woke him up.

Yun Mu poked his head out, looking at Tang Wulin in confusion. His face plainly read: Who is it? Disturbing someone's sweet dreams in the middle of the night.

But as soon as the voice on the other end spoke, he immediately took that thought back. It was a call from Mang Tian.

One Soul Guide call exposed Tang Wulin's identity as a blacksmith.

At dawn the next morning, Tang Wulin quickly changed into his clothes and prepared to leave.

After thinking it over, Yun Mu followed him. Although he had become Zhen Hua's disciple, Mang Tian had also been his first teacher.

"Teacher Mang Tian, it's been a long time." Yun Mu greeted Mang Tian with a smile.

"Good kid, you're Level Five already, right?" Mang Tian said with a laugh. "At first, I thought your talent wasn't as good as Wulin's. Who would have thought?"

"Level Five. But it's not forging talent—I'm just talented with my Martial Soul." Yun Mu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

After all, he had practically been taking shortcuts every time he forged. Still, that counted as his talent too.

"Wulin, go forge your assignment first," Mang Tian said to Tang Wulin with a smile. Then he turned to Yun Mu and asked, "Let me see your Level Five badge."

Yun Mu took out his Martial Soul badge from his Soul Tool and handed it to Mang Tian.

The moment Mang Tian held it, he immediately sensed that it was different. The forging technique used on this badge was incredibly advanced; it was absolutely not an ordinary badge.

"Which master gave you this badge?"

Yun Mu said apologetically, "Before I left, Master Yun Ming took me to meet Senior Zhen Hua, and I successfully became his disciple."

"Good, good, good." The moment Mang Tian heard Zhen Hua's name, he became so excited that he did not know what to say. "This was made by a Divine Craftsman. I actually got to touch a Divine Craftsman's work."

"Teacher Mang Tian?" Yun Mu called Mang Tian back from his nearly frenzied excitement.

"You must study hard under the Divine Craftsman. You absolutely must study hard." Mang Tian's expression was full of excitement.

Yun Mu also accepted a Spirit Forging assignment. He had taken it together with Tang Wulin, though only after Tang Wulin had turned in his current assignment.

And so, two months passed amid fulfilling training and forging. From time to time, Yun Mu would also head over to Zhen Hua's place for some extra instruction.

Mu Ye, however, seemed rather displeased with him.

"You little brat, eating does you no good, yet you come here every day to eat." Mu Ye glared irritably at Yun Mu, who had come to mooch a meal.

"What do you mean, eating does me no good? How can you say it's useless?" Yun Mu shot back.

Ever since Mu Ye learned that Yun Mu was the disciple of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion Master, his temper had never been pleasant.

Still, he had not done anything harmful to Yun Mu. He simply never held back with his words.

In any case, the two would always quarrel whenever they met, but every meal Mu Ye prepared for Yun Mu was indeed made with great care.

Over these two months, Yun Mu's Soul Power rose by another level. Tang Wulin's Soul Power reached Level 25, and Xie Xie also obtained his second Soul Ring.

Gu Yue improved the most, reaching Level 18.

"Teacher, who will Class Four send to compete against us? Do we have any information on them?" Xie Xie rubbed his hands together and asked Wu Changkong eagerly.

"Do we need information to deal with them? Brother Yun alone could sweep them all. Yun Mu, remember not to rush into making the first move. I want to see the three of them crush Class Four. Do you understand?"

"Understood," the four of them replied in unison.

"The Promotion Tournament is about to begin. There will be one match every day until all matches are over. I'm giving you a goal: fight your way to Sixth Grade. After reaching Fourth Grade, I'll allow Yun Mu to fight without holding back," Wu Changkong said.

At first, they had very little confidence upon hearing that they needed to fight their way to Sixth Grade. But when they heard that Yun Mu would be allowed to fight at full strength, they instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yun Mu yawned at the side. In the first few matches, he would probably just be there to save the situation.

Based on his understanding of Wu Changkong, if he stepped in before Fourth Grade, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie would definitely be in for a miserable time.

On a sunny afternoon, the bell signaling the end of class rang.

The students of Class Five hurried toward the field. Though they were in a rush, their formation remained orderly.

Naturally, Yun Mu walked at the front.

"Teacher Wu, the students you've taught are really impressive. Just look at that formation—I could never manage that. The boys in our Class Four are used to being undisciplined. In today's Promotion Tournament, you'll have to go easy on us. We may not necessarily be able to advance to Class Three, but you really have to help us keep our place in Class Four."

Before Yun Mu even approached, he heard Class Four's short, fat teacher walk up to Wu Changkong and spout nonsense.

Didn't this teacher investigate his opponents at all?

Was he that confident?

This was followed by more sarcastic remarks, and Yun Mu seemed to hear Wu Changkong use a rather unpleasant word.

It was his first time seeing someone start a fight without doing any background research. Usually, such people were extremely confident. But the other side clearly knew that several students in Class Five had been transferred in as punishment and was still this confident. Yun Mu really did not know whether he was stupid or foolish.

"We'll send out four people," Wu Changkong said flatly.

Yun Mu stepped onto the Competition Stage without a word. Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie followed him up.

Just as everyone had expected, the outcome of this match held no suspense at all. However, it was Class Four that lost.

Neither Yun Mu nor Tang Wulin even released their Martial Souls. Tang Wulin relied purely on brute strength, coordinating with Xie Xie and Gu Yue to instantly take down all four opponents.

Yun Mu cast a sidelong glance at Class Four's homeroom teacher, let out a cold laugh, and left.

He did not say a single word, yet the mockery was unmistakable.

"Wulin, Brother Yun, let's go out and have some fun this afternoon," Xie Xie said with a grin.

As he spoke, he hooked an arm around each of their heads.

"No. The Cafeteria's about to start serving food, and I'm hungry," Tang Wulin said.

"Let's go," Yun Mu said.

"Wulin, don't refuse. Look how readily Brother Yun agreed. Come out with me and I'll treat you to a meal, okay? I've been stuck at school these past few days—I'm going stir-crazy," Xie Xie wailed softly.

"Didn't my brother already agree? Let's go," Tang Wulin said somewhat irritably.