Could You Have a Three Lives Martial Soul?

Wu Changkong brought news that immediately perked everyone up.

"There won't be a practical combat class tonight. I'm going to test your physical condition—all aspects need to be checked." As Wu Changkong spoke, he specifically looked at Yun Mu. "Yun Mu, you don't need to be tested. I just brought you in for one not long ago."

"Okay, Teacher Wu." Yun Mu knew perfectly well why Wu Changkong did not want him tested—Shrek Academy already had plenty of enemies. If outsiders learned there was a genius like him who had not even entered Shrek Academy yet, they would definitely try every possible way to get rid of him.

Tang Wulin, on the other hand, felt a little disappointed. He could clearly feel that the harder he trained with Teacher Wu, the faster he absorbed the Golden Dragon King bloodline. And the more he fought, the more proficient he became at controlling the Golden Dragon King's Claw.

Yun Mu felt it too. Stimulated by the Golden Dragon King's power, his Destruction Attribute seemed to be steadily growing stronger. Fortunately, he had absorbed plenty of Life Energy from the Life Ancient Tree before, which was just enough to make up for it. He could also clearly sense his Soul Power surging upward without pause.

Before long, the group arrived in a room filled with technological atmosphere. The walls and floor were entirely covered in silver metal panels. Yun Mu took one look and realized that the equipment in this room was not even as advanced as the Tang Sect's. He had even spotted a small line of words from afar beside one of the machines: Manufactured by Tang Sect.

He immediately understood. No wonder the Federation had later tried to destroy the Tang Sect headquarters. Looking around, nearly everything related to technology had probably been made by the Tang Sect. How could the Federation tolerate that kind of momentum? Besides, the Tang Sect had never dealt with the Federation and had always stood with Shrek Academy. It would have been strange if the Federation had not looked for an opportunity to suppress them.

"We'll test Spiritual Power first. Come one at a time. Yun Mu, help me record the results." Wu Changkong handed him a record sheet.

"Xie Xie, Spiritual Power: 49. Not bad, two points higher than last time." Wu Changkong's tone was calm.

"Wang Jinxi, 41 points. Train hard, and you should be able to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm within a year."

"Zhang Yangzi, 43 points."

"Tang Wulin, 97 points."

Yun Mu was writing when he suddenly paused and looked up at Tang Wulin. That Spiritual Power was quite a bit higher than what he remembered from the original story. But after giving it some thought, he found it normal and lowered his head to continue recording.

The others, however, were stunned. Ninety-seven points! Only three points away from one hundred!

"Gu Yue, one hundred and eighty!" Wu Changkong's voice clearly rose. Although Gu Yue's Spiritual Power was still far behind Yun Mu's six hundred-plus, it was already absurdly high for an ordinary person.

Yun Mu understood. Gu Yue had deliberately wanted to surpass Tang Wulin by a large margin. She was probably trying to subtly show that, as the Silver Dragon King, she was smarter than the Golden Dragon King.

Next came tests for strength, speed, and reaction time.

Obviously, aside from Tang Wulin, none of their results could compare to Yun Mu's.

However, in terms of strength, Tang Wulin had not surpassed Yun Mu without using the Golden Dragon King's Claw.

After using the Golden Dragon King's Claw, Tang Wulin's strength had clearly exceeded nearly one thousand kilograms.

"Alright, that's enough testing for today." Wu Changkong put away the record sheet and glanced at everyone. "But today's tests were mainly for physical fitness, and that does not represent everything. Martial Souls are just as important to Soul Masters, so some of you should not lose heart. Dismissed."

He paused, then added, "Yun Mu, Tang Wulin, you two come with me." With that, he turned and left, still looking as crisp and composed as ever.

Tang Wulin hurriedly followed, not daring to slow down even a little. Yun Mu did not move immediately. He turned and patted Zhang Yangzi on the shoulder, smiling as he teased, "Don't pull such a long face. No need to feel discouraged."

Only then did he quickly catch up with Wu Changkong, leaving Zhang Yangzi standing there so angry that the veins on his forehead were practically bulging. Wang Jinxi was still quietly trying to comfort him beside him.

Meanwhile, Gu Yue and Xie Xie had not left yet. Xie Xie poked Gu Yue's arm and said with a suppressed laugh, "I never expected Brother Mu to have such a vicious side."

"When hasn't he been vicious?" Gu Yue rolled her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of disdain for Xie Xie's memory. "If he weren't, would he have suddenly healed all of us when we collapsed from training?"

"Wasn't that at Teacher Wu's instruction..." Xie Xie was about to nod when he suddenly remembered that. But when he turned to say something, he found Gu Yue had already left.

Seeing that Yun Mu had already gone far away, Gu Yue felt there was no point staying any longer and headed toward the dormitories.

At that moment, Gu Yue discovered something surprising. The Golden Dragon King bloodline seemed to have become far less attractive to her. She no longer seemed to want to absorb the Golden Dragon King bloodline into her body and become the Dragon God as badly as before.

In Wu Changkong's office, he pointed at the chairs beside him. "You two, sit."

"I won't fill out Yun Mu's results separately." He changed the subject and looked at Tang Wulin.

"Let me ask you first. Why have you changed so much recently? And that Dragon Claw that suddenly appeared—could you possibly have a Three Lives Martial Soul?"

Tang Wulin scratched his head and said a little awkwardly, "Probably not. I can feel that the Dragon Claw can't absorb Soul Rings."

Wu Changkong frowned and pondered for a while before slowly saying, "In that case, it may simply be a bloodline reaction. Or perhaps your body can't withstand three Martial Souls, so one of them manifested as a bloodline instead."

It sounded as though he was recalling knowledge he had learned before, but also as though he was trying to find a reasonable explanation for himself.

"But I don't think I've ever heard of such a case before. At least in the existing historical records, no one truly had a Three Lives Martial Soul. There was only one person mentioned in legends—Huo Yuhao."

As he said this, Wu Changkong's expression visibly wavered, and he was no longer as calm as before.

Could it really be as the legends say—that someone becomes a god every twenty thousand years? Could the Children of Destiny of this generation be these two students of mine?

If they really can become gods... would there be a way to revive Dragon Ice?

The moment that thought surfaced, Wu Changkong forcibly suppressed it.

No, I can't think like that. They are my students. Whether they can become gods in the future or achieve great things, I need to first handle what is right in front of me and protect their safety as much as possible.

He steadied himself and said seriously to Tang Wulin, "But in your case, your Martial Soul may continue to change. You may encounter danger afterward, because your body first needs to withstand this mutation. So the next time you feel something wrong with your body, you must come find me immediately. Oh, and remember to bring Yun Mu with you. The two of us can protect you during the process, make your mutation safer, and reduce the risks as much as possible."