An Insurmountable Mountain for the Younger Generation

"Ling Luo?"

"Teacher Wu, do you know that person?"

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both looked toward the arriving man.

Though Xu Xiaoyan said nothing, curiosity showed in her beautiful eyes as well.

"I know a little about him."

Wu Changkong nodded slightly and replied calmly.

"Teacher Wu, can you tell us about Ling Luo?"

Xie Xie took the initiative to ask.

He wanted to know exactly what kind of background that youth, who had made him feel so defeated, possessed.

Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan also looked over curiously.

They were all interested in this youth, who appeared to be around their age, only slightly older, yet radiated mystery from head to toe.

Wu Changkong sat down, his gaze lowered.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly began recounting what he knew.

Perhaps letting the Three Little Ones understand the continent's true top geniuses in advance would also be a good thing.

Their experiences in Eastsea City had more or less made them somewhat arrogant.

"Ling Luo is the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy's brother-in-law, the Holy Spirit Douluo's brother, and Shrek Academy's undisputed future core figure."

The Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy's brother-in-law?!

The three little ones did not know much about the Holy Spirit Douluo, but they certainly knew about Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion.

That was Shrek Academy's most central institution.

The Sea God Pavilion Master was practically Shrek Academy's true ruler.

So Ling Luo had such a background.

No wonder the Holy Angel Family, which already sounded far from ordinary, had shown no intention of offending him.

Yet his background alone did not stir much emotion in the three of them.

What truly caused their emotions to turn gradually into shock were Wu Changkong's next words.

"Beyond his powerful background, Ling Luo's personal achievements are equally terrifying. He is publicly acknowledged as the number one of the Federation's younger generation, a peak powerhouse destined for the future."

"The acknowledged number one of the Federation's younger generation?" Tang Wulin froze.

That title alone sounded overwhelmingly imposing.

"Teacher Wu, could that title have something to do with Shrek Academy?"

Xie Xie asked.

"No." Wu Changkong shook his head. "It has nothing to do with the academy."

"Ling Luo is called the number one of the Federation's younger generation entirely because of his own excellence."

"At Twelve years old, around the same age you are now, he was already a Soul Emperor and a Two-word Battle Armor Master, breaking the record set by the current Sea God Pavilion Master."

"Twelve years old?!"

"A Soul Emperor? A Two-word Battle Armor Master?!"

Every one of those key terms struck the Eastsea Three Little Ones' hearts like a massive hammer.

They could hardly connect those three terms together.

They were already among Eastsea City's finest geniuses.

Yet all three of them only had two-ring cultivation right now, still some distance away from three rings.

But now Wu Changkong was telling them that someone at their age had already attained Soul Emperor cultivation.

And he was also a genuine Two-word Battle Armor Master. How could they not be shocked?

"Teacher Wu, you aren't joking with us, are you?" Tang Wulin swallowed hard.

He felt that, with the help of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, he had grown considerably over the years.

He also knew that Ling Luo's strength had to surpass theirs.

But everything Wu Changkong had said was simply too unbelievable.

Yet Wu Changkong answered them with his usual cold expression.

"I am not joking."

"This is the truth. The intelligence provided by both Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda Federation says the same."

A rare trace of emotional fluctuation entered Wu Changkong's voice.

A twelve-year-old Soul Emperor!

Forget Tang Wulin and the others—when he had first heard of it, had his reaction been any different?

Even now, in his early thirties, he was only a Soul Emperor himself.

"And that was only three years ago. I do not know what level he has reached at fifteen."

"But he has most likely already broken through to Soul Saint."

"He is probably not far from becoming a Three-word Battle Armor Master either."

As he spoke, Wu Changkong himself felt rather wistful.

Once a genius of Shrek Academy himself, he had now been completely surpassed by a later genius who was only fifteen years old.

Such a gap was difficult not to find dispiriting.

Silence.

The Three Little Ones remained silent.

Even Tang Wulin, who normally valued food above all else, stopped eating.

Wu Changkong glanced at the three of them, knowing that he had achieved his goal of tempering their arrogance.

What came next was to offer them some proper guidance.

After all, Wu Changkong only wanted to keep them from becoming arrogant. He had no intention of making them feel defeated or lose their fighting spirit.

"This is the continent's number one genius today. Looking across all of history, he can still be called astonishingly gifted."

"But you need not be too discouraged. Across the entire Federation, and even throughout these ten thousand years of history, there has only ever been one Ling Luo."

"The second-ranked genius on the current Soul Master Talent Ranking is Gu Yue of the Spirit Pagoda, who is fifteen this year and only a High-Rank Soul King. She is still quite far behind him."

Tang Wulin and the others gave bitter smiles.

A fifteen-year-old High-Rank Soul King was already terrifying enough!

But with Ling Luo's example before them, it somehow no longer seemed all that shocking.

Still, the protagonist of the Original Work was the protagonist of the Original Work after all. Tang Wulin truly possessed excellent mental fortitude.

While Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan remained more or less silent because of what Wu Changkong had said, Tang Wulin had already adjusted his mindset.

A bright smile spread across his face.

"Alright, Xie Xie, Xiao Yan, don't take it too much to heart."

"Like Teacher Wu said, Ling Luo is indeed an extraordinary genius, but that does not affect us."

"Instead, being introduced to the continent's top genius in advance may be a good thing for us."

"Things had gone too smoothly for us in Eastsea City, and all of us had grown somewhat complacent. Now that we have someone to chase after, it is actually a good thing."

"Even if we cannot catch up to Ling Luo, there is no doubt that we will gain a great deal throughout that process."

"Refusing to admit defeat is an essential mindset for a Soul Master, but sometimes there is no need to take the desire to win and lose so seriously."

Tang Wulin said as he scratched his head.

Among the protagonists of the Third Generation Original Work, he truly had the best temperament.

Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan also came back to their senses.

That was right. Ling Luo was terrifyingly strong, but it did not actually have much to do with them.

They did not have to surpass Ling Luo.

They could instead treat him as a goal to chase, using him as motivation to improve.

Seeing the Three Little Ones regain their composure, a trace of satisfaction appeared in Wu Changkong's eyes.

But they did not notice.

From upstairs, two pairs of eyes were watching them, taking in everything.