Tutoring Class

On the other side, seeing Xue Tu trapped by the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, the two thin men at the rear of the Bloodthirsty Team immediately activated their first white Soul Rings and second yellow Soul Rings, transformed into two swifts, and rushed over.

The Red-dressed Woman in the center also furrowed her brow. She promptly activated her third purple Soul Ring and spat out a blood-red net that spread toward Bu Le.

On the Three Swordsmen's side, after blocking their opponents' charge, E Kao and Tian Ya noticed the blood-red net overhead.

The two moved in front of Bu Le. Their second yellow Soul Rings each lit up, and they slashed out two blades of qi.

The Soul Power in the two blades of qi merged, forming a cross-shaped slash that shot toward the blood-red net in midair.

It made no sound and met no resistance.

Like a hot knife slicing through butter, the cross-shaped blade qi cut the blood-red net in midair into four pieces, which scattered in every direction.

E Kao and Tian Ya did not pause. They immediately returned to Bu Le's side and blocked the swift-like assault from the Bloodthirsty Team's two thin men.

Seeing this, the two thin men promptly activated their fourth purple Soul Rings, each turning into a blur and retreating at high speed.

But E Kao and Tian Ya had no intention of letting them escape. They each activated their third yellow Soul Rings. Tian Ya led by slashing out a huge semicircular blade of qi, about five meters long, then E Kao released nearly a hundred feathers that merged into it.

As the feathers merged with the blade qi, it was as if the blade had grown bones, making it much more solid.

The two thin men retreating felt a strange stinging sensation behind them. Their faces changed, and they desperately channeled their Soul Power, darting behind the two black-clad middle-aged men on their team.

The two black-clad middle-aged men had also sensed the danger. Gritting their teeth, their faces twisted in a grimace as they quickly activated their remaining third yellow and fourth purple Soul Rings, letting out a deep bellow like a bull.

The towering phantom of a water buffalo appeared around each of them. The buffaloes' horns rapidly grew thicker and sharper, like a pair of keen short spears. At the same time, the bases of the horns extended downward, forming a keratinous helmet that covered their entire heads.

The water buffalo phantoms lowered their heads slightly, then stamped the ground hard and charged at the blade qi ahead like a pair of heavy artillery shells.

Boom!

A tremendous collision rang out. When the smoke cleared, the semicircular blade of qi infused with feathers had disappeared. The two black-clad middle-aged men had fallen off the battle platform, each spitting out a mouthful of blood before passing out.

The arena fell silent. Just then, the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, which had been closed since the start of the battle, finally opened.

A figure tumbled out. It was the Bloodthirsty Team's Captain, Xue Tu.

He was already foaming at the mouth and unconscious. No one even knew what had happened.

Bu Le, for his part, had barely moved at all. He had simply shifted the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers at the beginning to trap Xue Tu, then activated his Soul Rings repeatedly according to what was happening inside the covers.

First the white Soul Ring, then the yellow one, then the purple one. By the time he had activated his fourth purple Soul Ring, the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers opened again, and Xue Tu was already unconscious.

Yu Xiaogang watched the entire Soul Fighting match carefully from the stands. When E Kao and Tian Ya first combined their Soul Skills, his eyes had brightened slightly, and the knowledge of Martial Souls in his mind began to race.

By the time he saw the moves E Kao and Tian Ya used afterward, Yu Xiaogang had already reached a conclusion: the two men had performed a Two-in-One Fusion Skill.

A Fusion Skill was a technique in which Soul Masters with a certain degree of compatibility between their Martial Souls trained and practiced together repeatedly, allowing their Soul Skills to merge into one.

The resulting Fusion Skill was often more powerful, but its strength depended on how compatible the Martial Souls were. If their compatibility was low, the increase in power would be limited. But if it was high, the Soul Skill could become several times more powerful and even undergo new changes.

"To think that Soul Skills from century-old Soul Rings could easily overpower a thousand-year Soul Skill used by Soul Masters of the same rank. That means E Kao and Tian Ya's Martial Souls are highly compatible. They've even reached the threshold of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

Yu Xiaogang nodded, then looked at Bu Le.

"The Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers are already a rare Mental System Martial Soul. Judging by this fight, once they trap a Soul Master of the same rank, they can easily subdue him. It definitely counts as a top-tier Control System Martial Soul."

"Bu Le's absolute control, combined with E Kao and Tian Ya's Fusion Skill attack... Even if they can't fight across ranks later on, they should still be able to manage a degree of invincibility within their current rank—provided they don't run into my Beloved Disciple."

"These three are truly rare talents!"

Yu Xiaogang murmured, barely able to contain the excitement in his eyes.

After merging with the memories of his predecessor, he had inherited not only a vast knowledge of Martial Souls, but also the love of talent befitting a teacher.

Now that he had seen three exceptionally gifted Soul Masters, Yu Xiaogang had already worked out a complete training plan for their Martial Souls. It was as if he had found three fine pieces of jade. He could already envision the finished carvings; all that remained was to shape them himself.

After collecting ten Gold Soul Coins from the Betting Point, Yu Xiaogang sighed helplessly.

"The less money you have, the harder it is to get any. If only I had enough capital, I could use this opportunity to solve Shrek Academy's financial problems once and for all."

"But that's the gambler's mindset, isn't it? Win once, and you start thinking about the next time. Human greed is truly terrifying."

"If I want to make money, I should do it the right way."

Yu Xiaogang shook his head, dispelling the wicked thought in his mind. Just then, a flash of inspiration struck him.

"People on the Douluo Continent can cultivate Soul Power, so they've developed a mindset that puts force above all else. But they don't realize that knowledge is a valuable asset, too."

"Since I have knowledge, I could start private tutoring classes to earn money."

Battle Soul Arena, Financial Settlement Office.

After collecting their pay for the match, Bu Le, E Kao, and Tian Ya were just about to head out and enjoy themselves.

Just then, a slightly hoarse voice called out from behind them.

"Please wait a moment. I'd like to treat the three of you to a meal. Would that be all right?"

The three immediately turned around and saw a middle-aged man dressed in black. It was Yu Xiaogang.

After asking the other two what they thought, Bu Le replied, "Sure."

The two groups then left the Great Soul Arena together and went to a nearby restaurant.

Second floor, private room.

Yu Xiaogang was treating them, and he spent all ten Gold Soul Coins he had just won on a full spread of the restaurant's signature dishes.

Seeing the table laden with delicious food and wine, Bu Le, E Kao, and Tian Ya immediately broke into smiles and started addressing Yu Xiaogang as an elder brother. The atmosphere warmed up at once.

Yu Xiaogang took the opportunity to point out the characteristics of their Martial Souls and share some of the better ideas from the training plan he had devised for them.

By now, the three men had already been impressed by Yu Xiaogang's knowledge. After hearing him describe his plan, they couldn't help longing for it, their blood beginning to stir.

"Would you be willing to guide the three of us in our cultivation, Brother?"

"Of course. But the tutoring classes require a fee: five hundred Gold Soul Coins per person each month."

"Five hundred Gold Soul Coins..."

The three hesitated. That was no small sum for them.

Seeing their hesitation, Yu Xiaogang knew it was time to offer them some bait.

He took a sheet of yellow paper from the Soul Tool on his wrist and placed it in front of them.

The three picked it up and saw several Soul Power execution lines drawn on it. They seemed to be for Meditation Cultivation.

In fact, the diagram showed a cultivation route that Yu Xiaogang's predecessor had devised after consulting various materials. He had used it to create a cultivation method.

Yu Xiaogang had not revealed too much, only handing over this one sheet of paper. But even that was a rare treasure to other people.

"If you meditate using the Soul Power routes on this page, your cultivation speed will increase quite a bit. You can try it when you get home."

"If you find it effective and want to join the class, come to the entrance of the Great Soul Arena at eight tomorrow morning. I'll bring someone to meet you then."