First Lesson

Wu Changkong wore gray, black, and white plaid pants today, along with a white shirt. It was a very simple outfit.

When he arrived at the podium, simply standing there was enough for the cold, stern aura radiating from him to make Class Five's students shiver.

Tang Wuyang and Tang Wulin had the most natural expressions in the class, and even looked rather content.

The two of them were both full of Meal A. It was impossible not to feel good.

The warmth spreading from their abdomens was even drawing their Soul Power on its own, slowly circulating it.

Good food could improve one's physical condition and cultivation speed. That saying was indeed true.

"Starting today, classes will officially begin. I will personally guide most of your courses."

"Now, everyone stand up and follow me!"

Wu Changkong walked outside with his hands in his pockets. The entire class followed behind him to the training field.

Since they were all new students, they naturally had no awareness of lining up, and things looked rather chaotic for a while.

Yet before the powerful, icy aura of the Cold and Arrogant God, no one dared to make too much noise.

"Two to a row. Line up properly."

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's words, Tang Wuyang naturally stepped behind Tang Wulin.

Zhou Changxi came to stand beside Tang Wulin, while the quick-eyed, quick-footed Yun Xiao got to Tang Wuyang's side before Xie Xie could.

Originally quite displeased, Xie Xie could only indignantly stand in front of Tang Wulin beside another student under Wu Changkong's icy gaze.

Once he saw that the students had lined up, Wu Changkong said in a deep voice, "Today's first lesson is to demonstrate your strength."

"Soon, you will fight in pairs. I will serve as the referee. The losers will be eliminated."

A frail-looking female student timidly raised her hand. "Teacher Wu, I'm a Support System Tool Soul Master. Do I have to participate too?"

Wu Changkong looked at her coldly. "On the battlefield, will the enemy refrain from attacking you just because you're a Support-type Soul Master?"

"First group, prepare." He casually pointed at Tang Wulin and Zhou Changxi beside him.

Unlike most of the nervous students, Zhou Changxi became excited at once.

That Day, when Tang Wuyang had blasted him out the window with one punch, he had been deeply unconvinced.

But after seeing Tang Wuyang defeat Xie Xie twice in a row, and with the Director of Teaching explicitly forbidding fights, he had kept holding himself back and hadn't caused trouble.

I can't beat your brother, but can't I beat a piece of trash with Blue Silver Grass?

With that thought, Zhou Changxi looked at Tang Wulin with shining eyes.

Tang Wulin showed no reaction to Zhou Changxi's excitement.

Wu Changkong directed the students to spread out around them and form a circle.

"Begin. There are no rules. Defeat your opponent by any means necessary," Wu Changkong said flatly. His words were clearly directed at all the students.

Zhou Changxi's eyes widened. With a loud roar, a white Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet and immediately blazed brightly, rising up along his body.

At the same time, his already exceptionally strong body swelled further, especially his arms, whose muscles visibly stretched his school uniform tight.

A small brown monkey appeared on his shoulder. It was clearly his Soul Spirit, a Ten-Year Soul Spirit.

First Soul Skill, Strength Enhancement!

Zhou Changxi charged toward Tang Wulin in huge strides. His feet struck the ground with loud thuds, and together with his strong and robust body, his aura was overwhelmingly aggressive.

Tang Wulin's reaction was not slow either. The instant Zhou Changxi charged at him, Blue Silver Grass spread from his right hand, while the white Soul Ring on his body flickered faintly.

In an instant, countless vines spread across the ground, rushing to entwine Zhou Changxi.

Zhou Changxi, who was about to reach Tang Wulin, paid little attention to the vines winding toward him.

In his view, how could those fragile vines, which looked like they would snap with a single tug, possibly stop someone as strong as him?

Thus, facing Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass Entwine, Zhou Changxi charged straight into it without dodging.

As a Strength Type Soul Master, Zhou Changxi's greatest advantage was his strength, which surpassed that of ordinary people. Correspondingly, his speed was far inferior to that of other types of Soul Masters. Just as Zhou Changxi confidently prepared to tear apart the vines around him, something unexpected happened.

The muscles on his swollen arms instantly tightened, blue veins bulging beneath his skin as his face flushed bright red.

Yet the Blue Silver Grass Vine wrapped around him did not change in the slightest.

At the same time, Zhou Changxi discovered in horror that his Soul Power was slowly draining away.

Seeing Zhou Changxi tightly bound by his Blue Silver Grass, Tang Wulin's lips curled upward slightly.

Wu Changkong, who was watching from the side, saw this and a glint flashed through his eyes.

With his cultivation, he naturally noticed the faint golden threads at the roots of the Blue Silver Grass in Tang Wulin's palm, threads that were incredibly easy to overlook.

With only Level 11 Soul Power, Zhou Changxi quickly fell into a disadvantage under such continuous depletion.

"Stop!" Wu Changkong shouted coldly, pointing at Zhou Changxi. "You, eliminated."

There was no need for a Strength Type Soul Master to continue fighting when he could not touch his opponent at all. The victory or defeat had already been decided.

Wu Changkong said nothing more and directly announced the next match.

The second pair to take the field were Tang Wuyang and Yun Xiao, who stood next to Tang Wulin and Zhou Changxi.

Yun Xiao pulled a long face and said to Tang Wuyang, "Go easy on me! I'm a support-type Soul Master. I can't take one of your punches."

Seeing this, Tang Wuyang Nodded kindly.

"Begin!"

At Wu Changkong's command, a Qilin Phantom emerged behind Tang Wuyang, and he instantly completed his Martial Soul Possession.

As the White Halo appeared beneath his feet, four Ice Crystals materialized out of thin air and shot straight toward Yun Xiao.

Just as the Ice Crystals were about to hit Yun Xiao, a strange scene occurred.

White Light flashed around Yun Xiao. Most of the students only felt their vision blur, and the Ice Crystals that had been impossible to evade shot into empty air.

Seeing this, Tang Wuyang waved his right hand, and the Ice Crystals immediately changed direction, shooting toward Yun Xiao as he reappeared.

At the same time, Tang Wuyang, who remained standing in place, spread his arms. With him as the boundary, the ground before him turned into an Ice Surface.

Meanwhile, the Ice Crystals already in flight slightly changed shape and became four faster Ice Arrows.

Just as Yun Xiao was about to be struck by the Ice Arrows, a large hand pulled him aside from behind.

"Stop! Tang Wuyang wins." Wu Changkong looked at Tang Wuyang with a trace of confusion in his eyes.

But it lasted only an instant before his gaze shifted to Yun Xiao. "As a Support System Soul Master, not bad. You advance."

Yun Xiao held a disc covered in intricate patterns in his hand. "Thank you, Teacher."

The facts proved that Eastsea Academy's teachers had sharp eyes when assigning classes. How many outstanding students could there possibly be among those assigned to Class Five?

In the following matches, Wu Changkong berated nearly every pair of students until they were utterly humiliated.

Of the twenty-one students in the class, eight possessed Support System Tool Martial Souls and had virtually no combat ability. Their support abilities were also extremely useless.

Among the Battle Soul Masters, three had Useless Martial Souls nearly on the same level as Blue Silver Grass.

There was even a match between two Tool Soul Masters with no combat ability. It turned into the bizarre sight of one shoving the other while the other stepped on him.

Wu Changkong had long guessed that the overall quality of Class Five's students would be poor, but he had not expected them to be this poor.

If not for compulsory education, many of these students would have no reason to continue cultivating. Reaching Level 20 would be unlikely for them.

From the current situation, the only students who stood out were Xie Xie and the brothers Tang Wulin and Tang Wuyang.

"The Second Round begins. You, you, fight."

With a gloomy expression, Wu Changkong pointed at Tang Wuyang and a female student.

She was a petite, adorable-looking girl with light blue short hair and large eyes.

Seeing her, Tang Wuyang could not help recalling Na'er's face.

He vaguely remembered that this female classmate was named Li Chushui, and that her Martial Soul was a cat.

"Begin!"

Li Chushui looked somewhat shy. She Nodded at Tang Wuyang before releasing her Martial Soul.

Part of her light blue short hair turned white, while one of her originally blue eyes suddenly turned green.

A white Soul Ring rose beneath her feet, and a small, adorable Little White Cat appeared on her shoulder.

White fur grew over her palms, sharp Claws extending from her fingertips. She lowered her upper body slightly and nimbly pounced toward Tang Wuyang.

Her movements were extremely light and her speed was very fast. She had won her previous match through her advantage in speed. Like Xie Xie, she was an Agile Attack System Battle Soul Master.

After using his Soul Skills repeatedly over the past few days, Tang Wuyang had become much more familiar with his use of the Water Element.

Cold air surged forth as Ice Crystals continuously gathered around him, eventually forming a crystal-clear Ice Net several steps before Tang Wuyang.

If Li Chushui continued charging forward, she would crash into the net.

She seemed somewhat timid. Her forward momentum suddenly paused, and all four limbs landed on the ground without making the slightest sound.

Her body leaped sideways, as though she intended to circle around from the side and attack Tang Wuyang.

Tang Wuyang had suffered from Xie Xie getting close before. He knew very well that once an Agile Attack System Battle Soul Master like this got near him, his own speed would be completely insufficient to defend against her attacks.

Therefore, he hurriedly turned around and controlled the Ice Net to maintain its previous position, waiting for her to crash into it.

Li Chushui continuously changed positions, trying to find an opening. Tang Wuyang watched her intently, waiting calmly and without impatience.

He believed that while both had released their Martial Souls, she was constantly moving at high speed while he only needed to wait. His consumption would certainly be lower than hers.

As Li Chushui kept changing positions, Tang Wuyang also continuously adjusted his Ice Net, making it increasingly orderly and completely filling any possible openings.

Li Chushui was, after all, only a nine-year-old child. Her combat experience was not extensive either.

Just as Tang Wuyang had predicted, her Level 11 Soul Power rapidly depleted as she kept moving at high speed and searching for an opening in her opponent's defense.

I can't wait any longer. If this continues, I won't be able to sustain my Soul Skill for much longer.

Li Chushui gritted her teeth and suddenly accelerated, circling behind Tang Wuyang before swiftly lunging forward. The white Soul Ring on her body lit up as well.

Her pair of Claws swung, sending out two white Light Blades. She rushed behind them with her own body following close after.

Tang Wuyang was certainly not as fast as her, but he only needed to turn around, a much simpler movement than hers.

The Ice Net swiftly contracted and condensed.

The two white Light Blades struck the seemingly fragile Ice Net as it rapidly closed in.

The expected shattering of the Ice Net did not occur. Instead, where the Ice Net came into contact with the Light Blades instantly turned Dark Blue, and the two Light Blades simply vanished. Then Li Chushui crashed into it.

The Ice Net covering her directly turned into Ice Chains, binding Li Chushui's petite body in place.

Tang Wuyang pulled back with his right hand, drawing the bound and restrained Li Chushui before him. He clenched his right fist but did not throw it, stopping it in front of her face.

Xie Xie subconsciously rubbed his face. Why had this guy never held back when beating him?

A faint glint flashed through Wu Changkong's eyes. The ability to freely control ice and water, combined with a calm and steady temperament.

"Tang Wuyang wins."

Tang Wuyang released the Ice Chains around Li Chushui and supported her unsteady body.

Li Chushui's small face flushed slightly. Looking at Tang Wuyang's beautiful eyes so close before her, she timidly said, "Thank you."

Tang Wuyang smiled back. Li Chushui stared blankly, feeling as though his smile was filled with sunlight.

In the rest of the Second Round, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both defeated their opponents smoothly.

After that round ended, only five people remained.

Tang Wuyang had originally thought he would face Xie Xie in the Second Round, but Wu Changkong had not arranged it that way. The same was true in the Third Round.

"Tang Wulin, Tao Liufan, you two go first," Wu Changkong said expressionlessly.

Tao Liufan was a Youth of short stature but solid build, with messy brown short hair.

The two stood facing each other and released their Martial Souls.

Tao Liufan's Martial Soul was a Willow Tree. As his Soul Power rose, he made a gesture as though supporting the sky with both hands, and thin Willow Branches emerged from his arms.

The Willow Branches swayed like Vines. From that alone, they were actually somewhat similar to Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass.

Strands of Blue Silver Grass grew out again. Control System against Control System—what would happen?

That was what Wu Changkong wanted to see.

In the previous battles, Tao Liufan's performance had been unremarkable.

Judging from their current strength, Control System Soul Masters clearly held the advantage under normal circumstances.

After all, none of them possessed any particularly powerful Soul Skills yet.

In all of Class Five, only Xie Xie possessed a Century Soul Spirit. Everyone else had Ten-Year Soul Spirits.

Thus, Tao Liufan's Soul Ring was also white, and even his Soul Skill was the same as Tang Wulin's: Entwine!

However, unlike Tao Liufan's, Tang Wulin's First Soul Skill was not merely Entwine. It also possessed another effect.

Both of their Soul Spirits were snake-type, but Tao Liufan's Soul Spirit was a Little Green Snake.

Whether in size or aura, it was clearly much stronger-looking than Qing Yue, the somewhat listless Little Grass Snake on Tang Wulin's shoulder.

"Begin!"