Second Match of the Promotion Tournament

Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie looked at Wu Changkong and Gu Yue, who were speaking in riddles, with puzzled expressions.

Seeing that the three still had not understood, Wu Changkong took the initiative to explain, "Whether it is Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger or Tang Wulin's Holy Dragon Spear, their common trait is that, regardless of strength, they carry the aura of dragons."

"And the Golden Scales on Tang Wuyang's right arm may also be related to dragons, which is why they were triggered by the Martial Souls of you two."

"After the Golden Scales appeared, that inexplicable sense of oppression also made sense."

"After all, Martial Souls that carry the aura of dragons usually represent great power."

Tang Wuyang asked somewhat blankly, "Teacher Wu, then what should I do now?"

Wu Changkong said, "First, you need to continue cultivating diligently and increase your Soul Power."

"The stronger your Soul Power is, the greater the possibility that you will be able to control this power."

"Second, you need to improve your Spirit Power. Powerful Spirit Power should also be very helpful in controlling this power."

"Finally, you need to frequently comprehend this power. Have Xie Xie or Tang Wulin stimulate it for you."

"The more you experience it, and the more often your body accepts it, the greater your chances of completely controlling it will become."

"As for this power, I will think it over carefully as well."

"Yes!" Tang Wuyang felt helpless that he had not received an answer from Wu Changkong.

However, the reappearance of the Golden Scales undoubtedly proved that this power truly existed, and that gave him a glimmer of hope.

Even Teacher Wu had said that this power was of an extremely high level. If he could truly control it, it would undoubtedly greatly increase his strength!

Seeing that the four had no intention of leaving, Wu Changkong asked coldly, "Is there anything else?"

Tang Wulin then gave a complete account of how they had clashed with Guang Long earlier and fought with him.

To the surprise of the four, Wu Changkong did not reprimand them. Instead, he merely said calmly, "I understand."

Life continued as usual. Grade One Class Five's victory over Grade One Class Four yesterday did not create much of a stir in the academy. After all, it had only been a battle between the lowest classes of the lowest grade.

However, not everyone ignored it.

For example, Grade One Class Three, which would be facing Grade One Class Five that afternoon, attached great importance to the match.

Grade One Class Three's homeroom teacher, Ye Yingrong, was not very old. She was several years younger than Wu Changkong and was a newly promoted teacher.

Because she was beautiful and taught well, she was deeply loved by her students.

When she first met Wu Changkong, she had clearly felt her heartbeat speed up.

This Cold and Arrogant God was not merely attractive to the female students of the Advanced Department. He was equally attractive to young female teachers like her!

It was said that he was a Five Ring Soul King.

At his age, that already made him an absolute genius. Moreover, he had once studied there himself.

In Ye Yingrong's eyes, Wu Changkong was nearly flawless aside from his somewhat cold personality.

Most importantly, he was still single and did not even have a girlfriend. His standards must be too high!

Teacher Wu truly deserved to be called the Cold and Arrogant God! Even Grade One Class Five had been taught by him into such outstanding students.

Ye Yingrong had brought the students from her class who were preparing to participate in the Promotion Tournament to watch yesterday's match. When she saw the Century Soul Rings displayed by Xie Xie and Gu Yue, she had also been startled.

Those were Century Soul Rings! Shouldn't students of that caliber all be in Class One?

As Class Three, not a single student in their class possessed a Century Soul Ring. Even so, the Promotion Tournament still had to continue.

She hoped that through this match, she could leave a deep impression on Wu Changkong.

At the same time as yesterday, after school that afternoon, the Promotion Tournament arrived at the Intermediate Department's training field.

It was the second day of competition, but just like yesterday, there were still not many spectators.

Ye Yingrong had arrived early. Grade One Class Three's students were lined up neatly, and at the front of the class stood three delicate-looking boys.

Strangely, the three looked exactly alike. Unless one was extremely familiar with them, it was impossible to tell who was who.

Behind them stood a petite girl with waist-length orange hair, giving off a very gentle impression.

Wu Changkong also brought Grade One Class Five to the venue. Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue followed behind him.

The other Class Five students all looked excited as well. After yesterday's match, they were very confident in Tang Wuyang's group of four.

Ye Yingrong walked over with a smile. "Hello, Teacher Wu." She smiled and nodded at Wu Changkong.

Ye Yingrong was indeed very beautiful. She was over 1.7 meters tall and had excellent proportions.

Her large eyes were bright and spirited, while her rare light green hair was tied into a neat ponytail.

She had fair skin, an oval face, and cherry-red lips. Judging only by her appearance, people would surely believe she was a student of the Advanced Department.

She had entered Eastsea Academy as a teacher at the age of twenty-three. A Four Ring Soul Ancestor at her age was already quite outstanding.

"Hello." Wu Changkong nodded to her as well.

"I am Ye Yingrong, the homeroom teacher of Class Three." Ye Yingrong emphasized her name, because she was certain that this Cold and Arrogant God definitely did not know who she was.

This legendary god who lived only in his own world probably could not remember the names of more than a few women in the entire academy.

"Mm." After responding, Wu Changkong's gaze drifted toward the Competition Stage.

Standing nearby, Xie Xie watched with admiration.

What he envied most was Wu Changkong's cold and arrogant demeanor. It was absolutely not an act; it was simply in his nature.

Compared to Teacher Wu, he was still far too lacking!

Ye Yingrong did not mind in the slightest. She beckoned to her class, and Grade One Class Three's students quickly ran over and lined up behind her.

Ye Yingrong said to her students, "Friendship first, competition second. Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, Gu Tianming, Bai Qiujin, be careful later. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Teacher Ye!" the four answered with one voice.

Wu Changkong turned his head for a look. His gaze lingered briefly when he saw Class Three's students. Clearly, he was much more interested in the competitors than in Ye Yingrong.

At that moment, Director of Teaching Long Hengxu also arrived on the Competition Stage.

"Second match of the Promotion Tournament. Grade One Class Five, are you still sending four people?"

Wu Changkong nodded. Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie entered one after another and walked toward the center of the field.

Ye Yingrong smiled faintly. "You go as well."

The identical Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin also stepped onto the Competition Stage.

The three brothers had a distinctive trait. They all appeared rather thin and weak, but their gazes were exceptionally sharp. The tacit understanding of triplets made even their movements look identical as they walked.

Bai Qiujin seemed to be their central figure, surrounded by the Gu Brothers.

Wu Changkong did not give his disciples any instructions. In the future, they might encounter all kinds of opponents.

The Promotion Tournament was meant to temper them. If they needed his guidance in everything, they would never truly grow.

Tang Wuyang's group of four still stood in an inverted trapezoid formation as they had against Class Four yesterday, while Class Three's four formed a triangular formation.

Gu Tianri stood in front, Gu Tianyue on the left, Gu Tianming on the right, and Bai Qiujin in the center of the three.

"Are you ready?" Long Hengxu asked as usual. After receiving affirmative answers from both sides, he waved his hand and announced the start of the second match of the Promotion Tournament.

The Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin released their Martial Souls almost simultaneously. When their Martial Souls appeared, Tang Wuyang's group of four all revealed a trace of surprise.

It was not strange that the three brothers had identical Martial Souls, considering they were triplets. But Bai Qiujin actually had the same type as them. Wings spread from the backs of all four at once, creating an extremely striking visual impact.

As four pairs of wings spread open, a white Soul Ring appeared beneath each of their feet. The Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin flew up together, rising into the air.

Long Hengxu was also stunned when he saw this.

Flying Martial Souls?

Flying Martial Souls were relatively rare.

Even if their Soul Power was weak and their Soul Spirits were not strong, they should have been assigned to Class One, which specialized in nurturing elites.

It seemed there had been an oversight during their admission.

The Gu Brothers' Martial Soul was called the Sky-Piercing Eagle, a bird-type Martial Soul with extremely fast flight speed.

The Sky-Piercing Eagle was not a particularly powerful type of eagle. It relied on speed to win.

If it were a Soul Beast, a Sky-Piercing Eagle could fly more than three thousand meters into the sky and maintain high speed for a long time.

Therefore, all three brothers had taken the path of Agile Attack System Battle Soul Masters.

Their first Soul Spirits were identical as well. They were a hawk-like bird called the Light Wind Falcon. It was fast, had no offensive power, and was only palm-sized.

Bai Qiujin's Martial Soul was called the Golden-Winged Sparrow. Coincidentally, it was very similar to the Gu Brothers' Martial Souls, with all of them focusing on speed.

"They can fly? What do we do?" Xie Xie looked at Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin shook his head, then turned to Tang Wuyang and Gu Yue behind him.

Tang Wuyang smiled faintly. "We just shoot them down."

After saying that, he gave Gu Yue a look.

After Martial Soul Possession, white light flashed over his body. Tang Wuyang skillfully condensed five Ice Swords. With a thought, the Ice Swords flew toward the four people in the air according to his will.

The next moment, a flash of green light passed by. The already fast Ice Swords gained even more speed as they became wreathed in green light, shooting straight toward the Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin.

What was going on?

Tang Wuyang's Ice Swords could actually move so far away from his body.

Ye Yingrong was truly startled when she saw this.

However, she quickly calmed down.

The Gu Brothers were triplets, and like Bai Qiujin, they all possessed Flying Martial Souls.

After they had entered the academy, she had focused on training these four in aerial combat and cooperation.

The other side had only fired five Ice Swords. As long as the three brothers and Bai Qiujin were fast enough, how could they possibly be hit?

Just as Ye Yingrong had predicted, Bai Qiujin calmly made a hand gesture toward the Gu Brothers in midair.

Then, all four flapped their wings simultaneously and suddenly scattered in four different directions.

Given the speed of the Ice Swords, even with the boost of the Wind Element, they would find it difficult to catch up.

Ye Yingrong glanced at Wu Changkong beside her. In this situation, the students of Class Five were clearly running out of tricks.

Since they lacked the ability to fly and their attacks were ineffective, as long as the Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin found the right opportunity to launch a combined attack, they would surely defeat their opponents one by one.

She had watched yesterday's match. Among the four Class Five students competing, Tang Wuyang's Martial Soul was a Beast Martial Soul, and his strength seemed quite impressive. His Soul Skill should be the ability to condense Ice Swords, but that was all.

Gu Yue's ability seemed to be controlling the earth. What use could that possibly have in the air?

In today's battle, the biggest threats were Tang Wulin, who seemed to possess Twin Martial Souls, and the Agile Attack System Xie Xie. But neither of them could fly.

When facing flying Soul Masters, the most correct response should be to hold firm on the ground and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

After all, once Soul Masters released their Martial Souls, their Soul Power would continuously be consumed, and flying Soul Masters consumed it faster than ordinary Soul Masters.

As long as they had enough patience, they were not without a chance.

But Tang Wuyang had responded so rashly, abandoning coordination to attack the four people in the air alone. This undoubtedly gave the Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin an opportunity. Victory or defeat had already been decided!

Yet in Ye Yingrong's eyes, Wu Changkong remained calm. Not the slightest change in expression could be seen on his face.

Did he not care about victory or defeat at all?

Seeing that the Ice Swords behind them kept relentlessly pursuing them, the Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin activated their Soul Skills at the same time.

The First Soul Skills of the four truly were not very good. They did not grant them any offensive ability, only a speed boost.

Just as they suddenly accelerated and thought they had shaken off the Ice Swords, four Ice Cones suddenly shot toward them.

The Gu Brothers and Bai Qiujin had quite good Control Ability in the air. They made an abrupt stop and narrowly dodged the sudden Ice Cones.

Tang Wuyang looked at Gu Yue beside him, whose right hand was raised, and his eyes lit up as he immediately copied her.

The white Soul Ring on his body flashed, and nearly ten Ice Cones were instantly condensed.

Since there was no need to deliberately change the form of the element, under the same Soul Power consumption, he could condense twice as many as Ice Swords, chains, and other forms.

Tang Wuyang and Gu Yue exchanged a look. Then, like humanoid artillery platforms, they continuously fired large numbers of Ice Cones into the air.

The two worked together with great coordination. First, they used the number of Ice Cones to scatter the four people in the air. Then Tang Wuyang continuously pressured Gu Tianri, forcing him to lower his altitude, while Gu Yue controlled the Ice Cones to disrupt the other three and prevent them from supporting Gu Tianri.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie looked at each other. They then retreated two steps, closing the distance between themselves and Tang Wuyang and Gu Yue. At the same time, they each released Blue Silver Grass and the Light Dragon Dagger, silently guarding the two.

Seeing that the height was about right, Tang Wuyang fired Ice Cones and shouted, "Ge!"

Tang Wulin immediately understood. Blue Silver Grass Vine surged forward in an instant, directly dragging Gu Tianri, who was not far above the ground, down. "Xie Xie, finish him."

Hearing this, Xie Xie shot forward with a whoosh. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived before Gu Tianri, who had been dragged back down by the Blue Silver Grass.

He did not strike with his dagger. Instead, he used the Light Dragon Dagger In Hand to tap Gu Tianri on the head, then retreated to his original position once more.

"Gu Tianri, eliminated."

Long Hengxu had seen everything clearly from below and directly announced Gu Tianri's removal from the match.

If Xie Xie had wanted to kill him in that instant, Gu Tianri's throat would already have been slit.

Afterward, as though copying and pasting their previous actions, Tang Wuyang's group of four repeated the same maneuver and defeated Gu Tianyue, Gu Tianming, and Bai Qiujin one by one.