Tang Wulin's sudden power-up

Tang Wulin's sudden power-up

A dozen or so students from the Soul Master Class stood in a line on the academy's training field.

Above them stood Lin Ximeng, wearing a tracksuit and a baseball cap.

She was only twenty-five and already beautiful. In her tracksuit, she looked even more youthful and radiant. Teachers from other classes couldn't help glancing over as they passed.

"The rules for the physical fitness test are simple. Run laps around this field until you're exhausted. You can use anything you like, including your Martial Soul."

After all, this was only an elementary academy, so training wasn't going to be too demanding. The methods they used were all quite simple.

The students immediately started rubbing their hands together, eager to get going.

Qiangu Wuji found the test a little boring. In the end, physical fitness tests like this were really just competitions of Soul Power.

In a beginner class with an average age of under seven, everyone was still a child, and their physical fitness was about the same. In that situation, whoever had more Soul Power often came out on top.

So there was no doubt about who would take first place: either him or Gu Yue. They both had Innate Full Soul Power. There was no reason they should lose to a bunch of kids who didn't even have Soul Rings yet.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Tang Wulin in the crowd.

The only person here who could threaten him was probably Tang Wulin, with his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

But then he remembered that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline inside Tang Wulin hadn't awakened yet. That meant he wasn't qualified to threaten him.

With that thought, Qiangu Wuji felt no pressure at all.

Before long, the long-distance run began. The dozen or so students from Class One displayed all kinds of Martial Souls: sickles, daggers, hammers, rabbits, and even musical instruments.

None of them were suited to sports.

Qiangu Wuji's Martial Soul was special. Even when he revealed it, no one else could see it. All they could see was the conspicuous Yellow Soul Ring around him.

That immediately made him stand out from the crowd. He was the only one in the Soul Master Class who had a Soul Ring. Gu Yue also had Innate Full Soul Power, but she hadn't added a Soul Ring yet.

So, once they started running, Qiangu Wuji naturally took the lead and quickly left the others far behind.

As the run approached the fifteen-minute mark, students began dropping out one after another.

By the half-hour mark, about seventy percent of the class had given up.

There had been eighteen students in the Soul Master Class. Now only seven remained.

Aside from Qiangu Wuji and Gu Yue, the remaining students were mostly among the class's strongest in Soul Power, with an average level above six.

What surprised Qiangu Wuji was that Tang Wulin, who had only three levels of Soul Power, was still among them.

Soon, the students watching from the sidelines noticed that Tang Wulin was still going strong, and they began murmuring among themselves.

"Isn't that Tang Wulin? How is he still going? I thought he only had three levels of Soul Power?"

"Yeah, I've seen his Martial Soul before. It's a Trash Martial Soul—Blue Silver Grass. How is his stamina so good?"

Lin Ximeng had noticed what was happening, too. A hint of surprise appeared on her pretty face.

Tang Wulin, meanwhile, acted as if he couldn't hear the people talking. He gritted his teeth and kept up with the middle of the group.

Qiangu Wuji frowned as he looked at him, puzzled.

This didn't make sense. At this point in the story, Tang Wulin shouldn't have had such good stamina.

Had the Golden Dragon King's cheat awakened early?

Another half-hour passed. By then, even the students who'd been hanging on had finally given up.

Only Qiangu Wuji, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin remained.

Gu Yue was already panting heavily, yet Tang Wulin still looked completely at ease.

Then he even sped up to catch up with the other two. As he passed Gu Yue, he said, sounding dejected for some reason, "Gu Yue, my Soul Power may not compare to yours, but I'm not that bad when it comes to physical fitness."

Gu Yue didn't answer. She just gritted her teeth. She clearly knew Tang Wulin was referring to what she'd said the day before.

"With your strength, you can't help him at all."

Qiangu Wuji had no idea what had happened between the two of them. But seeing Tang Wulin's expression, he couldn't help testing him with a question.

"Wulin, you've got great stamina. Did you start training for it when you were little?"

"I didn't really train," Tang Wulin replied, shaking his head. His gaze flickered before he continued, "Maybe I'm just naturally good at it."

Qiangu Wuji's Heavenly Six Eyes gave him the passive ability to see through people's minds. He immediately noticed Tang Wulin's mental state fluctuate when he said that.

He was definitely lying.

Something must have happened to him when he went home yesterday.

Qiangu Wuji's mood turned serious, and he felt the pressure mounting.

Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King cheat had clearly awakened early. Once he fully awakened, the story would speed up.

It also meant the day the Qiangu Family was brought to justice wouldn't be far off.

He didn't have much time left. He had to grow stronger than Tang Wulin before then.

"Qiangu, I've always wanted to become a Soul Master, but I don't have the talent for it," Tang Wulin said again, his tone full of melancholy as Qiangu Wuji thought about all this.

As he spoke, his gaze grew fervent.

"Qiangu, will you compete with me? I want to see how far apart we are."

Qiangu Wuji looked at him calmly, then smiled faintly.

"Sure."

Tang Wulin wasn't the type to give up easily. But then again, neither was Qiangu Wuji.

Their gazes met, and sparks flew between them.

Gu Yue watched from the side, her brows furrowed. She glanced at Tang Wulin, and a trace of irritation showed in her eyes.

After running for a little longer, she stopped of her own accord, leaving the stage to the two of them.

And so, the final showdown came down to Qiangu Wuji and Tang Wulin.

The students watching from the sidelines erupted into a flurry of discussion.

"I never thought it'd come down to Tang Wulin and Qiangu Wuji. Was Tang Wulin really this impressive?"

"Do you think Qiangu will lose to him, too?"

"How could he? Qiangu has Innate Full Soul Power! And he's the only one in our class with a Soul Ring."

"Exactly. Qiangu definitely won't lose to him!"

The spectators kept buzzing with excitement. The unexpected result had everyone on edge, watching with rapt attention.