Wu Zhangkong's Online PUA

Wu Zhangkong led the three of them to his office. The office was pitifully small, only ten square meters. Aside from a desk, a bookcase, and a chair, there was barely room for anything else.

"When I called someone trash just now, I included the three of you!" The cold, aloof male god's first words made their expressions shift slightly.

Couldn't he at least give them some encouragement, even if there was no reward?

Wu Zhangkong looked at Tang Wulin. "You performed reasonably well today, but you failed to fully capitalize on your strengths. Your Blue Silver Grass has mutated, hasn't it? Its toughness is far beyond ordinary. But your Soul Power is too weak, and you can't sustain it for long. Under those circumstances, as long as your opponent's Soul Power is higher than yours, you won't have much of a chance. At this stage, the most important thing for you is to raise your cultivation."

Tang Wulin said helplessly, "But Teacher Wu, I still need to learn Forging."

Wu Zhangkong's brow twitched slightly. "Forging? You're a Soul Master. Why are you learning Forging? The early bird catches the worm. You're already a foolish bird, yet you're wasting time on pointless things."

Tang Wulin lowered his head. "But everyone says my Martial Soul is a useless Martial Soul, and my Soul Spirit isn't good either..."

Wu Zhangkong cut him off directly. "So you're planning to become a Blacksmith? Nonsense! Remember this: you are my student. Until I decide that you're trash, you will work hard toward becoming a Soul Master."

Xie Xie's mouth twitched at the side. Didn't you just say the three of us were trash? Still, seeing Tang Wulin get criticized made him a little happy inside. Serves you right for slapping me in the face twice.

"Oh." Tang Wulin agreed, but of course he would not give up Forging. The sense of accomplishment he gained from Forging made it impossible for him to quit. When it came to his Martial Soul, all he had ever received was frustration!

Wu Zhangkong turned to Xie Xie. "What are you laughing at? Do you think you're better than him? You've been hiding your Twin Martial Souls. Was that fun? Soul Power Rank 18—wasn't that mostly thanks to the innate advantages of Twin Martial Souls? Innate Full Soul Power, right? Are you proud of that?"

Xie Xie raised his head and stared at Wu Zhangkong in astonishment. How did he know all of that?

Wu Zhangkong said coldly, "You're still far from good enough. There are plenty of trash Twin Martial Soul users. As an Agility Attack System Battle Soul Master, you used both Martial Souls and still couldn't even get close to your opponent. Is that something to be proud of?"

"I..." Xie Xie's face turned red, and for a moment, he could not say anything.

"Teacher, what are Twin Martial Souls?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

Wu Zhangkong frowned. "Was your Primary Academy teacher paid to do nothing? You don't even know what Twin Martial Souls are? Twin Martial Souls means possessing two Martial Souls. The advantages are obvious. Generally, Twin Martial Soul possessors have Innate Full Soul Power. Cultivation is much easier, and both Martial Souls can acquire Soul Rings.

"However, after entering the Soul Spirit era, the advantages of Twin Martial Souls are no longer so great due to the limitations of spiritual power. No one's spiritual power can support Soul Spirits with eighteen Soul Rings. Unless they are like the first Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda back then, possessing a spiritual-attribute Martial Soul themselves, with every Soul Spirit being exceptionally powerful and capable of granting multiple Soul Rings."

Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie. They were both human, so why was it so unfair? He had a useless Martial Soul, while Xie Xie had Twin Martial Souls. The gap was simply too great.

Wu Zhangkong suddenly asked Tang Wulin, "Do you think his Martial Souls are good?"

Tang Wulin looked at him. Was that even a question?

Wu Zhangkong curled his lip. "Not necessarily better than yours. His Martial Soul is a Dagger, and his second Martial Soul should be one too, except it is invisible. A Dagger has a short attack range. What can it do in modern Mecha combat? After becoming Mecha Masters, Agility Attack System Battle Soul Masters are the most restricted. Control System Battle Soul Masters are the ones whose Martial Souls provide the greatest help in Mecha combat."

Xie Xie stared wide-eyed at Wu Zhangkong. Could Tang Wulin possibly be his biological son? Why did he have to build Tang Wulin's confidence by putting me down? This was too unfair!

"As for you, Nan Fusheng, your performance just now was commendable, but you also exposed your weakness. You rely too heavily on Soul Skills. Although your Soul Skill is excellent, no Soul Skill is flawless.

"If one day you encounter an opponent who counters that Soul Skill, what will you do? If I'm not mistaken, when you use that Soul Skill, it not only requires a certain amount of time, but also spiritual power to lock onto the target. For example, if you encountered a spiritual-type Soul Master like Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, do you think your attack speed could be faster than his?"

Wu Zhangkong said.

"Yes, Teacher Wu. I understand."

Nan Fusheng did not argue after hearing Wu Zhangkong's words. He could tell that Wu Zhangkong was saying this to suppress them and wear down their arrogance—in simple terms, to PUA them. Although the Soul Skill he had displayed did indeed have that weakness.

Still, Wu Zhangkong's knowledge was somewhat limited. After all, Tang Wulin was already capable of Thousand Forging. A nine-year-old Thousand Forging Blacksmith was probably unprecedented even in the Forging world, yet he was advising Tang Wulin not to pursue Forging. If Tang Wulin's teacher found out, who knew whether he would fight Wu Zhangkong to the death...

As for Nan Fusheng's First Soul Skill, all he had done was use his Worm of Time Martial Soul to release Steal. This was also one of Nan Fusheng's recent discoveries. After all, if his true First Soul Skill were exposed, would people not treat him as an Evil Soul Master?

Even if they did not, they would most likely keep their distance. No one would like the feeling of being capable of Parasitism at any moment. So he had directly revealed Steal instead, because it was an ability he might need to use often in the future.

However, it was enough to reveal only his ability to Steal consciousness. First Soul Skill: Time Deprivation. It could deprive others of their consciousness for a period of time, depending on the strength and spiritual power of both sides. That was the explanation Nan Fusheng had prepared.

At the same time, Nan Fusheng had discovered that his Worm of Time Martial Soul could conceal some of the drawbacks of Steal. For example, as a Sequence 5 Dream Master,

he could take away others' ideals and dreams, steal their memories, and Steal thoughts they were about to put into action, leaving them briefly dazed. However, at this stage, he could not retain the stolen thoughts. He himself had to perform the corresponding action in place of the person he had stolen from.

For example, if Nan Fusheng and Xie Xie were standing at the edge of a cliff, and Xie Xie wanted to jump off and was preparing to act on that thought, then if Nan Fusheng Stole that thought, Xie Xie would briefly freeze. But Nan Fusheng, in turn, would make the motion of jumping off the cliff.

That was a serious hidden danger. However, while experimenting with Steal, Nan Fusheng had discovered that he could use his Martial Soul to activate the ability, and could also have his Martial Soul or Soul Spirit bear the cost in his place. For instance, if he Stole someone's thought of jumping off a building, Nan Fusheng could have his Martial Soul and Soul Spirit carry out the corresponding action, while he himself did not need to do anything.