I Hammer Li Yusong! I Hammer Lu Qibin!

This was an illusion. I was clearly at the Training Ground of Shrek Academy.

Teacher Lu had brought out his Star Luo Chess martial soul to test my spiritual power and willpower.

Right, I seemed to have heard the words Star Luo Illusion!

This was Teacher Lu's soul skill.

Tie Xiong gradually regained consciousness, but the pain all over his body had not faded in the slightest. It was also terrifyingly real.

Countless ants seemed to be carving up his flesh.

No matter how Tie Xiong struggled, it was useless.

"Trying to destroy my will through pain is futile, all futile!"

"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Quake, Collapse, Penetrate, I hammer! I hammer!"

No matter how much his body hurt, Tie Xiong could only think about hammer techniques.

Hammer Oscar!

Hammer Ma Hongjun!

Hammer Dai Mubai!

Hammer Tang San!

Hammer Xiao Wu? Hm? Should I hammer her?

The moment that thought arose, pain surged through Tie Xiong's entire body again.

Hammer her. I definitely had to hammer her.

Hammer Zhu Zhuqing! Hammer Ning Rongrong!

Hammer Zhao Wuji!

Hammer Flender!

Right, hammer Lu Qibin. He had created this illusion!

And Li Yusong too, that level-fifty Soul King from yesterday!

Tie Xiong guarded his will tightly, constantly tempering his hammer technique in his mind.

Outside, Lu Qibin stared in surprise at Tie Xiong, who held the Heaven Breaking Hammer and kept swinging it.

"This kid really is a monster. His obsession with his martial soul runs this deep!" Li Yusong, who had arrived at some point, praised him.

This Illusion Realm was Lu Qibin's Fourth Soul Skill, Star Luo Illusion. It could create an Illusion Realm that moved according to his will.

"The intensity of the Illusion Realm is now comparable to the energy impact of a three-hundred-year soul beast. It looks like this Little Monster may very well break through the limit!"

Lu Qibin looked at Li Yusong as he spoke.

Tie Xiong had just turned six. It should still take him two years to cultivate to level ten.

During that time, the Little Monster's willpower would definitely continue to grow.

Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's limit required tremendous willpower to endure. What was willpower? It was the perseverance to bear pain and prolonged torment.

His Illusion Realm was now allowing Tie Xiong to adapt in advance to the pain brought by the energy impact and Spirit Shock of powerful soul beasts.

Lu Qibin waved his right hand, and the Illusion Realm gradually dissipated.

He feared that if it continued any longer, Tie Xiong would collapse from exhaustion and die.

As the Illusion Realm vanished, Tie Xiong dropped onto the ground on his butt.

"I hammer Li Yusong! I hammer Lu Qibin!"

Hammer! Hammer!

Tie Xiong muttered under his breath, then saw Lu Qibin and Li Yusong standing before him.

Was this reality? He hurriedly shut his mouth.

But Li Yusong and Lu Qibin's faces had already darkened. With the strength of Soul Kings, their hearing was incredibly sharp!

Even though Tie Xiong had been unconsciously muttering under his breath, they had heard every word clearly.

So all that swinging just now had been you hammering the two of us?

The two exchanged a glance, as though they had both thought of something.

They did not know whether to laugh or cry. So this kid had relied on that to strengthen his will.

But since you wanted to hammer us, we would have to get along very well from now on.

They simply looked at Tie Xiong meaningfully.

Tie Xiong felt his scalp tingle beneath their stares.

"Teacher, how is my spiritual power?" Tie Xiong hurriedly asked.

"Your spiritual power is much stronger than that of an ordinary six-year-old child, but your willpower is far behind. Starting today, spend one hour every day in my Illusion Realm tempering your spiritual power and willpower!" Lu Qibin said expressionlessly.

He had always been kind and smiling, yet this time, he actually showed no expression at all.

"Staff techniques and hammer techniques actually have similarities. Practice your hammer technique here with me for an hour every day!" Li Yusong said lazily.

Tie Xiong was instantly overjoyed. Was this not exactly the benefit of joining Shrek Academy?

Soul Kings as teachers, personally using soul skills as sparring partners—what a privilege!

How many six-year-old transmigrators with Innate Soul Power of level five could achieve this?

Spiritual power was tied to the height of his future growth. Being able to strengthen it in this Illusion Realm was an immense blessing.

Willpower was even more important, as it concerned his future absorption of soul rings.

"Thank you, Teachers. I will definitely cultivate diligently, surpass my limits, improve my soul rings, and make the name of Shrek Academy famous across the continent!" Tie Xiong declared solemnly.

Little Monster, enjoy the life ahead of you!

Li Yusong and Lu Qibin both smiled maliciously!

Thus, Oscar witnessed a strange sight.

Every morning, his boss would energetically take the Sausage Oscar provided and head to the Training Ground, only to return to the dormitory looking as though he had taken a beating.

He would then immediately begin meditating and cultivating.

This continued every day without interruption.

"Boss, why do you work so hard? Your family is so rich. Even if you fail at cultivation, you can go back and inherit the Blacksmith Shop!" Oscar could not understand.

Tie Xiong dragged his exhausted body to the window and looked out at the star-speckled night sky.

"Xiao Ao, don't you think this night is too long? I want the heavens to no longer block my eyes, the earth to no longer bury my heart, and all living beings to understand my will. Do you understand?" Tie Xiong said slowly.

Oscar stared blankly at his boss. Though he did not understand a word, it somehow sounded incredibly impressive.

"But Boss, what exactly do you want?" Oscar felt that people still had to be practical.

"I want to become a Title Douluo!" Tie Xiong said calmly.

"Boss, are you tired? Have a Sausage!"

"Get lost!"

Tie Xiong's Heaven Breaking Hammer appeared instantly. He smashed it into Oscar's shoulder, yet the hammer actually followed Oscar's body as he was about to fall.

The Heaven Breaking Hammer swiftly struck Oscar's foot again.

It was the Entangling Force among the Force Application Techniques, taught by Li Yusong.

It was called Weapon Follows Enemy: pressing one's advantage without mercy. After gaining the upper hand in battle, the weapon martial soul would cling to the opponent, exerting force at close range, one strike after another.

Oscar flipped once in midair and landed steadily on the bed.

"Boss is so awesome. His control has improved again!" Oscar stared blankly at the wooden beams overhead.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed. Tie Xiong's Soul Power rose by one level, reaching level six.

This surprised both Li Yusong and Lu Qibin. They had originally guessed that it would take Tie Xiong at least two years to reach level ten.

At this rate, one year and three months would be enough.

It seemed this Little Monster was even more monstrous than they had imagined!

Tie Xiong smiled in satisfaction as well. At this rate, he could rise four levels a year, twenty-four levels in six years. Adding his Innate Soul Power, he would reach level twenty-nine by the age of twelve.

He would catch up to Tang San's pace.

If absorbing soul rings beyond his level also brought a certain increase in Soul Power, would his level not rise even faster than Tang San's?

But he knew it could not be calculated that way.

The further one progressed, the harder Soul Power became to cultivate. More and more Soul Power was needed, and one might even encounter bottlenecks where a single level could not be raised for a long time.

The improvement in Soul Power gave Tie Xiong endless motivation to cultivate.

Just as he was preparing for the next stage of training,

Ma Hongjun returned.

"Xiao Ma, come meet the boss! There are only three students in the academy. I'm second, and you're third!" Oscar said with a lewd grin.

Tie Xiong stepped outside and saw a chubby little boy with red hair standing straight up strand by strand. His face was full of fat, ruining any sense of proportion.

He looked about the same age as Tie Xiong.

"Oscar, are you sick? I've already become a one-ring soul master. What level is he?" Ma Hongjun said proudly.

He had just obtained his first soul ring and gained his first skill, Phoenix Fire Line.

He was brimming with pride.