Battling Class Three, Easy Pickings~

Dean Long Hengxu had already arrived on the competition stage.

"The second match of the Class Promotion Tournament, First Grade Class Five versus First Grade Class Three! Are you still sending three people up?"

Wu Zhangkong nodded, and Xie Xie and the others walked toward the center of the arena.

Ye Yingrong didn't mind Wu Zhangkong's coldness at all; instead, she gave a slight smile to the triplets behind her. "Alright, you go as well."

The identical-looking Gu Brothers also stepped onto the competition stage.

Class Five was in a triangular formation led by Tang Wulin, while the Gu Brothers stood side-by-side in a row.

"Are you both ready?"

Long Hengxu asked as per the usual procedure.

After receiving confirmation from both sides, he waved his hand and announced the start of the second match of the Class Promotion Tournament.

The moment Long Hengxu's voice fell, the Gu Brothers leaped into the air simultaneously, three pairs of wings unfurling in mid-air as they continued to ascend.

"They can fly..."

Xie Xie rubbed his chin.

Just as he prepared to throw his Shadow Dragon Dagger to teleport upward, his back collar was suddenly grabbed.

Xie Xie felt as if he had been pinched by the scruff of his neck, and he blinked.

"...Hey?"

In the next second, Tang Wulin threw him directly into the air.

"Ahhhhhhh!!"

As the world spun, Xie Xie was hurled high into the sky. The moment his momentum dissipated, his body began to fall uncontrollably toward the ground.

Gu Yue was also stunned by Tang Wulin's maneuver, but once she recovered, a blue light flashed in her hand.

An Ice Spike shot out, hovering just beneath Xie Xie. It glinted with a biting cold light, steadily supporting his falling form.

Xie Xie reacted with lightning speed, his toes tapping lightly against the smooth surface of the Ice Spike to propel himself back into the air.

"Tang Wulin! You just wait for me!"

Xie Xie shouted at the ground, his figure suddenly accelerating like a ghost.

The Shadow Dragon Dagger traced a cold arc in his hand as he lunged straight toward the Gu Brothers in mid-air, moving so fast he left only a blur behind.

Gu Yue withdrew her soul power, her gaze cold as she looked toward the sky.

High above, the Gu Brothers had only just begun to spread out.

A sharp glint flashed in Xie Xie's eyes; with a flick of his wrist, the Shadow Dragon Dagger shot directly toward Gu Tianming.

The Shadow Dragon Dagger whistled through the air, forcing Gu Tianming to flap his wings in a panic to dodge.

Just as Gu Tianri and Gu Tianyue assumed Xie Xie was targeting Gu Tianming, Xie Xie's speed suddenly surged. Driven by soul power, he left a golden flash in the air and instantly teleported behind Gu Tianri.

Before Gu Tianri could react, two golden blades struck his wings with precision.

Gu Tianri's body stiffened, and he plummeted from the sky, eliminated on the spot.

Having dealt with Gu Tianri, Xie Xie didn't pause for a second. Black mist surged around him, and the next moment, he teleported right beside the flying Shadow Dragon Dagger.

He caught the hilt with a backhand grip and used the momentum to close in on Gu Tianming.

Xie Xie's speed reached its limit, leaving Gu Tianming no chance to resist.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xie Xie twisted the Shadow Dragon Dagger, using the hilt instead of the blade to strike heavily against Gu Tianming's spine.

Gu Tianming's face turned pale, his wings went limp, and he fell heavily off the competition stage.

In the blink of an eye, only Gu Tianyue remained of the Gu Brothers.

Gu Tianyue was both shocked and terrified, flapping his wings desperately to escape, but Xie Xie was already on his heels.

Xie Xie didn't use his blade; he reached out with his right hand and clamped onto Gu Tianyue's ankle.

He forcibly pulled the fleeing Gu Tianyue back, swung him in a circle in mid-air, and slammed him hard into the ground.

The entire sequence of movements was fluid, crisp, and clean.

Having finished off his opponent, Xie Xie spun lightly in the air.

He released his soul power and slammed one hand onto the ground.

"Thud—"

With a soft sound, Xie Xie landed steadily in a one-handed, one-knee-down stance. His short brown hair fluttered in the wind, and he spun the Shadow Dragon Dagger casually in his hand before sheathing it at his side.

In just a few breaths, the Gu Brothers had all been defeated by Xie Xie.

The entire arena fell into silence.

Long Hengxu was also stunned for a moment before he loudly announced, "First Grade Class Five, victory!"

"Xie Xie!"

Tang Wulin was just about to happily go up for a high-five.

"Damn it, you bastard! Take this Leo Kick of mine!"

Xie Xie immediately leaped into the air from where he stood, kicking straight toward Tang Wulin.

"Hey, hey! Listen to me explain!"

"Listen to your Kafka, go to hell!"

Gu Yue stood with her hands behind her back, watching the two bickering boys with a light chuckle.

Ye Yingrong took several deep breaths, barely calming her agitated emotions, before turning to Wu Zhangkong with a faint smile. "Congratulations, Teacher Wu. From now on, you are Class Three."

Wu Zhangkong gave a cold "Mn" before taking the Class Three sign.

Afterward, she turned to look at the three of them.

Seeing this, the trio immediately stood at attention, waiting for Wu Zhangkong's lecture.

"Today... hmm..."

"Class dismissed!"

After brewing for a long time, Wu Zhangkong spat out those two words and turned to leave.

The three of them: ...?

It felt like she said something, but it also felt like she said nothing at all.

"What does Teacher Wu mean by this?" Xie Xie asked in confusion, his hand still gripping Tang Wulin's small ponytail without letting go.

"I don't know." Tang Wulin shook his head. "But it should be for us to summarize the battle."

Gu Yue nodded. "Then let's summarize first."

"I'll go first!" Xie Xie raised his hand. "I think Tang Wulin was far too impulsive!"

As he spoke, Xie Xie tugged on Tang Wulin's ponytail again.

Tang Wulin let him pull, blinking his large, innocent eyes. "Impulsive? Was I?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Xie Xie pressed his forehead against Tang Wulin's, gritting his teeth. "You didn't even know the opponent's strength before throwing me out! Do you think I'm a High-Explosive Grenade that can blow them up just by being tossed?!"

"Huh? Look in my eyes, Tell me!!"

Tang Wulin scratched his cheek, feeling a bit guilty. "Even if I didn't blow them up, didn't we resolve the situation anyway..."

"Say that again?!"

"Ahaha, I'm sorry, okay..."

After dinner, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie returned to their dormitory to begin their cultivation.

Entering his Spirit Sea, Xie Xie excitedly began to experiment with his ideas.

During today's battle, he had suddenly been inspired; many of the skills he had read about in novels had underlying principles.

Did that mean if he could figure out those principles and use the Douluo soul power system to perform an equivalent exchange, he could bring those skills into this world?

He decided to act immediately!

The first skill Xie Xie experimented with was the signature move known to everyone in Naruto—the Rasengan!

The core principle of the Rasengan was to concentrate chakra in the palm, rotating and compressing it at high speeds in multiple directions to form a high-density sphere of chakra, relying on high-speed impact and grinding to cause destruction.

Since that was the case, couldn't he just replace the chakra with soul power?