Director of Teaching 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 students?"
Wu Zhangkong nodded, and Xie Xie and the other two headed toward the center of the arena.
Ye Yingrong didn't mind Wu Zhangkong's indifference at all. Instead, she smiled faintly at the triplets behind her. "All right, you three can go too."
The identical Gu Brothers also stepped onto the competition stage.
Class Five formed a triangular formation with Tang Wulin at the front, while the Gu Brothers stood shoulder to shoulder in a line.
"Are you all ready?"
As usual, Long Hengxu asked the question.
After both sides confirmed, he swept his arm through the air and announced the start of the second match of the Class Promotion Tournament.
As soon as Long Hengxu finished speaking, the Gu Brothers leapt into the air together. Three pairs of wings unfurled, and they continued climbing higher.
"They can fly..."
Xie Xie rubbed his chin.
Just as he was about to toss the Shadow Dragon Dagger and teleport up, someone suddenly grabbed him by the back of his collar.
Xie Xie instantly felt like someone had him by the scruff of his neck. He blinked.
"...Huh?"
The next second, Tang Wulin threw him straight into the air.
"AAAAAAHHHH!!"
The world spun around him as Xie Xie was hurled high into the sky. The instant his momentum ran out, his body began falling uncontrollably.
Gu Yue was also stunned by Tang Wulin's move. When she came to her senses, a flash of blue light appeared in her hand.
An Ice Spike shot out and stopped right beneath Xie Xie, its surface glinting with a piercing chill as it steadily caught his falling body.
Xie Xie reacted swiftly, lightly tapping the smooth surface of the Ice Spike with his toes and launching himself back into the air.
"Tang Wulin! Just you wait!"
Xie Xie shouted down at the ground, then suddenly sped up like a ghost.
The Shadow Dragon Dagger traced a chilling arc in his hand as he charged straight toward the Gu Brothers in midair, moving so fast that only a blur remained.
Gu Yue withdrew her Soul Power and watched the sky with a cool gaze.
The Gu Brothers had only just spread out.
A sharp glint flashed in Xie Xie's eyes. He flicked his wrist, and the Shadow Dragon Dagger shot straight toward Gu Tianming.
With a shrill whistle, the dagger tore through the air. Gu Tianming hurriedly beat his wings and dodged.
Just as Gu Tianri and Gu Tianyue both thought Xie Xie was going after Gu Tianming, Xie Xie suddenly accelerated. Driven by his Soul Power, he streaked across the sky in a flash of gold and appeared behind Gu Tianri in an instant.
Before Gu Tianri could react, two golden blades sliced precisely into his wings.
Gu Tianri froze, then plummeted from the sky, eliminated on the spot.
After taking out Gu Tianri, Xie Xie didn't pause for a moment. Black mist rippled around him, and in the next instant, he appeared beside the Shadow Dragon Dagger he had thrown.
He gripped the hilt in reverse and rode his momentum straight toward Gu Tianming.
Xie Xie was moving at top speed. Gu Tianming had no chance to fight back.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xie Xie turned the Shadow Dragon Dagger in his hand, using the hilt instead of the blade. He struck Gu Tianming hard in the spine.
Gu Tianming's face went pale. His wings went limp, and he crashed heavily onto the competition stage.
In the blink of an eye, only Gu Tianyue remained of the Gu Brothers.
Terrified, Gu Tianyue beat his wings desperately, trying to escape, but Xie Xie was already right behind him.
Xie Xie didn't draw his blade. He simply reached out with his right hand and grabbed Gu Tianyue by the ankle.
He forcibly stopped Gu Tianyue from flying away, swung him around once in midair, then slammed him hard into the ground.
The entire sequence flowed smoothly, crisp and decisive.
With his opponents defeated, Xie Xie spun lightly in midair.
He let his Soul Power ebb away, then slammed one hand onto the ground.
"Thud—"
With one hand braced on the ground and one knee bent, Xie Xie landed steadily. The wind tousled his short brown hair, and he casually twirled the Shadow Dragon Dagger before lowering it to his side.
In just a few breaths, Xie Xie had taken out all three of the Gu Brothers.
The whole arena fell silent.
Long Hengxu was stunned for a moment, then announced loudly, "First Grade Class Five wins!"
"Xie Xie!"
Tang Wulin was just about to run over and celebrate with a high five.
"Damn you, you bastard! Take this Leo Kick!!"
Instead, Xie Xie jumped up on the spot and kicked straight at Tang Wulin.
"Hey, hey! Let me explain!"
"Explain my ass! You're dead!"
Gu Yue clasped her hands behind her back and simply watched the two of them roughhouse with a smile.
Ye Yingrong took several deep breaths, barely managing to calm her stirred emotions. Then she turned to Wu Zhangkong and smiled faintly. "Congratulations, Teacher Wu. From now on, you're Class Three."
Wu Zhangkong gave a quiet "Mm" and accepted the Class Three placard.
Then she turned to look at Xie Xie and the others.
The three immediately stood at attention, waiting for Wu Zhangkong to lecture them.
"Today... Hmm..."
"Class dismissed!"
After mulling it over for quite a while, Wu Zhangkong finally said "Class dismissed," then turned and left.
The three of them: ...?
It seemed like she'd said something, but also like she hadn't.
"What was Teacher Wu trying to say?" Xie Xie asked in confusion, still holding on to Tang Wulin's little pigtail.
"Don't know." Tang Wulin shook his head. "But she probably wanted us to review the fight afterward."
Gu Yue nodded. "Then let's review it first."
"I'll start!" Xie Xie raised his hand first. "I think Tang Wulin was way too reckless!"
As he spoke, Xie Xie tugged Tang Wulin's little pigtail again.
Tang Wulin let him tug, blinking his big eyes innocently. "Reckless? Was I?"
"Of course you were!"
Xie Xie pressed his forehead against Tang Wulin's and gritted his teeth. "We didn't even know how strong the opponents were, and you just threw me at them! What am I, a high-explosive grenade? You think I can blow them up when you toss me?!"
"Hmm? Look in my eyes. Tell me!!"
Tang Wulin nervously scratched his cheek. "Well, I didn't blow them up, but we still took them all out..."
"Say that again?!"
"Ahaha, sorry..."
After dinner, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie returned to their dormitory together and began cultivating.
Inside the Spirit Sea, Xie Xie eagerly began testing out his idea.
During today's fight, he'd suddenly been inspired. Many of the skills he'd read about in novels had principles behind how they worked.
Did that mean that if he figured out those principles, then used Douluo's Soul Power system as an equivalent substitute, he could bring those skills into this world?
No sooner said than done!
The first skill Xie Xie tested was the famous signature technique known to everyone in Naruto—the Rasengan!
The Rasengan's core principle was to concentrate chakra in the palm, rotate it rapidly in multiple directions, and compress it into a high-density ball of chakra, then cause damage through high-speed impact and grinding.
If that was the case, couldn't he simply replace chakra with Soul Power?
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