Xie Xie: Captain, Sister-in-Law, Take Care!

Seeing Gu Yuena grow angry, Xie Xie hurriedly begged for mercy. "Hey, hey, hey, Sister Na, I was wrong."

Gu Yuena's gaze was icy, with no sign of stopping. She controlled ten fireballs in succession and sent them straight at Xie Xie. The fireballs exploded past the edges of his clothes, and the heat waves scorched him as he dodged frantically. Seeing that she could not hit him, Xie Xie immediately got smug. "You can't hit me, you can't hit me, nyah nyah nyah."

On the other side, Lin Chen stood where he was, his glazed eyes calm and undisturbed as he looked toward Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan.

Raising a brow, he softly said, "Wulin, how about the two of us compare strength?"

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, his gaze firm. "Come on, Captain."

The moment he spoke, both of their right hands transformed into sharp dragon claws. Lin Chen's pupils became vertical dragon slits, with cyan light flowing through his eyes.

Golden scales covered Tang Wulin's claw as the Golden Dragon King bloodline surged within him, his rich vitality churning through his body.

The two stomped down at the same time. The immense force left shallow dents in the metal floor beneath their feet as dragon claws carrying their respective bloodline powers crashed into each other's heavy fists.

Boom! The deafening impact swept across the entire training ground. Two completely different dragon powers frantically collided and tangled at the point of impact, bursting into golden and cyan halos.

The backlash of the force sent both figures stumbling backward. Tang Wulin had to retreat seven or eight steps before steadying himself, his arm slightly numb, while Lin Chen was similarly forced back five steps.

Lin Chen fell into thought. This contest of strength had probably only given him a narrow advantage because of his higher cultivation. If Wulin were at the same cultivation level as him, comparing strength with him would be like having his brain kicked by a donkey.

Tang Wulin suppressed the soreness in his arm as a faint purple glow quietly rippled through his eyes. A purple Millennium Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet.

Xie Xie abruptly froze, muttering in astonishment, "His first Soul Ring already broke through to the thousand-year level?"

Xu Xiaoyan, who had been waiting at the side, also furrowed her brows slightly. Clearly, she had not expected Tang Wulin's first Soul Ring to be a millennium one.

Lin Chen's gaze swept calmly over Tang Wulin before he chuckled. "Wulin, I'm getting serious now. Xu Xiaoyan, the two of you come at me together."

Three Millennium Soul Rings wreathed in black patterns slowly rose from beneath his feet. Lightning crackled continuously around his body as his cyan glazed dragon eyes fixed upon Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin smiled. "I was lucky enough to break through during the holiday, Captain."

Gu Yuena, who was watching from the side, stopped holding back. Her cool eyes shifted slightly as the elements of ice and fire fused in her palms. Xie Xie immediately unleashed Light Dragon Storm. Though it blocked part of the attack's power, it still gave Xie Xie a thorough taste of what it meant to endure both ice and fire.

At the center of the battlefield, Lin Chen fiercely stomped his right foot down and turned into a streak of cyan lightning, his palm carrying hidden force as it struck toward Tang Wulin.

Just as the palm wind was about to land in front of him, Xu Xiaoyan acted. Gentle white light condensed into a layer of ice before Tang Wulin.

Lin Chen's palm slammed heavily into the ice, canceling out part of its hidden force. Thanks to the Golden Dragon King's powerful physique, Tang Wulin was only pushed back a few steps. Just as he was about to activate his first soul skill, Entanglement, a cool voice rang out. "Stop."

Wu Changkong looked at Xu Xiaoyan. "You passed."

Ignoring Xie Xie, who was lying on the ground and wailing, the others walked toward Xu Xiaoyan. Tang Wulin said, "Welcome to Zero Class."

Seeing that nobody paid him any attention, Xie Xie wailed even louder from the ground. "Wuwuwu, somebody save me!"

Lin Chen helplessly stepped forward and pulled Xie Xie to his feet. He injected Soul Power into Xie Xie's body to heal him, and before long, all of Xie Xie's discomfort faded away.

The young man who had been tearfully wiping his eyes just moments ago immediately stretched his body and bounced twice in place, once again looking full of life and vigor.

Lin Chen could not help rolling his eyes. He patted Xie Xie's shoulder in exasperation. "Watch what you say next time. If you provoke her again with that mouth of yours, I'm not helping you."

Xie Xie scratched his head with a fawning expression. "The Captain is right." He glanced toward Gu Yuena, who stood with her arms crossed. When he saw a tiny fireball forming at her fingertips, he hurriedly ran behind Lin Chen to hide.

Xu Xiaoyan blinked as she looked at Lin Chen, who had just healed Xie Xie. She leaned toward Tang Wulin and asked curiously, "The Captain can heal too? His Martial Soul looks like a lightning-type one."

Before Tang Wulin could answer, Gu Yuena, who stood nearby with her arms folded, spoke up. "Lin Chen's Martial Soul has both lightning and life attributes. It's normal for him to be able to heal. If you get hurt, there's no need to go to the infirmary. Just find him."

Tang Wulin nodded. "That's right."

Xie Xie poked half his head out from behind Lin Chen and repeatedly agreed. "I know that from experience! Only the Captain can easily heal Gu Yuena's ice-and-fire torture."

The fireball at Gu Yuena's fingertips swayed. Xie Xie immediately pulled his head back and pressed himself tightly against Lin Chen's back, drawing soft laughter from the others.

At the entrance to the training ground, Long Hengxu watched with wholehearted approval. He immediately raised his hands and applauded, then walked up to Wu Changkong. "I saw all of that sparring just now. I'm fully confident that I can persuade the principal to increase Zero Class's resource allocation. Tell me whatever you need, and I'll do my best to fulfill it."

Wu Changkong remained composed. "I think the children's diet needs to be further improved. After all, Martial Souls are part of the body and require more nutrition to nourish them."

Long Hengxu nodded, then revealed a troubled expression. "The rest is fine, but that child Tang Wulin..."

Wu Changkong led Long Hengxu outside the training ground and said something unknown to him, leaving Long Hengxu utterly bewildered.

Not long after, Wu Changkong returned to the training ground. With a light clap of his hands, he called the five of them over.

After encouraging them all, Wu Changkong added, "Train hard. Arrange your time freely today. Starting tomorrow, we'll begin group training. The opponent for the five of you will be me."

Lin Chen's expression remained calm. He had sparred with Wu Changkong plenty of times last semester, so he naturally did not care.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie agreed with pained expressions. When they sparred with Lin Chen before, he would hold back and adjust accordingly. But if it were Teacher Wu, that cold and proud male god never showed mercy. Even his rare training sessions with them were practically genuine high-intensity training.

Xu Xiaoyan's eyes sparkled with excitement. This handsome Teacher Wu was said to be very powerful. She wondered just how powerful he was.

Lin Chen naturally reached out and took Gu Yuena's wrist, then raised a hand toward Tang Wulin and the other two. "You three work out the tactics first. I'll take Na'er back."

The moment he finished speaking, Xie Xie immediately joked with a mischievous grin, shouting, "Captain, Sister-in-Law, take care!"

A faint blush appeared on Gu Yuena's ears. She glared lightly at Xie Xie, and a wisp of tiny flame quietly condensed at her fingertips before shooting toward his backside.

Only after Lin Chen and Gu Yuena left did Xu Xiaoyan ask curiously, "Isn't the relationship between the Captain and Sister Na rather unusual?"

Xie Xie immediately opened up as though someone had uncorked him. "You didn't know? The two of them are a couple."

Xu Xiaoyan covered her mouth, looking shocked. "No way?"

Xie Xie waved a hand. "Really. Haven't you noticed that they're always together and act so intimately?"

Xu Xiaoyan thought carefully about it. The Spirit Ascension Platform, the grilled skewers, and the way they had acted today... She nodded. "It does seem that way."

Tang Wulin helplessly glared at the endlessly talking Xie Xie and said irritably, "Xie Xie, we're still so young. Stop making random jokes about other people. If you can't keep your mouth in check, be careful that Gu Yuena and Lin Chen join forces to deal with you."

Xie Xie instinctively shrank his backside. The spot where the little flame had scorched him still faintly burned. "I was just saying it casually. I won't say it anymore, I won't. Let's hurry up and discuss tomorrow's tactics."