Your Brother Cheng Truly Lived Up to His Name

When Wu Changkong first saw Tang Wuling's information, he had been somewhat surprised. He had even wondered whether Tang Wuling was a Soul Beast Transformation, but after seeing Cheng Duoyi's power, he finally understood that there would always be someone greater, and the heavens beyond the heavens.

Still, the speed at which Tang Wuling's strength had increased surprised him.

"I remember Tang Wuling's test a few days ago didn't show these stats. Could a Soul Master with Cheng Duoyi's dragon-bloodline Martial Soul really improve this dramatically without any limits?"

Wu Changkong couldn't figure out what kind of bloodline Cheng Duoyi had.

Of all the bloodlines he knew, none could boost the Dragon Clan this terrifyingly. He had seen a True Dragon Martial Soul before, but nothing like this had ever happened!

Tang Wuling looked proudly at Cheng Duoyi.

"Ling'er's strength has improved again."

Cheng Duoyi patted Tang Wuling's head, and she wore a blissful expression. "It's all thanks to your help, Yi'er. Otherwise, I couldn't have improved this quickly."

Cheng Duoyi knew Tang Wuling meant that he had given her Spirit Fruits and helped her fuse with the first shard of Golden Dragon King Essence.

But nobody else knew that!

"Th-this... is this really okay?"

Xu Xiaoyan couldn't make sense of Tang Wuling and Cheng Duoyi's relationship.

Wasn't Cheng Duoyi very close to Gu Yue?

Wait...

Could Tang Wuling be Cheng Duoyi's little sister?

Remembering what Cheng Duoyi had said that morning, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help imagining all sorts of things about their relationship.

"Brother Cheng, if I trained by your side every day too, could I become like Tang Wuling?"

Wang Jinxi came to stand before Cheng Duoyi, his eyes full of pleading.

The gap was just too big—almost tenfold.

Even an ordinary Four-Ring Soul Ancestor specializing in strength probably couldn't match Tang Wuling. Perhaps a Five-Ring Soul King could contend with her.

But how old was Tang Wuling now?

Nine!

And what was her rank?

Two rings!

What terrifying situation would arise when Tang Wuling reached Four-Ring Soul Ancestor?

Who cared about pride when it came to getting stronger?

Even Wei Xiaofeng had hurried over to Cheng Duoyi's side. "Brother Cheng, count me in. I'm not asking to be like Tang Wuling. I'd be satisfied if I could reach five hundred kilograms."

Gu Yue stepped in front of Cheng Duoyi and glared at them, exasperated.

"Do you think Xiao Yi is a god? That he can just make you stronger whenever he wants?"

"Whether you improve or not depends on you."

"If you won't work hard, why expect someone else to help you?"

Wei Xiaofeng and the others froze, then understood.

"We get it. From now on, we'll follow Brother Cheng's instructions to the letter."

"Exactly. Whatever you say, Brother Cheng, I'll do it."

Yun Xiao looked at the two of them and thought helplessly, Great, Brother Cheng's already won over two more boys. Why don't I have any Dragon Clan bloodline in me? Even a sliver would do! Then I wouldn't be such a useless wreck...

He was so envious.

Cheng Duoyi looked at the noisy crowd. "We should follow Teacher Wu's arrangements and get started with the measurements."

"Right, right. The measurements!"

After Tang Wuling's unbelievable strength test, the others weren't shocked when they saw that Gu Yue's strength was also over two hundred kilograms, though they were surprised.

Xie Xie's strength wasn't low either. It was almost two hundred kilograms.

And he was an agility-type Soul Master.

Wei Xiaofeng and Zhang Yangzi's strength didn't stand out.

They were both under a hundred kilograms, which made them blush with embarrassment. They couldn't even beat the girls.

Fortunately, Xu Xiaoyan's strength was also low, just over forty kilograms. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, they really wouldn't have had the face to stay in this class.

Wu Changkong had a good understanding of everyone's strength and was about to measure their spiritual power.

Wang Jinxi spoke up. "Teacher Wu, Brother Cheng hasn't been tested yet."

"Yeah, we really want to see how strong Brother Cheng is," Wei Xiaofeng added, his curiosity piqued.

Wu Changkong's mouth twitched.

"This strength tester has a maximum capacity of ten thousand kilograms."

Zhang Yangzi scratched his head, confused. "So?"

Hearing that, Xu Xiaoyan thought of something. "Teacher Wu, are you saying... Class Leader Cheng's strength is over ten thousand kilograms?"

After Xu Xiaoyan spoke, Zhang Yangzi said, "How is that possible? Brother Cheng is only at the one-ring level. I'd believe three thousand kilograms, but over ten thousand? I don't—"

"Why are you all making those faces? Is Brother Cheng's strength really over ten thousand kilograms?"

Zhang Yangzi realized that Xie Xie and the others weren't arguing. It was as if what Xu Xiaoyan had just said was true.

Just then, Xie Xie said, "Don't use your ignorance to guess how powerful Brother Cheng is. You think he's weak? Let me tell you, his strength is beyond your imagination. One day, you'll understand that being able to follow Brother Cheng is the greatest blessing of your life."

Wei Xiaofeng and the others looked conflicted.

This had been one twist after another.

But once they came around, their eyes burned with excitement and admiration as they looked at Cheng Duoyi. They were convinced that following him was the right choice!

"All right, let's start measuring spiritual power."

Wu Changkong led them through the spiritual power tests, starting with Wei Xiaofeng.

"Forty-three. For someone your age... not bad."

Wu Changkong paused mid-sentence, glanced at Cheng Duoyi, then looked back at Wei Xiaofeng. That made them start guessing again: was Cheng Duoyi's spiritual power strong too?

Could it be over fifty, at the Spirit Connection Realm?

No, that was obviously too low. It had to be higher than that. Could it be the Spirit Sea Realm?

But that didn't seem likely either!

The Spirit Sea Realm meant over five hundred!

It was probably around two hundred.

That was already quite high...

No one spoke as they took turns being tested.

Zhang Yangzi's spiritual power was forty-one, which was already pretty good.

Wang Jinxi's was only eighteen...

When Xu Xiaoyan was tested, her spiritual power came to forty-eight.

"Your spiritual power is pretty good too," Wu Changkong said evenly.

Xu Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

"Xie Xie, you're next."

Wu Changkong looked not at Xie Xie, but at Cheng Duoyi.

Cheng Duoyi nodded, and only then did Xie Xie step forward for the test. "Teacher Wu, I have a feeling my spiritual power has improved again."

Wu Changkong nodded. "Right. You have a feeling every time your spiritual power improves."

"Heh." Xie Xie scratched his head and began the test.

"Hm? It really has improved quite a bit. You've reached fifty-five! You've entered the Spirit Connection Realm now. Keep working hard," Wu Changkong encouraged him.

"Teacher Wu, I will."

He went happily over to Cheng Duoyi.

"Brother Cheng, when are we going to the Spirit Ascension Platform? I can't wait to increase my Spirit Ring's age," Xie Xie said.

"The Spirit Ascension Platform?" Xu Xiaoyan came over to Cheng Duoyi and the others, puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Xie Xie asked, confused. He couldn't understand what Xu Xiaoyan meant. Then he seemed to realize something and made an expression of sudden understanding.

"What's with that look? You don't think I don't know what the Spirit Ascension Platform is for, do you?" Xu Xiaoyan said, unable to hold back.

"You know? Then why ask?"

Xie Xie sounded impatient.

If you knew, why ask?

Cheng Duoyi didn't answer. He looked at Gu Yue, Tang Wuling, and Yun Xiao.

"Yue'er, Ling'er, Yun Xiao, you three should test your spiritual power first and see if it's improved lately."

"Okay."

The three of them took turns being tested.

Seeing that, Xie Xie didn't press the question.

Wei Xiaofeng, who had finished his test, came over to Cheng Duoyi and asked, "Brother Cheng, have you been to the Spirit Ascension Platform before? What's it like inside? Is it magnificent?"

"The air is fresh, and there are lots of Soul Beasts and plants. If we get the chance, I'll take you there," Cheng Duoyi replied.

"Really?" Wei Xiaofeng was surprised. This was the Spirit Ascension Platform, and getting a spot was incredibly difficult. Then he grew a little embarrassed. "I don't have many Federation Coins. Could I trade you something else?"

"Brother Cheng, if you have an extra spot, could you give it to me? I'll talk to my family. I won't let you lose out," Zhang Yangzi said eagerly.

This was the Spirit Ascension Platform!

They couldn't get in even if they wanted to, because there were too few spots!

Wang Jinxi said earnestly, "Brother Cheng, I'd like a spot too. I won't let you lose out. I'll pay you a fair price."

At that moment, Wu Changkong said, "Thirty-two in spiritual power."

Yun Xiao looked a little disappointed, but the others didn't pay it much attention.

Cheng Duoyi, however, looked at Yun Xiao. "A temporary low point doesn't mean you'll be down for life. Keep at it."

Yun Xiao thought of cultivating a Soul Spirit and nodded. "Brother Cheng, I will. Thank you for helping me so much. I..."

"We're brothers. No need to say more."

Cheng Duoyi had helped him so much that Yun Xiao truly didn't know how to repay him.

Seeing that Cheng Duoyi hadn't answered their questions about the Spirit Ascension Platform, the others assumed he didn't have many spots either.

It made sense when they thought about it.

How could there be many spots for the Spirit Ascension Platform?

There were only a thousand spots each month, after all.

Wu Changkong was a little surprised.

"Tang Wuling's spiritual power is eighty-two."

Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, and the others turned their attention to Tang Wuling's spiritual power too.

"A nine-year-old with eighty-two spiritual power. That's incredible!"

Xu Xiaoyan knew what a spiritual power of eighty-two meant.

It meant Tang Wuling's Soul Spirit could fuse with a Thousand-Year Soul Spirit. Even if her first Soul Spirit had been a hundred-year one, she could raise it to a thousand years by entering the Spirit Ascension Platform!

Just imagine having a thousand-year Soul Spirit as your first Spirit Ring. How astonishing would that be?

"Congratulations, Ling'er," Cheng Duoyi said with a smile. "Your spiritual power has risen by a lot. You're getting closer to the Spirit Connection Realm."

"Thank you, Yi'er. I'll keep working hard!" Tang Wuling said firmly.

Everyone turned to look at Gu Yue.

"Gu Yue's spiritual power... two hundred and ninety-nine?"

Wu Changkong was stunned. That couldn't be right.

Gu Yue's spiritual power had been just over a hundred a while ago.

Now she was about to break three hundred?

"Two hundred and ninety-nine? That's ridiculously high. Is that really normal spiritual power for a nine-year-old?" Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed.

She thought of her own score of just forty-eight.

Compared with Gu Yue's two hundred and ninety-nine, the gap was enormous.

Wei Xiaofeng and the others felt the same. Just as Tang Wuling had wielded strength no one her age should have, they looked at Tang Wuling and Gu Yue with envy and wariness.

"All right, everyone's been tested. Over the next few days, we'll begin combat training," Wu Changkong said, looking at them.

"Teacher Wu, isn't Brother Cheng taking the test?" Wei Xiaofeng asked.

"His situation is special. This machine can't measure him." Wu Changkong's mouth twitched.

Cheng Duoyi's spiritual power was beyond anything he could imagine—and even greater than his own. His strength was nearly catching up with Wu Changkong's too!

Wu Changkong wasn't a strength-type Soul Master, but he was a genuine Six-Ring Soul Emperor. What level was Cheng Duoyi?

Level eighteen!

A one-ring Soul Master!

Wu Changkong couldn't even imagine how far Cheng Duoyi would go in the future. Could he reach the fabled god level?

Wu Changkong really wanted to see...

"What does that mean? Is Brother Cheng's spiritual power strong too?"

"I'd guess so. I get it now. Brother Cheng didn't become class monitor through anything else—he earned it with his own strength!"

"You're right!"

Wu Changkong led everyone to the combat arena.

Cheng Duoyi stayed seated and didn't join them.

Zhang Yangzi asked, "Brother Cheng isn't training with us?"

Xie Xie said proudly, "No need. Brother Cheng's strength is beyond anything we can fathom."

Wei Xiaofeng and the others were a little annoyed by how proud Xie Xie looked.

What were you so proud of?

It wasn't you...

Well...

They admitted they were envious. They wanted to be as close to Cheng Duoyi as Xie Xie was.

Wu Changkong said, "I'll use the strength of a three-ring Soul Elder. The eight of you will attack me together. Tang Wuling, you'll serve as acting captain."

"Three rings? Teacher Wu, that's not fair! There's no way we can beat you." Xie Xie couldn't help speaking up.

Wu Changkong looked at Gu Yue and Tang Wuling. He had to admit that if he used the strength of a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster against the two of them, he wouldn't be able to win easily—especially with the other six there as well.

"Say another word, and I'll use four rings," Wu Changkong said flatly.

Wei Xiaofeng hurriedly said, "Shut up, or Teacher Wu's going to crush us in a minute."

Four rings!

How could they possibly beat him?

Meanwhile, Cheng Duoyi was standing beside Leng Xue'er.

Leng Xue'er generally didn't interfere with how Cheng Duoyi led his teammates. Unless it was necessary, she didn't interrupt Wu Changkong's lessons either.

Usually, she just acted as Cheng Duoyi's bodyguard.

Leng Xue'er asked in puzzlement, "Yi'er, are you planning to take them with you to get into Shrek Academy?"

She couldn't understand why Cheng Duoyi wanted to help people with ordinary talent, whom he'd only just met, improve alongside him.

Still, she wouldn't criticize or interfere. She had to ask what was on her mind and find out what Cheng Duoyi was thinking.

Cheng Duoyi smiled. "That's right."

"Sister Xue'er, I'll definitely be standing with Mom's faction in the future, but I won't have many people I can rely on. If I deliberately go looking for them, there's no telling whether they'll agree—and even if they do, my circumstances will be exposed. Besides, they're most likely plants from other factions."

"But they're different. If they follow me for decades and I still can't win them over with my charisma, then I won't deserve to lead anyone in the future."

"Still, I'm fairly confident in my charisma."

Leng Xue'er patted Cheng Duoyi on the head.

"Yi'er really has grown up..."

She had been puzzled before, but now that Cheng Duoyi had explained it...

She hadn't expected him to think so far ahead.

At his age, she certainly wouldn't have been able to reach the same level as Cheng Duoyi...