Re-entering the Spirit Ascension Platform

"Did you transform again today? And you managed to fight Wu Zhangkong to a standstill?"

After listening to Lan Kai recount his experiences of the day, Juggler looked at Lan Kai with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, though it was unclear whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with Lan Kai's performance.

"Yes, but unfortunately, my current strength is still not strong enough, and I was overly wary of the low temperatures during close-quarters combat. Otherwise, I think I might have had a chance to defeat Teacher Wu if he had been going all out."

Lan Kai answered honestly.

On the way home, he had reviewed the battle. If there was one area where he could have done better, it was the close-quarters combat in the middle of the fight.

Because he was overly cautious about the low temperatures brought on by Wu Zhangkong's Martial Soul and soul skills, Lan Kai had been hesitant in melee, to the point of being overly timid.

If he had been bolder and more decisive during the close-quarters exchanges, the outcome of today's battle might have been completely different.

However, his concerns were not without reason. After all, regarding the performance of Ultra Warriors, with the exception of that "fire-headed" warrior, most Ultra Warriors were not weak to fire, but they were weak to ice.

"Hmm, this isn't your fault. Not to mention the Warrior of Light, low-temperature environments are never favorable for any warrior."

"However, is the upper limit of your strength after transformation currently that of a six-ringed Battle Armor Master? That certainly warrants special training."

"Even if the opponent's ice attribute is the Ultimate Ice, you shouldn't have been defeated so easily."

Juggler pondered for a moment, not offering any further criticism of Lan Kai.

Even for him, facing a low-temperature environment was not exactly comfortable.

Moreover, the next form Lan Kai would unlock was highly likely to be the Burnmite Form, which possessed the powers of the master-disciple duo, Ultraman Taro and Ultraman Mebius.

In this world, as long as he didn't run into an Ultimate Ice soul master of the level of the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, who created the Spirit Pagoda, it was highly unlikely that anyone could freeze Lan Kai in his Burnmite Form.

And as Lan Kai's strength improved, even that Huo Yuhao would have no chance of freezing him.

However, if he wanted Lan Kai to be able to transform into the Burnmite Form, then accelerating his strength through special training seemed to be the fastest method.

Furthermore, Juggler felt that Lan Kai's special training could now move to the next stage.

Consequently, when Lan Kai arrived at Zero Class the next day, he looked rather disheveled.

Wu Zhangkong seemed to realize something, but he didn't say anything, instead leading the six members of Zero Class to the room where the academy tested physical data.

The results of the physical examination shocked everyone in Zero Class.

Even without transforming, Lan Kai's data was superior in every aspect, and it was the kind of "only first place, no second, and third place is a hundred thousand miles behind" gap.

The only things that could be mentioned in the same breath as Lan Kai's physical data were the strength of Tang Wulin when using his Golden Dragon Claw and the spiritual power of Gu Yue.

"Lan Kai, come here for a moment."

After everyone had finished their physical tests, Wu Zhangkong called Lan Kai to his side.

"In your current state, will you encounter any trouble if you enter the Spirit Ascension Platform?"

Lan Kai was startled; he hadn't expected Wu Zhangkong to be able to spot this issue from the physical test data.

Should one expect nothing less from an inner court disciple of Shrek Academy? This level of insight was far superior to some perverted old hag of a teacher.

"It's fine. My teacher has already found a way to help me solve this problem. As long as I don't cause too much of a commotion in the primary Spirit Ascension Platform and use a dedicated simulation pod, there won't be any issues."

"Your teacher? Could it be that Snake Heart Douluo? Then it's no surprise..."

"However, can you use that dedicated simulation pod at any time?"

"Zero Class is scheduled to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform once a week. If you cannot use the dedicated simulation pod..."

"No problem, Teacher Wu. As long as we give notice in advance, it's fine."

"Besides, Gu Yue's teacher is the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo of the Spirit Pagoda; she can help as well."

Facing Wu Zhangkong's questions, Lan Kai answered frankly.

"I see. The Spirit Pagoda certainly moves fast..."

Wu Zhangkong murmured softly. If it weren't for Lan Kai's Ultra hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear what Wu Zhangkong said clearly.

Lan Kai didn't have any particular thoughts on this; after all, Wu Zhangkong's intentions were obvious—he wanted to recruit people into the Tang Sect.

However, now that he knew both he and Gu Yue were people from the Spirit Pagoda, would Wu Zhangkong still take them to experience the Hall of Heroes of the Tang Sect?

Lan Kai was actually looking forward to the opportunity to spar with the digitized versions of the previous Shrek Seven Devils in the Tang Sect's Hall of Heroes.

After all, who could refuse the chance to personally give those former Shrek Seven Devils a good beating?

After a few more days of classes, Zero Class finally arrived at the day they would head to the Spirit Pagoda for training.

Because Wu Zhangkong had learned that Lan Kai and Gu Yue had already entered the Spirit Ascension Platform once, he shared more information about the Spirit Ascension Platform with the rest of Zero Class when introducing it, allowing everyone to have a better understanding of the environment inside.

Subsequently, Wu Zhangkong led the six students of Zero Class to the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda.

However, waiting for them there was not only the Dean of Eastsea Academy, Long Hengxu, but also Juggler.

"Greetings, Your Excellency Snake Heart." The moment he saw Juggler, Wu Zhangkong immediately bowed to him.

"You must be that excellent teacher from Eastsea Academy, Wu Zhangkong, right? Thank you for taking care of my disciple."

Juggler didn't seem to care about such formalities, merely responding with a smile. He then walked over to Wu Zhangkong's side, and as their figures crossed, he whispered:

"Do not indulge in the darkness too much, otherwise you will never be a match for the Dark Hummingbird in your entire life."

Wu Zhangkong's body stiffened instantly, because the title Juggler had suddenly mentioned was one that had a very close connection to him.

If anything, Wu Zhangkong truly wanted to kill that Dark Hummingbird more than anything.

However, even within Shrek Academy, very few people knew about this matter.

How, then, did this Snake Heart Douluo come to know of it?

Furthermore, it appeared that he was even crystal clear about the existence of Long Bing.

"Teacher Wu, what are you spacing out for? Let's go..."

Seeing that Wu Zhangkong seemed to be stunned, Long Hengxu hurriedly gave him a push from behind, which finally brought Wu Zhangkong back to his senses, leading the rest of Zero Class into the Spirit Pagoda.

Watching Wu Zhangkong's retreating figure, Juggler's expression became even more solemn.

"Yan Yu, go contact Vice Pagoda Master Leng and have her send me a copy of all information regarding the Four Dark Heavenly Kings from the past five years."

"Yes!"