First Meeting with Sky Ice Wu Kongkong

"Ah? Captain, who is this?"

Hearing Mu Tianchen's words, Xu Xiaoyan was startled.

She then turned her gaze toward Mu Tianchen, who stood nearby.

What was going on? Why was there an unfamiliar young man in the captain's dormitory? Moreover, he did not look like a student from their intermediate division.

Could he be a teacher from the academy?

But that was not right. Due to Zero Class's special nature, they did not have many teachers. Most of the time, Teacher Wu Zhangkong handled the teaching for every subject himself.

But if that was the case, how had this unfamiliar young man entered the captain's dormitory? And why did he seem so familiar with the captain?

At that moment, Xu Xiaoyan looked at the handsome young man and felt as though her little head could not process it all.

However, after hearing Xu Xiaoyan's question, Tang Wulin immediately smiled and explained, "Xiaoyan, he's my big brother, Mu Tianchen. He's the one I told you about before, the one who has been cultivating at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters."

Xu Xiaoyan nodded, but soon her eyes widened. Looking at Mu Tianchen, she said in surprise, "Ah? He's the big brother you mentioned who went to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters? He really is tall and handsome!"

As she looked at Mu Tianchen, Xu Xiaoyan felt her little heart begin to pound uncontrollably, and a faint blush appeared on her face.

At that moment, Mu Tianchen looked at the flustered girl and could not help smiling. "You must be Xu Xiaoyan. I often heard Wulin mention you. He said you've always been the most indispensable main force Soul Master on the team."

For some reason, Xu Xiaoyan felt a little shy upon hearing Mu Tianchen praise her.

She immediately lowered her head and said in a very soft voice, "Well, not really. It's mainly because the captain and Sister Gu Yue are strong. Of course, Xie Xie is pretty strong too."

"Hahaha! Xiaoyan really has good taste. Unlike Gu Yue, who either puts me down or looks down on me all day. Just like Xiaoyan said, how could someone as powerful as me, a possessor of Twin Martial Souls, possibly be weak?"

Upon hearing Xu Xiaoyan praise him, Xie Xie immediately became smug. He blew out a breath and unconsciously flicked his golden hair.

Xie Xie had always been extremely confident in his strength. When he had first entered Eastsea Academy, his strength and talent had been enough to let him enter Grade One Class One directly.

Although he had later ended up in Grade One Class Five because of unexpected circumstances, he had still fought his way back from Grade One Class Five to Grade One Class One. Now, he was even a member of Grade One Zero Class.

Although Wulin's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds over the past three years for various reasons, if they truly went all out, Xie Xie felt that he should still be able to defeat Wulin!

After all, he was the mighty possessor of Twin Martial Souls!

However, after saying that, he suddenly looked at Mu Tianchen with blazing eagerness, as though he wished he could swallow him whole.

He said anxiously, "Ahem, um, Brother Mu, Teacher Wu is going to pull us into a fight later. How about you join us too?"

"You probably don't know Teacher Wu, right? He's a teacher from the legendary Shrek Academy, and his Soul Power Level is already seventy-three. The few of us really aren't his match!"

Thinking about how Teacher Wu had trained them before, Xie Xie could not help rubbing his eyes fiercely. He nearly cried. Their Teacher Wu was simply too ruthless during training, tormenting him so badly every time that he had to lie in bed for days afterward.

Although that could quickly improve one's combat ability, if it continued for too long, even steel would not be able to endure it!

"Yeah, Brother! I think Xie Xie's idea is pretty good too."

"If you fight Teacher Wu, it'll definitely be more exciting than us fighting Teacher Wu."

Upon hearing Xie Xie's words, Tang Wulin's eyes immediately lit up. Although he had known since childhood that his big brother was powerful, he had never truly witnessed his brother's strength.

Most of what he knew about his big brother came from what others had said. In reality, he rarely had the chance to see it for himself.

He remembered that his big brother had broken through to Rank 55 at the age of twelve, becoming a powerful Soul King.

Three years had passed now, and he had no idea just how far his big brother's strength had progressed.

Based on his brother's previous cultivation speed, he had definitely reached Rank 60 by now!

As their teacher, Teacher Wu was naturally incredibly powerful. As a Soul Saint above Rank 70, Teacher Wu had long held firmly to the position of Eastsea Academy's strongest person. At Eastsea Academy, his word was practically law.

A clash between two top-tier genius powerhouses was not something one saw often.

After hearing this, a faint smile rose on Mu Tianchen's face. He thought for a moment before saying to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others, "I can do that. I just don't know whether your teacher would be willing."

Mu Tianchen was naturally extremely curious about the legendary figure Wu Zhangkong.

In the original story, Wu Zhangkong was an elder of Shrek Academy, one of Shrek Academy's Twin Holy Dragons, the Red Dragon Douluo, and Zhuo Shi's direct disciple. He had displayed extraordinary talent from a young age.

Unfortunately, Wu Zhangkong later fell in love with Long Bing, the daughter of Dark Hummingbird, one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings.

At the time, Dark Hummingbird had arranged for his daughter to enter Shrek Academy in order to gather information about it, and that was where she met Wu Zhangkong.

Although she successfully gathered some information, Long Bing's identity was exposed as a result, and she was expelled from Shrek Academy.

Later, in order to protect Wu Zhangkong, Long Bing willingly allowed her father, Dark Hummingbird, to kill her.

Long Bing's death left Wu Zhangkong utterly disheartened, and he left Shrek Academy from then on.

Over the years, Wu Zhangkong had remained at Eastsea Academy. Because of his injuries and because he had lost the resolve to grow stronger, his rank had remained stuck at sixty-nine for several years.

It was not until he later led Tang Wulin and the others to Tianhai City for the Tianhai Grand Competition that Wu Zhangkong temporarily broke through to Rank 70 in order to seek justice for the severely injured Tang Wulin, becoming a seven-ring Soul Saint.

Otherwise, given Wu Zhangkong's talent, if those events had not happened, he might not have become a Title Douluo, but becoming an eight-ring Soul Douluo would have been certain.

After receiving Mu Tianchen's agreement, Xie Xie's face immediately blossomed with joy, and he patted his chest.

With complete confidence, he promised Mu Tianchen, "Hahaha, Brother Mu, don't worry. Teacher Wu will definitely agree!"

"Wulin, Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, let's go! We can't keep Teacher Wu waiting too long!"

At that moment, Xie Xie excitedly grabbed Tang Wulin's hand and prepared to leave the dormitory. He thought to himself, Teacher Wu, Teacher Wu, you've always been the one training us. Today, we're finally going to train you once!

Seeing this, Tang Wulin could only follow behind Xie Xie helplessly.

Gu Yue glanced at Mu Tianchen, nodded, and followed them. From beginning to end, she had not exchanged a word with him.

"Xu Xiaoyan, aren't you leaving?"

After Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue had all left the dormitory, Mu Tianchen saw Xu Xiaoyan still standing there with her head lowered and reminded her aloud. This girl really was just as absentminded as in the original story sometimes.

"Ah?"

"Have they already left?"

"Let's go! We'll leave right away!"

Mu Tianchen's words startled Xu Xiaoyan. She glanced at the handsome Mu Tianchen, and her face seemed to redden even more. Then, she quickly headed out through the dormitory door.

After Xu Xiaoyan left the dormitory, Mu Tianchen followed her out.

Along the way, Xie Xie excitedly held Tang Wulin's hand, his face full of anticipation, as though he could not wait any longer. Of course, how could he not look forward to a duel between two top-tier powerhouses?

Meanwhile, Gu Yue followed behind them. Seeing Xie Xie holding Tang Wulin's hand so intimately, she rolled her eyes at him in helplessness.

This guy! Honestly!

Beneath the shade of the trees, Mu Tianchen followed behind Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue. As he walked through the campus, he surveyed Eastsea Academy, which possessed the distinctive character of a coastal city.

Mu Tianchen was no stranger to Eastsea Academy. Back when he had been at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, he had considered whether he should join Eastsea Academy and meet its legendary teacher, Wu Zhangkong.

But after thinking it over, he had decided against it. At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, the resources available to him were far greater than those at Eastsea Academy. Going to Eastsea Academy would have meant giving up his own advantages.

Eastsea Academy was the only advanced Soul Master Academy in East Sea City. It contained both an intermediate division and an advanced division, enjoying all kinds of official policies and subsidies from East Sea City.

Many students who graduated from Eastsea Academy's advanced division later became high-ranking officials in East Sea City.

Although Eastsea Academy was not highly ranked across the entire Federation, its overall strength was still quite respectable.

For the citizens of East Sea City, Eastsea Academy was the highest institution of learning in their hearts.

As Mu Tianchen looked around Eastsea Academy, he found its design quite distinctive. The campus was shaded by lush trees, and when sunlight shone down, the trees blocked part of its rays.

Although it was the weekend, there were still quite a few students at Eastsea Academy.

At that moment, some passing students saw Mu Tianchen and immediately looked him over curiously several times. A few girls even stopped outright, taking out Soul Guidance cameras to snap several photos of him.

"Who is that guy? He's so handsome!"

At that moment, a passing girl with a pure and pretty appearance, likely around fifteen and a student of Eastsea Academy's advanced division, stood in place and could not help marveling at Mu Tianchen.

There were many handsome boys at Eastsea Academy, but very few possessed both Mu Tianchen's looks and his powerful aura.

Moreover, Mu Tianchen constantly exuded an aura of ultimate light, which only made him even more appealing.

By then, several girls were already following behind Mu Tianchen, wanting to see where he was going.

The advanced division girl had wanted to follow him as well, but the girl walking beside her suddenly patted her shoulder.

That girl looked at the pure-looking girl in disbelief and said, "Where are you going? Stop swooning! Don't you know who those people are?"

"How could we possibly reach people like those peerless geniuses?"

"Look, the boy walking in front is our academy's celebrity, the captain of Zero Class, Tang Wulin."

"The one next to Tang Wulin seems to be called Xie Xie. He possesses Twin Martial Souls."

"Three years ago, our academy specially approved the establishment of Zero Class as an experimental class. Every one of them is a treasure of the academy!"

Upon hearing that, the girl who had been patted froze for a moment and said, "Is that boy also a member of Zero Class?"

"That can't be right. He looks much older than Tang Wulin and the others. Tang Wulin and the others have only been enrolled for less than three years, so they should be around twelve, while that boy looks eighteen already."

The boy she was referring to was Mu Tianchen.

However, Mu Tianchen had been following behind Tang Wulin and the others the entire time. They were clearly traveling together, so she could not determine whether he was a Zero Class student.

After hearing this, the other girl rolled her eyes and said, "Hmph! Even if he isn't a Zero Class student, he's still not someone we can provoke."

"Look for yourself. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan, all four members of Zero Class, are here. They must be doing something, otherwise they wouldn't be rushing around like this."

"Enough staring. Let's go. Nothing will ever happen between you and him!"

"Uh... all right."

After hearing this, the girl who had originally wanted to follow Mu Tianchen and see where he was going stopped in place, blankly watching him disappear from her sight.

After entering a small grove, Xu Xiaoyan could not help glancing at Mu Tianchen, who walked in front of her.

She had witnessed that scene with her own eyes just now. She could not help sighing inwardly. As expected of the captain's big brother; the two brothers were both so handsome.

At Eastsea Academy, their captain, Tang Wulin, was extremely popular. Originally, their captain's Martial Soul had only been Blue Silver Grass, and people had not thought highly of him.

However, as battle after battle unfolded, their captain successfully established his prestige.

During battle, their captain had always been the first to charge ahead. As the shield of the team, he endured every attack for them, sacrificing himself for others. Many times, they did not even need to make a move before their captain had already resolved the battle himself.

Now, their captain could be said to be the number one person in Eastsea Academy's intermediate division, and even its advanced division!

Xu Xiaoyan felt somewhat curious. Their captain had once told her about it.

Their captain's big brother was a peerless genius, one in a million. He possessed the Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power, and was the direct disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo, one of the continent's strongest powerhouses.

Sky Phoenix Douluo was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, an existence powerful enough to make her entire family fear her.

After walking for ten minutes, the group arrived at a tranquil grove. Lush trees surrounded them, completely blocking the scorching heat of the sun.

At the center of the grove was a large clearing, and a person stood within it.

He was a young man who looked to be in his twenties, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He had a tall, straight figure and long blue hair. As he stood there, it seemed as though the surrounding temperature instantly dropped by several degrees.

Mu Tianchen saw him from afar.

Mu Tianchen narrowed his eyes. If he had guessed correctly, the man standing in the center of the grove should be Tang Wulin and the others' teacher.

The future Rank 98 Super Douluo, dean of Shrek Academy's outer court, Sky Ice—Wu Zhangkong!