Elder Gong

Biodata

Background

Gong Changlong has spent most of his life dealing with soul beasts. He oversees Shrek Academy’s Beast Fighting Zone, which houses beasts for students to fight and, in Song Mu’s case, capture 7 8.

Appearance

Elder Gong is a robust older man 7.

Abilities & Skills

Soul-Power Restraint

• He seals a Wind Spirit Wolf using soul power without manifesting his martial soul, preventing it from resisting Song Mu’s second capture attempt 8.
• He also seals ten-thousand-year soul beasts to help Song Mu capture them 24 26.

Relationships

• Song Mu — A student whose soul-beast-capturing martial soul immediately interests Elder Gong. He helps Song Mu test and use it, warns him against revealing weaknesses, and asks him to visit after their months of work together 7 8 9 26.
• Du Weilun — Accompanies Du Weilun during the initial tests of Song Mu’s martial soul in the Beast Fighting Zone 7 9.

Story Role

• Initial capture tests: Guides Song Mu into the Soul Beast Garden and helps him capture a Wind Spirit Wolf after an unrestrained attempt fails 8.
• Ten-thousand-year capture: Grants Song Mu’s request for help and takes him into the zone’s more heavily fortified ten-thousand-year area 24.
• Eight months of captures: Helps Song Mu capture almost every soul beast in the Beast Fighting Zone. He witnesses Wang Dong’er reach level sixty and expresses astonishment at her growth 26.

Notable Quotes

“You must never reveal your weaknesses to others so easily, not even to your best friends.” 9