Ending Early

Fortunately, the instant that pressure appeared, the Holy Dragon Pearl within Xu Mengqing trembled slightly, immediately releasing a gentle halo of light.

That sudden pressure was instantly shielded, and the oppressive sensation in the surrounding air vanished with it. Xu Mengqing immediately felt his body lighten.

Of course, aside from Xu Mengqing, the other Beast Martial Soul users nearby also felt that pressure. Xie Xie felt it most clearly, since his Martial Soul was related to dragons.

Seeing this, Wu Zhangkong called a halt to the match.

"Stop!"

Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing stopped at the sound. Tang Wulin, whose fighting spirit had been surging as he prepared to attack again, abruptly withdrew his movements, and the power flowing around him subsided slightly.

The two immediately separated. The changes in Tang Wulin's hands faded away, while the Blue Silver Long Spear in Xu Mengqing's hand turned into countless motes of light and dispersed into the air.

Wu Zhangkong walked before them and gave Tang Wulin a deep look.

Then he directly announced the end of the match.

"What? I haven't even fought yet!"

Wu Zhangkong gave Xie Xie a cold glance. Xie Xie shuddered in fright and hurriedly shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

The whole class lined up again and waited for Wu Zhangkong's orders.

Wu Zhangkong swept his gaze over the students and said coldly, "The match is over. Do you know what impression you gave me?"

"Rotten wood cannot be carved!" The aloof male god answered his own question without hesitation.

"No wonder you were assigned to Class Five. You truly are all thoroughly useless. But even if you are scraps of iron, I will forge you into steel. You all saw that match just now. I can understand Xie Xie ranking among the top three, but I cannot understand Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin ranking among the top three. What are their Martial Souls? Blue Silver Grass, publicly recognized as a useless Martial Soul. Yet the two of them defeated all of you, whose Martial Souls are of higher quality than theirs."

After briefly reprimanding everyone, Wu Zhangkong dismissed the class.

"Xu Mengqing, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, you three come with me." After saying that, Wu Zhangkong turned and headed toward the school building.

The three looked at one another, then hurriedly followed him.

On the way, Xie Xie asked the other two in a low voice, "Hey, do you think Teacher Wu called the three of us over to give us some kind of reward?"

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up at that. This was the first ranked match he had ever participated in, and he was also curious about what reward they would receive.

Xu Mengqing looked speechlessly at the two carefree guys. It would already be good if they did not get scolded, and they were still thinking about rewards?

Xu Mengqing still remembered this part of the story. Although his appearance had caused a tiny little change, the characters' personalities would not change. Wu Zhangkong was currently arrogant to the extreme and snapped at everyone he saw. Still, it was understandable. Compared to Shrek, which drew in geniuses from across the continent and raised them like venomous insects, the students here could only be considered average at best.

After all, in the original story, there were several Twin Martial Soul possessors, and one of them could even use a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Very soon, Wu Zhangkong brought the three of them to his office.

The office was small and simple. It contained only a desk, a bookcase, and a chair. There was nothing else.

"When I called people useless just now, that included the three of you!"

The first thing Wu Zhangkong said after entering the office sent Xie Xie and Tang Wulin's hopeful moods plummeting.

Wu Zhangkong first looked at Tang Wulin. "You performed fairly well today, but you did not fully make use of your advantages. Your Blue Silver Grass should have mutated, right? Its toughness is far beyond normal."

"But your Soul Power is too weak, and you cannot keep it up for long. Under such circumstances, as long as your opponent's Soul Power is higher than yours, you will not have many chances. Also, what was with those hammers of yours?"

Tang Wulin said helplessly, "I learned Forging."

Wu Zhangkong's brows twitched slightly. "Forging? You are not even a Soul Grandmaster, so why are you learning Forging? Do not waste your time on meaningless things."

Tang Wulin lowered his head and said softly, "But everyone says my Martial Soul is a useless Martial Soul, and my Spirit Soul isn't good either..."

Wu Zhangkong directly cut him off. "So you plan to give up becoming a Spirit Master and become a blacksmith in the future? Nonsense! The earlier a Spirit Master begins cultivating, the better. I know a bit about blacksmiths as well. With your current cultivation, what could you possibly forge? You can completely wait until your Soul Power Level is higher before learning it."

"Remember this. From now on, I want you to focus on cultivation. Leave Forging for later."

"Okay." Tang Wulin agreed, but of course he would not give up Forging. After the forging rank test two days ago, he had already vaguely grasped an opportunity for Thousand Refinement. At such an important moment, how could he give it up just because Wu Zhangkong said one sentence?

Wu Zhangkong turned to Xie Xie. "And you as well. Are you having fun hiding your Twin Martial Souls? Soul Power Level eighteen—did you basically rely on the innate advantage of Twin Martial Souls? Innate Full Soul Power. Are you proud of yourself?"

Xie Xie raised his head and stared at Wu Zhangkong in astonishment. How did he know all of that?

Xu Mengqing also looked curiously at Wu Zhangkong. He could not understand how Wu Zhangkong had discovered it either.

After all, unlike in the original story, Xie Xie had not fought Tang Wulin and had never used his second Martial Soul.

Wu Zhangkong said coldly, "You are still far from good enough. There is no shortage of trash with Twin Martial Souls. Am I right? Xie Xie of the East Sea Xie Family!"

"I..." Xie Xie's face flushed red, and for a moment, he could not say anything.

Well, so that was how it was.

"Teacher, what are Twin Martial Souls?" Tang Wulin raised his head and asked curiously.

Wu Zhangkong frowned. "Were the teachers at your junior academy all useless? They did not even teach you what Twin Martial Souls are? As the name suggests, Twin Martial Souls means possessing two Martial Souls. Furthermore, most Twin Martial Soul possessors have Innate Full Soul Power, making cultivation much easier, and they can also gain an additional nine Spirit Rings."

"However, most Spirit Beasts are now on the verge of extinction. Humans today rely on Spirit Souls to obtain Spirit Rings, but this also makes it difficult for Twin Martial Soul possessors to have the immense Spiritual Power needed to support Spirit Souls with eighteen Spirit Rings."

"Unless they are like the first-generation master of the Spirit Pagoda, who possessed a Spiritual Power-attributed Martial Soul and whose every Spirit Soul was exceptionally powerful, capable of granting multiple Spirit Rings."

Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie. They were both human, so why was it so unfair?

Xu Mengqing looked at Tang Wulin, whose mentality had become somewhat unbalanced, and felt speechless.

In terms of family background and Martial Soul, who could compare to you? And you were the one feeling unfair?

Wu Zhangkong glanced at Tang Wulin and asked, "Do you think his Martial Soul is good?"

Tang Wulin nodded. His was a useless Martial Soul, while Xie Xie had Twin Martial Souls. Did that even need to be asked?

Wu Zhangkong curled his lip and continued, "It may not be better than yours. His Martial Soul is a dagger, and his second Martial Soul is probably nothing more than invisibility. Daggers have a short attack range. What can they do in modern Mecha combat?"

"Agility Attack System Battle Soul Masters are the most restricted after becoming Mecha Pilots, while Control System Battle Soul Masters' Martial Souls provide the greatest help in Mecha combat."