Wu Zhangkong's Review

Garon fell to the ground,

and Moss was not faring much better.

Facing Xie Xie, who was also an agility-attack Soul Master,

he had no ability to fight back at all.

Ever since he had tried to ambush Tang Wuyue and been intercepted by Xie Xie,

the rhythm of the battle had remained firmly under Xie Xie's control.

He could only defend passively,

and several times, he had nearly had his throat slit by a single blade!

The feeling was no different from dancing at the gates of hell.

Just as he narrowly avoided another fatal attack

and staggered backward in a desperate retreat,

the first soul ring behind Xie Xie suddenly lit up.

Her figure nearly merged with the twilight shadows,

as though she had never moved at all.

Yet the instant Moss had steadied himself,

her figure suddenly seemed to "fade" in the air,

as if she had vanished into thin air.

When she reappeared,

she was already at Moss's side,

the Light Dragon Dagger raised at an angle.

"First Soul Skill—Light Dragon Blade."

Accompanied by a whisper as soft as a sigh,

a slender golden blade of light burst from the dagger's tip and swept across like a crescent moon.

The faint whistle of the dagger slicing through the air

made Moss's scalp go numb.

A chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He instinctively twisted aside, throwing his weight backward with all his strength—

"Sshk!"

The blade of light grazed his neck,

cutting off several strands of hair

and leaving a hair-thin line of blood on the skin beside his throat.

The icy sensation made his entire body stiffen,

and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

But before he could even catch his breath,

Xie Xie attacked again.

At some point,

she had somehow circled behind Moss once more.

The Light Dragon Dagger gleamed beneath the setting sun,

aimed directly at his back!

Moss hurriedly turned to block,

but the moment he faced her,

Xie Xie's dagger tip was already less than an inch from his heart!

He stumbled back three steps

and dropped onto the ground.

"Do you still want to continue?"

Xie Xie's figure solidified again.

Looking down at Moss,

she asked.

Upon hearing that,

Moss opened his mouth,

wanting to speak,

but he was panting so hard

that he could not say a word.

He could only shake his head desperately,

signaling his surrender.

The victor had been decided!

Less than ten seconds had passed

from the start of the battle to its conclusion!

Class Four's homeroom teacher had known they would lose,

but he had never expected such a complete defeat.

Long Hengxu then announced the result.

"First match of the Intermediate Division Class Promotion Tournament: Class Five versus Class Four. Class Five wins!"

"Next, Class Five will face Class Three. Students from both classes, please prepare yourselves!"

As soon as those words fell,

the entire venue erupted!

Aside from Class Four,

nearly everyone was cheering!

"That was way too strong! I feel like both young ladies could fight upper-year students!"

"Yeah! I think Class Three might as well surrender and spare themselves a beating!"

"Heh, as if Class Two and Class One could hold up any better!"

"I'd say those two young ladies are headed for Zero Class. With strength like that, they'll definitely be selected!"

"Really? I heard a lot of upper-division seniors are competing for it too. Some of them already have three rings!"

"I know about that. Xu Xiaoyu, the senior from Class One of the second-year upper division, is planning to challenge Lu Chuan. And according to insider news, Senior Xu's younger sister is also preparing to enroll and join Zero Class!"

The match had ended,

but the spectators were still discussing it animatedly.

Lu Chuan had not expected to somehow become the subject of gossip himself.

Xu Xiaoyu—

he knew that person quite well.

Xu Xiaoyan's older brother,

that proud ice-staff guy.

Judging by the timing,

he really had reached three rings.

But if he wanted to enter Zero Class,

the chances were far too slim.

The prodigies next door

considered anyone who had not become a Title Douluo by twenty to be trash.

He was already sixteen

and only a Soul Elder.

Clearly, he did not qualify.

After all,

in Wu Zhangkong's mind,

the members of Zero Class had only one goal:

to gain admission to Shrek Academy!

"Teacher Wu, the match is over. What do you think of my sister?"

Lu Chuan patted himself off as he stood

and looked toward Wu Zhangkong.

Wu Zhangkong was still reviewing the match.

First was Xie Xie.

Xie Xie's final strike had been exceptionally beautiful.

After activating her soul skill,

she had used its characteristics

and the twilight's light to conceal her body.

She could be said to be an agility-attack Battle Soul Master with plenty of ideas.

Her speed was also extremely fast.

The afterimages beneath the dusk

were not a soul skill effect,

but the result of speed that had surpassed the limit of what ordinary eyes could capture.

But her weaknesses were also obvious.

Her endurance was insufficient.

After several assassination attempts,

she had begun to pant lightly.

Her mastery over her soul skill was not high enough.

As an assassin,

the key was to kill with a single strike.

Although she had seized many opportunities well,

she had let a bit of showboating get in the way,

causing her assassination attempts to be evaded time and again.

If she made the same mistakes against Lu Chuan,

Xie Xie would already have suffered a humiliating defeat!

Of course,

that did not change the fact

that Xie Xie was a promising talent!

Compared to Xie Xie,

Lu Chuan's younger sister, Tang Wuyue, had performed even more brilliantly.

To control Blue Silver Grass with such stability and versatility,

part of it was talent,

but hard work must also have been indispensable.

Beyond that,

Tang Wuyue's control over the Water Element was what gave Wu Zhangkong the greatest surprise!

Without using a soul skill,

she could gather the Water Element from the air

and form it into a vortex.

In this regard,

even Wu Zhangkong could not match her.

Although she too could gather the Water Element and form it into ice spikes,

that was partly because her Soul Power was ice-attributed,

and partly because once the ice spikes took shape, they remained static

and did not require constant control.

But a water vortex was different.

The moment control ceased,

it would immediately turn into a puddle of water.

"Your sister is very good! Very good!" Wu Zhangkong praised her twice in succession.

"However,"

Wu Zhangkong abruptly changed the subject.

Her cool gaze fell upon Lu Chuan,

carrying a trace of scrutiny.

"I have a very big question.

Your surname is Lu, and your martial soul is the Golden Dragon.

Your sister's surname is Tang, and her martial soul is Blue Silver Grass.

Are you sure you were born to the same parents?

"I don't want early romance in my class under the banner of being brother and sister!"

Wu Zhangkong's voice was cold and fierce.

It was Lu Chuan's first time seeing Wu Zhangkong like this.

He sighed helplessly and said,

"We're not biological siblings."

"I was adopted by Wu Yue's parents."

"That year..."

Lu Chuan told Wu Zhangkong the fabricated story of his background once again.

After listening, Wu Zhangkong fell silent at once.

She looked at Lu Chuan, who had "been invaded by Evil Soul Masters," "lost both parents," and "had his family destroyed," yet still wore a smile on his face.

The frozen heart within her suddenly softened at that moment!

She suddenly understood why Lu Chuan forged like a madman and cultivated like a lunatic.

Forging was to earn money and buy high-level soul spirits.

Cultivating was for revenge!

Actually,

just like Lu Chuan,

she had also lost someone dearly beloved because of Evil Soul Masters.

That person was her best friend, Long Bing.

Long Bing's father was Dark Hummingbird, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Evil Soul Masters.

He had originally been an undercover agent at Shrek Academy,

but after her persuasion,

he turned from evil and stepped into the light.

Yet because of that, he was hunted down by her father

and left this world forever.

She hated Evil Soul Masters just as much as Lu Chuan did.

But unlike Lu Chuan,

she chose to run away,

to flee from everything,

and hide in the remote East Sea.

Lu Chuan, however, chose to face adversity head-on,

to become stronger,

and then take revenge...