Xie Xie's Grief and Indignation!

The ten-second battle caught Long Hengxu completely off guard.

He had originally only intended to follow the Xie family's wishes to give Xie Xie some experience, while incidentally putting pressure on the other classes, which was why he had placed a genius like her into Class Five.

After all, in a team competition, no matter how talented an individual might be, they could not hold up the fort alone!

Yet he had never expected that a Tang Wuyue would emerge halfway through!

He clearly remembered that when Tang Wuyue had enrolled, her Innate Soul Power was only level 12!

But now, she had already reached the two-ring level, and her combat ability was terrifyingly strong.

Anyone could see that she was undoubtedly a candidate for the Zero Class!

Long Hengxu suddenly felt that his purse might not be safe.

With the abilities of these two young ladies in Class Five, they could completely steamroll their way through the competition and lead Class Five straight to Class One.

In the Class Promotion Tournament, if a lower-ranked class kept winning, it was not a good thing for him as the person responsible for student admissions, as it proved that the distribution had been unfair during the selection process.

Human joy is rarely shared; the ten-second battle brought the emotions of the students in the audience to a climax in an instant!

Cheers for "Tang Wuyue" and "Xie Xie" rose and fell in waves.

Listening to her own name, Tang Wuyue finally straightened her back.

She no longer needed to feel inferior because her martial soul was the trash-tier Blue Silver Grass, nor did she need to lower her head because her Innate Soul Power had only been level 3.

Now, her soul power had reached level 25, making her a well-deserved prodigy.

"Wuyue, they're all cheering for us!"

Xie Xie smiled and waved toward the audience, fully enjoying the glory of the moment.

Inspired by her, Tang Wuyue also began to savor the fruits of victory.

When she saw Lu Chuan waving at her from the stands, the smile at the corners of her lips rose uncontrollably.

Because there were classes the next day, the excitement at the venue did not last too long.

After Tang Wuyue left the arena, She prepared to go find Lu Chuan immediately.

However, she was blocked by Xie Xie.

The young miss had just recovered from the joy of victory when she suddenly remembered that brief, fleeting glimpse during the match: two purple soul rings had appeared beneath Tang Wuyue's feet!

"Wuyue, I just saw you with two rings. Did my eyes deceive me?"

Xie Xie was unwilling to believe from the bottom of her heart that Tang Wuyue was a Soul Grandmaster.

Because if that were true, her only remaining advantage in Soul Power over Tang Wuyue would vanish into thin air!

To her, Tang Wuyue was a total, all-encompassing crush.

However, facts could never be changed.

"Mm, I'm already at two rings. And... my current Soul Power is already at level 25!"

Tang Wuyue watched Xie Xie's incredulous expression, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie was naturally petrified!

Her voice spiked instantly, and she looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Two rings! And you're not just a beginner Soul Grandmaster, you're already at level 25!"

"How is that possible! How long have you even been in school! And you were clearly..."

Xie Xie's mind suddenly became a bit chaotic.

She remembered that three months ago, Tang Wuyue was at level 12 and she was at level 18—a full six-level gap!

But now, she was only at level 21, while Tang Wuyue was already at level 25.

Not only was her Soul Power not lower than hers, but she had actually surpassed her by four levels!

"Wuyue, how did you manage to increase your Soul Power by 13 levels in three months?"

"Tell me the truth! Did you secretly eat some kind of heaven-sent treasure? Do you have any more? Sell me some!"

"I'm begging you!"

As Xie Xie spoke, her tone shifted.

She grabbed Tang Wuyue's shoulders, acting spoiled and shameless.

Tang Wuyue was shaken into laughter; it was the first time she had seen Xie Xie act like this.

"I didn't, I've just been cultivating normally."

"If I really had to say, it's just that I followed what the teacher said and found an environment suitable for my own cultivation. I've been cultivating at East Sea Park during this time."

"An environment suitable for your own cultivation?"

Hearing this, Xie Xie raised an eyebrow.

She knew this point as well; a cultivation environment that resonated with one's own martial soul could make cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

But it was absolutely impossible to increase 13 levels of Soul Power in three months, otherwise, Blue Silver Grass wouldn't have been considered a trash martial soul for tens of thousands of years!

"Xiao Wuyue, you aren't being honest, so don't blame me for being rude!"

Xie Xie narrowed her eyes, a sinister smile suddenly spreading across her face. Her jade-like hands rose, forming the shape of dragon claws.

Tang Wuyue instinctively recoiled at the sight, wanting to run.

However, with less than a meter between them, there was no way Xie Xie would let her get away.

Her fingers moved like the wind, specifically targeting Tang Wuyue's waist and armpits—her ticklish weak spots.

"Are you going to tell the truth or not? Are you going to tell the truth! If Blue Silver Grass could level up thirteen times in three months just by relying on the environment, I'd write my name backward!"

"Hahaha... stop, stop it! Xie Xie, quit messing around!"

Tang Wuyue laughed until her whole body went limp, tears streaming from her eyes.

In less than a moment, she couldn't withstand the "torture" from the young Miss Xie any longer and could only beg for mercy repeatedly.

"Alright, alright! I'll tell you!"

Hearing this, Xie Xie immediately stopped, grinning as she blinked her beautiful eyes, waiting in full anticipation for the rest of the story.

Tang Wuyue leaned on her knees to catch her breath, then lowered her voice.

"It's true that I ate spirit fruits. My brother prepared a century-old Ice Crystal Fruit, a century-old Red Flame Fruit, and some century-old Earth Dragon Blood for me."

"What?!"

Xie Xie's eyes widened instantly, her voice involuntarily rising in pitch.

"Century-old spirit fruits? And dragon blood? Tang Wuyue, didn't you say your family was poor? Back when we fought and wrecked the dormitory, I was the one who paid the 34,000 Federation Coins for the damages!"

A single century-old spirit fruit had a market price of 800,000 to 1,000,000 Federation Coins, and most of the time, they were priceless and unavailable.

A bottle of century-old dragon blood, containing about ten drops, cost 100,000 to 300,000 Federation Coins. It wasn't quite as rare, but it was almost never auctioned at ordinary auction houses in Eastsea City. It usually only appeared at large-scale auctions in major cities like Tianluo City, Ming Capital, or Shrek City, and was often a finale item that required a hefty deposit just to enter the venue!

"I didn't lie to you, my family really is quite poor; it's just that my brother is relatively wealthy," Tang Wuyue hurriedly explained.

Xie Xie glared at her upon hearing this. "Does your family favor boys over girls?"

"No, no!"

Tang Wuyue waved her hands in a panic, terrified that Xie Xie might rush off to the Tang Family the next second to "demand justice."

"My mom and dad dote on me too much; how could they possibly favor boys over girls?"

"My brother has money because he's a Level 6 Blacksmith. It seems like he gets a few million Federation Coins for a single mission. Plus, my brother can take on several missions at once, which is how he ended up with a bit of money!"

"Holy crap! Your brother is a Level 6 Blacksmith!"

Xie Xie's voice cracked for real this time. She could have barely accepted the century-old spirit fruits and dragon blood; after all, those could be bought if one kept a close eye on auction houses and spent enough money.

But a level-six blacksmith... that was truly something you could only hope for, not seek out!

It had taken her father three years just to replace all the parts of his mecha with thousand-forged components.

And that was only thousand-forging, the work of a master-level blacksmith.

Yet Lu Chuan was a grandmaster-level blacksmith capable of Spirit Forging!

There couldn't be more than a few grandmaster-level blacksmiths in the entire East Sea Blacksmith Branch!

Xie Xie's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets.

She had originally thought that Lu Chuan being a nine-year-old Soul Elder was already heaven-defying enough.

She never expected that there would be something even more heaven-defying!

"Since there is a Xie, why must there be a Wuyue, and why must there be a Chuan!"

Xie Xie looked up at the sky, her face full of indignation.

In the short few minutes she had spent trying to coax information out of Xiao Wuyue, she had shouted until her throat was hoarse!