Wu Zhangkong's Admonishment

Under everyone's gaze, Xu Yue lay down on the spiritual power testing chair and quietly waited for the results.

Accompanied by a faint hum, Xu Yue felt a cool sensation wash over his mind as an inexplicable fluctuation swept through his sea of consciousness.

Outside, everyone stared at the rapidly changing numbers on the display, their mouths gradually falling wider and wider open.

On the indicator lights, the white representing the Spirit Origin Realm almost instantly shifted to the yellow representing the Spirit Connection Realm.

One hundred, two hundred, four hundred...

Even after the number surpassed Gu Yue's three hundred and twenty-one, there was still no sign of it slowing down. On the contrary, it only rose faster and faster.

Ding!

With a soft chime, the yellow indicator light instantly changed to purple.

This meant that Xu Yue's spiritual power had completely surpassed the Spirit Connection Realm and reached the Spirit Sea Realm, a level normally possessed only by Soul Kings, Soul Emperors, or even Soul Sages.

A moment later, the changing numbers finally stopped.

Not a single sound remained in the room. Even the faintest breaths seemed to have come to an abrupt halt.

Everyone stared blankly at that utterly unimaginable number.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine?!"

(Lord Wolf Sovereign! Sob... I miss you!)

Whether it was Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Tang Wulin, or Xie Xie, they all involuntarily swallowed.

They looked at Xu Yue as though he were some kind of monster.

Spirit Sea Realm!

Nearly one thousand points—he had not merely entered the Spirit Sea Realm, but had already advanced quite a ways within it.

Once one's spiritual power reached the Spirit Sea Realm, one qualified to contract a black soul spirit and absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

As long as his physical strength was sufficient, there would be no problem.

Given Xu Yue's talent, perhaps he would only need one or two years. Once his soul power reached Rank 40, he could directly contract a ten-thousand-year soul spirit.

"That's not right, Brother Yue!"

Having always been by Xu Yue's side, Xu Xiaoyan stared blankly at the scene before suddenly crying out in surprise.

"I remember that when you graduated from the junior academy, you told me you hadn't reached the Spirit Sea Realm yet!"

"It's only been a few months. How could you have improved so quickly?"

This information shocked everyone present once again.

"What? Xu Yue hadn't reached the Spirit Sea Realm just a few months ago?"

Xie Xie blurted it out, thinking of the legendary Yearning Heartbroken Red Dew and other famous rare immortal herbs.

"Could he have eaten some heavenly treasure?"

"That's possible. Otherwise, he couldn't have improved so quickly!"

"I'm so jealous of Brother Yue!"

Everyone discussed animatedly, their gazes upon Xu Yue filled with envy.

However.

Wu Zhangkong directly rejected their speculation.

"No!"

Everyone froze, looking at Wu Zhangkong in surprise.

But he stared intently at Xu Yue as he rose from the testing chair, then said with certainty.

"I think the rapid growth of your spiritual power is due to your spear intent."

"Spear intent?!" Everyone was startled once more.

"That's right, spear intent." Wu Zhangkong nodded. "When I fought Xu Yue, I sensed the spiritual will attached to his spear—the impact and pressure it exerted on the sea of consciousness."

"And that is precisely a characteristic of spear intent."

Facing their curious gazes, he began to explain.

"This isn't knowledge you should be learning yet, but since it has come up, I'll explain it to you."

Wu Zhangkong paused before speaking solemnly.

"Any Soul Master who trains with weapons—whether sabers, spears, swords, halberds, or anything else—will touch upon the three realms of intent, soul, and spirit once their skill reaches a certain level."

"This is a Soul Master's comprehension of their own weapon, and also the condensation of their spiritual will."

"Once comprehended, it not only tempers spiritual power, but also greatly aids its growth and breakthroughs."

"Most importantly, it provides an enormous boost to a Soul Master's combat strength!"

"A Soul Master who has just entered the Soul Elder rank can easily defeat a high-ranking Soul Master of the same realm if they comprehend an intent realm."

"Even at Shrek, this is a mark of genius."

"Hiss..."

At his words, everyone immediately sucked in a breath, looking at Xu Yue as though he were some kind of monster.

"That's right!" Facing everyone's gazes, Xu Yue nodded with a smile. "Ever since I comprehended Spear Intent some time ago, I could feel that my spiritual power was growing far faster than usual."

Especially after comprehending Water Spear Intent, its growth rate was even a little faster than the tempering brought by Rock Spear Intent alone.

"Student Xu Yue, your spear techniques look somewhat familiar to me. May I ask whose school you come from?" Wu Zhangkong asked, then added, "If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say."

"I learned the Yang Family's Soul-Breaking Spear," Xu Yue answered.

"The Soul-Breaking Spear?! No wonder!" Wu Zhangkong suddenly understood. "But you seem to have broken free of the Soul-Breaking Spear's original limitations and forged your own path. Very good."

After praising him, Wu Zhangkong's expression turned cold and stern again as usual. His gaze swept across Wang Jinxi, Xie Xie, and the others.

"Some of your spiritual power has completely exceeded my expectations, but others will need to work harder. Understood?"

"Understood!!" everyone answered in unison.

Right afterward, Wu Zhangkong led Xu Yue and the others to another testing room and began testing their physical strength.

This time, however, Xu Yue did not participate.

It was not because he did not want to shock everyone, but because Eastsea Academy's testing equipment was nowhere near capable of measuring his limit.

A ten-thousand-kilogram tester was only ten tons, after all.

Before enrolling, Xu Yue had tested himself on Mu Chen's high-grade strength tester. His arm strength had been nearly three tons, while the impact force of a punch could reach around twelve tons.

If he used gravity enhancement, it could increase even further.

That might sound impressive, but one had to remember that this was the era of Legend of the Dragon King, twenty thousand years in the future.

This was not the era of Spirit Hall, when even an Ultimate Douluo could only lift one hundred and eight thousand jin.

Moreover, although Eden's Star possessed ultimate power, it could not provide much enhancement to Xu Yue's body.

The physical strength Xu Yue possessed now had mainly been built through his own relentless training under gravity.

If he wanted a massive increase in strength out of thin air, he would have to awaken the Purple Radiance Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon bloodline within him.

"Awakening my bloodline? That is an option..." Xu Yue's thoughts stirred. "It looks like I can find some time to visit Uncle Zhen Hua. The Body Douluo has done a great deal of research in this area!"

While Xu Yue was lost in thought, the strength test had already ended.

As expected, under Wu Zhangkong's additional requirement, Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw once again punched a hole straight through the tester with a single swipe.

Eastsea Academy tester -1.

However, this also allowed everyone to indirectly experience just how absurd Xu Yue's physical durability was.

Tang Wulin had pierced straight through a metal tester with one claw, yet Xu Yue had merely had his skin broken. It did not even count as a minor injury.

"Very good. Today's test results have far exceeded my expectations. In future lessons, I will teach you about battle armor, mechas, techniques, and other knowledge."

"Also, I sincerely hope that all of you will be able to enter Shrek Academy during the next admissions round."

Hearing these encouraging words, most of them had surprise and excitement in their eyes.

Wei Xiaofeng in particular had never imagined that Zero Class, specially established by Eastsea Academy, would be able to learn knowledge related to battle armor masters and even have a chance to strive for Shrek Academy.

Wu Zhangkong looked at everyone and nodded in satisfaction.

"You may go back and rest. Tang Wulin, stay behind."