Early Stages of the Class Promotion Tournament

"You are indeed quite strong, but you can't get complacent so easily."

Seeing Xie Xie's smug look, Wu Zhangkong spoke sternly. Yet beneath the coldness on his face was a trace of warmth.

Over this period of teaching, he had naturally seen how hard his students had worked. They were already highly talented, yet they were also exceptionally diligent and inspiring. On top of that, all of them possessed great potential.

These qualities greatly satisfied him as their teacher. However, being strong did not mean they had no weaknesses.

"However, your shortcomings are also very obvious."

"Gu Yue, although you possess control over spatial abilities and your speed is not weak, your physical condition is still lacking. If you encounter a powerful Agility Attack-type Soul Master who gets close to you, you'll immediately be in trouble."

"The same goes for Xie Xie. As an Agility Attack-type Soul Master, if your physical condition is so poor that a gust of wind could knock you over, then if your sneak attack fails and you get hit instead, that will be a serious problem."

"Therefore, you must continue improving your physical condition. It is urgent."

"The body is the foundation of cultivation. If your physical condition is poor, then no matter how strong your attacks are, they won't be truly powerful... So from now on, you'll continue running in customized clothing."

"Of course, the weight will be doubled."

Wu Zhangkong continued, giving the two of them very rational evaluations and providing corresponding methods.

Running might have sounded absurd, but it was unexpectedly useful for improving physical condition. Just like when he was young, he had done plenty of running before awakening his Martial Soul.

Perhaps that counted as a traditional skill.

"Understood, Teacher."

Hearing this, Gu Yue immediately responded quietly. She clearly agreed and had no intention of refusing.

However, she felt there was an even better method that did not require running at all—hiding behind Wu Lin.

Only he gave her the greatest sense of security.

Besides, what was wrong with a weak and helpless Silver Dragon King hiding behind the Golden Dragon King?

"Teacher Wu, I understand."

"However, you talked about Gu Yue's and my situation, but you haven't said anything about Brother Lin. Does he have any way to become even stronger?"

Xie Xie nodded first, then asked curiously.

Brother Lin was indeed powerful, but Teacher Wu should still have some advice for him, right?

"Wu Lin's plan..."

Looking at Tang Wulin, who stood silently nearby, Wu Zhangkong wore a smile, yet he could not help hesitating.

As Eastsea City's strictest teacher, whose outward attitude was perhaps also the coldest, he certainly ought to offer some criticism and advice. However, Tang Wulin was the sole exception.

When it came to this student, he truly did not know what advice to give. It was simply because... this student was far too strong.

According to the previous test, a nine-year-old child had shattered the strength-measuring device with a single punch.

Shattered. Just one punch, and the device had broken...

It was hard to imagine what level he would reach once he attained Wu Zhangkong's current strength.

And when he thought of the words "Support-type Soul Master" written in Tang Wulin's identity information, he could not help feeling both amused and helpless.

You call this a Support-type Soul Master?!

"With a student like this, even if no one taught him, once he reached my level, he probably wouldn't have any trouble fighting a Soul Sage without Battle Armor."

Wu Zhangkong's gaze flickered as he could not help sighing inwardly.

A Life Goddess-type Martial Soul like the Blue Silver Emperor should logically have been a support type, weak and powerless. Yet Tang Wulin's mysterious Second Martial Soul had instantly made up for his lack of offensive power, and even...

It had even turned that weakness into a powerful means of attack. Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, this was probably the first case in history.

"This child is probably more suited than I am to saying something domineering."

Wu Zhangkong did not know what he had thought of, but a rare smile appeared on his face as he thought to himself.

"The cold teacher actually smiled."

Seeing this, Xie Xie was immediately stunned. He had clearly not expected it, since Wu Zhangkong had always been icy and aloof.

Even Tang Wulin was slightly surprised. In the end, he could only sigh again: Wu Zhangkong really was a handsome, melancholy male god!

"Wu Lin's plan..."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Zhangkong looked toward Tang Wulin and prepared to state his thoughts.

"Brother Lin is so strong. What kind of advice will Teacher give him?"

Curiosity instantly appeared on Xie Xie's face as he could not help wondering.

What would Teacher say?

"Wu Lin has no problems at all."

"All he needs to do is meditate properly and steadily grow stronger, striving to become a Soul Elder as soon as possible."

Wu Zhangkong said seriously.

"..."

Hearing this, Xie Xie was a complete mess.

"No, Teacher Wu..."

"Are you just saying that to say that?"

At that moment, Xie Xie found Wu Zhangkong utterly detestable.

"Teacher Wu isn't wrong."

"After all, Wu Lin really doesn't have any problems."

At that moment, Gu Yue nodded and spoke in complete agreement.

"This..."

"Gu Yue, you can't always take Brother Lin's side. Teacher Wu just said that we need more training and more running."

Faced with Gu Yue's defection, Xie Xie could not help speaking up.

She was clearly supposed to be on his side. She could not just do this because Brother Lin was close to her!

"That's right."

"Teacher Wu did say that, but..."

"I only need to stand behind Wu Lin. As an Agility Attack-type Soul Master, you should really work harder."

A smile appeared on Gu Yue's face as she spoke. In the next instant, she swiftly moved behind Tang Wulin and chuckled.

Xie Xie: "..."

At that moment, he felt as though ten thousand creatures called alpacas were galloping through his heart.

"..."

"Tomorrow, we're fighting Class Four, right..."

"Damn it! Class Four! You'd better be able to take a beating!"

"Let this lord properly loosen up his muscles!"

A blazing fire ignited within Xie Xie's heart as he thought this.

He absolutely could not defeat Brother Lin or Sister Gu Yue. In that case, he could only place his hopes on beating up Class Four tomorrow.

"Teacher Wu, I want to compete by myself tomorrow."

"Mere Class Four is not worth mentioning!"

Xie Xie said through gritted teeth.

Class Four students: "..."

Are you polite?

"Brother Lin, Sister Gu Yue."

"Tomorrow is the day of our first match. So, should we go out and eat something good?"

After bidding farewell to Wu Zhangkong, the group walked back together when Xie Xie suddenly grinned and said this.

It was hard to imagine that this lonely boy, who had previously had no friends and wore a sour expression all day, would now be smiling as he invited others out for a meal.

"No."

However, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue exchanged a glance in the next moment, then both shook their heads.

"It's only the first round, and we're only facing Class Four. There's no need to eat anything special."

Tang Wulin said bluntly, his expression unchanged.

"Exactly."

"Rather than that, we should wait until we become Class One, then have Teacher take us out for something delicious."

Gu Yue nodded quietly and said the same.

"Ah, all right."

Hearing their answer, Xie Xie could only nod in agreement. Looking at the two before him, he felt somewhat awkward.

"Still, the two of you really are in sync."

In order to make himself seem less embarrassed, he hurriedly found a topic to talk about.

"No."

"Not at all."

In the next moment, Tang Wulin smiled slightly as he answered.

Gu Yue, standing beside him, also hurriedly shook her head, acting as though there was no such thing.

"Hehe—"

"Guess whether I believe that."

Xie Xie, the single dog, shed bitter tears as he could not help saying.