Spirit Hall Takes Notice, Tang Hao Appears!

Luo Fan's words made Tang San's expression change drastically!

Even the Dorm Seven students watching from below were left utterly bewildered.

"Xiao Wu, Luo Fan's Wood Clone Technique doesn't stop at six clones? He can make even more?" Wang Sheng and the others could not help turning to Xiao Wu beside them.

At first, Luo Fan had four wood clones, and he could create one more for every level he gained!

So everyone had assumed that six was the maximum number of wood clones Luo Fan could create!

"I don't know either!" Xiao Wu's face was equally filled with confusion.

Indeed, Xiao Wu had never seen whether Luo Fan could create more than six wood clones!

"Then... was Luo Fan just trying to scare Tang San?" Since even Xiao Wu said she did not know, Wang Sheng guessed.

After all, Xiao Wu and Luo Fan had been practically inseparable these past two months. Everyone had seen it.

"No way. Luo Fan is absolutely not the kind of person who casually boasts!" Xiao Wu firmly shook her head, her gaze fixed tightly on Luo Fan.

"Y-you mean..." On the fighting grounds, Tang San's face looked terrible as he stared at Luo Fan in disbelief.

"First Soul Skill, Wood Clone Technique!"

Luo Fan did not explain further. He answered Tang San with his actions!

The purple soul ring lit up. Immediately afterward, Blue Silver Grass surged wildly, then took root and swiftly transformed into Luo Fan's appearance!

The seventh, the tenth, the fifteenth, the thirtieth...

Moments later, at least forty or fifty wood clones stood densely packed before Tang San!

Although Luo Fan was only six years old now, even with Hashirama Senju's template bound to him, he could not possibly be like Naruto Uzumaki from the original Naruto story, creating thousands of shadow clones before even graduating from ninja school!

However, creating dozens of them—or even over a hundred if he gritted his teeth—was still entirely possible for Luo Fan.

Huff...

Creating forty or fifty wood clones in one breath was roughly equivalent to the number of students in an entire class. Luo Fan felt waves of pressure as well, lightly exhaling a breath of stale air. His Soul Power was draining like water from a leaking bucket.

"T-this is impossible! How could this be possible!?"

Tang San was completely dumbfounded. Looking at the dense mass of Luo Fan's wood clones before him, he reflexively staggered back several steps before dropping onto the ground.

At the same time, the Blue Silver Grass that had originally bound the six wood clones receded as well!

After all, with so many wood clones present, what use was there in merely restraining six of them?

An uproar broke out. Seeing that Luo Fan's wood clones had practically formed a group all on their own, all the watching teachers and students erupted in shock!

"That's... that's way too exaggerated!" Xiao Wu covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief!

"Forty-three, forty-four, forty-five..."

Wang Sheng counted them one by one beside her. In the end, he exclaimed, "Forty-five wood clones! Luo Fan can actually create forty-five wood clones? If all forty-five cultivated together, wouldn't that mean a forty-fivefold increase in cultivation speed?"

"This skill is terrifying. Among Soul Masters of the same rank, wouldn't this soul skill practically make him invincible?"

The other teachers and students stared dumbfoundedly, muttering to themselves in secret.

Exactly. In a soul battle, if forty or fifty people rushed at you at once, sheer numbers alone would bury you to death!

"Y-you can create so many of them, so why have I never seen you use this before?"

As more than forty of Luo Fan's wood clones walked densely toward him, Tang San asked in disbelief.

"If you were walking from Notting City back to Holy Soul Village, would you start off by running at full speed?" Luo Fan answered Tang San's question with a question.

That was indeed true. The more wood clones there were, the more exhaustion they would bring when dismissed!

Like in a marathon, who would sprint right from the start?

Therefore, Luo Fan maintained six wood clones for cultivation because having six cultivate would not affect his daily life!

As his Soul Power continuously rose and his own strength steadily increased, the number of wood clones he could maintain under normal conditions also grew. That was why it had gone from four to six.

"I... I surrender..."

Though he was deeply unwilling, faced with forty or fifty Luo Fans ganging up on him, even if his hidden weapon techniques were excellent, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was nimble, and Purple Demon Eyes saw clearly, everything seemed utterly powerless!

This was the common mindset when a mechanics-based monster encountered a stats-based monster!

No matter how exquisite one's techniques were, they seemed powerless beneath the opponent's overwhelming numerical advantage.

Madara Uchiha in the original story possessed the Eternal Mangekyo. He had all kinds of Mangekyo abilities, Susanoo, ninja tools, and even used the Nine-Tails as a battle pet!

But what happened? Under Hashirama Senju's absolute stat suppression, he could only ever be the little brother!

Tang San was probably feeling much the same right now!

He had many powerful methods, but no matter how powerful they were, as he looked at the forty or fifty Luo Fans surrounding him, he could not summon even the slightest desire to resist!

With Tang San admitting defeat, Luo Fan naturally seized first place in this midterm examination through absolute, overwhelming strength!

And Luo Fan's name did not merely become famous within Notting Academy.

It swiftly spread throughout all of Notting City.

After all, most Notting Academy students were children from Notting City. When they returned home, they naturally could not resist telling their families about Luo Fan's inhuman performance during the academy's midterm examination.

Thus, before long, nearly all of Notting City knew that a genius student named Luo Fan had emerged.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City naturally heard the information about Luo Fan as well.

When the branch bishop learned of this news, he was completely stunned.

Hadn't they said Luo Fan merely possessed the useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul?

But it had only been a little over two months since school began, and his Soul Power had directly soared to level 15?

And he even possessed a divine skill like the Wood Clone Technique?

Recalling the instructions sent from the higher-ups at Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, telling his side to keep an eye on Luo Fan and report it if he broke through level 20 before graduating from Notting Academy!

"Mm, he has not reached level 20 yet, so making a special report would not be appropriate. But the next time I report something, I can include this information along with it!"

After pondering for a moment, the bishop of the Notting City branch quickly made up his mind. He could not wait until Luo Fan reached level 20 before reporting this. He could mention it when a suitable opportunity arose!

On the night of the third day after Tang San's third breakdown!

Yu Xiaogang sat in his room, sighing deeply.

Ever since Tang San had lost to Luo Fan again a few days ago, he had seemed like a man whose spine had been broken. As his teacher, Yu Xiaogang saw it and worried inwardly.

If Tang San sank into despair, how could he find an even more outstanding disciple to prove himself?

"Master, hello..."

Just then, a deep, magnetic voice suddenly rang out in Master's room.

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed sharply at the sound. At some unknown moment, a weathered middle-aged man had appeared in his room.

Before Yu Xiaogang could ask anything, the man spoke first.

"My name is Tang Hao. I am Tang San's father!"