Fifty Thousand Jin of Strength, Target: Red Dragon Nine Forms

"Thank you, Wulin!"

The usually aloof Wu Changkong expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Tang Wulin, even though the boy before him was only seven years old.

Tang Wulin stopped eating and drinking, a little bewildered. What exactly had his words just now made Wu Changkong realize? Why did he feel like a completely different person?

Before he could think any further, however, the hospital room door was pushed open, and two graceful figures, one tall and one small, walked in.

The woman had an exquisitely beautiful face, with long, fiery-red tresses flowing behind her. Her smooth, shapely legs looked as though they could squeeze someone to death, and her slender high heels clicked as she strode inside.

Behind her followed a girl who looked young but carried herself with elegant poise, her glossy black hair cascading down her back.

They were Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue, who had rushed over.

"You little brat, even standing up for what's right shouldn't mean doing something like that... that was an Evil Soul Master at the Six-Ring Soul Emperor level! If anything had happened to you... how would you repay all that food and drink you've had?"

A sheen of sweat still lingered on Leng Yaozhu's face, showing just how anxiously she had rushed over after receiving the news.

"I'm sorry, Teacher."

Facing Leng Yaozhu, Tang Wulin obediently admitted his mistake. Seeing him looking so meek and endearing, more than half her anger melted away.

Only then did she notice the handsome young man standing nearby, his posture straight, his brows sharp as swords and his eyes bright as stars.

"You're Wu Changkong from Shrek Academy?"

Leng Yaozhu recognized Wu Changkong, that pride of Shrek Academy. His teacher belonged to the same generation as her.

She had also heard rumors that this prodigy had suffered some devastating blow and given up on himself. Yet the resolute look in his eyes hardly seemed to fit that description.

"Greetings, Heavenly Phoenix Douluo!"

Wu Changkong responded with neither servility nor arrogance.

"Since you're here... I'll take my leave."

As he spoke, Wu Changkong left Tang Wulin his contact details. If the boy needed his help, he could call. Only then did he leave with easy grace.

Gu Yue also came forward at that moment. She said nothing, simply staring at Tang Wulin... until he became as meek as a quail.

"I'm sorry, Gu Yue... I won't do it again."

During Tang Wulin's stay at the Blacksmith Association headquarters in Heaven Dou City, he had not trained with Gu Yue, but they had stayed in touch every few days. Gu Yue had even come to see him in person and bring him things.

Gu Yue herself did not know why she cared so much about Tang Wulin. Was it the attraction between their bloodlines?

"Eat something first!"

She took out an exquisite jade box. When she opened it, two precious Red Jade Shrimp lay inside, making Tang Wulin's mouth water.

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. Gu Yue really is the best.

Only after Tang Wulin swept through the food like a wind scattering clouds did Leng Yaozhu look the two children over and sigh in wonder.

"You two little ones are each more monstrous than the other. One is a seven-year-old rank-28 Soul Grandmaster... and the other is already a rank-31 Soul Elder."

"Even Yun Ming didn't have your strength at this age."

Leng Yaozhu was genuinely shocked. Their Soul Power was increasing far too quickly. Even with vast amounts of resources, it should not have been this fast.

Tang Wulin scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. He had the practically cheat-like power of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, after all... as long as he consumed enough Life Force, a slightly faster cultivation speed was only natural.

But why was Gu Yue progressing so quickly?

Even in the original story, she had not cultivated this fast. Tang Wulin was rather puzzled.

As for that... Gu Yue could hardly tell them outright that they were cultivating, while she, the sovereign of all soul beasts, was merely recovering her strength. In theory, before rank 100, she could cultivate as quickly as she pleased.

She had originally intended to progress at the pace of an ordinary genius, which would also be less likely to arouse the suspicions of powerful humans.

But Tang Wulin's heaven-defying cultivation speed had stirred her competitive spirit, so she had increased her own pace by just that "tiny little bit."

To her surprise, she still could not cultivate as quickly as Tang Wulin. What on earth is going on with this guy? Which of us is the real "Dragon King"?

Once Tang Wulin had fully recovered, he returned to the Spirit Pagoda with Gu Yue. Having reached three rings, he was required to undergo another test of his strength and spiritual power.

Tang Wulin's strength in his normal state had reached nine thousand jin!

With Berserk, Golden Dragon Body, and Golden Dragon Claw added in, his maximum explosive strength reached a terrifying 50,868 jin!

A little over half a year ago, Tang Wulin's peak strength had only been slightly above twenty thousand jin. Now it had more than doubled.

Aside from his increased Soul Power, this was also thanks to Mu Ye's Body Secret Art and all the foods that enhanced his physique.

Over the past six months, Tang Wulin had even broken through the Golden Dragon King's third seal. One could imagine how staggering his improvement had been.

"With that strength, you really could be called a ferocious beast in human form... even an ordinary Soul Emperor going all out might not be stronger than you. Your bloodline is truly powerful."

"And your Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit Martial Soul is extraordinary too. Three soul skills: Teleportation, Berserk, and Invincible Golden Body... each one is nastier than the last..."

Even Leng Yaozhu, the Vice Pagoda Master, was astounded. He was simply too formidable, though his abilities were rather severely lopsided.

Tang Wulin seemed to possess nothing but overwhelming brute strength. This was her first time seeing a Soul Master like him... how would he fight other Soul Masters whose abilities countered his?

Tang Wulin, however, was not worried in the slightest. She had never seen him become a moving freight truck.

Ever since discovering how useful Eight-Stage Throw was, Tang Wulin had decided to focus on increasing his strength. With enough might, he could shatter ten thousand techniques.

He could use Teleportation to appear right in someone's face and follow up with Eight-Stage Throw. If one round of throws did not kill them, he would do it twice. All he needed was enough strength.

But now another question arose: how could he keep increasing his strength, or rather, his Blood Essence?

"Teacher, I feel like my Blood Essence and strength can still improve. Do you have any suitable cultivation methods...?"

When in doubt, ask Leng Yaozhu. That had already become Tang Wulin's habit.

"Methods for cultivating Blood Essence and strength?"

Leng Yaozhu's delicate brows furrowed as she gave it serious thought. Soon, something came to mind, and she suddenly spoke.

"There doesn't seem to be anyone in our Spirit Pagoda who specializes in Body Refinement... but there is someone at Shrek Academy."

"And he even has a connection to you... his name is Zhuo Shi! He's the teacher of Wu Changkong, whom you just met!"

Tang Wulin's gaze sharpened as he instantly remembered Zhuo Shi.

Red Dragon Nine Forms!

That was genuinely a supreme art for cultivating Blood Essence and strength. It was practically made for the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and with it, he could bring out that bloodline's power even more effectively.

Why had Tang Wulin never considered it before? The reason was simple: Zhuo Shi belonged to Shrek Academy.

In this life, however, he belonged to the Spirit Pagoda.

Over the years, because of Pagoda Master Qiangu Dongfeng's towering ambitions, relations between the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy had grown increasingly strained.

Would Zhuo Shi really be willing to teach him?

P.S. Brothers, this is absolutely a wish-fulfillment story—the kind where the protagonist steamrolls everything and never gets humiliated.

Devour all three sides' resources!

You can think of it as a wish-fulfillment version of Tang Wulin's second life, so his values will still lean toward the righteous side. His main targets will be Evil Soul Masters and the Abyss.

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