Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Compared to Wang Jinxi, who possesses the top-tier dark-type martial soul Bone Dragon King, Zhang Yangzi, who possesses the Dark Illusionary Demon Eagle martial soul and is responsible for controlling the field, is clearly easier to deal with and has a higher cost-performance ratio.

Despite unleashing both of Zhang Yangzi's first and second soul skills, he was still struck by the golden flames. Falling from mid-air, Gu Yue immediately used ice and wind elements to create an ice and snow storm to clear the area.

The icy storm enveloped Wei Xiaofeng and Zhang Yangzi, separating them from Wang Jinxi and preventing them from using their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

But to Gu Yue and the others' surprise, Wang Jinxi plunged headlong into the icy storm and, enduring it, completed the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Zhang Yangzi.

"Not good!" Chu Ci's heart pounded with alarm. Gu Yue's blizzard was extremely damaging, yet Wang Jinxi dared to venture in.

After completing the fusion of his martial souls, Wang Jinxi broke through the icy storm, slapping Xie Xie away with a claw, causing blood to spray out.

"Xie Xie," Tang Wulin shouted.

The next second, Chu Ci appeared and caught the unconscious Xie Xie. The next second, Chu Ci was already at the edge of the field, carrying Xie Xie and tending to his wounds.

"Damn it!" Tang Wulin roared, golden scales appearing on his right arm as he lunged at Wang Jinxi.

After Chu Ci quickly stabilized Xie Xie's injuries, she discovered that Tang Wulin, whose eyes were bloodshot, had already broken Wang Jinxi's right arm.

At this moment, Wu Changkong, Long Hengxu, and other teachers who were watching the match realized that something was wrong with the competition and were about to stop it when Chu Ci took the initiative to act.

Chu Ci pointed his sword upwards with his right hand, and an ice wall rose between Tang Wulin and Wang Jinxi, but was instantly shattered by Tang Wulin.

The shattered ice automatically reassembled into a human shape in the wind, and Chu Ci instantly switched places with the ice figure, appearing between the two of them.

Two soul rings rose beneath Chu Ci's feet, revealing his level 24 soul power. The scales of the gods rose and fell behind him, and Chu Ci's right arm swelled up. He opened his right hand and took Tang Wulin's punch head-on.

"Crack!" The fist landed, but the right arm was probably dislocated.

Chu Ci remained expressionless, and with a flick of his left hand, several ice elemental sword threads pierced into Wang Jinxi, who was still standing upright to the side.

Soul power was injected into the sword threads, and Wang Jinxi's already incomplete martial soul fusion skill was broken, turning into Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi lying on the ground groaning while hugging their right arms.

"Enough, Tang Wulin!"

A cold voice rang in his ears, like a morning bell or evening drum, startling Tang Wulin awake.

Wu Changkong and Chu Ci stood in front of them, while Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi lay on the ground screaming in agony.

"Are you alright?" Wu Changkong looked at Chu Ci, and Gu Yue also pushed aside Tang Wulin who was blocking her way and pulled Chu Ci with a concerned expression.

Chu Ci touched his right arm, and the bones in his right arm were back in place. "It's alright, let's go!"

Wu Changkong led the four people to the infirmary, ignoring the shouts of the other teachers behind them.

After examining Xie Xie, the healing-type Soul Master in the infirmary found that Xie Xie's fractures had basically healed and he only needed to rest for a period of time.

Chu Ci patted the dejected Tang Wulin on the shoulder and said, "There's no use blaming yourself here. The only way to prevent your companions from getting hurt next time is to work hard to improve your strength."

"Yes," Tang Wulin nodded vigorously, looking at his right hand with a thirst for power.

Chu Ci also stared intently at Tang Wulin's right hand, his eyes deep. The gears of fate had begun to turn. Tang San, your plan will not succeed.

……

The next day, Long Hengxu gathered everyone and announced that the challenge competition for senior students would not be held, but a new Class Zero for first graders would be established.

Chapter 19 Zero Class Experience

The newly formed Class 0 members are tentatively named Chu Ci, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Yifeng.

Although Chu Ci did not participate in the promotion competition, his performance in stopping Tang Wulin and Wang Jinxi at the last moment was amazing and he was included in Class Zero.

Then Long Hengxu led everyone to sign the agreement, but Wei Xiaofeng refused to sign it, just like in the original story.

Chu Ci signed the agreement without hesitation. As for the requirement to complete junior and senior high school at Donghai Academy, who could stop him? In the original story, Wu Changkong left with Tang Wulin and the others and nothing happened.

Chu Ci signed his name, followed closely by Gu Yue and others.

After joining Class Zero, everyone's dormitory and classroom were adjusted.

After a day of preparation, the students of Class Zero sat in the classroom to prepare for their first lesson.

As the school bell rang, Wu Changkong walked into the classroom and began teaching the first lesson—Battle Armor.

As an important setting in Douluo Continent III, Chu Ci knew quite a bit about battle armor in his previous life.

Battle armor is essentially an amplification device, but its advantage lies in the fact that the amplification is comprehensive.

As Chu Ci listened to Wu Changkong's explanation, he pondered whether his weapon spirit plan could achieve the same amplification effect using the forging techniques of battle armor.

After Wu Changkong finished his theory lesson, he singled out the few people who participated in the promotion competition and criticized them all, pointing out that they all had a common problem: a lack of basic practical skills.

Xie Xie and Gu Yue both expressed their disdain for these words, with Gu Yue even speaking out against them.

"Teacher Wu. My ability is elemental control. In battle, I only need to suppress my opponent by constantly using elements. Whether it is a single enemy or a group of enemies, as long as the elements I control are strong enough, I can end the battle. Basic combat abilities don't seem to be of much use to me. What I should do is improve my soul power and mental power."

Upon hearing Gu Yue's words, Wu Changkong immediately took out his pointer and practiced with them.

Chu Ci watched as Gu Yue was whipped around by the teacher's cane during the test, feeling both sorry for her and puzzled.

This basic combat ability is actually the ability to anticipate the enemy's moves, attack the enemy's weaknesses, and protect one's own shortcomings, cultivated through actual combat.

As one of the Dragon God's incarnations, Gu Yue inherited the Dragon God's memories, so theoretically, her basic combat abilities should be extremely strong.

After educating Gu Yue, Wu Changkong announced that basic combat skills training would be conducted for a long period of time.

"In addition, Chu Ci will serve as the class monitor of Class Zero."

"The Chu Ci (Songs of Chu) serves as a good example and a model."

"Ah!" Chu Ci was taken aback when she heard Wu Changkong's words, but she still nodded. "I understand, Teacher Wu."

In fact, in Wu Changkong's eyes, Chu Ci has always been the most suitable core of his group of students.

With his exceptional knowledge and mature mind, Chu Ci was often consulted by Tang Wulin and the other two, even though they rarely trained together.

Because Chu Ci was indeed a level above the other students before the promotion competition, Wu Changkong assigned him different training tasks than others, which caused Chu Ci to remain detached from the group.

However, the students in Class Zero were good enough to keep up with Chu Ci's progress, so Wu Changkong immediately appointed Chu Ci as the class monitor.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie naturally had no objections, as Chu Ci was already the leader among the four of them.

Zhang Yangzi was somewhat resistant and tried to get up to object, but Wang Jinxi pressed her down.

As the mastermind behind their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Wang Jinxi was most aware of the oppressive feeling Chu Ci exerted when he stopped them; he knew that this person was not someone to be trifled with.

In the following basic combat training, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue began to endure the attacks of the instructor's whip time and time again.

Only the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu) is somewhat better; it can fight back and forth for eight or nine rounds, then be suppressed for five or six rounds, then use the Instant Step to dodge for three or four rounds, and finally endure the whipping of Wu Changkong (Wu Changkong).

Such a performance impressed Zhang Yangzi and the others who had been getting beaten up, and they started calling him "squad leader".

Chu Ci rubbed his waist, which was aching from the teaching whip. He fought with Wu Changkong at the academy and with soldiers in the military region, truly putting real combat into practice.

"Students, today the academy has brought you a batch of high-quality cultivation resources."

Early in the morning, Long Hengxu carried this large box to the classroom. Wu Changkong followed behind him, glancing at Chu Ci almost imperceptibly.

The students in Class Zero all looked over, curious about what resources the academy had brought.

Long Hengxu opened the box, took out a small box, and opened it to reveal a small sphere inside.

"Students, this is a kind of pill called the Golden Body Pill. Taking it during training can clear the meridians and enhance physical fitness..."

On stage, Long Hengxu introduced how wonderful the Golden Body Pill was, how much effort the college leaders had put into obtaining it, and how high their expectations were for everyone.

Chu Ci, sitting below the stage, was speechless with shock. How could he not know that the Golden Body Pill was so powerful? Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie looked at Long Hengxu with indescribable curiosity in their eyes.

After Long Hengxu finished speaking and left, Xie Xie couldn't wait to turn to Chu Ci and ask, "Class monitor, is this the Golden Body Pill you gave me?"

"Yes," Chu Ci nodded. The Chu Group's alchemy production line has been completed, and the first batch of Golden Body Pills was put on the market a few days ago.

"Moreover, Donghai Academy can't get this many Golden Body Pills; I asked my family's company to reserve them specifically," Chu Ci said tactfully.

"This is really something," Gu Yue thought about Long Hengxu's speech just now. The college leaders should know about this, but judging from the situation, they probably didn't tell Long Hengxu.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, who were standing nearby, came over and listened to the conversation. When they heard that the Golden Body Pill came from Chu Ci, Zhang Yangzi couldn't help but say, "Class monitor, you are really amazing. Not only are you so strong, but the pills you make are also so popular."

"Really?" Tang Wulin was a little surprised when he heard the second half of the sentence. Is this pill really that powerful? But Xie Xie gave him one last time, and it didn't seem to have much effect after he took it!

"Of course, most of the Golden Body Pills that were released to the market were bought up as soon as they came out. By the time we realized what was happening, it was a situation of too many monks and too few porridge, and my family and Jin Xi's family couldn't get any at all." Zhang Yangzi's tone gradually became helpless as he finished speaking.

Tang Wulin thought about the scene of the Golden Body Pills being snapped up in an instant and couldn't help but feel envious, thinking how much money they must be making!

"Don't worry, the second batch of pills will be released to the market soon. Not only will there be Golden Body Pills, but there will also be pills for treating mental strength. Everyone will get a share," Chu Ci revealed to everyone.

"Alright, we'll talk about the pills after class. Now we need to conduct a series of physical tests on you. The combat training will be suspended for one class." Wu Changkong interrupted everyone and announced another piece of good news.

Chapter 20 Soul Weapon Forging

Wu Changkong led the five people to a high-tech room, where they began testing their mental strength one by one.

Xie Xie is 31, growing normally. Zhang Yangzi is 41, performing well. Wang Jinxi is 18, indeed somewhat lacking.

Tang Wulin, at sixty-six, has already entered the Spiritual Realm. Gu Yue, at one hundred and fifty-three, is far ahead.

When it was Chu Ci's turn, he sat on the instrument, and the scale on his helmet soared to 156 points, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

Then came the strength test. Zhang Yangzi performed poorly, Gu Yue and Xie Xie performed so-so, Wang Jinxi performed well, and Tang Wulin performed terrifyingly.

As for Chu Ci, he struck with both hands, each delivering over 700 jin (approximately 350 kg). Of course, this was without using the Martial Soul Divine Balance.

Wu Changkong was naturally aware of this, but considering that one of the testing machines had already been destroyed by Tang Wulin, he did not allow Chu Ci to activate his martial soul to continue the test.

Finally, in the reaction test, Chu Ci naturally came out on top, while Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi came in last.

After the test, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi stood silently to the side, questioning their existence.

Chu Ci walked over to the two of them, patted them on the shoulder, and said, "If you discover your weaknesses, work hard to improve them and don't lose confidence in yourself."

In fact, both of them were quite talented, especially Wang Jinxi, who possessed the top-tier martial soul Bone Dragon King and a martial soul fusion skill. The fact that they were taught like this shows that their previous teacher was truly incompetent.

……

"Tsk tsk, although I hate to admit it, you really are a genius. When it comes to creativity in the field of soul tools, there are probably few who can compare to you." Mu Chen walked through Chu Ci's underground laboratory and commented on several of Chu Ci's works.

Whether it was the astonishing artificial intelligence or the miraculous alchemy furnace, both demonstrated that Chu Ci was a prodigy with the ability to create an era. Thinking of this, Mu Chen's confidence in the upcoming artifact spirit project grew even stronger.

"Senior Mu Chen, you flatter me. I have only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the path of soul tools," Chu Ci said modestly.

The two chatted idly, one sentence after the other, until they arrived at an experimental table.

Chu Ci showed the yellow sphere containing a dragon to Mu Chen, "Senior Mu Chen, this is the soul spirit I specially cultivated for the artifact spirit."