Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King

Xie Xie sprang to his feet, stretched his body, and regained his energy.

Wu Changkong nodded. "Thirty meters away, get ready."

The students from Class 5, who were running laps, slowed down considerably as they watched the two people preparing to fight in the center of the field.

Among their peers, Xie Xie was already the second most capable person they had ever seen. They wondered who was stronger between him and this unfamiliar girl.

Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin were also watching the competition closely, but Nan Fusheng knew that Xie Xie would never be a match for Gu Yue.

As expected, Xie Xie was bombarded by Gu Yue with ice, fire, earth, and wind, unable to get close at all. In the end, he was even hit in the face with light elements, tears streaming down his face.

He was still not convinced when Wu Changkong announced that he had lost.

“You win,” Wu Changkong said to Gu Yue.

Xie Xie protested, "Teacher, I didn't lose! My attacks were so dense just now, her attacks might not have been able to break through."

Wu Changkong snorted coldly, "A loss is a loss. While you were wildly swinging your dagger, she was already behind you."

She looked at Wu Changkong, "Teacher, can I enroll now?"

Wu Changkong nodded. "I will definitely keep my promise. But first, you need to tell me your background and what your martial spirit is."

Gu Yue took out a letter from his pocket. "This is my recommendation letter for junior academy. As for my martial soul, my martial soul is Elementalist."

Element?

Wu Changkong considered himself well-informed, but this was the first time he had ever heard of the existence of such a martial spirit.

Gu Yue's recent battle with Xie Xie showcased astonishing abilities, including six elemental powers: ice, fire, earth, wind, light, and space.

It's important to understand that in the realm of martial souls, possessing even just one element is already considered top-tier. To possess six elements simultaneously is simply unimaginable.

Seeing the surprise in his eyes, Gu Yue did not hide anything, "I can control six elements, but my soul rings cannot be attached to any one of them."

Therefore, I can control elemental changes, but it's difficult to make them stronger. My first soul skill is called Elemental Tide. It allows me to maintain my soul power for a longer period, while simultaneously enhancing my control over the elements.

After hearing what she said, Wu Changkong suddenly realized what was going on.

Indeed, there could never be an existence in this world that controls all attributes and is exceptionally powerful in each one; she only has one martial soul, not six.

Simultaneously controlling six elements means she cannot specialize in any one, and no element can be directly imbued with a soul skill. The abilities she just displayed were all released through her control over the elements.

No wonder none of her abilities were particularly strong; it was through her skillful use that she was able to restrain Xie Xie.

Even so, this is definitely a top-tier martial soul, no less powerful than twin martial souls. Putting aside everything else, just the fact that she first used earth element to create a swamp for Xie Xie to fall into, and then used ice element to freeze the muddy swamp, already shows some rudimentary application of composite elements. With proper nurturing, she will undoubtedly become an incredibly powerful soul master genius in the future.

Wu Changkong said, "Okay, I understand. You are now a member of our class, Class 5, Grade 1."

"Thank you, teacher," Gu Yue replied with a charming smile.

Wu Changkong's face turned cold. "Then, go running with them. This is mandatory physical training. Xie Xie, you go too."

Xie Xie immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Teacher, didn't we say we wouldn't have to run away after the fight?"

Wu Changkong snorted coldly, "Did you win?"

"I..." Xie Xie felt bitter and frustrated. Indeed, if Nan Fusheng had won against him back then because of his strange first soul skill, then in his battle against Gu Yue, he had given it his all, yet still lost. This girl's martial soul was too bizarre, even stranger than his own Twin Dragon Daggers.

Gu Yue smiled slightly, did not refuse, and ran directly to the edge of the playground to run with the other students from Class 5.

Xie Xie cried out in sorrow, but had no choice but to go.

Watching their figures, a rare smile appeared on Wu Changkong's usually cold face as he turned and headed towards the main teaching building.

"Why are you wearing iron chains?" Gu Yue asked curiously as she ran up to Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin said, "It's about building up my physique! Teacher, please be stricter with me. You're really amazing."

Gu Yue smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing special. None of my individual elements are particularly strong; it's just that I control them well. All martial souls are the same. As long as you have soul power, when you truly understand and can control it, it will bring you surprises."

Tang Wulin's heart stirred upon hearing her words. Control?

"You're just talking without understanding the situation. Whose martial spirit can control so many things like yours?" Xie Xie's dismissive voice rang out from the other side. Without the iron armor and after the previous rest, he could run quite easily now.

Gu Yue said, "That's because you haven't fully understood your own martial spirit yet."

Xie Xie retorted, unconvinced, "How do you know I didn't understand?"

Gu Yue said, "What more do I need to know about a defeated opponent?"

"I..." Xie Xie felt so indignant and frustrated that he just wanted to bang his head against the wall. Wasn't he supposed to be a genius? Why did he end up in this school, and in the worst class, Class 5, where he kept getting humiliated time and time again?

First, upon entering the dormitory, he clashed with Tang Wulin and was humiliated. Unconvinced, he used his wealth to force Tang Wulin to fight him again, but was once again humiliated.

Later, he finally regained some sense of accomplishment as a genius by dominating weaker opponents in the class competition of Class 5, only to be defeated by Nan Fusheng before he could even deal any damage.

Then in today's long-distance race, he was once again overwhelmed by a girl from who-knows-where, suffering defeat after defeat.

Just then, Gu Yue, who was running ahead, turned around and looked at him with a smile, "You seem to be thinking about something bad."

"No, no, let's hurry up and finish the race." Xie Xie felt a chill run through his heart and quickly shook his head. He was filled with grief and indignation. He and this Gu Yue seemed to be at odds, and he couldn't even beat her.

Chapter 24 Special Training

As for Xie Xie, he tried to join the conversation intermittently, but every time he talked to Gu Yue, he would be met with Gu Yue's "don't talk to me, you nobodies" look, which made him both angry and afraid to argue back. In short: he was both bad at the game and loved to talk.

When Wu Changkong returned, the running task he had assigned was almost completed.

"gather!"

The students of Class 5 looked like defeated soldiers, each dragging their tired bodies and barely managing to stand in the center of the playground.

"That's all for this morning, dismissed. Gu Yue, you stay."

It's finally over! I'm so happy!

Almost all the students ran to their dormitories immediately, finally able to rest.

Gu Yue's face looked much rosier than before because of running.

"My name is Wu Changkong, and I am your homeroom teacher. Here is your dormitory key, school uniform, and textbooks. From now on, you are officially a student in Class 5 of the first year."

"Thank you, Teacher Wu." Gu Yue took the things that Wu Changkong handed her.

"Okay, take a break. You have class this afternoon."

The afternoon classes were still physical training, even more grueling than the morning ones. What happened to the promised theory lessons? Wu Changkong's explanation was simple: with your current physical condition, what's the point of learning theory? When has this aloof and arrogant god ever been reasonable?

Running was manageable, but when it turned into frog jumps, the playground was littered with students from Class 5 in less than half an hour.

After a full day of physical training, these nine-year-olds all felt like they had to crawl back to their dormitories.

"Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, come find me after dinner." Wu Changkong's cold voice rang out before the end of get out of class.

Xie Xie could only stand steadily with Tang Wulin's support, his legs still trembling. Gu Yue was slightly better off, but she was also supporting herself on her knees with her hands.

"Coming again tonight?" After fighting alongside Nan Fusheng and the others yesterday, Xie Xie's coldness had faded considerably, and he had become more genuine. The spoiled rich kid's temper was starting to show. Fortunately, his homeroom teacher was Wu Changkong, who could keep him in check in every way; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up with the physical education classes.

"The teacher is doing this for our own good," Tang Wulin said, helping him up.

An hour before dinner, most of the students were fast asleep. Although Nan Fusheng was also exhausted, he persisted in meditating, and his meditation speed was now several times faster than before.

During the previous intra-class competition, Nan Fusheng had already secretly parasitized the students of Class 5 during the battles. Later, when Mu Xi and the senior students threatened Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng also secretly parasitized them while using the Steal technique.

Nan Fusheng currently has five shallow parasites parasitizing the bodies of senior students (he hasn't parasitized Mu Xi because her father is a Saint Craftsman and has certain connections with Divine Craftsmen, and he's afraid of being discovered).

With three parasites living on his roommate, Nan Fusheng could still draw soul power from the parasites as long as they didn't escape Donghai City.

Even if he only absorbs half of the soul power to cultivate, the senior students are all Great Soul Masters, and their cultivation speed is incomparable to that of Soul Masters.

Moreover, the teachers at Donghai Academy are generally not very skilled, making them good experimental subjects for Nan Fusheng. However, he will use the students to practice for now.

For Nan Fusheng right now, survival is the priority. He'll stick with Tang Wulin in the early stages, and once he advances to the fourth rank, he'll have a certain level of self-protection before he starts to act recklessly.

After dinner, Nan Fusheng was the first to arrive at the playground, Gu Yue was the second, and Tang Wulin practically dragged Xie Xie there. Xie Xie had originally intended to give up.

It was already evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun left a dazzling fiery red in the sky. Wu Changkong still had a cold expression on his face. He had changed into a black tracksuit. Not far away, a number of senior female students gathered nearby, and their eyes were all on him.

"You four come with me." Seeing the last two arrive, Wu Changkong turned and left.

The four followed him deeper into the academy.

Wu Changkong led them to an indoor training ground behind the academy, which he had obtained when he went to see Long Hengxu earlier that day.

After expressing his support for Long Hengxu's work and promising not to cause trouble for the director of the teaching affairs office, Long Hengxu gave him the green light all the way.

As a fellow director of the academic affairs office, he had a fierce rivalry with the one in the senior department. Wu Changkong was demoted to the intermediate department precisely because of a heated conflict with that one, even breaking his leg. If he could cultivate a good relationship with this Ms. Wu, it would naturally be a significant advantage in front of the dean.

Wu Changkong didn't care what Long Hengxu's ulterior motives were; as long as his own goal was achieved, that was enough.

If it weren't for Gu Yue, he wouldn't have compromised so easily, and an apology would never have been something he did. However, this trip to the intermediate level brought him two students who even moved him deeply. If nurtured properly, they would definitely be qualified to enter that place.

As for the other two students, one's martial soul underwent a benign mutation, and if properly nurtured, he might not be inferior to the other two. The other was somewhat peculiar, which piqued his interest, but compared to the other two, he was more of a supporting character. At least for now.

The training ground is circular and protected by a soul-guided shield. It's a place for students with higher cultivation levels to train their martial souls. After all, a training ground like that is too easily damaged once soul power reaches a certain level.

Wu Changkong led the four people to stand in the center of the venue.

"Starting today, you will all have to train with me every night to prepare for the promotion tournament in three months."

At this point, his gaze first fell on Tang Wulin. "Tang Wulin, your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. The reason I selected you for the promotion tournament was only to use you as a substitute. Now that Gu Yue is here, you've seen her talent and strength. I won't go back on my word, but I hope you can show me through your efforts that you are indeed qualified to represent Class 5. If you fail to meet my requirements in three months, then I will only send three people."

“Teacher Wu, I will not compete in his place.” Just then, Gu Yue suddenly spoke up.