Douluo Dragon King: Martial Soul Spring and Autumn Cicada, Lord of Time

"I see. It seems your mental strength far surpasses that of ordinary people, which allows you to manipulate so many elements with such precision."

Upon hearing this, Wu Changkong nodded as if he understood.

It seems that Gu Yue's martial spirit is not without flaws or perfect.

Even so, her elemental martial soul is absolutely no less powerful than Zhao Tao's Spring and Autumn Cicada, and she is definitely worth cultivating with all my might!

"Alright, you guys continue training. Gu Yue, come with me to the Academic Affairs Office."

Wu Changkong shouted at the students who had stopped to watch the battle, and then led Gu Yue toward the academic affairs office.

"clear."

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's words, Gu Yue took another step and followed.

Soon, Wu Changkong arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, found Long Hengxu, and explained his purpose.

Knowing Wu Changkong's true identity and strength, Long Hengxu naturally didn't want to anger him.

In addition, Gu Yue provided complete recommendation letters and materials, and her own abilities met the admission standards.

Long Hengxu readily agreed to Wu Changkong's request, completed the necessary procedures for Gu Yue, and assigned Gu Yue to Class 5 of the first grade, which was taught by Wu Changkong.

Thus, Gu Yue, the clone representing the Silver Dragon King's soul beast personality, officially became a member of Class 5, Grade 1 at East Sea Academy.

......

After a day of training, the sun set and evening arrived.

Although Wu Changkong's initial plan was to conduct physical training in the morning and teach theoretical knowledge related to Soul Masters in the afternoon.

But I witnessed the poor physical fitness of the students in Class 5.

Wu Changkong suddenly changed his mind and changed the afternoon's classes to physical training.

After a whole day of "torture," even Tang Wulin, who was as strong as an ox, was panting heavily, let alone the other ordinary students.

"Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin, come to me at 7 PM for special training."

After announcing the end of get out of class, Wu Changkong turned around, looked at the four people who were panting heavily, and said coldly.

"W-what? We need special training too?"

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's words, Xie Xie, whose legs were already trembling, couldn't help but shudder.

Even Tang Wulin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

However, under Wu Changkong's powerful pressure, they could only nod silently and dare not refute him.

......

After a quick dinner, the four of them joined Wu Changkong in their special training.

This time, the special training location is no longer the academy's playground, but an indoor training ground.

This was something Wu Changkong specifically requested when helping Gu Yue with her enrollment procedures.

"To prepare for the promotion tournament, I will be here every night for the next three months to conduct special training for you."

"Among them, the main players are Zhao Tao, Gu Yue and Xie Xie, while Tang Wulin will serve as a substitute and will take the stage when the opportunity arises."

"As for your goal, there is only one—to defeat Class 1 of the first grade and make our Class 5 the new Class 1!"

Although the promotion competition had already been explained to Zhao Tao and the other two, Wu Changkong reiterated the details of the competition and the changes in the participants due to Gu Yue's involvement.

"Teacher Wu, what will we be doing in the next special training session? It's not going to be just physical training again, is it?"

Just then, Xie Xie asked a question with a hint of curiosity on his face.

"Of course not!"

"The upcoming special training will take the form of actual combat."

Upon hearing Xie Xie's words, Wu Changkong shook his head and then replied calmly.

In his view, a Soul Master's strength comes from actual combat!

Only through real combat can the potential of trainees like Zhao Tao be unleashed and their combat experience be maximized!

"In real combat?"

"Teacher Wu, isn't this a bit unfair? I can't beat all of them!"

Upon hearing Wu Changkong's words, Xie Xie shrank back and glanced at the three people beside him.

Clearly, even Tang Wulin, the weakest of the three, had defeated him before.

Not to mention Zhao Tao, whose strength far surpasses Tang Wulin's, and Gu Yue, who can fight Zhao Tao to a standstill.

"Hmph, who said you were supposed to spar with each other?"

"Wait a minute, your opponent will be me!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Changkong snorted coldly and said indifferently.

Then, Wu Changkong lightly touched the ground with his toes and arrived at the center of the training ground, activating the surrounding soul-guided shield for protection.

"Teacher Wu, this...this isn't appropriate, is it?"

Looking at the eager-to-try Wu Changkong, Xie Xie began to question again.

Although we don't know Wu Changkong's exact cultivation level yet, we can feel the pressure from comparing Wu Changkong to some of the elders in his family.

Xie Xie was certain that Wu Changkong's cultivation level was no lower than that of a Soul King!

What... we're beating up our dance teacher?!

Thinking of this, Xie Xie's body trembled involuntarily.

"What's inappropriate about it?"

"Only through direct combat can I better discover your weaknesses and unleash your potential!"

"Of course, you don't need to worry about me bullying the weak. In the upcoming battle, I won't use my martial soul or soul skills. Come at me all at once!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Changkong responded calmly and took out an ordinary wooden sword from his storage soul tool.

"Attack together!"

Gazing at the distant Wu Changkong, Zhao Tao had a sudden thought. He activated his soul skill, summoned the Time Burial Sword, and took the initiative to attack.

Of course, as with any battle, Zhao Tao deliberately held back his strength and did not display his full combat skills.

Otherwise, it would be too shocking for a Soul Master to display combat skills at the Title Douluo level.

"clear!"

With a simple "yes," Gu Yue simultaneously assumed the dual roles of support and mage, channeling wind elemental energy to buff herself and the other two, including Zhao Tao.

While manipulating the earth element, turning Wu Changkong's feet into a swamp, he also summoned ice spikes and fireballs, which he hurled at Wu Changkong.

On the other side, upon hearing Zhao Tao's words, Tang Wulin rushed forward without hesitation, activating the Blue Silver Grass's binding soul skill to restrain Wu Changkong.

He once again swung the pair of tungsten steel forging hammers, heading straight for Wu Changkong in mid-air.

As for Xie Xie, he wielded the Light Dragon Dagger with the same speed, unleashing golden blades of light that attacked Wu Changkong from behind.

Gu Yue simultaneously played the dual role of support and mage, channeling wind element to buff herself and the other two, including Zhao Tao.

While manipulating the earth element, turning Wu Changkong's feet into a swamp, he also summoned ice spikes and fireballs, which he hurled at Wu Changkong.

"A good attempt!"

Despite the four men's fierce attacks, Wu Changkong's expression remained calm and indifferent.

Wu Changkong brandished his wooden sword, unleashing streaks of sword energy that precisely severed the strands of Blue Silver Grass or blocked the ice spikes and fireballs summoned by Gu Yue.

As Wu Changkong unleashed his sword energy, his wooden sword also twirled and deftly struck Tang Wulin's wrist.

Instantly, Tang Wulin felt a tingling numbness in his palm, as if he could no longer exert any strength in his body, and the forging hammer in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang".

As for Xie Xie's attack, it also failed to achieve its purpose. Wu Changkong blocked it all with a counter-attack sword, and Xie Xie was even struck by a sharp sword wind, falling to the ground and unable to get up.

Only when facing Zhao Tao's attacks did Wu Changkong's defense no longer appear so impenetrable.

Although the wooden sword in his hand had perfectly struck the Time Burial Sword in Zhao Tao's hand.

However, due to the unique time-related properties of the Time Burial Sword, Wu Changkong's sword strike only "appeared" to have blocked Zhao Tao's attack.

In fact, to Wu Changkong's somewhat surprised gaze, Zhao Tao's Time Burial Sword, gleaming with a dazzling silver light, slashed towards his own chest!