Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 16 Test

The teaching for Class Zero is proceeding smoothly, and it proves that Dean Yu Zhen's words were true; Donghai Academy has spared no effort in allocating resources to them.

Wu Changkong is just one of their instructors; many more professional advisors have also begun to appear. Almost all of them are the most specialized teachers from Donghai Academy in each major.

Unlike regular classes, which focus more on theoretical instruction, Class Zero emphasizes practical teaching. As Dean Yu Zhen said, the academy provides Class Zero with the greatest support, including optimal teaching methods, faculty allocation, and facilities.

Of course, the food was also the best. It was even better than the first meal, almost like providing them with a separate diet.

This is also what Lin Ci is most satisfied with.

These past few days have been largely spent on practical combat training, or what Wu Changkong referred to as combat skills training. However, it wasn't just Wu Changkong training; Lin Ci also frequently assisted with simulated battles.

However, the teaching was still conducted by Wu Changkong, with Lin Ci mainly helping out with practice sessions. But that was enough for him, and it allowed him to experience the thrill of wielding the teaching baton.

"Come on, let's go together." Lin Ci held a pointer and faced Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, who joined forces to fight him.

Of course, these are all randomly paired, and each pair plays a match to hone their skills and teamwork. Besides practical training, the second most important aspect of Wu Changkong's curriculum is teamwork.

Fighting Lin Ci without being able to use soul power was quite unusual for them, as they were used to using soul power in combat. However, after so many days of training, they had managed to learn some things.

There was no distinction between front and back rows anymore. Gu Yue and Tang Wulin stepped forward almost simultaneously, attacking Lin Ci from the left and right.

Lin Ci's lips curled into a smile. Instead of retreating, she advanced, her figure flashing like lightning as she charged towards Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed at the sight, his steps steady, his fists clenched, assuming a defensive stance. Gu Yue, taking advantage of the situation, circled around from the side, attempting to encircle Lin Ci.

Lin Ci showed no mercy, her pointer darting out like a serpent, aimed directly at Tang Wulin's head.

Tang Wulin was startled and instinctively dodged to the side, while simultaneously raising his leg to kick Lin Ci downwards.

"They've abandoned all martial ethics."

Lin Ci leaned back slightly, easily dodging the kick, and then used her other free hand to grab the kick that Tang Wulin had missed.

Tang Wulin reacted quickly. When his kick missed, he threw a punch. His punch was very powerful, and it even made a slight popping sound in mid-air.

He knew he couldn't possibly kick Lin Ci with that kick; he was just setting up the situation so that the latter would grab his foot and have to take the punch head-on.

Having fought Lin Ci many times these past few days, Tang Wulin had gained experience. His opponent's movement techniques were too good; she could always use clever tricks to win unexpectedly. Since he couldn't beat her in that aspect, he could only use his strongest strength.

But Lin Ci remained completely calm. He slightly flipped the hand holding the pointer, and the back of his hand collided directly with the punch coming from in front of him.

Surprisingly, Tang Wulin's punch did not achieve the desired effect.

The next instant, before Tang Wulin could even figure it out, Lin Ci's hand gripping his ankle suddenly flipped him into the air, and then a precise lash from her whip struck his buttocks, slamming him to the ground.

Having just finished dealing with Tang Wulin, Lin Ci's whip-wielding motion had barely ended when he spun his whip again, the tip sweeping directly towards Gu Yue.

Gu Yue's eyes were cold as she dodged the whip tip and lunged forward, her palms like knives, striking at Lin Ci's back.

Sensing the fierce attack from behind, Lin Ci suddenly exerted force in her waist, and her whole body shot forward like a spring.

Gu Yue's palms missed their mark once again.

Lin Ci found it boring and said indifferently, "Just admit defeat. You haven't improved at all. The outcome will be the same."

Gu Yue gritted her teeth, clearly not listening. She took a step forward, her toes touching the ground, and spun around like a black whirlwind, raising her right leg high and sweeping it towards Lin Ci.

Lin Ci dodged to the side, and at the same time, the pointer in her hand quickly wrapped around Gu Yue's leg.

At this moment, Gu Yue's expression changed, realizing something was wrong. She tried to break free, but found that the whip was tightening around her.

Only then did she realize she'd fallen for a trap. Lin Ci had been waiting for this very moment.

But it was too late to regret it now. The whip that was wrapped around Gu Yue's leg was suddenly swung by Lin Ci, and the force of the whip quickly breaking off from her leg actually spun Gu Yue around several times.

During those few laps around the table, Lin Ci took advantage of Gu Yue's inability to break free of inertia and lashed out with his whip several times.

She was struck once on each arm and once on each leg. A tingling sensation instantly spread to the attacked areas. The next moment, the girl collapsed to the ground, incapacitated.

Lin Ci's blows didn't hurt much, but the brief tingling sensation in her body was still unbearable for her.

But Ke Linci's pointer didn't stop. The boy in front of her seemed to have taken an interest, and she swung it out one last time.

However, the target of this attack seems to be a bit off.

Gu Yue's eyes widened suddenly. The next moment, a small ice wall appeared behind her, and the pointer landed on the ice wall.

"Alright, you've used your soul power, so you lose." Lin Ci raised his pointer, adopting a victorious stance.

Gu Yue belatedly realized what was happening, and she asked blankly, "You did that on purpose?"

Lin Ci sighed softly, "Otherwise, since you won't admit defeat, we'll have to fight for a long time. Let's finish this quickly so I can rest."

On the surface, that's what Lin Ci said, but in reality, he was secretly overjoyed.

He'd been wanting to take this opportunity to get his revenge for a long time. He'd done so many romance quests before, all of them failed, but they were all ultimately ingratiating. Now, he could finally get his revenge on his target—it felt so good.

What? You're saying that the grudges between your past romantic interests and Gu Yue's current relationship are unrelated?

Lin Ci can only tell you, there's nothing she can do, she just happened to be in that situation.

Gu Yue didn't say anything, but stood up, dusted himself off, and then walked to a corner by himself.

"Is Gu Yue angry?" Xie Xie peeked in, then said to Lin Ci, "Wasn't that a bit too harsh?"

Lin Ci wasn't worried and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. I didn't use much strength."

Since the favorability rating hadn't dropped, Lin Ci was certain that Gu Yue wasn't angry, so naturally she wasn't afraid of anything.

"Today we will conduct a series of physical tests on you. The combat training will be suspended for one period."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

To put it nicely, it's called practical training; to put it bluntly, it's just one-sided beatings. Wu Changkong's coaching staff is no joke; even a simulated battle with Lin Ci is painful for him.

Seeing Gu Yue and Tang Wulin just now, it's clear that Lin Ci may not have used much strength, but she really didn't hold back.

Moreover, when fighting Wu Changkong, he suppressed his soul power, allowing them to fight freely. However, against Lin Ci, he couldn't even use his soul power, making it a true hand-to-hand combat. To make matters worse, Lin Ci had this whip as a weapon, so he suffered quite a few lashes.

Wu Changkong led the five people to a room full of technological sense. The entire room was covered with a layer of silver metal panels. Stepping into the room, the first feeling was that one had entered a silver world.

A series of instruments unlike anything seen before were placed in this space.

"Let's start with a mental strength test. Xie Xie, you're first."

Wu Changkong held a form in his hand, ready to record. Xie Xie's mental strength growth was normal, increasing by two points compared to the last test.

Then there's Wang Jinxi. Wang Jinxi's mental strength is relatively weak, only eighteen points.

Wu Changkong spoke up at the opportune moment, saying, "Wang Jinxi, if you want to go further, it's not something that can be determined by the quality of your martial soul alone. If your spiritual power doesn't improve, you won't even be able to fuse with your soul spirit in the future, and even the most powerful martial soul won't make you a strong person."

Wang Jinxi nodded silently, as was his nature. This was by no means perfunctory; although he was somewhat silent, he would always do his best to fulfill his promises. Besides, Wu Changkong was doing this entirely for his own good.

"Mental strength of 41, not bad. Try to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm within a year." Among the three, Zhang Yangzi, who was the most composed, also had the highest mental strength.

As a Soul Master, having 41 points of mental strength is already quite good.

What Tang Wulin did next surprised the rest of them.

"Sixty-six points!" Wang Jinxi, who was usually silent, exclaimed in surprise.

There are also distinctions in the levels of spiritual power.

The Spirit Origin Realm, the beginning of all things, a time of renewal. From birth, everyone possesses the spiritual power of the Spirit Origin Realm, the most basic form of spiritual power. This spiritual power can sustain souls of the Yellow rank and below.

The Spiritual Connection Realm is a state of perfect harmony between mind and body, where one establishes a connection to the source of spiritual energy. Reaching the Spiritual Connection Realm signifies the beginning of mastering spiritual power, allowing one to truly control their own spiritual energy for their own use, and enabling them to support two yellow spirits or one purple spirit.

Sixty-six points means that Tang Wulin's realm has reached the Spiritual Connection Realm.

Quantitative development is relatively easy, but qualitative leaps are much more difficult. Not to mention reaching the Spiritual Realm at this age.

Wang Jinxi initially had a bad impression of this Blue Silver Grass Soul Master who did not participate in the final battle.

After all, all they knew before was that Tang Wulin's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, and that he was very strong. Yet, he became a member of their Class Zero with a useless martial soul.

But now it seems that Class Zero's recruitment was definitely not arbitrary. This Tang Wulin is definitely not simple either.

Even graduates from the intermediate level of intermediate soul master academies who manage to break through to this realm are considered exceptionally talented. It's important to understand that one of the biggest obstacles to graduating from the advanced level of intermediate academies is reaching the Spiritual Connection Realm in mental strength. This has prevented countless soul masters from graduating successfully.

Although Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi did not communicate, their thoughts at this moment were surprisingly consistent.

Wu Changkong nodded in satisfaction and said, "Lin Ci, next."

You won't get a free lunch, but you will get free tickets.

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(End of this chapter)