"Hmph! Isn't Wu Zhangkong that guy very arrogant? I'd like to see what his students have that makes them think they can defeat Class One!" Kong Hanwen, the Class Four homeroom teacher, nodded to the Class Two homeroom teacher beside him and snorted coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Zhangkong arrived outside the arena with his Class Five students, causing a stir.
Forced by Wu Zhangkong's icy demeanor, the students consciously made way for them, and Class Four's homeroom teacher, Kong Hanwen, wisely shut his mouth. Regardless of Class Five's strength, Wu Zhangkong's personal strength was beyond doubt; he could probably take on the other four homeroom teachers of the first grade without any problem.
Class Five stood opposite Class One. Wu Zhangkong calmly looked at Class One, his eyes sweeping over the Ye Yingluo and Ye Yingrong sisters without any emotional change. In Ye Yingluo's eyes, this ordinary gaze was blatant disregard! Ye Yingluo immediately exploded. She felt insulted, and her self-esteem suffered a great blow. Suppressing the anger and resentment in her heart, she said to Jing Shaoyu, "Shaoyu, don't hold back. Let them see what a world of difference is!"
"Okay, Teacher Ye." Jing Shaoyu replied, a strange glint in his eyes. To be honest, he was looking forward to this match. It should be his first formal contact with Tang Wulin, and he wanted to find out if his Origin Spirit Martial Soul could suppress Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, which possessed the bloodline of a god, just like it did with Ma Zhiyuan's Azure Vine Martial Soul.
Long Hengxu, the Dean of the Junior Division, had already arrived on the stage. He asked Wu Zhangkong in a deep voice, "Teacher Wu, how many students from your class will be participating today?"
The number of participants would be determined by the challenging class, one of the rules of the Promotion Tournament.
"Three students from our class will participate." Wu Zhangkong said expressionlessly. A three-person battle was a classic format in Soul Master battles.
With a wave of his hand, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie stepped out from the Class Five students.
"Teacher Ye, please send out three students from your Class One to participate." Long Hengxu nodded and then said to Ye Yingluo.
Ye Yingluo proudly raised her head, pretending to be calm, and said, "Shaoyu, Yangzi, Jinxi, you go!"
She thought to herself, Wu Zhangkong, I will definitely make you experience the humiliation I felt back then! Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi are both level twenty-two Great Soul Masters, and Jing Shaoyu's Soul Power has even reached level twenty-eight. I'd like to see what your three crooked dates and cracked jujubes can do?!
Jing Shaoyu, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi stepped out from the Class One students, causing quite a stir. The Class Five students whispered among themselves, and Xie Xie and Tang Wulin also muttered softly.
"Wulin, isn't that the boy who's very close to Gu Yue from Class One?"
"It's him. I didn't expect him to represent Class One. His strength must be very strong, right?"
"Hehe, maybe during the match, we can have Gu Yue use her charms to get him to throw the fight!"
Xie Xie teased in a low voice, but as soon as he finished speaking, he felt two cold gazes that instantly stiffened his body, one from Wu Zhangkong and the other from Gu Yue.
"Both participating students, enter the arena now." Long Hengxu announced loudly.
Jing Shaoyu and his two teammates stepped onto the stage together, while Gu Yue, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie entered one after another, as if Gu Yue was the leader of the three. Gu Yue was expressionless, but her eyes never left Jing Shaoyu's range.
Both sides stood still, each forming their own formation. The formations of the two teams were surprisingly similar, with two people in front and one in the back. On Class One's side, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi were in front, with Jing Shaoyu in the back. On Class Five's side, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were in front, with Gu Yue in the back.
"Both sides, prepare!" Long Hengxu raised one hand, looking at the two teams with a complicated expression.
In fact, today's situation was somewhat related to him, because both Xie Xie and Gu Yue were allowed to enter Class Five by him. But he also felt very wronged, because he was simply following the academy's rules and regulations. Who would have thought it would lead to this situation?
"Jing Shaoyu, Class One." Jing Shaoyu said with his unchanging smile.
"Wang Jinxi, Class One."
"Zhang Yangzi, Class One."
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi followed Jing Shaoyu's lead and announced their names.
Tang Wulin looked at Jing Shaoyu with curiosity and said seriously, "Tang Wulin, Class Five."
"Xie Xie." Compared to Tang Wulin's composure, Xie Xie seemed particularly excited, his eyes flashing with eagerness.
"Gu Yue." Finally, there was Gu Yue's calm and indifferent voice.
After both sides announced their names, Long Hengxu emphasized, "This is an internal academy competition, stop when the point is reached, only determining the winner. Deliberately harming your opponent is prohibited, otherwise, the academy will issue the appropriate punishment!"
"Yes!" both sides responded in unison.
"Begin!" Long Hengxu didn't waste any more words, with a loud shout, this ultimate showdown of the first-year freshmen finally began.
The four students standing in the front row charged out simultaneously, releasing their Martial Souls during their advance. Behind Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie were two yellow Hundred-Year Soul Rings each, while Tang Wulin had only a solitary white Soul Ring floating behind him, appearing somewhat out of sync with the formation.
It must be said that Tang Wulin's white Soul Ring was extremely conspicuous at this moment, causing Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, his opponents, to be greatly surprised, and also making many of the students watching the competition feel very disappointed. This was the final showdown of the first year, yet a white Soul Ring had somehow slipped in, which was truly a letdown.
"A white Soul Ring?!"
"A Ten-Year Soul Ring?!"
"How did this little brother get on the stage?"
"What's going on? Am I here to see this?"
The audience's clamor did not affect the contestants on the stage. Gu Yue and Jing Shaoyu also released their Martial Souls at the same time as the four in front. Two yellow Soul Rings appeared behind Gu Yue, slightly reducing the audience's complaints, but as Jing Shaoyu's Soul Rings appeared, the atmosphere instantly reached a climax.
"Whoosh—" The sound of flapping wings accompanied the appearance of a pair of pure white wings, followed by a round of emerald jade rings emitting a soft green light. Jing Shaoyu's appearance underwent a tremendous change, and a rich aura of life emanated from him, making the surrounding air incredibly fresh, as if one were in a primeval forest, full of the scent of nature.
Purple! Purple! Two circles of magnificent purple Soul Rings appeared behind Jing Shaoyu, making him, who was already noble and elegant after Martial Soul Fusion, even more like a celestial noble high in the heavens, dignified and generous, and indescribably noble.
Jing Shaoyu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the aura of a twenty-eighth-ranked Great Soul Master and the pressure of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring instantly replaced the gentleness released by the Origin Spirit Martial Soul, causing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who were standing opposite him, to instantly feel a heavy pressure.
The pressure from the two Thousand-Year Soul Rings and the Soul Grandmaster-level Soul Power caused Tang Wulin, whose cultivation was only at the twelfth rank, to turn pale instantly, his eyes filled with surprise and horror. Xie Xie, as a Great Soul Master, felt his movements become sluggish and difficult, and a little sweat oozed from his forehead, making it difficult for him to move forward.
"How is this possible?! How is this possible? Two Thousand-Year Soul Rings!" Xie Xie roared incredulously in his heart, his pride shattering bit by bit. At this moment, he realized that his pride due to his Twin Martial Souls had blinded him for too long.
Wu Zhangkong, who was always indifferent and unconcerned about everything, also had his pupils shrink sharply when he saw the two purple Soul Rings floating behind Jing Shaoyu, staring intently at Jing Shaoyu. His out-of-character expression was naturally seen by Ye Yingluo, who was always paying attention to him, which made Ye Yingluo feel very comfortable, and she wanted to go over and highlight her presence in front of Wu Zhangkong.
However, Wu Zhangkong didn't care about these things at all at this time. His mind was entirely focused on Jing Shaoyu. Two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, a cultivation base approaching Soul Grandmaster at the young age of nine, plus a top-level Martial Soul that could cause small-scale fluctuations in the world's spiritual energy upon its appearance. Possessing any one of these would be enough to create a super genius, let alone all three gathered on one person!
He was shocked. Such talent, even in Shrek Academy with its ten thousand years of heritage, was definitely a rare sight. Perhaps, only those amazingly talented Sea God Pavilion Masters in history could be compared to him at the same age! Wu Zhangkong's perpetually frozen heart stirred slightly, and memories of the past flashed through his mind. If he could nurture this Jing Shaoyu and send him to Shrek Academy in the future, perhaps he could make up for the mistakes he had made in the past.
Even Wu Zhangkong was shocked, let alone the others watching around. They all shouted excitedly. The only ones who remained calm were the students of Class One and a few people like Ouyang Zixin who knew Jing Shaoyu.
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