svetikya Chapter 37 Practical Training
Chapter 37 Practical Training
Soul power is the foundation of a Soul Master; combat power is the essence of a Soul Master.
The reason why Soul Masters are the most prestigious profession in Douluo Continent is because top-tier Soul Masters possess terrifying power capable of destroying the world and changing the course of the world situation.
Wu Changkong didn't want his students to be a bunch of useless people with soul power but weak combat ability.
After teaching everyone the meditation method, he began to prepare for the practical training of a group of students, but before that, he needed to confirm some information.
"Have you all played in the StarNet ladder tournament before?"
Seeing all the students nod in agreement, Wu Changkong continued to ask:
"Now, students who are ranked at Rank 1 in the ranked ladder, please raise your hands so the teacher can see you."
Swish, swish, swish—little hands sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, almost the entire class raised their hands, with only a few students sitting upright in their seats watching the little hands of their classmates raised high.
"Mm." Wu Changkong nodded.
This was within his expectations.
The class he teaches is Class 1 of the first year, and the students are basically all Soul Masters with one ring, which corresponds to the first rank in the Heavenly Ladder Tournament.
"Alright, everyone, you can put your hands down now. Now, those of you who are ranked 2nd dan in the ranked ladder, please raise your hands."
One, two, three, four, five—five little hands were raised high one after another, standing out like cranes among chickens in the huge classroom.
The owners of these five small hands were none other than Tang Wulin and Wei Xiaofeng, who were both Great Soul Masters, and Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi, who were all Level 19 Soul Masters.
The second tier of the Heavenly Ladder Tournament corresponds to a Great Soul Master. Tang Wulin and Wei Xiaofeng, who are Great Soul Masters, should be in this tier. Although Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi are not Great Soul Masters, their Soul Power is as high as level 19, and their Martial Souls are not weak either. As long as they have good luck, winning the promotion tournament will not be a problem.
However, the students' eyes were not drawn to the owner of the five little hands, but instead they all focused their attention on Xu Xiaoyan, who was sitting in the back row of the classroom.
Everyone remembered that when Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself, she said she was a level 27 Great Soul Master, but she didn't raise her hand now. Could it be that her level is above the second rank?
Holy crap! It's not impossible!
A nine-year-old level 27 Great Soul Master, who is also a control-type battle soul master, winning the promotion match despite a three-level difference in soul power and a thousand-year soul ring doesn't seem unacceptable.
As for the two people next to Xu Xiaoyan, is there a problem with them not raising their hands? Isn't it natural for a three-ring Soul Master to be ranked above the second rank in the ladder competition?
Xie Xie said he was very calm, and that there are many geniuses in the world, a fact he had understood three years ago.
However, his slightly twitching lips betrayed him.
The Xie family and the Xu family are both local bigwigs in Donghai City. Even if they don't know each other inside and out, they are at least familiar with each other. How come this Xu family's Xu Xiaoyan is so much better than him, the heir of the Xie family?
He didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked.
"Alright, students, you can put your hands down now. Now, those of you who are ranked third in the ranked ladder, please raise your hands."
Wu Changkong's voice rang out again, and Xu Xiaoyan raised her little hand high under everyone's gaze.
Hmph, as expected... Wait, something seems off.
Everyone shifted their attention from Xu Xiaoyan to Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena, instantly realizing what was wrong.
Hey, hey, hey, can you hear me, boss? Stop daydreaming! Did you hear what Teacher Wu said? Anyone who's at rank 3 in the ranked ladder, please raise your hand!
Feeling the gazes fixed on him, Meng Xinghe put down his book.
Wow, the boss heard that! Yes, that's it! Raise your hands! And, boss, could you also remind the other boss next to you that she hasn't heard yet?!
Meng Xinghe raised his left hand with perfect posture and said calmly:
"Teacher, I am a fourth-degree black belt."
Everyone: ...
"Okay, I understand." Wu Changkong nodded calmly in response.
Everyone: ...
Wu Changkong didn't ask any further questions because he knew that Gu Yuena was also a fourth-dan.
Gu Yuena is the most dazzling genius in the Spirit Tower headquarters. She can hear a lot of information from her colleagues without having to actively seek it out.
"Teacher," Xie Xie kindly reminded the teacher, who seemed to have forgotten something, "Gu Yuena hasn't mentioned her rank in the ranked ladder yet."
Wu Changkong answered concisely and clearly:
"She's also a fourth-dan."
Xie Xie: ...
Everyone: ...
Teacher Wu knew Gu Yuena's rank in the ladder without even asking, which means that Teacher Wu and his wife, Teacher Long Bing, also came from the Spirit Pagoda.
Xie Xie recalled that during the opening ceremony, Meng Xinghe introduced Gu Yuena as coming from the Spirit Pagoda, which led to his current speculation.
As for why Teacher Wu didn't know Meng Xinghe's ranking in the ladder competition, it's easy to understand.
Even classmates have varying degrees of familiarity, let alone a top-tier behemoth like the Spirit Pagoda.
……
Wu Changkong led everyone from the classroom to the training ground, where they found Long Bing there.
Long Bing's martial soul, the Prism Ice Mirror, is a dual-attribute martial soul of light and ice, and also possesses certain spatial attributes.
With its light-attribute healing abilities and spatial-attribute rescue abilities, Long Bing can effectively ensure the safety of trainees during combat training.
In the first round of practical training, Wu Changkong arranged for Meng Xinghe to fight against Gu Yuena.
There are two reasons for this arrangement: first, to let them flex their muscles and show everyone that they do indeed have the combat power of a fourth-level player in the Heavenly Ladder Tournament; second, to let everyone see the gap between them and the Federation's top geniuses.
Objective facts will tell them that true genius is never something that can be fabricated. A genius is a genius because they have the ability to convince others.
In the spacious training ground, teachers Wu Changkong and Long Bing stood in a corner with the students, their eyes fixed on Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena in the center of the training ground.
They were genuinely curious: just how strong was a nine-year-old fourth-stage Soul Master in the Heavenly Ladder Tournament?
This is a fairly professional training ground; there's no need for a teacher to act as a referee and call "start," as the training ground itself has a built-in countdown timer.
Three, two, one, the game begins!
Gu Yuena didn't move, but three purple spirit rings appeared on her body, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.
The wind picked up, and the four elemental lights—red, yellow, blue, and cyan—rippled through the air.
Red represents fire, yellow represents earth, blue represents water, and cyan represents wind. They are mixed together to form a multi-element fusion attack that roars in from all directions, blocking Meng Xinghe's escape route.
Meng Xinghe's sky-blue eyes were deep and calm, and three purple soul rings also appeared on his body.
The moment these elemental attacks approached within a meter of him, they transformed into pure energy and dissipated into the air.
Subsequent elemental attacks, as dense as a hail of bullets, all repeated the fate of their predecessors.