Chapter 54

Looking at Han Lan, Tang Wulin’s expression was calm. He had watched Han Lan’s two previous matches and had already thought of a way to deal with her.

Han Lan’s feet were surrounded by a white halo, and a soul spirit resembling a clod of earth emerged from her shoulders. Without any hesitation, she made a lifting motion with her hands toward Tang Wulin.

Instantly, a brown circular halo appeared under Tang Wulin’s feet, and stone pillars shot up, forming a solid stone prison that trapped him inside.

If it were Xie Xi, he might have been able to break out of the stone prison the moment Han Lan made her move, but Tang Wulin clearly didn’t have that speed, so she didn’t move at all.

The tops of the stone pillars curved to form a completely enclosed space.

Han Lan had won her previous two matches this way. As a controller of earth elements, she chose the control path. Although her first soul skill was only ten years old, it was very powerful and could directly restrict her opponent. However, because it was only ten years old, it also imposed significant limitations on her, such as not being able to use it again for at least twenty seconds after one use.

In a real battle, she might only have this one chance to use it.

Wu Changkong would start counting seconds once the student was trapped. If they couldn’t escape the stone prison within ten seconds, they would lose.

Han Lan won her first match this way, and her second match was even faster. The student tried to break out of the stone prison’s range from the start, but the prison was too fast. He stepped into the edge and was immediately thrown high into the air. If Wu Changkong hadn’t caught him in time, he might have been unable to take care of himself after the fall.

Tang Wulin clearly had no intention of challenging the height, so he didn’t move and let the stone prison trap him.

"Ten..." Wu Changkong began to count, his expression unchanged. After Han Lan’s first match, he had said that being controlled for ten seconds by a control-type soul master was no different from being dead, so he only gave ten seconds. If the student escaped, Han Lan lost; if they couldn’t, Han Lan won. It was that simple and brutal.

Tang Wulin wasn’t in a hurry at all. He calmly raised his arms, and two faint gray lights flashed, and he held a forging hammer in each hand.

"Nine..."

"Boom—"

The thousand-forged tungsten steel hammers swung and smashed into the two stone pillars in front of him, sending dust flying and shattering the pillars!

Wu Changkong didn’t even get to say "eight" before Tang Wulin emerged from the rubble, still holding his thousand-forged tungsten steel hammers.

"This..." The entire class watched him, all drawing in sharp breaths. Even Xie Xi, who had fought Tang Wulin several times, didn’t expect him to break out of the stone prison this way.

A hint of surprise flashed in Wu Changkong’s eyes, and he nodded. "Tang Wulin wins." With his keen eyesight, he naturally saw that Tang Wulin’s hammers were just iron hammers, without any soul power, and not soul conductors. Moreover, even if they were soul conductors, what level could Tang Wulin’s soul power drive? This guy’s strength was truly bizarre!

Xie Xi’s eyes widened. This guy was holding back when he fought me before?

Actually, Tang Wulin wasn’t holding back. He had never thought of using forging hammers in battle. Today, he took out his thousand-forged tungsten steel hammers to break through the stone prison, and it worked surprisingly well.

Wu Changkong turned to Xie Xi. "Xie Xi, it’s your turn."

Xie Xi leaped to the center of the arena, but he was somewhat annoyed. This guy had taken so much money from him this morning. If he had known he could fight him again in class, he wouldn’t have treated him to a meal!

Tang Wulin, holding his hammers, turned to face him. He had no confidence in dealing with Xie Xi. Although he won last time, it was a bizarre victory. Now, with the tungsten steel hammers in his hands, he suddenly felt a strange sensation, as if the hammers had become one with his body. Holding them, Tang Wulin felt very confident.

Just as Xie Xi was preparing to face Tang Wulin, a cold voice sounded from the side.

"Fourth round, second match, Xie Xi versus Wu Changkong."

"What?" Xie Xi exclaimed, turning to look at the cold and proud man.

Wu Changkong gave him a cold glance. "Do you think there would be any unfairness in my class? You take one hit from me, then fight Tang Wulin."

Xie Xi stared at him, dumbfounded. "Teacher Wu, are you joking? You’re the teacher."

Wu Changkong walked over to Tang Wulin and waved him aside. Tang Wulin stepped back with his hammers. Wu Changkong then patted his waist, unfastening his belt.

"Teacher, what are you doing?" Xie Xi took two cautious steps back, but he soon realized that Wu Changkong’s pants were very well-fitted and didn’t fall off even when the belt was undone.

Wu Changkong flicked his wrist, and the belt became taut. He said coolly, "I won’t release my soul power. You just need to take one hit from my sword." As he spoke, he took a step forward, and the belt-sword in his hand stabbed toward Xie Xi.

Xie Xi, with the most combat experience in the class, instantly released his soul power and retreated like lightning.

A joke, was he not powerful without his soul power? With soul power support, the belt-sword was no different from a regular sword. Better to run first.

Xie Xi was very confident in his speed. As he retreated, he held the Light Dragon Dagger in front of him.

But a shocking scene unfolded. Despite his rapid retreat, Wu Changkong’s belt-sword remained in front of him, a simple straight thrust. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t avoid it.

"Slap!"

"Ouch!"

Just before the belt-sword hit Xie Xi, it softened and struck his shoulder, sending him flying. He rolled on the ground twice before getting up, clutching his shoulder and wincing.

More terrifying was the sweat that instantly broke out on Xie Xi’s forehead. In the moment before Wu Changkong hit him, he felt as if his life was about to end. The intense pressure made his mind highly tense, and the relaxation after being hit left him in this state.

Too terrifying, just how strong is Teacher Wu?

"One minute rest, then the final." Wu Changkong flicked his wrist, and the belt returned to his waist. He then walked to the side.

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