Chapter 57

Wishing everyone a happy new year! Watch the Spring Festival Gala tonight, eat dumplings! Drink up, eat up!

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Wu Changkong's eyebrows twitched slightly, "Forging? Why would a soul master learn forging? A slow bird should fly early to reach the forest, but you are already a slow bird, and you are still wasting time on meaningless things."

Tang Wulin lowered his head and said, "But everyone says my soul land is a waste, and my soul spirit is not good..."

Wu Changkong directly interrupted him, "So you plan to become a forger? Nonsense! Remember, you are my student. Before I judge you as a waste, you must work hard to develop in the direction of a soul master."

Xie Xie's mouth twitched at the side. Didn't you just say that both of us are wastes? At this moment, he felt a bit sympathetic towards Tang Wulin. Of course, this was also because he had just won.

"Oh." Tang Wulin responded, but he certainly wouldn't give up on forging. The sense of achievement he gained from forging made it impossible for him to give up. In terms of soul land, he had always felt defeated!

Wu Changkong turned to Xie Xie, "Why are you laughing? Do you think you are better than him? Having a twin soul land is very fun, right? With a soul power of level 18, you mostly rely on the innate advantage of a twin soul land. You are a full soul power from birth, aren't you? Are you very proud of that?"

Xie Xie looked up, his face full of surprise as he stared at Wu Changkong. How did he know everything?

Wu Changkong said coldly, "You are far from it. There are also wastes with twin soul lands. As a speed-attack soul master, being forced to use your twin soul land by a Blue Silver Grass soul master, is that something to be proud of?"

"I..." Xie Xie's face turned red, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

"Teacher, what is a twin soul land?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

Wu Changkong frowned, "Did your primary school teacher do nothing? Not even know what a twin soul land is? A twin soul land means having two soul lands. The benefits are obvious; generally, those with twin soul lands are born with full soul power. It is much easier to cultivate, and both soul lands can be equipped with soul rings. However, in the era of soul spirits, due to mental constraints, the advantages of twin soul lands are not as significant. No one's mental power can support 18 soul rings. Unless, like the first generation Tower Lord of the Spirit Tower, who had a mental attribute soul land, and each soul spirit was extremely powerful, capable of granting multiple soul rings."

Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie. Why is life so unfair? I have a waste soul land, while he has a twin soul land. The gap is too large.

Wu Changkong suddenly asked Tang Wulin, "Do you think his soul land is good?"

Tang Wulin looked at him. Do I even need to say?

Wu Changkong sneered, "It's not necessarily better than yours. His soul land is a dagger, and his second soul land is probably the same, just invisible. The attack range of a dagger is short; what can it do in modern mech battles? Speed-attack soul masters are the most constrained when they become mech masters. It is the control-type soul masters whose soul lands are most helpful in mech battles."

Xie Xie stared at Wu Changkong with wide eyes. Could it be that Tang Wulin is his son? Why is he boosting his confidence by belittling me? This is too unfair!

Wu Changkong didn't even look at him, "Alright, let's get to the main topic."

Xie Xie perked up, thinking rewards were about to be given.

"At the beginning of each new school year, the academy holds a competition, both in the intermediate and advanced departments. Our intermediate department has six grades, all of which will participate. The competition is called the Promotion Tournament."

"Promotion Tournament?" Tang Wulin's eyes showed confusion.

Wu Changkong explained, "The Promotion Tournament starts with the weakest class, where students are selected to participate in challenges. Class 5 challenges Class 4, and so on. If the challenge is successful, the class prefixes are swapped. For example, if we defeat Class 4, we will no longer be the bottom class, Class 5 of Grade 1, but Class 4 of Grade 1. The class at the back determines the number of challengers, and if they win, they can continue to challenge forward until they lose. They can challenge from Grade 1 to Grade 6. The highest they can achieve is the title of Class 1 of the grade. If they continue to challenge higher-grade classes and win, they will receive rewards for each successful challenge."

Xie Xie said, "So, our class is the first to initiate the challenge?" There are six grades, with five classes in Grade 1, and Class 5 is the last, meaning they are the bottom class in the entire intermediate department.

"Yes!" Wu Changkong nodded, "For the class, this is a battle of honor. At the same time, if you can challenge higher grades, the rewards will be very generous."

Xie Xie said proudly, "No problem, Teacher Wu, leave it to me. I'll challenge all the way up, maybe even to Grade 6."

Wu Changkong snorted disdainfully, "The minimum number of participants is two. And do you really think a twin soul land makes you invincible? Do you know what kind of people are selected for Class 1? In this world, there are always geniuses, though many fall. But in the intermediate department, your talent is only average."

Xie Xie didn't pay much attention to the latter part, focusing only on Wu Changkong's first sentence. He turned to Tang Wulin in shock, "Teacher, you don't mean to say you want me to participate with him, right?"

Wu Changkong leaned back in his chair, suddenly appearing very generous, "You can choose someone else if you have a better option."

"I..." Xie Xie wanted to say he didn't want to participate with him. But after a moment's thought, recalling the pitiful abilities of his classmates during the class competition, he couldn't say it.

No matter what, this guy had defeated him twice, and he had that mysterious golden-scaled power.

Wu Changkong said, "The competition will take place in one month. Therefore, starting tomorrow, in addition to classes, I will train the two of you every evening. The task I set for you is simple: change our class name to Class 1 of Grade 1."

Tang Wulin asked subconsciously, "What if we can't do it?"

"Ha ha!" Wu Changkong laughed. His already handsome face, when he smiled, made Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stare in a daze. But while they were dazed, they also felt a chill rise from their spines, bone-chillingly cold.

Walking out of Wu Changkong's office, Tang Wulin's frown gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face. Although it was because the other classmates weren't up to the task, at least he had been chosen to represent the class in the competition. This was the honor of a soul master, and he had finally taken a step in the world of soul masters. Besides Teacher Mang Tian, Teacher Wu also said he had a chance.

"Hey!" Xie Xie called out coldly.

Tang Wulin turned to him, "What? I'll fight you again; I won't let you buy me meals for nothing."

Xie Xie was taken aback. Isn't this guy very money-oriented? He actually...

"I'm not talking about that. I'm telling you, don't drag me down in the competition next month." Xie Xie said proudly.

Tang Wulin sighed, "Does your face still hurt?"

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