Chapter 92

The boy with a sarcastic tone laughed, "Sure! I'd like to see what you can do to turn us into Class Two." As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his body suddenly grew taller, becoming very supple. Two yellow halos rose from his feet. Moreover, some green scales sprouted on his neck, and his eyes turned into vertical pupils.

"Two rings? A Great Soul Master?" Tang Wulin and the others were all taken aback. If the other party was a student from Class One, Grade One, he should be only nine years old, just like them! To be a Great Soul Master at the age of nine, this was absolutely shocking.

Tang Wulin took a step forward, blocking in front of Gu Yue and Xie Xi. Despite the formidable aura emanating from the other side, he was not the least bit afraid.

A white soul ring lit up from his feet, and the Blue Silver Grass in his palm emitted a blue glow.

"Haha, a trash with only a ten-year soul ring dares to be arrogant, it's really too funny. Don't worry, I won't deal with you now. When we get to the competition stage, I'll let you know the difference between a genius and a waste. Remember my name, Class One, Grade One, Wei Xiaofeng!"

After saying this, Wei Xiaofeng suddenly retracted his soul power, restoring everything to normal, and turned to leave with a proud demeanor.

"Scoundrel!" Xie Xi was about to rush forward but was pulled back by a Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his waist by Tang Wulin.

"Don't fall for it," Tang Wulin said solemnly. "He wants to provoke us into taking the first move, which would result in us being punished by the academy. We'll deal with it on the competition stage."

Xie Xi's eyes flashed with a cold light, "So what if he has two rings? Humph! We'll see."

Tang Wulin said, "I'm going to the workshop first. Teacher Wu won't help us analyze our opponents; he always lets us adapt on our own. You two find a way to investigate the situation of Class One. We'll discuss it when I come back tonight."

Although Xie Xi was very不服气 (unwilling to accept it), Wei Xiaofeng's display of two rings still put considerable pressure on the three of them. Facing such an opponent, how could they have any confidence of winning?

At the age of nine, with two rings, this was absolutely a genius among geniuses. Normally, in other grades, it would take at least until the third year for a two-ring Soul Master to appear in Class One.

Xie Xi admitted that he was talented, but he still had a slight gap to reach two rings.

"Fine! I'll teach them a lesson tomorrow." Xie Xi walked away with a sullen face.

Gu Yue came to Tang Wulin's side and smiled lightly, "Don't mind them, we will definitely win."

Tang Wulin turned to look at her. Gu Yue's eyes lacked arrogance but were filled with confidence. In the previous few matches, they had not truly exerted their full strength, especially Gu Yue. Among the three of them, Xie Xi seemed the strongest, but in reality, the truly powerful one was the girl beside him. Her talent was even praised by Teacher Wu!

Gu Yue patted his shoulder and walked away, her petite figure quickly disappearing in the crowd of other students.

Tang Wulin clenched his fists. With such strong teammates, and as the captain, his own strength was far inferior. To survive and become stronger, he needed to obtain the Ice Crystal Fruit and the Crimson Flame Fruit as soon as possible.

When he arrived at the workshop, Mang Tian had not yet arrived. Tang Wulin first completed the forging tasks he had taken last week. With his increasing proficiency in using the Thousand Forging Heavy Silver Hammer, completing Level Two Forging Master tasks was now quite easy, and there were no defective products. He could take on two tasks at a time, earning more Federation Coins.

Tang Wulin left his savings here. He counted and found that he already had over 320,000 Federation Coins. Although there was still a considerable gap to buy the Ice Crystal Fruit and the Crimson Flame Fruit, if he could take on Level Three tasks, it wouldn't be too difficult.

Looking at the metals he had refined through Hundred Forging, Tang Wulin sat there in a daze. Since coming to Donghai City, his life had undergone many changes, and he had seen many things he had never seen in Aolai City.

After these few months, the confusion in his heart gradually disappeared. He saw a more wonderful world. As his strength increased and he gained more recognition from the Forging Association, his confidence also grew. He still clearly remembered the words his father had said to him before he left home: "Look forward."

Yes! Only by looking forward can one see a more wonderful world.

At this moment, the sound of the door opening came from outside. Tang Wulin hurriedly went out to greet him.

Mang Tian was wearing a simple gray outfit and looked a bit weary.

"Teacher," Tang Wulin called out respectfully.

"Hmm." Mang Tian responded, took off his coat, and handed it to him, then walked inside.

Tang Wulin was already used to his teacher's behavior. Every time he came, Mang Tian would inspect the finished products he had made to evaluate his progress in forging.

After hanging up the teacher's coat, Tang Wulin followed him into the workshop. In Mang Tian's hand was a rare metal he had just forged.

Tang Wulin was becoming more familiar with the tasks from the Forging Association, and the Level Two tasks he took on were getting more difficult. Tasks like this, involving Hundred Forging of rare metals, were already the highest level for Level Two Forging Masters, and each task could earn him over 30,000 Federation Coins.

"Hmm, not bad. The refinement is very thorough." Mang Tian nodded. For someone as strict as him, such praise was already the highest commendation.

"It's all thanks to the teacher's guidance," Tang Wulin quickly said.

Mang Tian put down the metal and turned to look at him, "Have you learned to be smooth-talking?"

Tang Wulin stuck out his tongue, "No! I'm speaking from the heart."

Mang Tian said, "You have something to say to me, right? Go ahead."

Although Tang Wulin had already made up his mind, he still hesitated a bit in front of his teacher. But the hesitation was quickly dispelled by the life-threatening situation he faced.

"Teacher, I want to apply for the Level Three Forging Master examination," Tang Wulin mustered up the courage to say.

Mang Tian was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Why?"

Tang Wulin said, "I need more money to improve myself."

Mang Tian looked at him and fell silent.

Tang Wulin felt a bit uneasy. After saying that, he lowered his head, waiting for the teacher's criticism. He understood that Mang Tian must have his reasons for not allowing him to take the Level Three Forging Master examination. He had never doubted his teacher, but he really needed the money now.

"How will you improve?" Mang Tian asked after a long silence.