Capítulo 35: Rebellion Spirit Ascension Platform, Part 2
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Tang Wulin took a few steps forward and was in the vanguard of the group. Xie Xie and Gu Yue on the other hand, went to his sides, forming a sort of triangle.
As for Gloxinia, he used his Fairy King Wings to hover above them in the middle of the triangle, acting as a watchman and also ranged attacks.
This formation was given the name, "Illuminati", suggested by Gloxinia.
A gentle green light flickered, covering the four of them. It was precisely Gu Yue controlling the wind elements to lighten them and increase their agility.
Tang Wulin raised his right hand, releasing two strands of Bluesilver Grass as a yellow soul ring appeared beneath his feet. The two strands of grass were like snakes as they slithered forth and sweeped the surrounding shrubbery, creating a path for them.
They weren't naive and released their martial souls as soon as they were ready, prepared for any and all attacks.
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Inside the Spirit Pagoda's monitoring room.
The staff member turned to Wu Zhangkong and said, "These kids are pretty good. Teacher Wu really is very good at teaching."
Wu Zhangkong gave a humble nod. "Let's see how they do first."
Although he had always been the type to suppress his emotions and keep a stony expression, he couldn't help but feel pleased with his disciples.
As he watched them undergo their trials, a 20,000-year-old motto popped into his mind: Shrek Academy only accepts monsters, not ordinary people.
Regardless of the time period, Shrek Academy had never failed to uphold that motto. This motto was engraved into every single student of Shrek, instilling them with a sense of pride.
'I wonder how far these brats will be able to go.'
In order to become a monster, other than having first-class talent, one also needed unyielding perseverance. From his observations, all four of his students possessed talent, with Gloxinia being the most talented among them. Gu Yue was also exceeptional, there were no records of her martial soul or anything similar within Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda's history. Miraculously, she was able to control five elements, and despite the fact that her soul skill could only increase how effectively she utilizes her soul power to control the elements, she was still able to combine the five elements into a variety of attacks. What need did she have for extra soul skills then?
Gloxinia's spiritual power had also reached unprecedented heights, especially when compared to his peers. Just the fact that he was able to reach the Spirit Connection realm at his age, combined with his speed of improvement, meant that by the time he graduated in six years, he might actually reach the Spirit Sea realm. If he actually managed such an unprecedented feat, then his future potential would be limitless, rocking the Soul Master world.
As for Xie Xie, he had a decent enough talent but what truly made him stand out was his coordination and adaptation.
Lastly, there was Tang Wulin. Wu Zhangkong had appointed him as the team captain because he saw a quality in Tang Wulin's character that couldn't be found in his peers. He was tenacious, his so-called trash martial soul having never discouraged him from cultivating hard. He slowly followed behind his classmates, step by step. He also had innate divine strength, making him the strongest one amongst them physically and could make up for the deficiency of his martial soul at these lower ranks.
What was even more notable, though, was that he had a variant martial soul and possessed the peculiar Golden Dragon Claw. Out of the five individuals, he was possibly the one with the most potential, but it was still too soon to tell. If his martial soul continued to mutate, then there was a high chance he would become a super genius like Gu Yue and Gloxinia.
Tang Wulin's steady temperament made him the best choice for a leader, and he was also a natural at taking care of everyone at his side. The most important point, however, was that he was brave enough to shoulder this responsibility. Wu Zhangkong's greatest hope for Tang Wulin was for him to mature and become one of the geniuses of this generation.
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Tang Wulin used his Bluesilver Grass vines to part the grass in front of them and create a path, allowing them to advance slowly and carefully.
As this was their end-of-term final exam, their number one priority now was to survive. As such, hunting soul beasts was a secondary priority placed at the back of their minds.
Finding a safe area to occupy was their most important objective now.
"No signs of souls beasts at the rear or sides," reported Gloxinia, "Though there is movement up front, can't tell if it's a soul beast or soul master."
As Tang Wulin nodded in acknowledgement,
a low growl came from ahead of them, announcing the arrival of a large beast as it leapt out.
It was a giant ape as tall as a human. A faintly fishy odor wafted from its ash-black furred body as it glared at them with crimson eyes.
Whoosh!
As soon as the sound of the wind being pierced resounded, the giant ape was suddenly impaled by a long spear, killed on the spot and turned into small particles of light that went into Gloxinia.
Having seen Gloxinia's power long ago, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin weren't shocked. Instead, they gave him a thumbs up and told him to keep looking out.
After running to their left side for several hundred meters, they hadn't encountered any other soul beasts, so Tang Wulin ordered, "Stop! We'll rest here for a bit. Gloxinia, you're responsible for scouting this time."
"'Kay!" Gloxinia affirmed before nimbly climbing up a nearby tree to a vantage spot. From there, he observed one side while his Mystefying Butterfly spirit soul observed the other, allowing him to keep an eye out in all four directions.
"There are three people approaching in our direction. Two males, one female. They seem to be about 15 or 16-years-old. One of them has three rings while the other two have two rings. One of the ones with two rings seems to be absorbing spirit energy right now."
Gloxinia succinctly reported his evaluation of the approaching group. Without any warning, a red light streaked across the horizon, shooting straight towards the branch Gloxinia was perched on.
I've been discovered!
Gloxinia immediately leapt off the tree and spread his wings while Basquias shot forward like a bullet, penetrating whoever sent out that attack.
As a scream sounded out from the direction Basquias was shot in, 2 males and 1 female emerged from the trees, the female having a spear embed in her chest.
"D, Damn it.. who shot m-" before being able to finish her sentence, the girl went up into particles of lights, that once again went to Gloxinia.
Seeing their leader being killed right in front of them, the 2 boys were shocked and stood rooted to their spot.
Taking advantage of this, Gloxinia ordered Basquias to penetrate them both, creating a solid gold line that turned both of the men into light particles.
"Wait don't!" Shouting this out, Tang Wulin reached out towards the people who were killed, seemingly shocked and a little mad.
"Why'd you kill them without me telling you to!" turning to Gloxinia, Tang Wulin yelled at him as he recognized the girl to be Mu Xi, the daughter of his Blacksmithing Master.
"Huh? I killed them because they shot at me first.. What do you want me to let them kill me? Don't forget what Teacher Wu said before we entered!" Quickly retorting, Gloxinia defended himself with unrefutable facts and went back on look out, ignoring Tang Wulin.
As Tang Wulin heard what Gloxinia said, he knew he was right as Teacher Wu had indeed told them that Soul Masters were their enemy in the Spirit Ascension Platform.. But it still doesn't feel right to kill someone he knows!
Seeing Tang Wulin like this, Gu Yue walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder, "Gloxinia probably didn't know that you knew them.. He did the right think in this situation, let's just keep going!"
"Hm, you're right." nodding at her words, Tang Wulin got ready to keep moving on.
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