bookbashuk Chapter 45 Wu Changkong's Frustration, Tang Sect's Response to Transmission of Spirits
Chapter 45 Wu Changkong's Frustration, Tang Sect's Response to Transmission of Spirits
Wu Changkong was in a bad mood. After thinking that the child who had made him feel good during the day might be in trouble, he rushed out immediately.
However, he has a criminal record at Donghai Academy. Even if he comes from that place, he will still be monitored. The academy didn't take him in just because he's a big shot.
It can be said that Wu Changkong's position at Donghai Academy is similar to that of "Kamoshida Taku" at Shujin Academy in Persona 5. As long as he can produce results for the academy, someone will always clean up his messes no matter what he does.
However, Yu Zhen was clearly not that abstract, especially after he was about to connect with the Spirit Pagoda. Wu Changkong's position became less important, and he himself, like Amamiya Ren, was in an observation period.
He even broke the leg of the head of the senior department a while ago... It can only be said that he has a lot of problems, and the dean is already considering kicking him out.
But to let Wu Changkong leave? Wu Changkong himself was extremely unwilling. He had nowhere to go. His current situation and position were the same as that master's! Except that he didn't have a useless martial soul, but was a Soul Emperor.
If there's any difference, there isn't. The master was just loafing around at Notting College, holding the title of teacher but not teaching, and when he did teach, he had nothing to teach.
Although Shrek Academy abandoned him, he cannot pass on the academy's skills to outsiders! This is also one of the reasons why the head of the advanced department has a problem with Wu Changkong. He took the risk of hiring you, but you refused to teach anything?
That's right, Shrek Academy gave up on Wu Changkong.
Love cannot withstand the tears of loyalty; in the vast sky above the East Sea City, I finally understand!
Whenever he thought about that incident, Wu Changkong felt extremely annoyed. He originally had a bright future ahead of him. He was originally a disciple of the Dark Moon Douluo of Shrek Academy, and the Dark Moon Douluo was Cai Yue'er, the dean of the outer academy of Shrek Academy!
Sixty years ago, she was already a legendary figure on the continent, known for her unconventional and eccentric personality. She was always known for her quirky and mischievous nature. Back then, she truly caused chaos in the world of Soul Masters. Eventually, Shrek Academy intervened and brought her back. After that, she disappeared without a trace.
He believed that as long as he followed the steps and made no mistakes, he would definitely become a member of the Sea God Pavilion in the future. However, he mistakenly fell in love with someone he shouldn't have loved, a descendant of a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda. At that time, he was immature and even broke up with the academy and ran away because of it, but he still had no chance to see that woman.
After years of contemplation, he concluded that the evil Spirit Pagoda must have set a trap for him, undermining his loyalty to the academy and ruining his future.
After this incident, he was burdened with a criminal record and had nowhere to go. It was at this time that Donghai Academy took him in on the condition that he cultivate outstanding students for Donghai Academy.
After spending considerable effort to shake off the academy guards, Wu Changkong stepped outside and immediately saw that the wicked bald man had knocked out and kidnapped Tang Wulin, whom he had his eye on.
This made him extremely anxious, and he immediately shouted, "Let go of that child!"
Huh? Guanglong turned around in confusion, but before he could react, a blue sword rushed towards him. The sharp sword light made even him feel a sense of danger.
This kid is serious, he wants to kill me?
Guanglong didn't remember offending such a person. Without time to think, he placed Tang Wulin behind him and activated his martial soul again. "I don't know who you are. If you're doing this for the child, stop and talk to me properly."
Judging from the direction Wu Changkong came from, Guanglong realized that he should be a teacher from Donghai Academy, but he wondered why a teacher from Donghai Academy could make him feel dangerous.
But if it's because he's worried that the student might lose control, he doesn't mind; he just wants to have a proper talk.
"Hmph! I have nothing to talk to you about!"
Wu Changkong said coldly, still unchanged in his old temper, "I only believe what I see with my own eyes. You knocked this child unconscious, where do you think you're taking him?!"
This guy doesn't listen to people, he's impossible to communicate with!
Guanglong was furious. He was trying to be a good person and save the child, so why did he keep encountering such strange things? What had he done to deserve this? Just because he didn't look like a good person?
You scoundrel, you think you're a good person just because you look respectable?
Suddenly, Guanglong felt a chill on his body, as if he had instantly entered the dead of winter, and a pale blue light flashed by.
The sword's edge shone like autumn water, its rainbow like a bolt of silk; clad in white robes and wielding a blue sword, he moved with the grace of an immortal. This was none other than Wu Changkong's martial spirit, the Heavenly Frost Sword! Throughout the entire East Sea City, Wu Changkong kept a low profile, and very few had ever witnessed him in action, yet his strength was undeniably formidable.
Rings of light emerged from the hilt of the sword. The spirit rings were small, circling the blade, but their colors were dazzling: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black!
Yes, the last spirit ring was unmistakably black, black representing ten thousand years. Yes, that was a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
The air seemed to freeze, and the entire sky seemed to freeze with the appearance of this longsword. Guanglong himself only had six purple soul rings, which was still far from the ten thousand years.
But let him wait to die... As the saying goes, even a clay figure has some temper, and Guanglong will not sit idly by and wait to die!
"Hmph, we're both Soul Emperors, how much stronger can you be than me?"
First Soul Skill: Heavenly Body of the Overlord!
Guanglong stomped his left foot hard, and like a hurricane, he swept straight towards Wu Changkong.
At his level, his speed and strength are already terrifying.
The dragon scales on the enormous fist stood up completely; being hit head-on by such a fist would be no better than being slowly sliced to death.
Heavenly Dragon Fist!
Faced with the terrifying, storm-like force of his punches, Wu Changkong moved.
A pale blue light rose from his body, and in the brief instant of the collision, Wu Changkong's aura had already condensed to an astonishing degree.
His dark green eyes suddenly turned purple, and a pale purple light emanated from his pupils as he thrust the Heavenly Frost Sword straight forward.
It wasn't a soul skill used; it was just a very simple action, yet it generated immense power.
"Ding ding ding ding ding..." A series of crisp sounds rang out.
When the first sound rang out, the light dragon, which had been moving like a tyrannosaurus rex, stopped. With each subsequent crisp sound, a scale on its fist would be plucked off, and its magnificent body would take a step back.
He wanted to resist and unleash stronger soul power, but the moment the Frost Sword touched his fist, icy sword energy pierced through his fist like sharp needles, stabbing into his body through his blood vessels. He had to concentrate his soul power with all his might to deal with it, so how could he release any soul skills?
However, when he thrust out his sword, Guanglong felt as if something within his body had been ignited. Countless incomparably sharp, icy sword energies erupted simultaneously. Not only that, he felt his mind slow down, and his blood seemed to congeal. His powerful martial spirit, the source of his fame, offered no protection whatsoever at this moment.
This is……
"Purple Demon Eyes? You're a disciple of the Tang Sect!"
Guanglong took three steps back. Was this the numerical difference brought about by the spirit rings? Two ten-thousand-year spirit rings made his six thousand-year spirit rings completely inferior.
His martial soul is a true dragon! Wu Changkong's Heavenly Frost Sword martial soul is probably no less powerful than his. A powerful martial soul, powerful spirit rings...
Guanglong knew that if he continued to hide, he might really be killed by this man with a single sword strike.
Are all people who come out of Shrek Academy or Tang Sect like this? They only believe what they see in front of them, and they add their own filter on it. They can't listen to others, they're arrogant and conceited, and they treat human life as worthless...
Despite the criticism, Guanglong also demonstrated his skills.
"It must have been him who affected my mental power with that Purple Demon Eye that caused this."
It's not just Wu Changkong who possesses combat skills. Don't forget, Guanglong is also a disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, and his rank is quite high. The Spirit Pagoda has accumulated various combat skills over thousands of years.
For disciples of the Spirit Pagoda, spirit ring skills are no longer the absolute standard for determining combat power. With comprehensive combat skills, even support-type spirit masters can fight beyond their level.
In addition to learning the Heavenly Dragon Fist from his brother for free, Guanglong also learned a wide range of combat techniques.
A blue light flashed in Guanglong's eyes, seemingly a combat technique similar to the Purple Demon Eye. Its function was simple: to protect his spirit. It could also be used to cultivate his spiritual power!
Then, he unleashed his fourth soul skill, Heavenly Dragon Meteor.
Several bright white energy meteors illuminated the night sky, plummeting straight down towards Wu Changkong with immense destructive power.
A trivial skill.
Wu Changkong's face was filled with cold disdain. His body suddenly became illusory. The meteorites fell where he had been before, but they were just an illusion.
The Tang Clan's ultimate technique, Ghostly Shadow Tracking!
At the same time, strands of icy blue silk threads bloomed, revealing frost marks!
Those streaks of frost were like a fine net left in the air, blocking the path of the light dragon and creating a battlefield of life and death.
「!?」
Guanglong was taken aback. Was this a low-level soul skill?
Did they think that fighting me only required two hundred-year-old soul skills? He felt utterly humiliated; this was a trampling of the Spirit Pagoda's honor.
As a Spirit Transmitter, he could never lose to the Shrek Academy, as it would be a great disgrace. He had held the First Tower Master in high esteem since childhood, a sentiment that had been formed over a long period of time.
The first generation of tower forces suppressed the Butterfly God.
He couldn't afford to lose face for the Spirit Pagoda when fighting against opponents of equal rank!
With a disdainful snort, Wu Changkong lightly vibrated the Heavenly Frost Sword in his hand, and a thin layer of icy mist spread out, transforming into the air. The icy mist bloomed in all directions, and under the cover of the icy mist, the frost marks that had been released earlier seemed to come alive and swim through it, becoming more unpredictable and their attack power even stronger.
A dragon-shaped aura inexplicably formed around the light dragon, coiled for a moment, and then quickly broke free, forming a huge handprint in the air, carrying extremely powerful force and a world-destroying intent.
One of the supreme combat techniques of the Spirit Pagoda, the True Dragon Annihilation Hand of the Nine Phases Heavenly Dragon Force!
Legend has it that this is a set of combat techniques developed by powerful beings of more than ten generations of True Dragon Martial Souls who observed the divine form of the Emperor Heaven Tower Master and continuously improved it over a thousand years.
The giant hand swiftly and directly annihilated all of Wu Changkong's skills, and then, to Wu Changkong's surprise, slapped him to the ground.
Serves you right for pretending!
Guanglong let out a deep breath. Damn it, how could someone be angry while still trying to act cool?
After being slapped, Wu calmed down. Although he was very embarrassed, he understood the situation. But was he really going to accept the fact that he had been slapped?
This was especially true when he discovered that the person who hit him was a member of the Spirit Pagoda.
This is an utter disgrace! We must settle both old and new scores together!
"Apologize to me!"
The somber voice brought Guanglong back to reality. A Heavenly Frost Sword was stuck in front of Guanglong by a hair's breadth. If the opponent hadn't missed, it probably would have already grabbed him by the head.
Guanglong broke out in a cold sweat, and at the same time became even more furious.
Turning around, I saw that Wu Changkong had somehow arrived in mid-air. However, unlike his previous white robes, white dots appeared on his body. These white dots appeared on his forehead, shoulders, chest, elbows, wrists, palms, waist, hips, knees, and soles of his feet.
Starting from these white dots of light, strands of silver light instantly emerged, converging into magnificent silver patterns. Wu Changkong's aura suddenly erupted at an extremely terrifying speed.
The silver patterns on his forehead took shape first, and in the center, a teardrop-shaped crystal shimmering with pale blue light appeared. Within the solidified silver patterns, a white headband emerged first. Directly in front of this white headband, five raised sections, resembling snowflakes, rose. The silver patterns on the headband had solidified, appearing exceptionally beautiful. Two pieces of white metal hung down on either side of the headband, fitting snugly between Wu Changkong's cheeks and ears, extending downwards like the spread of his own chilling aura.
The streamlined design begins with the neck guard, white armor with silver patterns, and continues downwards in a magnificent manner. When all the silver patterns are clear, Wu Changkong's body is completely covered by the white armor.
Silver light flowed, and his eyes had completely turned into a dazzling blue. The six soul rings that originally surrounded his body merged with the armor, and instantly, his aura soared. In his hand, a greatsword that was a third longer than Tian Shuang appeared.
The hilt and guard were all white, with a snowflake-shaped white protrusion at the very end of the hilt. However, the blade was crystal blue and over four feet long. Compared to the original Frost Sword, this blade now looked much more like a solid object.
"Battle Armor!!"
Guanglong's expression changed drastically, and he screamed.
"Are you crazy?! Is it really necessary to go this far, actually pulling out battle armor?!"
Under federal regulations, the use of battle armor is subject to control under abnormal circumstances (such as various competitions). Prior notification is required, or at least notification must be made afterward if necessary.
In addition, attacking government personnel with battle armor could very likely result in the loss of the battle armor certificate.
Guanglong was also stunned and flustered. He was really scared. This battle armor seemed to have the number 2, which could strengthen the Soul Emperor to the level of Soul Douluo!
How did things turn out like this? Utterly insane!
Breakthroughs in this era are extremely difficult, which has led to the emergence of even more precious Battle Armor Masters and Mech Masters, who can unleash combat power far exceeding that of Soul Masters from ancient times at a lower level.
The higher the level of cultivation, the more difficult it is to improve, because they need to spend more money and more resources. In addition, once they break through to the Soul Saint level, Soul Masters become quite dangerous, and their destructive power should not be underestimated. If left unattended, they can destroy a city by themselves.
Therefore, as early as five thousand years ago, the Spirit Pagoda proposed to the Federation to strictly control the power of Soul Masters. The Federation agreed to this strategy, but made some modifications.
Breakthroughs in professional ranks starting from level seven are strictly controlled. One must undergo a federal assessment and obtain a breakthrough certificate before being allowed to break through the ranks.
Those who violated this regulation before it came into effect will not be subject to oversight.
Once a Soul Master is discovered to have illegally broken through to higher levels, the iron fist of justice will prevail, and arresting and imprisoning them will be the least of their worries.
This regulation had a huge impact after it was established. Many reclusive families stopped living in seclusion, fearing punishment. The Federation was tolerant of those families who remained focused on seclusion. As long as they didn't come down from the mountain and display a cultivation level of seven rings or higher, they wouldn't interfere and would be allowed to live and die naturally. In this era, being marginalized by the general trend, these reclusive families had better have something real, otherwise, their fate would be silent extinction.
Of course, there are also people who oppose it besides the reclusive families, and it is not necessarily possible to supervise all soul masters. If some geniuses are well protected by their families and forces and no one knows about them, and they do not like to participate in the competition, then the Federation cannot search for them one by one, so it will not be able to monitor them. If it is forced to implement it, it will cause a backlash.
But in the world of Douluo Continent, there are too few people like that, so there's no need to worry about them.
The opponents were some federal congressmen, as well as Shrek Academy, which had produced two gods. The congressmen objected to the strict assessment, fearing that their own descendants would be eliminated.
Shrek Academy, on the other hand, directly broke through illegally, stating in one sentence: "The laws of your Sun Moon Federation have no effect on us. We, Shrek Academy, are a transcendent, neutral holy land for Soul Masters."
In response, the federal government conceded, stating that the assessment would be based on contributions to the federal government, and those who contributed more would be more likely to pass.
As for Shrek Academy... the Federation tacitly approved of it.
Tang San's appearance was truly frightening, and since there was no other Spirit Ice Douluo in this era, no one wanted to gamble.
As a result, the Shrek family's cohesion increased significantly, and they became even more contemptuous of the Federation.
The Spirit Pagoda was so angry at this that it got a stomachache.
But Shrek Academy didn't suddenly produce a plethora of powerful individuals; it remained the same. Do you remember Ju Yan, the Seven Devils from the previous generation?
This guy is over 25 years old, yet he's still a Soul Saint. Doesn't that seem unreasonable? Don't you think he's incredibly strong?
This is actually a classic cognitive error.
A Soul Saint at twenty-five is already an exceptional genius, no matter where you are. Take our Heavenly Frost Sword Soul Master, for example; he went from Soul Emperor to Level 97 Super Douluo in less than ten years—that's freakish! His talent is enough to join the main characters.
This is extremely rare.
If these geniuses could break through to new heights as easily as drinking water as they got older, then this era would truly be filled with Title Douluos.
But that's clearly not the case.
Ten thousand years ago, Zhang Lexuan was a genius unseen in Shrek Academy for 3000 years, and only 26 years old when he became a Soul Douluo.
The Shrek Seven Devils are replaced every five years, so Ju Yan is only about twenty-five years old. And don't forget, he also has to spend time cultivating his secondary profession, completing various inner court tasks at Shrek Academy, and forging his battle armor.
Even the top students of the inner court in this era, who were hailed as the best in their class, were still wasting their time in Contra at the age of thirty-three!
It's easy to imagine that Ju Yan, one of the Seven Freaks of 2000, already possessed extraordinary talent.
Getting back to the main point, Soul Masters who couldn't verify how to break through their current level turned their attention to secondary professions, leading to the emergence of Battle Armor and Mechs—although they already had prototypes in the Spirit Ice Era.
In order to gain greater power, people have continuously researched and lowered the requirements for using battle armor and mechs, resulting in the modern classification of battle armor and mechs.
Although a two-word battle armor can raise a Soul Master to the eighth level, it is actually only considered a level 6 profession.
This can be seen as a compromise by the Federation to certain individuals, but afterwards the Federation implemented a separate set of control measures for Battle Armor Masters, which effectively limited the power of Battle Armor Masters to certain stages.
Although when it comes to actually beating a dog out of its head, nobody cares about this control law.
Am I going to die?
Guanglong closed his eyes, and at that moment he felt as if he could see his elder brother.
"brute!"
Two purple and six black spirit rings bloomed in the night sky!