Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 68 A true master always has the heart of an apprentice

There is no such thing as evening self-study in the Soul Master Academy, or in Douluo Continent.

It was a little after eight o'clock in the evening. The bright moon was hanging in the sky and the stars were twinkling. Donghai College had already become quiet, with only the occasional students traveling together.

Wu Changkong notified everyone in the group to gather at the martial arts training ground.

Quickly, the five students of Class Zero gathered together.

The martial arts arena is an open-air competition arena, a square platform with a diameter of 80 meters.

Under the moonlight, Wu Zhangkong's long lake-blue hair swayed gently, and her cold eyes stared directly at the students.

"Time is running out, I'll give you ten minutes of meditation to adjust your state."

Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie obviously needed to meditate to recover, so they immediately sat down cross-legged.

Gu Yue closed her eyes to rest, when she suddenly heard Tang Wulin's excited voice.

"Brother Nan, after all this time you turned out to be my senior brother."

Senior brother?

The sensitive words triggered Gu Yue's feelings. She opened her eyes again and turned her head to look.

Tang Wulin looked very excited. After school that afternoon, he went to the Blacksmith Association and learned from his senior sister Mu Xi that Nan Liujing was actually a disciple of the master craftsman Zhenhua, and that his teacher, Mu Chen, was a fellow apprentice of Zhenhua.

By this calculation, isn't Nan Liujing his senior brother?
"It's enough for you to know it, but remember not to spread it to anyone else." Nan Liujing reminded him.

"I understand." Tang Wulin nodded heavily. He had long forgotten Old Tang's instructions.

In fact, he did not completely trust Old Tang. After all, the spiritual object needed to fuse the blood of the Golden Dragon King did make him very distressed. If not, with his current status as a fourth-level blacksmith, he would have been financially free long ago.

Furthermore, he had seen Xie Xie obsessed with a novel. The story in it featured the concept of possession. Tang Wulin was terrified. He was afraid that the old Tang within him was simply nurturing a Gu, waiting for him to become a fat sheep, then snatch it away and refine it instantly.

This also explains why Old Tang was furious about the loss of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline. It was probably because the plan to possess the body was unstable.

Under the gazes of Gu Yue and Wu Changkong, Tang Wulin excitedly pulled Nan Liujing aside to ask about forging techniques.

Although Nan Liujing made rapid progress in the field of forging by relying on the plane mark, it did not mean that he did not work hard. After studying under Zhenhua for a long time, he memorized many skills of the master craftsmen and combined them with his own martial spirit, he had figured out some techniques.

Tang Wulin's eyes brightened as he listened. In reality, what Nan Liujing was talking about wasn't anything obscure or difficult to understand. If one was exceptionally talented, they could easily grasp the underlying principles and quickly integrate them into their own forging methods to achieve progress.

Gu Yue was a little stunned, and Wu Zhangkong didn't expect Nan Liujing to suddenly teach Tang Wulin.

Ten minutes passed by like flowing water. As Tang Wulin listened attentively, Wu Zhangkong finally spoke, "Ten minutes up."

A faint soul power mixed with mental power spread out, and Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie, who were meditating, opened their eyes.

Wu Zhangkong said calmly, "According to my arrangements this day, the four of you will challenge Nan Liujing together. Discuss your tactics within three minutes."

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged glances, each seeing the fighting spirit in the other's eyes. They knew they were no match for Nan Liujing, but they also hoped to use this opportunity to clearly see the gap between them and the continent's top talents.

Xu Xiaoyan was even more motivated because of Nan Liujing's words.

Everything is for the family!
Gu Yue nodded at Nan Liujing and stepped back.

The four of them quickly began to discuss.

Nan Liujing noticed that Tang Wulin looked somewhat reluctant.

"Who made you so thick-skinned? You know how powerful Brother Nan is. Only you can resist him. We'll be doomed if we touch him." Xie Xie smiled playfully at Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin's mouth twitched slightly. "Alright, I'll go all out, but you have to find the right time to strike."

"Of course." Xie Xie nodded.

"By the way, Xiaoyan, what are your abilities? Tell us so we can make arrangements." Gu Yue said softly.

Xu Xiaoyan took a deep breath and stopped hiding his special abilities.

Gradually, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie exchanged a glance with bright eyes. Gu Yue was lost in thought. No wonder Senior Brother wanted to take her into his lineage.

In less than three minutes, the four of them quickly confirmed to Wu Changkong that it was okay.

Wu Zhangkong didn't waste any words and said directly: "Get ready."

Quickly, the four of them formed a two-on-one standing formation, with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie in the front, Gu Yue in the middle, and Xu Xiaoyan at the end.

Nan Liujing was fifty meters away from them.

"start!"

The night wind swept by, and Wu Changkong's cold voice suddenly fell.

hum~
In an instant, yellow and purple light quickly bloomed.

"Not my buddy?" Xie Xie's eyes widened, staring in astonishment at the thousand-year soul rings that appeared on Tang Wulin and Gu Yue's bodies.

How come you guys are so awesome after not seeing you for a month?

I am the only one with a hundred-year spirit ring?

Oh, Xu Xiaoyan too, that’s okay.

"Let's go." Tang Wulin didn't care about anything else. Soul light flashed on his body, and hundreds of light blue blue silver grass swarmed out from all directions. He also quickly closed the distance with Nan Liujing, and golden dragon scales could be vaguely seen on his body.

Gu Yue crossed his hands in front of his chest, and the two soul rings on his body that were upgraded to a thousand years in the Tianling Pagoda lit up.

The first soul skill is elemental tide, and the second soul skill is elemental control.

The four elemental fluctuations of light, fire, ice and wind leaped up from her fingertips. With her body as the center, she quickly condensed and shot out fireballs, wind blades and ice cones, and injected the light element into the other three elements respectively. As long as it was not the dark element, stability was unquestionable.

Covered by dense blue silver grass, the whistling elemental attack quickly approached Nan Liujing.

Although Xie Xie was surprised, he did not hold the team back. With the tacit cooperation with Tang Wulin, a tougher blue silver grass threw him into the air. He held the Shadow Dragon Blade in his left hand, and his body quietly became translucent. In the dark night, it was no different from being invisible.

Nan Liujing stretched out his right hand, and an arc of electricity exploded, transforming into a dark green dragon-shaped stick.

He raised the Panlong Stick and pounded it into the ground. With a dull sound, a layer of lightning ripples suddenly exploded with his body as the center.

Elements like the blue silver grass and fireballs collided with the thunder ripples, offering no effective resistance. The violent force of thunder, like a sharp blade, instantly shredded everything.

The night was illuminated by lightning, leaving mottled traces of lightning. The sky was scattered with fragments of blue silver grass and scattered elemental light points.

Tang Wulin's face was solemn. Ever since Jin Guang was promoted to a Thousand-Year Soul, the strength of the Blue Silver Grass he released had increased a lot, but he didn't expect it to still be torn apart so easily.

Gu Yue's eyes were calm as she quietly formed seals. A dazzling white light splashed out from the shattered elemental light spots, like an exploding flash bomb.

Nan Liujing narrowed his eyes and tilted his neck slightly. A sharp translucent blade passed by but missed.

The plan of a surprise attack with a flash of light failed. Xie Xie did not hesitate at all. He waved his right hand and the Light Dragon Blade suddenly drew a yellow light blade.

Nan Liujing still moved his feet slightly, as if he had predicted the direction of the light blade in advance. The light blade missed and slashed towards Tang Wulin.

After all, Xie Xie had trained under Wu Changkong for so long, so he did have some skills. The light blade that flew past Nan Liujing's side twisted quietly, then disappeared, and when it reappeared, it actually flew over Nan Liujing's left shoulder.

Using the light element in the Yuanli of heaven and earth as a link, the position of the soul skill can be forcibly changed. Although it consumes soul power, it can produce unexpected results.

But Xie Xie's operation was destined to fail. Nan Liujing ignored the light blade and took every step forward with foresight. The light blade missed again, leaving only a few arcs of electricity wherever it passed.

"What's going on?" Xie Xie's eyes were filled with confusion.

At this moment, Nan Liujing suddenly stopped, the space on both sides distorted, Gu Yue and Tang Wulin appeared at the same time, less than five meters away from him!
It was obvious that Gu Yue was in charge of the space shift, taking advantage of Xie Xie's surprise attack and the flash to shorten the distance.

Gu Yue's silver eyes glowed with a pure, elemental light, and her hands were already forming seals. Prickling ice crystals and seething flames quickly intertwined, transforming into a dragon of ice and fire, roaring furiously as it charged towards Nan Liujing.

Tang Wulin let out an excited dragon roar, and his right arm transformed into a thick golden dragon claw, grabbing towards Nan Liujing's chest.

A six-pointed star of light suddenly lit up from under Nan Liujing's feet.

Nan Liujing felt his whole body tighten and he felt cold, then he lost the ability to move.

A dense chain of starlight emerged from the hexagram, and each section seemed to be made of pure crystal. It was very gorgeous at night, and the astrological properties contained in it forcibly disrupted the circulation of his soul power.

"pretty."

Nan Liujing secretly praised him. Xu Xiaoyan's timing was impeccable, clearly aiming to trap him for a full second.

This prevented the restraint from being broken by the time Gu Yue and Tang Wulin's attacks landed on him.

But how could Nan Liujing, who was at the high level of the Spiritual Sea Realm, be hit so easily?

He had been hit on purpose from the very beginning, just to experience the advantages and disadvantages of the Star Wheel Chain, so as to facilitate his subsequent training of Xu Xiaoyan.

Before his body was immobilized, a piece of candy had already been stuffed into his mouth. Without even chewing, it turned into boiling energy and flowed into every part of his limbs.

The blood in his body seemed to be boiling, and Nan Liujing's skin exuded a fiery golden-red luster.

The Golden Dragon King’s second blood and spirit ring skill, the Golden Dragon Overlord Body!

The crushing properties of the Golden Dragon Claw that were enough to tear apart steel, and the extremely unstable elemental fusion of the Ice and Fire Dragon, bombarded Nan Liujing's side at the same time.

Tang Wulin was still considering whether to hold back his strength the previous second, but he was stunned the next second. He felt that the Golden Dragon Claw that could smash boulders in the past seemed to have hit an unbreakable wall.

Nan Liujing was struck by the ice and fire dragon on his right side. Ice crystals and blazing flames exploded, blanketing the air with a layer of frost, as if winter had arrived overnight. But the fire element twisted and twisted, creating a raging wave of flames that seemed to consume everything. The two elements madly eroded his body, yet his golden-red skin showed no signs of cracking.

"No." Tang Wulin's face suddenly changed. He felt a suction force erupting from Nan Liujing. His soul power and blood power strangely dropped by 30%. "Shock."

The one-second confinement was gone in a flash, the starlight chains broke, and Nan Liujing felt his body recovering. He stomped his left foot on the ground, causing the floor to collapse. The violent golden-red light rushed out like a tide.

Tang Wulin, who was so close, had no time to dodge and was blown away on the spot. A wisp of frosty silk flew out and protected him.

It was Wu Changkong who took action.

Gu Yue had anticipated this, and the silver space element covered her slender body and took her to a safe area.

Xie Xie, who was about to release the Double Dragon Storm to make up for the damage, was so scared that he slipped away.

"Okay." Wu Zhangkong said quickly.

The battle came to an abrupt end, and the golden-red sheen on Nan Liujing's body faded away, returning to normal.

"Hiss..." Although Tang Wulin was protected by Wu Changkong and Nan Liujing showed mercy, the pain still made him unable to bear it. He couldn't stop groaning, and his handsome little face was slightly distorted.

Xie Xie watched with a wave of fear. Tang Wulin's defense couldn't handle it, so if it were him, he would probably be in even worse shape.

"Is he okay?" Xu Xiaoyan asked weakly.

"It will hurt for a while."

When Tang Wulin recovered from his groans, Wu Zhangkong signaled everyone to speak freely and summarize their experience in this battle.

Xie Xie put away his concern for his brother and couldn't help but ask Nan Liujing, "Brother Nan, I feel like you seem to predict every attack in advance. How do you do that?"

In the past, Wu Zhangkong had never avoided his attacks, but instead responded with his sword. This type of fighting style was very unfamiliar to Xie Xie.

His guess was that Nan Liujing's mental strength was too strong, and any movement would not escape his control.

But Nan Liujing's answer left Xie Xie stunned: "Because your desire to attack is too obvious, and your physical strength is still a little lacking."

"Desire to attack and physique?" Xie Xie was stunned.

Nan Liujing said calmly, "Strong attack spirit masters must accumulate offensive momentum so that their combat power can rise steadily. Agility attack spirit masters are similar but different. It seems that agility comes first and attack comes second, but in fact, attack is the key to agility attack spirit masters. Your physique is not enough to support you in completing fast attacks. If it weakens again and again, your attacks will only become more and more hurried and chaotic. And if your mental strength is insufficient, it will make it impossible to perfectly restrain your own aura when operating your spirit power, which will expose your whereabouts in advance."

"A true agile attack spirit master should hide his edge and strike at the moment his blade touches the enemy's throat. If he is exposed prematurely, or is caught in a sudden fight, he needs to quickly control the rhythm of the battle, deliberately misleading the enemy's judgment, thus laying a trap until the prey reveals its fighting instincts and finally achieves a decisive kill. Unfortunately, you did neither of these things and only fought according to instinct."

Xie Xie seemed to understand what he heard, but not quite. He looked down at his Shadow Dragon Blade and Light Dragon Blade thoughtfully, his eyes constantly changing.

Nan Liujing continued, "There's still a month until the Tianhai Alliance Competition. Teacher Wu and I will hone your skills. This will be much more difficult than what you've learned since you first enrolled. Can you handle it?"

"Okay!" Xie Xie took a deep breath and answered firmly. He knew that this was a rare opportunity.

Immediately, under the surprised gazes of Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue, Xie Xie bowed to Wu Changkong and Nan Liujing at the same time.

"I want to ask too." Seeing this, Xu Xiaoyan mustered up the courage to say, "I want to know my strengths and weaknesses."

Nan Liujing smiled faintly and said, "Your strengths are obvious. Your soul skill, the Star Wheel Ice Staff, which has been mutated with the power of the stars, can confine a person within the sixth ring for at least one second. One second can determine many things."

"But your weaknesses are also obvious. Your martial spirit can't perfectly convert star power into astrological attributes. The ice attribute will cause your attacks to be exposed prematurely. After all, temperature fluctuations are obvious during combat. If you encounter a powerful opponent, they will immediately sense the temperature and take precautions. This will cause your skill hit rate to plummet, and your timing will be very difficult. Furthermore, your mental strength is too low. If I'm not mistaken, the extension of the confinement is only related to the strength of your spirit power, and 70% is related to the strength of your mental strength."

Xu Xiaoyan was also thoughtful.

She doesn't like practicing, but for the sake of her family, she is willing to work hard.

Gu Yue glanced at Nan Liujing. She didn't quite understand why Nan Liujing would teach Xie Xie. Xu Xiaoyan could understand.

Nan Liujing was aware of his own actions.

A true master always has the heart of an apprentice.

He is not only willing to learn from others, but also willing to teach others.

Xie Xie was not his enemy. On the contrary, he was not qualified to be his opponent. A few words of argument were nothing.

"Starting from tomorrow, we will have extra training." A smile flashed in Wu Zhangkong's eyes. He didn't like to persuade others. He believed in the principle that if you are willing to learn, I will teach you. If you are lazy, I won't care.

So he saw Xie Xie's occasional efforts and occasional slackness.

I think what Nan Liujing said today will benefit Xie Xie for the rest of his life.

“I have a problem too!”

At this time, a voice came from the ground. It was Tang Wulin, who was aching all over.

"Let's talk about it later." Wu Zhangkong smiled rarely, bringing tonight's combat drill to an end.

...

Next month.

Xu Xiaoyan became a first-class mecha designer. Perhaps she had found a different pursuit than her previous attempts to just lie down and do nothing. Her cultivation level even broke through two levels, reaching level nineteen. However, the bonus period was over, and her progress in cultivation had obviously slowed down.

However, the Xu family in Donghai City, seeing that their treasure and both the main business and the side business were flourishing, immediately donated 5 million federal coins.

Perhaps inspired by Tang Wulin and Gu Yue's millennium spirit rings, or perhaps understanding Nan Liujing's teachings, Xie Xie also made significant progress, breaking through to the rank of First-Class Mecha Builder. Daytime training wasn't enough for him; at night, he followed Wu Changkong's advice and opted to wear weights and go running.

Nan Liujing and Gu Yue occasionally passed by the playground and could see him working hard and sweating profusely.

It’s just that... Wu Zhangkong was indeed influenced by Shrek, and everything he did was about running.

The inheritance of ten thousand years cannot be changed.

As for Tang Wulin, his martial soul was ultimately holding him back. Although the Golden Dragon King's bloodline could influence his martial soul, it was ultimately limited. After all, his bloodline and martial soul were not a complete combination, and he could not compare to the blue silver grass with gold and silver patterns like Rotten Salted Fish.

If it weren't for the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, Tang Wulin's future would be almost foreseeable.

His soul power training method has not improved much, but in terms of forging, he is much more stable than a month ago.

Gu Yue obviously slowed down his cultivation speed, his soul power increased rapidly, and he had already reached level 29. In just less than a month, his mental power increased again, reaching a staggering 960. He didn't even need to pretend.

As for Nan Liujing, his soul power training was normal, and he had no problem raising one level every two months. His current soul power was level 36. His mental power training was also gradual, and his staff intention was far more solid than it was a month ago.

Wu Changkong has mastered the sword intent and is the perfect sparring partner.

Unfortunately, after obtaining the Golden Dragon Overlord Body, he was temporarily unable to seize the Golden Dragon King's bloodline from Tang Wulin. At least the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl did not move.

"get out of class is over!"

Another day ended, and Wu Zhangkong didn't leave immediately as usual. Facing the five students from Class Zero, he said solemnly, "Pack up tonight. Tomorrow, you will leave for Tianhai City with the senior students of the academy. The day after tomorrow, you will officially participate in the Tianhai Alliance Competition."

Upon hearing this, except for Xu Xiaoyan who looked normal, knowing that he was just a nobody at this stage and not very keen on the competition, Nan Liujing and the other three had different reactions.

As early as yesterday, the director of studies, Long Hengxu, had a meeting with the students in Class Zero, which, of course, did not include Nan Liujing.

Long Hengxu, Dean Yu Zhen, and the school directors all knew that Nan Liujing had a special identity, otherwise the Tianhai Alliance would not have arranged an extra three-on-three match for Shrek Academy, and even directly stated that Class Zero of Donghai Academy was required to participate.

Except for Nan Liujing, all other participants signed up for the individual competition. Wu Zhangkong gave Tang Wulin and the others the task of winning the championship in the three-on-three youth group.

"Alright, let's all go back and pack up. Nan Liujing, you stay here. I have something to tell you alone."

Wu Changkong waved his hand.

"Teacher Wu, I still need to go shopping with Gu Yue to buy some things." Nan Liujing said
Wu Zhangkong was startled and glanced at Gu Yue who was standing at the classroom door. "Do the teacher a favor. How about you go shopping in Tianhai City?"

Gu Yue frowned. She wanted to go buy some clothes or something, so she took Nan Liujing with her so that she could decide whether to buy anything based on the changes in his eyes.

"I'll accompany you to Tianhai City tomorrow, the same as before." Nan Liujing said in a voice transmission.

Gu Yue suppressed his dissatisfaction and said, "Okay."

"Sister Gu Yue, let's go together." Xu Xiaoyan took the initiative to hug Gu Yue's arm. In a month, the two of them had become familiar with each other.

"Brother Nan, we'll be leaving first." Tang Wulin and Xie Xie left arm in arm.

Soon, only Wu Zhangkong and Nan Liujing were left in the classroom.

Wu Zhangkong said in a deep voice, "Someone wants to see you. Are you willing to meet them?"

To see me? Nan Liujing's eyes flickered slightly: "Are you a high-ranking member of the Tang Sect?"

"That's right." Wu Zhangkong didn't hide anything and nodded in acknowledgment. "Before meeting you, we had already met with the Divine Craftsman and received his approval."

"it is good."

Nan Liujing did not refuse.

"Follow me." Wu Zhangkong turned and walked out of the classroom.

Nan Liujing followed, his mind gradually becoming active.

Halosa: Titled Douluo at the age of nineteen.

Yun Ming: Titled Douluo at the age of 23.

The time I gave the male protagonist to be promoted was based on that of these two older brothers.

In the original time and space, when Tang Wulin and Xie Xie entered Shrek Academy, it was no problem for the male protagonist to reach the Soul King level, which was thirteen and a half years old.

According to the characteristics of Douluo Continent that the improvement is slow in the early stage and generally fast in the later stage, it should not be considered slow, but it is not excessive either.

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