Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Fangtian Halberd, Empowers Me with Filial Piety

Chapter 13: The Daily Life of Class 5!
Gu Yue's addition did not bring any special changes to Class 5.

On the contrary, after a few days, the courses arranged by Wu Changkong were all physical training, which made the students of Class 5 complain endlessly.

On this day, the sun was blazing, and everyone was sweating profusely on the training field.

"Phew! I'm exhausted. Seriously, don't you animals ever get tired?"

Xie Xie sat on the lawn, panting, his aloof young master image finally crumbling.

He looked at Jiang Yi and the other two, who were standing beside him without batting an eye, his face full of disbelief.

Jiang Yi is one thing, after all, his soul power is ten levels higher than his, but why are the two girls so physically strong?

Moreover, one of them had lower soul power than him, and the other was an elemental weapon spirit master...

"It's alright...it's only a few dozen laps..."

Tang Wuling spoke softly as she deftly removed the heavy armor from her body.

She started blacksmithing at the age of six. In the past three years, she sometimes worked for a whole day at a time. Now, running dozens of laps is no different from taking a walk.

"generally!"

Gu Yue crossed her arms, leaned against the wall, and gave Xie Xie a disdainful look.

Humans are indeed incredibly weak!
I don't know how that spendthrift Di Tian managed to squander the family fortune in ten thousand years.

I told you not to rush, not to rush. Once she recovers her strength, the flying dragons will come crashing down on them and wipe them out.

Who could imagine the feeling of waking up to find only a few cats and kittens left in her home, and being blocked at the entrance to the spring?

If there weren't only a few dragons left in the dragon race, she would have slapped it to death.

"You're too weak."

Jiang Yi smiled and stepped forward, patting Xie Xie on the shoulder and teasing him.

You lazy brat, you didn't work hard when you were young, now you'll regret it when you're old!

"Fuck off!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie shrugged, shaking off Jiang Yi's thieving hand, and replied irritably.

You're the one who's weak, your whole family is weak!
He realized that these three guys were all inhuman, each one more freak than the last.

"gather!"

The group hadn't rested for more than a few minutes when Wu Changkong's cold and aloof figure appeared at the edge of the training field.

"Ugh! Here we go again..."

Xie Xie let out a wail, like a prisoner going to his death, and reluctantly stood up.

The training intensity these past few days has been extremely high; every day someone has been carried into the infirmary, except for those three monsters.

"Humph!"

Wu Changkong glared at Xie Xie and snorted coldly, nearly scaring Xie Xie's heart out.

Xie Xie quickly shut up. Wu Changkong was really capable of beating him up, physically, and he even called it "one-on-one guidance."

Fortunately, Wu Changkong ignored him and looked at the crowd instead.

"For the next few weeks, the schedule will be changed to physical education classes in the morning and theory classes in the afternoon."

As soon as Wu Changkong finished speaking, the students, who had been exhausted, perked up and instantly came back to life.

"Teacher Wu, what about today?"

Someone in the crowd asked impatiently.

"starting today!"

Wu Changkong replied calmly, but the next second, everyone burst into cheers.

"Wuhu! Long live Teacher Wu!"

Wu Changkong stood with his hands behind his back, quietly watching the cheering students of Class 5, without reprimanding them.

The intensity of the training these days is indeed very high for these children.

But this is also the first lesson he wants to teach Class 5—to become an excellent Soul Master, hard work and diligence are essential qualities.

If they can't even endure this little bit of hardship, with their talent, they should give up the idea of ​​becoming Soul Masters as soon as possible.

In this era, although Soul Masters still dominate society, they no longer hold the same absolute power as they did tens of thousands of years ago. Mech pilots, researchers, blacksmiths, and so on—achieving success in these professions still allows one to secure a place in the Federation; there's no need to fixate on just one path.

"Quiet!"

After everyone had vented their emotions, Wu Changkong raised his hand to quell the commotion on the field.

The room fell silent instantly. After spending several days together, everyone had a very clear understanding of Wu Changkong's personality.

As long as you follow the rules, Wu Changkong isn't actually that scary; you can even joke around with him occasionally.

"Jiang Yi, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Tang Wuling, the four of you stay here. The rest of you, disperse!"

Wu Changkong called out the names of Jiang Yi and the others, then waved his hand, dismissing the students of Class 5.

"follow me!"

Wu Changkong glanced at the four people who remained, then turned and walked towards the teaching building.

The group followed, and soon after, Wu Changkong led them to a special room containing some special instruments.

"Please wait here for a while!"

After Wu Changkong finished speaking, he turned and left.

After Wu Changkong left, Xie Xie became restless and nudged Jiang Yi with his elbow, whispering something.

"Jiang Yi! Do you know why the teacher brought us here?"

Jiang Yi thought for a moment, then replied.

"Aside from special circumstances, there will basically only be promotion matches!"

At this point, Wu Changkong has deliberately kept the four of them behind, most likely to prepare for the promotion competition a few months from now.

Although with their strength, taking down a class would be a piece of cake, given Wu Changkong's style, his target is clearly not just the first-year students.

Who knows, he might be plotting to have a few people overthrow the intermediate department of Donghai Academy.

"Oh, that's certainly possible..."

Xie Xie nodded, having heard a little about the promotion tournament.

"Promotion tournament? What's that?"

Tang Wuling, who was behind her, also leaned her little head in.

After spending these days together, she has fully integrated into the group and is no longer as distant as she was at the beginning of the semester.

"The promotion competition is a long-standing tradition of Donghai Academy. In order to encourage students to work hard in their cultivation, the academy holds a competition between classes three months after each new semester to re-determine the class rankings."

"For example, if we defeat Class 1 in the promotion tournament, then we will become Class 1 of the first year, and the resources and benefits they previously enjoyed will also fall to us."

Xie Xie glanced at the little rabbit, his expression somewhat strange, but he still spoke up to explain.

A few days ago, he secretly arranged a fight with Tang Wuling, and as expected, he got a good beating again.

"If we win, will we get a reward?"

Tang Wuling blinked her big eyes, which shone with anticipation.

"It seems that individuals only receive academic credits and a small amount of material rewards."

Xie Xie stroked his chin and said that he didn't care about the resources the academy provided.

"Oh, okay……"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wuling's interest visibly vanished.

She only wants to make small amounts of money.

She doesn't know how long it will take to save up for the next soul spirit; she certainly can't afford to spend another ten years on soul spirits.

Moreover, the old Tang in her dream had been urging her to buy elixirs for the past few days.

But even a single medicinal herb on the market costs tens of thousands of dollars. Where am I supposed to get that kind of money...?

Tang Wuling pouted. She had been swinging the hammer so hard it was practically smoking, but she hadn't earned much money.

Hey!
The little rabbit looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.

If it could make me a lot of money, I'd be willing to pilot a mecha and live in a villa!

(End of this chapter)