Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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Wu Changkong stood there quietly, waiting for the students to regain their senses as he prepared to continue with the next step of teaching. Suddenly, he felt a momentary trance, as if someone very familiar had returned.
A ripple suddenly surged within his heart, and a rare look of nostalgia appeared in his indifferent eyes. It was a very nostalgic feeling—who was it? Was it an illusion?
However, Wu Changkong quickly snapped out of that strange sensation, and his expression returned to normal, remaining emotionless. He then turned his golden eyes back toward the students, and his cold voice rang out once more.
"The application of Spirit Abilities and the methods of Mental Force attacks have already been demonstrated by me."
"The myriad transformations of Spirit Abilities are possibilities that you need to constantly temper, perceive, and attempt in countless actual battles in the future."
"I am telling you this not so that you can create variations of Spirit Abilities in just a few days, but primarily to let you know that Spirit Abilities are not rigid."
Wu Changkong paused, placing the heavenly frost sword behind his back.
"Therefore, the deep application of Spirit Abilities will not be the focus of teaching for the time being. You can try it on your own after class; do not be constrained by the original release patterns."
"And for the remaining time, we will focus on overcoming—the basic application of Mental Force."
"First, the introduction to Mental Shock."
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At the same time, Teacher Shen Yi, who had been standing aside and observing quietly, also walked over.
She looked at the group of teenagers who had been thoroughly exhausted by Wu Changkong, her face still wearing that gentle and intellectual smile, looking like a kind older sister from next door.
"Alright, students, Teacher Wu has already shown you so much. Next, I will assist everyone in completing Teacher Wu's teaching."
"The application of Mental Force centers on 'perception' and 'guidance'."
As Teacher Shen Yi spoke, she walked to the very front of the line.
"Now, everyone close your eyes, clear your minds, and try to find that faint trace of warmth deep within the center of your brow."
After saying this, both Wu Changkong and Teacher Shen Yi began to move, walking behind each student and extending their fingers to help guide every student to discover their own Sea of Consciousness.
In terms of teaching, although Teacher Shen Yi and Wu Changkong also had them exercise their bodies, they didn't just make them do weighted runs. If it were just weighted runs, they could do that on their own without even entering the academy.
Nor did they simply write the words 'Offense' and 'Defense' on the blackboard for students to figure out; instead, they actively participated in the students' learning progress.
Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, feeling Wu Changkong's guidance, and nodded inwardly.
Although he had opened his Sea of Consciousness long ago, this systematic method still benefited him greatly.
Time passed minute by minute.
The proficient use of Mental Force was clearly not something that could be achieved overnight.
For several full hours, the group of students spent their time in this near-meditative state.
Most of the students here possessed perseverance, but their talent wasn't considered top-tier. When the last student finally managed to vaguely feel that faint sensation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Today's class should be over, right?
After all, according to their usual schedule, it was already time for school to end.
But at that moment, Wu Changkong spoke again.
"There is one last item for today's lesson."
Wu Changkong's golden eyes swept across the field.
"Sparring."
Before everyone could react, Wu Changkong coldly called out three names:
"Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, step forward."
Shua—!
Three teenagers stepped out from the crowd.
Tang Wulin still looked calm and confident, while Xie Xie lazily cracked his neck. However, the girl walking at the end caught everyone's attention.
She was an extremely sweet-looking girl with fair skin and big eyes that sparkled with cleverness—it was Xu Xiaoyan.
Wang Dong'er was stunned.
She widened her pinkish-blue eyes, her face full of disbelief.
"Xiaoyan? Why are you..."
If she remembered correctly, Xu Xiaoyan usually hung out quite closely with her, Xiao Xiao, and Xier in class. How did she suddenly get assigned to Tang Wulin's side by Wu Changkong?
Before Wang Dong'er could ask, she saw Xu Xiaoyan walk up to Tang Wulin's side. Not only was there no awkwardness, but she also very naturally called out to Tang Wulin with a smile:
"Captain, you have to look out for me later."
The two of them seemed quite familiar.
"Cap... Captain?!"
Wang Dong'er froze on the spot, her mind unable to wrap around the situation.
Xu Xiaoyan was actually so familiar with that Tang Wulin who had beaten her up?
She even called him Captain?
When did this happen!
A sour feeling inexplicably welled up in Wang Dong'er's heart. Clearly she was her teammate, yet right now it felt like she was being 'NTR-ed'.
Just then, Wu Changkong continued to give orders, his voice still very cold.
"The rules are simple."
"Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan will be one side."
"Everyone else will be the other side."
"Both sides will engage in a team challenge. No means are barred. The losing side will have extra training for the entire team tonight."
"!!!"
The entire class fell into a dead silence.
Everyone looked at Wu Changkong in shock, hardly able to believe their ears.
Three people?
Against the rest of the group?
There were nearly thirty people left! Even if Tang Wulin was strong, and even if Xie Xie's movement was fast, facing a nearly ten-fold difference in numbers, how the hell was this fair?
"Teacher Wu, this... this isn't quite appropriate, is it?"
Xie Xie shouted from the side. So many people fighting the three of them—it was too many!
"We're being ganged up on!"
Wu Changkong swept a cold glance over him.
"Xie Xie, double extra training."
"Pfft—!"
Xie Xie almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He instantly looked like a frost-bitten eggplant—completely wilted.
He covered his mouth with a bitter look, not daring to say another word.
As for the larger side, everyone was quite excited. After all, they had the numerical advantage!
Wang Dong'er stared at Tang Wulin with great interest, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly to reveal a pair of cute dimples.
Although she also felt the numerical gap was ridiculously large and unfair to Tang Wulin's group, she remembered being slammed onto the ground by Tang Wulin in public. Plus, Tang Wulin was definitely no pushover; the strength in that guy's right hand could be said to be quite terrifying...
Now they could use numbers to bully the few. This was a god-given opportunity for revenge!
With more people to draw fire, she could take the chance to strike!
And... this time, her team still had Yang Nianxia, Wu Siduo, and Luo Guixing, who hadn't made a move yet. Although she hadn't fought them, her girl's intuition told her these three were very strong.
Huo Yuhao also stared quite seriously at the three people before him. The strongest among them was undoubtedly Tang Wulin. Having trained with him, Yuhao naturally knew Tang Wulin's prowess. This was going to be a tough battle.
"Match, begin!"
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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