Chapter 202: What Are You Standing There For?

Chapter 202: What Are You Standing There For?

"I never thought we could actually take a break like this. Did you think of this method beforehand? Why didn't you mention it earlier?"

Although three of the four Ice Bears had been defeated, the frigid temperature they had generated still lingered in the area.

To conserve their energy, the three girls leaned against Wang Si.

Having rushed all the way from the first level without a break, Wu Siduo nudged Wang Si with her elbow, a hint of resentment in her voice.

"Just pushing your current limits, that's all. In a real battle, the pace is much faster, and no one will wait for you to finish a burst of attacks before letting you adjust your state to continue fighting."

Hearing this, Ye Xinglan, who was leaning against Wang Si's right side, shifted closer to him, placing her hand on top of his, which was wrapped around her waist, and squeezed gently.

"I'll pay more attention to my stamina and soul power distribution from now on. Also... soul masters with tool-type soul spirits are a bit weaker than those with beast-type soul spirits in the early stages. But after reaching level 70, the situation improves significantly for tool-type soul masters."

In response to Ye Xinglan's explanation, the others nodded silently, indicating their understanding.

In truth, there was something else Ye Xinglan hadn't said: "You two have dual soul spirits, while I only have one. I can't compare to you."

But... there weren't many dual soul spirit possessors among those close to Wang Si, and their performances seemed slightly better than hers.

Half an hour later, the four of them had rested sufficiently.

Wu Siduo stood up and dispatched the remaining Ice Bear, which had its limbs shattered, with her Hundred Ghost Claw.

As the Ice Bear transformed into a white light and dissipated between heaven and earth, the reminder about absorbing its soul ring sounded.

Hearing this, Ye Xinglan hesitated.

Although the Ice Bear wasn't a perfect match for her, she might end up holding the others back during the upcoming challenges.

Seeing the other three walk towards the next level without hesitation, Ye Xinglan felt a momentary pang of dejection.

"Absorb..."

"What are you standing there for? Catch up!"

A scolding voice startled Ye Xinglan.

She cautiously looked up and noticed that a certain someone was actually waiting for her.

The young girl's face turned bright red. She never expected that annoying guy would not give up on her, and that she was indeed special to him compared to the others, who were just transactions to him.

"What are you spacing out for? It would be hilarious if we lost the chance to challenge the next level because we ran out of time."

Yuan Yexue turned her head, frowning at this individual from the inner court. For some reason, she felt a sense of dislike towards him.

Before coming to Shrek, she had admired and longed for this place. However, ever since her arrival, she had constantly encountered incidents that challenged her understanding of the world.

Brainless rich second-generation kids with no real talent, arrogant individuals who acted with impunity even within the academy, and now this guy from the inner court, whose strength seemed inflated.

Although this place was similar to some of the other high-level soul master academies she knew, Shrek had access to superior resources that those other academies lacked.

In addition to resources, there were also geniuses here that she wouldn't find elsewhere.

A freak who could spirit forge at the age of twelve...

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The four of them continued their tower challenge. When they encountered a Magic Sword Giant Tiger with a four thousand five hundred year soul ring, Ye Xinglan decided to stay behind.

To her, that level of soul ring was already her limit.

When they faced an ape-type soul beast with an eight-thousand-year soul ring, Yuan Yexue stayed back to absorb its soul ring.

The age was suitable, and the soul ring type matched her well, so Wang Si continued the tower challenge with Wu Siduo.

With her dual soul spirits and four thousand-year soul rings, Wu Siduo could directly aim for a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

......

Leng Dong'er bid farewell to the group as she led them back to Shrek Academy, and Leng Yao Zhu couldn't help but glance back at the youngsters a few more times.

Especially that particular fellow, with his freakish forging talent and formidable physical strength, not to mention his absurdly extensive combat experience.

Could he truly be just a forger? Leng Yao Zhu found it hard to believe; perhaps he was a powerful battle soul master who happened to dabble in forging on the side.

Furthermore, he was likely the first soul master on the continent to obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring with just three rings.

While it was true that many of the Soul Douluo's soul rings turned black eventually, those were all enhanced after the fact.

To be able to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul spirit from the get-go was truly remarkable.

......

With the boost in soul power from his new ten-thousand-year soul ring, Wang Si's soul power finally reached the standard required for spirit forging.

In addition to regular spirit forging, he also experimented with spirit forging multiple pieces of metal together.

There were plenty of forgers in the Shrek Academy who were aware of Wang Si's talent, and naturally, many of them entertained the idea of taking him on as a disciple after learning of his ability to spirit forge.

However, his adoptive father was the Divine Blacksmith Zhen Hua, and his godfather was the Master of the Body Sect, who was renowned for his understanding of the human body! Who among them would dare to try and take him on as a disciple? Anyone whose strength fell short of Zhen Hua or Mu Kui would be slapping their own face by attempting to do so!

Thus, the idea of taking Wang Si as a disciple remained nothing more than a fantasy for the elderly forgers of the Outer Court.

There were, of course, teachers in the Inner Court who were interested in Wang Si, but he had recently offended a member of the Sea God's Pavilion, and his reputation was...less than stellar.

As such, the matter was put on hold.

The fact that Wang Si could spirit forge not only attracted the attention of his first-year peers but also that of upperclassmen.

Some were skeptical, some scoffed, and some were eager to test him.

However, without exception, none could challenge Wang Si's authority; the spirit-forged one-word battle armor he crafted silenced all doubters.

In fact, no one even bothered to compete for class officer positions anymore, as Wang Si's group could produce a set of spirit-forged one-word battle armor in just three months.

They offered the same deal to outsiders, and so, while some rejoiced, others despaired.

As Wang Si's reputation grew, it became increasingly difficult to join his tight-knit group.

A certain female student with a Snake Scales martial soul missed her chance, but no one sympathized with her, as her loss was someone else's gain.

A year passed in the blink of an eye, and during this time, Wang Si helped forge a set of spirit-forged one-word battle armor for a classmate with a dog martial soul.

He was the one who had been eliminated by Wang Si with a pebble during the class president elections.

Oh, right, there were too many students eliminated by Wang Si's pebbles to count.

He was the one standing in the crowd with the Space Shackle martial soul, perfectly suited for group battles.

This classmate provided Wang Si with some rare space-attribute metals, which were ideal for crafting mecha capable of spatial folding...

(End of Chapter)

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