Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 700 The speed of blacksmithing was affected by a woman.
The purpose of this battle was merely to understand the shortcomings in Tang Wulin and Jialin's combat skills. After allowing the two to fully test their moves, Qian Gu Huang Yu announced the end of the battle.

Of course, Qian Gu Huang Yu would never admit to wanting to vent her anger on the two of them. If she can't deal with Gu Yue Na, she can at least deal with you two.
Since the next day was the weekend, Qian Gu Huang Yu didn't keep Tang Wulin and Jia Lin for long this time. After pointing out their shortcomings and having them train a little more, she gave them a break.

It's definitely not because Gu Yuena is urging me to start a game right away!
After leaving the training room, Jialin keenly noticed that Tang Wulin seemed a little sullen.

"What's wrong, junior brother? Did the teacher break your defenses?" Jia Lin said half-jokingly.

Tang Wulin's expression was somewhat somber. He stretched out his right hand, examined it carefully, and then clenched it tightly. "I've become weaker. Is it because of my senior?"

"What do you mean you've become weaker?" Jialin asked curiously.

Tang Wulin said, "I feel that my mindset is different now compared to before. Before, I was always worried about being left behind and being looked down upon."

"Now there's no longer that tension of falling behind if you slack off even a little."

“Isn’t that a good thing? Doesn’t this prove that you’ve become more confident?” Jialin asked.

"Don't think too much, just enjoy life as it is," Jia Lin comforted her.

Jialin had heard Qian Gu Huangyu mention before that her junior brother's life after awakening his martial soul was incredibly miserable. However, there was one thing she couldn't understand: why was her little brother not used to living a good life now?

Do you just enjoy having to endure hardship without experiencing it?
Tang Wulin did not respond. He was also a little confused about what was wrong with him, so he decided to stop thinking about it for now.

...

The next day, rhythmic hammering sounds came from Tang Wulin's forging workshop. If anyone else were there, they would be astonished to see a nine-year-old child performing a thousand-fold forging!
However, the creator of all these miracles was somewhat dissatisfied with this. Even though Tang Wulin successfully completed the Thousand Refinements First Grade, he still looked sullen.

"Your mindset has changed. Compared to before, your hammer swing speed is not fast enough, and it's not ruthless enough." Without even looking at the metal Tang Wulin was forging, Qian Gu Qingfeng pointed out Tang Wulin's problem.

"I'm sorry, teacher," Tang Wulin said decisively, admitting his mistake.

One of Tang Wulin's greatest strengths is that he never tries to save face or pretend to be something he's not; he admits his mistakes, which is something that Qian Gu Qingfeng is very satisfied with.

"Your state of mind has changed," said Qian Gu Qing Feng. "What has happened recently?"

A hint of hesitation flashed in Tang Wulin's eyes. After thinking for a moment, Tang Wulin still told Qian Gu Qingfeng about the recent events that had happened to him.

"It seems that women have slowed down your blacksmithing speed!" Qian Gu Qingfeng remarked after hearing this.

"I...I will end this relationship as soon as possible!" Tang Wulin's face turned red as he finally managed to utter these words.

"?" Qian Gu Qingfeng looked at Tang Wulin in surprise, then chuckled and said, "Silly child, I'm not asking you to end this relationship, I'm just expressing my feelings about the change in your mindset."

"Teacher, can you tell me what changes have occurred in my body? Did my senior really make me weaker?" Tang Wulin asked.

"Yes and no. Your senior sister was probably the last straw that broke your mind," said Qian Gu Qing Feng.

“I heard Xiaoyu mention you. Back in junior academy, you weren’t considered very talented, and your family wasn’t well-off either, so you did this so you wouldn’t fall behind.”

"You've been working hard so that you can be assigned to a good secondary college when you graduate from junior college. You've been holding back a lot of determination."

"But things are different now. After experiencing the second awakening of your martial soul, your talent is actually among the top tier even in the entire Douluo Empire."

"Even looking at the entire history, there are only a handful of Soul Masters whose talent surpasses yours. This will naturally make you let go of your desire to catch up."

"Because among your peers, apart from Jialin, there is probably no one stronger than you."

"Actually, your mindset had already changed from the moment you realized it. It's just that the appearance of that senior student completely changed your mindset."

"Simply put, compared to the fear of falling behind if you are even a step behind, you have subconsciously started to enjoy campus life and don't want to live such a tiring life anymore."

"Teacher, is this a bad thing?" Tang Wulin asked.

"This is not necessarily a bad thing," said Qian Gu Qingfeng. "A person can't always be on edge; they'll break eventually."

"You just need to keep pushing yourself forward and not fall into depravity. There's no need to keep your nerves on edge all the time. Of course, that's what Xiaoyu would want to see too."

"I understand, teacher!" A look of understanding flashed in Tang Wulin's eyes, and something new appeared in his gaze.

In fact, he had always been afraid that Qian Gu Qing Feng and Qian Gu Huang Yu would oppose his current situation, but now his doubts were dispelled, and he immediately became excited.

"Well, now that you've figured it out, hurry up and forge another piece of iron. Don't let a woman slow you down." Qian Gu Qingfeng's words poured cold water on Tang Wulin's enthusiasm.

Watching Tang Wulin enter his "forging mode" once again, Qian Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile.

As scions of the most prestigious aristocratic families, Qian Gu Qingfeng, like Qian Gu Huangyu, has never attended school, receiving prenatal education but never completing his studies, and has never experienced school life.

Watching Tang Wulin enjoy his youth, Qian Gu Qingfeng also felt as if he was making up for his own past.

...

Dormitory of Class Zero, Donghai College.

"Hey, Wu Lin, you look great today. What's up? Did your senior accept your confession?" Xie Xie ran over to ask as Tang Wu Lin returned humming a tune.

Tang Wulin rolled his eyes at Xie Xie and said, "At such a young age, you're already doing nothing but dating. Don't you know that women only affect the speed at which you swing your dagger?"

Xie Xie didn't seem to care, and simply smiled and asked, "Then tell me, what good thing happened this time?"

Tang Wulin said, "There's nothing good about it. I've just figured some things out."

"Alright, alright, you're starting to play riddles with me now. As expected, you've forgotten about your brothers now that you have a senior. I'm going to tell Jialin tomorrow." Xie Xie deliberately pretended to cry.

"Alright, stop fooling around. I'll tell you, okay?" Tang Wulin said with a helpless laugh.

"How so? Tell me in detail!" Xie Xie immediately perked up, no longer showing any of his previous sadness.

Tang Wulin said, "I've just figured out some things. It's normal not to give up other things or be influenced by others during the cultivation process."

"And the teachers also support me in doing this." Xie Xie blinked and said, "So you mean your teachers don't object to you pursuing your senior? So you're happy now, and you've already figured it out?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin's face immediately darkened, and he said irritably, "Xie Xie, I think you need to practice more now. Elbow, come with me to the training ground!"

"Hehe, I'm not going. I'm going to share this good news with my brothers!" Xie Xie stuck out his tongue at Tang Wulin and immediately turned and ran away.

"Damn it, eat my Blue Silver Entanglement!" Tang Wulin broke through the defense instantly and immediately used Grandma's Entanglement.

However, since it was in the academy, Tang Wulin didn't use too much soul power, worried that he might smash up the dormitory and then have to pay for it.

Xie Xie seemed to have anticipated this, as he nimbly sidestepped Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass and then vanished in a flash.

"I'm going to share this good news with the others!" Xie Xie's figure quickly disappeared, leaving only his teasing voice echoing in the air.

Tang Wulin couldn't help but smile as he watched Xie Xie's disappearing figure.

Under the influence and encouragement of others, his mindset has changed. He is no longer the bottom-of-the-class student who is afraid of falling behind, but a dreamer pursuing his ideals.

Tang Wulin didn't say much, but returned to his dormitory and quietly began to meditate.

Suddenly, Tang Wulin realized that he seemed to have entered a strange state. He found that he could hear the sound of cicadas chirping outside his window, but he could not enter a meditative state.

Gradually, Tang Wulin seemed to become somewhat dazed. The sound of waves crashing echoed in his mind, stimulating his body and nerves, as if something special was slowly fermenting.

Gradually, his consciousness began to blur, and the sound of the waves crashing faded away. It seemed that he had begun to enter a meditative state.

With his soul power circulating peacefully, everyone else had also entered a meditative state. However, a blue pattern appeared on Tang Wulin's forehead.

A faint burning sensation enveloped his body, causing him to tremble slightly. He frowned frequently, as if he were experiencing some extreme pain.

Blackness. Everything around him was pitch black; he couldn't see anything. Tang Wulin realized he seemed to have entered a black world.

A golden light suddenly burst forth, and Tang Wulin felt a sense of grounding. Looking down, he could finally see himself, but his body seemed somewhat illusory.

The ground was paved with blue bricks, resembling a huge hall, and above the hall, there was a mysterious and profound blue light.

"You've finally arrived." Just then, a clear, cold voice suddenly came from all directions. Immediately afterwards, golden lights suddenly shone all around, converging towards the center and finally forming a human figure that landed on the ground.

His body appeared very transparent, yet his exact appearance was impossible to discern; he seemed to be nothing more than a ray of light and shadow.

"Who are you? Where is this? Am I dreaming?" Tang Wulin asked.

"Perhaps. I don't know who I am either..." The voice of the golden light seemed to carry a hint of bewilderment. "I am just a divine consciousness, a divine consciousness left behind specifically to guide you. This place can be considered your dream, or it can be considered a part of your body."

Tang Wulin was, after all, still just a child. His curiosity about the unknown far outweighed his fear of it. "You mean, you're here to guide me too?"

The golden figure nodded slightly and said, "Yes and no. Actually, my original purpose was to help you get rid of the Golden Dragon King's influence."

"Golden Dragon King? You mean the golden demonic dragon that Teacher once mentioned residing inside me?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

The golden figure nodded slightly. "Is that what your teacher called it? Never mind, it doesn't matter. As long as you know what it is."

"But the Golden Dragon King is no longer inside my body!" Tang Wulin said. [This teacher seems to have arrived at a rather... unfortunate time...]

The golden figure said, "At first, I didn't expect that she could actually transfer the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King. Originally, once the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King got out of control in your body..."

"It could devour your consciousness, and at that point, you will become the Golden Dragon King's puppet, a monster that only knows destruction and annihilation."

"I'm truly amazed that there really are such powerful Soul Masters."

This is also why the golden figure hasn't appeared before Tang Wulin. His initial mission was to help Tang Wulin absorb the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, but the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was taken by Qian Gu Huang Yu. In other words, his mission was completed ahead of schedule...

Although he was a wisp of Tang San's consciousness, he was not the real Tang San after all, and he did not actually know many of the skills and soul techniques that Tang San knew.

He only wanted to help Tang Wulin because he noticed that Tang Wulin had been in a low mood lately.

"Um, how should I address you?" Tang Wulin asked the golden figure.

The golden figure said, "I am merely a divine consciousness; I have no name."

"Since you're here to help me, how about I call you Old Tang?" Tang Wulin shouted.

"Old Tang? Fine, whatever you like," Old Tang said with a smile.

"Um, have you decided what you want to teach me?" Tang Wulin asked, somewhat eager to try.

The air suddenly fell silent. Old Tang hadn't shown up because he didn't know what to teach Tang Wulin.

"Old Tang, what's wrong?" Tang Wulin couldn't help but ask when he saw Old Tang's deafening silence.

Old Tang said, "Actually, your teacher has already taught you everything you can learn now, so I don't know what new things to teach you right now."

"Besides, you can't bite off more than you can chew. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Although Old Tang is Tang San's divine consciousness, he did not inherit all of Tang San's skills, such as the Thirteen Forms of the Sea God.

The few he knew were either things that Tang Wulin couldn't learn yet, or things that the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather had already taught him.

"Ah—" Tang Wulin's voice was filled with disappointment. He was at the age where he was fearless and would rather learn new moves than review the knowledge he had already learned.

Old Tang quickly replied, "Reviewing is also very important; only by laying a solid foundation can you create a bright future!"

Tang Wulin knew that Old Tang was right, so he quickly adjusted his mindset and began to seriously learn from Old Tang...

(End of this chapter)