Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 23 Xie Xie, the complete noob, is actually myself.

Wu Changkong, who was watching the students of Class 5 running, noticed this girl. Wu Changkong's gaze lingered on her for a moment. This girl was not wearing a school uniform, and it was already class time.

"Which class are you in?" Wu Changkong walked up to him.

The girl's gaze seemed to be drawn to something else, watching Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng, who were pulling Xie Xie along as they ran, and she seemed quite interested in the three people wearing iron armor.

"I came here to study. But they said the registration period has already passed." She looked up at Wu Changkong and said.

Wu Changkong frowned. "Aren't you a student at Donghai Academy?"

The girl said, "Not yet, but I hope I can study here. Is that alright, teacher?"

If it were any other teacher, they might have kicked her out immediately. But is Wu Changkong any other teacher? No!

"This is the Soul Master Academy. If you want to attend, you have to rely on your own abilities," Wu Changkong said coldly.

"I can take the exam," the girl smiled.

Wu Changkong asked, "What's your name?"

The girl said, "My name is Gu Yue."

Wu Changkong nodded. "Alright, I'll give you a chance." After saying that, he turned to the three people who were running. "Xie Xie, give your iron armor to Tang Wulin. Come here."

Thanks to the help of Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie had recovered somewhat after those two laps. He stopped, took off his iron armor, and handed it to Tang Wulin. "Put on another iron armor. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Tang Wulin said, "It's easier than carrying you." He took the iron armor and casually put it on. Then Xie Xie saw that this guy accelerated again. Nan Fusheng also accelerated along with Tang Wulin.

Their stamina... it's inhuman!

Panting heavily, Xie Xie approached Wu Changkong in the center of the playground. "Teacher Wu."

Wu Changkong said, "Your stamina is too poor."

Xie Xie protested, "We agility-based battle spirit masters only need bursts of power and agility; we don't need much stamina."

Wu Changkong scoffed, "Superficial. Alright, I'll give you a chance today. Defeat her, and you won't have to run this morning."

Xie Xie then noticed the girl beside Wu Changkong, giving her a quick once-over. He took a deep breath, adjusting his soul power, and said, "No problem."

Wu Changkong said, "I'll give you twenty minutes to rest. We'll start in twenty minutes."

Xie Xie didn't waste any time and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground to meditate and rest. The run he had just completed had taken a toll on his physical strength and soul power. As an agility-type battle soul master, he was indeed at a disadvantage in this regard.

Gu Yue didn't even glance at him, her gaze sweeping around as if she were very curious about everything around her.

Wu Changkong glanced at her. "To despise one's opponent is the most unwise thing to do."

Gu Yue said, "I didn't look down on him!" Although she said that, the disdain in her eyes seemed to say that this guy was not worth my contempt.

Wu Changkong stopped talking and continued to focus on the other students who were running.

In this type of physical training, physical strength is undoubtedly the most important factor.

Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng ran in the lead. Their speed was never particularly fast, but it was steady. Even though Tang Wulin was wearing two layers of iron armor, it did not affect his pace.

To be honest, even Wu Changkong didn't expect Nan Fusheng to have such good physical qualities. Is this a characteristic of children from Aolai City?

As he ran, Tang Wulin also kept an eye on the center of the playground. He was also curious about what was going on with this girl who had suddenly appeared.

Nan Fusheng noticed that when Tang Wulin looked at the girl Gu Yue, Gu Yue seemed to inadvertently look in Tang Wulin's direction as well. Their eyes met, and Gu Yue's gaze suddenly became very sharp, but quickly calmed down, as if the sharp look was just an illusion.

Twenty minutes passed quickly.

Xie Xie sprang to his feet, stretched his body, and regained his energy.

Wu Changkong nodded. "Thirty meters away, get ready."

The students from Class 5, who were running laps, slowed down considerably as they watched the two people preparing to fight in the center of the field.

Among their peers, Xie Xie was already the second most capable person they had ever seen. They wondered who was stronger between him and this unfamiliar girl.

Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin were also watching the competition closely, but Nan Fusheng knew that Xie Xie would never be a match for Gu Yue.

As expected, Xie Xie was bombarded by Gu Yue with ice, fire, earth, and wind, unable to get close at all. In the end, he was even hit in the face with light elements, tears streaming down his face.

He was still not convinced when Wu Changkong announced that he had lost.

"You won," Wu Changkong said to Gu Yue.

Xie Xie protested, "Teacher, I didn't lose! My attacks were so dense just now, her attacks might not have been able to break through."

Wu Changkong snorted coldly, "A loss is a loss. While you were wildly swinging your dagger, she was already behind you."

Gu Yue smiled slightly, a flash of silver light appeared on her body, and she suddenly moved three meters to the side. She saw Xie Xie staring in disbelief. What kind of ability was this?

She looked at Wu Changkong, "Teacher, can I enroll now?"

Wu Changkong nodded. "I will definitely keep my promise. However, you need to tell me your background and what your martial spirit is first."

Gu Yue took out a letter from his pocket. "This is my recommendation letter for junior academy. As for my martial soul, my martial soul is Elementalist."

Element?

Wu Changkong considered himself well-informed, but this was the first time he had ever heard of the existence of such a martial spirit.

Gu Yue's recent battle with Xie Xie showcased astonishing abilities, including six elemental powers: ice, fire, earth, wind, light, and space.

It's important to understand that in the realm of martial souls, possessing even just one element is already considered top-tier. To possess six elements simultaneously is simply unimaginable.

Seeing the surprise in his eyes, Gu Yue did not hide anything, "I can control six elements, but my soul rings cannot be attached to any one of them."

Therefore, I can control elemental changes, but it's difficult to make them stronger. My first soul skill is called Elemental Tide. It allows me to maintain my soul power for a longer period, while simultaneously enhancing my control over the elements.

Hearing her say that, Wu Changkong suddenly realized what was going on.

Indeed, there could never be an existence in this world that controls all attributes and is exceptionally powerful in each one; she only has one martial soul, not six.

Simultaneously controlling six elements means she cannot specialize in any one, and no element can be directly imbued with a soul skill. The abilities she just displayed were all released through her control over the elements.

No wonder none of her abilities were particularly strong; it was through her skillful use that she was able to restrain Xie Xie.

Even so, this is definitely a top-tier martial soul, no less powerful than twin martial souls. Putting aside everything else, just the fact that she first used earth element to create a swamp for Xie Xie to fall into, and then used ice element to freeze the muddy swamp, already shows some rudimentary application of combined elements. If nurtured properly, she will absolutely become an incredibly powerful soul master genius in the future.

Wu Changkong said, "Okay, I understand. You are now a member of our class, Class 5, Grade 1."

"Thank you, teacher," Gu Yue replied with a charming smile.

Wu Changkong's face turned cold. "Then, go running with them. This is mandatory physical training. Xie Xie, you go too."

Xie Xie immediately made a face and said, "Teacher, didn't we say we wouldn't have to run away after the fight?"

Wu Changkong snorted coldly, "Did you win?"

"I..." Xie Xie felt bitter and frustrated. Indeed! If Nan Fusheng had won against him back then because of his strange first soul skill, then in the battle against Gu Yue, he had given it his all, yet still lost. This girl's martial soul was too bizarre, even stranger than his own Twin Dragon Daggers.

Gu Yue smiled slightly, did not refuse, and ran directly to the edge of the playground to run with the other students from Class 5.

Xie Xie cried out in sorrow, but had no choice but to go.

Watching their figures, a rare smile appeared on Wu Changkong's usually cold face as he turned and headed towards the main teaching building.

"Why are you wearing iron chains?" Gu Yue asked curiously as she ran up to Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin said, "Physical training! Teacher, please be stricter with me. You're really amazing."

Gu Yue smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing special. None of my individual elements are particularly strong; it's just that I control them well. All martial souls are the same. As long as you have soul power, when you truly understand and can control it, it will bring you surprises."

Tang Wulin's heart stirred upon hearing her words. Control?

"It's easy for you to say that when you're not in the situation. Whose martial spirit can control so many things like yours?" Xie Xie's dismissive voice rang out from the other side. Without the iron armor and after the previous rest, he could run quite easily now.

Gu Yue said, "That's because you haven't fully understood your own martial spirit yet."

Xie Xie retorted, unconvinced, "How do you know I didn't understand?"

Gu Yue said, "Why would I need to know if you've already lost?"

"I..." Xie Xie felt so indignant and frustrated that he just wanted to bang his head against the wall. Wasn't he supposed to be a genius? Why did he end up in this school, and in the worst class, Class 5, where he kept getting humiliated time and time again?

First, upon entering the dormitory, he clashed with Tang Wulin and was humiliated. Unconvinced, he used his wealth to force Tang Wulin to fight him again, but was once again humiliated.

Later, he finally regained some sense of accomplishment as a genius by dominating weaker opponents in the class competition of Class 5, only to be defeated by Nan Fusheng before he could even deal any damage.

Then in today's long-distance race, he was once again overwhelmed by a girl from who-knows-where, suffering defeat after defeat.

Just then, Gu Yue, who was running ahead, turned around and looked at him with a smile. "You seem to be thinking about something bad."

"No, no, let's hurry up and finish the race." Xie Xie felt a chill run through his heart and quickly shook his head. He was filled with grief and indignation. He and this Gu Yue seemed to be at odds, and he couldn't even beat her.

(End of this chapter)