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

Chapter 24 Special Training

During the ensuing long run, Gu Yue and Tang Wulin chatted as they ran, occasionally striking up conversations with Nan Fusheng.

To be honest, Nan Fusheng was a little surprised, but he also understood that Gu Yue probably didn't want to be too enthusiastic and scare Tang Wulin away. After all, Gu Yue came here because of her bet with Na'er.

As for Xie Xie, he tried to join the conversation intermittently, but every time he talked to Gu Yue, he would be met with Gu Yue's "don't talk to me, you nobodies" look, which made him both angry and afraid to argue back. In short: he was bad at it but loved to talk.

When Wu Changkong returned, the running task he had assigned was almost completed.

"gather!"

The students of Class 5 looked like defeated soldiers, each dragging their tired bodies and barely managing to stand in the center of the playground.

"That's all for this morning, dismissed. Gu Yue, you stay."

It's finally over! I'm so happy!

Almost all the students ran to their dormitories immediately, finally able to rest.

Gu Yue's face looked much rosier than before because of running.

"My name is Wu Changkong, and I am your homeroom teacher. Here is your dormitory key, school uniform, and textbooks. From now on, you are officially a student in Class 5 of the first year."

"Thank you, Teacher Wu." Gu Yue took the things that Wu Changkong handed her.

"Okay, take a break. Classes are in the afternoon."

The afternoon classes were still physical training, even more grueling than the morning ones. What happened to the promised theory lessons? Wu Changkong's explanation was simple: with your current physical condition, what's the point of learning theory? When has this aloof and arrogant god ever been reasonable?

Running was manageable, but when it turned into frog jumps, the playground was littered with students from Class 5 in less than half an hour.

After a full day of physical training, these nine-year-olds all felt like they had to crawl back to their dormitories.

"Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, come find me after dinner." Wu Changkong's cold voice rang out before the end of get out of class.

Xie Xie could only stand steadily with Tang Wulin's support, his legs still trembling. Gu Yue was slightly better off, but she was also supporting herself on her knees with her hands.

"Again tonight?" After fighting alongside Nan Fusheng and the others yesterday, Xie Xie's coldness had faded considerably, and he had become more genuine. The spoiled rich kid's temper was starting to show. Fortunately, his homeroom teacher was Wu Changkong, who could keep him in check in every way; otherwise, he simply wouldn't have been able to keep up with the physical education classes.

"The teacher is doing this for our own good," Tang Wulin said, helping him up.

An hour before dinner, most of the students were fast asleep. Although Nan Fusheng was also exhausted, he persisted in meditating, and his meditation speed was now several times faster than before.

During the previous intra-class competition, Nan Fusheng had already secretly parasitized the students of Class 5 during the battles. Later, when Mu Xi and the senior students threatened Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng again secretly parasitized them while using the Steal technique.

Nan Fusheng currently has five shallow parasites parasitizing the bodies of senior students (he hasn't parasitized Mu Xi because her father is a Saint Craftsman and has certain connections with Divine Craftsmen, so he's afraid of being discovered).

With three parasites living on his roommate, Nan Fusheng could still draw soul power from the parasites as long as they didn't escape Donghai City.

Even if he only absorbs half of the soul power to cultivate, the senior students are all Great Soul Masters, and their cultivation speed is incomparable to that of Soul Masters.

At the same time, he also wanted to see which level of Soul Master he could parasitize at this stage, so that even if he was discovered, he would still have room to maneuver when using Soul Skills on teachers or classmates in the academy.

Moreover, the teachers at Donghai Academy are generally not very skilled, making them good experimental subjects for Nan Fusheng. However, he will use the students to practice for now.

For Nan Fusheng right now, survival is the priority. He'll stick with Tang Wulin in the early stages, and once he advances to the fourth rank, he'll have a certain level of self-protection before he starts to act recklessly.

After dinner, Nan Fusheng was the first to arrive at the playground, Gu Yue was the second, and Tang Wulin practically dragged Xie Xie there. Xie Xie had originally intended to give up.

It was already evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun left a dazzling fiery red in the sky. Wu Changkong still had a cold expression on his face. He had changed into a black tracksuit. Not far away, a number of senior female students gathered nearby, and their eyes were all on him.

"You four come with me." Seeing the last two arrive, Wu Changkong turned and left.

The four followed him deeper into the academy.

Wu Changkong led them to an indoor training ground behind the academy, which he had obtained from Long Hengxu earlier that day.

Having expressed his support for Long Hengxu's work and his refusal to cause trouble for the director of the teaching affairs office, Long Hengxu gave him the green light all the way.

As fellow director of the academic affairs office, he had a fierce rivalry with the one in the senior department. Wu Changkong was demoted to the intermediate department precisely because of a violent conflict with that one, even breaking his leg. If he could cultivate a good relationship with this Ms. Wu, it would naturally be a significant advantage in front of the dean.

Wu Changkong didn't care what Long Hengxu's ulterior motives were, as long as his own goal was achieved.

If it weren't for Gu Yue, he wouldn't have compromised so easily, and an apology would never have been something he did. However, this trip to the intermediate division brought him two students who even moved him deeply. If nurtured properly, they would definitely be qualified to enter that place.

As for the other two students, one's martial soul underwent a benign mutation, and if properly nurtured, he might not be inferior to the other two. The other was somewhat peculiar, which piqued his interest, but compared to the other two, he was more of a supporting character. At least for now.

The training ground is circular and protected by a soul-guided shield. It's a place for students with higher cultivation levels to train their martial souls. After all, a training ground like that is too easily damaged once soul power reaches a certain level.

Wu Changkong led the four people to stand in the center of the venue.

"Starting today, you will all have to train with me every night to prepare for the promotion tournament in three months."

At this point, his gaze first fell on Tang Wulin. "Tang Wulin, your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. The reason I selected you for the promotion tournament was only to use you as a substitute. Now that Gu Yue is here, you've seen her talent and strength. I won't go back on my word, but I hope you can show me through your efforts that you are indeed qualified to represent Class 5. If you fail to meet my requirements in three months, then I will only send three people."

"Teacher Wu, I won't compete in his place." Just then, Gu Yue suddenly spoke up.

(End of this chapter)