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

Chapter 41 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey

Wu Changkong said calmly, "Alright, that's all for today's discussion on mecha. You only need to remember two key points."

First, truly powerful mechs are called battle armor, and truly powerful soul masters rely on weapons that exist in the form of battle armor.

Second, you need to choose a second career related to mecha within three years.

It was easy to remember, and it covered things that Nan Fusheng and his classmates were most interested in, making the lesson very simple.

At this moment, Tang Wulin suddenly said, "Teacher Wu, when can we see the real battle armor?" He had been listening very attentively until now, and only now did he speak up about what he most wanted to know.

Wu Changkong glanced at him and said, "Once you complete the first phase of practical training, you can see the battle armor. Whoever finishes first will see it first. You are not qualified yet."

Practical training? Practical training between Soul Masters?

Before the students could ask any questions, Wu Changkong continued, "Today's next lesson is practical training. Right here. Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin, you two help them move their desks to the back, clearing out the central area of ​​the classroom."

Here? Wouldn't it be easy to destroy a Soul Master's abilities if they were used here?

All six of them, including Nan Fusheng, had the same question in mind, but they still did as Wu Changkong said.

"Tang Wulin, come to me." Wu Changkong nodded to Tang Wulin.

"Yes." Tang Wulin stepped forward quickly.

"What do you think of your match yesterday?" Wu Changkong asked coldly.

After a moment's thought, Tang Wulin said, "We've all been too eager for quick success. We're classmates after all, and we shouldn't hurt each other. We should stop here."

Wu Changkong waved his hand. "I'm not asking you those things. I'm asking you about your feelings during the battle. How do you think you performed in the competition?"

Tang Wulin said, "The process was a bit chaotic. It was the first time we had seen each other's abilities, and we were a little disorganized and our coordination was somewhat lacking. I'm referring to the four of us; they were coordinating, but they didn't seem to have particularly good teamwork."

Wu Changkong coldly said, "Chaos? It's more than just chaos, it's a complete mess."

Upon hearing this, all five of them, except for Nan Fusheng, were stunned. As the best of the first-year students and members of the special class Zero, specially established by the academy, everyone except Tang Wulin was very confident in their abilities. Where did this talk of chaos come from?

Wu Changkong looked into Tang Wulin's eyes and said, "To be honest, I'm very disappointed. The four of you have been learning from me for three months. Your teamwork is barely passable."

However, from the very beginning of the match, you relinquished your advantage. Xie Xie deserved to have his arm broken.

Xie Xie's expression froze; he hadn't expected his teacher to give him such an evaluation.

Next, Wu Changkong launched a barrage of attacks on the six people, pointing out all their shortcomings in the promotion tournament and belittling them to the point of being worthless, yet they were unable to refute him.

Wu Changkong's few words of criticism were spot on.

Finally, Wu Changkong said coldly, "All six of you have a common problem, which is also the problem that will be solved in the upcoming practical class."

That is, you yourselves severely lack practical combat experience and skills. I'm not referring to your combat experience using martial spirits or spirit skills.

You're lacking in that area too, but not too much. What you lack even more is basic combat ability when not using your Martial Soul.

Basic combat abilities? Do Soul Masters even need such things? Aren't Soul Masters simply required to unleash Soul Skills to achieve combat objectives?

"Do you think that the basic combat abilities I'm talking about are meaningless?"

Gu Yue said, "Yes, Teacher Wu. My ability is elemental control. In battle, I only need to continuously suppress my opponent using the elements."

Whether it's a single enemy or a group of enemies, as long as the elements I control are powerful enough, I can end the battle.

Basic combat abilities seem meaningless to me; what I should be focusing on is improving my soul power and mental strength.

Wu Changkong nodded.

"If that's what you think, then let's do a test. Gu Yue, come out here too."

"You and Tang Wulin, attack me together. I won't use any soul skills, and I'll suppress my soul power to the same level as yours, around level thirteen. Let's see if you can defeat me. Hmm, activate your martial souls as well."

As he spoke, Wu Changkong turned around and picked up a pointer from the podium. Then he returned to the center.

Gu Yue stepped forward and came to Tang Wulin's side. At the same level, he still wouldn't use his soul skills? Not even his martial soul? That's seriously underestimating him!

After three months of training, Gu Yue and Tang Wulin had developed a certain level of teamwork. When they worked together, one focused on close-quarters combat, while the other provided ranged attacks.

Unfortunately, despite their excellent teamwork, the two couldn't cause any trouble against Wu Changkong. Instead, they were thoroughly taught a lesson by Wu Changkong's exquisite swordsmanship and Tang Clan's unique skills. After the battle, the remaining four looked at each other in bewilderment.

This……

Very competitive.

The classroom fell silent instantly. Wu Changkong reappeared in front of Tang Wulin, but his gaze was fixed on the fading golden scales on Tang Wulin's right arm, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"Teacher, were you using basic techniques just now?" Xie Xie stared wide-eyed at Wu Changkong.

Wu Changkong nodded. "Do you still think basic skills are useless? Basic skills are the foundation of everything."

While martial spirits and soul skills can certainly make a soul master stronger, how you use them is the fundamental factor that determines just how strong you can become.

Basic skills are simply the ways to apply them, and this applies to both battle armor and regular mechs. Therefore, from today onward, for a long time to come, practicing basic combat skills will be an important subject for you.

Of course, Wu Changkong did this more to "make an example of them" and dispel the arrogance of Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi who were watching from the sidelines. After all, these two were geniuses in their original classes and had basically no rivals.

If we don't give them a warning first, they might become troublemakers in later training sessions.

As for why Tang Wulin was chosen? Of course, it's because he beat Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi the most in the promotion competition, leaving them with some psychological trauma.

Gu Yue was included incidentally. Because she stood up to refute his point of view, Wu Changkong had her participate in order to better lead Class Zero in the future, and also to make Gu Yue realize her own shortcomings.

After all, in the previous promotion tournament, Gu Yue forced Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi to use their martial soul fusion skill to defeat them both, which would also make others more convinced of her words.

However, he did not choose Nan Fusheng for a simple reason: if the scene of almost being disfigured happened again, it would not be conducive to him establishing "teacher's authority." He wanted an absolute and overwhelming victory.

Furthermore, due to Nan Fusheng's previous lack of effort, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi didn't have a strong impression of him.

Actually, he had privately discussed this matter with Nan Fusheng (under the influence of the Time Insect) to inquire whether there had been any problems. However, it seems that the other party later gave him an explanation, which he accepted.

But what was Nan Fusheng explaining? Why can't he remember now? Never mind, since there are no more questions, he shouldn't ask anymore, as it would damage his authority as a teacher.

And the result was very successful. Now Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi are sitting there upright, listening carefully to Wu Changkong's words.

(End of this chapter)