Lan Muzi saw the situation and hurriedly spoke up, "Wulin, couldn't you have been more tactful? It seems like all the inner court students have been struck hard by your words!"
Tang Yingmeng also nodded in agreement, "Yes, Wulin, I thought what I said before was harsh enough, but I didn't expect your words to be even more extreme!"
Yuanen Yehui and the others didn't speak up, but their slightly anxious expressions clearly showed they too felt such words were a bit too heavy!
If not careful, this could leave the inner court students deflated and unable to recover!!
Tang Wulin glanced at them and showed no intention of apologizing…
Once again, he spoke in a straightforward tone, "I understand the Elders' intentions, but what awaits us is a battle with evil Soul Masters!"
"If we do not point out these students' shortcomings, then their most likely outcome is death at the hands of the evil Soul Masters!"
These inner court students were different from those in the past; they had absolutely no experience fighting against evil Soul Masters and had only been cultivating carefree within the academy!
Therefore, even with a high soul power rank, it was very possible for them to lose to someone weaker in battle!
Moreover, the very purpose of holding this live combat simulation was to induce change in them!
So they wouldn't be at a loss when facing evil Soul Masters!!
Upon hearing this, the Elders all fell silent…
Only Yuan En Zhentian expressed his stance, "I support Wulin's view. Battling evil Soul Masters is not just a spar; a moment's inattention could lead to death!!"
"It's better to be harsh now than to lose one's life later on!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin looked startled, "Elder Yuan'en... "
He hadn't expected that Yuan En Zhentian would disregard the other Elders' views and choose to support him!
Yuan En Zhentian gave a light chuckle to the former, showing absolute approval, "Wulin, you are the Sea God Pavilion Master; just follow your own decisions. I support you!"
Tang Wulin nodded slightly, "Elder Yuan'en, thank you!"
Then, he turned his gaze to Cai Yue'er, "Elder Cai?"
The latter immediately came back to her senses, "Wulin, you make a lot of sense. I'm sure the inner court students will understand the good intentions behind your words!"
As expected, after exchanging looks with each other, the eyes of the inner court students hardened...
Raising their heads again, they fixed their gazes straight on Tang Wulin's face...
"Hall Master Tang, you needn't worry about our feelings. Though we are inner court students, in reality, we have not gone through the trials of life and death and lack real combat experience. To say that we are in a sorry state is no understatement!"
"Therefore, please train us, along with the other Elders!!"
This response finally brought a satisfied expression to Tang Wulin's face, "Good, now that you've all made your decision, for the following period, we will commence hellish training!"
"This is not only for your combat experience but also so that you can survive in the battles to come!!"
Xu Xiaoyan widened her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Hey, Wulin, what do you mean by hellish training? You never mentioned this to us before?"
Yuanen Yehui frowned and chimed in, "I haven't heard about it either. Wulin, is this some spur-of-the-moment idea of yours??"
Ye Xinglan said with a wry smile, "Although I don't know what this hellish training is, it doesn't seem like anything good!!"
Tang Wulin patiently explained, "This so-called hellish training involves fighting with one or two Elders of the Sea God's Pavilion at intervals. Aside from suppressing soul power level, we must not hold back!"
This answer made Yue Zhengyu exclaim, "Wulin, have you lost your mind? If we don't hold back, some students might even lose their lives!"
Tang Wulin spoke with a grave voice, "I am naturally aware of this, or why else would it be called hellish training?"
"Don't forget, the reason we have grown so strong is because we have been through life and death, and that is precisely what these inner court students are lacking!"
Only when their lives are threatened, can the potential of these students be maximally stimulated!
Xie Xie wanted to say something, but he forcibly swallowed his words…
Catching this moment, Tang Wulin did not hesitate to ask, "Xie Xie, do you have something you want to say?"
Xie Xie scratched his head awkwardly, "I don't think this hellish training is useless, but... the power gap between these students and us is indeed too great. Even if the soul power rank is suppressed, I'm afraid it will still be a one-sided situation!"
After all, those previous inner court students didn't even know how they ended up appearing beside them, let alone engage in serious combat!
However, Tang Wulin, who had already considered this scenario, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I naturally have a way to handle this!"
"After all, I don't really wish for these inner court students to perish!!"
If he dared say it, he naturally had his own considerations!
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The next day, within the Ten Thousand Beast Platform!
The Titan Ape cursed and grumbled, "Mad, this must be madness. I think Gu Yuena has gone mad—stuffing a few hundred more soul beasts into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform in a single day!"
"This is practically asking for our old lives!"
They were already stretched thin taking care of the previous soul beasts!
And now, there came even more!
The Azure Oxpython made a quip from the side, "How so? Isn't this a good thing? It represents one step closer to the revival of the Soul Beast Clan!"
The Titan Ape retorted irritably, "Big brother, is now the time for jokes? Aren't you afraid that this space will suddenly collapse?"
While he was burning with anxiety, the other seemed unconcerned!
Without answering, the Azure Oxpython asked again, "Second brother, setting that aside, what do you think is the current function of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform?"
The Titan Ape was stunned and responded blankly, "Big brother, I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you explain it in simpler terms?"
With an air of resignation, the Azure Oxpython said, "Eh, to expect you to figure it out on your own really is difficult, so let me simplify the explanation!"
Having such a second brother really taxes the mind!
Then he continued, "Nowadays, the technology for creating soul beasts at the Spirit Pagoda has matured greatly, capable of producing a large number of soul beasts in a short time."
"With this capability, it's possible to populate the Aquipeia Forest and other soul beast forests with soul beasts in no time!!"
"Which means that the Ten Thousand Beast Platform's significance has diminished for the Spirit Pagoda!!"
At this moment, the Titan Ape seemed to understand and said incredulously, "What? This space that we've built through painstaking effort, it has lost its value just like that??"
The Azure Oxpython was caught between laughter and tears, "Second brother, I was just making a comparison. The Ten Thousand Beast Platform still has its uses for the Spirit Pagoda, of course, just not as much as before!"
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