** Not A Teaser**

The two energy collides exploding into pieces the ground shock the clear night sky become Clear as a red snowflake fall on the ground accompanied by dark red energy mixed by like blood-red snow.

Just the dust settle and night sky becomes clear again Wu Zhangkong sees soul rings appear under Wulin feet, Wu Zhangkong faces twitch as he thought ' Not Good', he immediately raised his sword in defense position yet nothing seems to happen.

Normal people might feel relieved as they thought that their opponent fails to use their soul skill but Wu Zhangkong is not a normal person, he raises his awareness and caution to the mix and releases his second soul skill to calm down his mind.

Seeing this Wulin smile although his soul skill can be release instantly Wulin can also delay the timing as he had absolute control over his soul skill making the power of this particular soul skill power reach another level.

Wu Zhangkong looks around his surroundings as he needs to make sure that the danger will not come from any direction that caught him unprepared, as he looks around he saw Xie Xie's expression gasp in surprise as Xie Xie looks at the stary sky instead of him or Wulin.

Realizing this the first thought that comes to Wu Zhangkong is not looking at the sky but moving from his current position, Wu Zhangkong does it instantly as he moves using his movement techniques lightning rods fall with a booming sound striking his previous position.

As he moves he takes his chance to look at the direction of the attack to his surprise 7 lightning rod lingering in the sky and the second lightning rod already shooting toward him. Wu Zhangkong moves again but this time he sees Wulin swinging his sword shooting Asura slash toward the direction he heading to.

With the flip of his body Wu Zhangkong also slashing his Skyfrost sword shooting his third soul skill 'Skyfrost Slash' toward the incoming Wulin Sword attack, the two sword energy dissipates as it meet one another but the moment of delay is more than enough for Tang Wulin to drop the last 6 lightning rod to surround Wu Zhangkong.

Xie Xie wise whistling as he sees Wu Zhangkong movement techniques and he can't help thinking how strong he will be if he got this kind of movement technique, defeating Gu Yue is not impossible either. As he thought of this he also glances at Gu Yue to only see her with shock expression yet her eyes never left the battle of Wulin and Wu Zhangkong, he doubts she even notices that he look at her.

Wu Zhangkong halts in his track as 8 lightning rod surrounding him, only now that he realized how potent Wulin soul skill is, his first presumption is that Wulin can only fire 1 lightning rod at the time but it appears not to be so as the first 2 lightning rod is to lay down a formation and force him to move from his previous position as if Wulin Shot the 8 lightning rod at once toward Wu Zhangkong, he will dodge it's immediately and make Wulin effort fruitless.

Now that the 8 lightning rod surrounds Wu Zhangkong, Wulin stomps his feet as he used the soul bone skill that he obtains from Nine-knot Ichthyosaur making the lightning rod lit up and black lightning start to flow out connect making a cage of black lightning trapping Wu Zhangkong.

Wu Zhangkong faces ashen as if a soul master got trapped by a control soul master system it will be as good as dead. Wu Zhangkong uses his third soul skill 8 times simultaneously striking toward the 8 lightning rod.

Alas, Wulin soul skill is pretty cheap as Wu Zhangkong attack didn't even bug a little, Wulin wise had an expression of shock as he realizes keeping the lightning cage functioning consume his soul power at a really fast rate and the attack from Wu Zhangkong just now make it's even worse.

If Wulin were to unseal his cheating passive of Infinite Stamina than he has no problem keeping this lightning rod an unbreakable cage but he chooses not too as he feels bad on the thought of cheating Wu Zhangkong a respectable teacher and a swordsman.

Wu Zhangkong's surprise but didn't lose his calm as he decides it's time to activate he decide to be a bit cheap and activate 4 soul skill frost song, a purple soul ring appear beneath his feet as his sword glowing with blinding light as he finishes activate his soul skill his sword change completely from Azure Ice longsword into an Azure Greatsword.

That right Wu Zhangkong sword enlarge by 10 times bigger than his previous sword making it's big and long strong and durable. Wu Zhangkong raises his Azure Greatsword with his two-hand over his neck his leg spread far from each other 1 in front and 1 behind.

Taking a deep breath Wu Zhangkong shouts ' Haah!' as he swings his sword in a circular movement, 'Zoom' a sound emits as Wu Zhangkong strikes his attack didn't contain power but the speed and weight as well.

A shattered glass sound echoes through the training ground as Wu Zhangkong slash break Wulin lightning rod instantly, Wulin fall butt-first to the ground as he exhausted. Wu Zhangkong's attack just now is strong and powerful and Wulin's soul power had long suck dry from sustaining the lightning rod and this overwhelming attack is just right to make him as dry as a bone.

Seeing Wulin fall to the ground after Wu Zhangkong breaks his soul skill Gu Yue and Xie Xie know that Tang Wulin had lost at least that what they thought. Wulin and Wu Zhangkong both take back their martial soul.

Wulin still sits down with a heavy breath on the ground as Wu Zhangkong walks toward him, as he arrives in front of Wulin he throws his hand to Wulin and Wulin grab it's, Wu Zhangkong pull him up from the ground and patted his shoulder.

Xie Xie and Gu Yue clapped as they head toward Wu Zhangkong and Wulin their fight can be count as a fight of the century not to mention it's a battle between Soul Master and Soul Emperor. Wu Zhangkong smile as he said, " You did great Wulin!"

The two don't have any injury at all just Wulin exhausted from using all his Soul Power. " Boss you strong you go like boom, and then zoom and then attack toward teacher Wu forcing him to defense and then... and then! God, I don't know how to describe it's but it amazing" Xie Xie said excitedly as his eyes shown a look of idolizing Tang Wulin."

Wulin smiled as he patted Xie Xie's shoulder saying: " Work hard I already leave you far behind and if you don't move forward I will only leave you farther and farther away." As he finished his sentence Gu Yue said ' You strong ' as she smiles toward him. Wulin didn't act cold like last time as he thought it's pointless to be cold toward her making friends with her will make it's easier for him when he inquires about Na'er.

Wulin smiled in return to Gu Yue praised. " As you can see the gaps between you two and Wulin is too big right now so I have decided that Wulin will not participate in this tournament as putting him will equivalent to kill a chicken with a butcher knife." Wu Zhangkong said with a neutral expression as he doesn't wear an icy cold expression.

" Teacher Wu, why the boss is so strong although we the same ages as him?" Xie Xie asks foolishly and he knows it but decided to ask anyway. Hearing the question Wulin laugh, Wu Zhangkong also smiles as he heard this question still he said: " Because he works hard really hard and at the same time he a genius. He found his path while also know what he lacks and finds a way to make up for it. "

Hearing Wu Zhangkong replied Xie Xie nods while he also thinking out loud " If Wulin his long lost son? Even if he is his long lost son he didn't have to praise him this much!" Realizing that he thinking out loud Xie Xie back starts shaking as he feels a cold breath touching him.

Wu Zhangkong's face darkens as he heard what Xie Xie said, he releases his second soul skill to calm down his mind, while Wulin's face also darkens as he pissed off from what Xie Xie just said as the two about to hit Xie Xie a fist arrive over Xie Xie head.

Xie Xie passed out from the attack and no need to curious who attack him it's the girl beside him all this time Gu Yue. Well, she saved him by knocking him out if not the result will be much worse as a beating from Wulin or Wu Zhangkong will make him bedridden.

This marks the end of this training session and Wu Zhangkong already had a plan to prepare the two for the tournament and also found himself a sword sparring partner as well as he learns news things from the spar against Tang Wulin.

Chapter 23: Lightning Rod