The Final Part of the Exam Begins?

After sending Xie Xie out of his office, Wu Zhangkong fell into deep thought.

He had never expected these children to make such a great harvest this time in the rebellion spirit ascension platform. Without a doubt, having survived the longest, it was Gloxinia who had benefited the most. He had absorbed the most spirit energy with Gu Yue in second place. She had suddenly broke through to become a two-ringed Soul Grandmaster, showing her immense potential and talent!

Nobody knew just how strong Gu Yue's spiritual power was after gaining her second soul ring. This little girl had a chance of reaching the Spirit Sea realm by the time she turned fifteen!

The others' spirit souls had also made some progress, but now they were faced with a problem. They couldn't enter the spirit ascension platform again for a while, otherwise they might accidently absorb too much spirit energy which would negatively influence their bodies.

He had never expected they would make so much progress in a short six months. According to the original plan they had for class zero, they shouldn't be this powerful until the third grade.

It seems he'll have to adjust the originally planned curriculum.

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The next day, Class Zero

"You all scored highly on yesterday's exam, and this can be attributed to each of you doing exactly what was necessary. It seems that the last three months haven't been a waste after all. At the very least, you are now a functional team." Strangely enough, although Wu Zhangkong was clearly praising his students, his voice was still as icy as ever. The four students were doubting whether they should be happy or ashamed.

"Tang Wulin, your control has obviously made much progress. Good work, and continue to do your best. Unfortunately, every one of you has absorbed too much spirit energy yesterday, so once the final exam period is over, we'll run some tests again and figure out just how much more spirit energy your bodies can bear. Keep in mind that it is absolutely crucial that you do not absorb energy beyond your limits."

Based on his initial observations, Wu Zhangkong proceeded to summarize the battles from the previous day and gave them his assessment.

At the same time, at another place, two people could be seen together.

"Big brother, don't be so angry," Xu Xiaoyan timidly begged her brother.

Xu Xiaoyu's distorted expression looked ready to erupt. He couldn't feel anything but anger at the moment. Their clan had paid such a heavy price to obtain entry cards to the rebellion spirit ascension platform for the two of them, yet, due to his moment of carelessness, they had both been eliminated!

The sensation of being pierced by that spear remained vivid in his mind. It had taken him a full day of rest to recover.

"The only people in the rebellion spirit ascension platform region we entered yesterday should've been Soul Masters from Eastsea City. From their age, they should currently be attending an intermediate academy. Could they really be students of Eastsea Academy?" Xu Xiaoyu narrated his thoughts with an ashen expression.

Xu Xiaoyan remained stunned for a moment. "Really? If that's true, then they should be my seniors."

Although Xu Xiaoyu was the only son in their clan, his stubborness and arrogance displeased the elders. On the other hand, the gentle and timid Xu Xiaoyan was an absolute treasure in their eyes.

Despite the fact that Xu Xiaoyan was gifted with innate soul power, she didn't like to cultivate. Fortunately, with an outstanding elder brother like Xu Xiaoyu protecting her, no one dared force her.

When she had first awakened her martial soul three years ago, the clan had run tests on her using their equipment, only to discover that not only did she have soul power at rank 17, she also had a martial soul that had undergone a starlight phenomena rarely seen throughout the history of their clan. After this, they realized that she was an even greater genius that the outstanding Xu Xiaoyu.

(A/N: ^ The novel legit says she awakened rank 17...)

The Xu family was the largest clan in Eastsea City, and Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan's father was the minister of Eastsea City's financial affairs, which was a position with much prestige and influence. When he found out that his daughter possessed the legendary martial soul of their clan, he was simply overjoyed. He used his power and influence to obtain another entrance card so that his son and daughter could enter the rebellion spirit ascension platform together. Before they entered, he had repeatedly warned Xu Xiaoyu to take care of his little sister and to help her gain as much spirit energy as possible.

Due to Xu Xiaoyan's timidness and her lack of Soul Master training, she had been cowering in fear behind her brother from the moment they entered the spirit ascension platform. She didn't have the courage to kill a single soul beast. Xu Xiaoyu was able to absorb a great amount of spirit power, but his younger sister, with her reluctance to kill, had barely absorbed any.

As he tried his hardest to convince her to at least attack the next soul beast they came across, they accidentally stumbled upon Gloxinia's team of four. Afterwards, they were met with tragedy…

Upon returning home, not only did he have to suffer the side effects to his body, he also had to endure a lecture from his father. It would have been strange if he was still in a good mood after all that.

"Don't let me find out who they are, otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself!" Xu Xiaoyu said grimly.

Despite his words, Gloxinia's playful expression and serene appearance appeared within his mind. Although he wasn't as handsome as him, he possessed an amazing temperament. Just how had he been able to grow so strong?

Even now, Xu Xiaoyu's heart was in turmoil with his doubts and confusion.

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"Teacher Wu, the final part of our exam is about to start. Will today's combat class be postponed?" Xie Xie flatteringly asked Wu Zhangkong the moment he entered the room.

This was to be expected of course. With their holidays upon them, it was only normal for students to start feeling a bit lazy.

Wu Zhangkong dully said, "Due to the amount of spirit power you all absorbed this time in the spirit ascension platform, the academy has arranged for you to test your soul ring year levels and your bodies again. Don't think that you can squander your time just because you are young. If you don't put in effort at this age, it'll be useless to begin putting in effort when you grow old. Don't you all have a good understanding of each other? Combat class will still proceed as planned. I've thought about it for a while, and considering your current situations, it wouldn't be suitable for you all to enter the spirit ascension platform again for a while. Your combat classes will actually need to be modified a bit. Follow me." Wu Zhangkong immediately turned on his heel and walked out.

Crestfallen, Xie Xie muttered, "Teacher Wu is so unreasonable."

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Author's Note: Yeahh i know Gloxinia barely appeared here but.. idk.

Also, sorry for the late chapter, I lost track of time playing some games..

Thank you for so many collections and powerstones!