The next day, Zhang Yong woke up to the crow of a rooster. He got up from his bed, left his room, and walked towards the dining hall.
Directly in front of the hall, he smelled a pleasant smell that seemed to be coming from inside it. When he entered the hall, most of his companions were there.
Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yuan Ling, Ning Rong Rong, Ma Hongjun and Zhou Ziqin were there.
Strangely enough, the Grandmaster was serving food behind the counter, wearing a chef's hat
Zhang Yong walked up to Tang San and said in a low voice:
"What does a Grandmaster do?"
Tang San looked at Zhang Yong, smiled lightly, and said:
"My teacher prepared breakfast, go and take your share."
Zhang Yong walked towards the desk towards the teacher
He controlled the fire precisely, sweat dripping from his face
He placed a tray on the table and placed in it two bowls of meat broth, two steamed buns, and two eggs.
Zhang Yong took the tray and took a seat next to Tang San. He looked at everyone for a moment and then took a bite of the food. The food was delicious. When he raised his head, Ma Hongjun had stuck his head into the plate. The others were faking politeness in the food. Otherwise, they would have done the same as Hongjun.
Zhang Yong looked at Tang San and said with a regretful smile:
"Looks like my food has dropped to second place."
Tang San smiled as he patted Zhang Yong's shoulder consolingly
Zhang Yong and Tang San began to eat in silence
Soon after, Dai Maupay and Oscar also came
Then the teacher said:
"Eat more. Food is a necessary thing. Aside from training, you cannot fight on an empty stomach. So from now on, I will prepare breakfast for you at dawn. If you don't come to eat it within one hour, there is no need to eat it."
Everyone nodded, and within half an hour everyone had finished their food
Then the academy bell rang, signaling assembly time
The nine went out into the arena
In front of them, the Great Master stood with both hands behind his back and said:
"I have already studied your souls and abilities, then I will begin your training. Dai Mubai, step forward."
Dai Mubai stepped forward without hesitation
"You have to fight with Tang San, but Tang San can't use his third soul ring or those strange weapons."
Dai Mubai frowned: "Wait a minute, that's not fair, this can't be called fighting, Tang San's rank is lower than mine. If his martial spirit skill is restricted as well then it gives me an advantage. Even if his third spirit ring is dangerous, I'm confident in myself."
The teacher said coldly:
"Fair? There is nothing fair in this world, but since you asked, Tang San can use his third soul ring."
The next moment everyone retreated back, leaving Dai Mubai and Tang San, and then the two began to fight
The Tang San Blue Grass immediately spread out in all directions, forming a spider web that bound Dai Mubai, who had already released his martial spirit.
The silvery blue grass spread across Dai Mubai's body and he seemed to lose the ability to move, that was Tang San's new ability, the spider web plus a powerful neurotoxin drugged Dai Mubai.
The teacher said quietly:
"It is enough"
Tang San quickly walked towards Dai Mubai and removed his net, then Naoto started to think
'Tang San's abilities are strong, but most likely if he faced someone like Hongjun, he would have trouble unless he gained resistance to fire, but that conflicts with his spirit element.'
Naoto was thinking deeply before Thoth heard the professor again
"You see, it's a distinct ability of the Control Branch. In general, the Soul Master's attack control system is rather weak. But their power is exceptionally strong. Below rank sixty, an outstanding control system soul master is able to completely restrain the opponent even if the difference between them is ten ranks, so the best way when facing a control system soul master is to not give them the opportunity to use their skills. But for the Power Branch Soul Masters, the Control Branch Soul Master is your natural enemy. Under these kinds of circumstances, you should keep your distance from the Control system Spirit Masters."
Then Zhang Yong raised his arm and asked:
"But Master, most Attack System Spirit Masters fight in close-range battles, so how will they defeat Control System Spirit Masters?"
The teacher paused for a moment and then continued:
"That's right, so no Spirit Master is perfect, but a squad of Spirit Masters can be perfect. Coordinated teamwork among everyone is the solution. Although Tang San's third ability is powerful, it can only restrict one person, and during team battles, this ability is needed." To whom does this weakness of hers cover? Therefore, your priority is to close these weaknesses of yours.
Then the teacher looked at Tang San:
"This time Tang San Xiaowu will fight, Dai Mubai will fight Ma Hongjun with Oscar's help, and Zhang Yong will fight Zhou Ziqin."
Zhang Yong was stunned for a moment and looked at the professor in disbelief:
"But I, the support branch's soul master, is weak."
The teacher looked at him indifferently and said:
"A Support Branch Spirit Master can defeat a so-called weak Spirit King?"
At that moment, Zhang Yong had nothing to defend himself with. He cursed in his mind, 'I am f**ked.' Zhang Yong thought about the purpose of this training, but to no avail.
He walked helplessly and stood in front of Zhou Ziqin
He bowed slightly before her, placing his hands in front of him as a greeting, and said:
"Take care of me please"
Zhou Ziqin looked at him for a moment, her expression unreadable and said:
"Draw your sword"
Zhang Yong looked at her with a little nervousness, he was afraid that he would lose control again and said:
"I cant"
From Zhou Ziqin's perspective, it seemed as if Zhang Yong had underestimated her, so she immediately unleashed her fighting spirit and rushed towards him.
All Zhang Yong did was avoid her attack, each attack targeting the vital areas of his body
Zhou Ziqin's speed was too fast to be followed by Zhang Yong's eyes, they immediately closed on him, and he had to evade her attack with his body. Fortunately for him, his body was light after he raised his Wind Steps skill to the maximum
Zhang Yong's blood pressure began to rise and he could hear his own heartbeat
The teacher was watching the fight and said in an audible voice:
"What are you doing? You definitely know that you can't match Zhou Ziqin in her field."
Zhang Yong wanted to go to the teacher but had no chance. He had to avoid Zhou Ziqin's attacks, and he felt that if he looked in another direction, his head would fly off.
Follow the teacher:
"As far as I know, your first soul ability causes fog in the place. You can use it to distract Zhou Ziqin and that might give you a chance. Wouldn't it be better for you to give it your all from the beginning? The lion uses his full strength even when hunting rabbits."
In Zhang Yong's mind, anger was growing:
'Shut up, I'm trying to focus.'
The teacher added:
"Back in your decisions may lead to your death, or worse, it may lead to the destruction of your comrades, and you will remain behind, filled with regret for the rest of your life."
Zhang Yong shouted in his mind
'Shut up the hell'
Zhou Ziqin's attack was about to pierce Naoto's neck. Zhang Yong grabbed her arm and flipped her over, dropping her to the ground very quickly, preventing her from any resistance. He gathered his hand in the shape of a blade of spirit energy and brought it down with extreme speed, and was about to pierce Zhou Ziqin's throat.
Without knowing it, he had unleashed an intense thirst for blood
Fortunately he stopped an inch from her neck
That's when he came to his senses, quickly stood up and looked around, breathing hard and violently, no one had paid attention
He immediately extended his arm to Zhou Ziqin and said:
"Sorry"
Without saying a word, Zhou Ziqin pushed away Zhang Yong's hand and stood alone, then turned and walked away
The teacher's voice was heard from a distance, when Zhang Yong turned around, the teacher's face had a very ugly expression:
"Is this what they call monsters? Your display today made me feel disappointed. You all have to bear the punishment. Go and run from the academy to Soto City ten times without using any spirit energy and come back before lunch. For Tang San and Zhang Yong, you have to run twelve times. "There are wicker baskets full of rocks that you have to carry with you while you run."
Tang San was the first to run out and then everyone else followed suit
The distance between the academy and Soto City was about three kilometers, with running ten times back and forth. The distance was at least sixty kilometers, and with weights and without using spirit energy, it made it difficult.
When they arrived at the scene, the teacher apparently had predicted that they would fail and had prepared the punishment in advance
There were nine wicker baskets, each one in size, and each basket bearing someone's name. The baskets of Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun contained fifteen kilograms of stones. Next came the baskets of Xiao Wu, Zhou Ziqin, and Yuan Ling, which weighed ten kilograms, while Oscar carried and Ning Rong Rong five kilograms
But there was a slight difference for Zhang Yong, his basket held twenty-five kilograms
'Did I insult Grandmaster in some way?'
However, he took his basket and did not complain. Then everyone took their baskets and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhang Yong rushed madly in front. After a while, as they ran, they realized that the training was very difficult.
Tang San said with a sweaty face:
"Mobai, Yong let's stop."
The two stopped immediately. Although Dai Mubai looked a little tired, Zhang Yong was not tired, with his statistics, the distance he had covered was almost nothing to him.
Dai Mubai said:
"Xiao san, what's going on?"
Tang San replied:
"The teacher said that we are a team and should be punished together. Even Yuan Ling and Ning Rong Rong, who were not participating, are running with us. According to this, this is not punishment, but physical training. So maybe what he is really trying to do is test our trust in each other. The three of us can endure, but the rest." "They can't"
The two immediately nodded as they listened to Tang San
Then Zhang Yong said:
"Since that is the case I think we should wait for others to decide what to do."
Very quickly, the six of them immediately caught up with them, and Tang San then told them his point of view
While they were discussing what they should do, Zhang Yong looked at the rest of the way and began to think
'This distance is not easy at all, but it is really good for training the body.'
When he turned towards the others, Oscar began to explain his point of view, "The seven of us will run together once, and because Ning Rong Rong is the slowest among us, we will run at the same speed as her, and as soon as someone loses the ability to continue, we adjust the weights, and this way we will maintain our strength as much as possible. What do you think?
Ning Rong Rong smiled on the side, "Oh Oscar, I didn't know you were so smart."
Zhang Yong held his chin for a moment and started to think, 'We'll end up unconscious after this.'
He picked up Zhang Yong and waved at her, "Let's go running now, we still have ten laps to go."
And so everyone resumed running towards Soto City at the same speed
Since Oscar and Ning Rong Rong were the weakest among them, they ran at the same speed as them and thus completed the first lap.