Basic combat and Spirit ascension platform

Next Wu Zhangkong commenced the strength test which simply measured the power of one's punch. This time Gu yue was the first one to take the test as the rest of the boys were still shocked by Nero's results. " Bang! Bang! " Gu yue's two consecutive punches from different hands woke up everyone. The results showed Left fist 135 kilograms and Right fist 157 kilograms Nero wasn't surprised as he expected this much from the female tyrannosaurus but the rest of the boys were gobsmacked.

They could understand if this power came from a beast type spirit master but how come an owner of an elementalist martial soul has this much power. All of them wanted to ask her ' aren't you a mage type build how come your occupation changed ' but none of them dared seeing Gu yue's cold glance and raised eyebrows. Wu Zhangkong was a little bit surprised at Gu yue's power but kept the test going as nothing could shock him after he witnessed Nero's mental power results.

Zhang Yangzi, Xie Xie and Wang jinxi were next in their respective order. Their results were roughly the same as in the original timeline { Zhang Yangzi= 61,69 ; Xie Xie = 163,189 ; Wang jinxi = 423,468}. Zhang Yangzi was slightly depressed as compared to Gu yue who also specialized in controlling elements he was far behind in both mental and physical factors. Nero seeing Zhang Yangzi depressed just shook his head as no matter how much Zhang Yangzi tries he won't be able to overtake the human shaped draconic old hag ( I mean Silver Dragon king is a million years old ).

"Tang Wulin" Wu Zhangkong paid special attention to Tang wulin because of his bloodline which not only brought tremendous physical power but also enhanced the blue silver grass martial soul. Wang jinxi also didn't behave abnormally as he didn't have a rivalry with Tang Wulin unlike the original timeline and Nero was too much of a monster to have rivalry with. Tang Wulin was about to punch normally when Wu Zhangkong instructed him to use full power with the Golden dragon claw. Tang Wulin transformed his hand into a Golden Dragon claw which suppressed Wang jinxi and punched the machine with full force. " Bang! " The machine trembled a bit but didn't break as it was stronger than the normal testing machine. Everyone except Nero and Wu Zhangkong swallowed a gulp of saliva in shock as the result displayed 4000 kilograms. Zhang Yangzi and Wang jinxi were now glad that they didn't fight Class 5.Wu Zhangkong already knew about the Golden dragon Bloodline so he was expecting something like this.

Finally it was Nero's turn, he went towards the machine while stretching as he wanted to know his exact strength. Everyone including Wu Zhangkong stared seriously at the screen and prepared themselves for Nero's result. Nero took a deep breath and clenched his fist after focusing all his power he punched at the testing machine.

" Kacha! " the machine was directly cracked by Nero's power. Xie Xie , Zhang Yangzi and Wang jinxi staggered and fell backwards on their butt as the screen showed 5300 kg. Tang Wulin and Gu yue were standing but their faces looked like they saw a ghost even Wu Zhangkong doubted if Nero really was a great soul master.

Wu Zhangkong didn't even take the reaction speed test and dismissed everyone. Everyone except Nero went to their dorms doubting life. Tang Wulin was stopped by Wu Zhangkong probably to introduce Tang sect.Nero was about to go back when he felt a malicious gaze behind him which disappeared as soon as it appeared. Nero didn't look back as only the silver dragon king will look at him with hostility. [ She probably regards you as a hindrance to her plan as unlike Tang wulin whose identity is questionable due to GDK bloodline you have nothing to do with soul beasts. You should be careful during the vacation a divine beast attacking a weak human may seem unbelievable but you have to remember her whole race is on the line]. ' Aria is right this isn't some game where everyone abides by morals and rules. I would also do the same if I was in her position. In the original timeline there were only two reasons due to which Tang Wulin survived the first being the affection of Silver dragon king's other half and the GDK bloodline being the other ' Nero thought with a serious look on his face.

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The next day Wu Zhangkong took everyone to the training room for class. " From now on i will train all of you in basic combat training everyday ". Everyone except Nero was confused listening to Wu Zhangkong's announcement even Gu yue probably because most of her life was spent on healing herself. " You all are probably thinking how is Basic combat important in Spirit master fight well let me give you demonstration, Nero get ready ". Nero nodded and got ready to fight in hand-to-hand combat.

Nero started the fight by kicking Wu Zhangkong at his temples who ducked slightly and responded with a round house kick. Nero grabbed Wu Zhangkong's leg and pushed himself out of the attack range using the incoming kick as a platform. Gathering all his strength Nero punched towards Wu Zhangkong. " Boooom! " The floor got cracked by Nero's monstrous power. Wu Zhangkong dodged Nero's gravity amplified punch using ghost-like movements.

Nero and Wu Zhangkong again engaged in a battle of kicks and punches. In the midst of fighting Nero quickly separated a clone and hurriedly made it attack Wu Zhangkong's leg from behind to disbalance him. Nero himself punched at Wu Zhangkong's face but stopped just before he could hit him as Wu Zhangkong who was falling down due to disbalance stabilized himself using one hand and attacked Nero's nape with the leg. It was unclear who won as Wu Zhangkong's attack was aimed at Nero's nape which was a weak position in the human body and Nero's punch was too monstrous to withstand just by using face.

The rest of the class zero was stunned watching the fight as it was their first time seeing someone fight without a martial soul. " Now you all should have understood why basic combat is important. Spirit masters fight is not all about spirit abilities most of the time we fight with basic combat techniques. Spirit energy is not unlimited the winner and loser of a fight can be decided just by using spirit ability at a critical moment that's how Nero defeated you in the class promotion tournament he used his second spirit ability at the right moment to defeat three of you " Class zero listened to Wu Zhangkong seriously.

" You all are going to the spirit ascension platform in the afternoon so be prepared " Wu Zhangkong announced to Class zero after finishing the basic combat class. Tang Wulin was going to ask Wu Zhangkong about the spirit ascension platform but Xie Xie explained it to him. Nero raised his hand and said " Mr. Zhangkong I don't think going to the primary ascension platform will do me any benefit as my spirit soul is already 2000 years old but you don't have to worry about me i have an intermediate ascension platform ticket ". Wu Zhangkong thought for a moment and said " Ok i will inform Dean about it " he didn't ask how Nero got the intermediate ascension platform ticket as it was Nero's personal matter.

In the afternoon everyone gathered in the classroom to go to East Sea city spirit pagoda centre. Nero noticed that small strands of Golden energy were transferring from Tang wulin to Wang jinxi this was something only Nero could see as even if a God king was here he would only sense something not see the process. Nero was able to see the phenomenon because of Yamato so it wasn't a matter of strength or authority. ' Wang jinxi probably asked Tang wulin about the suppression and matched his Martial soul frequency with GDK bloodline ' Nero quickly understood the reason and then looked away as it was none of his concern.

Nero separated from the rest of the class Zero after arriving at the spirit pagoda to enter the intermediate ascension platform. " Sir your entry ticket please" the guard of the intermediate ascension platform area asked Nero. Nero just showed the card Zhou Hongbuo gave him to the guard.After seeing the card the guard bowed to Nero and respectfully let him enter. The staff also treated Nero respectfully compared to other people there. After observing everything Nero found one thing that Spirit Pagoda was very similar to Spirit Hall of Tang san's period. It awakened everyone's martial soul , managed soul ring related matters , etc. the only difference being spirit pagoda was indirectly related to Tang San while Spirit hall was not. This verified one thing that Tang San destroyed spirit hall completely not because of his hatred but because it wouldn't benefit him.

' Although Spirit Pagoda was founded by Huo yuhao but there are still many people in Spirit Pagoda who respect Tang San. So in simpler terms it doesn't matter which force is the top force in the mainland because Tang San is respected and worshipped everywhere. It seems like Tang san thought of everything the moment he started his 10,000 years plan.' Nero closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it as he was too weak to interfere in these things. Gathering his thoughts Nero entered his simulation pod.

The pod closed and after a moment of blackness Nero found himself in a lush forest. Nero took a deep breath as the air was filled with vitality it almost felt like he was in Star dou great forest.[Nero be alert this is an intermediate ascension platform there are also 10,000 year souls if you make a big commotion while fighting you might attract them. I won't be able to assist as i have to focus all my attention on scanning the structure of the intermediate ascension platform it might help completing the training simulation project.] heading Aria's advice Nero opened his demon eyes and went towards a relatively safe direction.

3 minutes later Nero found his first prey a 2000 year old Storm wolf. Nero fired a mirage blade as a distraction and went straight through the storm wolf cutting him in half using Yamato. ' I should let Iblis absorb the energy Qliphoth will take too much energy to promote ' Nero thought and guided the cultivation of storm wolf to Iblis. Nero stealthily kept on advancing stealthily and tried to end the souls as fast as possible.

Nero just finished killing a mystic fire fox when Iblis emerged from the spirit ring and said pointing towards a directon " Master there is something in that direction which gives me a weird feeling ". " Is it something related to demon plane " Iblis shook his head at Nero's query and replied " It feels like a combination of everything chaotic would be the word to describe the feeling accurately".

Nero summoned his demon wings and rushed towards the direction Iblis was pointing. ' There are not many things which can catch Iblis's attention and if this thing feels weird to him then the situation is no joke ' Nero thought seriously while dashing towards the location Iblis pointed.

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