33 Final Exam

Hearing the scores Teacher Wu gave them, Tang Wulin couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Wu, why did I get a lower score than everyone else?"

In his own opinion, he thinks he did pretty good compared to Xie Xie and Gu Yue. So, he can't understand why Teacher Wu would give him a lower score.

"If you had been able to kill the thousand-year Crystal Bear without being crystallized, then neither Xie Xie nor Gu Yue would have needed to sacrifice themselves for your sake, and together, the three of you wouldn't have had any problem taking out the pack of wolves. Their sacrifices, were all because of you."

Wu Zhangkong's words seemed especially cold to Tang Wulin's ears at that moment. He had been proud of the battles' results, yet, Wu Zhangkong's words were like a bucket of cold water being poured over him.

Wu Zhangkong continued to speak dully. "You need to strengthen your knowledge and understanding of soul beasts. Don't think that just because soul beasts are rare nowadays, studying them is useless. On the contrary, a deeper understanding of soul beasts will greatly benefit your future cultivation. Research has shown that over 90% of the soul skills we Soul Masters possess have belonged to a soul beast at one point or another, so a greater understanding of soul beasts is the equivalent of understanding your competitors. It will also increase your odds of survival in the spirit ascension platform.

"You all should understand by now that the longer you survive in the spirit ascension platform, the greater the benefits are. You all still have a long ways to go."

Hearing Wu Zhangkong's explanation, Gloxinia couldn't help but think he was spouting bullshit, after all, he had only been in there for a short time and had massive gains..

"In today's morning lesson, I'll be discussing the soul beasts you encountered yesterday. I will explain any special traits they have and their abilities at each level." Wu Zhangkong indifferently announced the day's lesson.

After their adventures in the spirit ascension platform, the four students tackled studying with renewed vigor, as if their desire to study had gained a soul ability itself. Their desire to improve left no room for Wu Zhangkong to spur them on. In fact, Xie Xie even dropped his grudge against Gloxinia. All that were on their minds were studying and cultivation.

It became a requirement for class zero to enter the spirit ascension platform once a week. After entering, the four of them were exceptionally cautious and would only engage soul beasts they encountered after thorough preparations.

However, being cautious did not necessarily mean that they would reap the greatest benefits in the spirit ascension platform. Luck was also essential. If they were unlucky enough to meet an opponent beyond them, then they would be eliminated quickly and ejected.

One time, as soon as Gloxinia entered the spirit ascension platform, he met an extremely agile thousand-year soul beast. Before he could even make a move, he was heavily wounded and had no choice but to exit.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the first term approached.

During this period of time, all four of the students had grown through battle in the Spirit Ascension Platform, but, the person with the biggest growth was definitely Gloxinia.

Not only did his spirit souls go through another evolution and became purple soul rings, his body grew with the age of the soul rings, causing his punches to double in power, reaching 120 kg on both hands!

Also, his body has become more aesthetically pleasing and changed from just having a pretty feminine face, to having a handsome face that could be either male or female, like a trap that was notoriously famous in his past world, Haku!

Along with the changes in his face, his muscles became a bit more defined and toned, causing his body to look like a premature version of Meliodas'.

"Teacher Wu, do we also need to take a final exam too?" Tang Wulin asked in astonishment.

The other three students also had surprised expressions.

For their class, the first grade's final exam was useless. This wasn't arrogance, but confidence in how greatly they had changed in the last three months.

All of their soul power had grown massively, and Gu Yue was even on the verge of breaking through to a two ringed soul master.

Most importantly, however, was the increase in their combat abilities. Their experiences in the spirit ascension platform had proved useful as it pressured them to cultivate even harder. At the young age of nine, they actually had such unbelievable combat ability.

President Yu Zhen had invested greatly into class zero; they were provided with the best teaching facilities and equipment, as well as entry into the spirit ascension platform. This was the only way for them to raise these little monsters properly.

"Yes, you need to take them," Wu Zhangkong said with his usual stony expression. "Your final exam will test two things. The first is the spirit ascension platform."

Spirit ascension platform?

In these last three months, they had already entered the spirit ascension platform a total of eleven times and were already familiar with it. As long as they weren't unlucky, they would be able to survive for at least one hour each time. The current record for the longest survival time was actually held by Gloxinia, with his stay of five hours.

The only reason it wasn't longer either is because he got too bored..

The more they experienced it, the more they sensed the changes the spirit ascension platform was had on their combat abilities. Whether it was their application of soul skills, combat techniques and so on, they had all greatly improved.

As they now understood the benefits of the spirit ascension platform, they began to greatly anticipate their weekly visits there.

"You must survive for at least an hour to pass the exam. However, this time you will be entering the rebellion spirit ascension platform."

Xie Xie asked in shock, "Teacher, what is the rebellion spirit ascension platform?" He had never heard of it, but it seemed to be a special type of spirit ascension platform.

Gloxinia and the others all stared at Wu Zhangkong in shock and curiosity. If the spirit ascension platform had already proved to be extremely effective at improving their combat ability, then what about the rebellion spirit ascension platform…?

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Author's Note: Sorry for the shorter chapter than usual, this was the only good place to stop a chapter..

Last chapter for today, tomorrow is a rest day! Though I will most likely still post a chapter tomorrow because I enjoy writing.

Thank you for so many collections and powerstones!