182 A New Semester Begins (1/2)

Tang Wulin usually produced fourth-grade Thousand Refined items. When theoccasional luck was with him, he would create third-grade metal, while when itwas against him, he would forge fifth-grade items.

Although making fifth-grade products were enough to complete the tasks, itemsof the third-grade and higher would receive additional payment. Tang Wulin waspleased to discover that after forging a third and a fourth-grade metal in thebeginning, the rest were all second-grade. That was a lot of extra money!

The fact that the quality of his products had improved signified that he hadbettered his understanding of metal.Teacher Mu told me before that when I canforge first-grade metals with a thirty percent success rate, I’ll be ready totry Spirit Refining.

He had originally thought that it would take three years before he couldattempt it, but now it seemed that he would be able to try it sooner than heexpected. If he could easily produce second-grade metals without trying hisbest, how far off could first-grade be?

What Tang Wulin wasn’t aware of was that his harvest from his trip to HeavenDou City truly was astounding. Apart from the Dragonscale Fruit, hisexperiences and gains in the intermediate spirit ascension platform hadbroadened his view on soul beasts and soul skills. What was most significant ofall, however, was the complete upgrade he had received from absorbing theThree-Eyed Demon Ape’s spirit energy.

As a spiritual-attribute soul beast, the Three-Eyed Demon Ape’s spirit energywas far more volatile than that of normal beasts. Combined with the excessspirit energy that surpassed his bodily limits, Tang Wulin had faced atremendous amount of danger.

If Old Tang hadn’t come to his rescue, his cultivation would have deviated,resulting in permanent injuries at the best and an agonizing death at theworst. Wu Zhangkong’s guilt had stemmed from this grave possibility.

But, Tang Wulin had survived and made an extreme breakthrough. Although hehadn’t benefited as much as breaking a Golden Dragon King seal, his gains wereclear.

His spirit soul had reached heights he never thought possible and theMysterious Heaven Method had improved both his spiritual power and soul power.

After refining these two energies, his fundamental strength had increasedsignificantly. No matter which occupation a Soul Master has, these two energieswere an essential part of their foundation. This was why Tang Wulin’simprovement in this regard had aided his forging.

Having finished earlier than he expected, Tang Wulin didn’t immediately goturn in the tasks. Instead, he chose to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Method.His understanding of metals deepened over the next three days as hecomprehended many things during this meditation.

Eastsea City’s month-long calm came to an end with the new school semesterstarting and was once again bustling with noise and excitement.

Students streamed into the academy, all of them brimming with positivity. Thiswas their second semester. After they finished it, they would advance to thenext grade. Though they looked forward to moving up a grade, the dreaded gradepromotion exams loomed over them.

For those attending an intermediate Soul Master academy, they absolutely hadto have reached two rings by the time they graduated from their six years inthe elementary division, otherwise they wouldn’t be issued a graduationdiploma. On the other hand, those in the advanced division needed to have threerings to properly graduate.

Regardless of the academy, not every student could meet this requirement.Those in the upper grades would be extremely pressed for time.

Students in the first two grades were still able to relax though. The urgencyof advancing their cultivation was still at the back of their minds.

Yun Xiao and Zhou Zhangxi were exploring the academy while chatting aboutvarious things. The two had become good friends after a semester together.

“Have you seen Wulin or anyone else from class zero? Speaking of them, there’ssomething really weird! I heard that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi transferred toanother academy.” Zhou Zhangxi smirked. “They’re probably too ashamed to be inthe same class as those three.”

Yun Xiao rolled his eyes. “Do you think a genius who already has two rings inthe first grade would feel ashamed? It’s definitely something else. You know, Ibet Wulin is feeling the pressure now. I heard Gu Yue is already a SoulGrandmaster now and he’s the only one in their class who still only has onering. I wonder how much longer class zero will last?”

Zhou Zhangxi’s eyes lit up. “It would be good if the class shuts down, thatway they would have to come back. We’re class one right now, but we both knowhow strong our class really is. What will we do for this semester’s ClassPromotion Tournament? Won’t we just get demoted at this rate?”