Three days later, in Class Zero, Grade One,
Wu Zhangkong stood at the podium, completely relieved by the outcome of his competition with Huo Yuhao and the others.
Such outstanding students, all his own, were indeed surpassing his teacher. What was there to be unhappy about?
Whether or not they entered Shrek Academy didn't matter. Would Shrek Academy collapse because of a few missing students?
Would his students become ordinary people simply because they didn't attend Shrek Academy?
Clearly, neither scenario was possible!
He likely wouldn't be able to continue teaching them soon. As their first teacher, he only needed to help them lay a solid foundation.
So, there was no need to dwell on whether Shrek Academy was the best in the world!
However, when he saw Xu Xiaoyan, who had just joined the Spirit Pagoda, unleash his spirit, his two spirit rings had already upgraded from yellow to purple.
He couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Are the benefits of the Spirit Pagoda so good?"
"I too... kind of want to join the Spirit Pagoda!"
"My first and second spirit rings are only two yellow spirit rings!"
Xie Xie, as an agility-type attacker, didn't train his mental strength much, so his mental strength was temporarily substandard, which was why he couldn't upgrade all three of his spirit rings to purple.
Besides Xie Xie, the students in Class 0, Year 1, had first spirit rings that were at least a thousand-year-old!
How envious!
Wu Zhangkong suppressed his emotions and slowly spoke to the students,
"The Douluo Federation is divided into five major regions: East, South, West, North, and Central. There are a total of eleven first-tier cities.
Our Donghai City is located in the eastern region and is the second largest city in the eastern region.
The entire eastern region is close to the sea and has a more developed economy. It has the most first-tier cities, with a total of five first-tier cities, known as the Tianhai Alliance."
"The Tianhai Alliance Competition, held every three years, is primarily intended to showcase the strengths of major cities and identify talent from various fields. Those who
excel
in the Tianhai Alliance Competition will represent the Tianhai Alliance in the five-yearly National Federation Competition. Their future is bright and they're poised for a meteoric rise!"
Wu Zhangkong glanced at the excited students below the stage and continued,
"We'll depart tomorrow, taking the Soul Train to Tianhai City.
Go back and prepare. All the participating teams from Donghai City will depart together."
"Yes," everyone responded in unison.
Only Huo Yuhao looked puzzled. He turned and glanced at Tang Wulin.
"Taking the Soul Train?"
Someone was nicknamed the Soul Train Killer!
For the past month, Tang Wulin has been diligently preparing for the Tianhai Alliance Blacksmith Competition.
Ever since Huo Yuhao introduced him to the Spirit Pagoda, he soon became a disciple of the Divine Craftsman Zhenhua.
He can now forge rare metals of the first Thousand Forgings level, and his success rate for the second Thousand Forgings level has already exceeded 80%.
This success rate is exceptional, even among fourth-level blacksmiths.
He is confident he can win the Tianhai Alliance Blacksmith Competition!
Tang Wulin's parents live not far from the academy, allowing him to visit them regularly.
At school, he has a dedicated teacher like Teacher Wu and a group of close friends.
The Spirit Pagoda's Tower Master Chu Feng and the Divine Craftsman Zhenhua also show him immense care and concern. Tang Wulin feels like the happiest child in the world.
He diligently cultivates his spirit power and practices blacksmithing, hoping to live up to the expectations of his parents, teachers, and the Spirit Pagoda.
Tang Wulin vowed to himself, "When I become powerful in the future, I will definitely repay the Spirit Pagoda and help the weaker common people just as it did!"
The only thing that irritated him was the man calling himself Old Tang who had appeared after he'd taken the Spirit Ascension Pill and entered that mysterious consciousness dimension.
He was vehemently opposed to his joining the Spirit Pagoda, claiming that the original Pagoda Master was a disobedient youngster destined for death!
He also warned Tang Wulin to be wary of the Spirit Pagoda's inhabitants and to find a chance to leave and join Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect!
Such nonsense!
Was the Spirit Pagoda good? How could I not know?
Without it, how could a commoner like me ever achieve success?
Tang Wulin shook his head and continued to plot his future.
The next day, Wu
Changkong and the Headmaster, Long Hengxu, led the five students from Grade 1, Class 0, out of the academy early and arrived at the largest soul guide train station in East Sea City.
Representing the academy this time were not only the intermediate division but also a team from the advanced division, all wearing the East China Academy uniform.
A tall male student from the advanced division, passing by Huo Yuhao and the others, said to Xu Xiaoyan, "
Xiaoyan, don't push yourself. Take care during the competition."
Xu Xiaoyan smiled sweetly, "Okay, brother, you guys should do your best too!"
The tall student was Xu Xiaoyan's brother. The advanced division competed in the youth group for those aged fifteen to twenty, but the results were always disappointing, sometimes failing to even make it to the preliminaries.
That's why East China Academy created the First Grade Class Zero, hoping they would shine in the Tianhai Alliance Competition and attract even better students!
Half an hour later, the Soul Guide Train station was packed with people, and the entire waiting area was already abuzz with activity.
The Tianhai Alliance Competition involved so many different aspects, not only teams from various academies, but also various associations, such as the Alchemist Guild, the Mecha Association, and the Blacksmith Association.
"Teachers and students of Donghai College, get on the train!"
The teachers and students of Donghai College were all in carriage number six. Led by the teachers, all the students of Donghai College got on the train.
Gu Yuena naturally sat next to Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin sat with Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan sat with her brother.
After the train started, Tang Wulin and the others looked at the scenery passing by quickly through the window with excitement.
After all, kids their age had rarely left Donghai City.
With Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena in their team, they didn't have to worry about the outcome of the competition. With Boss Huo and Sister Na taking action, the championship was basically a foregone conclusion!
So they treated this trip more as a playful experience.
Huo Yuhao leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
Gu Yuena occasionally opened her eyes and glanced at Huo Yuhao stealthily.
What was he thinking about? So curious!
...
Donghai City was still some distance away from Tianhai City, and they would probably arrive in the evening by taking the soul guide train.
At noon, after everyone finished their lunch provided on the soul guide train, they all began to doze off.
Gu Yuena tilted her head and gently leaned on Huo Yuhao's shoulder: "I'm a little sleepy, can I lean on you for a while?"
Huo Yuhao felt a little helpless. You didn't even ask in advance and just leaned on me. Can I elbow you away?
Soon, Gu Yuena really fell asleep, and her breathing became even, as if leaning on Huo Yuhao made her feel relaxed.
But Huo Yuhao didn't dare to sleep, because he believed in Tang Wulin's magic!
He was waiting for a group of people to show up