The principal of No. 3 High School briefly explained what had just happened.
Only then did Xu Qiu suddenly understand.
So that was the reason.
Because his spiritual energy absorption efficiency was far too outrageous and he had absorbed everyone else’s spiritual energy, they didn’t dare let him stay at school to cultivate.
But if he couldn’t stay at school, where was he supposed to train?
At home?
There was no teacher there to guide him.
“Xu Qiu, your spiritual energy absorption speed is too exaggerated. I will report this matter to the Education Bureau and let the director decide. For now, tell me, after absorbing so much spiritual energy, how do you feel?” Mu Qingkong asked.
Xu Qiu sensed the power within his body and smiled slightly. “I feel… extremely good! Full of strength!”
“Principal, please have someone bring the combat power testing device.”
“Alright.”
Soon, a machine resembling a weighing scale was carried over.
Xu Qiu stepped onto it.
A beam of light flashed across the device, and various data about Xu Qiu’s body appeared on the screen.
It included strength, bone density, muscle mass, and most importantly, his true qi level. The comprehensive evaluation read—
1st stage Martial Artist!
Everyone gasped.
“M-My goodness, Xu Qiu became a Martial Artist?!”
“That’s way too fast!”
“This is only the first day of cultivation. We’re still trying to sense spiritual energy, and he’s already become a Martial Artist? Is this a joke?!”
“God Xu is too outrageous!”
Everyone looked at Xu Qiu with a mixture of jealousy, envy, and shock.
Luo Qingxue was also stunned.
We both have SSS-Grade Martial Souls. Why do I feel like you’re so much more monstrous than me?
A trace of excitement appeared in Mu Qingkong’s eyes. “The Taotie Martial Soul is truly extraordinary. Its advantage in cultivation speed is simply terrifying!”
“Teacher Mu, Xu Qiu cultivated this quickly. Isn’t this Taotie Martial Soul a bit too abnormal? Is this really normal?” the principal of No. 3 High School asked.
Even he felt this cultivation speed was completely unreasonable.
Others needed several months to possibly reach the 1st stage Martial Artist level.
Xu Qiu did it in one hour?
This defied all logic.
“I’ve read some records about the Taotie Martial Soul. Its greatest strength lies precisely in cultivation speed, especially in the early stages. It far surpasses others of the same level. Even other SSS-Grade Martial Soul owners can’t compare.”
“No. In Martial Arts World cultivation, speed isn’t everything. Other aspects are just as important, such as martial techniques. The Taotie Martial Soul doesn’t provide any special bonus when cultivating martial techniques. In that regard, it’s no different from an ordinary Martial Artist.
“Moreover, the further one progresses on the martial path, the harder advancement becomes. Sometimes what matters isn’t just spiritual energy absorption speed, but also opportunity, comprehension, and other factors. Historically, even Taotie Martial Soul owners have been surpassed by others later on,” Mu Qingkong explained patiently.
Only then did everyone feel relieved.
From that perspective, although the Taotie Martial Soul was abnormal, it wasn’t so overwhelming that it left people in despair.
Luo Qingxue also secretly let out a breath. Being an SSS-Grade Martial Soul owner herself, she had been hit hard just now. After hearing Mu Qingkong’s explanation, she felt slightly better.
Only Xu Qiu himself knew the truth.
The Taotie Martial Soul was only abnormal in the early stage?
Heh.
Not a problem.
What they didn’t know was that at this level of Martial Soul…
He had nine more!
When they awakened one by one later, that would be truly outrageous. That would be truly despair-inducing.
Xu Qiu became a 1st stage Martial Artist on his first cultivation session.
After that, Mu Qingkong did not dare let him continue cultivating. Once he started, no one else in the school would be able to cultivate.
Xu Qiu also had no intention of continuing.
After all, there was a limit to how much spiritual energy one could absorb at a time.
Absorb too much, and the body couldn’t contain it. The excess would dissipate.
He had already absorbed a massive amount of spiritual energy today and reached his body’s limit. Only after refining it completely could he absorb more.
With the Taotie Martial Soul, that wouldn’t take long.
“A 1st stage Martial Artist usually needs to absorb spiritual energy nonstop for an entire day to reach the body’s limit. You, on the other hand, reached it in less than an hour…” Mu Qingkong sighed again at the power of the Taotie Martial Soul.
Xu Qiu rubbed his nose, glanced at Luo Qingxue who was still meditating nearby, and asked Mu Qingkong, “Teacher, since I can’t cultivate right now, what should I do next? You’re not going to make me read books on my own, are you?”
“I’ve already memorized everything in the textbooks.”
There was a reason why the former Xu Qiu had been called the academic prodigy of No. 3 High School.
He had practically worn out his textbooks.
Everything was engraved in his mind.
He had pushed himself to the extreme.
Mu Qingkong thought for a moment. “In that case, I’ll teach you a martial technique.”
Xu Qiu’s eyes lit up.
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“My awakened Martial Soul is a weapon-type Martial Soul called Blazing Fire Gauntlets!”
With a thought, Mu Qingkong’s body suddenly erupted in blazing flames. The fire gathered around her palms and transformed into a pair of steel gauntlets.
The gauntlets glowed red, engraved with ancient patterns.
They carried a sense of age and authority.
“This is a fire-attribute Martial Soul. So most of the martial techniques I cultivate are fire-based. However, your Taotie Martial Soul is attribute-less, meaning you can cultivate any martial technique. But don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing.
“Although being attribute-less allows you to cultivate any martial technique, it also means you won’t gain any attribute-based bonuses. Your efficiency will be the same as an ordinary person. You won’t progress unusually fast.”
Xu Qiu nodded. “I understand.”
“Come. Let’s go outside.”
Mu Qingkong brought Xu Qiu to the training field and said, “The martial technique I’m going to teach you is a D-rank martial technique called Blazing Fire Crushing Fist. Watch carefully!”
As she spoke, she began demonstrating in front of him.
Her fists moved rapidly.
Flames burned fiercely.
With a sharp shout, she threw a punch. Fire burst from her fist, condensing into a massive fireball.
With a thunderous boom, it exploded on the training field, blasting out a crater several meters deep.
It was more terrifying than a grenade.
“Do you know how much strength I used in that punch?”
“I don’t.”
Mu Qingkong raised one finger.
Xu Qiu inhaled sharply. “Only one percent of your strength and it’s already this terrifying? If you used one hundred percent… wouldn’t the entire training field be blown away?!”
“If I used one hundred percent, I could blow up the entire school,” Mu Qingkong said calmly.
Xu Qiu froze.
He had thought her full strength was ten out of ten.
He hadn’t expected it to be measured out of one hundred.
Heavens.
Just how high was Mu Qingkong’s cultivation?
From what he knew, even…
Could it be that she was a 7th stage Marquis Realm expert?!
He sucked in a cold breath.
Was this the true worth of a gold-medal teacher from the Education Bureau?
The purity was unbelievably high.
Seeing the admiration in Xu Qiu’s eyes, Mu Qingkong’s vanity was fully satisfied. She patted his shoulder and smiled. “Work hard. One day, you’ll reach my level too.”