Having come to this realization, Austin threw himself wholeheartedly into his training. The visualization techniques of the Five Beasts Play had saved his life, and he couldn't afford to slack off.
During breaks in his training, Austin checked on the freshmen's progress. As expected, Tang San was far ahead of the girls.
After a quick comparison, Austin noticed that Tang San was learning the Tiger Play at a pace nearly equal to Dai Mubai, who possessed the White Tiger Martial Soul.
"As expected, Tang San truly is a martial arts prodigy who can achieve remarkable heights even by secretly learning techniques."
In the following days, the girls diligently practiced blacksmithing, their faces perpetually smudged with soot.
After morning blacksmithing sessions, they spent the afternoons on physical training and sparring with senior students to quickly build teamwork between the old and new cohorts.
Though they hadn't yet visited the Great Spirit Arena, with evening meditation sessions added, their days were packed to the brim.
Surprisingly, despite this intense schedule, Ning Rongrong never repeated her behavior from the first day of school. She completed every task with meticulous care.
Even though her physical limitations as an Auxiliary-Type Soul Master meant she was always the last to complete tasks, Ning Rongrong never lost her temper again.
Seeing her dedication, even Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who had initially been most resistant to her, gradually accepted her into the group.
It could be said that Ning Rongrong had truly lived up to Austin's words that night: to earn back her dignity through her actions.
After seven days of this rigorous training, Tang San began studying core formation array inscription under Austin's guidance.
There were several reasons for this arrangement. Firstly, Austin possessed the most profound understanding of soul tools in the entire academy.
This wasn't just evident in his innovative designs and creations, but also in the superior quality of the soul tools he produced.
Often, when the same soul tool was activated with the same amount of soul power, Austin's version would consistently outperform those made by others.
This difference in quality meant that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, whose own soul tool crafting talents were merely average, relied almost entirely on Austin's creations for their soul tools.
A significant portion of the remaining soul tools were crafted by Oscar, with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun merely providing the spirit-forged rare metals.
Of course, they also had to compensate Oscar and the Austin brothers for their soul tool creation services.
To put it simply, Oscar and the Austin brothers were the only students at Shrek Academy truly specializing in soul tool mastery.
The others only needed to understand the basic principles of soul tool construction and be able to repair their own damaged devices.
After all, human energy is finite. Since Oscar and the Austin brothers possessed food-type Martial Souls, they didn't need to focus on developing combat abilities.
By concentrating solely on practicing soul tool combat and enhancing the power of their devices, they could naturally dedicate more effort to soul tool creation.
In contrast, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's Martial Souls were inherently powerful, granting them formidable combat prowess.
Therefore, they needed to prioritize cultivating their Martial Souls and unlocking their potential as Soul Masters.
Soul tools merely served as auxiliary combat aids for them, making it unnecessary to achieve the same level of mastery as Oscar and the Austin brothers.
In the future, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing would likely follow the paths of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, which is why Ning Rongrong would specialize in becoming a soul tool master.
As for Tang San's future specialization, it was truly difficult to predict.
Based on his current performance, it wouldn't be surprising if he excelled in both soul tools and Martial Souls.
Let's first discuss Tang San's talent for soul tools.
After just seven days of working with soul tools, Tang San could already independently inscribe qualified core formation arrays. Anyone with functioning eyes at Shrek Academy could see that his talent in soul tool crafting was "no less than" Austin's, and likely even surpassed Oscar's.
Austin himself knew this well. Without the boost from the Omniscient Library, his natural talent alone might not have matched Tang San's, likely placing him at Oscar's level.
Now, regarding his Martial Soul talent, Xiao Wu claimed that Tang San could master his Martial Soul abilities with remarkable speed and proficiency.
In Austin's view, Tang San truly deserved the title of "Child of Destiny." The future Tang San would likely become a prodigy, mastering both soul tools and Martial Soul combat.
Having discussed soul tools, let's turn to the sparring matches between the students.
Over the past seven days, Tang San had unleashed his hidden arsenal of hidden weapon techniques, systematically challenging and defeating each of the senior students at Shrek Academy.
Initially, Austin fared well, leveraging his soul tool's superior range and his exceptional control over these devices to fight Tang San to a draw.
Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, however, never managed to win a single match against Tang San.
Through these encounters, the trio gained a profound appreciation for the immense difficulty Austin had faced in suppressing Tang San and eliminating him during the entrance examination.
If this pattern had persisted throughout the week, there would be little more to say.
But would Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun, having suffered such humiliating defeats, simply let Austin off so easily?
The turning point came during Austin and Tang San's third spar, on the afternoon of the sixth day.
Before the sparring match began, Dai Mubai lent Tang San his soul tool shield and Acceleration Soul Tool.
The excuse was that Tang San would eventually acquire his own soul tools anyway, and he'd need them when they ventured into the Star Dou Great Forest. This was a perfect opportunity for him to familiarize himself with them.
In reality, the three of them had been thoroughly trounced by Tang San in close-to-mid-range combat and wanted Austin to experience the same.
As expected, once the battle started, the soul tools made it much harder for Austin to confine Tang San to a small area.
With the defensive capabilities of the soul tool shield and the speed boost from the Acceleration Soul Tool, Tang San could now consistently break through Austin's soul tool ray blockade.
However, Austin had trained extensively in the Omniscient Library. He wasn't going to be defeated so easily.
Instead of relying on his usual stationary, turret-like firing stance and occasional dodges, Austin began leveraging the mobility of his mech suit. He moved continuously, shifting positions at a speed surpassing even that of agility-focused Soul Masters of his level.
Despite his rapid movements, Austin maintained pinpoint accuracy with his soul tool attacks.
His swift maneuvers served three primary purposes:
First, to maintain distance. He didn't need a hundred meters; a mere twenty meters would suffice to prevent Tang San's soul skills from effectively controlling him.
Second, to prevent Tang San from locking onto his position and unleashing continuous, area-of-effect dark weapon strikes. Individual dark weapons posed no threat to Austin.
Third, to force Tang San to constantly change his approach. Accelerating soul tools required time to reach peak velocity. Austin could often counterattack with his Energy Gathering Soul Tool Cannon or Sniper Rifle Soul Tool just as Tang San reached maximum speed and was unable to change direction.
Even if these attacks failed to penetrate Tang San's soul tool shield, they would still drain a significant amount of his soul power. Austin could then use the opportunity to change direction, increase the distance, and recharge his soul tools.
If Tang San were also affected by the Concussion Soul Tool Ray or Explosive Soul Tool Ray, he would struggle to regain his footing, giving Austin further advantages.
Austin could seize the opportunity to unleash a devastating barrage, incorporating his newly developed Ice-Fire Energy Ray to exploit Tang San's Martial Soul's weaknesses.
These relentless attacks would overwhelm Tang San, forcing him to retreat and escape the area of concentrated fire.
In the end, Austin's overwhelming soul power advantage allowed him to relentlessly wear down Tang San until he was defeated.
Zhao Wuji, who had observed the battle, was astonished by Austin's combat prowess. He summarized:
"To defeat Austin now, you either need to crush him with absolute soul power superiority or gain a terrain advantage that prevents him from creating distance.
As for restricting his movement, only a Control-Type Soul Master at level 45 or higher could likely achieve that.
Once Austin establishes distance, it becomes virtually impossible to outrange him in ranged combat or close the gap for melee engagement."
In other words, among the students, Austin reigned supreme as the mid-to-long-range combat king of Shrek Academy.
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