Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"Let\'s go, have breakfast." Du Bai pulled Tang San into the cafeteria. The breakfast was sumptuous, and although there wasn\'t any demon beast meat, there was still plenty of meat, eggs, and staples. The food was much better than what it had been back in Wind Wolf Town.

Besides them, some other students had also arrived for breakfast. Du Bai took Tang San around to greet everyone, helping him get acquainted. With Tang San\'s memory, he had already managed to remember the names of these dozen or so senior brothers and sisters. Naturally, he was more familiar with Du Bai and Cheng Zicheng.

"I\'ll take you to class later. This morning we have a physical training class with Teacher Yu. You\'d better prepare yourself. Teacher Yu..." Just as Du Bai was saying this, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cafeteria.

"Oh! Du Bai. Speaking ill of Teacher Yu behind her back, you\'re done for. Hehehe." Tang San looked towards the entrance, and the speaker was none other than Cheng Zicheng, all smiles.

"Ah? I didn\'t say anything! You must have heard wrong. I was just saying Teacher Yu is the most beautiful woman in our academy town," Du Bai quickly corrected himself.

Cheng Zicheng rolled her eyes at him, sat down beside the two, and said to Tang San, "Don\'t listen to his nonsense. Teacher Yu may be strict in teaching, but it\'s all for our own good. However, you\'d better eat more for this morning\'s physical training class, or you might not be able to keep up. I\'ll go get some food." Saying that, she stood up to get her meal.

"And in the afternoon?" Tang San asked.

"Afternoon is practical combat class. Teacher Mu\'s practical combat class," replied Du Bai.

Tang San vaguely understood, Teacher Yu must be Mu Yunyu, and Teacher Mu should be Mu Enqing. He made a mental note of these names.

Tang San asked, "Is it like this every day?"

"Most of the time, yes. And sometimes, Teacher Guan will give us lectures. Those are generally the days when we don\'t need to do physical training, giving us a rest. Then Teacher Si Ru has a class once a week, or rather, a time to help us improve our cultivation. You\'ll understand when the time comes. The town mayor comes around once a month to evaluate us. Those who perform well get praised, and those who don\'t get criticized. There are rewards for the one who improves the most each time. I just never managed to get one," he said, somewhat dejected by the end.

Cheng Zicheng had returned with her breakfast by then, "You\'re doing fine. At least you were never punished. The teachers favor you, saying your Heavenly Fox Transformation is difficult to cultivate and hard to progress, so even if you\'re last, you won\'t be punished. Hmph, that\'s really unfair."

Du Bai\'s Heavenly Fox Transformation seemed indeed difficult to improve. Tang San could distinguish some students\' cultivation bases by the bloodline aura they emitted. For instance, Du Bai was at the Third Stage, while Cheng Zicheng should be around the Fourth Stage. Both of them were quite young, around eleven or twelve years old. The other senior brothers and sisters varied in strength, but some were beyond Tang San\'s ability to perceive their exact cultivation bases, probably above the Sixth Stage.

Cheng Zicheng, while eating, looked at Tang San and said, "Be careful in this afternoon\'s practical combat class. Since you\'re new, Teacher Mu will definitely have you show your abilities. I might even be your opponent."

"Got it, thank you for the heads-up, senior sister," Tang San said earnestly.

With one hand on Tang San\'s shoulder, Du Bai said to Cheng Zicheng, "Chengzi, if you end up sparring with my junior brother today, you better be careful not to hurt him."

Cheng Zicheng glared at him, "Chengzi is also what you can call me? Talk to me again when you can take a beating without losing teeth to me."

The corner of Du Bai\'s mouth twitched. Here, when it really came down to fighting ability, he certainly couldn\'t beat anyone.

"You talk as if you dare to hit me. Aren\'t you afraid of bad luck?"

Cheng Zicheng wasn\'t angered by his retort; instead, she looked curiously at Tang San and said, "Xiao Tang, about that backlash you caused him yesterday, did you have any reaction? Nothing changed?"

"Ah? Should there have been some change?" Tang San asked curiously.

Du Bai also looked at him curiously and said, "I am the Child of Luck. Once my Heavenly Fox Eye is cultivated to a powerful extent, it will be able to foresee the future. Any enemy of mine, anyone who has hurt me, will be plagued by misfortune. Haven\'t you felt it?"

Tang San silently shook his head, thinking to himself, I am the Godking. I have divine consciousness. Your little luck backlash isn\'t going to affect me.

Du Bai scratched his head. "Could it have failed? That\'s strange! I must break through, I must work hard. Teacher Guan said that once I reach the Fourth Stage, my Heavenly Fox Eye will have some practical ability. Hmm, I\'ll be formidable by then."

Cheng Zicheng just curled his lips and continued eating his breakfast.

After breakfast, they gathered in the courtyard.

Including Tang San, there were a total of sixteen students in Redemption Academy. Tang San\'s stature was similar to Du Bai\'s, making them the shortest in the academy. The two of them also stood at the very edge.

When Mu Yunyu, whom they had not seen during breakfast in the dining hall, slowly approached, she stood before everyone.

The moment she arrived, Tang San noticed that all the students involuntarily straightened up.

Mu Yunyu said with a smile, "Today we will continue with physical training. We have a new member joining us today, Tang San, you are nine years old, right?"

"Yes, Teacher Yu," Tang San immediately responded.

"Good, then your intensity will be the same as Du Bai\'s. Your target is Tian Peng. Go get your weighted gear and set off," Mu Yunyu said indifferently.

When the students heard the words "Tian Peng," they couldn\'t help but grimace, but no one dared to say anything. They immediately walked towards a house on one side.

After entering the room, Tang San understood what the weighted gear meant.

On the wall hung vest-like items made of leather, each vest with dozens of pockets.

Each person chose a vest according to their size, then went to a nearby desk to insert metal bars from the top into the pockets of the vests.

When Du Bai helped Tang San choose a vest that fit him, and the two approached the metal bars, Du Bai whispered to Tang San, "Each bar is ten kilograms. You and I have the same standard, so that\'s four bars."

Tang San noted that one senior student had inserted at least twenty metal bars onto his body—wasn\'t that the same as carrying two hundred kilograms? That was terrifying.

"What is Tian Peng?" Tang San asked as he picked up four metal bars and inserted them at the front and back of his vest to maintain balance.

Carrying forty kilograms, he felt a bit heavier, but with his current level of cultivation, it was of course not a big deal.

Du Bai said with a bitter smile, "Tian Peng is in the mountains about a hundred kilometers away from here; the path there is extremely challenging. We need to climb over mountains and cross four mountain peaks, including cliffs. More importantly, our powers will be sealed; we can only rely on our physical capabilities without using the Demon God Transformation."

"That harsh?" Tang San was a bit surprised. After all, human physical strength couldn\'t compare with that of the Monsters! If they sealed the power of the Demon God Transformation and also had to carry such weight while climbing mountains, it would not be an easy task!

"Yes, it\'s that harsh. Teacher Yu will accompany us the whole way. And the scariest part is, the last three to return won\'t get any food. Let\'s go quickly! Everyone is competing fairly; our only advantage as youngsters is carrying less weight."

After leaving the room, Mu Yunyu was already waiting outside, and with a casual wave of her hands, she patted their bodies. Tang San immediately felt a strange power surge into him, and his Mysterious Heaven Skill suddenly became as if it had solidified. A cool sensation lingered in his chest and belly, yet he was unable to mobilize any energy at all.