Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations, Team Command

The others looked at Tang Wutong in surprise, then glanced between Su Yu and Tang Wutong in confusion.

Su Yu said, "Stop guessing. I’m Wang Dong’er’s uncle. Wang Dong’er has already cultivated the Fight Heaven Battle Art to the level of Fight Buddha, so if you don’t want to be left trailing behind him, work hard."

Everyone’s eyes settled on Tang Wutong, making her a little embarrassed.

Su Yu looked at Wang Dong’er and said, "Don’t just sit around either. How much of the other things I taught you have you learned?"

Upon hearing Su Yu’s words, Tang Wutong immediately wore an expression as though she wanted to die. "Uncle, you have no idea how difficult that is!"

"Tell me, how many transformations have you learned?" Su Yu asked Tang Wutong.

Tang Wutong said weakly, "Ten transformations…"

"There are still twenty-six transformations left! I’m giving you three years to learn them all," Su Yu said flatly.

Tang Wutong looked utterly lifeless. "Ah…"

Hearing Su Yu and Tang Wutong’s conversation about the Thirty-Six Transformations, the others all guessed that what Su Yu had taught Tang Wutong couldn’t possibly be the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations, could it?

"Tea-teacher, do you know the spells from Journey to the West too?" Xu Sanshi asked, swallowing nervously.

Su Yu smiled and nodded slightly. "Yes. I’ve already modified the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations into spells that can be activated with Soul Power and Divine Power. Once you’ve thoroughly mastered the Fight Heaven Battle Art, you’ll be able to learn the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations."

Upon hearing this, everyone was beyond excited. Ma Xiaotao suddenly asked, "Teacher, why aren’t you teaching us the Seventy-Two Transformations?"

Su Yu smiled. "You don’t really believe Sun Wukong’s old claim that having more means it’s stronger, do you?"

Everyone was puzzled. Tang Ya spoke up, "Isn’t that true? Look how powerful Sun Wukong was—he wreaked Havoc in Heaven and could do anything. Zhu Bajie was so weak. It’s obvious that the Seventy-Two Transformations are stronger."

Su Yu smiled and shook his head. "You’re focusing on the wrong thing. You’re looking at the people using the spells, not the spells themselves. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations are stronger than the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations. It’s only because the users were different that you misunderstood the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations as being more powerful."

Everyone was astonished. They truly had not considered it that deeply. They only knew that Sun Wukong was incredibly impressive, while Zhu Bajie was practically useless, so they assumed the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations were far more powerful.

"Alright, start studying the Buddhist Scriptures and Taoist Law. If you haven’t thoroughly understood them, don’t even think about learning the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations. If there’s anything you don’t understand, come ask me." Su Yu reclined in his chair as he spoke.

Su Yu had always raised his students freely. He taught them what needed to be taught, then let them cultivate on their own.

The lesson ended quickly, but none of them intended to leave. They all continued reading diligently. Su Yu looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Yuhao, He Caitou, come here for a moment."

The two approached Su Yu in confusion. Su Yu asked, "Are either of you interested in the Soul Tool Department?"

They both fell silent for a moment. Huo Yuhao said, "Teacher, I don’t know much about Soul Tools."

He Caitou stammered, "Tea-teacher, I, I…"

Su Yu smiled. "Interested means interested; uninterested means uninterested. He Caitou, I know you’re interested. Tomorrow, I’ll speak with Mu En and have you join the Soul Tool Department. But from then on, you’ll have to put in more time than the others. Are you willing?"

He Caitou looked at Su Yu and nodded solemnly. Su Yu nodded slightly, then looked at Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, you’re a spiritual-type Soul Master. You have an innate advantage when it comes to Soul Tools. You can consider whether you want to study in the Soul Tool Department."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. "Teacher, could you give me some time? I want to learn more about Soul Tools first."

Su Yu nodded slightly. "Of course. Ask He Caitou about them. In our class, he should be the only one who knows much about Soul Tools at the moment."

Huo Yuhao nodded, and the two returned. Huo Yuhao knew Su Yu would not mislead him, so since Su Yu wanted him to enter the Soul Tool Department, he would seriously consider it.

That afternoon

Su Yu called Ma Xiaotao aside, then injected a strand of Dominion Power into her body to help suppress her evil fire.

Feeling the Dominion Power, Ma Xiaotao immediately sat cross-legged and began refining it. Refining Dominion Power would take some time, so Su Yu set up a soundproof formation to prevent the others from disturbing her.

As Ma Xiaotao gradually refined the Dominion Power, she suddenly opened her eyes. A scorching aura filled the classroom, but with a wave of Su Yu’s hand, the others could no longer sense it.

A phoenix cry rang out, and red light filled the space around Ma Xiaotao’s body. A red phoenix appeared behind her as well.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire had been removed by Su Yu. Her Evil Fire Phoenix had also undergone a second awakening, becoming the Holy Flame Phoenix that Ma Hongjun had possessed in the past. Su Yu suddenly smiled at the sight. It really was quite a coincidence.

Day after day passed. In the end, Huo Yuhao still chose to study in the Soul Tool Department. Every morning, he remained in the classroom, while in the afternoons, he went to the Soul Tool Department with He Caitou. At night, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou continued studying.

As for the others, they generally relaxed at night. Huo Yuhao and He Caitou could not, because if they wanted to avoid falling behind the others, they had to put in more effort. Only then could they gain more.

Saturday soon arrived. All nine of them had been eagerly awaiting the weekend. Compared with the Soul Beasts and their Buddhist Scriptures and Taoist Law, the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest suddenly seemed incredibly adorable.

Outer Region of the Star Dou Great Forest

Su Yu looked at the nine of them and said, "You need to temper not only yourselves, but also your team. Yuhao is a spiritual-type Soul Master, so he’ll be the commander."

Tang Ya curled her lips. "I’m a control-type Soul Master too. Why not let me command…"

Su Yu said helplessly, "Tang Ya, don’t you know yourself at all? With your temperament, if you were in command, we’d probably be wiped out within half an hour."

"Pfft, hahaha." Everyone immediately burst out laughing. Even Bei Bei could not hold back his laughter, and Tang Ya angrily stomped on his foot.

She did not dare casually hit the others, but she absolutely dared to hit Bei Bei.

Huo Yuhao looked at Su Yu and said, "Teacher, I’m only a Soul Master, and my Soul Ring is still white. I won’t be able to command properly."

Su Yu looked at Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, your mind is far more mature than those of your peers, and commanding has little to do with strength. So don’t decline. Don’t be afraid of doing poorly as commander—take it slowly. Who didn’t rise from bronze to king?"

I really can’t say for sure when updates will come in the future. School is about to start again, and I need to finish my homework. I’ll update whenever I have time from now on. After all, I’m in my senior year of high school, so updates will probably become extremely slow…