Twin Heavenly Books and a Body Martial Soul, Yu Xiaogang Gets Swindled

Gu Yuena, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er cried out in shock, their faces flushed and panicked as they all turned away.

"Uh, I'm really sorry. I got into the habit at home. I'll get dressed right away."

Lin Tian realized what was wrong too. He hurried back into the bathroom and put his clothes on before coming out again.

"All right, you can go wash up. I definitely won't peek."

Seeing the three of them sitting on stools in a daze, Lin Tian spoke somewhat sheepishly, then climbed onto the bed and pretended to sleep.

What had just happened had been far too awkward. Everyone needed some time to calm down.

After an unknown amount of time, Shui Bing'er got up, glanced at the sleeping Lin Tian, and carefully carried her toiletries into the bathroom.

She only came out after a full half hour. Who knew how thoroughly she'd washed?

That was enough time for him to wash five or six times.

Once Shui Bing'er was done, it was Shui Yue'er's turn. She also took about half an hour.

Just as the three of them thought Gu Yuena was going to bathe too, she turned off the light instead.

Shui Bing'er, who was a little particular about cleanliness, asked curiously, "Yuena, you've traveled thousands of miles. Aren't you going to bathe?"

"I just bathed yesterday. I'm not dirty, and I don't need to wash so often. Let's get some rest early."

Gu Yuena replied, then closed her eyes to rest and tend to her injuries, sealing away the vast majority of her original power to prevent accidents if her power went out of control at certain times.

Bathing was a personal choice, so Shui Bing'er couldn't very well say anything more. She frowned and closed her eyes to rest as well, but the images of Lin Tian holding her underwear and coming out in his underpants appeared in her mind.

Shui Yue'er was the same. The awkward scene from earlier kept replaying in her mind, leaving her unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Lin Tian, on the other hand, seemed to have tired himself out from walking around during the day. He soon fell asleep, and loud snores rang out.

Gu Yuena, Shui Bing'er, and Shui'er were still awake. Hearing the snores, they raised themselves slightly to look at Lin Tian and exchanged glances before lying back down helplessly, covering their ears as they tried to lull themselves to sleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Tian stretched contentedly. Seeing that Gu Yuena and the other two were already up and brushing their teeth, he hurried out of bed as well.

As expected of Skywater Academy, with its strict rules. Its students really were different, getting up so early.

But when she saw the dark circles under the three women's eyes, she froze and asked curiously, "Yuena, Bing'er, Yue'er, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Gu Yuena and the other two exchanged glances and said, "Your snoring was too loud. We couldn't sleep."

"Huh? I snore? How come I didn't know?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled.

"You were asleep. How would you know anything?" Shui Bing'er said, at a loss for words.

Seeing the slightly resentful looks the three gave him, Lin Tian scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Sorry about that. Starting today, you can go to sleep first. I'll wait until you're asleep before I go to bed."

"That's a good idea."

Shui Bing'er nodded and asked curiously, "Lin Tian, I forgot to ask you yesterday. What's your Martial Soul, and what's your cultivation level?"

Lin Tian was instantly stunned.

Right, what was his Martial Soul, and what was his cultivation level?

He had only just transmigrated. He probably hadn't awakened his Martial Soul yet.

This was bad!

Without an awakened Martial Soul or any Soul Power, wouldn't they make him withdraw from the academy?

"Bing'er, I... I don't think I've awakened my Martial Soul yet," Lin Tian said with a wry smile.

"Huh? You haven't awakened your Martial Soul?"

When Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er heard that, their faces turned green.

He was already in his teens and still hadn't awakened his Martial Soul. Wasn't he being far too careless about it?

Lin Tian swallowed and asked somewhat worriedly, "Bing'er, is it still possible to awaken my Martial Soul now? Skywater Academy isn't going to make me withdraw, is it? I just enrolled. You can't be so heartless."

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er exchanged glances before replying, "Probably not. Once you've enrolled, you won't be expelled unless you commit a serious offense. You'll graduate automatically when you reach the required age."

"How about this? We'll tell Teacher Leng and see if she can help you awaken your Martial Soul. Hopefully, it isn't too late."

Shui Bing'er was somewhat speechless. Was the reincarnation of the Lord of the Heavenly Dao really this weak?

He had come to the Douluo Continent without even awakening his Martial Soul. It was a little absurd.

"Okay, let's go now. I'm afraid this counts as a record. I should be the only Soul Master on the Douluo Continent who's in his teens and still hasn't awakened his Martial Soul."

Lin Tian nodded and followed Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Gu Yuena to find Leng Xi.

He was genuinely afraid that nothing would appear when he awakened his Martial Soul. That would be awkward.

"Lin Tian, are you an orphan? You don't even know about awakening a Martial Soul."

"Come on, I'll take you to awaken your Martial Soul."

After learning what had happened, Leng Xi only smiled helplessly and took Lin Tian and the three women to her dormitory.

Skywater Academy had no hall specifically for awakening Martial Souls, and she didn't want to take Lin Tian to the Spirit Hall Branch, so she could only conduct the awakening ceremony herself.

She set up the formation, had Lin Tian stand in its center, and injected Soul Power into it.

A moment later, a book appeared behind Lin Tian. It had no words on it, and he gave off neither Soul Power fluctuations nor any unusual phenomenon.

Lin Tian's expression, however, grew strange, as though he were in a daze.

Could the reincarnation of the Lord of the Heavenly Dao be a good-for-nothing?

Just as Leng Xi and Gu Yuena's group were deeply puzzled, the heavenly screen reappeared, displaying a message.

[Skywater Academy's freshman instructor Leng Xi helped Lin Tian awaken the Heavenly Book Martial Soul and Body Martial Soul. Reward: ten levels of Soul Power and a Martial Soul upgrade to Ice Dragon. In view of Leng Xi's breakthrough in cultivation realm, a God-Given Soul Ring is awarded as a special reward.]

As soon as the message appeared on the heavenly screen, Leng Xi's Soul Power surged by ten levels, and she broke through from a level fifty-six Soul King to a level sixty-six Soul Emperor.

Her Ice Python Martial Soul also successfully evolved into an Ice Dragon Martial Soul, and the God-Given Soul Ring granted her a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Sensing the changes in her Martial Soul and cultivation, Leng Xi was indescribably excited.

Everyone at Skywater Academy and in the major factions across the Douluo Continent was also shocked, their faces full of envy.

Ten levels of Soul Power, a Martial Soul upgrade, and a God-Given Soul Ring on top of that-such generous rewards were enough to drive anyone wild.

Even Bibi Dong, far away at Spirit Hall, who had managed to remain seated until now, rose to her feet without thinking.

What she lacked most right now were Soul Rings. If she could obtain God-Given Soul Rings, she could add Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings as the final two Soul Rings for her Second Martial Soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor.

But as the Pope of Spirit Hall, she couldn't very well go and openly suck up to Lin Tian, could she?

If she went, where would her dignity be? Where would Spirit Hall's dignity be?

Lin Tian would definitely be suspicious too. This was so difficult.

"Damn it, this is too crazy."

"I have to go to Skywater Academy and become an instructor, then take Lin Tian as my disciple."

"Xiao San, it isn't that you aren't outstanding enough. It's that Lin Tian is too important. From now on, your master can only devote all his attention to Lin Tian."

"Once your master reaches level one hundred and becomes a god, I certainly won't forget you."

Yu Xiaogang, who was on his way to Skywater City, was full of passion. To get there as quickly as possible, he spared no expense to buy a horse.

But he was too late. Every horse nearby had already been sold.

In the end, he could only buy a mule for ten times the market price of a fine horse.

Surely a four-legged mule could run faster than he could on two legs.

But there was something wrong with the mule. Whenever he mounted it, it refused to run.

No matter how he whipped it, it wouldn't budge. With no other choice, he ran back to return it, only to discover that the seller was long gone.

He had originally wanted to abandon it, but when he thought about how much it had cost, he could only try to sell it and see if there was some other sucker willing to buy it.

After looking around for a long time, he found that nobody was willing. It was as if the mule had passed through many hands, and everyone knew something was wrong with it and refused to be fooled.

Some people even gave him strange looks, as if calling him a stupid donkey for daring to buy that mule.

Yu Xiaogang was so angry that he could only lead it along, cursing all the while.

"Fucking hell, that damned swindler actually dared to cheat me."

"Don't let me catch you, or I'll cut you into a thousand pieces and teach you how to behave."

"My title of Grandmaster wasn't earned for nothing."