There Are No Trash Martial Souls, Only Trash Soul Masters?

"Teach me this sword technique?"

When Ji Juechen heard Lin Bai's words, his eyes instantly grew even brighter.

He rushed over, grabbed Lin Bai by the shoulders, and shook him hard as he spoke.

"You're really willing to teach me?"

"As long as I can learn this sword technique, I'll do anything you ask!"

Ji Juechen shook Lin Bai until his head spun, and after hearing such an awful line, the corners of Lin Bai's mouth twitched involuntarily.

666, there's a defeat CG too?

What does he mean, he'll do anything I ask? What can two grown men do?

Seeing the fanatical excitement on Ji Juechen's face, Qian Renxue and Huo Yutong grew wary.

Why does this look like a scene from the novels we read in private?

No, we have to protect Brother Xiao Bai's straightness. We can't let it bend even a little!

The two rushed onto the stage and hurriedly pulled Lin Bai out of Ji Juechen's bear hug.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Lin Bai shook his still-dizzy head and gave Ji Juechen a wry smile.

"Tomorrow morning, at the academy's training ground. Be there!"

"We'll discuss the conditions for learning the sword technique then."

Seeing the normally aloof Ji Juechen nodding like a chick pecking at rice, Lin Bai couldn't help chuckling to himself.

Trading a sword technique I've already learned for a powerful fighter I can use both now and in the future? That's a guaranteed profit!

Ji Juechen, you wouldn't want to miss out on learning this sword technique, would you?

Then you'd better listen carefully to what I say~

Spirit City, the Pope's Palace.

To Bibi Dong, capturing Tang Hao and his son Tang San was more important than hunting a Million-Year Soul Ring.

Her Rakshasa God's Nine Trials were now nearly complete, and she would surely inherit the Rakshasa Godhood in the future.

As for Angel God Qian Renxue, whom the Sky Screen had spoken of, her daughter had transmigrated to a parallel spacetime.

Now, the only one left who could threaten her after she became the Rakshasa God was Tang San, the future Sea God.

So whether she killed Tang San or brought him under her control, victory would surely be in her grasp.

As for Tang Hao? He was just an extra!

Unfortunately, she was now restricted by the divine trials and could not use her full strength.

Otherwise, Bibi Dong could have killed Tang Hao herself.

While Spirit Hall made preparations, Bibi Dong continued watching the Sky Screen with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.

Seeing the way Qian Renxue looked at Lin Bai on the Sky Screen, a trace of recollection flashed through her eyes.

Many years ago, a young Bibi Dong had looked the same way at a young man who had been just as full of vigor.

"Xiaogang, have you been well all these years?"

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.

"In my view, Lin Bai was actually holding back when he defeated Ji Juechen this time!"

"Think about it. He's a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls, but he only used one just now. Doesn't that mean he kept something up his sleeve?"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin, who were beside him, all silently rolled their eyes.

Wasn't that fucking obvious? Did he really need to say it?

Still, they couldn't blame Yu Xiaogang. After all, he was just a prodigy who had surpassed fifty years of age without reaching level thirty!

Both Lin Bai and Ji Juechen were far stronger than him. What the hell could he understand?

But seeing everyone fall silent, Yu Xiaogang thought they were marveling at his ability to see things as clearly as a fire, and he couldn't help growing smug.

"What a pity. If this Grandmaster weren't held back by my own Martial Soul, my accomplishments at their age would surely have surpassed theirs."

"With my invincible theories, even if my talent improved just a little, it would be enough to suppress the entire Soul Master World!"

Just as Yu Xiaogang was secretly lamenting that his talents had gone unrecognized, Flender suddenly pointed toward the Sky Screen.

"Xiaogang, listen!"

"They seem to be talking about you on the Sky Screen!"

Walking along a path through the academy, Meng Hongchen led Lin Bai and the others to the academic affairs office to arrange their lodgings.

Every researcher at the Illustrious Virtue Hall had a house with its own courtyard at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, fully furnished and supplied with everything they needed.

Although Lin Bai, Huo Yutong, and Qian Renxue had yet to formally acknowledge a master, the three of them were already considered disciples of Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming.

Lin Bai also held the position of project consultant for the Illustrious Virtue Hall, so it was only reasonable to arrange a house for him.

The house assigned by the Illustrious Virtue Hall had the standard two bedrooms and a living room. Lin Bai took the smaller bedroom for himself and gave the larger one to Qian Renxue and Huo Yutong to share.

The paperwork was completed quickly, and on the way to the house, Meng Hongchen finally couldn't resist asking.

"Lin Bai, since your sword technique is so powerful, why are you teaching it to Ji Juechen?"

"Don't you feel even a little tempted to keep it to yourself?"

As someone from a Soul Engineer family, Meng Hongchen truly couldn't quite understand Lin Bai's way of thinking.

After all, practically every high-level Soul Engineer had their own exclusive design blueprints or crafting techniques.

Most of them treated these as secrets and would never reveal them to anyone except their disciples or descendants.

But what Lin Bai was doing did seem a little too... selfless.

"Trading a sword technique that's worthless to me once I've learned it for a close friend is a pretty good deal."

Lin Bai spoke with a smile, his hands clasped behind his head.

"Besides, Ji Juechen is no ordinary person. His future accomplishments will be limitless."

Hearing Lin Bai's words, Huo Yutong spoke in surprise.

"Wow, Brother Xiao Bai, I've never heard you praise anyone so highly before!"

Lin Bai smiled faintly.

"Yutong, you've heard what that Grandmaster from Shrek Academy said ten thousand years ago, haven't you?"

"'There are no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters.'"

Huo Yutong answered without hesitation.

"I know! Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was Sea God Tang San's teacher ten thousand years ago. He personally trained the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils and established the theory of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul."

"And the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils all eventually ascended to godhood, so later generations honored Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang as the foremost theoretical Grandmaster in the Soul Master World!"

At Shrek Academy, cries of astonishment rang out one after another.

Yu Xiaogang felt as though he had been filled to bursting with a tremendous surprise!

There are no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters. Weren't those his words?

He was Sea God Tang San's teacher?

He had trained seven gods and become the foremost theoretical Grandmaster in the Soul Master World?

Was his future self really that impressive?

"I, Yu Xiaogang, taught a god... no, seven gods!"

Yu Xiaogang collapsed onto the ground and couldn't help laughing and crying at once.

"Old Cat Owl, did you hear that?"

"Letting me into Shrek Academy was absolutely the best decision you've ever made in your life!"

"Seven gods, seven of them!"

Shock appeared on Flender's face as well.

All these years, I've thought of Yu Xiaogang as a good son who was trash but so foolish he was endearing. Did I misjudge him?

But the next instant, Lin Bai's voice came from the Sky Screen again, and a deathly silence fell over everyone.

"But Yu Xiaogang, the one who said that, had both a trash Martial Soul and was a trash Soul Master himself. He was practically the perfect counterexample!"

"Only one person truly fits that saying!"

"Sword Fanatic, Ji Juechen!"