Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy

Next, Chen Jianshu placed the Electro Slime and Life Slime on the field, successfully completing the three-Soul Beast bond.

The three-Soul Beast bond randomly summoned a Soul Beast of the same level to fight when battle began. It had its own separate health bar.

Wasn't this my damn Wolf Bro? Would he turn into Hoolay at max level? While he was still looking over the bonds, something unexpected happened.

On the field, Na'er curiously poked the green Life Slime. The purple Electro Slime looked at the Life Slime, and the Life Slime looked back.

For an instant, both slimes seemed to freeze. A moment later, the Electro Slime bounced over to the Life Slime and pressed itself right against it.

The two soft slimes nestled together, looking quite close. Na'er squatted beside them, curiously watching them cuddle.

Chen Jianshu also noticed the two slimes nestled together. Puzzled, he immediately moved the Life Slime to the Battle Preparation Zone.

The Electro Slime watched the Life Slime disappear and immediately began looking around. Chen Jianshu placed a Pyro Slime on the field.

The Electro Slime looked at the Pyro Slime in front of it, backed up several steps, and returned to its own position.

Seeing this, he placed a Dark Slime on the field as well. The Electro Slime still paid neither the Dark Slime nor Na'er the slightest attention.

Only when Chen Jianshu put the Life Slime back on the field did the Electro Slime eagerly roll over like a ball and press itself against it.

"Why do you have such double standards, you slime?"

The sight struck him as unusual. He had never seen a slime with such double standards before. It was truly peculiar.

Ignoring the two slimes together on the field, Chen Jianshu turned his attention to the Noble Phantasm slots.

[Creation Divine Core] "Exclusive" Gold

Effect: Increases the wearer's affinity with water, ice, fire, wind, earth, light, dark, and space attributes by 50%.

Eligible wearers: [Gu Yuena] [Gu Yue] [Na'er]

[Silver Dragon Spear] "Exclusive" Gold

Effect: In spear form, increases attack by 30%, armor penetration by 30%, and grants a 30% lifesteal effect to damage.

In staff form, increases elemental damage by 30%, range by 30%, and reduces consumption by 30%.

Eligible wearers: [Gu Yuena] [Gu Yue] [Na'er]

He raised an eyebrow at the first two golden Noble Phantasms. So they were signature weapons. In that case, no problem. Next came the other two new Noble Phantasms.

The Iron Sword Noble Phantasm added ten attack, while the Boots added ten movement speed. They were much like equipment, and each character could equip at most three pieces at once.

Once he understood what the Noble Phantasms did, he equipped Na'er with the Creation Divine Core and Silver Dragon Spear without hesitation.

As for Gu Yue or Gu Yuena? Forget it. He wasn't close to them. His own little cutie Na'er was much better behaved.

On the field, Na'er felt the blazing core circulating inside her and was a little dazed. At the same time, the Silver Dragon Spear seemed to have become the real thing.

"All right, Na'er, I've given you my best equipment. I'll be counting on you to protect me from now on."

The Life Slime disappeared, startling the Electro Slime into looking around for it. Chen Jianshu suddenly appeared and reached out to pat Na'er on the shoulder, his eyes full of trust.

"Okay, big brother, leave it all to me! I'm very strong. I'm no eel!"

Feeling the blazing Creation Divine Core circulating inside her and the complete Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, her confidence soared, and her favorability rose quite a bit too.

After studying his Martial Soul, Chen Jianshu left his Martial Soul domain.

All in all, he had three ways to fight. First, he could project counterfeits of treasures himself, or have a Character Card possess him in battle.

Second, he could summon Character Cards to help him fight—the so-called righteous group beating.

The third was domain expansion! He could drag his opponent into the Iron Male Arena for a group beating. Inside the domain, there were also various bond buffs. It would not be an exaggeration to call it invincible.

But this was a trump card, so he had to keep it hidden. He would use at most thirty percent of his strength and save the other seventy percent to stay alive.

Incidentally, if a character in a Character Card died in battle, they would be unable to fight for twenty-four hours.

Unless he used a special item, he could only wait a day before bringing them back to fight.

Once he knew how to use his Martial Soul, he settled down to cultivate. Before long, the next day arrived.

He went to Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy for school. It was compulsory education, so he still had to go and study; attendance was mandatory.

After registering, he saw which class he had been assigned to: first-year class one, where most of Eastsea City's geniuses were gathered.

Federal law stipulated that students had to take general education courses during compulsory education.

If they failed, they wouldn't graduate, and that would be a real ordeal. Supposedly, the founder of the Spirit Pagoda and the creator of the Sun Moon Federation had personally established that rule.

It didn't matter if you skipped other courses, such as cultural studies, science, practical combat, or Soul Power control. But if you skipped general education, you could expect to be ostracized.

The Spirit Pagoda, the Federation, and the War God Temple would refuse anyone who failed the moral standards. Naturally, the Tang Sect and Shrek wouldn't want an ungrateful wretch either. It was practically a blacklist.

While he was lost in thought, the students filed into the classroom and got to know one another. Their homeroom teacher entered as well.

"I'm your homeroom teacher, Zhang San, and I'll also be teaching your ideology and ethics course. Since this is the first lesson of the school year, let's have everyone introduce themselves."

At the teacher's signal, everyone began introducing themselves.

"My name is Guang Mo. My Martial Soul is the Ironback Dragon, and my Innate Soul Power was rank six."

"Wei Xiaofeng. My Martial Soul is the Azure Shadow Snake, and my Innate Soul Power was rank nine."

"Zhang Yangzi. My Martial Soul is the Dark Demon Eagle, and my Innate Soul Power was rank nine."

"Wang Jinxi. My Martial Soul is the Bone Dragon King, and my Innate Soul Power was rank nine."

"Xie Xie. My Martial Soul is the Light Dragon Dagger, and I have Innate Full Soul Power."

Chen Jianshu heard many familiar names. When a brown-haired boy with a proud bearing stood up to introduce himself, he raised an eyebrow.

Wasn't this that little guy... the one who competed with the Golden Dragon King in strength and the Silver Dragon King in spiritual power, and insisted his two lousy little daggers were Twin Martial Souls?

Who invented this little guy? He actually caught up to two cheats with nothing but a mortal body.

The false genius: Tang San.

The true geniuses: Ji Juechen and Xie Xie.

Seriously, who invented this little guy? He's really something.

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

"He actually has Innate Full Soul Power!"

When Xie Xie proudly announced his Innate Soul Power rank, the whole room erupted. Everyone marveled at the appearance of the first person in their class with Innate Full Soul Power.

Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng, who had been so proud only moments ago, froze. The three immediately turned to look at Xie Xie, defiance flashing in their eyes.

At their age, they were naturally eager to compete. These young masters from Eastsea City's great clans were unwilling to admit anyone was better.

Seeing the defiance in their eyes, Xie Xie sneered, acting as though he didn't take the three of them seriously. Inside, he was practically dying of delight.

Basking in the astonished gazes of the whole class, he slowly sat down, and the introductions continued.

The Innate Soul Power of class one's students was never below rank six, and most were around ranks seven or eight. There were about fifty students in the class.

Soon, it was the turn of a blue-haired girl. Her hair was tied in twin tails, and she looked quiet and cute. She stood up and introduced herself.

"My name is Xu Xiaoyan. I have Innate Full Soul Power, and my Martial Soul is the Star Wheel Ice Staff."

The class fell silent at her words. Everyone's eyes landed on the harmless-looking girl. They hadn't expected there to be another person with Innate Full Soul Power.

But with Xie Xie as a precedent, they weren't quite as shocked. When Chen Jianshu's turn finally came, he announced his rank.

"Chen Jianshu. Innate Full Soul Power. My Martial Soul is Martial Soul Card."

"Another one with Innate Full Soul Power?!"

Three people with Innate Full Soul Power in a single class. So many experts had gathered in little Eastsea City.

The students broke into a noisy discussion, but the homeroom teacher promptly announced the start of class. The first lesson of the school year was ideology and ethics.

"Students, the first lesson of the school year is meant to help you understand how hard-won our present age of peace and prosperity is."

"Before the first master of the Spirit Pagoda, Spirit Transferring Douluo, unified the continents, several major powers held sway over the two continents: the Heaven Soul Empire, the Dou Ling Empire, the Star Luo Empire, Sun Moon, and Shrek Academy."

"In that era, war never ceased, the people could barely survive, and commoners couldn't even awaken their Martial Souls."

Zhang San displayed many pictures: the magnificent Star Luo Imperial Palace beside a battlefield where countless lives had been devastated; nobles of the Dou Ling Empire indulging in luxury beside a forbidden zone shrouded in smoke.

On one side was Heaven Dou City, the bustling capital of the Heaven Soul Empire; on the other was a battlefield strewn with wreckage and pocked with Soul missile craters.

"Spirit Transferring Douluo gave every one of us equal opportunities and an age of peace and prosperity. What we must do is remember his ideals and become powerful people who can protect those around us."

As they listened to their homeroom teacher's speech, many students longed for that vision. After all, they had been born in this best of eras.

They had no need to worry about war, oppression by nobles, or being unable to awaken their Martial Souls.

Many clans in Eastsea City had started out as commoners. One example was Guang Mo's Guang Clan. His father, Guang Biao, had been a commoner when he founded it, and it was now a major power in Eastsea City.

Though it couldn't compare to great Eastsea City clans like the Xie Clan and Xu Clan, it was still respectable and had some renown.

"I don't require you to do good deeds, but at the very least, don't harm society."

"Back in the years of war, commoners were the first to suffer. Prices soared. A single loaf of bread back then even cost five thousand Gold Soul Coins, equivalent to five hundred thousand Federation Coins."

The homeroom teacher, Zhang San, raised his hand and made an exaggerated gesture for five.

The students, who had previously had no idea of prices in Gold Soul Coins, were dumbfounded. Wait, what? Five hundred thousand Federation Coins for one loaf of bread? Are you fucking crazy?

"In the end, His Excellency Spirit Transferring Douluo worked with Mingde Hall to develop hybrid rice and various other hybrid crops. Only then did everyone have enough to eat."

As they listened to their homeroom teacher's impassioned speech, the students couldn't help becoming absorbed in it. Chen Jianshu, meanwhile, looked thoughtful.

It's confirmed. That first master of the Spirit Pagoda was a transmigrator senior. Hybrid rice, ideology and ethics—if he wasn't a fucking transmigrator, I'll eat shit!

Speaking of which, everyone else transmigrates into an unchanged Legend of the Dragon King, so why did I transmigrate into a Legend of the Dragon King that someone else had already transmigrated into?

He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought. Since he couldn't understand it, he decided not to think about it. Cultivation was more important.

Before long, the first lesson of the school year ended. During the break, Chen Jianshu cultivated at his desk while many of the students played around.

"Hey, Xie Xie! Do you dare have a duel between real men? Whoever wins gets to be the boss of the class."

Wei Xiaofeng went straight for Xie Xie. Although his Innate Soul Power had been rank nine, his clan had given him a Mystic Water Pill. He had already obtained his first Soul Ring and was now a One-Ring Soul Master.

"Bring it on. Who's afraid of you?"

Xie Xie folded his arms, looking completely fearless. The tension between them was ready to snap, and Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi joined in from nearby.

"How could you have a duel without us? Let's use our clans' abilities to decide who gets to be boss."

"Agreed!"

"Fine! This young master will take you on."

The four stood facing one another at four corners, an invisible haze of gunpowder filling the air. In the end, Wei Xiaofeng made the first move, pulling out a green-and-white ball covered in snake scales and declaring confidently:

"This is my Wei Clan ancestor's twenty-thousand-year Jade-Scaled Giant Python Soul Spirit!"

"Yours is pathetic! Look at my Zhang Clan's ancestor, the Night Skyhawk, with thirty thousand years of cultivation!"

"The Wang Clan's in too! Our ancestor is the Skeleton Tyrannosaurus Beast, with twenty thousand years of cultivation!"

Zhang Yangzi took out a black-and-white ball, while Wang Jinxi pulled out a gray-and-white one.

"Heh heh, hahaha!"

At that moment, Xie Xie suddenly burst into wild laughter. The other three frowned at him and asked in displeasure:

"What are you laughing at?"

"Heh, your ancestors are all pathetic! Watch as Young Master Xie shows you what a real clan's foundation looks like!"

Xie Xie pressed one hand to his forehead, looking insufferably smug. Then he pulled out a brown ball and proudly introduced it:

"This is my Xie Clan's ancestor! A fifty-thousand-year Twin Jiao!"

"What?! A jiao dragon ancestor with fifty thousand years of cultivation?!"

In an instant, the three staggered backward as though struck, looking utterly defeated.

"Well? Now you've seen how impressive this young master is, haven't you?"

Xie Xie held his head high, his grin nearly stretching from ear to ear. The other three looked unwilling to accept it.

"Um, can I join in?"

A soft, delicate voice reached them. Everyone turned to see Xu Xiaoyan walking over with her Starry Sky Elf Ball. Still unaware of the gravity of the situation, Xie Xie nodded proudly.

"Sure. I'll reluctantly accept you as my underling."

"But my Xu Clan's ancestor, a ninety-thousand-year Starry Sky Beast, seems stronger than yours."