Xiaogang, You Still Have a Long Road Ahead

"See? I told you, you had innate full—"

"Wait, what did you just say? Your Innate Full Soul Power is level twenty?!"

Yu Xiaogang quickly came to his senses. He stared at Mo Lang in shock and asked again to confirm it.

"Yes, that's right. My Innate Full Soul Power really is level twenty!"

Mo Lang came clean.

He stopped pretending.

Now that he possessed Innate Divine Strength and Divine Steel Body Protection, there was no need to hide the fact that he was a genius.

He had kept a low profile before to protect himself. Now that he had the strength to protect himself, why the hell should he keep hiding?

If anyone dared to show off in front of him, he would smash their damn heads in with one swing of his staff.

That was how cocky he was. That was how badass he was.

Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu were all stunned!

Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty!

As long as he found a soul ring, he could become a Soul Grandmaster!

A trace of barely noticeable surprise flashed through Master's eyes. He knew some things about Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty.

Only that place could produce something like this. Could it be...

While they were still reeling in shock, Mo Lang quickly checked the descriptions of Innate Divine Strength, Divine Steel Body Protection, and the god-tier Soul Tool, the Void Realm.

Innate Divine Strength: The host directly gains Ten Thousand Jin of Immense Strength!

Divine Steel Body Protection: Immune to all damage below Soul Emperor. (Does not include Soul Emperors.)

Void Ring: Contains a pocket space capable of holding the contents of an entire void.

Spirit Hall Level Six Token: Spirit Hall Elder Token!

After reading them.

It was Mo Lang's turn to be dumbfounded.

Innate Divine Strength—there was even a "divine" in the name, and it only gave him ten thousand jin of strength?

Wouldn't that still leave him unable to lift the Ruyi Golden Cudgel?

This wasn't even as useful as a hammer!

Still, with ten thousand jin of strength, even if he could not wield the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, he would not be too weak.

But this Divine Steel Body Protection was too much!

It only blocked attacks below Soul Emperor, and it specifically stated that Soul Emperors were excluded.

Didn't that mean that if he encountered a Soul Emperor or anyone stronger, he would still have to keep a low profile?!

This was consumer fraud!

He had thought he would gain god-tier strength and god-tier protective aura, but instead...

Fortunately, no one had heard his thoughts. And even if they had, they were all his own people.

Besides, according to how the plot developed, it would be a long while before anyone above Soul Emperor appeared. He still had time to grow stronger.

"Fine, I get it. Your Innate Full Soul Power is level thirty, alright?"

Yu Xiaogang had been a little excited just now, but then he remembered that this kid had also claimed he had the potential to become a Titled Douluo, and he immediately came to his senses.

He had nearly been bluffed by this brat. That was honestly a little embarrassing.

He had truly never heard of Innate Full Soul Power at level twenty.

But seriously, this kid really could brag.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me. Then I'll reluctantly let you see it."

Seeing that the other man did not believe him, Mo Lang had no choice but to display his Soul Power.

Fortunately, he knew Yu Xiaogang was a decent person, so it did not matter if he exposed himself.

He immediately circulated the Starfall Art. Vast Soul Power carrying Star Power instantly swirled around Mo Lang, as though he were draped in a river of stars, brilliant and dazzling!

"Alright, alright, I... holy shit!"

Yu Xiaogang gave Mo Lang a perfunctory glance, but the moment he saw Mo Lang's dense Soul Power, he immediately blurted out, "Holy shit!"

Likewise, Xiao Wu and Tang San were so shocked by the sight that their mouths hung open in O-shapes.

What kind of Soul Power was that?

Why did his Soul Power have color?

And colorful black, at that?

But the density of that Soul Power really was that of level twenty.

"Why does your Soul Power have color?"

Amid his shock, Yu Xiaogang could not help asking curiously.

"..."

Mo Lang froze for a moment. How was he supposed to explain this?

Then his mind raced, and he came up with a good idea!

With a disdainful look, he said, "You call yourself Master and claim to have studied martial souls quite deeply. Do you only know that martial souls can mutate, but not that Soul Power can mutate too?"

"Soul Power can mutate too? Who told you that?"

Yu Xiaogang was confused again. Especially when he saw the look in Mo Lang's eyes—he was actually being looked down upon by a child. It made him feel awful.

"Of course my... master discovered it through his research!"

Mo Lang said it without blushing, his heart calm and his expression unchanged.

Bragging was free, after all. No one could expose him.

Besides, wasn't the system his master?

"Your master discovered it? Where is your master?"

"He went traveling. He told me to come here and study, saying that you were pretty good, except that your vision was a little narrow. Soul Power, soul rings, and martial souls are far more complicated than you imagine." After explaining, Mo Lang put on an old-fashioned air and said, "Xiaogang, you still have a long road ahead of you."

"..."

Yu Xiaogang looked at Mo Lang speechlessly. He was nearly fifty years old, yet a snot-nosed kid was lecturing him about how he still had a long road ahead. He did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Meanwhile, when Xiao Wu looked at Mo Lang, her ruby-like eyes sparkled with stars.

A Lang is amazing! He actually knows so much!

Even Tang San was astonished.

Was what Lang-ge told me before true?

Does he really have an incredibly powerful master?

Someone who knows everything from astronomy to geography?

"Fine. Since you already have a master, I won't force you to take me as your teacher. But why didn't you explain things clearly to your grandfather?" Yu Xiaogang asked.

"I told them ages ago. They were just like you—they all thought I was bragging!" Mo Lang shrugged helplessly. "So I couldn't be bothered to show them. If you don't believe me, ask Xiao San."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang turned to Tang San. The latter nodded, and Yu Xiaogang knew that Mo Lang probably had not been lying.

After steadying his emotions, he realized that he had found a treasure.

But he also understood the seriousness of the situation!

If Spirit Hall discovered Mo Lang and Tang San's talents, something would definitely happen. So he repeatedly warned the three of them that they absolutely must not tell anyone about this.

Only after receiving their assurances did Yu Xiaogang suppress his excitement and lead them through the enrollment procedures.

When Yu Xiaogang returned to his room, he finally realized that he had never told that kid his name.

But then he thought that the kid's teacher had sent him here, so perhaps that teacher had already told him his name. He did not dwell on it.

With Old Jack not around, Mo Lang did not feel any heartache spending money. He paid the tuition fees for both Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San felt a little embarrassed and said, "Lang-ge, thank you. But I'll definitely pay you back for the tuition!"

"Pay back my ass. You already call me Lang-ge, so I don't care about this little bit of money." Mo Lang lightly patted the back of Tang San's head and spoke indifferently. Tang San was deeply moved and swore that he would repay Mo Lang someday!

Originally, the three of them should have gone to the legendary Seven Dormitory.

Because according to the plot, his fourth check-in location should have been at the point when Tang San and Xiao Wu first met.

But because he had encountered Xiao Wu ahead of time, the plot had advanced considerably.

The system's fourth check-in location had also changed to when Tang San first obtained a soul ring!

Mo Lang figured that since that was the case, there was no need for the three of them to crowd into Seven Dormitory and suffer. So he paid their tuition fees and arranged for them to live somewhere better.

What made Mo Lang especially curious, though, was whether it was time for him to obtain a soul ring as well. He wondered what age of soul ring the system would reward him with.

Mo Lang began to look forward to it.

Before long, the three arrived at the first-year dormitory area.

Although they had paid, they had not paid much, so their accommodations were only slightly better than those of Work-Study Students.

However, what was supposed to happen in Seven Dormitory still happened in this dormitory.

The moment they entered, they were met with quite a few disdainful looks.

One of the older boys walked over with a group of boys who were between half a head and a full head shorter than him.

He had originally wanted to look down at Mo Lang while speaking, but when he approached, he discovered that this first-year newcomer was actually the same height as him.

Though somewhat surprised, the boy saw the patched clothes on Mo Lang and Tang San and sneered. "Get lost. This isn't somewhere you Work-Study Students belong."