Class 1 Grade 1 (Requesting Recommendation Tickets)

Huff!

Lin Xuan let out a breath of foul air. A glimmer of light flickered in his eyes, and the aura around him suddenly grew much stronger.

"I broke through! Level 20!"

A flash of joy crossed Lin Xuan's eyes.

During the Spirit Ascension process, the turbulence in his soul power had instead allowed him to seize the opportunity and break through to level 20 in one go.

With a thought from Lin Xuan, his Martial Soul, Azure Leaf Sword Grass, appeared in his hand, while two yellow soul rings rose behind him.

Ding!

Lin Xuan flicked a finger against one of Azure Leaf Sword Grass's blades. The collision produced a crisp metallic clang.

With the spirit's evolution, Leaf Hardening, which should have been his first soul skill, had now become a passive ability of his Martial Soul.

His first soul skill had now evolved into Azure Leaf Sword Formation, an area-of-effect skill.

Within a hundred meters, it could form a sword formation ten meters in diameter in an area designated by Lin Xuan. Enemies inside the formation would suffer the frenzied attacks of Azure Leaf Sword Grass.

What delighted Lin Xuan even more was the second soul skill Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo had granted him after his breakthrough.

Peerless Sword Dance!

That was the name of his second soul skill. It was a buff-type skill.

The moment Peerless Sword Dance was activated, it would place a one-time mark on enemies within three meters. Shattering the mark would guarantee a critical hit, doubling the power of that attack.

At the same time, Peerless Sword Dance could grant him a special state that increased both his speed and attack by 30%.

This skill had practically been tailor-made for the current Lin Xuan.

At present, Lin Xuan's main means of attack relied on his swordsmanship and physical strength to engage enemies in close combat.

His previous soul skills were only useful for bullying weaklings. Against a true expert, they were little more than decorations.

After Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo evolved into a Hundred-Year Spirit, the two soul skills it gave him were an enormous boost.

There was no need to mention his second soul skill. His first soul skill, Azure Leaf Sword Formation, alone had somewhat made up for Lin Xuan's lack of long-range attacks.

"Still, it's a pity that after level 20, the difficulty of evolving it to a thousand years has doubled."

Lin Xuan sighed. Everything had its pros and cons.

After putting away his Martial Soul, Lin Xuan got up and left the secret chamber. It was already getting late, and there seemed to be a class meeting that evening. If he did not hurry, he would be late.

Though he had not planned to attend in the first place, he had come out of the Spirit Ascension Platform early.

It was the first day of school, after all. He should give his homeroom teacher some face.

By the time Lin Xuan returned to school, the sky had gone completely dark. Bright lights shone from the classrooms in the school building, while scattered figures moved through the corridors.

"I really do miss this a little."

With his hands clasped behind his head, Lin Xuan sighed.

During the more than ten years of schooling in his previous life, all he had felt while living through it was boredom and monotony. Yet after graduating and entering society, looking back on it brought a different sort of feeling.

Getting to live life over again was not so bad.

A faint smile curled Lin Xuan's lips as he headed toward the school building.

Class 1 Grade 1.

Ring, ring, ring!

Only after the bell stopped did Lin Xuan stroll into the classroom. It was already packed with students.

Lin Xuan looked around. There was no one at the podium, so the homeroom teacher clearly had not arrived yet.

As long as the teacher had not arrived, he was not late.

Lin Xuan instinctively headed toward the back of the classroom, only to discover that someone had already taken his protagonist seat. After scanning the room, he found that only the two guardian seats beside the podium were empty.

Left with no choice, Lin Xuan returned to the podium and calmly took the left guardian seat.

At the back door of the classroom, a burly boy's expression changed when he saw Lin Xuan enter. He then turned to the skinny boy beside him.

"Xiaofeng! Look at that newcomer. Is he the one who ambushed us this afternoon?"

"Uh, I'm not sure!"

Wei Xiaofeng glanced at Lin Xuan and awkwardly scratched his head.

How the hell was he supposed to recognize him? His vision had gone black at the time, and he had not seen a thing.

"It's him!"

Zhang Yangzi, seated in front of them, had a glint in his eyes as he spoke with absolute certainty.

That sword strike had come straight down on his head. Even now, Zhang Yangzi's head was still buzzing. He would never forget Lin Xuan's face, even if he became a ghost.

"Hey, handsome, what's your name?"

The moment Lin Xuan sat down, a short-haired girl behind him immediately poked his shoulder with her pen.

"Lin Xuan."

He turned to glance at the girl and answered flatly. Compared to talking with people, he preferred chopping them down.

The short-haired girl was a little chubby, with plump cheeks, but her bright, sunny smile made her rather likable.

"Lin Xuan? You're the number one student in our class! I didn't expect you to be so handsome."

"Oh, right! My name is Yue Qingling. Nice to meet you."

Yue Qingling's excited outburst drew the attention of the people around her, but she did not care. Instead, she happily extended her hand to Lin Xuan.

Mm, her hand was pretty chubby too—an entire circle thicker than Lin Xuan's.

"Mm."

Lin Xuan froze for a moment before finally shaking her hand.

But he soon regretted it. Yue Qingling proceeded to chatter endlessly at him, like she had a machine gun installed in her mouth.

"Hello, students! I'm Ye Yingluo, and I'll be your homeroom teacher for the next few years!"

Just as Yue Qingling's barrage was making Lin Xuan dizzy, a beautiful teacher wearing a uniform skirt entered the classroom.

She first introduced herself to everyone, then turned and swiftly wrote her name on the blackboard.

"Now, let Teacher get to know all of you too!"

"Next is the self-introduction portion. You can talk about your name, Martial Soul, Soul Power Level, personal strengths, and so on. Would anyone like to volunteer?"

Ye Yingluo smiled at the students below the podium.

This year's freshmen were generally far more talented than those of previous years. There were even several geniuses above level 15.

"Me, me, me!"

An eager voice came from behind Lin Xuan.

Yue Qingling raised her chubby little hand high into the air, extremely enthusiastic.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Yue Qingling. My Martial Soul is the Azure Jade Sword, and I have level 16 soul power. I want to become a Titled Douluo. My dream is to travel across Douluo Continent and eat every delicious food in the world..."

Yue Qingling generously introduced herself to everyone, but the response below was lukewarm, leaving her slightly disappointed.

After that, more students eagerly went up to the podium one after another. Lin Xuan had little interest until several familiar figures stepped forward.

"My name is Wang Jinxi. My Martial Soul is the Bone Dragon King. I'm a level 21 Battle Soul Master..."

"Zhang Yangzi. My Martial Soul is the Shadow Demon Eagle. My soul power is level 22."

"I'm Wei Xiaofeng. My Martial Soul is the Green Snake. I'm a level 21 Agile Attack Soul Master, and what I'm good at is speed..."

The three introduced themselves in turn on stage. Zhang Yangzi stared heatedly at Lin Xuan, who sat at the very front, wishing he could jump down and fight him on the spot.

So it was them!

Ignoring Zhang Yangzi's gaze, Lin Xuan fell into thought.

No wonder these people had dared to ambush Xu Xiaoyu. The three of them had some real skills. Lin Xuan remembered that in the original story, they seemed to have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

If Lin Xuan had not ambushed them today, the three of them might really have succeeded by secretly using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Xu Xiaoyu from behind.

The battle at the M78 Nebula was nearing its end. I, Qin Shi Huang, had already ordered my great general Camilla to capture Mother of Ultra alive. To raise military funds, I am holding an auction today. Mother of Ultra starts at one Recommendation Ticket (.)