Yu Xiaogang Had Already Chosen the Path to Death

"How was that possible?!" Xiao Wu, who had been sent flying, stared in utter disbelief.

Not only had she failed to notice Su Ming's attack, she had been completely unable to withstand his casual palm strike.

It made her doubt her life as a rabbit.

She had come to the human world so that she could avenge her mother in the future.

Yet now, she could not even defeat an "ordinary" child. A wave of frustration surged through her heart.

"Brother Ming, you got stronger again." Unlike Xiao Wu, Tang San's reaction was perfectly normal.

After all their sparring over the years, Tang San had long known that Su Ming's strength could not be judged by the common sense used for ordinary people.

After awakening his Martial Soul, Su Ming's strength had risen even further.

"Little San, the Seventh Dorm's conditions aren't that great. How about changing dorms with me? You don't need to worry about money."

Ignoring the dejected Xiao Wu beside him, Su Ming turned to Tang San and extended his usual invitation.

Just as Su Ming had expected, Tang San chose to remain in the Seventh Dorm. "Brother Ming, this place is actually pretty good. I'll stay in the Seventh Dorm, so I won't trouble you."

Even though Su Ming was Tang San's big brother, Tang San still felt embarrassed about constantly burdening him.

If things continued like that, they might not even be able to remain friends in the end.

For anything that was not truly necessary, he would choose to rely on his own efforts rather than trouble Su Ming.

Likewise, whenever Su Ming needed help, he would do whatever he could.

Over the years, under Su Ming's subtle influence, Tang San had developed a proper sense of boundaries.

"Alright, then I'll be going first."

Su Ming did not press the matter. Carrying his daily necessities, he went to find the teacher in charge of the dormitories.

The people in the Seventh Dorm were left standing there in dead silence, staring at one another.

Su Ming's brief display of strength had intimidated everyone in the dormitory.

"That round doesn't count. Let's do it again. If that person hadn't interfered, you wouldn't have been my match at all."

After Su Ming left, Xiao Wu regained her spirit and challenged Tang San again.

But Tang San had no desire to fight anymore.

He had not even eaten dinner yet, and despite having been in the dormitory for so long, he had not even made his bed.

"Forget it. I still have a lot to do." Tang San politely declined.

Xiao Wu took Tang San's words as an admission of defeat and happily declared, "Then you're my little brother too. From now on, all of you have to call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

And so, the farce ended hastily.

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, who had returned from outside, arrived at the principal's office, intending to discuss something with his friend.

By chance, he spotted the files of the students admitted that day, which had been delivered by the teacher at the registration desk.

Yu Xiaogang gave them a casual glance, then quickly found himself unable to sit still.

There were three Innate Full Soul Power students in total!

Over the past century, only nineteen people with Innate Full Soul Power had appeared across the two great empires.

Yet in a remote little city like Nuoding City, three Innate Full Soul Power students had appeared at once.

His first thought was that Spirit Hall had made a mistake on their certificates.

But after thinking it over, Yu Xiaogang decided that was impossible.

Instead, he became curious as to why those people from Spirit Hall had not recruited the three students.

Although he did not know why, Yu Xiaogang saw this as an excellent opportunity to prove his own abilities.

With that thought, he began flipping through the files.

Soft Bone Rabbit, Blue Silver Grass, Qi.

Seeing their Martial Souls, Yu Xiaogang was somewhat dumbfounded.

But he quickly skipped over Xiao Wu and focused his attention on Tang San and Su Ming.

He guessed that Tang San was very likely the possessor of Twin Martial Souls.

Xiao Wu had perhaps merely been lucky, or perhaps her Martial Soul had mutated, giving her Innate Full Soul Power.

Even if she were nurtured, she would not be able to demonstrate Yu Xiaogang's abilities.

However, based on his research into possessors of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass could not mutate.

Then, through his own flawed theories, he concluded that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls.

It could only be said that a blind cat had stumbled upon a dead mouse. His reasoning was wrong from start to finish, yet he had somehow arrived at the right conclusion by accident.

At the time, Tang San had only just left Holy Soul Village and had little experience. After being fed a load of nonsense by Yu Xiaogang, he foolishly believed him, thinking Yu Xiaogang was some formidable figure.

One has Twin Martial Souls, while the other possesses a new Martial Soul that has never appeared before.

If I nurture them, who will dare look down on my theories in the future?

This is a perfect opportunity to prove my abilities!

In such a remote place, he had encountered two extraordinary geniuses.

This was undoubtedly a gift from heaven!

Yu Xiaogang shamelessly thought to himself. Afraid that delays might bring unforeseen changes, he hurriedly left the principal's office and prepared to search the Work-Study Student dormitories for Su Ming and Tang San.

Once he presented his theories, the two would surely be impressed by them.

A new Martial Soul? Twin Martial Souls? So what?

His theories could fully formulate suitable plans for them. They would surely agree to become his disciples.

Although Yu Xiaogang was a famous good-for-nothing, he was still the principal's friend.

If it was only a small favor, the teachers were willing to give him some face.

And so, Yu Xiaogang met Tang San in the Seventh Dorm and invited him to speak in his office.

Tang San took this so-called Master Yu Xiaogang for a teacher at the academy, which was why he followed him.

Although he had not found Su Ming, persuading one of them was still better than persuading none.

The moment he closed the door, Yu Xiaogang impatiently said, "You should be the third possessor of Twin Martial Souls in the past century."

At the very start, he had thrown out this conclusion in order to show Tang San how capable he was and make Tang San trust him more.

Unfortunately, Tang San's expression did not change in the slightest upon hearing this.

"Master, what are you talking about? What are Twin Martial Souls?"

Tang San asked with a puzzled expression, as though he truly did not understand what Twin Martial Souls were.

Before coming to Nuoding Academy, Su Ming had warned him about this.

If someone guessed that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, he was to either pretend that he did not know what Twin Martial Souls were or deny it outright.

That was because certain so-called scholars would make wild guesses based on their fallacies.

Yet sometimes, they would accidentally get the right answer.

Those were precisely the scholars one needed to avoid the most, because their fallacies could very likely harm others.

To make Tang San believe him, Su Ming had even made up several examples that had supposedly appeared on the Sun Moon Continent.

Tang San had thought there were very few people like that.

He had not expected to encounter one as soon as he arrived at the academy.

Good thing Brother Ming told me beforehand. Otherwise, I really might have been bluffed by someone like this.

In Tang San's eyes, Yu Xiaogang was exactly the kind of trash scholar Brother Ming had described.

Not only did Tang San no longer have a favorable impression of Yu Xiaogang, he was now full of wariness.

He could not believe a single word Yu Xiaogang said next.

"Child, it is good to be cautious. But as a scholar with extensive knowledge, I would not make an incorrect judgment..."

Yu Xiaogang remained convinced of his conclusion and began speaking at length, showing off his knowledge to Tang San.

The more Tang San listened, the more irritated he became. He felt that this man was simply making things up in his head.

Over the years, under Su Ming's subtle influence, Tang San's principles of conduct had no longer remained as close to those of an assassin from his previous life.

Otherwise, if this had happened before—

The moment Yu Xiaogang revealed the secret of Twin Martial Souls, if he could not provide a proper explanation, Tang San would have used his hidden weapons.

Of course, if Yu Xiaogang failed to recognize what was good for him and continued pestering him now—

Then he would have chosen the Path to Death.