The Illustrated Handbook Spirit Reveals Its Potential

In reality, very few people could become Soul Masters. This was especially true in a remote city like Notting City.

There were not many students or teachers in the entire academy. A single Dormitory Building was more than enough to house everyone, including the academy's students and teachers.

There were only seven student dormitories. For ease of management, students from each grade all lived together in one large dormitory. Notting Academy had only around forty students in each grade.

The bottom three floors of the Dormitory Building held the seven large dormitories for students. Each dormitory had a teacher in charge.

Seven Dorm was a rather special existence among the seven student dormitories. Its conditions were also the worst. It was specifically for Work-Study Students and students who received special subsidies from the academy.

After all, the academy was not a charity. After waiving a large portion of the students' fees, giving ordinary students such excellent treatment was already somewhat difficult to justify.

Seven Dorm was also the only dormitory where students of all ages were mixed together. Regardless of grade, all Work-Study Students lived there.

Qian Bing and Tang San had just arrived outside Seven Dorm when they heard the noisy sounds coming from within. The door was open, and they walked to the entrance to look inside.

They discovered a spacious room of nearly three hundred square meters, with fifty beds arranged inside.

Most of them were nothing more than beds. Only eleven had quilts and blankets. At that moment, seven or eight children between the ages of eight and twelve were making a racket inside.

Qian Bing vaguely remembered that Seven Dorm had a traditional rule: the seniors had to give newcomers a show of strength. Whoever won became the leader of Seven Dorm and had to unite all its students against the students of the other six dormitories.

He wanted to take Tang San as his lackey, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity! He could avoid making an enemy of Tang San while becoming his big brother openly and legitimately!

As soon as this crafty idea occurred to Qian Bing, his feet unconsciously took a step forward. Before Tang San could speak, he knocked on the door of Seven Dorm and politely said to the people inside:

"Hello. We're new students who just came to enroll at the academy."

An older boy with a relatively burly build for his age walked over after hearing the voice.

The big boy reached the doorway, casually bracing one hand against the doorframe while stroking his chin with the other. Putting on an arrogant pose, he asked:

"Are you two new Work-Study Students? My name is Wang Sheng. My Spirit is a Battle Tiger. I'm going to become a Battle Soul Master in the future, and I'm also the leader here. Your name is Qian Bing? From now on, we'll call you Little Bingzi. What's your Spirit?"

"My name is Qian Bing, not Little Bingzi. My Spirit is the Tool Spirit, Spirit Ball."

"Spirit Ball? What is that supposed to be? An auxiliary Spirit?"

A trace of confusion appeared on Wang Sheng's face.

"I think I'm a Summoner-type Soul Master."

"Summoning-type? What the hell is that? Don't tell me your ball Spirit doesn't even have an auxiliary function. Hahaha, wouldn't that make it a useless Spirit?"

Wang Sheng exaggeratedly put on a shocked expression. Most of the children in the dormitory burst out laughing along with him, their eyes toward Qian Bing filled with mockery.

Qian Bing had expected the other party to deliberately provoke him. Although his heart remained calm, he still showed the anger he ought to have and said coldly:

"Are you done asking? Please move aside."

"Little Bingzi, I'm the leader here. From now on, you have to listen to me. Got it?"

Wang Sheng raised his hand and shoved Qian Bing's shoulder. The force was considerable, making him stagger backward several steps.

I've been waiting for you to make the first move!

Qian Bing followed the force of Wang Sheng's push, continually retreating until he had opened a distance between them. With no one noticing, he loosely clenched his right hand, and the Spirit Ball Spirit appeared in his grasp.

Neither the Spirit Ball Spirit nor the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit seemed to strengthen Qian Bing's body by much. As a result, he knew his weaknesses and strengths very well. Since he had decided to act, he had to seize the initiative, maintain his distance from his opponent, and make sure he could not easily get close.

"First Soul Skill, summon Pidgey! Pidgey, use Quick Attack on that big guy!"

Before Qian Bing had even steadied himself, Pidgey leisurely shot into the sky amid a streak of red light. Under everyone's astonished gazes, it transformed into a whirlwind that spun freely like a tornado and slammed into Wang Sheng.

Quick Attack was as fast as lightning, just as its name suggested. Wang Sheng had barely reacted when Pidgey struck him hard in the lower abdomen. His upper and lower body folded together, and he flew backward into the dormitory before landing flat on his back.

Hiss...

Although the children in Seven Dorm varied in age, not one of them had broken through level ten, much less obtained a Soul Ring.

Seeing that Qian Bing not only possessed a Soul Ring and was a genuine Soul Master, but had also acted decisively and without mercy, they all drew in sharp breaths. Several of the loudest mockers even quietly edged backward, afraid that Qian Bing would hold a grudge and settle accounts with them later.

"You little brat, you dare hit me?"

Wang Sheng felt both humiliated and furious. He thought that being knocked down by a newly enrolled child in an instant had made him lose all face in front of his underlings. If he did not fight back, he would not be a man!

Thus, a low growl that clearly did not belong to a child came from his mouth. A faint yellow light rose from his skin.

His fallen body instantly sprang up. His speed and strength were both clearly far greater than before.

It's his Spirit. He's using the power of his Spirit!

The thought flashed through Qian Bing's mind like a bolt of lightning. Instinctively, he felt an urge to uncover the secrets of Wang Sheng's Spirit, and all his attention focused on Wang Sheng.

Suddenly, Qian Bing's left palm grew hot, and a stream of information appeared in his mind.

Wang Sheng:

Soul Master Level: Level 9 Soul Warrior

Spirit: Battle Tiger

Soul Ring: None

Could this be the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit taking effect?

In the Pokemon world, the Spirit Illustrated Handbook Spirit could provide Qian Bing with detailed information about Pokemon. On Douluo Continent, did that mean it could directly see a Soul Master's level, Spirit, and Soul Rings?

"Then can I see the secrets on Tang San's body?"

Delight appeared on Qian Bing's face. His first thought was to investigate Tang San's secrets.

But this clearly was not the time to think about that. Seeing Wang Sheng already charging toward him, he hurriedly commanded Pidgey to use Quick Attack on him again.

This time, Pidgey did not stir up the air. Its powerful wings beat rapidly, and its body instantly transformed into a black line that crashed head-on into the charging Wang Sheng.

Bang!

After the heavy impact, Wang Sheng staggered backward repeatedly. He finally managed to steady himself without falling again, while Pidgey traced a graceful arc through the air and circled back in front of Qian Bing.

Qian Bing did not stop simply because he had gained a slight advantage. He immediately issued Pidgey another command.

"Pidgey, use Gust on the ground in front of him!"

The next moment, Pidgey's pair of wings spread to their utmost extent. With a powerful flap, they formed two howling blades of wind.

The two wind blades poured in from the left and right. After gliding halfway, they converged in the air into an X-shaped wind blade more than a meter long.

Wang Sheng's expression finally changed drastically. He no longer had time to worry about his pride. Could pride be eaten? Was it more important than his life? He turned and fled backward.

Amid a series of violent impacts, stones shot up from the ground and scattered in every direction.

"Good heavens, what Soul Skill is that? It can actually summon such a powerful Soul Beast to fight."

"That wind blade is terrifying. I'm afraid it would take a level fifteen or sixteen Soul Master to block it."

"He's only a new student who just enrolled! Hiss..."

Exclamations rose throughout Seven Dorm. Qian Bing, meanwhile, raised a hand and recalled Pidgey. From start to finish, his bearing had remained graceful and spotless, displaying the grand manner of a master who had secured victory from a thousand miles away.