Supreme Forgetfulness, Subverting Theory!

The atmosphere in Nuoding Academy's dining hall was eerie to the extreme.

Everyone's gaze, whether intentionally or not, kept drifting toward a table in the corner.

Three people sat there.

A delicate girl with a scorpion braid stared at the companion across from her as if she were looking at an immortal. Her mouth was stuffed full of food, yet she had forgotten to chew.

A boy dressed in plain blue sat quietly eating on the surface, but his deep eyes never left the girl beside him. His gaze was filled with scrutiny, shock, and a trace of... admiration that even he himself had yet to notice.

And naturally, the most eye-catching one was that girl.

Lin Xi.

She took small, elegant bites of the food on her plate, composed and unhurried, as though the person who had set off a hundred-thousand-ton nuclear bomb at the Awakening Plaza earlier had not been her at all.

The surrounding students, whether they had mocked her before or merely watched the show, now kept far away from her and scarcely dared to breathe. Their eyes were filled with awe and fear, as though they were looking at an ancient ferocious beast wearing human skin.

What a joke!

A monster who possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring at six years old! Who would dare provoke her? Who could afford to?

"Lin... Lin Xi..." Xiao Wu finally swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty. She leaned closer, lowered her voice, and asked in a mosquito-like whisper, "Y-your red Soul Ring... is it really a hundred thousand years old? Didn't you just awaken your Martial Soul? How could you already have a Soul Ring? And a hundred-thousand-year one at that?!"

That string of questions was also Tang San's greatest doubt.

Everything had completely overturned the understanding he had formed over two lifetimes.

Lin Xi set down her chopsticks, wiped the corner of her mouth with a napkin, then looked at the curious Xiao Wu and the deep-eyed Tang San. Smiling faintly, she said in an offhand tone, "Perhaps... my Martial Soul is rather special. It came with one when it awakened."

That explanation was no explanation at all.

But Xiao Wu believed her. In her simple world, since Lin Xi was so amazing, then of course her Martial Soul had to be special!

"Wow! A Martial Soul that comes with its own Soul Ring! And it's even a hundred-thousand-year one! Lin Xi, you're incredible!" Countless little stars instantly appeared in Xiao Wu's eyes. She grabbed Lin Xi's arm and hugged it tightly. "I'll follow you from now on! You're my boss!"

Lin Xi smiled and rubbed her head.

Tang San, however, gave Lin Xi a long, deep look.

A Martial Soul that came with a Soul Ring? He had never heard of such a thing. Not to mention that method of wielding power, that aura which transcended this world's rules...

This Lin Xi was hiding an earth-shattering secret.

She was like a beautiful mystery, deeply drawing him in and making him unable to resist the urge to investigate her and unravel her secrets.

Late at night, when all was quiet.

After returning to the single dormitory assigned by the academy, Lin Xi finally had time to examine the astonishing changes within her body.

She sat cross-legged on the bed. With a thought, a blue, futuristic-looking light screen visible only to her appeared before her eyes.

[Host: Lin Xi]

[Martial Soul: Mysterious Sky Soul Suppressing Needle (God-grade)]

[Soul Power: Level 20 (God-Bestowed Full Soul Power)]

[Cultivation Method: Supreme Forgetfulness Record (God-grade)]

[First Soul Ring: Hundred Thousand Year · Illusory Sea Bewildering Butterfly]

[First Soul Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon; Divine Needle Averting Calamity]

[System Functions: Shop (Not Unlocked), Lottery (Not Unlocked), Missions (Unlocked)]

Lin Xi's gaze passed over the information one item at a time, her heart surging with emotion.

[Mysterious Sky Soul Suppressing Needle]: A God-grade Tool Spirit evolved from an ordinary silver needle. It possesses not only ultimate piercing and offensive power, but also the miraculous effects of sealing divine souls, guiding life force, and breaking all techniques. Its size may change according to the host's will. Its potential is boundless, and it can continuously evolve by absorbing rare metals and heavenly treasures.

[Supreme Forgetfulness Record]: A God-grade cultivation method. Cultivating this technique allows the host's state of mind to become clear and empty, their spiritual platform pure and lucid, immune to all techniques and unaffected by any poison. Its cultivation speed is a hundred times that of ordinary people, and the Soul Power cultivated is exceptionally pure and condensed, far surpassing those of the same rank. Note: Supreme Forgetfulness does not mean heartlessness. It means viewing emotions from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao—neither trapped nor disturbed by them.

Seeing the description of this cultivation method, Lin Xi suddenly understood. No wonder she had been able to remain absolutely calm in the face of Suo Tuo's provocation and everyone's mockery—it had been the effect of this God-grade cultivation method.

It was practically tailor-made for her!

And her First Soul Ring, the [Hundred Thousand Year · Illusory Sea Bewildering Butterfly], had granted her two heaven-defying Soul Skills.

[First Soul Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon]: A divine spiritual control skill. It can create a large-scale, high-intensity illusion that causes enemies to sink into it, unable to extricate themselves. The strength of the illusion is directly related to the host's Spiritual Power.

[Second Soul Skill: Divine Needle Averting Calamity]: A divine healing skill. Using the Mysterious Sky Soul Suppressing Needle to draw upon life energy, it can instantly heal fatal injuries. Under certain conditions, it can even reconstruct the body and reverse life and death.

One was top-tier control, and the other was top-tier healing!

Combined with the terrifying offensive power of the [Mysterious Sky Soul Suppressing Needle] itself, she was now an all-round Soul Master capable of powerful offense, control, and healing!

And she was an all-round Level 20 Soul Grandmaster at that!

This starting hand was utterly broken!

Lin Xi took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in her heart. She knew that this was only the beginning. The grayed-out [Shop] and [Lottery] buttons on the system panel foretold an even broader future.

Just as she was immersed in planning for her future, the cold system prompt sounded in her mind once again.

[Ding! A key figure in the world line, "Yu Xiaogang," has arrived in Nuoding City!]

[Because the host has displayed the unprecedented phenomenon of "awakening a Martial Soul with an innate Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring," Yu Xiaogang's theory of the "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul" has suffered an unprecedented shock, and the foundation of his theory has begun to waver!]

[Main Quest issued: The Disruptor of Theory!]

[Objective: Within three days, publicly prove before all teachers and students of Nuoding Academy that Yu Xiaogang's "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul" theory contains fatal flaws, and propose a more comprehensive theory that convinces him in public!]

[Quest Reward: God-Bestowed Second Spirit Ring (minimum age starts at ten thousand years, randomly generated), System Mall function officially unlocked, Mysterious Lucky Draw Chances x1!]

[Failure Penalty: All rewards granted to the host will be reclaimed, the host will be reverted to her original state, and Soul Power will be reset to zero!]

Lin Xi's pupils suddenly contracted when she saw the quest.

Challenge Yu Xiaogang?

That "Master" hailed as the foremost authority on Spirit Theory in the Douluo Continent?

And publicly overturn his core theory?

This quest was nothing short of madness! In this era, Yu Xiaogang's theories were practically regarded as sacred, inviolable truths. Challenging him meant challenging the authority of the entire Soul Master world!

And the penalty for failure was actually... being reverted to her original state!

Lin Xi would never allow herself to become that Level 2 Soul Power "good-for-nothing" who could be bullied by anyone again!

She had to complete this quest!

Others might have considered this an impossible task, but Lin Xi was different. She came from Blue Star, a world overflowing with information. She had read the original novel, she stood from a "god's-eye view," and she knew every strength in Yu Xiaogang's theories—as well as the... fatal flaws born from the limitations of his era!

For instance, he believed that there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters. But in truth, a Martial Soul's quality and potential determined far too much from the very beginning.

And then there was his understanding of Twin Martial Souls and the order in which Spirit Rings should be added—both were riddled with massive misconceptions!

And she, Lin Xi—a living "BUG" who possessed a god-tier Martial Soul, a god-tier cultivation method, and an innate Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring—was the... best evidence to overturn all of his theories!

Lin Xi slowly walked to the window, her gaze piercing through the night as she looked toward the gates of Nuoding Academy.

She could almost see that downtrodden middle-aged man, plunged into deep self-doubt because of her appearance, rushing to the academy overnight.

"Master..."

A faint, teasing smile curled at the corner of Lin Xi's lips.

"Are you ready to have your worldview... completely overturned by me?"