Can It Be Cashed In?

Can it be cashed out?

That evening, Jiang Ming sat on his dormitory bed, while his rarely seen roommate, Dai Yueheng, had appeared on the bed opposite him.

Dai Yueheng was not meditating or cultivating. Even after taking second place in the Freshman Assessment, he still felt no joy whatsoever.

"Why do you keep staring at me?"

Jiang Ming felt uncomfortable all over under Dai Yueheng's stare and could not help asking.

"Did your Soul Power break through?!"

Dai Yueheng's gaze burned as he fixed his eyes firmly on Jiang Ming and asked in a low voice.

"Huh? So that's why you were staring at me. I thought you had some improper thoughts about me."

Jiang Ming let out a breath of relief, then very calmly released his other Martial Soul.

"Yeah. It's been several months since school started. Isn't it normal for Soul Power to break through? Don't tell me your Soul Power hasn't broken through."

As he spoke, the Book of Spirits Martial Soul emerged, and four Soul Rings—Three Purple One Yellow—appeared beside Jiang Ming. Several little spirits also flew out of the book and sat cross-legged above the Soul Rings to cultivate.

"Sure enough, you're already a Soul Ancestor!"

Seeing the four Soul Rings on Jiang Ming, Dai Yueheng's rather handsome features twisted together. His fists clenched tightly, and it felt as if a huge stone were pressing down on his heart.

Although Jiang Ming's fourth Soul Ring being yellow was a little strange, Dai Yueheng had already grown used to Jiang Ming's odd Soul Ring Configuration. After all, whether it was Jiang Ming's first Martial Soul or his second Martial Soul, his Soul Ring Configuration was different from ordinary people's.

He had asked Jiang Ming about it before, but unfortunately, the answer he got every time was the same.

Secret!

"How are you already a Soul Ancestor?!"

The more Dai Yueheng thought about it, the angrier he became. Clearly, not long ago, they had both still been Soul Elders. Although Jiang Ming's Soul Rings were a bit exaggerated, Dai Yueheng had still felt that he could catch up.

He had already been cultivating so desperately! No one knew how much tempering he had gone through during those months when he had not been in the dormitory. His Soul Power had already risen by several levels!

But now, seeing the four Soul Rings on Jiang Ming, he felt a little despair in his heart!

He had truly been dealt a blow!

"Tsk, listen to you. Why can't I be a Soul Ancestor? Cultivate properly. You can do it too."

After saying that, Jiang Ming directly entered a meditative state and began cultivating his Soul Power.

The Book of Spirits' fourth Soul Ring was still at the hundred-year level. He had to hurry and raise this Soul Ring's age to the thousand-year level. Having one yellow mixed in among three Purple Soul Rings made Jiang Ming, with his obsessive tendencies, feel somewhat weird.

Looking at Jiang Ming, who had already entered a cultivation state, Dai Yueheng's mentality was about to explode!

What did he mean by "cultivate properly, you can do it too"?

It was only Soul Ancestor. Of course he could cultivate to that level!

But he and Jiang Ming were the same age. He was still a Soul Elder, while Jiang Ming was already a Soul Ancestor. The sense of defeat was too intense!

After a long while, following an internal struggle between heaven and man, Dai Yueheng finally regained his confidence.

He had decided. From now on, he would not compare himself to this freak anymore. That was just asking for misery!

Cultivate properly! Even if he could not be first, he at least had to hold on to second place. Only then would he live up to his status as the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke Mansion!

And so, the two people in the dormitory began a new round of competing against each other from within.

As for the other students, especially those who had achieved good results in the Freshman Assessment, they were also sleepless at that moment.

They excitedly told their roommates about their dazzling performances during the day's matches, as if they themselves had won the championship.

As for those students who had not achieved good results, they likewise tossed and turned, unable to sleep. They kept replaying things in their minds, muttering that if they had done this at that moment, or that at that moment, they would not have been eliminated.

And on the fourth floor of the freshman dormitory, the girls were also talking about this Freshman Assessment. The vast majority of them were talking about Jiang Ming and Dai Yueheng!

Throughout the entire Freshman Assessment, Jiang Ming's performance was undoubtedly the most dazzling. Dai Yueheng's performance was also outstanding, and on top of that, Dai Yueheng had the background of the White Tiger Duke, giving everyone plenty to talk about!

Sleepless through the night, the entire night passed just like that.

The next day, Jiang Ming got up early. After washing up, he did not even go for a run and headed straight for the cafeteria, intending to enjoy the highest standard of food for Core Disciples.

Then Jiang Ming came back out without even eating breakfast.

The people in the cafeteria actually said that Jiang Ming's name was not on their Core Disciple list!

After asking around for a while, he learned that only after the awards were given out and the Core Disciple list was confirmed would the new list be sent to the cafeteria and other departments.

Damn it!

"The academy's efficiency is way too slow! Wouldn't it have been better to give out the awards yesterday?"

Jiang Ming was indignant!

Having failed to eat breakfast, Jiang Ming went directly to Shrek Plaza.

The award ceremony would be held in Shrek Plaza, with the teaching director Du Weilun personally announcing the rewards.

When Jiang Ming arrived at Shrek Plaza, many people were already standing there in scattered groups. Some of them had dark circles like pandas, and one look was enough to tell that they had neither slept nor meditated to cultivate last night.

After he waited for a while, Ling Luochen, Dai Yueheng, and the others also arrived at the plaza.

A while later, Du Weilun walked over with more than a dozen teachers.

Du Weilun held a folder in his hand. He did not bother with a brief speech, but directly announced the top three teams, and thunderous applause erupted across the square.

Beside him, Zhou Yi's beautiful face was wreathed in smiles, the corners of her mouth harder to suppress than an AK!

After all, in this Freshman Assessment, the pass rate of her Class One had reached over eighty percent! Only two or three teams had been expelled.

And among the top three of the Freshman Assessment, two teams were from her class, taking first and second place respectively!

For Zhou Yi, who was teaching new students in the Outer Court for the first year, this was simply the best possible result!

Over the past few days, whenever the other teachers of the Outer Court saw her, they showered her with praise!

Before long, Du Weilun finished announcing the rankings and rewards.

Aside from receiving the same Core Disciple reward and soul ring reward as the teams in second and third place, Jiang Ming and Ling Luochen, who had become champions with an undefeated record as a two-person team, would also receive a special gift!

A Soul Bone!

It was valuable. Truly, extremely valuable!

But when Jiang Ming received this Soul Bone, his first reaction was not to absorb and fuse with it, but to sell it.

Although this Soul Bone was only a Right Leg Soul Bone, and among Soul Bones it was also of relatively low quality, even a Soul Bone like this could sell for more than one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!

As for why Jiang Ming did not use it himself...

Would saying he looked down on it be a little too hurtful?

But that was indeed the truth.

Jiang Ming also had his own plans when it came to Soul Bones. Aside from External Soul Bones, a Soul Master only had six Soul Bone slots on their body.

If he absorbed it now, then whether he could replace it later if he encountered something better was one thing. Even if he could replace it, digging out the bone... Jiang Ming was somewhat resistant to that.

Jiang Ming's plan was that unless he encountered one that was truly suitable, he would not absorb any Soul Bones for the time being.

Although Soul Bones were rare, they were not rare to an excessive degree. After all, unlike soul rings, these things would not disappear with the death of a Soul Master, but would be preserved.

And this Soul Bone was not suitable for Ling Luochen either. It was the right leg bone of a Blazing Leopard; its attribute alone conflicted with Ling Luochen's ice attribute, so there was no way Ling Luochen could absorb this Soul Bone.

So, after accepting the Soul Bone, Jiang Ming cautiously asked in a probing tone, "Director, can this Soul Bone... be exchanged for cash?"