Big Bro, Do You Have to Try This Hard?!

The roommates' first meeting was fairly harmonious. After introducing themselves, Dai Yueheng went to unpack his luggage.

Jiang Ming noticed that he also had a Soul Tool—a ring worn on his finger that was obviously quite valuable!

It seemed his roommate was also a rich second-generation heir.

Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes, quietly making a few calculations.

In truth, anyone who could enroll at Shrek Academy generally came from a decent family. After all, cultivating as a soul master was extremely expensive.

Of course, there were exceptions—super geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power who could overcome the gap in family circumstances through talent alone. Such geniuses would enter Shrek Academy through recommendations from the major cities of the various empires.

While Jiang Ming was sizing Dai Yueheng up, Dai Yueheng was observing Jiang Ming as well. He came to the following conclusions.

First, he was very handsome! His bearing was extraordinary too; one look was enough to tell he was no ordinary person.

Second, his family was well-off! The moment he entered, he had smelled the faint fragrance filling the dormitory. It was expensive agarwood! Even as the eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family, he would not be willing to use such spices in a place like a dormitory.

Third, his temperament was pretty good! Although he was still young, as the eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family, he had met plenty of people. This Jiang Ming did not have the arrogance common among other freshmen and seemed quite easygoing.

After considering those three points, Dai Yueheng was more or less certain that Jiang Ming was someone easy to get along with.

But he could never have imagined that Jiang Ming was currently thinking about how to get some money out of him.

He had only been at Shrek Academy for one day. Setting up a sustainable source of income in the short term was unrealistic.

But there was definitely potential in making some quick money!

After all, freshman registration at Shrek Academy was nearly over. Among the several hundred new students, at least eighty percent were children of wealthy families!

These people did not lack money!

Naturally, Jiang Ming would not rob anyone. That would violate school rules, and he was not that low-class.

After Dai Yueheng finished unpacking, he climbed onto his bed, sat cross-legged, and began meditating to cultivate.

As the eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family, he had to work harder and harder so that he would not disappoint his family's expectations!

Seeing this, Jiang Ming glanced at Dai Yueheng, then at the Small Incense Burner beside him that was releasing thin curls of smoke. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

He flipped onto his bed and began meditating as well.

As for his Martial Soul secret being discovered, Jiang Ming was not particularly worried.

His first Martial Soul was a Weapon Martial Soul. He needed to use it every time he cultivated, so hiding it was impossible to begin with. The same went for Spirit Rings—they always had to be used in battle, so they could not be concealed.

Rather than awkwardly trying to hide them, he might as well reveal them openly.

As long as he did not say anything, no one would know that his Martial Soul could help him cultivate.

Within the dormitory, accompanied by the refreshing scent of agarwood, neither of them slept. Instead, they meditated and cultivated on their beds.

When Jiang Ming summoned his Book of Spirits Martial Soul, the pull of Soul Power made Dai Yueheng open his eyes.

The moment he did, he saw three dazzling purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings!

Huh? Three Thousand-Year Soul Rings?!

"Th-This has to be fake."

Dai Yueheng blinked hard and even rubbed his eyes with his hand, but the three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings remained just as eye-catching!

They were real! They really were three Thousand-Year Soul Rings!

Dai Yueheng was completely dumbfounded, swallowing repeatedly as disbelief filled his face!

As the eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family, his resources and knowledge were already among the best of his peers!

But three Thousand-Year Soul Rings... This was far too challenging to one's understanding of the world!

A Soul Elder was one thing—after all, he was one himself. But three Thousand-Year Soul Rings...

Dai Yueheng instantly began doubting just how talented he was. Compared to those three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings, his own two yellow and one purple Spirit Rings looked rather shabby.

"No! I can't let him affect me!"

Dai Yueheng viciously pinched his thigh. The sudden pain snapped him back to his senses.

"So this is Shrek Academy—a Three-Ring Soul Master with three Thousand-Year Soul Rings."

Dai Yueheng sighed, calming the raging waves in his heart before quickly entering a meditative state to cultivate.

Fortunately, with the aid of the agarwood, Dai Yueheng soon entered meditation and began cultivating.

The night passed without incident. When a ray of morning sunlight shone into the room, Jiang Ming woke up.

Dai Yueheng on the bed opposite had also finished cultivating, and he looked at Jiang Ming as though he were looking at a monster!

"Y-Your three Spirit Rings... how are they all purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings?"

Unable to suppress his curiosity any longer, Dai Yueheng finally asked.

The three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings he had seen last night had shocked him too deeply! Even with the agarwood's help, it had taken him a long time to calm down.

"Oh, that? Secret!"

Jiang Ming smiled, then jumped out of bed and called out to Dai Yueheng.

"Want to get breakfast? We only have a few hours before class starts."

Dai Yueheng suppressed his curiosity. As the eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family, he knew that having all three Spirit Rings at the thousand-year level had to be an inherited secret. He had only asked because he truly could not hold back his curiosity.

But since Jiang Ming had said it was a secret, he naturally would not press any further.

"Sure, let's go together."

After washing up, the two of them went downstairs to the Canteen.

On the way, Jiang Ming greeted Dorm Manager Grandpa beneath the Big Maple Tree.

After breakfast, Jiang Ming followed his usual routine and went for a morning run at Shrek Plaza. Seeing Jiang Ming run, Dai Yueheng joined him.

Unfortunately, his endurance was not very good. Jiang Ming had already completed one hundred laps by the time he had run just over half that number.

After finishing their morning run, Jiang Ming and Dai Yueheng returned to the dormitory, quickly rinsed off with water, changed into their white School Uniforms, and headed energetically toward the Teaching Building.

Today was the first day of school. I wonder what fun things will happen.

The doors of the white Teaching Building were already open. A stream of freshmen wearing white School Uniforms filed inside, each with the green little monster emblem of Shrek Academy on the left side of their chest.

Jiang Ming and Dai Yueheng found the first classroom on the first floor. The sign above it read Class One. This was their class.

When the two entered, there were still plenty of empty seats. They had arrived early, so they casually picked two vacant seats and sat down.

Then Jiang Ming took out a Soul Cannonball Structure Building Book and began reading it seriously.

Dai Yueheng was utterly baffled by the sight.

A soul master genius who was already a Three-Ring Soul Master, with all three Spirit Rings being purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings, was actually reading a book about Soul Tools?!

Was this what it meant to master both soul master cultivation and Soul Tools, making sure neither fell behind?

Big bro, did he really have to try this hard?! Even this hardworking eldest young master of the White Tiger Duke Family was not as intense as him!