The First Day of Class

Lin Li changed into a new outfit, a British-style baseball uniform. Since it was for girls, it came with no pants, only a short skirt.

An eagle-like school emblem was embroidered over the left chest, representing Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy. After a week of uninterrupted cultivation and nourishment from Soul Beast meat, Lin Li's frail little body had improved greatly.

In Douluo Continent, a Soul Master's appearance was closely related to their Martial Soul. The most obvious example was Tang San before and after awakening his bloodline.

No phoenix was ugly, except Ma Hongjun, who had been affected by evil fire. Lin Li's appearance was dazzling, while her entire bearing was cool and distant. When she did not smile, she seemed especially unapproachable.

She made her way to Class One at an unhurried pace. More than a dozen people were already in the classroom. Lin Li swept her gaze over them and judged them through their Soul Power.

She found that none of them had obtained a Soul Ring and become Soul Masters. Still, Lin Li found that perfectly normal. After all, Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy could not possibly have figures like Children of Destiny!

She chose a seat near the window at the back. While waiting for the teacher to arrive, a timid voice spoke up. "Hello, my name is Zhou Yurou!"

Following the voice, Lin Li saw a pretty little girl in the same school uniform furtively sizing her up.

Lin Li gave a quiet hum. "Lin Li. Six years old. My Martial Soul is the Dark Phoenix."

Zhou Yurou immediately exclaimed softly, "Wow, your Martial Soul is actually a phoenix! My Martial Soul is a lotus, and my Soul Power is only level seven."

Lin Li hummed again, then softly exclaimed, "Innate Soul Power at level seven?"

Zhou Yurou nodded and said quietly, "My family are villagers from Suoyu Village, which is under Saint Tor City. I'm also Suoyu Village's Work-Study Student this year."

Lin Li was extremely surprised. Those with Innate Soul Power at level six or above could become experts above the level of Soul Emperor. She had not expected her deskmate in this class to possess such talent.

Soon, she accepted it. Douluo Continent was not a book, after all, but a real world.

At that moment, she truly felt the cruelty of Douluo Continent. Yet she quickly curled her lips into a mocking smile. Hadn't she experienced cruelty long ago?

With the classroom full of chatter, naturally no one paid attention to the conversation between Lin Li and Zhou Yurou.

Before long, the class bell rang, and a woman in an old-fashioned qipao slowly entered from outside.

Fox-like eyes, willow-leaf brows, exquisite features, and a light, graceful figure with alluring curves—who else could it be but Ye Lian?

She slowly walked up to the podium. The classroom had now fallen completely silent. The commoner students were silent out of respect and anticipation.

As for the noble children, they had long learned from their family elders that the homeroom teacher assigned to their class was none other than the headmistress of Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy—a level forty-nine Soul Ancestor who had one foot in the realm of Spirit King!

As Ye Lian looked over the crowd, her usual charming and lovable demeanor had become extremely cold and stern. She said flatly, "I am your homeroom teacher, as well as the teacher responsible for teaching you Soul Master knowledge. Remember, my surname is Ye."

She stepped aside and looked down at them. After scanning the room, she spotted a familiar little face, and the corner of her lips lifted slightly. Pointing at the first boy seated near the door, she said, "Starting with him, each of you will come up and introduce your name, age, Martial Soul, and Soul Power Level."

After saying that, she stepped aside. Seeing that the boy had not moved, she immediately said, "Did you not hear me clearly? Do you need me to repeat myself?"

The boy immediately trembled and hurried onto the podium. Lin Li looked at him.

The boy looked utterly ordinary. He was not ugly, but he certainly could not be called handsome.

The boy spoke timidly. "My name is Wang Ming. I'm six years old. My Martial Soul is the Crimson Flame Azure Wolf, and my Soul Power is level eight."

After Wang Ming finished speaking, he walked down with a red face. Ye Lian said, "Next!"

A young girl in a white dress slowly walked onto the podium. She raised her chin proudly and declared, "Listen carefully. My name is Ning Lanlan, I'm six years old, my Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and I'm a level-six Soul Master."

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The thought flashed through Lin Li's mind. She instinctively glanced at Ye Lian and thought, Someone was probably about to get scolded.

Her thought was quickly proven correct. Ye Lian said indifferently, "If you are not wearing your school uniform tomorrow, then you needn't come back!"

Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but before Ning Lanlan could say anything, Ye Lian's calm voice rang out again. "Next!"

Another girl stepped onto the stage. She wore the school uniform and had a gentle appearance. In a soft voice, she said, "My name is Rou'er. I'm six years old. My Martial Soul is the Swift Shadow Cat King, and my Soul Power is level nine."

As soon as her Soul Power Level was announced, everyone present looked at the delicate-looking girl on the stage in shock.

When Lin Li heard the other girl's Martial Soul, her mouth nearly opened wide enough to swallow a watermelon. The Swift Shadow Cat King was an extremely domineering Soul Beast.

Only one cat king might appear among ten thousand Swift Shadow Cats, and Swift Shadow Cats were notoriously difficult to deal with. Beneath their sharp claws, even ordinary tiger-type Soul Beasts of the same rank would avoid them, afraid of provoking them!

Not to mention their king. Swift Shadow Cats were famous for their violent tempers. The moment someone stepped into their territory, they would be regarded as enemies, and the cats would not stop until one side died!

Yet this girl with the Swift Shadow Cat King Martial Soul had such a gentle personality. It was simply like a comet striking the earth! No, even Mount Fuji erupting and submerging Japan would not have been this shocking.

Ye Lian was equally shocked. She waved a hand to signal for the next student, and a plump little boy walked up.

He declared confidently, "My name is Wang Ning. Wang Ming, who spoke first, is my twin brother. My Martial Soul is the Lightning Rabbit, and my Soul Power is level eight."

Lin Li nearly choked. She looked at Wang Ning suspiciously, then looked at Rou'er.

Didn't they say Martial Souls had a huge influence on Soul Masters? Why were they so different? The Lightning Rabbit was a Soul Beast famous for its speed, and it could also produce an extremely rare skill: Teleportation!

However, Soul Masters with the Lightning Rabbit Martial Soul were generally slender and nimble. Wang Ning's sturdy build had absolutely nothing to do with a Lightning Rabbit.

After Wang Ning stepped down, another boy went up. He stood tall and straight, with handsome features. Dressed in the long-sleeved, long-pants school uniform, he said calmly, "Ling Xuan, six years old. My Martial Soul is the Demon Soul Spirit Tree. Soul Power level ten."

The entire class stared at the indifferent boy on the stage in shock, while Lin Li's eyes were filled with horror.

She had recently studied the Soul Beast encyclopedia closely. Although it did not list the famous ferocious Soul Beast clans from Douluo Dalu 2, it did include one particular entry.

The Demon Soul Spirit Tree was a variant of the Demon Eye Demonic Tree. It excelled at illusions and spiritual power, was extremely troublesome to deal with, and could be considered one of the top Plant-type Spirit Beasts.

Its status among plant Soul Beasts was no weaker than the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's status among support-type Martial Souls, Medusa's among snake-type Martial Souls, or the Blue Silver Emperor's among Blue Silver Grass.

However, Lin Li asked the system inwardly, "Is that boy on the stage a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that rebuilt its cultivation?" Her voice even carried a trace of excitement!

It was not that she was overly suspicious. Such a supreme Martial Soul was almost impossible for anyone to inherit.

If he had rebuilt his cultivation from a Soul Beast, she would make him her Soul Ring. There was no particular reason—once a Soul Beast took human form, it was still a Soul Beast. What difference was there between it and a beast-shaped Soul Beast?

At that moment, the system's voice rang out calmly.