The Wild 100,000-Year Soul Ring Has Appeared

As Gu You and Tang San walked toward the beds the others had finished arranging, chatting with Wang Sheng along the way, a clear voice came from the doorway. "Is this the Seventh Dormitory?"

Everyone turned toward the doorway at once, their eyes immediately going wide.

A pretty little girl stood at the entrance. She looked about the same age as Tang San, and was nearly the same height as well. Though her clothes were very plain, they were extremely neat.

Her long black hair had been combed into a scorpion braid that hung past her buttocks. Her large, watery eyes were filled with curiosity. She also held a brand-new school uniform in her hands.

Everyone in the dormitory was male. When they suddenly saw such a beautiful girl appear, they all stood there dumbfounded.

Tang San could not help asking Wang Sheng in a low voice, "Are our dormitories mixed-gender?"

Wang Sheng nodded and lowered his voice as well. "The school doesn't separate the dormitories by gender. Apparently, they only separate them in higher-level Soul Master Academies. It's strange. There weren't any Work-Study Students last year, but three came this year. Boss Tang, go on and give her a show of force."

"Uh... there's no need for that, right?" Tang San had not expected that he would inexplicably become the so-called boss of the Seventh Dormitory the moment he arrived here, only to face a difficult problem immediately afterward. He really could not bring himself to bully a girl.

Tang San nudged Gu You with his elbow and said quietly, "You're a boss here too. You go."

Gu You nudged Tang San back with his elbow. "If you want to do it, you do it. I'm not bullying a little girl."

When no one answered, the girl stepped outside and looked at the sign above the door, which read "Seventh Dormitory." She smiled and introduced herself. "Hello, everyone. My name is Xiao Wu—the Wu in dancing."

Wang Sheng repeatedly poked Tang San in the back, signaling that he could not break the dormitory's rules.

What happened next was the same as in the original story. After Xiao Wu defeated Tang San, who had held back, Gu You showed no interest in fighting Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu successfully became the boss of the Seventh Dormitory.

However, because Tang San had not taken Yu Xiaogang as his master, Yu Xiaogang did not send over a brand-new set of bedding. Thus, the incident from the original story in which Tang San and Xiao Wu shared a bed never happened. Xiao Wu chose the bed to Tang San's right, while Gu You's bed was to Tang San's left.

Wang Sheng then told Xiao Wu about the responsibilities of the boss of the Seventh Dormitory and some information about the academy. Xiao Wu also told the others not to call her boss, but to call her Sister Xiao Wu instead.

Since the academy's Opening Ceremony was being held the next day, everyone in the Seventh Dormitory quickly washed up after dinner and went to bed one after another.

Late that night, outside the window of Gu You, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, a pair of eyes peered through the glass. A man watched the three sleeping children, deep in thought.

"I didn't expect Old Jack's grandson to have Innate Full Soul Power as well. But that little girl... Heh, could this be fate?"

"I didn't expect Grandmaster to be in this academy either. From the looks of it, though, Tang San's interaction with Grandmaster didn't go very smoothly."

The man thought for a moment. "Forget it. Grandmaster only has rank 29 Soul Power. My son has Innate Full Soul Power and will definitely become a Title Douluo in the future. Whether he acknowledges that man as his master or not won't make much difference."

"Let's see how far you can grow here. Don't disappoint me, Xiao San." After saying this, the man's figure vanished instantly.

The next day, after the Opening Ceremony.

Gu You brought Tang San to the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall Branch again to see Ma Xiunuo.

"Is Grandpa Ma Xiunuo here?" Gu You directly pushed open the door to Ma Xiunuo's office and happened to find Su Yun-tao discussing something with Ma Xiunuo.

Seeing the two enter, Su Yun-tao nodded to Ma Xiunuo, greeted Gu You and Tang San, and left.

Ma Xiunuo asked, "Haven't you enrolled already? Why have you come running here again?"

Gu You said, "Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, I wanted to ask whether you have any vacant rooms. I want to conduct Martial Soul research, but the academy dormitory isn't very convenient."

Ma Xiunuo thought for a moment. "There aren't any vacant rooms, but there is a storage room. See if you can use it."

As he spoke, he took a key from the drawer and led Gu You and Tang San downstairs.

When they reached the first floor, Ma Xiunuo opened a locked room in an unnoticed corner. Only then did Gu You discover that this room he had never entered before contained a staircase leading underground.

Ma Xiunuo led the two of them downward. The underground space was extremely large, with paths forming a cross. Each path was roughly four hundred meters long, and there were locked doors on both sides along each path.

Ma Xiunuo walked down the path ahead, introducing the place as he went. "Xiao You, Xiao San, this is the most important place in the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall. It's divided into four districts: East, West, South, and North. The East District and North District contain records collected by successive Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall Branch Masters, including information on the Soul Beasts in nearby Spirit Beast Forests, records of awakened Martial Souls, and the effects of Soul Skills provided by known Soul Beasts. The West District stores Gold Soul Coins. Whenever a Soul Master comes to collect their subsidy, I get the Gold Soul Coins from there. The South District is the storage area, filled with all kinds of things."

When they reached the large door at the very end, Ma Xiunuo unlocked it and pushed it open. Seeing the various odds and ends piled inside, he said, "You can use this storage room. And there's this, too."

As he spoke, Ma Xiunuo handed a large bundle of keys to Gu You. "These are the keys to every room in the underground area except the West District. I'm entrusting them to you now."

Gu You was about to say something, but Ma Xiunuo interrupted him. "I know what you want to say. I'm not letting you read my materials for free, either."

Ma Xiunuo said seriously, "You and Xiao San must sort through the miscellaneous items before you can use them. The records in the East and South Districts were collected by successive branch masters and are disorganized, so you'll have to help me sort all the materials and put them away by category."

"Also, if you ever have an article you want to publish, your first choice should be the Martial Soul Daily."

"The Martial Soul Daily?" Tang San asked in confusion.

"Finally, you must not spread the information here casually. Otherwise..."

After seeing Gu You nod seriously, Tang San, though confused, nodded along as well. Ma Xiunuo could no longer keep up his stern expression and said with a smile, "All right, you don't have to be so serious. Just don't casually tell anyone about this place or the things you see here."

Ma Xiunuo smiled and ruffled both of their hair. "Just consider yourselves people I've hired to organize the Martial Soul Hall's records. There's no pay, but you can eat three meals a day here. Do your best."

After saying this, he gave both of them a firm pat before turning and leaving the room.

Gu You and Tang San exchanged a glance. Gu You said bitterly, "Great. Now we owe him another huge favor."

Tang San also shook his head with a bitter smile. "Don't think about it. Let's clean this place first. I'm still waiting for your Martial Soul test."

The two of them fetched buckets and rags and began cleaning. Fortunately, one of them had been strengthened by a top-tier Beast Martial Soul, while the other had practiced martial arts since childhood and trained by smithing. They managed to finish cleaning the storage room before the academy's curfew.

The two were utterly exhausted. After returning to the dormitory and briefly washing up, they collapsed onto their beds under the puzzled gazes of the others and immediately fell asleep.

P.S. The female lead of this book hasn't been decided yet. The first reason is that whether the story has a female lead or a harem basically won't affect its direction or ending, so I didn't decide on one from the very beginning. The second reason is that I can't guarantee I'll write the interactions between the male lead and female lead well. After all, my writing isn't that great. If everyone has someone they'd like to see as the female lead, tell me here. If enough people choose someone, I'll add her in.

It's truly difficult to write the story in my head well. I'll never urge other authors to update again. Please keep voting and collecting.