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Mo Bai had not expected that while the pronunciation of this world's language was different, the written characters were the same.

It was like how Mandarin and Cantonese had different pronunciations, yet the same passage could be read in their respective languages.

It was just somewhat awkward!

Still, whether that was truly the case, or whether only one of the characters for "Ma" happened to be similar, would have to wait until Teacher Ma taught more characters before Mo Bai could be sure.

A few days later, Mo Bai finally confirmed it: the written characters of this world truly were identical to the traditional Chinese characters from his previous life!

Once he had confirmed it, Mo Bai could hardly wait to head to Nuoding Academy's library.

"Little fellow, why aren't you in class? What are you doing here?"

The library teacher immediately stopped Mo Bai when he saw him.

"Teacher, I'm a first-year student!"

"What the teacher is teaching us in class right now is literacy, but I already learned to read before. So I wanted to come and find some books to read on my own first!"

When Mo Bai mentioned that he already knew how to read, his face wore a smug expression as he showed off how impressive he was.

He was a child, after all!

"Is that so? Then read the words on this book. If you can recognize them, I'll allow you to go in and read."

The library teacher was somewhat surprised by Mo Bai's words. Judging by his clothes and appearance, he did not seem like a child from an educated family. Yet he had learned to read so early?

Still, perhaps not. Maybe his literate parents had taught him beforehand.

Such cases did happen occasionally, so the library teacher did not ask further. As long as Mo Bai could prove that he truly knew how to read, that was enough.

Children who knew to make the most of their time studying were generally likable.

"Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?"

The moment Mo Bai saw the book the library teacher took out, his eyes lit up, and he read out its title.

He had not expected the first thing he saw to be that Master's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

Moreover, the library teacher clearly liked this book, unlike the other teachers.

Most of the other teachers mocked Master with cold sarcasm.

They only did not dare say it to his face because Master was the Dean's friend!

Still, it was only natural that someone recognized as Master would have people mocking him, while others liked and admired him.

"Oh? You really recognized it. Not bad, not bad!"

Seeing that Mo Bai had read the title at a glance, the library teacher immediately smiled happily. "All right, you may go inside and read, but the books can only be read here. You can't take them away, understand?"

"Teacher, can you let me read this book? The title sounds so interesting! It seems really impressive!" Rather than leaving, Mo Bai looked curiously at the copy of Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul in the library teacher's hands.

"Oh? You want to read this book?" The library teacher was initially surprised by Mo Bai's words, but then understood that Mo Bai probably did not know where the book came from.

"All right, here you go, little fellow!"

"The knowledge in this book is very useful. I hope you'll commit it to memory properly!"

The library teacher then smiled and nodded, handing the book in his hand to Mo Bai.

After thinking for a moment, the library teacher added, "No matter what others think, what I can tell you is that this book is truly remarkable. If you memorize it well, it'll be of great help to your future cultivation!"

"Understood, I'll remember that. Thank you, Teacher!"

Taking the book, Mo Bai eagerly ran into the library, found a spot, and began reading it.

"..." Watching Mo Bai's impatiently studious appearance, the library teacher silently shook his head and smiled.

He had originally had more to say, but since Mo Bai had already gone inside, he decided not to say it for now.

He could tell him when Mo Bai left.

What he wanted to warn Mo Bai about was that most of the contents could be memorized, but a small portion was unnecessary.

Master's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul was, bluntly put, a summary of Martial Soul-related knowledge across the entire Douluo Continent. No one had ever done such a thing before, so it was quite remarkable that Master had managed it.

"Ah, Master too... If he hadn't included those few theories of his among the Ten Core Competencies, people wouldn't have mocked him."

Thinking of the Master at the academy, the library teacher sighed softly.

Meanwhile, in a Spirit Beast Forest outside Nuoding City that had been enclosed and raised by Spirit Hall, Master was leading Tang San in search of a Spirit Beast.

"Little San, the limit a Spirit Master can endure for their first Spirit Ring is a 423-year Spirit Ring!"

"Finding one with such precise age is almost impossible, but Teacher will do his best to hunt a Spirit Beast around four hundred years old for you!"

"Only by getting as close to the limit as possible can you go farther in the future!"

"..."

As Master led Tang San in search of the Spirit Beast they needed, he continuously taught him about Spirit Beasts as well.

Tang San listened attentively at his side.

If Tang San had previously felt that becoming Master's disciple had been somewhat hasty, he now felt that he had absolutely struck gold.

Although his strength wasn't great, the knowledge he possessed was something few teachers could rival!

As he absorbed Master's teachings, he realized that there was still so much to learn if he wanted to become an outstanding Spirit Master.

"Not good!"

"This is a Mandala Snake that's nearly four hundred years old. Xiaosan, run!"

Before long, Master and Tang San encountered the four-hundred-year Mandala Snake that had appeared in the original work!

After a perilous battle, the Mandala Snake was successfully killed by Tang San.

"Quick, absorb this spirit ring!"

"This spirit ring is perfectly suited to your Blue Silver Grass!"

Still shaken, Master secretly rejoiced that neither of them had died at the hands of a Spirit Beast. Then, seeing the Mandala Snake's corpse, his eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly urged Tang San to absorb the spirit ring.

It had been rather embarrassing to need his disciple to save his life, but there was no time to worry about embarrassment now. Absorbing the spirit ring was more important.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Tang San did not blame his teacher for being too weak and nearly getting them both killed by a Spirit Beast. At Master's words, he immediately did as instructed.

Master's actions just now—telling him to run while staying behind to cover him—had already earned Tang San's approval!

"Wait..."

However, just as Tang San was about to absorb it, Master stopped him again.

"Xiaosan, the possibility of a plant-type Martial Soul absorbing the spirit ring of an animal-type Spirit Beast has, until now, existed only in my theory. Whether it's truly feasible is still unknown!"

"How about we change it and find another spirit ring?"

Master spoke to Tang San seriously.

"There's no need. I believe in Teacher!"

"Since no one has done it before, then let me be the first!"

After hearing Master's words, Tang San was moved at first, but then he shook his head and rejected Master's suggestion. He decided to absorb the Mandala Snake's spirit ring and verify his teacher's theoretical hypothesis.

There was still only one update today.

This author was finishing up the old book, Douluo: Starting by Detonating Spirit Rings. It would be completed today!

Congratulations on the completion! Friends who haven't read it can check it out. It's one of the rare high-quality Douluo novels on Qidian, not to be missed.

Those who have been stockpiling chapters can dig in now!