Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy (3)

After Yu Xiaogang returned to his little house, he summoned his Martial Soul. Deep Blue had actually wanted to ask its master this for a long time: why did he always have to put it away whenever they went out?

Deep Blue could only observe the Colorful World outside through Yu Xiaogang's perspective from within the Soul Space. It had also inherited the traits of Luo Sanpao's physical Martial Soul and could eat. Every time it watched its awful master stuffing himself with meat, it was practically drooling with envy.

"Master! Master! Can you let me come out next time we go out? I always have to hide, and I never get to eat any of that delicious food!!"

The moment Deep Blue emerged from the phone, it rushed over to act cute and coquettish toward Yu Xiaogang, hoping he would let it out for some air next time.

"Hehe! Deep Blue, you can't be willful right now. Your master is still far too weak. There are countless people stronger than me. I went from being a worthless fool to a Twin Martial Souls genius—only two such people have ever appeared on Douluo Continent. One exploded and died while absorbing a Soul Ring, while the other hid his Second Martial Soul."

Yu Xiaogang replied to Deep Blue as he sorted through his books.

"Besides, if a miraculous Martial Soul like you, one with such high intelligence, appeared before others, I'm afraid Spirit Hall would sack and abduct me in the middle of the night. And I'm also the first person in Douluo Continent's history to independently condense Soul Rings. I might not be able to keep this secret. My first two Hundred Year Soul Rings have changed drastically—their color is extremely dark, with a faint violet radiance."

After explaining, Yu Xiaogang put his sorted personal belongings into his Storage Soul Tool, shut the door, and prepared to set off for Notting City.

"So for now, we need to develop quietly. Notting City is remote, located at the border between the Two Great Empires, and far from the Star Dou Great Forest. No high-level Soul Masters would come to a little city like this. The strongest Soul Master here is probably Ma Xiunuo, the Soul Elder master of the Spirit Hall Branch!"

As Yu Xiaogang walked, he spoke and had Deep Blue return to the Soul Space. Deep Blue also understood the seriousness of the matter and stopped sulking. As its master's personal little secretary, it naturally had to listen to its master. Its master was always right.

"Um, Master, when will I be able to appear openly before other people? And going by what you said, doesn't that mean Luo Sanpao can't appear before others either? What about your safety in the future, Master?"

Deep Blue could not help worrying about its master's safety in its mind.

"Hehe, don't worry, Deep Blue. Don't they all think I'm a useless fool, a so-called theory master full of empty talk? I'll just show them. Once geniuses of Tang San's generation emerge, I can hide among them and won't stand out so much. All right, Deep Blue, our main goal now is to conduct research and cultivate Soul Power diligently. We need to break through to Titled Douluo as soon as possible. Only then will we have the strength to protect ourselves. Titled Douluo aren't the only powerful beings on Douluo Continent—there are also those so-called gods above, watching this place from time to time."

Yu Xiaogang carefully explained it to Deep Blue. After all, Deep Blue was merely phone data that had crossed over with him, and most of its database had been lost. The novels and anime he had watched in his previous life were all gone from it, so it was understandable that it knew nothing about Douluo Continent.

What Yu Xiaogang needed to do now was restrain his restless heart. He could not act recklessly; he had to stay steady. He could not truly be like the protagonists in novels, jumping around everywhere while still weak. After all, this was the real Douluo world.

As an ordinary person, Yu Xiaogang had no idea how deep the waters of Douluo ran. The anime had only shown the protagonist's perspective. Not only was there more to Douluo Continent, but Douluo Star itself was vast! After all, Douluo Continent had a Cosmic Starry Sky. Who knew what lay beyond it?

Once Yu Xiaogang had grown powerful enough, it would be his era! He had to see what other planets were like, and perhaps casually become a god. Although Douluo Gods were a bit pathetic, they were still gods—immortality! Something ancient emperors had sought without success was now within Yu Xiaogang's reach.

Lost in all sorts of random thoughts, he discussed theories with Deep Blue about the mutual effects between Martial Souls and the body. Before long, he stopped beneath the stone pillar bearing the handprint left by that Soul Saint at the village entrance, where Old Jack had been standing. It seemed Old Jack's wish for a Soul Master to emerge from the village had a reason after all.

"Old Jack, you're still looking at that handprint. Don't worry. A powerful Soul Master will appear in the village someday."

Thinking of Tang San more than a decade later, Yu Xiaogang could not help comforting Old Jack.

"Hehe, I'll take that as a good omen, Master. Are you heading to Notting City to see Dean Kahn, the dean of the Junior Soul Master Academy? But it's already noon. Why not have a meal at my home before you leave? I can have that young fellow from Old Zhang's family give you a ride. He has to deliver goods to a hotel in Notting City this afternoon anyway."

Old Jack spoke to Yu Xiaogang with a smile. To be honest, Old Jack was quite kind. In the anime, he had always looked after Tang San, and he had even dared to speak so arrogantly to Tang Hao without getting beaten to death. "No need, Old Jack. I just came to say goodbye. Here are the keys to my house; please keep them for me. Also, please build another small stone house beside mine, and get some blacksmithing tools and a furnace. I need them for my research. I'm planning to forge my own equipment."

After speaking, Yu Xiaogang handed the keys and a bag of Gold Soul Coins to Old Jack, then waved goodbye to him.

Yu Xiaogang turned and set off, planning to walk to Notting City and enjoy the scenery along the way. He had not traveled far since crossing over, so this was a good opportunity to see Notting City and check whether any pharmacies sold Whale Rubber. It was good stuff, greatly increasing physical strength and cultivation speed, though it would not be discovered by Huo Yuhao until the second part.

Yu Xiaogang also planned to buy some medicinal herbs to research the body-tempering prescription he had brought out from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He wondered whether he had enough Gold Soul Coins. It seemed he needed to speed up his cracking of Soul Tool technology.

Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang subconsciously glanced at the ancient yet magnificent belt around his waist. Storage Soul Tools were still exceedingly rare, monopolized by major powers. Only major powers had the ability to make small Soul Tools, and a one-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool cost ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. Once Yu Xiaogang figured out how to make them, he could earn money and buy many things.

After wandering along the road for an entire afternoon, Yu Xiaogang reached Notting City just before the gates closed at dusk. He walked all the way to the central plaza and looked at the buildings with their distinctly otherworldly style, finding them quite novel.

Yu Xiaogang casually stopped a passerby hurrying home and asked:

"Hello! May I ask where I can find a hotel and a pharmacy? Also, which way is the Junior Soul Master Academy?"

At first, the passerby was quite unhappy. He was rushing home to eat with his wife and children, and being stopped had put him in a foul mood. But when he heard the question about the Junior Soul Master Academy, he immediately paid attention, because the person before him had taken out a Silver Soul Coin. His expression instantly changed as he replied with a fawning smile:

"My lord, please excuse me. I'll explain everything to you in detail right away!"

There was money to be made! Nothing embarrassing about that! He would first earn the Silver Soul Coin from this possible Lord Soul Master. Someone so generous was either a noble or a Soul Master, and a commoner like him could not afford to offend either.

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