The Winds Before the Elite Class Is Formed

Before long, Yu Xiaogang found Director Ron in the Director's Office and told him about his Soul Power control training method.

He planned to test his theory of using Mental Power for precise Soul Power control in the Elite Class. Director Ron felt that this training method was a little too fanciful, but Yu Xiaogang was the dean's friend. Ron had no choice but to support this absurd training plan.

Even if it failed, Ron would not lose anything. He would not be the one embarrassed. He wanted to see what results Yu Xiaogang's theory could produce, though Ron refused to admit it in his heart, his body was honest.

"Director Ron, how long will it take to arrange the Training Grounds? I need to make preparations as well. Have the goods I ordered yesterday from the Blacksmith Shop and Herbal Shop in Notting City arrived at the academy?"

Yu Xiaogang asked Director Ron, who was sitting in his office chair. Ron raised his head and frowned.

"Teacher Yu, isn't it too aggressive to start them on weight training right away? And these Medicinal Baths are quite expensive. The noble students can afford them, but Work-Study Students have no money! The academy is already supporting them."

"Don't worry. I've carefully reviewed the students' current Soul Power records and their Innate Soul Power Levels over the past few nights. Among this year's Work-Study Students, only Su Yuntao has potential, and his perseverance is decent too. Let him be the sole Work-Study Student. Otherwise, if the Elite Class is full of children from noble Soul Master families, it would be far too unfair to the students."

Yu Xiaogang intended to settle the matter with one word. Recently, he had not merely been wandering around Notting City for fun. Every night, he had searched through materials in the study, organized his cultivation insights, and incidentally reviewed the entire academy's student roster.

To be honest, none of the Work-Study Students had high Innate Soul Power. Most were only at rank one. The best Work-Study Student in previous years had only possessed rank four Innate Soul Power—yes, that was Ma Xiunuo, the master of the Spirit Hall Branch in Notting City.

Commoner geniuses either joined Spirit Hall after graduation or became guards and retainers for great nobles. It was difficult for them to rise. He did not know whether he could change this situation. Perhaps he should wait until he became stronger. The situation involved too many complicated forces: Spirit Hall, the Two Great Empires, the many duchies, and the upper nobility.

If Spirit Hall did not have enough Titled Douluo to force the Two Great Empires to hand over part of their annual taxes to commoner Soul Masters, then commoner Soul Masters would truly be nothing more than noble dependents. That was the allure of power and wealth.

Yu Xiaogang felt a stifling discomfort in his chest. Hadn't he been an insignificant commoner in his previous life too? He had struggled every day just to survive. Since he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent, he would see whether he could become like the protagonists in Douluo fanfiction—unify the continent, advance modern reforms, and completely crush the feudal society.

As his emotions surged, Yu Xiaogang felt the abundant Soul Power within him tremble. He immediately sat down cross-legged and began his breakthrough.

Ron was nearly shocked out of his wits by the scene before him! Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power shook around his body, releasing an incomparably terrifying pressure. Ron felt as if he were carrying a burden weighing thousands of pounds, and he was utterly stunned.

He remembered the dean saying that Yu Xiaogang had only just broken through rank thirty and was merely a Soul Elder. Who would have thought that while they had been discussing the Elite Class, Yu Xiaogang would fall silent for a moment and then break through on the spot? It was too unbelievable! Was this the gap between people? And this Soul Power pressure was absolutely not something a rank-thirty Soul Elder could produce! Ron could only inch his way out of the office, trying his best not to disturb Yu Xiaogang's breakthrough.

Ron finally made it out of his office and raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Even with the door between them, he could still feel the overwhelming pressure coming from inside. After meeting Yu Xiaogang, Ron no longer felt that he resembled the useless man rumored to have come from Spirit Hall at all. His Soul Power was freakishly abundant, he was compassionate, and he had all sorts of novel theories never seen before. The Work-Study Student they had discussed was named Su Yuntao, apparently. In any case, adding one insignificant person to the Elite Class would be no problem. Those noble lords would not care about such a small expense in Gold Soul Coins.

"Wonderful. Now I've become the busiest person in the academy. Dean Kahn is in seclusion to break through rank forty, so everything has been piled onto me. Now someone has even occupied my office. Once the dean comes out, I must ask for a raise! Sigh! I was born to toil!"

Director Ron sighed, then went to arrange the addition of equipment to the Elite Class Training Grounds. He also had to visit that group of nobles. He could not help thinking that he truly was born to toil.

While Yu Xiaogang was cultivating through his breakthrough, Snowball was also affected by the pressure of his Soul Power and the suppression of his bloodline. But she refused to yield. She possessed the bloodline of a white tiger! She circulated the Soul Power in her body and did her utmost to resist the pressure Yu Xiaogang emitted.

"Roar!"

Snowball could not help letting out a roar. Immediately, she felt as though something deep within her bloodline had awakened. The pressure became much lighter, while the Soul Power within her body grew far more abundant.

Her cultivation broke through in one stroke, turning her into a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. Her body rapidly expanded from a small cub into a white tiger more than a meter long. The tiger claws extending from her paw pads became black and gleaming, radiating a metallic sheen beneath the sunlight. The golden patterns amid her white fur flickered as they shimmered.

Snowball felt that she had grown stronger. Perhaps because Yu Xiaogang had used his Light Soul Power to cleanse her body, Snowball, like Luo Sanpao, had mastered the ability to freely alter her size, allowing her to control her body's size and weight at will.

Snowball felt very hungry. Her breakthrough had consumed a great deal of energy. She could only wait for her master to wake up. When he did, she would let this two-legged beast see how majestic she was. Hehehe.

She then moved farther away from Yu Xiaogang. After all, her master's breakthrough pressure was still very heavy. She found a carpet, curled up on it, and began diligently standing guard for her master.

Less than half an hour later, Yu Xiaogang felt his meridians suddenly open under the flow of Soul Power, becoming exceedingly broad. Nourished by his abundant Soul Power, his meridians felt extremely tough and capable of carrying even more Soul Power.

His Soul Power had also made a tremendous leap, charging all the way to rank thirty-four. If not for Deep Blue using its reserve energy to give him a push at the final moment—

It was equivalent to absorbing the Source Soul Power of a Soul Beast with a five-thousand-year Soul Ring, allowing his Soul Power Level to leap three ranks in one breath.

"Ah! Master, that was so dangerous just now. Why did your Soul Power Level suddenly break through? I examined it just now, and the resonance produced when you circulated the Life Nurturing Skill's Soul Power was amazing! Don't worry! Deep Blue scanned and recorded it with Mental Power. But only 18% of the reserve energy remains. Master, you need to replenish it as soon as possible, or many research projects will slow down!"

Deep Blue spoke in his mind with a distressed, heartbroken expression. The reserve energy had originally needed to be replenished bit by bit by its master.

But because its master needed to break through, it had decisively opened the floodgates to help him break through the Soul Power bottleneck. Its reserve energy was nearly depleted. The progress of the tasks its master had assigned would stall due to insufficient energy, which pained Deep Blue, since it had saved up all that reserve energy itself.

"Thank you just now, Deep Blue. You've worked hard. If you hadn't helped at the critical moment, your master wouldn't have risen three Soul Power ranks in a row. I'll gradually restore the reserve energy afterward. At worst, I'll spend more time converting Soul Power every day."

Yu Xiaogang comforted Deep Blue appreciatively. After all, the Deep Blue spirit attached to his Phone Martial Soul was his logistics department. After receiving Yu Xiaogang's approval, Deep Blue began vividly explaining what had just happened.

"Awoo!" Snowball cried out when she saw that her master had awakened, expressing that this baby was hungry and wanted food.

Yu Xiaogang stared in surprise at Snowball, who had become a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, while Deep Blue diligently explained the changes in Snowball's bloodline in his mind. He felt as if heaven itself was helping him, which gave him even greater confidence in that goal! By the way, should he take in Bibi Dong? What if he could not write romance scenes well?