Teaching Snowball to Cultivate, Establishing Authority in the Elite Class

After returning to his dormitory, Yu Xiaogang glanced over the Elite Class roster. Several names were very familiar: the blind Douluo Su Yuntao and the goddess Si Si he could never win over, Xiao Zhan, son of the Notting City Lord, and Wang Dachui, son of the Blacksmith Shop owner.

He needed to keep an eye on those people in class tomorrow. After all, they had either appeared in or been mentioned in the original Douluo story. What interesting things would happen tomorrow? He was really looking forward to it!

Yu Xiaogang and Snowball took a comfortable hot bath. He did not know why Snowball was so resistant to bathing with him. She had even scratched several red marks onto him. He felt that Snowball's intelligence was a little too high. If so, teaching her an Internal Cultivation Method afterward should be easy, right?

Yu Xiaogang carried the sweet-smelling, freshly bathed Snowball to bed and placed her beside his pillow. After giving her a stroke, he lay beneath the covers and asked Deep Blue in his mind how the Life Nurturing Skill specially deduced for Snowball was coming along.

"Master! At this rate, it will be completed by tomorrow morning. I'll go over the deduction carefully one more time before transmitting it to you."

"Mm, well done, Deep Blue. You should rest too!"

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang held Snowball and began resting. Snowball shifted slightly to find a comfortable position, then fell deeply asleep as well. Their playful splashing in the bath had tired her out a little.

Yu Xiaogang slept very soundly that night, but the students who had been transferred into the Elite Class could not sleep at all.

He got up on time in the morning to absorb the Eastern Purple Qi. After circulating the Life Nurturing Skill through one cycle, he finished cultivating. Seeing that he had completed his circulation, Deep Blue began transmitting the Life Nurturing Skill designed for Snowball. As Yu Xiaogang examined the differences between the two skills, he stroked the Snowball in his arms and said, "Snowball! Your Sister Deep Blue has prepared a gift for you. In a moment, Master's Soul Power will enter your body. Don't resist it. Carefully feel the circulation route of the Soul Power. It will help you become even stronger!"

Snowball's eyes lit up when she heard that it could speed up her growth. She looked at her master with eager anticipation. Yu Xiaogang did not keep her waiting. He placed both hands over Snowball's breastbone, near her heart. He circulated his Light Soul Power into his palms, then said to Snowball:

"Close your eyes, Snowball. Carefully feel the route my Soul Power takes through your body. Do not resist."

Snowball obediently closed her mismatched eyes. Once Yu Xiaogang saw that she was ready, he began transmitting his power. He felt his Soul Power enter a narrow path that was somewhat uneven. Of every ten parts of Soul Power, eight were used to wash through and clear Snowball's meridians, one part nourished her meridians, and only the final part was used to circulate the White Tiger Version Life Nurturing Skill.

"You've got it easy! Who told you to become my, Yu Xiaogang's, pet? Deep Blue, I need to use the backup energy reserves now!"

Yu Xiaogang felt that transmitting cultivation was not something a person should do. It consumed far too much Soul Power and Mental Power. No wonder the masters in TV dramas croaked after passing on their power.

"Ah! Master is using the backup energy again. I've only just recovered eighty percent of my energy... Fine, who told you to be my master?"

Deep Blue replied in his mind.

With the support of the vast and abundant Soul Power from the backup energy reserves, Yu Xiaogang spent half an hour opening up Snowball's meridians. Animal meridians truly were tougher than human ones. After circulating the White Tiger Version Life Nurturing Skill through three major cycles, he let Snowball cultivate by herself. Yu Xiaogang watched from the side and only relaxed after confirming that nothing was wrong.

By the time they finished their busy cultivation session, it was already eight in the morning. Yu Xiaogang tidied up and took Snowball straight to the Academy Cafeteria for breakfast.

After eating, Yu Xiaogang strolled leisurely toward the Elite Class classroom. Before he even reached it, he heard noisy chatter coming from inside. Students were all the same, no matter where they were.

Before entering the classroom, he adjusted his clothes, then walked straight in. The students who had been making a racket moments ago startled like frightened rabbits when they saw the teacher arrive. They returned to their seats and quietly looked at him.

Yu Xiaogang was a little nervous at first, but his powerful Mental Power instantly suppressed those negative emotions. After clearing his throat, he began introducing himself.

"I believe some of you have already recognized me, while others have not. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Xiaogang. You may call me Teacher Yu, or simply Master. We will be spending the next few years together, so let's get along well. I will be responsible for your theory lessons and physical training. If anyone has objections, you may raise them now."

As soon as Yu Xiaogang finished his introduction, someone below jumped up. Yu Xiaogang took a look. Well, wasn't that Xiao Zhan, the Notting City Lord's son? Innate Soul Power Level 5—no wonder he was so arrogant. He wanted to give his new teacher a show of force. "Teacher, I have an objection! What qualifications do you have to teach a group of geniuses like us? Legend says you're nothing but trash with Innate Half Level Soul Power. I don't believe you have what it takes!" Xiao Zhan said arrogantly, his hands on his hips.

The moment Snowball heard someone challenging her master, she immediately became angry and leaped from his arms. Golden light flashed as she landed and reverted to her true form. With a tiger's roar, she frightened Xiao Zhan into stumbling back three steps. Xiao Zhan then felt too embarrassed to lose face, so he forced himself not to collapse to the ground. He was only a Level 9 Soul Master, while the creature before him was a mutated white tiger capable of fighting Thousand Year Soul Beasts after only a hundred years of cultivation. It was already impressive that he had not wet himself.

"Enough! Stop, Snowball. Come back. Student Xiao Zhan is right. When I awakened my martial soul, I indeed had Innate Half Level Soul Power. According to common knowledge on the continent, I should have been able to become only a Level 10 Soul Master in my lifetime. Even with resources piled onto me, it would have been difficult to break through the Level 30 bottleneck."

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands crossed behind his waist, speaking in a calm tone.

"However, nothing in this world is absolute. If your talent is lacking, then fight for it through hard work. I have created my own Soul Power Meditation Method and Mental Power Meditation Method, using myself as the test subject. That is why I can stand here today!"

After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, he stood tall and thrust out his chest. Three soul rings, two yellow and one purple, slowly rose beneath his feet. An imposing, tyrannical Dragon Might burst from his body.

"A Three Ring Soul Elder! Th-this... this is impossible! How could Innate Half Level Soul Power cultivate to such a high Soul Power Level?!"

Xiao Zhan's face was filled with disbelief. Everything he knew had been overturned. He had always considered himself proud and exceptional. With Innate Soul Power Level 5, he had already become the number one genius in Notting City. He usually could not be bothered to build relationships with his classmates and disdained associating with them. Thus, no one had told him recently about Teacher Yu, the most renowned figure in the academy. Truly, the ignorant knew no fear.

"Student Xiao Zhan, please return to your seat! Today, I will teach you your first lesson: limits exist to be broken. Before a true genius, do not flaunt your shallow knowledge."

Yu Xiaogang said to Xiao Zhan with an utterly calm expression.

"Student Xiao Zhan, put aside your pride in having the highest Innate Soul Power Level in Notting City! There are countless people on the continent more talented than you! You must humbly seek knowledge instead of being arrogant and conceited. You are only Level 9 now. Although the other students had lower Innate Soul Power than you, their levels are only one level below yours. With enough effort, even geniuses can be surpassed!"

Yu Xiaogang infused his voice with Soul Power and Mental Power, hoping to cow this group of students born with golden spoons in their mouths in one go.

Xiao Zhan's face turned pale, and he struggled for quite some time. In the end, he understood. His talent truly could not compare to those real geniuses, such as the hardworking genius before him. What Xiao Zhan did not know was that Yu Xiaogang was a genius with cheats.

"I'm sorry, Teacher! I know I was wrong. Please forgive my earlier disrespect!"

As the Notting City Lord's son, Xiao Zhan knew when to bend and when to stand tall. Once he reflected and realized that he was indeed wrong, he immediately apologized. Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang felt that Xiao Zhan was still a good child who listened to reason.

Thanks to Judgment of Hell and Liangxia for the 100 Qidian Coins reward.