Mobilizing the Elite Class and Establishing Leadership

Yu Xiaogang withdrew his soul rings, martial soul, and soul power pressure, then turned and wrote on the blackboard: "What exactly are martial souls? Why do Innate Soul Power levels differ?" After writing the two questions, he braced both hands on the lectern and asked in an inquisitive tone, "Does anyone know? Whether you're right or wrong, feel free to speak up."

Yu Xiaogang glanced toward the classroom's back door, where Dean Kahn had appeared at some point with several teachers. Both the students and the teachers by the door fell into thought. The teachers were fine, but the students had already begun whispering among themselves.

"Teacher Yu! I saw in my family's library that martial souls are inherited from one parent's martial soul. As for Innate Soul Power, uh... it should be related to cultivation aptitude, right?"

Wanting to show off in front of his teacher and classmates, Wang Dachui stood and answered. But when he got to Innate Soul Power, he began scratching his head and could not explain it clearly, only giving a rough answer.

"Student Wang, you may sit down. You're both right and wrong. Nowadays, few soul masters on the continent study the fundamentals. Most theories are merely conclusions drawn from their own experiences after reaching the rank of advanced soul master, then passed down."

As he told Wang Dachui to sit, Yu Xiaogang began his own presentation.

"Through research into my own martial soul, I discovered that before a martial soul awakens, it is merely an incomplete phantom. Everyone inherits the martial souls of both parents. In order to grow, the martial souls compete for nourishment, and the weaker one is devoured by the stronger. Martial souls are extensions of one's bloodline and soul, which is why many soul masters undergo major changes after awakening their martial souls."

"Then, Teacher Yu, can't the two martial souls be prevented from devouring each other?" Some students could not help asking.

"Mm! That student makes a good point. That is the Twin Martial Souls said to appear only once in ten thousand years. There have only been two cases in the entire All-Continent. The two martial souls must be equally powerful, and before awakening, the body must be supplied with enough energy for both martial souls to grow at the same time. The body must also be strong enough. Otherwise, like the first Twin Martial Souls case on the continent, when the second martial soul was given a soul ring, the body could not withstand it and exploded to death."

Yu Xiaogang explained the theoretical knowledge to the students below the lectern.

"Furthermore, my research has found that everyone actually possesses Innate Soul Power, only in differing amounts. Some have so little that even a Soul Power Crystal cannot detect it. That is the origin of Innate Soul Powerlessness. Before the martial soul awakens, if the body lacks sufficient energy, the martial soul absorbs the body's origin to grow. That is what causes one to awaken with no soul power."

Yu Xiaogang spoke fluently and endlessly from the lectern, reciting the research report organized through Deep Blue's Deduction. The students below and Dean Kahn's group at the back door listened, utterly absorbed.

After hearing this, several students compared themselves with those around them and found it remarkably similar. This was especially true for students from minor soul master families. Among those who had awakened martial souls alongside them, nearly all those with weak physical constitutions had possessed no Innate Soul Power.

I had been fed meat and fish since childhood, and my father even forced me to train every day. I wronged you, dear Father.

Su Yuntao also stood up and said that he came from a hunter family. Since childhood, he had hunted with his father and run through the forest all day. He had always been stronger than the other children in his village, and when his martial soul awakened at six years old, he had become the only one in the village with Innate Soul Power.

At that moment, Dean Kahn and the other teachers began applauding and cheering.

"Children, listen carefully and remember this. This theoretical knowledge will benefit you for the rest of your lives." After all, these theories were logical and well-supported. Even if some soul masters had discovered them, they would hide them rather than spread them, preserving them as their family's foundation.

Only then did the students turn and notice the group of teachers and the academy dean behind them, startling them. They immediately rose and greeted Dean Kahn and the others.

Dean Kahn raised both hands slightly and waved them downward, signaling the students to sit and continue their lesson. He said that he was merely here for an inspection patrol.

Once the students had quieted down, Yu Xiaogang took out two prepared handwritten copies of Meditation Methods from his Storage Soul Tool and placed them on the lectern. With his hands behind his back, he said to Xiao Zhan:

"Student Xiao Zhan, you have the highest soul power in the class, so I'll appoint you temporary class monitor. Remember, temporary. In my Elite Class, the capable rise and the mediocre fall. Any of you may challenge him, but no consecutive challenges and no striking too heavily! All right, Xiao Zhan, come up and distribute these Meditation Methods. There are quite a few people now, so pass them around and copy them among yourselves."

After speaking, Yu Xiaogang swept his gaze around the room. His stern gaze met those students who were dissatisfied and had wanted to wear Xiao Zhan down with consecutive challenges before taking his position, making them avert their eyes.

When Xiao Zhan heard Teacher Yu appoint him class monitor of the Elite Class, he immediately felt recognized. He held his head high and chest out as he walked to the lectern, picked up the handwritten Meditation Methods, and began distributing them.

"These two Meditation Methods are both things I have researched recently. One is for improving soul power, and the other is for improving Mental Power."

Yu Xiaogang began introducing them as he watched the students receive the handwritten copies.

"Um, Teacher Yu, I know cultivating a Meditation Method can improve soul power, but what's the use of cultivating this Mental Power Meditation Method? I can't figure it out." Wang Dachui asked me with an honest smile, rubbing the back of his head.

"Mm, Student Wang has asked an excellent question. You have yet to obtain your First Soul Ring, so you do not understand this yet. Through my research, soul rings consist of a soul beast's Mental Power origin and soul power origin. I will now teach you a theoretical principle. You must remember it in the future."

Yu Xiaogang addressed the students. Once everyone had received a handwritten copy and their attention had focused on him after hearing his words, he continued explaining.

"Students, remember this: after soul masters break through a bottleneck, everyone knows that they must absorb a soul ring before they can continue cultivating. However, the soul rings produced by soul beasts vary in age, and the age of soul rings a soul master can absorb is determined only by their physical constitution and Mental Power control."

"The stronger the body and the greater one's Mental Power endurance, the higher the age of the soul ring one can absorb. The theories your teacher previously summarized were too one-sided, so you must dare to break convention. Next, I will help you improve these two abilities. When the time comes, based on the limits you can endure, I will personally lead you to hunt your First Soul Rings. I hope that your First Soul Rings will exceed five hundred years. Students, do you have confidence?!"

Yu Xiaogang grew more and more excited as he spoke. He infused the final few sentences with soul power, making them more impactful. Not only the students in the classroom but even the teachers at the back felt their blood boil. Several teachers shouted together with the students, "Yes!!"

Several teachers had joined the shout, then received surprised looks from their colleagues and felt a little embarrassed. They said Yu Xiaogang was simply too good at stirring people's emotions, and they had gotten carried away. Yet the light in their eyes could no longer be extinguished. They had already missed their chance, but their children could still walk a broad path.

Yu Xiaogang had not wasted all his words. The words spoken with soul power and Mental Power were highly infectious.

"Mm, your teacher is very gratified. Since you students have such determination, I hope that when the time comes, you can all persist to the end in the physical training I prepare for you. Without perseverance and resolve, even the most talented aptitude is nothing but trash!"

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang had the students carefully study the two Meditation Methods and told them they could ask him anything they did not understand. He had them try cultivating them so he could record experimental data from different test subjects nearby—ptui! No, so he could guard the students as they cultivated! It had to be the lingering obsession of the original Yu Xiaogang influencing me! I was a good teacher who cared about my students!