Yu Xiaogang slowly said to the students beneath the lectern, "Now that you know where Martial Souls come from, do you know about Martial Soul Evolution and mutation?"
Si Si politely raised her hand. Yu Xiaogang nodded, showing his appreciation for polite students. The boys in the class were far too lively.
"Student Si Si, you answer. Let me see whether you usually study Soul Master theory seriously. Don't all turn out to be nothing but brutes."
After being called on, Si Si answered confidently. Those stinky boys only knew how to compete and show off; their brains were nothing but muscles.
"Teacher Yu, I know! I read the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls that you published in the academy library. Although Teacher Yu, you just refuted your own theories, I remember that when a Martial Soul awakens, if the parents' Martial Souls differ too greatly, the Martial Soul will mutate. Mutations are divided into beneficial and harmful ones, and Teacher Yu's Martial Soul is..."
Si Si stopped there, her tone turning somewhat subdued as she cautiously glanced at Yu Xiaogang.
"It's fine. Your teacher isn't that petty. Let me continue the introduction for you! Your teacher was born with a harmfully mutated Martial Soul and only half a rank of Innate Soul Power."
Yu Xiaogang paused slightly, gathering his thoughts before continuing.
"At the time, your teacher had nearly given up on the path of a Soul Master. But fate had other plans, and I discovered the uses of the qi sea and meridians, allowing me to break through to level thirty in one go. After researching my Martial Soul and determining that its fundamental attribute was a Light Power Martial Soul, I absorbed a True Dragon Soul Beast spirit ring at level thirty, and my Martial Soul evolved in one stroke. Therefore, I believe Martial Souls can evolve. As long as you identify your Martial Soul's fundamental attribute and selectively absorb the corresponding Soul Beast spirit rings."
Yu Xiaogang paused there and looked at the dumbfounded students and teachers below. It seemed that the fabricated story of his own experiences had thoroughly stunned the students below and the teachers behind them.
Then he placed both hands behind his back, held his head high and chest out, and walked down to stand before the lectern with a solemn expression.
"Your teacher was quite fortunate. I had been stuck at level twenty-nine for several years, accumulating an exceptionally solid foundation of Soul Power. After absorbing the True Dragon spirit ring, my harmful mutated Martial Soul activated the bloodline buried deep within my body, continuing the awakening of a Martial Soul that had not fully transformed."
As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he began his Martial Soul Possession.
"My Martial Soul has completely mutated and evolved into the Light Golden Sacred Dragon, a top-tier Beast Martial Soul! Luo Sanpao!"
"Sun and Moon Radiance Golden Transformation! Light Golden Sacred Dragon Avatar! Armor Transformation!"
Two yellow and one purple spirit rings rose beneath his feet once again. Luo Sanpao excitedly burst out from behind him, releasing an earth-shaking dragon roar and venting his boundless Dragon Might! Then he circled once in the air before charging toward Yu Xiaogang's body.
Golden light flashed brilliantly, illuminating the entire classroom. When the radiance faded, it revealed Yu Xiaogang's peerlessly imposing Dragon Transformation armor.
The students were completely stunned, their eyes filled with little stars. The most shocked of all was undoubtedly Dean Kahn, for he knew Yu Xiaogang better than anyone else at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy. Dean Kahn was now utterly dumbfounded. Yu Xiaogang had silently dropped a huge surprise on him—no, it was a fright! The only person on Douluo Continent born with a harmful mutated Martial Soul had continued awakening the bloodline of that mutated Martial Soul, achieving Martial Soul Evolution in one stroke. There was no equal to it in the world.
"Using myself as an example, I can prove that Martial Souls can evolve again, so I believe you can do it too. Your teacher is merely a special case. You can take things slowly. If your generation cannot do it, the next generation can continue optimizing the Martial Soul bloodline. One day, the Martial Soul bloodline will evolve! When that time comes, I will compile it into a book, and you will receive it. I hope you read it carefully."
Yu Xiaogang was very satisfied with his performance. He then dismissed his Martial Soul Possession and let Luo Sanpao get some fresh air; he had been cooped up for far too long lately.
"Before evolving, my Martial Soul was already a physical Martial Soul. It retained that trait after evolving as well. Don't be surprised! There is only one person like your teacher in all of Douluo Continent. Students, you can come back to your senses now. You each have two Meditation Methods in your hands, and your teacher has some suggestions for you."
At that, the students in the classroom gradually came back to their senses and listened intently to Yu Xiaogang's upcoming advice. After all, it concerned the future strength of their Martial Souls.
"Teacher, I don't understand any grand principles. Whatever you say goes, Teacher. I'll just do as you say!" Wang Dachui answered from below with an honest, simple look on his face.
"Right, right! Whatever you say, Teacher, I'll do it!" Su Yuntao responded excitedly. Su Yuntao had been born into a Hunter family; his parents' generation had only just become Hunters. He himself did not like using his brain and could not stomach books, so at the academy, he relied on brute force whenever he fought.
Now that a teacher was willing to teach him, personally lead a team to help hunt a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, and even guarantee one no younger than four hundred years, this was a heaven-sent opportunity. Su Yuntao naturally had to seize it. Otherwise, like ordinary Work-Study Students, he would graduate in the sixth year after reaching level ten, and the teachers would casually lead them to hunt some Ten-Year Soul Beast. Hundred-Year Soul Beasts were not so easy to hunt. A teacher leading a team to hunt one was already doing more than enough.
Yu Xiaogang felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment as he looked at these students, who had become like his little fanboys. He then had them finish reading the two Meditation Methods before leading them to the recently completed meditation training room.
Yu Xiaogang had the students sit one by one on the cushions arranged in the training room. Standing before a wall bearing a large character for "Tranquility," he looked at the prepared students and instructed them.
"Alright, students. Before your first cultivation session, your teacher will tell you several cultivation taboos. The Mental Power Meditation Method is best practiced every day after waking up, when your Mental Power is at its fullest. Remember, when your Mental Power is exhausted, the best way to recover is through sleep. Do not use the Mental Power Meditation Method to recover it. Repeatedly doing so will drain your body's potential. When practicing the Soul Power Meditation Method, if you feel pain in your meridians, do not force yourself to continue. Otherwise, you'll throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds—you won't raise your Soul Power and will only harm your body."
After saying that, Yu Xiaogang swept his stern gaze around the students seated cross-legged and said.
"Then begin, students! Dean Kahn and I will watch over you. If you do not understand something, stop immediately and raise your hand. Do you hear me? Don't push yourselves! Dean Kahn, I'll trouble you."
"Understood, Teacher Yu!" the students answered in unison, immediately beginning to cultivate the Soul Power Meditation Method with excitement.
Yu Xiaogang nodded at Dean Kahn, then smiled at the teachers standing behind him. "We're all colleagues from the same academy. Come take a look at the Meditation Methods I summarized and revised as well! Give me some feedback so I can continue improving them."
"Then thank you, Teacher Yu." Several teachers were delighted. They had just been discussing how to ask Yu Xiaogang to teach them the Meditation Methods, but now Yu Xiaogang was practically giving them away directly. They owed him a huge favor.
Yu Xiaogang handed the remaining copies to the auditing teachers, then began pacing through the students cultivating with Kahn, helping those who needed it. Honestly, Wang Dachui was a little slow-witted, but his mind was pure, and he entered meditation the fastest. A few students usually did not like cultivating much and were still trying to find the feeling.
My rhinitis was acting up, and my head was spinning. It felt awful. The temperature in Zhejiang dropped far too quickly.
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