Boiling Goat and Beautiful Goat

Yu Xiaogang looked at the hopeful Su Yuntao and sighed inwardly. He truly felt it was unfair for Su Yuntao. Many people in the Elite Class had noticed that Su Yuntao had a confused little crush on the pretty Si Si, and Si Si herself knew that Su Yuntao admired her. That was why she always teased him, hoping he would put more effort into growing stronger instead of wasting time on pointless things.

Now, because Yu Xiaogang had taken an interest in Su Yuntao, the blind Douluo whom countless netizens had mocked in the original work, he had specifically brought Su Yuntao into the Elite Class to give him a chance to become stronger. Hopefully, he would become a true Titled Douluo someday—as long as he was not a blind one.

Yu Xiaogang found it hard to put into words as he said to Su Yuntao, "Su Yuntao, you should consider yourself fortunate. Before awakening your Martial Soul, you often went hunting in the mountains, so you never lacked meat or exercise. You also regularly focused your Mental Power. Your Martial Soul should have evolved, right? Just now, you said your Martial Soul was War Wolf, but after careful observation, I found that it still has canine traits. One of your parents should have had a Hunting Dog or Tibetan Mastiff Martial Soul, correct?"

Su Yuntao's eyes widened at once. He could not help but admire Yu Xiaogang's sharp eye as a theory teacher. He felt as though he had been seen through completely, and instinctively glanced at his goddess, Si Si, from the corner of his eye.

Su Yuntao found his goddess Si Si whispering with several other female classmates. From time to time, they glanced at him, and he even caught the words "wolf" and "dog." His face burned, and he could only say quietly to Yu Xiaogang:

"Y-Yes! My father's Martial Soul is a Hunting Dog, so in order to let me embark on the path of a Soul Master, he became a hunter to earn money. My mother's Martial Soul is a handkerchief."

If not for Yu Xiaogang's exceptional hearing, he would have nearly missed it. Perhaps because Su Yuntao's behavior reminded him of the ordinary person he had been in his previous life, along with the impressions left by the original work and fanfiction, he could not help saying:

"Su Yuntao, don't lose heart. Aptitude does not determine everything. There is another kind of genius in this world—the hardworking genius. Your Martial Soul should be a Wolf Dog, but if you follow my arrangements and hunt specific soul beasts for your Soul Rings, it should evolve. Your Martial Soul already has a wolfish side to it, and your endurance is quite good."

Yu Xiaogang looked at the hope in Su Yuntao's eyes. After pausing for a moment, he could not help sighing at the hardships ordinary people faced after becoming Soul Masters on Douluo Continent. With no resources and no one to guide them, they would stumble around until their heads were bruised. When they reached a bottleneck in cultivation, they would casually absorb the Soul Ring of whatever soul beast they thought suitable, making their path as Soul Masters narrower and narrower.

"Su Yuntao, your Martial Soul has great endurance and even carries a trace of the wind attribute. For your First Soul Ring, you should follow my advice and hunt a Gale Wind Wolf or Storm Wolf. You should be able to gain a Soul Skill that enhances speed and endurance. Don't attach Soul Rings produced by soul beasts that are useless to your Martial Soul just for a little early-game attack power! This is also a piece of advice for every student in the Elite Class!"

The Elite Class students looked at one another. In truth, many of them did not understand which Soul Rings suited their Martial Souls. They merely went to the library to look up the skills previous Soul Masters had gained after absorbing Soul Rings from various soul beasts. Whichever one had the strongest attack power was the one they chose, without considering whether it suited their Martial Souls at all.

Moreover, many powerful Soul Skills were enormous drains. After using their Soul Skills two or three times, they would be exhausted, so they treated their First Soul Skill as a trump card. This was the sorrow of commoner Soul Masters.

Yu Xiaogang continued, "Su Yuntao, I know your Innate Soul Power is Rank 2, and your current Soul Power Level is Rank 5. So let's make a bet. If you can raise your Soul Power by two ranks within a month, I'll give you a reward! Don't doubt yourself just yet. You have all experienced the uniqueness of my Meditation Method, haven't you? I believe Su Yuntao can do it. Otherwise, someone might not think highly of you!"

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang turned to see Si Si's reaction. When Si Si noticed Yu Xiaogang looking at her with that knowing gaze, she could not help straightening her chest and putting on a very composed appearance. She did not even look at Su Yuntao, but her reddened ears still betrayed her true feelings.

After observing her, Yu Xiaogang could not help complaining inwardly. This really was the Continent of Romance! They were only ten years old! Su Yuntao was being far too much of a simp, while Si Si acted like some little fairy and seemed to have feelings for him too?

Yu Xiaogang could not help thinking that when he was ten, he had still been playing games where he pretended to be Ultraman fighting monsters. Mm, he had been far too innocent. He could not compare! He simply could not compare!

The Elite Class students watched Su Yuntao and Si Si with strange expressions, while several male students revealed pained looks. Seeing that the discussion below was starting to go off track, Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat and drew their attention back.

"Alright, stop talking about others. Si Si, among Soul Masters, your Martial Soul is also one of the most unusual. The Ribbon Martial Soul itself has no attribute, so it can attach Soul Rings from any soul beast. However, in my experience, you should not continue down the control-type path. The support-type path suits you very well."

Yu Xiaogang swept his gaze around. The teachers beside Dean Kahn were also listening intently as he analyzed the Elite Class students' Martial Souls and advised them on which Soul Rings to attach. From time to time, the teachers discussed among themselves whether such Soul Ring combinations were feasible. Even the teachers now wore expressions of having learned something new.

Yu Xiaogang continued analyzing Si Si's unusual Martial Soul. It was not a Beast Martial Soul, yet as an Item Martial Soul, it was far too weak. If she took the control-type path, Si Si would certainly attach Soul Rings from poison-type soul beasts. Thinking of this, he explained to Si Si:

"Si Si, you originally intended to attach the Soul Ring of a Mandala Snake, didn't you?"

Si Si looked astonished. She had selected her Soul Ring only after checking every record of soul beasts whose First Soul Rings had been absorbed for their skills, yet Teacher Yu Xiaogang had merely analyzed things briefly during the battle and immediately guessed it. He truly deserved to be called the foremost expert in theoretical knowledge on the continent.

And now, he had even undergone a Martial Soul Second Awakening—the first person in all history to do so. Previously, he had possessed only theory and no strength, so people mocked him for studying useless theoretical knowledge. Now Teacher Yu Xiaogang had filled in the final missing piece. If only she could undergo a Martial Soul Second Awakening too. Si Si could not help thinking to herself.

"Teacher Yu, your guess was exactly right! I really did want to attach the Soul Ring of a Mandala Snake. Those who absorbed Mandala Snake Soul Rings throughout history all gained enhanced toughness and poison. And the Douluo Continent Soul Beast Encyclopedia you published also described the Mandala Snake's characteristics!"

Yu Xiaogang was surprised to hear that Si Si had read the books published by his predecessor, but he was happy to have such a studious student who understood things at a single hint. Mm—Xiao Zhan's time as acting class monitor might be the shortest ever. Once cultivation ended, he could step down and yield the position to someone more worthy.

"Mm, Si Si, you are very knowledgeable. In the future, help your Classmates more. They will not read those boring books. How about this? Si Si, you will be the class monitor of the Elite Class, and Xiao Zhan will be the vice class monitor."

The Elite Class students had already been stunned by how many extracurricular books Si Si had read. Weren't they classmates? Why was she working so hard while being so outstanding?

Xiao Zhan had only become acting class monitor on his first day, and before his seat had even warmed up, he had to yield the position. Still, Si Si was a girl, so as a man, he should be more generous. Besides, he was still the vice class monitor!

He was still Xiao the Boss, the leading big brother of Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy. Ever since cultivating Teacher Yu Xiaogang's Meditation Method, he felt that he could break through to Rank 10 at any moment. Blood Flame Tiger, your Soul Ring will definitely be mine!

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