Let Teacher Yu Xiaogang Give You a Thorough Physical Examination

The noon break passed quickly. Yu Xiaogang was busy writing up and organizing the Soul Master theories Deep Blue had re-derived, using the martial soul data collected from the Elite Class students yesterday as supporting evidence. Once every student in the Elite Class had obtained the Soul Rings Yu Xiaogang recommended, Deep Blue could conduct comparative scans with its Mental Power. Then, Yu Xiaogang would be able to publish his true theory on Soul Masters and martial souls.

The lunch break slipped away amid Yu Xiaogang's work. In the blink of an eye, it was time for the Elite Class's afternoon cultivation session. Snowball twitched its ears, rose from the sunny windowsill, and stretched lazily.

Snowball walked over to Yu Xiaogang, who was buried in his writing, and pawed at his calf, reminding its master that it was time to train those two-legged beasts.

Only then did Yu Xiaogang snap out of it. He looked up at the clock on the wall and realized it was already time for class.

Yu Xiaogang raised a hand and stroked Snowball's tiger head. The little creature affectionately rubbed against its master's palm, then shrank down and leapt onto Yu Xiaogang's shoulder. It let out several soft yips, urging him to hurry up and go whip those two-legged beasts into shape.

Hearing Snowball's cries, Yu Xiaogang could not help but laugh. Perhaps it was because his Spirit Nurturing Skill had reached a deeper level and his Mental Power had grown stronger—the Sea of Consciousness was already close to filling his entire Soul Space.

Yu Xiaogang could now begin to understand what Snowball's calls meant. After closing the office door, he fed Snowball a Whale Rubber pill. Walking beneath the shade of the trees along the campus path, Yu Xiaogang felt incomparably fulfilled. Everything he had lacked before transmigrating to Douluo Continent, he now possessed—and he would have even more in the future.

Ahead, beneath the trees by the Training Grounds, the Elite Class students had already gathered. The infirmary teacher was conducting physical examinations, while Dean Kahn chatted with the students, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

The thoughtful little girl Si Si spotted Teacher Yu Xiaogang watching from afar. Immediately putting on the air of a class monitor, she said, "Alright, everyone! Teacher Yu Xiaogang is here. Physical training is about to begin, so hurry up and assemble!"

Hearing Monitor Si Si's words, the Elite Class students followed her gaze and noticed Yu Xiaogang standing beneath the shadow of a large tree not far away. Speckled sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell across his resolute face. His well-fitted teacher's uniform was stretched taut over his muscles.

Yu Xiaogang's imposing and stern presence was softened somewhat by the adorable Snowball perched on his shoulder, making him seem a little more approachable than before. After all, Yu Xiaogang was not someone who smiled often.

Yu Xiaogang had only recently taken over this Body and Soul, and the soul was still in the process of merging with the body. His stiff expression looked strange whenever he tried to smile. According to Deep Blue's Mental Power scan, it would take at least a year for the physical body to slowly transform into the soul's original appearance.

The Elite Class students quickly lined up and waited for Teacher Yu Xiaogang to inspect them. Seeing Yu Xiaogang approach, Dean Kahn led the other teachers to the resting area, where they sat down to continue observing the students' training with great interest.

Yu Xiaogang stopped before the Elite Class's formation and swept his gaze over them. Every student held their head high and chest out as they met their teacher's eyes.

"Mm! You all look quite spirited. You rested well at noon, right? Then let's begin a new training method."

"Yes!" the Elite Class students shouted energetically, with Wang Dachui's booming voice standing out in particular.

Yu Xiaogang nodded, feeling that he held considerable authority in the Elite Class—his word was law.

"Before training begins, I'll use Mental Power to scan your bodies for hidden injuries, then arrange physical training at different intensities. Do not resist when I examine your hidden injuries. I'll call you up one at a time for inspection."

Yu Xiaogang then turned to the infirmary teacher and asked, "Teacher from the infirmary, could you do me a favor? When I examine the Elite Class students' hidden injuries and determine their physical limits, please help record the results."

The infirmary teacher stood with a smile, walked over to stand behind Yu Xiaogang, and replied, "Hello, Teacher Yu Xiaogang! I'm Ye Xuemei, a teacher from the infirmary. You can call me Teacher Ye. My martial soul is Soul Return Grass, and I'm a Level 32 healing-type Soul Elder. Recording the Elite Class students' physical data is part of my job anyway."

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly in response and introduced himself as well. Then he immediately began the examinations.

"Si Si, you're the class monitor, so set an example. You go first. Stand in front of me and don't move. If you feel your Soul Power being disturbed, don't resist. That's my Mental Power scan."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Si Si happily answered, then walked gracefully to the front of the formation and stood still. With a thought from Yu Xiaogang, immense Mental Power burst from his body. Under Deep Blue's precise control, it transformed into scanning waves of Mental Power as Deep Blue thoroughly conducted a full physical examination on Si Si. Si Si immediately felt as though she had been exposed to a world of ice and snow, and a faint chill spread through her body.

"Mm! Si Si, your body is in excellent condition. Your physical strength can withstand a 457-year Soul Ring, and you've been taking good care of yourself. You have very few hidden injuries. I'll arrange suitable physical training for you later. Teacher Ye, please record that."

"Alright, Teacher Yu Xiaogang!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded, took out a notebook and pen, and wrote down Si Si's training volume for the day. Then he had her rest beneath the shade while waiting for the other students to finish their examinations.

"Xiao Zhan, you're next. Si Si has already demonstrated what to do."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Xiao Zhan confidently stepped out of the formation and stood where Si Si had stood earlier, waiting for Teacher Yu Xiaogang's Mental Power scan.

Deep Blue continued working, examining him while collecting and storing the data. It then shared the examination results with Yu Xiaogang's consciousness.

"Xiao Zhan, your physical strength is about the same as Si Si's! Your First Soul Ring limit is 460 years, and you have very few hidden injuries too. It seems your father has fed you plenty of good things! Looks like your training still isn't enough. You'll do extra training later! As a Beast Soul Master, you're actually less hardworking than Si Si, a Support Soul Master."

Xiao Zhan lowered his head dejectedly. At first, the Elite Class students had been delighted to hear that a single Medicinal Bath could raise the First Soul Ring absorption limit so much. But when Xiao Zhan was criticized by Teacher Yu Xiaogang for being less diligent than Si Si, a support-type Soul Master, and was assigned doubled training, they all snickered below.

Xiao Zhan could only slump over to sit beside Si Si, staring blankly as Yu Xiaogang continued calling the next student. Si Si covered her mouth and giggled at Xiao Zhan's miserable appearance, leaving Su Yuntao, who had been watching Si Si all along, completely entranced.

"Su Yuntao! Hm? Student Su Yuntao!! Please stand in front of your teacher. Don't lose focus during class!"

Seeing Teacher Yu Xiaogang calling Su Yuntao, the Elite Class students immediately jabbed him with their elbows. Only then did Su Yuntao come back to his senses and hurriedly answer, "Ah? Yes, Teacher! I know I was wrong!"

Then Su Yuntao quickly made his way over and stood before Yu Xiaogang.

Looking at Su Yuntao before him, Yu Xiaogang felt that this simp was beyond saving.

Recently, readers pointed out that Qian Renxue was fifteen years older than Tang San, so I specifically looked it up. She was nine years older in the original novel, five years older in the manga, and different again in the anime. My head hurts—I've been revising the outline lately! Lastly, please vote with your monthly tickets. It's almost the end of the month, and your tickets are about to expire anyway, so why not donate them to this rookie author?