Xuan Kong Academy (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Ticket! Seeking Recommendation Ticket!)

Xuan Kong Academy (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Ticket! Seeking Recommendation Ticket!)

Xuan Kong Academy was the best primary Soul Master academy in Eastsea City. It was said that several of Eastsea City's major families were its financial backers.

Today was the first day of school for new students. Jing Shaoyu walked to school alone. His new home was quite close to Xuan Kong Academy, with only two streets between them.

As Jing Shaoyu entered through the school gates, he looked at the sword-shaped statue directly opposite them and a faint smile crossed his face. This sword statue was said to be the martial soul of Xuan Kong Academy's founder, called the Xuan Kong Sword—a rather powerful Item Martial Soul.

At the sight of the sword statue, he could not help thinking of Ouyang Jian. Xuan Kong Academy's founder was also said to have the surname Ouyang.

As he walked, he examined the academy's layout and furnishings. It truly deserved to be called Eastsea City's best primary academy; everything exuded an air of refinement. Compared to Red Mountain Academy in Aolai City, it was like heaven and earth.

Jing Shaoyu arrived at the Teaching Building for the First Year students and headed straight into the Soul Master Class.

According to Federation law, education at the primary and intermediate academy levels was compulsory. Thus, whether one possessed soul power or not, everyone had to attend school and receive an education. Of course, in order to distinguish Soul Masters from ordinary people, Soul Master Classes and regular classes had been specially established. Soul Masters could study in regular classes, but ordinary people could not study in Soul Master Classes.

Strictly speaking, the curriculum of Soul Master Classes and regular classes was largely the same. The only difference was that Soul Master Classes taught material related to Soul Masters, while regular classes did not.

There were already quite a few students in the Soul Master Class. At a glance, there were around eleven or twelve of them, boys and girls alike. Some were talking, some were spacing out, and some were sleeping. They all looked very relaxed, and Jing Shaoyu's arrival did not attract much attention. He simply walked over to an empty seat, sat down, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

"Little Yu Brother!"

A sweet call made Jing Shaoyu open his eyes. A delicate, doll-like little face appeared before him.

"Xiaoyan!" Jing Shaoyu cried out in surprise.

"Hehe, what a coincidence." Xu Xiaoyan sat down beside Jing Shaoyu with a smile. "I was worried there wouldn't be anyone I knew in this class, but then I saw you sitting here alone, Little Yu Brother. That's wonderful!"

"It really is quite a coincidence." Jing Shaoyu smiled in agreement.

Before long, a young woman entered the classroom. With a stern expression, she said, "Hello, I am your homeroom teacher, Liu Yun. You may call me Teacher Liu. Now, we will begin introductions. Starting with you—name, soul power, and martial soul."

Liu Yun was direct and decisive. She pointed at a boy in the first row near the door.

"My name is Lin Jinquan. My soul power is level five, and my martial soul is the Willow Leaf Blade," the boy stood and said.

"Good. Sit down." Liu Yun nodded. "Next!"

"My name is Hu Yifei. My soul power is level seven, and my martial soul is the Li Hua Cat."

"I am Lü Chenglin. My Innate Soul Power is level six, and my martial soul is the Solitary Wolf."

"I am Zheng Xiying. My Innate Soul Power is level five, and my martial soul is the Wind Flute."

"..."

Very soon, it was Jing Shaoyu's turn. He stood up, and his outstanding looks caused a slight flicker in Liu Yun's eyes. He said, "My name is Jing Shaoyu. I am a level thirteen Soul Master, and my martial soul is the Origin Spirit."

"Wow!"

"Really? Level thirteen soul power?"

"He's lying, right?"

Jing Shaoyu's words instantly set off the classroom. Nearly all the children stared at him in shock, voicing their opinions while pointing at him.

"Quiet!" Liu Yun's stern shout silenced the classroom once more. The children looked at her as meek as cicadas in winter, but Liu Yun no longer paid attention to them. She looked at Jing Shaoyu, a faint smile appearing on her face. "You have Innate Full Soul Power?"

"Yes, Teacher," Jing Shaoyu answered.

"Good. Sit down." Liu Yun's smile did not fade.

"My name is Xu Xiaoyan. I am a level twelve Soul Master, and my martial soul is the Star Wheel Ice Staff." Xu Xiaoyan, seated beside Jing Shaoyu, stood up and spoke in a somewhat soft voice.

With Jing Shaoyu setting such a high bar before her, the students were much more prepared, so Xu Xiaoyan's level twelve soul power did not cause much of a commotion. Liu Yun's expression, however, became even brighter.

"Very good, very good!" She praised her twice in succession, waving for Xu Xiaoyan to sit down. It was clear that she was excited.

After Xu Xiaoyan sat down, the next student stood to introduce themselves. Soon, everyone had finished their introductions.

From these introductions, Jing Shaoyu gained a general understanding of his classmates. There were thirty-three students in their class. Aside from him and Xu Xiaoyan, whose Innate Full Soul Power had allowed their soul power to surpass level ten, the highest soul power among the other twenty-nine students was level eight, and only one person had reached it. Most of the rest were between level four and level six.

There were two Soul Master Classes in their First Year. They were Soul Master Class One, while the other was Soul Master Class Two. Together, the two classes had sixty-seven students. Jing Shaoyu was undoubtedly the one with the highest soul power, followed by Xu Xiaoyan.

How should one put it? Innate Full Soul Power was simply far too overpowered for a primary Soul Master academy. After all, the graduation requirement for a primary Soul Master academy was only to become a one-ring Soul Master. This was practically the same as graduating the moment they enrolled.

Restricted by Federation law, they still had to remain at the primary Soul Master academy for at least three years before they could advance to an intermediate Soul Master academy.

When school ended at noon, Jing Shaoyu prepared to go home for lunch.

He walked out of the school gates and headed home when a black sedan suddenly pulled up beside him. The rear window rolled down, revealing Xu Xiaoyan's pretty little face. "Little Yu Brother, get in!"

"Huh?" Jing Shaoyu froze for a moment and looked at her in confusion.

"Oh, just get in. I'll give you a ride!" Xu Xiaoyan said in a coquettish tone.

"Is... that okay?" Jing Shaoyu hesitated.

"Oh, it's fine! Hurry up and get in!" Xu Xiaoyan waved her little hand and called out earnestly.

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony!" Jing Shaoyu no longer held back. He opened the car door and sat down beside Xu Xiaoyan.

"Hehe!" Xu Xiaoyan was delighted. "Little Yu Brother, where do you live?"

Jing Shaoyu gave her his address, and the sedan immediately set off.

Soon, the sedan stopped in front of Jing Shaoyu's home. Na'er, who had been sitting on a small stool outside the door, was initially confused as to why a car had stopped in front of their house. Then she saw Jing Shaoyu step out of it.

"Brother!" Na'er was greatly surprised. She sprang to her feet and hurried over to Jing Shaoyu. Then she saw Xu Xiaoyan inside the car, and the little girl's expression instantly fell.

"Na'er, what's wrong? Don't pull such a long face—you'll turn ugly if you're not careful!" After seeing Xu Xiaoyan off, Jing Shaoyu looked at Na'er, who was clutching his arm, and couldn't help but laugh.

"I don't want to turn ugly!" Na'er immediately retorted upon hearing Jing Shaoyu's words, then asked, "Why did Brother come back with her?"

"Because she's Brother's classmate." Jing Shaoyu said righteously. "Isn't it perfectly reasonable for classmates to catch a ride together?"

As he spoke, he took Na'er's hand and led her into the house.

"Mom, Aunt, I'm back!" he called out loudly.

"Mm! Sit down and rest for a bit. Lunch will be ready soon," Aunt Lin Xin replied from the kitchen.

"Huh? Na'er, where's Mom?" Jing Shaoyu couldn't help feeling puzzled, since Jing Ziyuan hadn't responded.

"Hmph! Silly Brother, Mom went to work today!" Na'er huffed adorably.

"Right, I remember now." Only after Na'er's reminder did Jing Shaoyu recall that Jing Ziyuan was currently the director of an office at the Administrative Headquarters. Naturally, she would be eating lunch at work.

After lunch, Jing Shaoyu rested for a while before heading to school.

Compared to the morning classes, the afternoon lessons focused more on practical application. Put simply, the teacher guided everyone through the fundamentals of Martial Souls: how to summon and dismiss them, their possible paths of development, their characteristics, and so on. It was all very basic material.

Jing Shaoyu knew some of it, knew nothing about some of it, and only half-understood some of it, so he listened with particular attention.

Time passed quickly. Before school let out that afternoon, Liu Yun called Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan to her office and handed each of them a card.

Jing Shaoyu took the card and found that it was actually an identification card similar to an ID card. It listed his name, gender, Martial Soul Awakening Day, Soul Master registration date, and a string of numbers. Oh, and it also had his photo.

"These are your Soul Master Cards," Liu Yun said. "From now on, your monthly Soul Master Subsidy will be automatically deposited onto these cards. You can also use them to enter the academy library and the East Sea Grand Library for free, as well as borrow books free of charge. Make sure to keep them safe."

"Understood, Teacher," Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan answered in unison.

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