The Start of School

The past two months flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Xiao Lin, Tang San, and the others to begin school.

Over the past two months, Xiao Lin had basically finalized Tang San's choice of third soul ring for switching to become a Food Soul Master, as well as his own plan to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider.

Besides that, with the help of the Indestructible Divine Skill, Xiao Lin had leveled up rapidly and reached level 15.

Driven by Xiao Lin's terrifying strength and relentless competition, Tang San had also kept catching up and reached level 14.

In just over two months, both of them had gained two levels.

That pace was undeniably fast.

Especially since both Xiao Lin and Tang San had their own cultivation techniques, they encountered virtually no bottlenecks in cultivation, and the soul power they stored far surpassed that of other genius soul masters.

Xiao Lin had even calculated that one or two months after this year passed, they might break through to level 20.

In other words, they would reach level 20 at nearly seven years old.

And that was without using Whale Rubber.

Upon arriving at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, Xiao Lin and Tang San carried their two admission notices and walked straight through the academy gates.

This time, no guards stopped them.

However, Xiao Lin had sharp eyes, and Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes were also extremely powerful.

The moment they entered, the two of them spotted a scruffy, listless middle-aged man peering around by the gate.

Oh no, it's Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang!

Xiao Lin inwardly cried out in alarm, grabbing Tang San's hand as he hurried toward the Academic Affairs Office.

They absolutely could not let trash like Yu Xiaogang latch onto them.

Although Tang San did not understand Xiao Lin's actions at the moment, he began circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and used techniques such as Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, closely following behind Xiao Lin.

"Those two..."

As Yu Xiaogang stared at the two familiar backs, his body shook, joy shining from his eyes.

"Is that Xiao Lin and Tang San!?"

Yu Xiaogang did not think he had mistaken them. After all, these two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power were the people he had dreamed about day and night.

They were the ones who could truly make him a Grandmaster.

"Hey, you two, wait!"

"Xiao Lin! Tang San!"

Yu Xiaogang immediately broke into a run, chasing after Xiao Lin and Tang San.

But how could a useless middle-aged man like him, whose martial soul had left his body and could offer him practically no benefits, possibly catch up with two genius youths who sparred regularly?

Very quickly, Xiao Lin and Tang San left Yu Xiaogang far behind without even acknowledging him.

Soon, he could not even see their backs.

Only after shaking off Yu Xiaogang did Xiao Lin let out a breath of relief.

"Good thing that piece of trash didn't catch us."

"Trash? Brother Lin, was that the trash Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang?"

The moment Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San asked curiously.

Over the few months he had spent learning about martial souls from Xiao Lin, Tang San had learned that there was a trash Grandmaster named Yu Xiaogang, who loafed around at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy in Notting City.

Tang San had also heard a little about the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories.

"If it really was him, then it's quite possible. Otherwise, why would he chase after us?"

Tang San knew very well that with Xiao Lin's rather kind personality, he could not possibly treat a stranger so badly.

Xiao Lin was someone who showed great respect even to the most ordinary farmers.

After thinking it over, Tang San connected what Xiao Lin had told him with the trash Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

"That trash Grandmaster wants to take in genius disciples at Notting Academy to prove his theories, so we became his targets?"

As they walked and talked, Tang San looked at Xiao Lin and asked in confusion.

"I'm very pleased that you figured that out, Little San. In fact, that is exactly the case."

Xiao Lin nodded and led Tang San directly into the office for New Student Registration at the Academic Affairs Office.

"I think Yu Xiaogang has already gone insane."

As he spoke, Xiao Lin quietly leaned close to Tang San's ear and whispered.

"You don't know this, but over the past month, I found an issue of Spirit News written by Yu Xiaogang."

"It was about something like how staff-type martial souls should choose soul rings and Soul Skills."

"It didn't sell much, but this was Yu Xiaogang's first Thesis published in over a decade. I refuse to believe he released it casually."

"He was definitely trying to get our attention, make us think he was incredibly wise, and then have us take him as our teacher."

"He's already published a Thesis on my side. On your side, he'll definitely bring up the fact that you have Twin Martial Souls to shock you. Whatever you do, don't let him fool you."

Xiao Lin wore a grave expression, looking utterly serious.

"Mm, I won't."

Tang San nodded just as solemnly.

If Yu Xiaogang truly had any wisdom, he would not have waited outside the academy gates for them before chasing after them.

A real Grandmaster would not need to personally recruit disciples at all. Besides, both his and Xiao Lin's experiences had already proven that Yu Xiaogang's theories were utter trash.

After successfully registering as new students, Xiao Lin and Tang San were assigned to the same dormitory—Dorm Seven—and given white school uniforms.

On the way to the dormitory building, Xiao Lin suddenly asked, "By the way, Little San, did you buy a quilt?"

"No. I was planning to buy one directly in Notting City," Tang San replied honestly.

How could a cultivation fanatic like him possibly waste time buying a quilt? He would just buy one nearby when the time came, saving both time and effort.

"Ah, well... then you'll have to buy one by yourself later, Little San. Grandfather bought my quilt in advance."

Xiao Lin spoke with an apologetic look, feeling as though he had gone out to have fun without inviting his good brother.

"It's fine. Buying one myself is no different."

Tang San did not consider it a troublesome matter. He immediately handed his school uniform to Xiao Lin, then went off alone to buy a quilt.

"Little San, watch out for that trash!"

Xiao Lin shouted at Tang San's retreating figure. Only after Tang San gave him an OK gesture did Xiao Lin nod in satisfaction.

Naturally, Tang San had learned that OK gesture from Xiao Lin.

Carrying the school uniform, Xiao Lin headed straight for Dorm Seven.

Notting Academy's dormitory building was not large, with only seven dorms in total, so Xiao Lin quickly found his room.

These dorms were either for students who lived far away or for Work-Study Students.

Thus, the dormitory conditions were quite average, with several people even sharing a single room.

Dorm Seven was the worst of them all. Only Work-Study Students lived there, and they were assigned without regard for either age or gender.

He had heard that this was some kind of trope.

Fortunately, Xiao Lin did not have high standards for dormitory conditions. He had even slept alone in Spirit Hall's study before.

None of this was a problem.

After opening the door to Dorm Seven, Xiao Lin discovered that the space inside was actually quite large and nowhere near as bad as he had imagined.

The three-hundred-square-meter room contained fifty beds, but only eleven of them had quilts.

At the moment, only a few children between the ages of eight and twelve were playing inside. When they saw Xiao Lin enter, several of the younger children instantly looked at him the way hunters looked at prey.

"Finally, a new little brother."