Stunning: Four Soul Rings, a Soul Ancestor?

Ah~

Wang Xiao kicked Old Fifth Gatekeeper flying, then headed into the academy without looking back.

He had originally wanted to see Master and return the Token, but after thinking it over, he decided against it.

He would go back to the dormitory, take a bath, and get some sleep first.

Only after Wang Xiao had slept did he take the Token to return it to Master.

When he reached Master's dormitory, the door was shut and locked. He had probably gone out.

Wang Xiao did not wait for Master to return. He was hungry, so he planned to have dinner, then wander around and find some entertainment.

He could also check on the two shops he had opened in Nuoding City—a logistics shop and a food delivery shop—and see how business was doing.

That night.

Wang Xiao did not return to the academy until very late. He had drunk a little and eaten a late-night snack, so he was in quite a good mood.

The main reason was that both shops were making a profit. Happy about it, he had treated the employees to a celebration.

That was why he had returned to the academy so late.

It was already so late that Wang Xiao did not feel like finding Master to return the Token. He could only wait until the next morning.

Early the next morning.

Wang Xiao had just opened his eyes when he jumped in fright. Someone was sitting silently beside his bed.

Looking closely, he saw that it was Master. "Master?"

"Oh." Master nodded. "Xiao Xiao, when I returned last night, I heard from Old Fifth Gatekeeper that you were back. I came to find you, but you weren't here, so I could only come this morning."

Wang Xiao immediately took out the Token and returned it to him. "Yes, Master. I went to your dormitory yesterday afternoon, but you weren't there. Then I met with some friends in the evening, so I came back late."

"By the way, Xiao Xiao, I also heard Old Fifth Gatekeeper say that you absorbed three Soul Rings at once. Is that true?"

That Old Fifth really was a blabbermouth.

He could not keep anything to himself. No wonder he would be nothing more than a gatekeeper all his life!

"Yes, Master. The first was a Ten Year Soul Ring, the second was nine hundred years, and the third was eight thousand years."

Eight thousand years!

And he had absorbed three Soul Rings at once? How had Xiao Xiao managed that?

Master's face was filled with disbelief. "Then, Xiao Xiao, could you show me these three Soul Rings?"

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

Without another word, Wang Xiao immediately released his first, second, and third Soul Rings.

They were a Ten Year Soul Ring, a Hundred Year Soul Ring, and a Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"White, Yellow, Purple!" Master's eyes lit up, his face full of shock.

This was the first time he had ever seen someone absorb three Soul Rings consecutively in one go.

And the last one was even a Thousand Year Soul Ring.

This Xiao Xiao was a monster among monsters!

"If I'm not mistaken, your body mutated only after you absorbed that eight-thousand-year Soul Ring, correct?"

"That's right!"

Master analyzed, "Then your cultivation should now be Above Level Thirty. Before long, you should be able to absorb your fourth Soul Ring—a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."

Wang Xiao put on an innocent expression. "I don't know what level I am either. Whatever you say it is, Master, that's what it is."

Master nodded in satisfaction. "Then go to Spirit Hall today for an appraisal. You can also receive a Spirit Master badge issued by Spirit Hall, along with a Soul Coin stipend. That will be enough to cover your living expenses at the academy from now on."

"Alright, Master!" Wang Xiao agreed.

After chatting with Master for a while, he left the academy and headed straight toward Spirit Hall.

Brother Tao, we're going to meet again!

Before long, he arrived at Spirit Hall in Nuoding City.

This Spirit Hall was merely a small branch hall within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Wang Xiao looked it over. It was far more imposing than the Holy Spirit Village Martial Soul Hall.

There were guards posted outside, and Spirit Masters inside handled its daily operations and administration.

It was nothing like the Martial Soul Halls in those villages, which served only for awakenings. There was simply no comparison.

The enormous domed structure had a frontage of over one hundred square meters and stood twenty meters tall, divided into three floors.

Above the entrance was only the emblem of a longsword.

Wang Xiao knew from the original Douluo Dalu book that the fewer symbols a Spirit Hall had, the lower its rank.

Nuoding City Spirit Hall had only one sword emblem, signifying that it was among the lowest ranks of Spirit Hall.

"Young man, please stop!"

As soon as Wang Xiao reached the entrance, a gatekeeper standing guard stopped him.

"Uncle, my name is Wang Xiao. I'm a student at Nuoding Academy, and I'm here to have my martial soul level assessed."

The young gatekeeper glanced at Wang Xiao. He did not look like an elementary school student. "Wait a minute. You're already fourteen or fifteen, aren't you?"

"Who says so? I'm only a little over six, alright?" Wang Xiao refused to admit that he was fifteen.

If he admitted it, he would not be allowed inside.

"Only a little over six?" The other gatekeeper, a man with a small mustache, sneered. "Can a six-year-old be this big? Do you think Uncle has never seen a brat in split-crotch pants? Or that I've never seen a fifteen-year-old boy?"

The large-headed gatekeeper nodded, also finding him suspicious. "Kid, get lost while I'm still being polite. Otherwise, I'll charge you with impersonating a Nuoding Academy student and have you arrested for Spirit Hall to deal with."

These two gatekeepers truly failed to recognize greatness. If they wanted to arrest me, they had better have the strength for it.

Wang Xiao swept his gaze over them. They were Spirit Scholars at most. He was now, at the very least, a Level Fifty Plus Soul King. With one slap, he could kill seventy or eighty of them. It would not be a problem!

"Um, Uncles, here's the thing..." Wang Xiao explained to the two gatekeepers that his body had mutated after he absorbed a Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Hahaha~

Upon hearing this, the two gatekeepers exchanged glances, then both sneered.

"You? Absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring? Keep dreaming!"

"What are you thinking, kid? If you can absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring, I'll kneel down and call you Grandpa a thousand times!"

"If you dare lie to me, I'll beat you so badly that you won't even recognize your own grandpa."

"Why aren't you getting lost?" The large-headed gatekeeper roared, issuing his final order to leave.

Sigh~

Wang Xiao was speechless. "You two really won't give up until you see the coffin. You won't stop until you hit the Yellow River. What stubborn fools!"

"Then I'll show you what a real surprise is!"

The two gatekeepers still wore looks of disdain and contempt, completely refusing to believe in his abilities.

They approached him together, their gazes cold as they prepared to drive him away by force.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

Just as the gatekeepers neared Wang Xiao, waves of Soul Power spread from his body, and four Soul Rings appeared beneath him—his first, second, third, and fourth.

This time, Wang Xiao directly revealed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring to dazzle the two gatekeepers.

This...

The two gatekeepers jumped in fright and hurriedly counted the Soul Rings surrounding him.

"One, two, three, four."

"White, Yellow, Purple, Black!"

"Holy shit, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring???"

"Yes, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring—and he has four Soul Rings!"

"Although he's already fifteen, he has four Soul Rings. Nothing like this has ever appeared in Nuoding City before." The small-mustached gatekeeper trembled all over.

The large-headed gatekeeper immediately fell to his knees. "Even in our Spirit Hall, there isn't a single Spirit Master who has absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."

"Y-yes..."

The two gatekeepers immediately apologized to Wang Xiao with utmost respect. Faced with a Soul Ancestor who possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, how could they dare make trouble for him? They did not even have time to curry favor with him.

They promptly opened the doors and let him in.

Wang Xiao did not stand on ceremony. He swaggered inside.

Looking around, the interior of the Spirit Hall truly was extraordinary.

Huge crystal windows, bright sunlight, colorful murals, and all kinds of decorations created a dazzling and magnificent visual spectacle.

One word: good!

Two words: really good!

Wang Xiao smiled faintly and walked toward the reception hall. There were not many people inside when he suddenly spotted a man and woman walking side by side.

He recognized the man immediately. It was Brother Tao.

The other one was probably his girlfriend, Sisi!

She was certainly sexy, but she also gave off an acerbic, mean-spirited impression.

The kind of woman who was not easy to get along with.

"Brother Tao, long time no see!" Wang Xiao hurried forward and greeted him.

"You... are?" Su Yuntao looked at the young man before him in surprise. He did not seem to have any memory of him.

He was curious where they had met.

Wang Xiao immediately said, "You really have the memory of an important man. We met just a month ago."

"At the awakening in the Holy Spirit Village Martial Soul Hall, two children with innate full Soul Power appeared at once. One was Tang San, and the other was me, Wang Xiao. Do you remember now?"

"Oh." Su Yuntao immediately recalled him. "I remember! What a pity, though. Neither of your martial souls was any good—one was Blue Silver Grass, and the other was Blood Chicken Vine!"

After saying that, he shook his head, then realized something was off.

He looked Wang Xiao over again. "No, you aren't Wang Xiao. He's only six, while you're already fifteen. You dare impersonate him in front of me? What crime should that be?"

Wang Xiao immediately leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.

Su Yuntao looked unconvinced. He immediately abandoned his girlfriend, Sisi, pulled Wang Xiao to a corner, and demanded harshly, "Kid, you'd better not be lying to me. Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

Wang Xiao swore, "If I lie to you, may heaven strike me with lightning, may I die a terrible death, and may I drown the moment I step outside. Is that enough?"

"Fine! Then come with me to see Ma Xiunuo!"

"Thank you!"

Without another word, Su Yuntao walked ahead.

Wang Xiao followed closely behind.

Before long, Su Yuntao brought him to Ma Xiunuo's office and introduced Wang Xiao's identity to him.

Ma Xiunuo clicked his tongue in amazement after hearing it. He then took Wang Xiao to the martial soul appraisal laboratory for a level assessment.

The old Spirit Master simply could not believe Su Yuntao's claim that Wang Xiao possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

But whether it was true or false, the answer would naturally be revealed after a test.

Su Yuntao did not leave right away. He stood to one side because he wanted to see with his own eyes whether Wang Xiao had truly absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"Come, child. Please stand on the testing platform for the appraisal." Ma Xiunuo pointed to the center of the patterned symbol.

"Alright!" Wang Xiao immediately walked over and stood in the middle of the symbol.

He glanced at the wall beside him, where many fist-sized black stones were placed.

These were the same kind of stones Su Yuntao had used when he went to the villages to awaken the children's martial souls.

It seemed these stones possessed special abilities.

"Alright, child. Now please release your Soul Rings and martial souls." Ma Xiunuo prompted him again.

Wang Xiao nodded and immediately activated his Soul Power, releasing his Soul Rings first.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

A wave of Soul Power rippled out, and four Soul Rings of different colors appeared beneath Wang Xiao.

"White, Yellow, Purple, Black. He really has a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"

"This kid is incredible! He's already at the Soul Ancestor level!"

"Not bad, not bad. With his current ability, entering Spirit Hall Academy to study would be no problem at all."

The two stared dumbfoundedly at Wang Xiao's four Soul Rings while discussing him.

At that moment, a Plant Martial Soul emerged from Wang Xiao's right hand, while a pagoda-shaped martial soul appeared in his left.

They were his Blood Chicken Vine martial soul and his other Hundred Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

The reason Wang Xiao released the Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul instead of his Thunder God Hammer martial soul was because of the grievances between Bibi Dong and Tang Hao. That was why he chose to reveal the Hundred Treasures Glazed Pagoda rather than the Thunder God Hammer.

Although his Thunder God Hammer martial soul was different from the Clear Sky Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect.

A Hammer martial soul was, after all, the exclusive symbol of the Clear Sky Sect. To avoid provoking Bibi Dong and arousing suspicion, he could only let the Thunder God Hammer martial soul stay hidden for the time being.

The reason was simple. He had come to Spirit Hall for a Spirit Master level assessment because he intended to join Spirit Hall.

Otherwise, he would never have come.

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