Spirit Hall Library

"Come pick out two books."

Shen Nuonuo took a copy of Compendium of Spirit Beast Knowledge and one called Spirit Encyclopedia and handed them to Qian Renxue.

She kept three for herself.

Shen Nuonuo smiled. "Knowledge is power. Master knowledge, and you possess everything."

"Books hold houses of gold, and books hold beauties fair."

"So heavy~"

Qian Renxue's tiny hands held the two books, and she felt that knowledge truly carried quite some weight.

Shen Nuonuo brought Qian Renxue to the study desk and diligently absorbed knowledge.

At the side, Qian Renxue flipped through the two colorful introductory books Shen Nuonuo had given her, reading with great interest.

Shen Nuonuo nodded to herself. It seemed colorful books were easier for children to accept than black-and-white ones.

Then, she picked up a book titled Introduction to Spirit Tools and began reading it herself.

She read for an entire shichen.

Shen Nuonuo was getting a little hungry. She checked the Alarm Clock and saw that it was nearly one o'clock.

"Little Xue, stop reading for now. Let's go eat!"

Shen Nuonuo looked at Qian Renxue, who was still immersed in studying, and felt greatly relieved.

What a studious child!

"Mhm." After putting away her books, Qian Renxue followed Shen Nuonuo outside.

"Little Xue, does our Spirit Hall have a library?" Shen Nuonuo thought of that mess between Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong.

Qian Renxue thought for a moment. "Yes, it's not far from here, but I've never been there."

"Then shall we go study there after we eat?" Shen Nuonuo felt that the learning atmosphere in a library should be better.

"Okay!"

After Shen Nuonuo and Qian Renxue finished eating, they had someone lead them to the Spirit Hall Library.

The Spirit Hall Library was located not far from the central district. It covered a vast area, and its architectural style was both classical and luxurious.

Only when they approached did they realize there were not many people inside. Four guards stood at the library entrance as well, holding long spears and dutifully watching everyone entering and leaving the library.

When they saw the two little girls arrive, the guards showed no disdain and politely stepped forward to ask, "Hello, are you students of Spirit Hall Academy?"

Those who entered the Spirit Hall Library were usually students from the Spirit Hall junior academy or High Grade academy. To come here, they only needed to show their academy cards.

Another type was outsiders who wanted to study here. They needed to apply for a membership card. A single Silver Spirit Coin could get them a Spirit Hall Library membership card valid for three years. It was truly cheap and worthwhile.

Shen Nuonuo took an Elder Token from her Soul Tool and handed it to the guard.

Qian Daoliu had given it to her yesterday. It could prove her identity.

"So it's the two young ladies. Please come in." The guard's voice became respectful as he hurriedly ushered them inside.

In their understanding, anyone with an Elder Token was a Titled Douluo. But these two children clearly were not, so they had to be the children or grandchildren of the Elders.

It was already close to two in the afternoon when Shen Nuonuo and Qian Renxue entered the library. There were many books inside, most of them covering basic knowledge about martial souls.

Looking at the dazzling rows of bookshelves before her, Shen Nuonuo could not help but marvel. "As expected of Spirit Hall!"

So Yu Xiaogang had used his relationship with Bibi Dong to come here and steal knowledge.

Tsk, tsk. That so-called Grandmaster had risen through connections after all.

After hearing this unfamiliar name, Qian Renxue was just about to ask something.

But she spotted a book with sharp eyes. The author's name was the very name her sister had just mentioned, so she tugged on Shen Nuonuo's sleeve. "Big Sister, do you know Yu Xiaogang?"

"Hm? Little Xue, how do you know this person?" Shen Nuonuo was startled when Qian Renxue asked about Yu Xiaogang.

Could it be that Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji had told Qian Renxue about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang?

No way, right?

Qian Renxue pointed at a book displayed in a prominent spot. Shen Nuonuo looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that it was titled Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

Ahhh, why was it this book again? Shen Nuonuo was speechless.

Seeing the look on her sister's face as though she were about to fall apart, Qian Renxue picked up the book out of curiosity.

First: The level of Innate Soul Power was directly proportional to the strength of one's martial soul.

Second: The source of martial souls. Upon birth, everyone inherited the stronger martial soul of one of their parents.

Third: Martial souls could mutate. Mutations were divided into beneficial mutations and harmful mutations.

Fourth: Martial souls came in only two types: Beast Martial Souls and Weapon Martial Souls. Before Rank Seventy, Beast Martial Souls were stronger than Weapon Martial Souls. After awakening the Martial Soul Avatar at Rank Seventy, Weapon Martial Souls were stronger than Beast Martial Souls.

Fifth: There were no useless martial souls, only useless Soul Masters.

Sixth: Every Soul Master had their own direction of development, including the assault type, agility-attack type, defense type, control type, support type, and so on...

Seventh: Spirit beasts were divided into five levels in total, corresponding to Spirit Rings of five colors: white, yellow, purple, black, and red. Spirit Rings had to be obtained by hunting and killing spirit beasts. The older the spirit beast, the better the effect of the Spirit Ring it produced. Only the person who personally killed the target spirit beast could absorb that spirit beast's Spirit Ring.

Eighth: Spirit Ring bottlenecks could not prevent a Soul Master's Soul Power from increasing. It was merely impossible to advance to the next level without the guidance of a Spirit Ring. Although cultivating at the original level could not break through one's rank, the Soul Power gained through cultivation still remained. Once one obtained a Spirit Ring, it would naturally reveal itself.

Ninth: Plant-type Weapon Martial Souls could absorb Spirit Rings from animal-type spirit beasts.

Tenth: Soul Masters had to absorb compatible soul bones.

These were the "famous" ten theories.

They could also be called trash literature.

Shen Nuonuo had only just recovered when she saw that Qian Renxue had already finished reading. She sighed, feeling that Little Xue's eyes had been polluted.

Qian Renxue put the book back. "Big Sister, why do I feel that some of the contents in Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul are very similar to the books you showed me earlier?"

Of course they are. Yu Xiaogang's ten theories were stolen from all kinds of books, and then he presented common knowledge as something he had summarized himself.

If he was going to steal it, he could at least have copied it completely. He was truly misleading others!

"That's because someone claimed the experience summarized by their predecessors as his own. Look at the publication dates of these two books."

Shen Nuonuo could not exactly tell Qian Renxue that it was because of her mother's connections.

Qian Renxue picked up Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and Spirit Encyclopedia again and compared them. She discovered that Yu Xiaogang's book had been published more than a hundred years later than the encyclopedia.

"Then wasn't he a plagiarism master? I'm going to report him!" Qian Renxue's little face was full of anger.

"Cough, cough. Calm down, Little Xue. Don't get involved in this matter. Let's study first!"

Shen Nuonuo hurriedly soothed her. She did not want Qian Renxue to interfere in matters involving Yu Xiaogang. After all, he was her mother's former lover.

There would be plenty of chances to deal with that Trash Master later.

For now, the important things were studying and cultivation!