Enrollment

Yan's enrollment went smoothly. With a recommendation from the Nahr City Spirit Hall Branch, along with Feng Lin's connections, there was naturally no problem.

After bidding farewell to Liya, Feng Lin, and the others, Yan headed alone toward the teaching building.

Junior Soul Master Academy generally lasted six years and was divided into six grades. By graduation, nearly all students could reach the rank of a one-ring Soul Master. In the cultivation of Soul Power, the first twenty levels were the easiest to reach. As long as one was willing to cultivate, they would basically encounter no bottlenecks.

Even a certain master with only half a level of Innate Soul Power had smoothly reached level twenty-nine. For most Soul Masters, level thirty was a threshold. If they failed to cross it before turning thirty, then without outside help, they would basically never be able to cross it.

Spirit Hall's Soul Master Academies allowed students to skip grades. As long as one's strength met the requirements, the academy even encouraged such behavior. However, Yan had no intention of skipping grades, at least not for the first few months.

Most students in the junior academy had Soul Power below level ten, but there were exceptions. Talents with Innate Soul Power above level seven could become one-ring Soul Masters in just one or two years at most.

Under such circumstances, most of them would not choose to skip directly to an intermediate academy. Though there was a gap between junior and intermediate academies, the difference was not actually that significant.

Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Those talented students were among the most outstanding in the junior academy and would certainly receive the attention of the academy's higher-ups. If they went to an intermediate academy, that might not be the case. Faced with more competitors, the pressure would be greater as well.

More importantly, making good use of the junior academy's six years could create quite an impressive reputation: after graduation, they could skip the intermediate academy altogether and enter an Advanced Academy directly.

The admission requirement for an Advanced Academy was twenty levels of Soul Power before the age of twenty, regardless of whether one had graduated from an intermediate academy.

Those heaven-gifted individuals who became one-ring Soul Masters in their first or second year had a good chance of becoming two-ring Soul Grand Masters before graduating from the junior academy if they worked hard enough. They could basically enter an Advanced Academy without an exam, and the title of genius would be theirs for sure.

If young people wanted to rise to prominence, the best way was naturally to become famous. Only when you had a reputation would important figures remember you. Without fame, who would even know who you were?

Thus, among Spirit Hall's many academies, the top students of the junior academies faced quite intense competition. Yan had been assigned to Class Three. The students in the first two classes were all direct descendants of Spirit Hall, each with some sort of special background. That was something he could not compare to.

Perhaps because it was the period for new student enrollment, the freshman teaching building was especially lively. Some students who had already passed the assessment were registering here.

"Academy life... I'm actually looking forward to it a little. Class Three, this should be the place."

Following the signs along the road, Yan arrived before a snow-white teaching building. He walked down the corridor while examining the classrooms. They had a somewhat Western style and looked clean and bright.

By the time Yan arrived, there were already quite a few people in the classroom, chatting in groups of two or three. Yan glanced around and noticed that they clearly had their own little circles.

Though they all wore the same student uniforms, their styles and temperaments were obviously different. Most of those chatting in small groups exuded confidence and high spirits, so they probably came from decent backgrounds.

A few sat silently in the corners, their eyes revealing a sense of inferiority. Their backgrounds were probably not very good, and they could not fit in with those people. Some might even have been orphans like Yan.

Yan had no intention of joining any clique. After taking a casual look around, he found a seat in the middle by the window. Then he pulled out a book from his bag and began reading.

Yan had always believed in one saying: knowledge was power. Other things might deceive you, but knowledge would not. Besides, with Dawn, his intelligent brain, he needed to gather big data. Aside from collecting it through everyday contact, the best method was naturally reading.

On the journey from the Silves Kingdom to Spirit City, whenever the other children traveling with him got out to play, he was usually reading in the carriage. Mainly because he truly could not play with a group of six- or seven-year-old children.

With the ringing of the class bell, the previously noisy classroom suddenly became somewhat chaotic. The students who had been chatting hurriedly found seats, while Yan, who had been flipping through a copy of the Compendium of Soul Beasts, also put down his book and looked toward the classroom door.

About three minutes later, someone entered. He was an old man in a white robe, of average build, slightly hunched over at the waist. He had an exceptionally bright pair of eyes, black pupils gleaming sharply.

As soon as the old man entered, the previously disorderly class immediately fell silent, and everyone's gaze turned toward the podium.

"Good morning, students. I am your homeroom teacher, Matthew."

The smiling old man took a few steps to the podium and introduced himself. As expected, he was Class Three's homeroom teacher.

Matthew's gentle gaze swept across the students, his face filled with a warm smile. It was clear that he was an old man who truly liked children.

Class Three's homeroom teacher, Matthew, left Yan with a good impression. He was an elderly, easygoing man who would not be overly strict with his students, would not meddle in unnecessary matters, and was easy to talk to. Yan was quite satisfied with that.

As for the first day's lesson arrangements, well, they were much the same as new student enrollment procedures. The first class was basically for students to introduce themselves and get acquainted.

Yan really wanted to take out the Compendium of Soul Beasts and immerse himself in its world again, but after thinking about it, he felt that would be a little disrespectful, so he did not do so.

Time passed bit by bit. The torturous first class finally ended, and the introductions and getting-acquainted process was at last complete. After a short break between classes, he finally welcomed his first meaningful lesson at the Soul Master Academy.

"Students, the subject I will teach you today is called Basic Soul Master Knowledge. I will explain some knowledge related to Soul Masters... First, let us start with the simplest matter: the ranks of us Soul Masters..."

Teacher Matthew lectured at the front, and Yan, along with the other students, listened attentively. Professionals truly were professionals. At least when it came to teaching, Teacher Matthew did an excellent job.

The reason Yan had chosen to attend a Junior Soul Master Academy first was to learn solid foundational knowledge. In that regard, junior academy teachers were the most professional, because most of the students they taught needed to go through precisely this learning process.

Students at intermediate and even Advanced Academies were at least one-ring Soul Masters. The teachers there focused more on developing students' practical combat abilities rather than foundational knowledge. Yet what Yan needed most right now was exactly this basic knowledge about Soul Masters.

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