Tang San Arrives

A year and three months later.

At the summit of a small mountain behind Nuoding City, buffeted by fierce winds, a child in a fitted green outfit sat cross-legged. Specks of green light radiated from around his body. Clearly, he was meditating and cultivating.

After a long while, as the sky gradually darkened, the child opened his eyes and let out a long breath. "I've finally raised my Soul Power to Level 10. Next, I can go obtain my first soul ring."

That child was naturally Mo Hui. Over the past year and more, his Soul Power had risen from Level 3 to Level 10.

Even Mo Hui had not expected such speed. Under normal circumstances, a soul master with Innate Level 3 Spirit Power would already be doing quite well to advance two levels in a year. Mo Hui's rate was nearly three times theirs.

There were many reasons why Mo Hui's Soul Power had increased so quickly, but the main ones were as follows.

First was Mo Hui's diligence. Aside from eating and studying, he spent virtually all his time meditating and cultivating. Every day, he meditated for at least twice as long as the other students.

Second, Mo Hui had studied the relationship between the excess energy Pidgey gained after eating and recalling it into his body, and the amount of Soul Power its body could withstand. He had refined this special method of advancement.

Since it closely resembled the process of a soul master absorbing a soul ring, Mo Hui called it the Soul Ring Absorption Simulation Method.

A year of practice had given Mo Hui extraordinary experience in dealing with the sudden influx of energy within his body. This would aid him when absorbing soul rings.

Third, through his studies over the past year, Mo Hui had gradually optimized the Bobo Meditation Method. Its cultivation speed was now 20% faster than the original version, no weaker than the innate meditation methods possessed by soul masters with Innate Soul Power of Level 4 or 5.

As for the final point, it was the environment Mo Hui was currently in.

The Mimicry Cultivation Ground was a cultivation method from the original story. Its principle was to increase cultivation speed by simulating an environment similar to one's martial soul.

At first, Mo Hui had thought that places with many birds would be most suitable for Pidgey, so he found several chicken farms and pigeon farms to cultivate in.

However, after cultivating there for a few days, Mo Hui discovered that while there was some effect, it was extremely weak.

After further experimentation, Mo Hui finally determined Pidgey's attribute: wind!

In truth, Mo Hui should have thought of it long ago. In the world of Pokemon, Pidgey's attributes were Normal and Flying, and Flying translated into the world of Douluo Continent as the wind attribute.

After learning this, Mo Hui eventually found his current location. The wind here was strong, and cultivating here increased his meditation efficiency by 20%.

"I should head back. It'll be troublesome if Nuoding City's gates close."

With that, Mo Hui rose to his feet, circulated his Soul Power, and sprinted toward Nuoding City.

As a border military city, Nuoding City naturally had a curfew. If he failed to return before the city gates closed, Mo Hui would have to spend the night outside the city.

Mo Hui was helpless about this as well. No matter what, he was only a seven-year-old child. The night outside the city was still quite dangerous to him. Otherwise, if he stayed here to cultivate, his level could rise even faster.

Mo Hui was very fast. Empowered by Soul Power, his current physical condition was no weaker than an adult's, and he soon returned to Nuoding Academy.

After returning to the academy, Mo Hui immediately told Mo Hen that he had broken through to Level 10.

"What! Your Soul Power has already broken through to Level 10!?"

Upon hearing the news, Mo Hen was shocked, yet he also found it somewhat expected.

He, along with the academy's teachers and students, had all witnessed Mo Hui's efforts over the past year. In only one year, Mo Hui had not only completed all the academy's sixth-year courses, but had also read more than half of the books in the academy related to martial souls.

In their eyes, Mo Hui was not only an unquestionable genius, but also frighteningly hardworking.

They had taught for so many years, yet they had never seen a student who did not even sleep at night, devoting all that time to cultivating Soul Power. Even the most diligent Work-Study Students slept at least six or seven hours a day.

But Mo Hui did not. Over the past year, the number of times he had slept could be counted on one hand. He was either studying knowledge or meditating and cultivating.

This made the teachers sigh in admiration. If every student were like Mo Hui, why would some still fail to graduate even by the sixth year? Three years would be enough for these children to become soul masters!

The only pity was that Innate Level 3 Spirit Power was still somewhat low. Otherwise, becoming a Soul Sage or even a Soul Douluo in the future would not be a dream. Perhaps even becoming a Titled Douluo would be worth imagining.

"Yes, Uncle Mo Hen. I'm already Level 10."

Mo Hui nodded.

If he possessed something like a system, he could lie low. After all, a resource system could solve many problems, and he would only need to cultivate in peace.

But the problem was that he had no such thing. He had to display his talent and let others see his worth. Only then could he attract attention and make others invest in him.

Only when others noticed him could Mo Hui obtain sufficient resources.

Under the current circumstances, Mo Hui could not afford to play the fool and hide his strength. Without support from external resources, he might end up becoming a real fool before long.

Whenever he thought of this, Mo Hui could not help but envy Xiao Yan. The other man had Yao Lao to teach him the side profession of alchemy. If Mo Hui knew alchemy, would he still need to worry about resources? He could simply lie low until he became a Titled Douluo before emerging.

"Whew... I understand. The teachers have been quite busy these past few days with the new students arriving. In a couple of days, I'll gather a few teachers and help you go to the Soul Hunting Forest to acquire a soul ring!"

After a moment, Mo Hen calmed himself and spoke to Mo Hui.

"Alright, I understand. Oh, Uncle Mo Hen, I have a question about meditation that I'd like to ask you..."

A long while later, Mo Hen finally sent off his knowledge-hungry nephew. Watching Mo Hui's departing figure, Mo Hen could not help muttering to himself:

"This nephew of mine may one day achieve something beyond all our imagination!"

The following afternoon.

"Little San, that's Nuoding Academy. Once you're in the academy alone, make sure to listen to the teachers. Don't leave the academy on your own. When the term ends, Grandpa Jack will come pick you up."

Old Jack looked at the gates of Nuoding Academy in the distance and instructed Tang San beside him.

Tang San nodded upon hearing this, then followed Old Jack to the entrance of Nuoding Academy.

The moment Old Jack and Tang San reached the gate, they were stopped by a young gatekeeper. "What are you here for? Is this a place country folk like you can come to?"

Seeing Old Jack and Tang San's shabby clothing, disgust and disdain flashed through the young gatekeeper's eyes.

Old Jack hurriedly smiled apologetically. "Young man, we're from Holy Spirit Village. This child is the Work-Study Student our village has sent this year. What procedures do we need to complete?"

"Another Work-Study Student!?"

The moment he heard the words "Work-Study Student," the young gatekeeper's expression immediately changed. The scene with Mo Hui from more than a year ago remained vivid in his mind.

"Do you have proof? Let me see it."

Because of Mo Hui's precedent, the young gatekeeper's voice became somewhat gentler. But after taking the certificate Old Jack handed over, his expression immediately turned strange.

"Blue Silver Grass, Innate Full Soul Power... This is fake, isn't it?"