Eastsea Academy

Spring gave way to autumn, and two years passed.

Over those two years, aside from his daily Meditation Practice, An Ping spent most of his remaining time deriving the structural models of various Tricks, analyzing the effects and internal connections of different structures, and experimenting with the outward manifestations produced by different structural combinations.

At the same time, he set aside time to teach himself some Mecha Design knowledge and had earned a Level Two Mecha Design certificate some time ago. An Ping also discovered that this world's soul tool system had many similarities with Alchemy. Drawing on various sources, he had reached the beginner level in Alchemy as well.

Red Mountain Academy.

This year, a total of eight students had surpassed Level Ten and become official Soul Masters. An Ping had even reached Level Twenty-Three, the level of a two-ring Soul Master.

Lin Ximeng stood at the podium with a bright smile. She first congratulated the students who had become Soul Masters, then symbolically encouraged those who had not yet reached Level Ten.

"Alright, those whose names are called may come up and collect your Recommendation Letters."

As their names were called, An Ping and the others rose one after another, walked up to the podium, and accepted their Recommendation Letters from Lin Ximeng. Since Aolai City was only a small city with just one Red Mountain Academy, and Red Mountain Academy only had a primary division, students graduating from it would be recommended to intermediate academies in other cities. The Recommendation Letter was essentially a ticket of admission.

Receiving this Recommendation Letter meant that their time at the Primary Academy had come to an end.

"Hey, An Ping, which academy were you assigned to?" After asking Wan Yunchao, Tang Wulin turned to An Ping beside him.

"Eastsea."

Hearing An Ping's answer, Tang Wulin became somewhat excited. "I'm going to Eastsea Academy too. I thought I was the only one assigned to Eastsea City."

Eastsea City, Soul Tool Train Station.

The train came to a stop, and its doors opened. An Ping followed the bustling crowd toward the exit. After leaving the platform and searching for quite a while, he finally found Eastsea Academy's reception desk.

Seeing An Ping approach, a black-haired young woman among the reception staff spoke up. "Little brother, are you here to register?"

An Ping took his Recommendation Letter from his backpack and handed it over. "Yes. Hello, Senior Student, I'm here to register. This is my Recommendation Letter."

"Hello, I'm Liu Yuxin from Eastsea Academy's first-year advanced division. I'm responsible for receiving new students this time. Here, fill out this form first." As she spoke, Liu Yuxin accepted An Ping's Recommendation Letter and handed him a form.

As Liu Yuxin watched An Ping fill it out, she unconsciously read it aloud. "An Ping, nine years old, graduated from Aolai City Red Mountain Primary Academy, Level Twenty-Three Tool Soul Master, Martial Soul of Truth's Sky?"

Seeing the incredibly high Level Twenty-Three for someone only nine years old, along with a Martial Soul name whose meaning she could not discern from its name alone, Liu Yuxin asked in surprise, "That's amazing, a Level Twenty-Three Tool Soul Master. But what exactly is your Martial Soul?"

An Ping replied, "A book. Its name is Sky of Truth."

"I see." Liu Yuxin nodded. After checking that there was nothing wrong with An Ping's Recommendation Letter, she stamped it again and prepared to return it to him.

One of the older Eastsea Academy students standing with Liu Yuxin looked astonished when he heard their conversation. "A Level Twenty-Three Tool Soul Master? Seriously?"

As he spoke, he snatched the Recommendation Letter from Liu Yuxin's hand and examined it. Once he confirmed it was genuine, he returned it to An Ping and muttered quietly, "I never expected a little unknown city like Aolai City to produce such an outstanding student."

Liu Yuxin shot him an irritated glare. "What does a city's size have to do with whether it can teach outstanding Soul Masters?"

She found a metal tag in a box and handed it to An Ping. "Wear this metal tag around your neck. It's your credential for entering and leaving the academy before enrollment. Once you arrive at the academy, you'll still need to register and collect your supplies. Get on the Soul Tool Bus behind us. Once there are more people, it'll take you to the academy."

An Ping boarded the bus, found a window seat, and leaned back in his chair as he stared out the window, his thoughts drifting.

"Huh, An Ping! I didn't expect you to arrive so early."

Hearing someone call his name, An Ping turned and saw Tang Wulin. "It's you. Who knows when we'll get to the academy? Sit down and rest for now."

After an unknown amount of time passed, An Ping felt someone pat his shoulder and abruptly woke up. Seeing that he was awake, Tang Wulin said, "An Ping, stop sleeping. We're here."

"Mm, got it."

The two followed Liu Yuxin off the bus. Along the way, Lin Yuxin introduced the academy to them. "Eastsea Academy is a large academy with qualifications for both intermediate and advanced education. Therefore, it is divided into the intermediate academy division and the advanced academy division."

"Do you see this road used for directing traffic? For everyone's safety, the academy does not allow vehicles to travel inside. So if vehicles enter the academy, they are immediately diverted to either side and enter the underground parking lot."

"With this road as the boundary, our advanced academy division is on the west side. Everything else belongs to your intermediate academy division."

Liu Yuxin then led the two of them to the Academic Affairs Office. Pointing at its sign, she said, "That's the Academic Affairs Office. Hurry over and register, you two junior students. Your intermediate division Dormitory Building is behind the Teaching Building. If you need anything in the future, you can come find me in the advanced division. I'm in First Year Class One of the advanced division. You two little junior students should work hard."

After entering the Academic Affairs Office, the two smoothly completed their enrollment procedures using their metal tags and Recommendation Letters. They were assigned to First Year Class One and First Year Class Five respectively.

Their dormitories were assigned as 205 and 206. After receiving their dormitory Keys and school uniforms, the two headed toward the Dormitory Building together.

On the way to the dormitory, Tang Wulin said, "I really envy how quickly you cultivate."

An Ping muttered inwardly, I envy you for having such a good father. He waved a hand. "What's there to envy? Cultivation is for yourself, not for comparing yourself to others."

"Mm, you're right. I'll definitely cultivate diligently." Tang Wulin encouraged himself.

When they reached the Dormitory Building, the hallway was a complete mess. All sorts of things had been thrown everywhere, likely trash left behind by the previous class and items they had been too lazy to take with them.

The intermediate division dormitories at Eastsea Academy were simply furnished: two bunk beds, two rectangular tables with four chairs beside them, and two cabinets on each side.

Rooms 205 and 206 faced each other. The two opened their respective dormitory doors and walked inside.

Perhaps because he had arrived early, there was no one in An Ping's dormitory. Dust covered everything.

Looking at the dust covering the floor, An Ping closed the door and casually cast a Cleansing Technique. A damp breeze swept through every corner of the dormitory. Wherever it passed, the dust was swept up by the breeze, then controlled by An Ping and tossed into the trash can in the corner.

As his Magic Power grew and his understanding of techniques deepened, An Ping could now cast zero-, first-, and second-level Tricks with effortless ease.