Meng Shenji's Shock

Committee Office.

The Gate Guard knocked on the door first, and an elderly voice immediately sounded from inside.

"Come in!"

The Gate Guard glanced at Yang Yuan, then pushed open the door and entered with him.

Inside the Committee Office, three elderly men sat behind a desk.

Once they saw who had arrived, their gazes swept over the Gate Guard before finally settling on Yang Yuan.

After studying Yang Yuan for several seconds, the elderly man seated in the middle smiled kindly. "You must be Yang Yuan, right?"

"His Highness the Crown Prince specifically sent someone to inform us that he had introduced a young talent to the academy for cultivation."

"Now that I see you, you truly are as His Highness described—an outstanding young man."

Yang Yuan replied politely, "Greetings, three Committee Members."

"Hehehe, no need to be so restrained."

The elderly man in the middle chuckled. The more he looked at Yang Yuan, the more pleased he became.

After all, His Highness the Crown Prince had told him that this little fellow not only possessed Innate Full Soul Power, but had also reached Level 24 at just eight years old.

Such talent could not be found a second time in all of Heaven Dou Academy.

After speaking, he looked at the Gate Guard again and smiled gently. "Xiao Li, is there anything else?"

He had assumed the Gate Guard had merely come to show Yang Yuan the way.

Xiao Li wore a bitter expression as he recounted everything that had happened in detail.

"Chief Meng Shenji, that is how it happened."

After Xiao Li finished, he saw that Meng Shenji's face had completely darkened.

Clearly, Meng Shenji was furious.

But he was not angry with Yang Yuan. He was furious that Xue Beng and the others had dared to act so recklessly.

They had nearly driven away a peerless genius.

If that had truly happened, he would have expelled those worthless playboys from Heaven Dou Academy no matter what.

Fortunately, Yang Yuan was unharmed.

As for Xue Beng and the others being taught a lesson by Yang Yuan, Meng Shenji did not consider that an issue at all.

They had bullied someone younger, outnumbered him, and still lost because they lacked the skill. So what if they got beaten up?

Two words: they deserved it!

Not only that, he intended to report Xue Beng to Xue Ye as well and make him suffer a little more.

"That is enough, Xiao Li. I understand the matter. You may leave first."

Xiao Li immediately understood that he would not be punished this time. With a relieved sigh inwardly, he respectfully withdrew from the Committee Office.

After Xiao Li left, Meng Shenji gave Yang Yuan an apologetic smile.

"Little fellow, the academy has failed in its discipline. You have witnessed something embarrassing."

Yang Yuan smiled faintly. "Everywhere has its scum, doesn't it?"

Meng Shenji could not help laughing when he saw how blunt Yang Yuan was.

Meng Shenji then introduced himself and the other two Committee Members, Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin.

After the introductions, Zhi Lin suddenly spoke up. "Little fellow, His Highness the Crown Prince told us that your first two Soul Rings are both Thousand-Year Soul Rings. Is that true?"

After Zhi Lin spoke, Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan both looked over with curiosity.

When they had first received this information from His Highness the Crown Prince, they had found it hard to believe.

It was only after His Highness repeatedly guaranteed it that they became half-convinced.

After all, throughout history, they had never heard of anyone whose first and second Soul Rings were both Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Twin Martial Soul possessors excluded!

Yang Yuan remained calm even after seeing that Meng Shenji and the other two knew his first two Soul Rings were Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Because this had been discussed and arranged with Qian Renxue beforehand.

Over the next few years, Yang Yuan could not possibly keep hiding his Soul Ring configuration.

The more he tried to conceal it when the time came, the more suspicious it would appear.

Since that was the case, he might as well reveal it openly and use some excuse to brush the matter aside.

After all, compared with Innate Level 20 Soul Power, first and second Soul Rings at the Thousand-Year level were easier for outsiders to accept.

Just like Tang San's ten-thousand-year fourth ring in the original story.

Furthermore, there was another reason Qian Renxue dared to let Yang Yuan display his Soul Ring configuration so openly.

With her connection, Spirit Hall posed no threat to Yang Yuan.

Among the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan remained neutral toward the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was close to the Heaven Dou imperial family.

Therefore, Yang Yuan had security and would not face unnecessary targeting or assassination attempts.

Facing the gazes of the three Committee Members, Yang Yuan smiled slightly as Chaos Light flashed through his Double Pupil.

The next second, two Purple Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, circling around him.

"They really are two Thousand-Year Soul Rings!"

The three Committee Members were greatly astonished and could not help sighing in amazement.

Meng Shenji then asked curiously, "Little fellow, can you tell this old man how you absorbed these two Thousand-Year Soul Rings?"

Without hesitation, Yang Yuan gave the explanation he had prepared long ago.

"Committee Member Meng Shenji, as you know, I am a commoner. Back then, I knew nothing and went alone into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Soul Rings."

"But after accidentally eating a Golden Fruit, my body mutated, and my physique became several times stronger."

"Later, I happened to encounter a dying Soul Beast. After killing it, I directly absorbed its Soul Ring. Thankfully, I succeeded."

"I only learned afterward that it had been a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, one that only three-ring Soul Elders could absorb."

"Even now, I still feel afraid when I think about it. If not for that Golden Fruit, I would likely have died after my body exploded from absorbing a Soul Ring beyond my level."

The three men could not help showing expressions of emotion.

"The world truly is full of wonders. There is actually a treasure capable of raising one's limit for enduring Soul Rings."

"But little fellow, you were fortunate indeed. Otherwise, you would not be standing here speaking with us now."

"In the future, you must not act as recklessly as you did before."

Yang Yuan grinned and nodded in agreement.

Afterward, Meng Shenji and the other two casually chatted with Yang Yuan for a few more moments before saying to him:

"Little fellow, under normal circumstances, since your Soul Power has not reached Level 25, you should be assigned to a Tianwei Class."

"But your talent is plain for all to see, so we have decided to make an exception and admit you to a Tianzhi Class."

"This year, Heaven Dou Academy has produced quite a few talented students, and they are now basically all in the Tianzhi Classes."

"You geniuses will have more in common with one another."

Meng Shenji chuckled.

Of course, there was another reason he wanted to place Yang Yuan in a Tianzhi Class.

Within the academy, several geniuses led by Yu Tianheng believed themselves exceptionally talented, and this had caused them to become lax in their cultivation.

Meng Shenji had advised them many times, yet nothing had changed.

That was why he wanted to use Yang Yuan to provoke those geniuses' pride and make them cast off their lazy habits.

This also showed that Shrek Academy students were not the only ones lax in cultivation.

Most talented students at academies had the same problem.

It was just that, aside from being lax in cultivation, those people at Shrek Academy also had serious flaws in character.

They were either gambling, visiting prostitutes, or bullying the weak while fearing the strong.

What kind of students was that supposed to teach?