Education Committee Members and Assessment

Education Committee Members and Assessment

The moment Chen Ming entered the room, he sensed a strand of Spiritual Power probing him. It was powerful and completely undisguised. Startled by the sensation, Chen Ming instinctively took a step back.

That inconspicuous movement made the tall, thin old man in the room click his tongue.

"Eh, kid... you can sense my Spiritual Power?" The gentle-looking old man rose curiously and stepped forward. As though he had discovered some rare animal, he looked Chen Ming up and down.

"I am Meng Shenji, an eight-ring Soul Douluo and an Education Committee Member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. My Martial Soul is the Black Demon. Strictly speaking, I am a Spirit System Soul Master." Perhaps afraid that he had frightened Chen Ming, Meng Shenji introduced himself.

"You can sense my Spiritual Power. Is your Martial Soul of the Spirit System?"

Meng Shenji's assumption was understandable. In this era, Spiritual Power was an extremely mysterious thing. Soul Masters had insufficient understanding of this power, and only a small number of high-level Soul Masters or Spirit System Soul Masters knew anything about it.

Some Soul Masters, even after reaching the rank of Titled Douluo, still made very limited use of their Spiritual Power. Even if a Shapeshifting Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast stood right in front of them, they would be unable to recognize it. They were practically blind with their eyes open.

Meng Shenji was not a Titled Douluo, but he was still a veteran Soul Douluo. Thanks to his Spirit System Martial Soul, the Black Demon, he could use his Spiritual Power to do things such as scouting.

The other two Education Committee Members, Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin, were also veteran high-level Soul Douluos, but they had only touched upon the basics of using Spiritual Power. They were utterly incapable of using it for probing.

When Meng Shenji used Spiritual Power to probe someone, only Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos could understand what it was. A small number of Soul Saints could sense that something seemed to be watching them. Soul Masters below the Soul Saint rank usually could not sense anything at all.

Spirit System Martial Souls appeared at an unbelievably low rate, accounting for roughly one in ten thousand Soul Masters. Even at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the highest institution of the Heaven Dou Empire, Meng Shenji was the only true pure Spirit System Soul Master. There were fewer than ten other Soul Masters with spiritual attributes, and most of them were teachers.

Given those circumstances, it was no wonder Meng Shenji was somewhat excited.

"Uh, Education Committee Member Meng, my Martial Soul isn't a Spirit System Martial Soul. It's a beast Martial Soul, the Jade Scorpion King. I was merely born with some talent in Spiritual Power and am more sensitive to its presence."

"So it isn't..." Hearing Chen Ming's answer, Meng Shenji was somewhat disappointed, but he was not embarrassed. He skillfully changed the subject instead.

"The Jade Scorpion King, a King-level Martial Soul. Its quality is undoubtedly top-tier. Perhaps it was precisely because you were born with talent in Spiritual Power beyond that of ordinary people that your Martial Soul became a king."

King-level Martial Souls were a special classification. They surpassed ordinary Martial Souls of the same kind, but their inheritance was unstable. Essentially, they were a beneficial mutation. Their appearance meant that the owner's talent definitely surpassed that of ordinary Soul Masters with similar Martial Souls.

Take Emperor-level Soul Beasts as an example. Their children were definitely more talented than ordinary members of their kind, but they were not necessarily emperors themselves. At most, they possessed Emperor bloodline or King bloodline, with greater talent and potential. In the future, they were more likely than their peers to become King-level or Emperor-level Soul Beasts.

Ordinary Soul Beasts could also become kings or even emperors through age and fortunate encounters, but only if there was no other king or emperor above them suppressing them.

"Perhaps. I'm not too sure either." How could Chen Ming not know exactly how his Martial Soul had evolved? But there was no way he would reveal his secret the first time they met.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Bai Baoshan. Like me, he is an Education Committee Member, a Defense System Soul Douluo."

"Hello, child." The short, plump old man smiled and waved at Chen Ming, displaying none of the airs of someone in authority.

"This is Zhi Lin, also an Education Committee Member, a Control System Soul Douluo."

"Hello, child..." The old man, reeking of alcohol, stroked his somewhat messy beard and revealed a gentle smile. Meanwhile, his mind rapidly went over the new student records he had read that day.

"Greetings, three Education Committee Members. My name is Chen Ming. I come from the Chen Family of Biluo City in the Heaven Dou Empire. My family holds a hereditary barony. I am eleven years old. My Martial Soul is the Jade Scorpion King, my Soul Power Level is twenty-three, and my Soul Rings are one yellow and one purple. I hope the three Education Committee Members will guide me."

Since the three of them had called him child rather than by name, and Meng Shenji had asked about his Martial Soul, Chen Ming guessed that the three Education Committee Members might not know his information. So, while introducing himself, he simply stated all his basic details to spare everyone the awkwardness.

At first, the three Education Committee Members showed little reaction upon hearing of Chen Ming's background and family, merely nodding gently. Yet when he mentioned his Soul Power and Soul Rings, a light breeze swept past. Before Chen Ming knew it, the three Education Committee Members had appeared at his side, examining him with uncertain disbelief.

"Teacher Qin, this..." Meng Shenji glanced at Qin Ming beside him, his gaze carrying a hint of inquiry.

"That's right, three Education Committee Members. Student Chen Ming's information is entirely accurate. His Martial Soul, Soul Power, and Soul Rings all completely match the description in the records."

Upon hearing Qin Ming's reply, irrepressible smiles appeared on the three Education Committee Members' faces. Bai Baoshan even reached out and patted Chen Ming on the back to express his excitement.

Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, and Meng Shenji had long known that they had reached their limits. For many years, they had devoted themselves to education and thirsted for outstanding talent. Whether teachers or students, they gave them the greatest care. They could be called the most dedicated group of Education Committee Members Heaven Dou Royal Academy had seen in centuries.

Now that they had learned an extraordinary genius had truly appeared, the three of them were overjoyed. Their excitement could not be suppressed at all.

"Child, come. Follow us to the back courtyard and let us three old fellows see what you can do."

Meng Shenji grabbed Chen Ming's hand and quickly led him through the back door toward the courtyard behind the building.

Soul Masters traveled quickly. After walking for roughly two or three minutes and descending a slope, the group arrived at a special training ground paved with some unknown type of stone.

Although it was already late, the skies of the Douluo World had yet to be polluted. The light cast by the stars and moon still illuminated this special training ground.

Zhi Lin pulled Qin Ming aside and whispered something into his ear. Qin Ming nodded in understanding, then moved some distance away and summoned his Martial Soul.

Five Soul Rings—two yellow and three purple—circled around him. Blazing flames coiled around his body, making the training ground even brighter.

"Xiao Ming, summon your Martial Soul and attack me. Show us your soul skills and your strength."

"Don't worry. I'll hold back."