Grandmaster? Then I'll leave

The moment those words were spoken, the guard at the school gate felt a chill run from head to toe. He swallowed hard. Well, this was just great—he had kicked an iron plate.

He was so done for...

After Su Yuntao learned the full story, he frowned and stepped forward, clasping his hands behind his back with the bearing of someone in authority.

"Are you questioning the dignity of Spirit Hall?"

Su Yuntao spoke righteously. The dignity of Spirit Hall could not be desecrated, and this man had been so presumptuous, even spouting all sorts of unpleasant nonsense.

Under normal circumstances, Su Yuntao might have already made a move. But this was an academy, after all, and acting rashly would damage Spirit Hall's image.

The guard was immediately frightened out of his wits. He dropped to his knees and repeatedly kowtowed, endlessly crying things like, "I was wrong!" and "Please spare me, Grandmaster!"

"You don't need to come to the academy anymore. I'll speak to the academy's leaders."

Su Yuntao waved a hand. He was in a good mood today and did not want to pursue the matter too much.

Knowing his life had been spared, the guard was overwhelmingly grateful. He hurriedly ran out through the gate without looking back, moving so fast that no one could hope to catch up.

"Alright, Old Jack, the matter has been resolved. What comes next is no longer something we can interfere with."

Old Jack smiled. "Thank you, Grandmaster Su Yuntao. If not for you, it's hard to say whether Xiao San would have been able to enroll today."

"No need to thank me."

Su Yuntao lightly shook his head, then took Ye Hao's Martial Soul Certificate from his robes and handed it to him. He reminded him, "This is your Martial Soul Certificate. From now on, you are a student of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Once you obtain a Soul Ring in the future, don't forget to return to the Branch Martial Soul Hall for a Martial Soul assessment."

"Oh, right. There's something you need to consider..."

After finishing his instructions, Su Yuntao did not forget to mention that Ma Xiunuo had submitted Ye Hao's information. It was believed that someone from above would be sent soon.

Ye Hao:!!!

What he did not know was that, at this very moment...

Innate Full Soul Power, Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul—such a commonplace thing?

Those people probably could not even be bothered to come down. Blue Silver Grass? A useless Martial Soul. Was this a joke?

As for the matter Su Yuntao mentioned, it was an invitation for Ye Hao to join Spirit Hall. Although Ye Hao had not yet made his stance completely clear, judging by Ma Xiunuo's tone in his letter, the matter was practically certain.

Nuoding City was a small city, and its Spirit Hall was merely the smallest Branch Martial Soul Hall. Ye Hao was indeed a genius, but there were bound to be dangers on the road to the Martial Soul Main Hall.

For now, the only option was to report Ye Hao's information and wait for a powerful expert sent from above to take him away separately.

Having explained everything, Su Yuntao left. After bidding Tang San farewell, Old Jack departed as well. Nuoding City might have been small, but for Old Jack, the old village chief, life in the village was still more peaceful.

After saying goodbye to Old Jack, Tang San looked at Ye Hao and took the initiative to step forward, extending his hand. "Hello, my name is Tang San. I'm six years old, from Holy Spirit Village. My Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. I haven't obtained a Soul Ring yet, so I can't really be considered a Soul Master."

The protagonist was taking the initiative to speak with me? Interesting...

Returning the courtesy, Ye Hao smiled faintly. "My name is Ye Hao. I'm the same age as you, six years old. I'm an orphan. I'm the only one left in my village. My Martial Soul is the Death Demon Spider."

"Death Demon Spider?"

Tang San was puzzled. At present, Tang San was merely a rookie who had just left the beginner's village and did not know much about Martial Souls.

"I heard Uncle Su Yuntao say that you also have Innate Full Soul Power?"

Tang San froze slightly. "Don't tell me you do too?"

Ye Hao smiled faintly and nodded. Then, carrying his backpack, he headed into the academy. Tang San stood there in surprise for a moment. In his memories, Innate Full Soul Power should have been extremely rare. Why were there...

"Wait for me..."

Tang San hurried after him and walked alongside Ye Hao.

Just then, a somewhat thin, middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties or forties passed by. He wore a deathly black outfit and had an utterly ordinary face. His dead fish eyes showed no emotion, while his short black hair stood stiff as steel needles.

By chance, the man passed Tang San and Ye Hao as they walked forward. When he reached the school gate and saw it completely empty, he was stunned. Something was wrong. Where were they? Should I leave?

He had just seen them...

Thinking back to the two people he had passed earlier, his expression changed. Not good!

At once, the man turned around and ran toward the Academic Affairs Office.

When passing them earlier, he had accidentally overheard that one of the new students had just awakened his Martial Soul, possessed Innate Full Soul Power, and had Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul.

Everyone knew that Blue Silver Grass was the very symbol of a useless Martial Soul. The man was certain that the child must be hiding some unspeakable secret. Perhaps he even possessed another Martial Soul.

At the Academic Affairs Office of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Ye Hao and Tang San arrived and handed over their respective Martial Soul Certificates.

Tang San came from a poor family. Although Ye Hao received aid from Spirit Hall, he had not yet joined Spirit Hall and thus could not be considered one of their people. Su Yuntao personally bringing him here was already an enormous favor.

The Academic Affairs Office was specifically for receiving new students. At the moment, three teachers sat inside—two younger ones and one older one. One teacher sat behind a desk, examining the Martial Soul Certificates in his hands.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then looked repeatedly at Ye Hao and Tang San before him.

"You two really have Innate Full Soul Power?"

The teacher holding their Martial Soul Certificates could scarcely believe it. Was this a joke? Two boys with Innate Full Soul Power had actually come to their academy.

Although Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy was indeed a junior soul master academy, it was among the smallest of all such academies.

This little temple could not accommodate two great Buddhas like them.

Tang San nodded, while Ye Hao rolled his eyes. Looking down on them, were they?

"Blue Silver Grass? Innate Full Soul Power? Hahaha..."

One of the teachers burst into laughter. "Could Spirit Hall have made a mistake? How could Blue Silver Grass possibly possess Innate Full Soul Power?"

Hearing this, Tang San's gaze gradually dimmed. He clenched his teeth for a moment before loosening his tightly clenched left hand.

"But this one—you're called Ye Hao, right?"

The other teacher picked up Ye Hao's Soul Master certificate and studied him, secretly nodding. "Your martial soul is the Death Demon Spider. Even among beast martial souls, it is a rare find. And you possess Innate Full Soul Power as well. How about this..."

"Why don't you take me as your master? I can teach you about martial souls, and I can even accompany you to hunt Soul Rings. What do you say?"

"Forget it. I appreciate your kindness."

Ye Hao refused without a second thought. A toad wanting to eat swan meat—wasn't that a bit much? Did he even know his own limits, yet he still had the nerve to teach someone else?

"Since that's the case, how about I become the teacher for both of you?"

As soon as the words fell, the man who had brushed past them earlier walked in, an ugly smile appearing on his stiff face.

Ye Hao: Could it be that guy...?