I'll Beat Grandmaster Up Later

"Then let me be your sparring partner."

But just then, something unexpected happened. Luo Mo suddenly stepped forward and walked alongside Xiao Wu toward Tang San.

"Mo Mo?" Tang San said, startled.

"Don't be so surprised. I'm a work-study student too."

Luo Mo explained, then patted Tang San on the shoulder and said gently, "You also know Wang. If I didn't believe you had the ability to protect yourself, I probably wouldn't have held back when I made my move."

He'd actually been waiting for Wang and the others to make a move, but in the end, he'd explained why he'd stepped in before doing anything.

No matter how much he resented Tang San, he still had to keep up the appearance of deep brotherly affection.

Otherwise, how would he get on Tang San's good side?

And if he didn't, how could he set a trap for him?

"You're a work-study student too?" Grandmaster looked surprised.

He'd been planning to teach Tang San a lesson and keep him from getting too cocky, but that was that.

"I'm Luo Mo, Tang San's older brother. I'm also a first-year work-study student."

Luo Mo introduced himself with a smile.

"A first-year?"

Grandmaster looked at Luo Mo, who stood half a head taller than Tang San, doubt written all over his face.

But you don't look like a child at all.

And your aura is far more extraordinary than Tang San's. Are you really a work-study student?

"I'll explain later. Come with me." Luo Mo spoke in Tang San's voice, then summoned his martial soul and soul rings.

"Luo Mo, one year, martial soul... eleven soul rings!"

Grandmaster cried out in shock. "Another one?"

Could this be some newcomer who'd come to the academy to stir things up?

He couldn't help wondering about Luo Mo's background.

But when Grandmaster saw Luo Mo's martial soul, with a purple soul ring at the bottom, he was completely stunned.

His mouth hung open. For a long moment, he couldn't say a word.

A thousand-year soul ring? His first soul ring was a thousand years old?

White represented a ten-year soul ring, yellow a hundred-year one, and purple a thousand-year one. But by all logic...

Wasn't a thousand-year soul ring impossible for a third soul ring to absorb?

And Luo Mo had one as his first!

"Damn!"

Everyone drew in a sharp breath, feeling their minds go blank. They couldn't help wondering if they were seeing things.

But no matter how many times they looked, and no matter how hard they pinched themselves...

That soul ring was indeed purple.

"How is that possible?"

"Six soul rings! A purple first soul ring! What kind of divine setup is this?"

"I must be dreaming..."

Many students at Nuoding Academy had never even seen a purple soul ring in their lives. Now they were looking at a first-year work-study student's thousand-year first soul ring. How could they not be shocked?

Everyone looked at Luo Mo as if he were a monster.

The purple soul ring on Luo Mo shattered their understanding of martial souls.

If Tang San's hundred-year first soul ring had already been unprecedented in Nuoding Academy's history, then Luo Mo's thousand-year first soul ring was something unprecedented in the history of the entire continent.

He'd been waiting to make history.

Or perhaps he'd been waiting for the future!

Tang San was about to say something, but Luo Mo cut him off before he could finish.

Tang Chen's expression was just as stunned. Luo Mo had surprised him once before in the Forest of Hunting Souls; this was the second time. Yet every time, Luo Mo left him completely shaken.

At the same time, he felt a deep admiration.

If he'd known this would happen, he should have found a way to take the immortal herb earlier.

If he'd just taken the herb and raised his soul power, he could have asked someone first and made sure it was safe to absorb the herb. Then he wouldn't have needed to take such a risk.

But it wasn't a big deal.

He was an alchemist, not a martial soul researcher. He didn't understand those complicated theories at all, and he'd completely forgotten that he still had the immortal herb.

He could wait a little while and ask someone about it later.

"I understand."

Grandmaster smiled bitterly and immediately withdrew his martial soul.

Facing a hundred-year first soul ring, he'd still had the courage to fight. But facing a thousand-year first soul ring, he couldn't help feeling as if his courage had been cut in half.

Talent was only one part of the equation.

Background was what really made him wary.

After all, a ten-ring Soul Master couldn't hunt a thousand-year Soul Beast alone. Someone must have helped him—or perhaps Luo Mo's background was even more terrifying than Tang San's.

As his younger brother, Tang San had no objection to Luo Mo calling Grandmaster his senior.

He even showed his agreement on the surface.

Facing a hundred-year first soul ring, he might have laughed it off. But facing a thousand-year first soul ring, all he felt was respect.

"Ah? That's it?"

Luo Mo was a little uneasy. He hadn't even done anything yet.

But Grandmaster lowered his head and said, "Yes. I said it, and from now on, you're my senior. You're also the senior of the whole academy."

"What about the clothes-washing incident?"

Grandmaster hurriedly replied, "That was my fault! If you need anything, I can personally wash your clothes."

"No need." Luo Mo waved his hand.

"Don't bully the work-study students again."

"Understood, Boss."

Grandmaster quickly promised, "I guarantee I won't bully the work-study students again. I'll also apologize to the students I wronged and compensate them."

Seeing how sincere Grandmaster was, Luo Mo didn't press the matter.

Grandmaster hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Boss, how did you absorb a thousand-year soul ring at the Soul Master level? Please don't mind me asking. I'm only asking because I admire you."

Luo Mo smiled. "There's nothing I can't tell you."

He then explained the three rules for absorbing soul rings once again.

When he finished, Grandmaster was stunned.

The immortal herb had actually improved the soul master's capacity and increased the number of years a soul ring could be absorbed for.

But some people in the crowd still had doubts.

They thought the effect might be unique to Luo Mo, rather than the immortal herb.

Luo Mo didn't explain. Instead, he looked at Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, first year, Rabbit martial soul, eleven soul rings, Soul Master." Xiao Wu understood and happily displayed her martial soul.

Everyone watched as another purple soul ring appeared.

"Damn! Another thousand-year soul ring!"

Everyone was numb with shock. Hadn't the thousand-year first soul ring already been enough to shock them?

There was no room left for doubt.

"Thank you, Boss, for your kindness. My family will repay you generously." Grandmaster bowed, then hurried off to the academy.

It was only natural. The city lord had sent him a large quantity of immortal herbs as a gift.

Some of the other families had sent gifts as well.

After that, Luo Mo and Tang San said goodbye to Grandmaster, then returned to the dormitory with Xiao Wu.

But just after they entered the dormitory, Tang San quietly slipped into the corridor, went upstairs, and crept into Grandmaster's room.

"This guy's definitely up to something he doesn't want anyone to know about."

Luo Mo narrowed his eyes.