Meditation

Director Liu looked at Su Ze standing before him, his eyes filled with delight.

A Lightning Attribute Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power.

His future was boundless.

With that in mind, Director Liu had already made up his mind. If the dean refused to waive the tuition and room fees,

he would pay them himself!

Under Director Liu's guidance, Su Ze arrived at a private dormitory.

At Nuoding Academy, students generally lived in one of two types of dormitories.

One type was for work-study students, and the other was for students who paid their own way.

Among the self-funded students' dormitories, Su Ze's was considered top-tier.

It had plenty of sunlight.

All kinds of furnishings and equipment were provided.

There was even a new quilt laid out on the bed.

He could move right in.

Looking at the room before him, Su Ze was very satisfied.

It was the best place he had lived in since crossing over a few years ago.

"Xiao Su, you can stay here from now on."

"Don't worry about the money. If you need anything, you can come to me."

"And whenever you're ready to obtain your First Soul Ring, let me know!"

"I'll arrange for a teacher to accompany you on the hunt."

"Thank you, Director Liu!"

"As for Soul Rings, I'll look into the Soul Beast information first, then start considering it."

Gratitude showed in Su Ze's eyes.

Once he grew stronger in the future, he would repay this kindness.

First of all, the dormitory he'd been given was beyond reproach.

More importantly, his tuition and one Gold Soul Coin in miscellaneous fees had been waived.

That might not seem like much to an ordinary family.

But to him, it was a considerable sum.

On top of that, Director Liu had promised to help him hunt for a Soul Ring when the time came.

Su Ze would remember this kindness.

Just then, Director Liu spoke again. "If you want to learn about Soul Rings, you can go to the library."

"Also, there's a Master at our academy who's living off the place. You can consult him, too."

As soon as he heard Director Liu's words, Su Ze immediately realized who he meant.

Master Yu Xiaogang.

It seemed quite a few people at the academy were dissatisfied with Little Gang.

Su Ze thought about it and agreed. After all, Yu Xiaogang's theories had only worked because he'd met the protagonist, Tang San.

If it had been anyone else, he would have been ruined long ago.

"Take some time to settle in. Come to me if you need anything."

After one last reminder, Director Liu turned and left.

Once he had seen Director Liu off,

Su Ze finally had time to properly study his Sikong Zhen Martial Soul.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

As lightning flickered through the dormitory,

Su Ze's black hair turned white.

His features remained the same, but he now seemed to exude an air of authority.

Feeling the change in himself, Su Ze began to examine his Martial Soul closely.

After sensing it carefully, he realized that his Sikong Zhen Martial Soul hadn't fully awakened yet.

His Martial Soul was still in its initial form.

The proof was that he couldn't access its ultimate form, with lightning covering his entire body.

After examining the situation, Su Ze surmised that his level was simply too low.

He couldn't unleash Sikong Zhen's ultimate form yet.

Having realized this, Su Ze summed up what he knew about his Martial Soul.

He was still in its initial form.

Sikong Zhen's complete form had yet to awaken.

As for the Storm Dragon King form that would come afterward, there was no point thinking about it now.

It was too far off.

Of course, after sensing his Martial Soul, Su Ze was still very pleased with it.

There were two reasons.

The first was the nature of his Martial Soul.

Both Sikong Zhen and the Storm Dragon King were kings of lightning.

With the two combined, the result would surely be greater than the sum of its parts.

In other words, his Martial Soul was sure to be one of the top Lightning-type Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent.

Just like Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Archangel.

And his Martial Soul wasn't merely top-tier.

Su Ze could also sense that as his strength continued to rise, he would gradually unlock the corresponding abilities of Sikong Zhen and the Storm Dragon King.

In other words, he would keep unlocking new skills.

That would be a tremendous help to his future development.

On the Douluo Continent, an ordinary Soul Master could have at most nine skills.

That was why Twin Martial Souls were so powerful: they gave their owner twice as many skills.

Each additional skill could provide a greater advantage in battles against opponents of the same level.

As for Self-Created Soul Skills and the like,

they were exceedingly difficult to create on the Douluo Continent.

After all, this place didn't have the Internet like his previous life had.

Most information was controlled by the major factions and nobles.

Trying to create a Self-Created Soul Skill unique to himself through his own efforts alone would be incredibly difficult.

Since Soul Skills were so important, Su Ze felt he had to be very careful when choosing his First Soul Ring.

He had to pick one that suited him best.

Thinking about the choice of Soul Ring,

Su Ze immediately began to consider what Attribute he should look for.

First, the Soul Beast had to have the Lightning Attribute.

And it had to be Extreme Lightning.

The reason was simple.

The best defense was a good offense.

He would follow the path of Extreme Lightning,

pushing his destructive power to the limit.

Then, whether he pursued Single Target Instant Kill or Area Control, his power to intimidate would be much greater.

More importantly, Sikong Zhen's own Attribute was Extreme Lightning.

Following this path would also make him more compatible with his Sikong Zhen Martial Soul.

And, eventually, the Storm Dragon King as well.

Once he had decided what kind of Soul Ring to choose first,

Su Ze came out of his thoughts and looked at the sky.

It was still too early to eat.

So he planned to meditate for a while, then head to the cafeteria.

After that, he would go to the library and look for Soul Beasts that met his requirements.

As for the suggestion Director Liu had made earlier about asking Yu Xiaogang for help,

Su Ze had no intention of doing that at all.

The first reason was simple: when it came to understanding Sikong Zhen and the Storm Dragon King,

no one on the entire Douluo Continent knew more than Su Ze.

The second reason was even simpler.

He didn't trust Yu Xiaogang's Theoretical Level at all.

Take Tang San, for example. Blue Silver Grass already had an Entangling Skill of its own.

Yet Yu Xiaogang had still told Tang San to choose an Entangling Martial Soul for his First Soul Ring.

Wasn't that a complete waste?

An ordinary Soul Master only had nine skills in total.

Yu Xiaogang had wasted one right from the start.

Even worse, at the beginning, Yu Xiaogang had even considered that if they couldn't find a suitable one,

Tang San could just absorb a ten-year bamboo-type Martial Beast from the roadside.

He'd claimed bamboo was tough, making it a good match for Blue Silver Grass.

The only thing to say was that Tang San was lucky to be the protagonist.

Otherwise, with Yu Xiaogang teaching him like that, Tang San would have ended up a complete waste.

So, considering all of Yu Xiaogang's unreliable decisions in the story,

Su Ze had no intention of asking him for help obtaining a Martial Soul.

Having settled on his plans for the future, Su Ze began to meditate.

Once he entered a meditative state, Su Ze felt as if he had arrived in a whole new world.

His entire body seemed to become a ball of light, with countless specks of light floating around him.

As Su Ze absorbed all the nearby specks of light into his body,

thin strands of electricity began to dance around him.

As the current coursed through him, Su Ze's body gradually grew stronger.