Things Settled

Irrefutable!

Hearing Lin Li's words, neither side said a word. Even the proud Xiao Wu had only recently lost to Lin Li.

Lin Li waited for the time it took for his heart to beat eighteen times before withdrawing his Martial Soul. He revealed another smile and said:

"All right, work hard at cultivation, kids. It's not as if I'm forbidding you from fighting, brawling, or playing house as the boss. I'm just making you improve your cultivation while you're at it... Oh, right, if anyone breaks the rules, I'll step in."

Lin Li patted the shoulders of the people on both sides again. His goal could be considered accomplished.

From the moment he entered the cafeteria, he had noticed Director Su sitting in the corner. Since he hadn't objected to what Lin Li said, that meant he supported him.

His method of making rules and Xiao Wu's method of beating people up were both fundamentally violent, but they were different.

Simple violence would lose its deterrent power as time passed,

whereas rules would gradually form something called "habit" in people's hearts. When these people wanted to resist, they would discover that no one supported them in breaking the rules. Everyone would already be used to living this way.

Although Wang Sheng didn't understand why Lin Li had done this, he knew that he wouldn't be bullied for the time being.

Their side had three people with Innate Full Soul Power. As long as the Work-Study Students didn't hold them back, they definitely wouldn't be bullied. They might even become the group doing the bullying.

At that thought, Wang Sheng felt eager to cultivate hard, then release the resentment that had built up in his heart.

As for those Noble Disciples, they themselves didn't want to lose their status as superiors. Their pride also wouldn't allow those country bumpkins like Wang Sheng to surpass them, so most of them secretly resolved to cultivate as soon as they returned.

"Clap, clap, clap!"

Director Su walked out while applauding, his face full of gratification.

He greatly admired Lin Li's approach. On one hand, it preserved appropriate competition; on the other, it didn't favor either group. This kept the school from having to face pressure from the parents of noble students. It could even improve the students' cultivation through this method and enhance the school's reputation.

Lin Li bowed to Director Su. He was a man who repaid kindness, and he deeply respected this teacher, the first person to offer him help on his path of cultivation.

Although Director Su wouldn't become his master because of the gap in strength and insight, that didn't stop Lin Li from remembering the mark he had left on his life.

When Lin Li raised his head, he saw another person behind Director Su. From his sexy little crew cut, it was clear that this was Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

"You're a very clever child. Do you possess Innate Full Soul Power? What's your Martial Soul?"

Yu Xiaogang was clearly curious about the Martial Soul Lin Li had released just now, and asked him directly.

Lin Li naturally didn't want to answer. How could information about his Martial Soul be revealed so easily?

Moreover, he didn't need to feel troubled, because someone broke the stalemate.

"Teacher!"

Tang San, who had been behind the crowd, came back to his senses and jogged over to Yu Xiaogang before bowing.

With Tang San's Twin Martial Souls coming first, Yu Xiaogang probably wouldn't continue focusing on him, right?

That was what Lin Li thought, but clearly, he was mistaken.

Yu Xiaogang merely smiled at Tang San before continuing to face Lin Li with that stiff, corpse-like expression, waiting for his answer.

Director Su, standing nearby, saw that Lin Li didn't want to answer and stepped between them. "Grandmaster, how can information about one's Martial Soul be revealed casually?"

"This..."

Yu Xiaogang somewhat unwillingly tried to find an excuse, but he still maintained a calm expression and his imposing Grandmaster demeanor. After a while, when he truly couldn't find an excuse, Yu Xiaogang felt that his status as Grandmaster had been slighted. He swept his sleeve and left.

Before departing, he said to Tang San, "Xiao San, come to my place after you finish eating. I'll personally plan how you should acquire your Soul Rings."

Lin Li watched Yu Xiaogang's departing back, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Was he implying that, as Grandmaster, he could plan suitable Soul Rings and trying to attract Lin Li's attention?

Although there was a bit of narcissism in that thought, Lin Li wasn't making a baseless guess.

Yu Xiaogang was an arrogant person, but his own strength was insufficient, so he devoted himself to cultivating someone who could prove his worth. In the end, he even shouted, "I cultivated a god!"

Hmm...

Perhaps his role was second only to the Mandala Snake.

Lin Li naturally couldn't be drawn in by the imposing image Grandmaster had created, then seek him out to become his disciple and ask him to plan his cultivation path.

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Wu, only to find that she hadn't looked at Yu Xiaogang at all. She had completely ignored him.

Lin Li suddenly came to his senses. He had been paying far too much attention to Yu Xiaogang. That truly shouldn't have happened.

In a world where cultivation was possible, one's state of mind was very important. Yet he had kept focusing on a good-for-nothing who couldn't break through Level 30. He was putting the cart before the horse.

To put it bluntly, as a genius with Twin Martial Souls who also possessed intelligence from across the entire Douluo Continent, Lin Li shouldn't have any feelings toward Yu Xiaogang.

Whether love, hatred, or any other emotion, none of it was as good as ignoring him.

After figuring this out, Lin Li also began counseling himself inwardly. From now on, as long as the characters in Douluo Continent didn't jump in front of him and cause trouble, he would ignore them.

"All right, I'm leaving too."

Director Su spoke up at this moment. After smiling and bidding Lin Li farewell, he headed outside.

He was going to tell the Principal about what Lin Li had done. Lin Li had resolved the conflict between the students and encouraged healthy competition, so the school had to give him some kind of reward.

He had heard that Lin Li often went out to lecture for money. It seemed his family's poverty had forced him to do so, so Director Su would apply for some Gold Soul Coins to reward him.

After Director Su left, everyone also sat down in groups of two or three and began eating. Since Lin Li didn't feel hungry, he chose to return to the dormitory and cultivate.

Since he had talent, he couldn't waste it, especially not like Feng Xiaotian.

Moreover, he didn't have to forge iron, make Hidden Weapons, and study Spirit Beast knowledge with Yu Xiaogang like Tang San did.

Lin Li set a small goal for himself: by the time he graduated, his own strength had to reach at least Level 35.

"Did I set it too low?"

Lin Li didn't know what the cultivation speed at each level should be, so he simply set a preliminary goal.

In fact, even if he cultivated to a very high level, it would be useless, because the Soul Hunting Forest's highest-year Spirit Beasts were only thousand-year-old ones, and their quality was poor at that.

If Lin Li wanted to obtain a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as his Fourth Soul Ring, he would have to go to the Star Dou Forest or the Sunset Forest. Those places were extremely dangerous, so Lin Li felt that he needed to find someone to look after him.

Being cautious was never a mistake.

Thinking this, Lin Li had already returned to the dormitory and begun cultivating.