"Certificate?" Tang San still hadn't caught on.
"Exactly. A certificate."
Grandmaster smiled. "This little friend is clever too. I did indeed figure it out from the certificates I gave you. I once investigated more than six hundred and seventy-one people with Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirits. Only sixteen of them had Soul Power-less than three percent! And not one of them had Soul Power above level one!"
"According to one of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I've studied, Innate Soul Power is directly proportional to the quality of one's Martial Spirit. Blue Silver Grass clearly doesn't fit that pattern, so you must have another Martial Spirit within you!"
"Of course, I know you'll want to say you're an exception-there are exceptions to everything. But your Blue Silver Grass clearly isn't an exception. In the past hundred years, there have only been two cases of Twin Martial Souls in the two great empires, but there have been nineteen people with Innate Full Soul Power. Every one of them was powerful, and some had even reached the Soul Grandmaster level!"
"Four of them came from less than noble backgrounds, yet they still had Innate Full Soul Power. That was because they had Mutated Martial Souls. But your Blue Silver Grass isn't a Mutated Martial Soul, so I'm certain you have Twin Martial Souls!"
Grandmaster finished speaking slowly, then looked at Xiao San.
Tang San was left completely dumbfounded.
But Wang Feng thought to himself, This theory only applies to people from Douluo Continent.
It doesn't apply to people from outside Douluo Continent.
Like Tang San. Like me.
Grandmaster believed Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power because he had Twin Martial Souls.
But in reality, Tang San had Twin Martial Souls because of the inheritance from his parents.
The main reason he had Innate Full Soul Power was that he had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Otherwise, when Tang San had awakened his Martial Spirit, his inner power wouldn't have been drawn out and made him adept at using the orb that tested Soul Power.
Next, Grandmaster explained his theory about Mutated Martial Souls to Tang San.
Once he was done, Tang San knelt on the ground and kowtowed, acknowledging Grandmaster as his teacher.
Wang Feng watched quietly, neither stopping him nor following his example.
Xiao San had his own path, and Grandmaster really was the best choice for him at this stage.
But Wang Feng had his own path.
"Brother Feng, are you going to become his disciple? I believe Grandmaster can help us cultivate our Martial Spirits!"
After Grandmaster helped Tang San to his feet, he asked.
Grandmaster also smiled at Wang Feng.
He was actually even more curious about what kind of Martial Spirit this mysterious Green Lotus Flower Martial Spirit was.
Grandmaster had never believed in the idea of Trash Martial Souls. It was only a matter of whether a Martial Spirit was suitable or not.
"No."
Wang Feng shook his head. "Grandmaster is impressive, but he can't help me."
Tang San furrowed his brows at that.
Grandmaster didn't take offense.
This child was exceptionally clever and had a distinctive air about him. He didn't seem to come from a village, nor did he seem to come from a noble family.
But when it came to Martial Spirits, it was unlikely he understood them better or more thoroughly than Grandmaster did.
"How about this, then? I'll personally introduce you to a teacher later."
Grandmaster looked at Wang Feng with approval. The child had made his own choice, so there was no point in saying more. "After all, you both have Innate Full Soul Power. You'll still need a mentor to help you hunt a Soul Beast for your first Spirit Ring."
Tang San nodded too.
Old Jack had also said that a mentor would have to help him hunt a Soul Beast for his first Spirit Ring.
However, Wang Feng still shook his head. "Thank you, Grandmaster, but I'll decide on my own Spirit Ring... I want to hunt a Soul Beast myself and obtain my first Spirit Ring."
At those words,
Tang San was stunned.
Grandmaster was stunned too.
Hunt a Soul Beast himself?
"Brother Feng, Soul Beasts are dangerous. I know your physical abilities are strong... You even fought-"
Tang San wanted to say that although Brother Feng had even fought Su Grandmaster to a draw,
in reality, once Su Grandmaster used a Soul Skill, Brother Feng had nearly been defeated in an instant.
Even hunting a Soul Beast would be dangerous for someone like Su Grandmaster, wouldn't it?
Let alone a six-year-old child!
Grandmaster was even more surprised.
My Spirit Ring, my choice-hunt a Soul Beast myself?
Was this really something a six-year-old child would say?
Actually, Wang Feng had something even more shocking that he hadn't said.
He... also wanted to hunt a thousand-year Soul Beast.
If he said that, Grandmaster and Tang San would probably think he was crazy, so Wang Feng didn't say it.
"You should think this through carefully."
Grandmaster furrowed his brows. "Soul Beasts aren't ordinary wild beasts. They're far more powerful than you can imagine! The first Spirit Ring is extremely important to a Spirit Master, and you may not know much about Spirit Rings. Even if you're lucky enough to hunt a Soul Beast, the Spirit Ring you get will probably have a very low age limit..."
As he spoke, Grandmaster looked at Wang Feng and saw that the child's eyes were filled with unshakable determination.
He let out a soft sigh, realizing that the child had probably made up his mind.
Grandmaster knew that look all too well...
After a few seconds of silence, Grandmaster took a deep breath and shook his head.
"How about this? Think it over a little more. It would be best to learn about Spirit Rings and Soul Beasts first before deciding. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me any questions about Soul Beasts or Martial Spirits!"
He really did admire this child.
That was why he said this.
If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have bothered saying another word.
Wang Feng grinned.
"Then thank you, Grandmaster. I was just thinking of using the next few days to learn about Soul Beasts and Spirit Rings."
Only then did Grandmaster nod.
That was part of the Junior Spirit Master Academy's curriculum too.
Next, Grandmaster took the two of them to the Academic Affairs Office to register as students, collect their uniforms, and get assigned dormitories.
Tang San was assigned to the seventh floor of the dormitory. His room had just been filled.
"This is a bit of a problem. Wang Feng, all the rooms in Dorm Seven are already full."
Director Su looked at Wang Feng with a troubled expression.
Wang Feng knew Dorm Seven was reserved for work-study students, and the conditions there weren't very good.
"Director Su, just put me somewhere else," Wang Feng said.
"You think you can just switch?" Director Su looked at Wang Feng speechlessly. "The only beds available are in Dormitory Six, where the noble students live. How could I assign a work-study student like you to Dormitory Six?"
Wang Feng couldn't help smiling. "Why not?"
"I told you, you're a work-study student. You're not qualified to live in that kind of dormitory... The academy's rules don't allow it."
Director Su said impatiently.
"Is that so?" Wang Feng took out a Gold Soul Coin and poked around in his ear. "Could you say that again?"
"..." Director Su looked at the Gold Soul Coin, froze, then coughed a few times. "Well, it's something we could consider."
"That's more like it."
Wang Feng tossed the Gold Soul Coin onto Director Su's desk and said in surprise, "Director Su, how did a Gold Soul Coin fall onto your desk?"
Director Su froze.
Hiss.
Director Su quietly sucked in a breath. How is this kid even more practiced at this than I am?
Still, he quickly took the Gold Soul Coin and spoke with solemn sincerity.
"Ahem. All right, you little rascal. You've got potential! Go to Room Six in the dormitory building. I'll tell the teacher there to make the arrangements..."
Wang Feng took his uniform and walked out with a beaming smile.
Not long after Wang Feng left,
"This kid's really asking to be humiliated. He's just a work-study student, yet he thinks he can go to Dormitory Six just because he's got a little money?"
A young man in the room said disdainfully. "And his companion actually made that Grandmaster his teacher. What nonsense about his theories being unbeatable? It's all bullshit! And what's this about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul? Ridiculous..."
Director Su glared at the young man.
"Grandmaster is the dean's friend. Watch what you say! Grandmaster is a famous figure in the world of Martial Spirits, and he's stronger than you, too!"
The young man gave an awkward smile, then continued.
"But that kid really has no idea of his place, wanting to go to Dormitory Six. Once he gets there, won't those noble students, who are naturally more capable than work-study students like them, make him their cat and dog? He'll be humiliating himself! He even went and handed over a Gold Soul Coin just to suffer. I really don't understand these little brats..."
Director Su said nothing, though he thought to himself,
That little brat's going to get a thorough beating once he gets to Dormitory Six...
But Wang Feng and Tang San had already walked off outside, so they didn't hear the last few lines of the conversation between the two men.