My Spirit Ring, My Choice!

Tang San furrowed his brow at that. That kid had gone to Dormitory Six—he was probably going to get a harsh lesson... Tang San did genuinely like the boy. Old Jack had also said that a mentor needed to help a new Spirit Master kill their first Soul Beast. Next, Grandmaster explained his theory of Mutated Martial Souls to Tang San. Innate Full Soul Power was mostly due to cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill. After he finished, Tang San knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and accepted Grandmaster as his teacher. Grandmaster didn't seem to mind.

"Grandmaster's a friend of the academy's dean. Watch what you say! Grandmaster's a famous figure in the world of Martial Spirits, and he's more capable than you!"

"That kid's really asking for humiliation. He's a work-study student, and just because he's got a little money, he thinks he can go to Dormitory Six?"

"Brother Feng, Soul Beasts are dangerous. I know you're really strong... even if you can fight Grandmaster..."

But Wang Feng thought to himself, That theory only applies to people from Douluo Continent. Wang Feng grinned and said:

In reality, Tang San's Twin Martial Souls came from his parents' inheritance. Tang San was one example; Wang Feng himself was another.

"But that kid wants to go to Dormitory Six? He really has no idea what he's getting into. Once he gets there, won't those noble kids—who are naturally stronger than the work-study students—treat him like a dog? He's asking to be humiliated! And he even took out a Gold Soul Coin just to get himself into trouble? I really don't understand these little brats..."

Grandmaster knew that look all too well... But the boy had his own path.

"Brother Feng, are you going to ask him to be your teacher? I'm sure Grandmaster can help us cultivate our Martial Spirits!"

Even Grandmaster would be in danger hunting a Soul Beast, wouldn't he?

"Then thank you, Grandmaster. I was hoping to use the next few days to learn about Soul Beasts and Spirit Rings."

If it had been anyone else, Grandmaster wouldn't have bothered saying another word. If Wang Feng said what he was thinking, Grandmaster and Tang San would probably think he was crazy, so he kept it to himself.

"That's more like it."

"Right. The certificate."

He sighed softly, realizing the boy had probably already made up his mind. As he spoke, Grandmaster looked at Wang Feng and saw the unwavering determination in his eyes.

"Director Su, can't you switch me to another one?" Wang Feng asked.

But when it came to Martial Spirits, it was unlikely anyone could understand them better or more deeply than he did.

At that, a young man in the room sneered. "And his companion actually went and took that Grandmaster as his teacher. 'Unrivaled theory'? What a load of crap! And that nonsense about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul—it's ridiculously laughable..."

That was why he'd said such a thing. Tang San had been assigned to the seventh-floor dormitory, but it was already full.

In reality, once Grandmaster used a Soul Skill, you'd be defeated in an instant.

"How about this? Think it over a little more. It'd be best to first learn about Spirit Rings and Soul Beasts before you decide. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me about Soul Beasts or Martial Spirits!"

My Spirit Ring, my choice. I'll hunt the Soul Beast myself?

"Cough, cough. All right, kid, you're impressive. You've got potential! Go to Room Six in the dormitory building. I'll tell the teacher there to arrange things for you..."

Still, he quickly took the Gold Soul Coin and said solemnly, "Grandmaster has never believed in the idea of Trash Martial Spirits. There are only Martial Spirits that are or aren't suited to someone."

Xiao San had his own path, and Grandmaster really was the best choice for him at this stage.

"Make sure you think it through."

Next, Grandmaster took the two boys to the academic affairs office to register them, collect their uniforms, and arrange their dormitories. Wang Feng took his uniform and walked out with a cheerful smile.

Wang Feng watched quietly. He neither stopped Tang San nor followed him.

"..."

Director Su stared at the Gold Soul Coin, startled. He coughed a few times and said, "Well, I suppose it's worth considering."

Grandmaster continued to look at Wang Feng with admiration. The boy had made his own choice, and Grandmaster had no reason to say more. "After all, you have Innate Full Soul Power. A mentor still needs to help you hunt your first Soul Beast for your first Spirit Ring."

Director Su said impatiently.

Hiss.

Tang San was stunned.

Wang Feng still had something even more shocking he hadn't said.

The young man gave an awkward laugh and continued:

Otherwise, when Tang San had awakened his Martial Spirit, his inner cultivation wouldn't have been drawn out and attuned to the orb that tested Soul Power.

It didn't apply to people from outside Douluo Continent.

Tang San nodded too.

Grandmaster furrowed his brow. "Soul Beasts aren't ordinary beasts. They're far stronger than you can imagine! Your first Spirit Ring is extremely important to a Spirit Master, and you may not understand Spirit Rings very well. Even if you're lucky enough to hunt a Soul Beast, the Spirit Ring you get will probably have a very low age limit..."

Grandmaster finished speaking, then looked at Xiao San.

By then, Wang Feng and Tang San had already left, so they couldn't hear the last few words the two men exchanged.

Was this really something a six-year-old would say?

After Grandmaster helped Tang San to his feet, Tang San asked him a question.

Wang Feng tossed the Gold Soul Coin onto Director Su's desk and said in surprise, "Director Su, why's there a Gold Soul Coin lying on your desk?"

Director Su glared at the young man and said:

But Wang Feng still shook his head. "Thank you, Grandmaster, but I'll decide what Spirit Ring I get... I want to hunt a Soul Beast myself and obtain my first Spirit Ring."

"Of course, I know you'll say there are exceptions to everything. But your Blue Silver Grass clearly isn't one. In the past hundred years, only two people in the two great empires have had Twin Martial Souls, while nineteen people have had Innate Full Soul Power. Every one of them was powerful, and some even reached the Soul Grandmaster level!"

"No." Grandmaster fell silent for a few seconds, then drew a deep breath and shook his head.

Grandmaster smiled. "This little friend is clever too. I did infer it from the certificates I gave you. I've studied more than six hundred and seventy-one people with Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirits. Only sixteen of them had Soul Power—not even three percent. And not one of them had more than one level of Soul Power!"

Let alone a six-year-old like you!

Grandmaster was even more astonished.

"I told you, you're a work-study student. You're not qualified to stay in that kind of dormitory... The academy's rules don't allow it."

Tang San wanted to say, Brother Feng, even you can only just about fight Grandmaster to a draw...

"How about this? I'll personally introduce you to a teacher later."

Director Su looked at Wang Feng with a troubled expression.

Grandmaster was stunned too.

He was actually even more curious about what kind of Martial Spirit this mysterious Green Lotus Flower was.

Not long after Wang Feng left—

"Certificate?" Tang San still hadn't caught on.

"You think you can just switch because you ask?" Director Su gave Wang Feng a helpless look. "The only beds available are in Dormitory Six, where the noble students stay. You're a work-study student. How can I put you in Dormitory Six?"

Director Su couldn't help thinking, How is this kid even more practiced at this than I am? He... even wanted to hunt a Soul Beast that had lived for a thousand years.

Hunt a Soul Beast himself? Only then did Grandmaster nod.

Grandmaster smiled at Wang Feng too.

Wang Feng shook his head. "Grandmaster's impressive, but he can't help me."

"Four of them weren't from noble families, yet they still had Innate Full Soul Power. That was because they had Mutated Martial Spirits. But your Blue Silver Grass isn't a Mutated Martial Spirit, so I'm certain you have Twin Martial Souls!"

"Is that so?" Wang Feng took out a Gold Soul Coin and dug at his ear with a finger. "Say that again?"

Grandmaster believed Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power because he had Twin Martial Souls.

Director Su didn't say anything, but thought to himself:

Director Su froze.

The boy was exceptionally clever and had a certain air about him. He didn't seem to come from a village, but neither did he seem to come from a noble family.

Wang Feng couldn't help smiling. "Why not?"

"The rooms in Dormitory Seven are full, Wang Feng. This is going to be a problem."

Tang San was left thoroughly confused.

That was also part of the Junior Spirit Master Academy's curriculum.