Watching the figure crash heavily to the ground, everyone around them was stunned.
"What kind of strength does she have?"
"She beat Boss Xiao with just one palm!"
The few fee-paying students who had been following Xiao Chenyu couldn't help swallowing nervously. They could tell Ye Lin was not someone to mess with.
"She didn't just beat him with one palm—she didn't even use her Martial Soul!"
"Guess how strong she'd be if she used her Martial Soul."
"From the looks of her, she's only a first-year, right?"
Everyone was even more astonished at that. A strange glint flashed in Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes.
"Sis Lin, are you really that strong?"
Ye Lin scratched her head, a little embarrassed. "I should apologize to you."
"To be honest, I thought you were pretending to be low-key because you weren't strong. I didn't realize you really were just keeping a low profile."
Ye Lin chuckled. "When you're strong, it's called keeping a low profile. When you're weak, it's called staying alive."
She slowly turned to Xiao Chenyu. "Apologize to Xiao Wu."
Xiao Chenyu struggled to his feet, stepped forward, and sincerely apologized to Xiao Wu. "I'm sorry, Xiao Wu. I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things."
"I'll forgive you, since you look so miserable."
Xiao Wu giggled.
"Don't bully the Work-Study Students anymore. They have it hard enough as it is."
With that, Ye Lin led Xiao Wu straight out of the training ground.
She might as well take Xiao Wu to the Spirit Hall to get her Soul Master certification, so she could claim her Gold Soul Coins.
[ Ding! The plot has been successfully altered. You taught Boss Xiao a lesson before Tang San and kept Tang San from becoming famous. Reward: Spirit Ring Simulation Ability. ]
The system's voice rang out unexpectedly, and Ye Lin was delighted. If her First Soul Ring were purple, she'd attract far too much attention and invite a lot of trouble.
Until she had absolute strength, it was best to keep a low profile.
That was why she hadn't used her Martial Soul when she fought Xiao Chenyu.
Now that she had the ability to simulate her Spirit Ring's color, things would be much easier.
After asking around in Nuoding City, the two soon found the Spirit Hall.
"Sis Lin, once we're certified as Soul Masters, can we really receive ten Gold Soul Coins every month?"
Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"That's right."
"Children, you can't just wander into the Spirit Hall."
The two had barely reached the entrance when the guards stopped them.
"Uncles, we're here to have our Soul Power Levels tested."
The two young guards let them through. "Oh, in that case, go on in."
"Just find Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo in the reception hall."
"Thank you, uncles."
The two hurried inside and, guided by a staff member, went up to the second floor, where they met Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo in his office.
"You want to have your Soul Power Levels tested and your Soul Master ranks certified?"
Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo looked surprised. "Are you sure? You're only six years old."
Ye Lin smiled. "We both have Innate Full Soul Power."
"No wonder, no wonder."
"Such wonderful talent."
He praised them twice, then took out a yellow crystal ball. "Put your right hand on it. If nothing unexpected happens, you should have Soul Power Level eleven."
When Ye Lin placed her right hand on it, a dazzling light burst from the pale-yellow crystal ball.
Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo's eyes widened, and his mouth fell open in an O.
"S-Soul Power Level eighteen?"
"How is that possible?"
"What kind of Spirit Ring did you absorb? How could it raise your Soul Power by eight levels?"
"Release your Martial Soul. Let me take a look."
Ye Lin lifted her right hand, and the Immortal Sword, patterned with an Emerald Green Dragon Pattern, appeared in her palm.
A Yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath her feet. The pressure of the Hundred-Year Soul Ring spread rapidly around them.
"Yellow."
"A Hundred-Year Soul Ring."
"Could she have absorbed a Spirit Ring from some particularly powerful Soul Beast?"
"But no Hundred-Year Soul Ring from any Soul Beast could possibly provide eight levels of Soul Power."
He would sooner believe that the crystal ball used to test Soul Power was faulty than believe Ye Lin had reached Soul Power Level eighteen.
Xiao Wu looked just as astonished. The First Soul Ring she had formed was only four hundred years old, and her Soul Power Level had only reached twelve.
"Child, what kind of Soul Beast's Spirit Ring did you absorb?"
Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo asked again.
Ye Lin put away her Martial Soul. "I absorbed a Spirit Ring from a Datura Snake for my First Soul Ring."
He looked as though he suddenly understood. "A Datura Snake—the most troublesome of the low-level Soul Beasts?"
"But it still feels a little strange."
"I can't figure it out, but the more Soul Power a Spirit Ring grants you, the greater the benefit. That much is certain."
"Let me congratulate you."
Soon, it was Xiao Wu's turn. Her talent was also exceptional, but next to Ye Lin's, it seemed rather ordinary.
As they left the Spirit Hall, Ye Lin and Xiao Wu each received a Spirit Badge made by the Spirit Hall, along with ten Gold Soul Coins.
The two had just left the Spirit Hall when they spotted Tang San.
They exchanged a brief greeting, then went on their way without lingering.
Compared with Xiao Wu's talent, Tang San's Ten-Year Soul Ring looked even more ordinary.
Time passed quickly at Notting Academy. In the blink of an eye, six years had gone by.
Because Ye Lin had defeated Xiao Chenyu with a single palm, relations between the Work-Study Students and the fee-paying students had improved considerably.
On the training ground at Notting Academy,
Ye Lin stood facing Tang San.
Tang San now had two Spirit Rings beneath his feet, one white and one yellow.
Ye Lin, by contrast, still had just the one Yellow Soul Ring, its color simulated.
Within half a year of absorbing her Spirit Ring, Ye Lin's Soul Power had already reached level twenty, but she still hadn't absorbed a Second Soul Ring.
She had long since chosen her Second Soul Ring, but the right opportunity hadn't come yet, and her current strength was enough for now.
Ye Lin spoke softly.
"Tang San, make your move."
"Hmph. This time, I'll definitely win!"
Tang San's First Soul Ring flashed. "Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Two thick Blue Silver Vines shot from his palms, whipping toward Ye Lin to bind her.
Ye Lin gripped her Immortal Sword and rushed forward. With a single swing, she easily severed Tang San's Blue Silver Vines.
Even though Tang San's Soul Power had already reached level twenty-six, his Blue Silver Vines were no match for Ye Lin.
Tang San's Second Soul Ring flashed.
"Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Parasitism!"
The seeds from the severed Blue Silver Vines that had landed on Ye Lin sprouted rapidly, transforming into fine vines that bound her tightly.
A smile appeared at the corner of Tang San's mouth. "You've lost!"
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