"What? You don't want to join Spirit Hall?"
Hearing Yao Xuan's answer, Su Yuntao was dumbfounded. He froze on the spot!
Someone had actually rejected an invitation from Spirit Hall?
It was almost impossible to imagine!
"That's right."
At Su Yuntao's words, Yao Xuan didn't say much. He merely nodded calmly, then silently released a wisp of his aura with a thought.
"W-Well, all right! Since you don't want to join Spirit Hall, I won't say anything more. Here, this is your certificate!"
"But if you ever change your mind and want to join Spirit Hall, its doors will always be open to you!"
At that moment, Su Yuntao suddenly felt a chill run down his back. Any thought of continuing to persuade Yao Xuan vanished at once.
Forcing a smile, Su Yuntao took out the paperwork and dutifully prepared Yao Xuan's certificate.
The pressure that comes with the Auspicious Beast Martial Soul is really useful. It saved me a lot of talking! Now, I can head to Nuoding Academy!
After taking the certificate from Su Yuntao, Yao Xuan left the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City and headed straight for Nuoding Academy.
Meanwhile, although Su Yuntao still felt rather disappointed, he nevertheless reported Yao Xuan's situation truthfully.
After all, even though he hadn't managed to invite Yao Xuan to join Spirit Hall, discovering a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power was still a considerable achievement.
With proof of his Innate Full Soul Power, Yao Xuan managed to enroll at Nuoding Academy, despite having missed the admissions period.
In fact, to persuade Yao Xuan to stay, the academy's dean waved a hand and waived all his expenses for the duration of his studies.
After all, Yao Xuan not only had Innate Full Soul Power, but his Martial Soul wasn't trash like Tang San's Blue Silver Grass!
It was only right for the academy to spend a little extra to keep a genius like him.
And so, Yao Xuan collected his uniform and textbooks, then followed a teacher from the academic affairs office to the classroom.
As he entered and looked around, Yao Xuan's gaze was immediately drawn to two figures!
The first was a black-haired little boy seated at the very front of the classroom. His eyes were bright, and he stood out among the other students.
There was no need to ask. It was our "pure and flawless" young master Tang San.
The second figure was a little girl sitting behind Tang San.
Her cheeks were fair with a rosy flush, and she was adorable.
Her big, watery eyes sparkled brightly.
A long scorpion braid fell past her slender waist and down to her hips.
Her slim legs were fair and long, quite eye-catching.
Though she was still young, she already had the beginnings of a captivating charm.
It was hard to imagine just how breathtakingly beautiful she would be when she grew up.
Those long legs in particular would surely draw countless eyes.
There was no need to ask. She was the one Yao Xuan had come to steal away—Xiao Wu!
After seeing Xiao Wu, Yao Xuan specifically activated his [Eye of Detection] to examine her in greater depth.
After all, as someone who had transmigrated, Yao Xuan had once seen certain claims online late at night.
For example, things about rabbits going into heat.
If that were really true, then despite Xiao Wu's beauty, she would already have been thoroughly defiled, and wouldn't be worth stealing away!
In that case, he could only Devour her and make her nourishment for his own evolution!
However, the feedback from the [Eye of Detection] put Yao Xuan's thoughts of Devouring Xiao Wu to rest.
After all, Xiao Wu was genuinely untouched.
The rumors casting doubt on her were actually unfounded.
They were nothing more than baseless speculation.
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Think about it carefully, and it was easy to understand.
Xiao Wu's parents were both Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
With them protecting her, Xiao Wu could naturally remain safe and untouched.
That meant he could steal Xiao Wu away without a qualm and, with a little planning, have her personally put a green hat on Tang San.
Tang San's expression would surely be priceless when that happened!
While Yao Xuan was pondering this, the teacher in charge of the class led him before the other students.
"Here's some good news, everyone. A new student will be joining our class! Come on, introduce yourself."
The teacher smiled faintly as he spoke.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Yao Xuan. My Martial Soul is the Emperor Auspicious Beast Martial Soul. It's nice to meet you!"
With a thought, Yao Xuan released his Auspicious Beast Martial Soul. Its powerful aura drew gasps of amazement from every student!
"Wow, what an awesome Martial Soul!"
"Yeah! Compared to my Wolf-Dog Martial Soul, Yao Xuan's is so much cooler!"
"Emperor Auspicious Beast—that's such a domineering name! I like it!"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words and seeing the Martial Soul behind him, the students all looked at him with envy and admiration.
As for Xiao Wu, her delicate body trembled, and her pupils contracted!
What!?
The Emperor Auspicious Beast?
Wasn't that the highest existence among the Soul Beast Clan?
How could it become a human's Martial Soul?
Could it be...
That boy named Yao Xuan had undergone Soul Beast Transformation, just like her?
And his true identity was the Emperor Auspicious Beast!
At the thought, Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes shone with reverence, even adoration!
The more she looked at him, the more handsome and charming she found Yao Xuan. Her heart even began to stir!
Perhaps this was love at first sight!
Meanwhile!
Unlike everyone else, who looked on with envy,
Tang San, standing farther away, couldn't help but let a flash of hatred cross his eyes when he heard Yao Xuan's words!
What, the Emperor Auspicious Beast?
Wasn't that the very culprit who had caused his teacher to lose his cultivation, become a eunuch, and descend into madness and dejection?
That's right.
After Yao Xuan had confiscated his offending parts and left him a eunuch, Yu Xiaogang had lost all hope of living and had tried to kill himself several times!
If Tang San hadn't repeatedly talked him out of it and told him that Douluo Continent might contain rare treasures capable of restoring severed limbs, Yu Xiaogang might have completely lost the will to live!
Now, although Yu Xiaogang had finally chosen to go on living after Tang San's encouragement, he merely drifted through each day in a daze, drowning his sorrows in drink and neglecting his work.
Tang San was deeply pained by this.
After all, if his teacher hadn't helped him hunt for a Soul Ring, he might never have been injured!
Now, all Tang San could do was place his hopes in time, hoping that as time passed, his teacher would forget the pain and emerge from the depths of despair.
But as the culprit behind everything, the Auspicious Beast Yu Xiaogang spoke of had long since become a thorn in Tang San's side, a thorn in his flesh!
Now that he had seen Yao Xuan's Emperor Auspicious Beast Martial Soul, a trace of resentment arose in Tang San's heart!
Auspicious Beast—why did it have to be an Auspicious Beast?
To dare wield as his Martial Soul the Soul Beast that had harmed his teacher—Yao Xuan, you have earned your death!
At the thought, a faint killing intent appeared in Tang San's gaze as he looked at Yao Xuan!
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