The Dragon's Aura

Jiang Huai said they should wait for Yu Xiaogang. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yue nodded in agreement.

Not far away, Tang Hao was telling Yu Xiaogang about Tang San's background. Although Yu Xiaogang had deduced that Tang San's father was Tang Hao, he still hadn't expected Tang Hao to be in Nuoding City.

Tang Hao told him that Jiang Huai's background was complicated. Even he didn't dare investigate Jiang Huai's identity too thoroughly.

Before leaving, Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a token bearing the character "Jiang." Since he was there anyway, he also gave Yu Xiaogang the Pope Token.

Yu Xiaogang glanced at the token in his hand. Seeing that Tang Hao had left, he said nothing more. He put the token into his Soul Tool and headed toward his office.

Yu Xiaogang soon returned to his office. Jiang Huai, Tang San, Gu Yue, and Xiao Wu were waiting outside.

The four greeted Yu Xiaogang. He nodded without saying anything, then took out his key and unlocked the office door.

Xiao Wu was straightforward and spoke her mind. She said to Jiang Huai, "It's such a mess in here, and it smells bad too."

At that, Yu Xiaogang's mouth twitched. In his heart, he cursed Xiao Wu's ancestors for eight hundred generations.

Yu Xiaogang had just taken two books from his desk drawer. One was titled Ten Core Competencies. The other, titled Changes in Martial Souls Across Millions of Years on the Douluo Continent, was one he had borrowed from Bibi Dong at Spirit Hall a while back.

Yu Xiaogang handed the two books to Jiang Huai and Tang San, telling them to read them and switch books afterward.

He also took a chicken drumstick from his Soul Tool and offered it to Jiang Huai and Tang San. Jiang Huai didn't take it, but Tang San accepted it and immediately bit into it.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Xiao Huai, go ahead and eat. You might not be used to the food at the Dining Hall for work-study students, so have this for now."

Jiang Huai declined. "No thanks. Xiao Wu, Gu Yue, and I just ate something else."

Yu Xiaogang paused, then said, "All right. Eating too much food from outside isn't good for you. You should go to the Dining Hall whenever you can."

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Huai and Xiao San, which of you is older?"

Jiang Huai replied, "I'm a month older than Tang San."

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Xiao Huai, Xiao San, release your Martial Souls so I can have a look."

Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass, and Jiang Huai released his Hamburger Martial Soul. Seeing them, Yu Xiaogang said, "Two people with Innate Full Soul Power, and these are their Martial Souls? That doesn't make sense."

At that, Xiao Wu jumped up and said, "Aren't you going to look at our Martial Souls?"

Yu Xiaogang looked at Xiao Wu and nodded. "You two, release them for me to see."

Xiao Wu jumped up excitedly. A Hundred-Year Soul Ring appeared beneath her feet, a rabbit's tail emerged behind her, and the two ears on her head twitched.

Seeing this, Gu Yue shook her head and released one Hundred-Year Soul Ring and one Thousand-Year Soul Ring. A Silver Dragon Spear appeared in her right hand.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Xiao Wu's Martial Soul and nodded. She had a rabbit Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power. When he thought about what level she might reach in the future, he figured she could become a Titled Douluo.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Gu Yue's Martial Soul in puzzlement and asked, "What is your Martial Soul? I've never seen it before."

Gu Yue replied, "My Martial Soul is called the Silver Dragon Spear. It's a spear with overwhelming offensive power."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and wrote the words "Silver Dragon Spear" in one of his notebooks. Then he suddenly thought of something and asked Gu Yue and Xiao Wu to wait outside while he spoke with Jiang Huai and Tang San.

Xiao Wu was reluctant, but went out on her own anyway. Gu Yue stepped gracefully out of the office.

Yu Xiaogang put the notebook in a drawer and rested his forearms on the desk. Looking at Jiang Huai and Tang San, he said, "You each have another Martial Soul, don't you?"

At that, Jiang Huai's gaze instantly darkened. Tang San's did too, and the sound of a mechanical firing pin even came from his right arm.

Yu Xiaogang had no idea that those ten words had just put his life in danger. He continued talking as if nothing were wrong. "Do you know how I figured it out? It was because of your Soul Master certificates. I've examined hundreds of children with Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls and Soul Power."

"Every one of them could only cultivate to level nine before their Soul Power stopped increasing. And Jiang Huai, there are countless food-type Soul Masters on the continent, but you're the first I've ever seen with Innate Full Soul Power. So you must have more than one Martial Soul. I suspect your other Martial Soul is an exceptionally powerful offensive one, just like Xiao San's."

At that, a faint draconic pressure emanated from Jiang Huai's right hand. Outside the office, Gu Yue shuddered and turned to look at the closed door.

Inside, Jiang Huai had already calmed down. If he killed someone at school, it would bring him endless trouble later.

Tang San had already revealed his Clear Sky Hammer. Although Yu Xiaogang already knew Tang San's identity, seeing it with his own eyes still left him deeply shocked.

Yu Xiaogang turned to look at Jiang Huai. Seeing this, Jiang Huai couldn't very well be the odd one out, so he released his Jinxu Longyuan Sword.

When Yu Xiaogang saw the patterns on the sword, his pupils contracted. An image surfaced in his mind: a vast army searching everywhere for an infant.

It seemed that the army's banners bore the character "Jiang." Yu Xiaogang shuddered, then came back to himself.

Before long, Jiang Huai and Tang San walked out of the office. A trace of draconic aura still clung to Jiang Huai. When Gu Yue saw him, she went over and sniffed him.

The moment Gu Yue caught the scent of a dragon, she grabbed Jiang Huai's arm. He froze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Yue shook her head. "Nothing."

Xiao Wu hopped over and asked Jiang Huai and Tang San, "How did it go? What did that Grandmaster say to you?"

Jiang Huai shook his head. "Nothing much. Let's go back."

The four soon headed back to the dormitory, discussing how to handle their work-study duties the next day as they walked.

Xiao Wu and Gu Yue both said they were Soul Masters and could get Gold Soul Coin allowances from Spirit Hall.

Gu Yue had received ten Gold Soul Coins, but Xiao Wu kept complaining that hers weren't enough to spend.

Xiao Wu had spent all her money on little skirts a while ago. Gu Yue had even lent her a Gold Soul Coin yesterday. Today, Xiao Wu wanted to go shopping again, but Gu Yue stopped her and wouldn't let her go.

Gu Yue grabbed her by the back of her collar, and Xiao Wu couldn't wriggle free no matter how hard she tried. On top of that, Gu Yue was the Silver Dragon King, ruler of the Soul Beasts, so Xiao Wu immediately settled down.

Following behind them, Jiang Huai and Tang San both smiled. Tang Hao was watching from the shadows. To protect Tang San and Jiang Huai, he hadn't been this vigilant in a long time.

In his office, Yu Xiaogang was writing a letter. It was addressed to Jiang Liuyu, the ruler of the Jiang Kingdom in the Star Luo Empire. Star Luo Emperor Dai Tianfeng had even personally bestowed the title Prince of Zhenbei on him.