True Identity, Lord of the Northern Territory

Soul Tools also possessed skills like Teleportation.

However, they were extraordinarily difficult to create; even some Level 9 Soul Masters could not make them.

The [Shuttle Through Red Dust] on Meng Hongchen had been personally crafted by her grandfather. It stood at the pinnacle of Level 8, yet even so, it could only be used once within a short period.

Jiang Nannan, on the other hand, could use it continuously, though its range was far inferior to [Shuttle Through Red Dust].

This was undoubtedly a divine skill for Soul Engineers.

When word spread,

the teachers in the class began looking at Jiang Nannan differently. Eventually, it reached Xuan Ziwen's ears, and he accepted her as his disciple.

Then strange things began happening around the academy.

From time to time, students tried to kill Light Flash Rabbits to obtain the same Soul Skill as the girl: Teleportation.

By now, probably over a hundred people had tried.

Fortunately, Light Flash Rabbits reproduced rapidly and were not rare Soul Beasts. If they had been any other Soul Beast, the students might really have hunted them nearly to extinction.

However, the Soul Skill they obtained was always Flash.

Its effect was not much different from a Flashbang—it simply blinded people with light. It was quite practical, but as a Soul Skill, it was utterly useless.

After all, even a second-level Soul Engineer could make Flashbangs.

Faced with the boy's question,

Meng Hongchen was still smiling.

"Yeah, it can only make your whole body glow. You'll stand out especially well."

"The good news is that it barely consumes any Soul Power. You could keep glowing for months without a problem. As for whether it has any other effects, I have no idea."

"I only heard it from someone else. I think he's in your class."

Xu Tinglan watched the girl smile, and he could not control his own expression either.

He usually focused on cultivation and had never paid attention to things like this.

This was far too absurd.

A young man seated in front of them turned around and said expressionlessly,

"It can also speed up plant growth by about fifty percent. It's particularly useful at night."

Meng Hongchen looked astonished.

"How do you know? Do you know him?"

The young man drew a deep breath, and at last, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Light!

He lit up.

His entire body radiated light, and two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring slowly rose around him, making him especially conspicuous among the students.

He drew the attention of quite a few people.

The young man suddenly cried out.

"Eek! I'm that unlucky bastard."

Two beautiful girls with entirely different charms sat beside Xu Tinglan.

Not far in front of him,

a lightbulb suddenly lit up.

Literally.

The young man spoke in a trembling voice.

"It's over. I'm really finished."

Then he rushed out of the classroom without looking back.

Fortunately, they did not hear the sound of someone falling from a building. Meng Hongchen patted her slightly heaving chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Xu Tinglan could no longer keep a straight face.

Someone had actually gone out and hunted Flash Rabbits. That was far too reckless.

He knew full well that

Jiang Nannan's second Soul Ring had come from personally hunting a century-old Mud Rabbit near Jiangshui City, granting her the divine skill Gravity Control.

Just try copying that.

Xu Tinglan had been dumbfounded at the time.

He had searched through all the clan records and had never once seen a Mud Rabbit with a Gravity Control skill.

That was when he understood.

This was a cheat!

You could imitate anyone, but you absolutely could not imitate Jiang Nannan.

Class began.

The woman in the Sun Moon Academy uniform wore a stern expression.

"Everyone may have heard a little about what has been happening lately, but I must emphasize one thing here!"

She typed several large words onto the Soul Tool board.

"Flash Rabbit hunting is forbidden!"

What Jiang Nannan did not know was that, because of her alone, 438 people at Sun Moon Academy had hunted Flash Rabbits during this period.

Especially that young man from earlier.

He even possessed Sun Moon imperial blood and was Prince Zhongshan's second son.

Prince Zhongshan had been so furious that he had nearly thrown him out of the family.

Of all the Soul Beasts he could have hunted, he had secretly hunted a thousand-year Flash Rabbit.

After class,

it was time to eat.

Xiao Hongchen ran over from the Fifth Grade teaching building.

He joined them for a meal.

He spoke quietly.

"I asked my grandfather. He said he didn't know that girl's background, but she definitely isn't from some great family."

"Oh, right. She only joined the academy yesterday."

"Xuan Ziwen handled her enrollment. Aren't you his junior brother? Help me ask him what that girl's name is."

Xiao Hongchen looked impatient as a monkey.

Xu Tinglan decisively refused.

"No!"

He was somewhat surprised. How had this gotten connected to Xuan Ziwen again?

Only recently had Xu Tinglan learned that his adoptive father had told Xuan Ziwen to take on a few more students instead of spending every day contributing nothing to the inheritance of Soul Tools.

Xuan Ziwen had only planned to take five.

Xu Tinglan counted as one, followed by Ju Zi, Keke, and Jiang Nannan. Could this girl be the fifth?

But—

he had never remembered Xuan Ziwen having a student like this.

Could it be that Peerless Tang Sect from his previous life had never mentioned her?

Xiao Hongchen reached out and draped an arm over the boy's shoulder, then decisively said,

"Adoptive Father, help me!"

Meng Hongchen and Jiang Nannan widened their beautiful eyes and looked at the two of them strangely.

"Brother, don't do that. You've inexplicably made me a generation younger."

Xiao Hongchen waved a hand indifferently.

"This is roommate brotherhood. What the hell would a girl like you know?"

Meng Hongchen laughed in anger.

"What's going on? Tell your aunt all about it."

"I'll analyze it for you. I'm a god of love—there isn't a girl whose lips I can't kiss!"

Xiao Hongchen had originally wanted to scold her for having no sense of seniority, but when he heard the latter half, he eagerly began telling her everything.

When she heard that there was a girl even prettier than Jiang Nannan, Meng Hongchen found it impossible to imagine.

"There's a girl that beautiful?"

Xu Tinglan ultimately decided to help his roommate out.

Xuan Ziwen was now his senior brother, and the two had exchanged communication numbers long ago.

He sent over a message.

Before long, he received his senior brother's reply.

[The teacher asked me to handle her enrollment procedures for him. I don't know her background either. Maybe she's the teacher's descendant.]

Xu Tinglan looked bewildered.

"The teacher's descendant?"

Thinking of how both of them had silver-white hair, it did seem to make a little sense.

It had never occurred to him that she might be his adoptive father's descendant.

Xu Tinglan suddenly thought of the Sun Moon Black Card the girl carried. It was the same style as the meal card his teacher had given him, and he had initially assumed they were of the same rank.

Only now did he understand that they had clearly come from the same person.

A Silver Moon martial soul?

Cold and proud—it did seem understandable.

But how could she be an orphan?

Could anyone really kill Kong Deming's descendants?

Xu Tinglan found that hard to believe.

Even twelve years ago, Kong Deming might not have possessed the strength of a Limit Douluo, but he had at least been at Level 98.

Now Xu Tinglan understood why she had specifically approached him.

He had originally thought it was because of his outstanding looks.

At that thought, the boy's face flushed.

Xu Tinglan did not plan to ask his adoptive father about this. It was simply too embarrassing. He could not possibly use the same excuse as Xiao Hongchen.

Should he say he was contributing to the family?

The breathtakingly beautiful silver-haired girl sat on the roof, hugging her knees as she gazed toward the northern starry sky, her expression gentle and calm.

"Ice Empress, I will definitely find you."

"I never expected that a human could resist the temptation of a Soul Bone and even dare to make a deal with the Lord of the Northern Territory."

"Still, this is also my opportunity."