First Meeting with Tang San

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

These three months were incredibly arduous for Xu Yuan.

In the mornings, he practiced Tang Sect techniques, and in the afternoons, he used the Clear Sky Hammer to practice forging methods with various scraps of iron.

The Purple Demon Eye had already reached the Overview Realm, which left God King Tang San feeling deeply astonished.

He knew better than anyone that, under normal circumstances, reaching the Overview Realm in just three months was an impossibility.

When he first arrived on the Douluo Continent, it had taken him quite some time to reach the Overview Realm.

As for the Micro-Perception Realm, it had also taken him a significant amount of time to achieve.

One must understand that Micro-Perception was a requirement for inner sect disciples.

Many people could not reach the Micro-Perception Realm in their entire lives.

As for the Mustard Seed Realm, not many had reached it, primarily because few people continued to practice after attaining the Micro-Perception Realm.

Firstly, after reaching Micro-Perception, the cultivation speed of the Purple Demon Eye becomes extremely slow, and the requirement to absorb the Purple Qi from the East without interruption every single day cannot be explained by mere perseverance alone.

Secondly, legend had it that a Tang Sect elder once reached the Mustard Seed Realm with his Purple Demon Eye, but it yielded no special achievements; it merely allowed for clearer vision than the Micro-Perception Realm.

The Mysterious Jade Hand and Hundred Explanations of Hidden Weapons had reached the minor success stage, while the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track had reached the primary stage.

As for Xu Yuan's level, he had already reached level 12, with only 20 percent left to go before level 13.

With his meridians expanded by the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Xu Yuan's cultivation speed was faster than those with Innate Full Soul Power. Coupled with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, his progress was like riding a rocket.

He had previously calculated Tang San's cultivation speed: Tang San improved by 2.8 levels a year, or one level every four months.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

Just as Xu Yuan finished packing his things, a knock sounded at the door.

Xu Yuan shouldered his pack, walked to the door, and opened it to see Chen Xiao standing there.

Chen Xiao smiled cheerfully at Xu Yuan and said, "Little Yuan, let's go. We're heading to Notting Academy together."

Xu Yuan looked at the bright smile on Chen Xiao's face and nodded. "Alright, Village Chief Grandpa, let me lock the door."

He turned and latched the simple wooden door. The pack on his back was not too heavy; inside, besides a few changes of clothes, there was bedding.

Because Xu Yuan remembered that the school did not provide bedding.

The two of them set off on the road to Nuoding City.

On the way to Nuoding City, Xu Yuan and Chen Xiao ran into Old Jack and Tang San from Holy Soul Village.

Seeing Tang San, Xu Yuan felt a flicker of surprise in his heart.

Half of Tang San's face was covered in acne, making him look somewhat ugly and strange.

God King Tang San, residing within Xu Yuan's Sea of Consciousness, also noticed this situation and felt deeply puzzled, unable to understand what had happened to his other self.

At the same time, God King Tang San noticed something: his other self possessed a large amount of his own origin power, and as long as he killed the other, he could reclaim it.

However, God King Tang San knew he absolutely could not make a move now.

Because his father was nearby; if he dared to act, Xu Yuan would be dead for sure.

Xu Yuan could not die right now; he was his future vessel. If the other died, he would die too, and that would be a massive loss.

When Old Jack saw Chen Xiao, he said triumphantly, "Old Chen, a child with soul power appeared in my village this year."

Hearing Old Jack's words, Chen Xiao's smile did not fade. He patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Old Jack, don't be so smug just yet. My little Yuan here is also a child with soul power."

Old Jack paused slightly, his gaze sweeping up and down over Xu Yuan. A flash of surprise crossed his eyes, but he quickly returned to his smug expression. "Yo, Old Chen, your kid looks quite spirited, but my Little San has Innate Full Soul Power!"

Although he didn't know how impressive Innate Full Soul Power was, he knew from the Lord Soul Master's reaction earlier that Tang San was more formidable than the average child with soul power.

Chen Xiao laughed heartily and said, "Old Jack, Innate Full Soul Power is great, but Little Yuan also has Innate Full Soul Power!"

"What? Little Yuan also has Innate Full Soul Power?" Old Jack's eyes widened in disbelief, and his smug expression instantly froze on his face.

He looked Xu Yuan up and down again, his eyes filled with shock and suspicion.

Tang San also raised his head slightly; beneath the acne-covered half of his face, a trace of surprise flashed in his bright eyes.

A feeling of disgust rose in his heart; he didn't really like this person called Little Yuan.

Old Jack calmed himself and frowned, saying, "Old Chen, don't talk nonsense. Innate Full Soul Power isn't that easy to come by. How many years has it been since our Holy Soul Village produced a child like Little San?"

Chen Xiao patted his chest, saying proudly, "Old Jack, would I lie to you? When Little Yuan awakened his martial soul, I watched the Lord Soul Master test him with my own eyes."

The two chatted as they walked, both looking incredibly happy.

After walking for half a day, the four of them arrived at the main gate of Notting Academy.

The gatekeeper's harassment that Xu Yuan had imagined did not happen, because Chen Xiao was a relative of the gatekeeper, who even greeted them warmly.

Thinking of the novel's plot, Xu Yuan smiled to himself.

Chen Xiao took Xu Yuan to the administrative office to register, collect his school uniform, and head to the dormitory.

When they reached the dormitory entrance, Chen Xiao said to Xu Yuan, "Little Yuan, study hard at school and strive to become a powerful Soul Master."

Xu Yuan nodded heavily, his eyes filled with determination. "Village Chief Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely work hard."

Chen Xiao affectionately patted Xu Yuan on the head before turning to leave.

Old Jack gave Tang San a few final instructions before following Chen Xiao away.

Xu Yuan and Tang San entered the dormitory together; it was a spacious room, nearly three hundred square meters in size, furnished with fifty beds in total.

However, there were only beds, and only eleven of them had bedding.

Seven or eight children were gathered together, though it was unclear what they were doing.

Tang San knocked on the door, and the gazes of the chatting children immediately turned in their direction.

One of the older boys looked at Tang San and Xu Yuan, who were dressed in patched clothing, and walked toward them.

The boy asked the two, "New work-study students?"

Hearing the inquiry, both Xu Yuan and Tang San nodded.

The boy introduced himself, "My name is Wang Sheng, and my Martial Soul is War Tiger."

Xu Yuan and Tang San introduced themselves in turn, and when they mentioned that their Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, they glanced at each other.

Tang San had not expected such a coincidence; Xu Yuan actually possessed the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul as well.

Wang Sheng was also extremely surprised. It was his first time seeing two people with Blue Silver Grass who possessed soul power, and he even forgot his intention to give them a hard time.

The surrounding students were also very astonished, never expecting that such trashy Martial Souls could actually belong to two people with soul power.

One had to know, there wasn't a single person in the entire academy who possessed the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.