Return to Nuoding City

Back in Nuoding City.

Su Ming naturally went to the Martial Soul Hall first. Holding his token, he walked to the entrance and directly displayed his soul ring. The guard naturally did not stop him.

As Su Ming walked into the main hall of the Martial Soul Hall, he recalled that in his previous life, he was just a failed author who had never seen such a majestic hall. He was immediately moved by its magnificent aura.

After asking a cleaner, Su Ming went straight to the reception hall on the second floor.

He knocked on the door.

A hoarse voice from behind the door said, "Come in."

Su Ming pushed open the door and entered the reception hall. It was a bright office. An old man sat behind a large desk, wearing neat Soul Master attire. He was likely the one who had just spoken.

Seeing the old man, Su Ming thought this must be Master Ma Xiunuo.

"Hello, Master. My name is Su Ming, and I'm here for a Martial Soul advancement appraisal."

The old man on the seat looked up and glanced at the student wearing the Nuoding Academy uniform.

The old man stood up and smiled at him, "Child, my surname is Ma. Just call me Grandpa Ma."

"Okay, Grandpa Ma."

"You said you're here for a Martial Soul advancement. Come, follow me."

Ma Xiunuo led Su Ming to a room at the end of the second-floor office. He opened the door and turned to smile at Su Ming behind him.

"This is the laboratory where the Martial Soul Hall conducts Martial Soul advancements. Come in."

The two walked in. The room was very spacious and tall.

"Come on! Release your Martial Soul and Soul Rings."

Su Ming extended his right hand, circulated his soul power, and a cloud emerged. Immediately, a yellow soul ring appeared beneath his feet.

Before Master Ma could ask, Su Ming spoke proactively.

"Grandpa Ma, this is my Martial Soul, Cloud. I hunted a 300-year-old Wind Splitting Falcon for my soul ring."

Seeing Su Ming act this way, Master Ma Xiunuo knew that this child didn't want to chat much and probably wanted to finish quickly and go home to share the good news. Seeing this, he didn't waste any more words and directly took out a crystal ball to test his soul power.

"Put away your Martial Soul and let's test your soul power."

When Su Ming saw Master Ma Xiunuo take out the crystal ball, he put away his Martial Soul and soul ring. The crystal ball began to slowly input soul power.

The crystal ball in Su Ming's hand lit up with a layer of yellowish light. The light wasn't particularly strong.

Master Ma Xiunuo glanced at it. "Level 12 is normal. Give me the crystal ball."

Su Ming handed the crystal ball to him. Master Ma Xiunuo took it and said.

"Alright, your advancement appraisal is complete. From now on, you are a glorious Soul Master of the Heaven Dou Empire. Welcome to the ranks of Soul Masters."

"From now on, you can come to the Martial Soul Hall with the badge I'll give you later to collect your monthly subsidy. The subsidy for a Soul Master is one Gold Soul Coin per month. When you reach the Soul Grand Master level, the subsidy will increase to ten Gold Soul Coins."

"You seem a bit anxious, hurry home to share the good news."

Su Ming knew that Master Ma Xiunuo had misunderstood.

"Thank you."

After thanking him, Su Ming walked out of the Martial Soul Hall. Half an hour had passed, and he now held a badge and a Gold Soul Coin in his hand.

Then, Su Ming ran to Nuoding Academy. Upon entering the academy, he first went to the dean's office to report and get his leave approved.

Afterward, he headed to the dormitory building. Since it was daytime, the dormitory doors were open, and the sharp-eyed Wang Sheng spotted him immediately and shouted.

"Su Ming is back!"

As Su Ming entered the dormitory, a group of people surrounded him, eager to inquire about his soul skill.

"Su Ming, you've been gone for almost four months. What soul beast did you hunt? And what was its age?"

Seeing the crowd surrounding him, Su Ming smiled and explained, "I hunted a Wind Splitting Falcon that was around 300 years old. I was lucky and encountered one that was injured."

"I found a reputable soul hunting team, and with my healing abilities and flight, they agreed to help me train my soul first and then stay to help for three months."

"But it was worth it. My first soul skill's effect is very good. I can control it freely and boost the entire body by 10%. Of course, with my current abilities, I can only provide flight for six people."

"Wow! A Soul Master team of seven people, isn't that perfect? And besides flight, it can also boost all attributes by 10%. You're a real hot commodity."

The one who spoke was Xiao Wu. Having been with Tang San for almost a year, she had learned a lot about the Soul Master world through osmosis.

"Yes, I also didn't expect my Martial Soul could assist others with full-body enhancement. To obtain a better second soul ring, I need to graduate early and head to a higher-level academy."

"The holiday is just over a month away. I'll graduate early and come back next semester."

"By the way, do you guys want to try flying?"

"Although there are only six clouds, you can share one between two or three people."

"My first soul skill can last for 15 minutes, but it requires your own soul power. Flying slowly uses less soul power, and flying fast uses more. So, fly slower."

Xiao Wu was the first to respond, "Okay! Tang San and I will share one, and the rest of you can team up."

Seeing that Sister Xiao Wu had claimed one, the others quickly formed teams.

Watching them form teams, they walked out of the dormitory building. Su Ming summoned his Martial Soul and released six clouds. Xiao Wu was the first to sit on one, followed by Tang San. The others quickly followed suit.

Su Ming also prepared to summon a cloud to fly himself, but turned his head and found Wang Sheng still there.

"Wang Sheng, why aren't you flying with them?"

Hearing Su Ming ask him, Wang Sheng knelt down on the spot in front of everyone.

Su Ming quickly helped him up and pulled him to a secluded corner to inquire about the situation. He learned that Wang Sheng had also reached level ten in soul power when Su Ming went to hunt for his soul ring. However, the teacher-organized soul hunting expedition had already departed, and the next batch wouldn't be until the start of the next semester when there were more students.

Wang Sheng knew that the soul rings his teacher helped him obtain were only white, ten-year soul rings. Seeing Su Ming's yellow, hundred-year soul ring and the power of his soul skill, he also wanted a yellow, hundred-year soul ring.

So he came up with an idea and knelt there, showering Su Ming with praise, saying, "I'll be your loyal servant for life, willing to do anything for you."

Seeing this, Su Ming, who happened to have a Martial Soul Evolution experiment to conduct, spoke up. "If the experiment is successful, follow me step by step in your evolution. From someone who can't even become a Soul Elder, you'll cultivate step by step to become a Soul Sage. Once you have the strength, you can even establish your own sect with a strong reputation."

"Alright, since you've said so, I happen to have a Martial Soul Evolution experiment to do. I guarantee you'll be able to hunt a hundred-year soul ring for your first one. What do you say, do you want to?"

Wang Sheng's face showed a moment of hesitation, but then he thought about it. With his innate soul power of only level 2, he would only reach Soul Elder even if he lived to be old. If his first soul ring was a white one, he wouldn't even be able to become a Soul Elder. So, he agreed.

Seeing this, Su Ming said, "Okay, but I'll be going home in just over a month. If I help you hunt for soul rings again, I won't have time to go back."

"Wait for me at school when the next semester starts."