Qian Renxue listened with intense focus at first, but gradually, her gaze was involuntarily drawn to the handsome profile of Chen Xuan's face.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, dappling his body and gilding him with a faint, golden radiance.
He clearly hadn't released any aura, yet Qian Renxue could feel that he was like a Blue Silver Empress rooted between heaven and earth—serene, ancient, and brimming with infinite vitality.
She watched him, somewhat entranced.
Her mind began to wander.
Teacher... who exactly is he? Why is he so strong?
What kind of woman would he... like?
Someone strong and domineering like Mother?
Or someone charming and bewitching like Hu Liena?
Or perhaps... someone like me?
Thinking of this, her heart began to race uncontrollably, and a captivating crimson flush bloomed on her cheeks.
"Did you understand?"
Chen Xuan finished his explanation and turned to look at her.
"Ah? I... I understood!"
Qian Renxue snapped out of her daze and nodded hurriedly, though her eyes darted away.
Chen Xuan glanced at her and said, "Focus."
"Yes... yes! This disciple knows her mistake!"
Qian Renxue's face turned even redder, like a ripened apple; she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
One year later.
Amidst the mockery of the entire city, Blue Silver Academy officially opened its doors.
Thanks to the reputation of the Crown Prince and the generous offer of waiving all fees, the academy still managed to enroll over a hundred commoner students.
For the first theory class, the massive classroom was packed to capacity.
Ye Lingling sat by the window, looking outside with a distracted expression.
As the successor of the Nine Heart Begonia, she shouldn't have been here at all.
It was a direct order from the Crown Prince himself, commanding her to "study" at this academy.
Ye Lingling was extremely reluctant to follow this order.
Blue Silver Academy?
The name itself reeked of unreliability.
What could one possibly learn here?
How to water and fertilize Blue Silver Grass?
Just then, the classroom door was pushed open, and a figure walked in.
Ye Lingling looked up, and her disappointment only deepened.
The person stepping onto the podium was a young man who looked to be no more than twenty years old, dressed in simple green robes with a calm, indifferent air.
This was the Dean and teacher of Blue Silver Academy?
He was far too young!
Did he even understand what a Soul Master was?
It wasn't just her; the other students in the classroom began to whisper, and a barrage of skeptical gazes fell upon Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan ignored all the chatter and stares.
He stood still on the podium, scanned the room, and spoke calmly.
"I know that many of you have deeply ingrained perceptions about martial souls."
"For instance, that Innate Soul Power determines the level of one's aptitude."
"For instance, that the strength of a martial soul is destined at birth."
"Or, for instance, that the absorption of soul rings has absolute age limits."
"Today, what I want to tell you is..."
Chen Xuan paused, his voice not loud, yet it clearly reached every corner of the classroom.
"These are all wrong."
As his words fell, the entire hall erupted in an uproar.
"What? Did I hear that right? He said all of these are wrong?"
"He must be crazy! These are ironclad laws certified by Martial Soul Hall!"
"This teacher is really blowing smoke!"
The students were stunned, feeling that this young teacher was simply spouting nonsense.
Chen Xuan ignored their reactions and continued on his own:
"Innate Soul Power only represents the starting point, not the destination."
"The weaker and more ordinary a Martial Soul appears, the more infinite potential it has for evolution, because it is not bound by its innate form."
"The age of a Soul Ring depends only on your soul and will, not your physical body."
One shocking statement after another spilled from Chen Xuan's lips.
Most of the students were left bewildered, feeling as though they were listening to fairy tales.
Only Ye Lingling, who had started with disappointment and disdain, gradually turned solemn, and finally, became completely enthralled.
Others might not understand, but as the possessor of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, she vaguely sensed that what this teacher said seemed... true!
The Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul is passed down through a single line, with only one successor allowed at any given time.
Is this not a form of innate shackle?
"The weaker the Martial Soul, the more infinite potential it has for evolution..."
"Will... belief..."
Ye Lingling muttered to herself, as if countless bolts of lightning were flashing through her mind.
She suddenly had an epiphany!
Why could the Nine Heart Begonia only heal and not attack?
Was it a limitation of the Martial Soul?
No!
It was they who limited themselves!
It was their ancestors throughout the generations who believed the Nine Heart Begonia could only be used for healing!
Once this thought took root, it could no longer be suppressed!
For some reason, as Ye Lingling listened to the lecture and felt the life aura unique to the Blue Silver Empress radiating from Chen Xuan, she gradually gained enlightenment under the guidance of that aura.
Hum--!
A powerful wave of Soul Power erupted uncontrollably from Ye Lingling's body!
A brilliant begonia flower quietly manifested behind her.
The flower had nine petals, delicate and dripping with beauty; it was the Nine Heart Begonia.
However, the next moment, a sudden change occurred!
Those nine petals began to emit a holy white light, becoming as translucent and crystalline as mutton-fat jade!
A healing aura, ten times purer and more majestic than before, diffused from the stamen, instantly enveloping the entire classroom!
Under the shroud of this aura, all the students felt their spirits lift, and even their hidden injuries seemed to be slowly healing!
Following that, in the center of the nine jade-like petals, a wisp of golden light quietly bloomed.
The light grew increasingly intense, and finally, it transformed into a small, exquisite golden leaf!
Nine petals of immortal bloom, one leaf of golden Bodhi!
An extraordinary, transcendent aura, as if from an immortal grade, boomed outward!
Ye Lingling's Martial Soul, the Nine Heart Begonia, had evolved in public during Chen Xuan's theory class!
It had evolved into—the Nine-Heart Immortal Begonia!
The entire room fell into dead silence.
You could hear a pin drop.
The eyes of every student were nailed to the space behind Ye Lingling, fixed upon the Nine Heart Begonia that was undergoing such a drastic transformation.
That holy radiance, that transcendent aura, that newly born golden leaf...
All of this was like heavy hammers, smashing fiercely against their fragile hearts.
Martial Soul... evolved?
Just by listening to a theory class, a Martial Soul renowned for its extreme healing capabilities but also its extreme shackles had evolved right before their eyes?!
"God... am I dreaming?"
It was unclear who first whispered in a dreamlike daze, but it instantly shattered the silence in the classroom.
Whoosh--!
The entire classroom, like a pot of boiling water, erupted into complete chaos!
"It's true! Martial Souls really can evolve!"
"Everything this teacher said... it's all true! Innate Soul Power doesn't determine the destination; even trash Martial Souls can have their day!"
"A miracle! This is simply a miracle!"
Before you continue
Explore the wiki