Registering as a Soul Master, Too Many People, Too Few Beds

"Li Luo, is it? Child, would you be interested in joining the Martial Soul Hall?"

Ma Xiunuo did not want to let a genius like Li Luo slip through his fingers, so he extended an invitation for him to join the Martial Soul Hall.

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, pretending to ponder, before politely declining after a long while.

"Thank you for your kindness, respected Master Ma Xiunuo. I hold the Martial Soul Hall in high regard, but I am still just a child. I wish to see the sights of the soul master world and gain a deeper understanding of what the true soul master world is all about."

"There is nothing wrong with joining such a great organization as the Martial Soul Hall, but the soul master world is vast and boundless, and I wish to explore it further!"

Ma Xiunuo understood what Li Luo meant and did not press the matter. He was old now, indifferent to merit and promotion, and instead felt a sense of nostalgia for that youthful passion.

He acknowledged Li Luo's perspective and expressed his support.

"Child, whenever you decide you want to join our Martial Soul Hall, we will always welcome you!"

Having said that, Ma Xiunuo turned his gaze toward Tang San.

"Child, your name is Tang San, right? Would you like to test your soul power?"

"No thank you, Master Ma Xiunuo. I have not yet obtained a soul ring."

"Oh, then would you like us to help you obtain your first soul ring? As long as you join the Martial Soul Hall, even with your Blue Silver Grass, your talent of Innate Full Soul Power will certainly earn you excellent resources."

Ma Xiunuo followed the standard procedure to recruit Tang San. Being quite elderly, his perspective was somewhat broader than Su Yuntao's; he believed that a Blue Silver Grass capable of awakening with Innate Full Soul Power could not be that simple. However, as he was only a level 28 Soul Grand Master, he was unaware of the existence of the Blue Silver King or the Blue Silver Emperor, and could only judge by instinct without being able to explain why.

Ma Xiunuo actually realized that Tang San and Li Luo were together, so he held little hope for Tang San joining the Martial Soul Hall.

Since Li Luo had refused to join, it was naturally impossible for Tang San to join either.

"Apologies, Master Ma Xiunuo. There is nothing wrong with joining the Martial Soul Hall, but I also believe the soul master world is vast and boundless, and I wish to explore it."

Tang San used Li Luo's reasoning to politely decline Ma Xiunuo.

Ma Xiunuo sighed.

"Then the Martial Soul Hall will always welcome you both. Goodbye, little ones."

Su Yuntao had already registered Li Luo's soul master handbook and retrieved a Gold Soul Coin to hand to him.

"Xiao Luo, after becoming a soul master, you can take your soul master handbook to the nearest Martial Soul Hall every month to collect one Gold Soul Coin. If you advance to a Soul Grand Master, it becomes 10 coins, and if you advance to a Soul Elder, it becomes 100."

Li Luo expressed his gratitude, bid farewell to Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao, and left the Martial Soul Hall with Tang San.

Li Luo took Tang San around Nuoding City for quite a while, purchasing many daily necessities.

To be fair, the cost of living in Nuoding City was not high; even after buying many things, Li Luo still had six Silver Soul Coins and three Copper Soul Coins left.

So, before returning to Notting Academy, Li Luo also bought 10 carrots for Xiao Wu.

In addition, he helped Tang San find a job at a blacksmith shop to make it easier for him to practice the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

By the time they returned to Dorm Seven, it was already evening.

As Li Luo pushed open the door to Dorm Seven, the teacher in charge of managing the work-study students happened to arrive.

"Where are the three new work-study students? Li Luo, Tang San, and Xiao Wu."

Xiao Wu hurriedly raised her hand.

"Teacher, I am here!"

"What about Li Luo and Tang San?"

"Teacher, Li Luo and Tang San haven't returned yet. They went out to collect daily supplies."

Wang Sheng informed the teacher of their whereabouts.

"Teacher, we are here."

Li Luo and Tang San stood at the entrance of Dorm Seven and spoke in unison.

"Alright, as long as you're back. Now, I will explain the work you work-study students are responsible for this school year."

"First is the daily cleaning of the academy's hygiene..."

The teacher went on and on, listing a long string of duties.

"Did you all remember that?"

The work-study students nodded, and the teacher left the dormitory.

Li Luo walked over to an empty bed and tossed the bundle containing the purchased sheets and covers onto it.

Wang Sheng leaned in toward Li Luo to explain what the teacher had just said.

"Boss, these are the work-study tasks we are required to do. After completing them, the academy will issue some Copper Soul Coins as payment."

"But don't worry, you don't need to concern yourself with these chores. We will do them all. You just protect everyone, and the rest of us work-study students will handle these trivial matters for you. You will still receive your share of the money."

Wang Sheng did not lower his voice, but spoke loudly and directly so that everyone in Dorm Seven could hear.

Xiao Wu, upon hearing Wang Sheng's words, was not pleased.

"Why shouldn't Li Luo have to work but still get paid!"

"Because the boss can protect us!"

One of the work-study students replied.

"I can protect you all too!"

Xiao Wu released her martial soul, a pair of rabbit ears sprouted from her head, and the phantom of a Soft Bone Rabbit emerged behind her.

"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Xiao Wu, the 'Wu' from dancing. I have Innate Full Soul Power; I only need to obtain one soul ring to become a Soul Master."

"Hiss!"

The crowd in Dorm Seven gasped. They had originally assumed that because Li Luo had already obtained his first soul ring, he must have had Innate Full Soul Power, but they hadn't expected this girl named Xiao Wu to also possess it.

"Big Sister Xiao Wu is mighty!"

Someone among the work-study students shouted, and they had even started calling her "Big Sister."

"Then you don't have to work either, as long as you can protect us from being bullied."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu hopped around happily.

"Actually, I also have Innate Full Soul Power."

At this moment, the introverted Tang San spoke up.

"My name is Tang San, my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, and I also have Innate Full Soul Power."

"Hiss!" The crowd in Dorm Seven gasped once again.

"Blue Silver Grass? A trash martial soul like that can have soul power, and it's even Innate Full Soul Power?"

Someone among the work-study students questioned the truth of Tang San's words.

"Little San truly has Innate Full Soul Power; I can vouch for that."

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Luo took the initiative to guarantee for Tang San.

"Fine, since the boss has spoken, we'll take on your share of the work. We hope you keep your word and don't lie to us."

The work-study students chose to trust their new boss, Li Luo.

By now, it was already quite late. The work-study dormitory had no light source, so the students rested very early; usually, this was the time to sleep.

Of course, if someone couldn't sleep, they would sit up and meditate with their legs crossed.

However, such work-study students were rare. Their cultivation talent was poor to begin with, and practicing for such a short time at night had no obvious effect.

Besides that, there were heavy classes and work-study duties the next day, both of which were mentally exhausting.

This was exactly the time they should be sleeping.

But now, they were faced with a problem: there were currently only two empty beds in Dorm Seven.

And today, three new work-study students had arrived.