But Xiao Wu's plan to knock Li Luo down didn't work.
Li Luo was too strong, and Xiao Wu had nothing to brace herself against. She was also very light, so her weight alone wasn't enough to topple him.
Li Luo raised both hands, grabbed Xiao Wu around the waist, and pulled her off his neck.
"Damn, you can't take losing! You won't admit defeat, and now you're launching a sneak attack!"
While Xiao Wu sat on Li Luo's neck, her body had been pressed right up against his face. He could barely breathe, let alone speak.
So the first thing he did after getting her down was gulp in some fresh air. Then he complained that Xiao Wu had played dirty and attacked him by surprise.
Afraid Xiao Wu would refuse to accept defeat and sneak up on him again, Li Luo decided to end this pointless horseplay.
A yellow Soul Ring rose beneath his feet, and Prismatic Blue Silver King, its surface marked with prismatic patterns, appeared in his right hand.
The others in Dorm Seven saw the century-old Yellow Soul Ring rise around Li Luo and all sucked in a sharp breath.
Li Luo focused his thoughts and deftly controlled Prismatic Blue Silver King, sending it coiling toward Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu had been planning to sneak up on Li Luo again, but she hadn't noticed his Blue Silver King.
In an instant, it wrapped around her body, binding her tightly from head to toe.
"Well? Given up yet, punk? Still think you can sneak up on me?"
As he spoke, Li Luo rolled his neck. Being choked really hadn't felt good.
This time, Xiao Wu had truly given in. She hurriedly nodded, hoping Li Luo would let her go.
Seeing that Xiao Wu had genuinely admitted defeat, Li Luo recalled his Blue Silver Grass. Xiao Wu slumped to the floor and no longer had any thoughts of sneaking up on him.
Seeing this, Li Luo introduced himself.
"My name's Li Luo. From now on, I'm the boss of Dorm Seven. Just call me Brother Luo!"
"Brother Luo~"
Xiao Wu called out in a sweet, coy voice.
"All right, it's still early. Xiao San, come out with me. We need to buy some daily necessities."
Li Luo planned to register as a Soul Master at Spirit Hall and collect his Gold Soul Coins.
He had considered the risks, of course. His Soul Ring was a full six hundred years old, but it was still yellow.
For someone with Innate Full Soul Power, obtaining a century-old Soul Ring was perfectly reasonable, wasn't it?
Li Luo didn't think that simply obtaining a Soul Ring and becoming a Soul Master would draw the attention of Spirit Hall's higher-ups.
Spirit Hall stood in the central part of Nuoding City. It was easy enough to find after asking around.
Li Luo brought Tang San to Spirit Hall, but a guard stopped them outside.
"You two kids, go play somewhere else. This is Spirit Hall. No outsiders allowed."
"Big brother, we're here to see Grandmaster Su Yuntao. A while ago, Grandmaster Su Yuntao awakened our Martial Souls for us. We've come to have our Soul Power tested."
"A Soul Power test? You mean you've already become Soul Masters?"
The guard found it hard to believe. Li Luo and Tang San looked no older than six, and he couldn't imagine they'd already advanced to Soul Masters at such a young age.
But since Li Luo had mentioned Su Yuntao, the guard had no reason to stop them. He let them enter Spirit Hall.
Once inside, they didn't find Su Yuntao. Instead, they saw an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies.
The old man was curious to see two children entering Spirit Hall.
"Hey, you two little ones, why are you wandering around in here? Where are your parents?"
Deacon Ma Xiunuo asked.
"Grandpa, we're here to see Grandmaster Su Yuntao. He awakened our Martial Souls for us a while ago. I've already obtained a Soul Ring and become a Soul Master, so I've come to register."
Li Luo replied.
"Oh? You've already become a Soul Master?"
Ma Xiunuo froze for a moment, then suddenly understood.
"So you're the child who awakened with Innate Full Soul Power?"
"You've become a Soul Master so quickly! Congratulations, congratulations. I'll go call Su Yuntao right away!"
Ma Xiunuo took a couple of steps toward the inner room, then called Su Yuntao's name.
"Su Yuntao! Yuntao, someone's here to see you—the child you helped awaken with Innate Full Soul Power!"
Hearing someone call him, Su Yuntao came out, accompanied by a woman with a graceful figure.
"Yuntao, who's looking for you?"
The woman giggled as she came over to Li Luo and Tang San with Su Yuntao.
"Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, were you calling me?"
Su Yuntao answered Ma Xiunuo, then noticed Li Luo and Tang San.
"Hey, it's you two! What was your name again? Right, Li Luo!"
Su Yuntao recognized Li Luo. His adorable face made him a handsome boy in the making. Su Yuntao had helped many children awaken their Martial Souls, but Li Luo had left the deepest impression on him.
"Um, you're... who are you again?"
Su Yuntao looked at Tang San standing beside Li Luo. The Tang San he remembered had been an ordinary, skinny, dark-skinned child. After Li Luo had captured him, his Martial Soul had evolved, and his appearance had changed along with it. He was now quite handsome.
So Su Yuntao thought Tang San looked a little familiar, but he didn't recognize him.
"Brother Su Yuntao, I'm Tang San!"
Tang San answered on his own.
"Huh? You're Tang San, the child who awakened with Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power?"
Su Yuntao was astonished. He couldn't understand why Tang San had changed so much.
But he didn't pry.
"You two are here to ask me to help you obtain Soul Rings, right? Yes, both of you have Innate Full Soul Power. You only need to obtain a Soul Ring to become Soul Masters."
"What do you mean, Innate Full Soul Power? These two children have Innate Full Soul Power?"
The woman beside Su Yuntao heard him and her eyes lit up as she stared at Li Luo and Tang San.
"That's right, Sisi. They're both once-in-a-century talents with Innate Full Soul Power!"
Su Yuntao sighed.
"Too bad they both have Trash Martial Souls: one has Blue Silver Grass, and the other has some unknown Sphere Martial Soul."
When Sisi heard him call them Trash Martial Souls, the light faded from her eyes, and a look of disdain appeared on her face.
"Yuntao, you're wrong this time! This child, Li Luo, is already a Soul Master. He's here to register!"
Ma Xiunuo spoke up.
"What? He's already obtained a Soul Ring and become a Soul Master? I bet he just chopped down some ten-year-old bamboo by the roadside and absorbed its Soul Ring as soon as he saw it."
Su Yuntao felt it was a shame that Li Luo had wasted his talent for Innate Full Soul Power.
But there was no mockery in his words.
Su Yuntao led Li Luo and Tang San to a room with a crystal ball inside.
Following Su Yuntao's instructions, Li Luo placed his hand on the crystal ball.
"Whoa! Your Soul Power Level has already reached thirteen!"
"How did you manage that?"
"Could this be what Innate Full Soul Power is like?"
Su Yuntao was stunned by Li Luo's Soul Power Level.
"Child, release your Soul Ring. Let me have a look."
Ma Xiunuo spoke up.
Li Luo released his Soul Ring.
"It's a century-old Soul Ring! No wonder it raised your Soul Power straight to thirteen."
Ma Xiunuo's and Su Yuntao's First Soul Rings had both been Ten-Year Soul Rings, so they had a soft spot for geniuses capable of absorbing century-old Soul Rings. That was why neither of them questioned Li Luo's Soul Power reaching thirteen.