Fooling Tang San, Who Voluntarily Became His Disciple!

Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Mu Chen paced back and forth at the academy gates, keeping track of the time, his face full of anxiety.

"Classes have already started. Why hasn't Tang San arrived yet? I'm going crazy waiting!"

As the possessor of Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, with Level 39 Soul Power at twelve years old, he could easily carve out an invincible path to the heavens on his own.

But... if he had to cultivate so hard, fight tooth and nail against other people, heaven and earth, and all the gods in the sky, what did he need a system for?

With the "Apprentice-to-Strength System," all he had to do was take on a disciple to grow stronger.

The more talented the disciple, the more generous the reward.

But so far, he hadn't taken on a single disciple...

Aside from not having found a suitable candidate, given his current circumstances, if he went looking for geniuses at prestigious academies or from powerful clans, they'd only think he was crazy and kick him out.

They might even try to recruit him, but that wasn't what he wanted.

In the end,

he set his sights on Tang San, from a remote backwater, along with Xiao Wu.

While Tang San was still young and gullible, he'd sweet-talk him into becoming his disciple.

As for Xiao Wu, she'd be even easier to deal with.

So,

he'd come to apply for a teaching position at this academy in Notting City.

He was here to snatch Tang San and Xiao Wu away.

Out of the corner of his eye, Mu Chen spotted an old man and a young boy arriving at the gates. His eyes lit up.

They were finally here!

He'd been waiting so long that even the flowers were about to wilt!

Mu Chen immediately walked over.

At that moment,

the old man and the boy were being stopped by the gate guard, who wouldn't let them in and was even covertly demanding a bribe.

"What do you think you're doing!"

Mu Chen stepped closer, his expression stern, and suddenly barked at him.

He even infused his voice with a little Soul Power.

The sudden shout startled the guard so badly that he whipped around.

The moment he saw Mu Chen, his face turned deathly pale, and he collapsed to the ground.

The scene

was witnessed in its entirety by the old man and the boy.

For a moment,

both of them stared at Mu Chen in astonishment.

"This man's aura is so powerful!"

"Just standing here, I can feel an invisible pressure!"

"He's even stronger than the grand elder from my past life!"

Tang San stared at Mu Chen, unable to look away.

Mu Chen noticed Tang San's gaze and looked back at him.

That sharp gaze made Tang San lower his head instinctively.

"What a terrifying look!"

"I feel like he can see right through me!"

Tang San was frantic inside.

Mu Chen composed himself, glanced at the guard, then walked over to Tang San.

Tang San caught sight of Mu Chen approaching from the corner of his eye and grew even more nervous.

Old Jack was extremely nervous too.

Mu Chen's lips curled into a warm smile. Paired with his exceptionally handsome face, it made him seem as refreshing as a spring breeze.

He raised a hand and gently ruffled Tang San's hair, speaking kindly. "Did I scare you?"

Tang San shuddered, and all the tension inside him vanished at once.

"N-no..."

"Don't be nervous." Mu Chen smiled faintly and looked at Old Jack. "I'm a teacher at this academy. You're here to register, right?"

Old Jack nodded repeatedly and respectfully handed over the documents. "That's right. We're here to register. These are the child's Martial Soul certificate and work-study student certificate."

Mu Chen took the two certificates, glanced over them, and nodded. "They're genuine. Sir, leave the child with me. On behalf of both him and the academy, I apologize to you for what just happened."

Tang San raised his head and studied Mu Chen, bewildered.

"Oh? No need, no need to apologize!" Old Jack waved his hands repeatedly, then told Tang San, "Little San, study hard here. I'll come get you when you're on break."

"Goodbye, Grandpa."

Old Jack turned and left.

Mu Chen ruffled Tang San's hair and smiled. "Come with me."

Tang San nodded.

Mu Chen glanced at the guard and released a faint pressure. The guard broke into a cold sweat.

"If you ever use the academy's name to bully people again, I'll make you regret ever being born."

The guard nodded over and over, not daring to utter a single word of protest.

Tang San glanced at the guard and sneered inwardly.

If Mu Chen hadn't shown up in time, he'd have wanted to kill that guard himself.

The fool looked down on people!

"Teacher, thank you for helping us out."

Tang San followed Mu Chen and thanked him.

"It was nothing."

"Remember, in this world, without strength, you're nothing."

"You must cultivate diligently. Don't waste your talents as the possessor of Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power."

Mu Chen stopped, turned around, and spoke to Tang San with a stern expression.

Tang San was shocked, his face changing in an instant.

Tang Hao had warned him not to let anyone else discover the secret of his Twin Martial Souls!

But now...

A complete stranger had seen right through his secret after just a few words.

Had he let something slip, and been found out in an instant?

"Looks like someone warned you not to reveal the secret of your Twin Martial Souls."

"That was the right thing to do."

"Come with me. Let's talk in my office."

Mu Chen looked at the nervous Tang San, smiled faintly, and turned to leave.

He wasn't worried that Tang San wouldn't follow.

Given Tang San's love of wagers and overpowering curiosity, he was bound to come along.

Sure enough,

just as Mu Chen had expected,

the moment Mu Chen had left, Tang San hesitated for only a second before following him.

At that moment,

Yu Xiaogang had just returned from collecting his Soul Master stipend at Spirit Hall.

Seeing the guard looking guilty and pale, he frowned. "What happened?"

"N-nothing..." The guard shook his head.

Yu Xiaogang thought nothing of it, gave the guard a casual glance, and walked straight into the academy.

Inside Mu Chen's office,

Mu Chen brewed tea as he pleased while Tang San stood in the middle of the office, looking around.

Mu Chen had arranged the furnishings himself, paying for everything out of his own pocket. His office was also much better appointed than those of the other teachers.

Tang San had never seen such a luxurious room. For a moment, he was completely absorbed in it.

"Have some tea."

"Relax."

"Sit wherever you like."

Mu Chen handed Tang San a cup of fragrant tea, then leaned against his desk and drank his own.

Tang San held the teacup, his gaze wandering uncertainly.

Seeing this, Mu Chen smiled faintly. "If your Martial Soul were just ordinary Blue Silver Grass, there's no way you could have Innate Full Soul Power. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls are simply too weak—so weak they don't even deserve Soul Power. Only a very few Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls possess even the tiniest bit of Soul Power, less than Level One. That can practically be called a miracle."

"But you have Innate Full Soul Power. There are three possible explanations."

Tang San froze and asked instinctively, "What are the three possibilities?"

Mu Chen smiled. "First, you started cultivating Soul Power before awakening your Martial Soul, and had already reached Level Ten. Then, when you awakened your Martial Soul, you appeared to have Innate Full Soul Power."

Tang San's pupils trembled slightly.

He tried to hide his feelings, but Mu Chen had already guessed his biggest secret just from that first possibility—his Mysterious Heaven Skill!

"So far, no one on the continent has been able to cultivate before awakening their Martial Soul. But I believe there are always exceptions in this world, and miracles too."

Tang San's expression shifted repeatedly.

Mu Chen continued, "Second, your Blue Silver Grass isn't ordinary Blue Silver Grass. It's Blue Silver Grass that has regressed. As far as I know, Blue Silver Grass in this world can evolve."

"Evolve?"

Tang San froze, feeling as if knowledge were pouring into his mind.

Mu Chen nodded. "In the Soul Beast world, when Blue Silver Grass cultivates for ten thousand years, its bloodline evolves and it becomes the Blue Silver King. At a hundred thousand years, it evolves again and becomes the Blue Silver Emperor. Soul Masters can likewise make their Martial Souls evolve."

"I suspect that one of your parents had a Blue Silver Grass-type Martial Soul, and that it had definitely evolved into either the Blue Silver Emperor or the Blue Silver King."

"A Soul Master's Martial Soul is inherited from their parents. So I suspect your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul should be capable of evolving."

Tang San's head was spinning, but he still asked, "What does all that have to do with whether or not I have Twin Martial Souls?"

Mu Chen smiled. "Of course it's related. Even if your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was inherited from the Blue Silver King or Blue Silver Emperor, it has regressed now and isn't powerful enough to produce Innate Full Soul Power. So you must have another extremely powerful Martial Soul. Only then would you have a chance of possessing Innate Full Soul Power."

"But for Twin Martial Souls to appear, the two Martial Souls have to be of roughly similar grade. In other words, your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is inherently as powerful as your other Martial Soul. Some special reason is simply preventing it from displaying its original form for now."

Tang San opened his mouth.

At that moment,

Tang Hao, who was eavesdropping outside, was in much the same state as Tang San.

"Teacher, there are exceptions to everything. Why can't I be that exception?"

Tang San gradually calmed down and asked softly.

Mu Chen shook his head gently. "That brings me to the third point. You don't have a Mutated Martial Soul, so there's no way you could be that exception."

"A Mutated Martial Soul?" Tang San bowed, his manner growing much more respectful. "Please enlighten me, Teacher!"

Mu Chen explained, "Everyone's Martial Soul can mutate to some extent. Some mutate in a bad direction. A powerful Martial Soul can become a Trash Martial Soul when it mutates during awakening. There's one at our academy. Others mutate in a good direction, becoming incredibly powerful. We have one of those at our academy too. He also has Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power."

"But your Blue Silver Grass hasn't mutated. It's exactly what it appears to be: ordinary Blue Silver Grass."

Tang San nodded, set his teacup down on a nearby table, then walked up to Mu Chen and dropped to his knees. He knocked his head against the floor three times.

"Teacher, please accept me as your disciple!"

Mu Chen was delighted.

He hadn't even asked Tang San to become his disciple, and Tang San had already kowtowed and begged him to take him on!

Excellent!