Yu Xiaogang and Dean Ding

"My Chicken Martial Soul is a mutated beast martial soul capable of leaving its host's body to fight independently. It is also known as an External Martial Soul. I named it Torchic. Because of the martial soul mutation, I possess Innate Full Soul Power."

"Also, my name is Ye Chen, I am six years old, a work-study student from Pallet Village, and my dream is to become a Martial Soul Training Master."

After hearing Ye Chen's explanation, Wang Sheng asked curiously, "Was the flame that Torchic spat out just now a soul skill?"

"I haven't obtained my first soul ring yet, so how could I possibly have a soul skill?" Ye Chen concealed the truth, "Torchic is a fire-attribute martial soul; the flame it spat out just now was merely a puff of hot air."

"Ah? It's that powerful just from puffing air?" A roommate from the opposite bed stood up and asked, "Then, Boss, after your Torchic martial soul leaves your body, is it only the martial soul that's strong, while you yourself have no combat power?"

Ye Chen nodded, "You could say that. However, I practice boxing, so I possess a certain level of close-quarters combat ability."

"What kind of boxing do you practice?" Wang Sheng pressed.

"I practice Chicken Fist." As he spoke, Ye Chen gave his shoulders a quick shake.

"Chicken Fist?" Muttering to himself, Wang Sheng suddenly realized, "No wonder you dared to snatch the position of boss from me; it turns out you've studied martial arts. Boss, with you and Torchic around from now on, we won't be afraid of being bullied by those noble students!"

Evening.

Nuoding Academy, Dean's office.

Dean Ding was sitting behind his desk, reviewing the information submitted by the new students today.

A middle-aged man pushed the door open and walked into the office. This man was named Yu Xiaogang, an old friend of Dean Ding, currently staying temporarily at Nuoding Academy.

"Ding Yuan, do you have something for me?"

Seeing Yu Xiaogang standing before him, Dean Ding placed his pipe on the desk and stood up, saying, "Xiaogang, I have something to show you. I believe you will find it very interesting."

"Oh?" Yu Xiaogang narrowed his eyes, "What is it?"

"You'll know when you see it." Dean Ding handed a document to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang took the document and looked it over; the trace of laziness and decadence in his eyes was replaced by surprise.

"Ye Chen, Chicken martial soul, due to a malignant mutation of the martial soul, the Chicken martial soul remains in a permanently external state. Innate Full Soul Power. Enrolled as a work-study student from Pallet Village."

After reading the information recorded on the document, the surprise in Yu Xiaogang's eyes intensified. After a moment of silence, he calmed his emotions and said indifferently, "An External Martial Soul, Ding Yuan, is this what you wanted to show me?"

"That's right, Xiaogang. Looking at this child named Ye Chen, don't you see a shadow of yourself?"

As he spoke, Dean Ding walked over to Yu Xiaogang, took back the document, and said thoughtfully, "You also had a beast martial soul turn into an External Martial Soul due to a malignant mutation. And the predecessor of your External Martial Soul was the top-tier Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon."

"Using you as a reference, could this Chicken martial soul be a malignant mutation of a top-tier beast martial soul like a phoenix?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly, "Ding Yuan, do you also think this child's Chicken martial soul is a malignant mutation?"

"Isn't it?" Dean Ding countered.

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and argued persuasively, "According to one of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I proposed, innate soul power is directly proportional to martial soul quality. A malignantly mutated martial soul has extremely poor quality and could never grant the host Innate Full Soul Power."

"Since this child named Ye Chen possesses Innate Full Soul Power, there are only two possibilities."

"The first possibility is that besides the malignantly mutated Chicken martial soul, he has another, more powerful martial soul—making him a possessor of the legendary Twin Martial Souls."

"The second possibility is that his Chicken martial soul is not a malignant mutation, but a benign one, which improved the martial soul's quality from poor to excellent, thus granting him Innate Full Soul Power."

"Looking at the history of the continent, the number of times Twin Martial Souls have appeared compared to the number of times benign mutations have occurred, benign mutations are undoubtedly more frequent. Coupled with the various mutation factors inherent in a Chicken martial soul, I am more inclined to believe his Chicken martial soul belongs to a benign mutation."

After hearing Yu Xiaogang's analysis, Dean Ding nodded in deep agreement, "Hmm. Xiaogang, what you say makes sense. This child named Ye Chen possesses Innate Full Soul Power; in terms of talent alone, he is twenty times yours. How could it be a malignant mutation? It must be a benign one!"

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment before realizing, "Ding Yuan, you called me over, it shouldn't just be to show me this child's External Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, right?"

"Nothing can be hidden from you, indeed." Dean Ding laughed excitedly, "Xiaogang, you've lived in Nuoding Academy for so long, you should know the situation of the academy, right? Innate Full Soul Power is rare even across the entire continent, and it is the most top-tier cultivation talent among all the students in our academy's history."

"I asked you to come over because I hope you can take this child named Ye Chen as your disciple. You both have External Martial Souls, you are an experienced person, and a knowledgeable master of theory. With your guidance on cultivating his External Martial Soul, he will surely achieve something. Whether Nuoding Academy can latch onto a Titled Douluo in the future depends entirely on your cultivation."

After hearing this request, Yu Xiaogang considered it for a while before agreeing, "Alright, Innate Full Soul Power is indeed rare, especially in a commoner. That this child could meet me can be considered fate. Ding Yuan, arrange a time when you are free. After I meet this child named Ye Chen, I will decide whether to take him as a disciple."

Dean Ding smiled mysteriously, "Xiaogang, actually, before I called you over, I already had Director Su bring that child named Ye Chen over. He might arrive any moment. How about it? Your old friend has prepared this surprise quite thoroughly, right?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head, "Very well. Meeting now is fine too. If his performance later satisfies me, taking him as a disciple is not out of the question."

A long time later.

Ye Chen was brought to the Dean's office by Director Su.

At this moment in the office, Dean Ding was sitting behind the desk, Yu Xiaogang was sitting on the sofa to the left of the desk, and Ye Chen, having just been called over, was standing in front of the desk reporting his personal information.

After hearing the account of the Torchic martial soul, Dean Ding and Yu Xiaogang looked at each other, both seeing the realization in each other's eyes.

"Neither your parents nor your grandparents possess a powerful martial soul bloodline, which indicates that your Torchic martial soul is indeed a benign mutation, which is why you could possess Innate Full Soul Power."

"Child, you are very lucky. The Master is the same as you in that he awakened an External Martial Soul, but he was not as lucky as you."

Having said this, Dean Ding looked at Yu Xiaogang, who was sitting in the chair, and asked, "Xiaogang, would you be willing to show this child your Luo Sanpao martial soul?"

Yu Xiaogang felt embarrassed upon hearing this, and after glancing at Torchic standing beside Ye Chen, he nodded.