First Meditation

The gatekeeper took the certificate casually and glanced at it, his pupils constricting as he exclaimed.

"A-another Innate Full Soul Power?"

"What is going on today? This is the third one already. Is Innate Full Soul Power really so worthless these days?"

Hearing the gatekeeper's grumbling, Ling Yun couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

I'm the third one with Innate Full Soul Power? That means Tang San and Xiao Wu have already been here?

What a pity. I really wanted to see how that trash master Yu Xiaogang would swindle Tang San.

Thinking of this, Ling Yun smiled: "Mr. Gatekeeper, may I go in now?"

"Yes, go on in, go on in."

The gatekeeper nodded, then pointed to a tall building: "That is the teaching building. Just go there to register."

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Gatekeeper."

Just as Ling Yun was about to enter, Colin grabbed his shoulder, took out five Gold Soul Coin, and handed them to him.

"Little Ling Yun, keep these Gold Soul Coin safe for use at the academy. Grandpa can't come to see you every day; the road ahead must be walked by yourself."

"But Grandpa, this is too valuable. If you give this money to me, what will you do?"

Ling Yun's expression changed. Five Gold Soul Coin, if spent sparingly, would last at least half a year.

"Heh heh, I'm the village chief of Five Elements Village, could I possibly starve to death? Just keep the money, become a Soul Master early, and be Grandpa's pride!"

"Yes, I will, Grandpa!"

Ling Yun nodded solemnly, put away the Gold Soul Coin, and walked into the Notting Academy teaching building, heading to the admissions office according to the teacher's directions.

There was only one teacher in the office at the time. After handing over the Martial Soul Hall certificate, Ling Yun smiled.

"Hello, teacher. I'm here to handle the enrollment procedures. This is my martial soul certificate."

The teacher took the certificate and glanced at it, quite surprised: "Oh? Another Innate Full Soul Power? I never expected our small Notting Academy to receive three geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power in a single day. This is truly a joyous occasion."

At this, the teacher's expression became much kinder, and he said with a smile: "Hello, little one. My surname is Su, and I am the director of the admissions office. You can just call me Director Su."

"Let's go, I'll take you to the dormitory now."

"Alright, thank you, Director Su!"

After that, the two arrived at Dorm Seven. Director Su said: "Student Ling Yun, this is your dormitory. Also, this is for you."

As he spoke, Director Su took out a manual and stuffed it into Ling Yun's hands: "This is the academy's primary meditation technique. It will guide you on how to meditate and cultivate. You must study it well."

"Yes, Director Su, I will work hard!"

Ling Yun took the meditation technique, walked into Dorm Seven, and gave a symbolic greeting to his classmates.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ling Yun, and I am a work-study student from Five Elements Village."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a little girl with pink cheeks, looking very pretty, well-behaved, and cute.

There was only one girl in Dorm Seven; without a doubt, she was the hundred-thousand-year-old hooligan rabbit, Xiao Wu.

After shifting his gaze from Xiao Wu, he looked at the ordinary-looking boy next to her and thought to himself: If I'm not mistaken, this kid must be Tang San, the protagonist of Douluo Continent.

Just as he was observing Tang San, Xiao Wu had already arrived in front of him.

"Hello, my name is Xiao Wu, the Wu of dancing. I'm also the boss of Dorm Seven."

At this, Xiao Wu suddenly smiled: "Come to think of it, Dorm Seven has a rule: newcomers must have a fight to decide who the boss is. How about it, shall we start?"

"No need. I have no interest in the position of boss. It's more appropriate for Big Sister Xiao Wu to be the boss."

"Heh heh, you're a smart one!"

Ling Yun's "Big Sister Xiao Wu" was very well-received by her, and she immediately skipped away, looking just like a little rabbit.

Wait, she is a little rabbit.

Afterward, Ling Yun greeted the others in Dorm Seven. Upon learning that Ling Yun had Innate Full Soul Power, everyone was surprised, including Tang San and Xiao Wu.

After chatting with the children for a while, Ling Yun bought a quilt and mattress from a shop outside the academy, then took out the meditation technique to begin cultivating.

So that's how it is. Meditation is using the martial soul to absorb the free energy in the air, converting it into soul power, and finally absorbing it into the body. It seems quite simple...

After reading through the entire meditation technique, Ling Yun sat cross-legged on the bed and began his first meditation.

Perhaps the technique was of too low a grade, or perhaps because it was his first time, he was slow to find the trick.

It took a full hour before Ling Yun felt a faint wisp of energy flowing through his pores into his body.

Although this energy was extremely weak, he believed it was definitely not a hallucination.

Overjoyed, he hurriedly followed the instructions in the manual to compress this energy and condense it into his own soul power.

Finally, a tiny wisp of soul power flowed along Ling Yun's meridians into his Dantian and then vanished.

Ling Yun understood that this was because he had Innate Full Soul Power; his cultivation had reached a bottleneck. Only after obtaining a soul ring could the soul power he had just cultivated manifest.

"A soul ring! I must obtain my first soul ring!"

Ling Yun said to himself. Whether to improve his cultivation or to study the mysteries of the Five Spirit Lock, he had to obtain his first soul ring as soon as possible.

With this in mind, Ling Yun settled his heart and continued his cultivation. As he meditated, he could clearly feel that his soul power possessed the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The mutual generation of the five elements not only boosted his soul power but also imperceptibly strengthened his physique.

The night passed in a flash. Early the next morning, Ling Yun awoke from his meditation, left the dormitory, and headed to the academic office to find Director Su.

"Good morning, Director Su."

"Oh? It's student Ling Yun."

Director Su greeted him with a smile; after all, being an Innate Full Soul Power genius, Ling Yun had left a deep impression on him.

"Is there something you need, coming to see me so early in the morning?"

Ling Yun replied, "Director Su, I would like to ask you to take me to obtain my first soul ring!"

"Obtain your first soul ring?"

Director Su pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement. "No problem. There is a Soul Hunting Forest near Notting City. Let's go grab some breakfast first, then we'll set off!"

"You got it!"

Ling Yun smiled. After two days of deliberation, he had already decided what kind of soul beast he wanted to hunt for his first soul ring.

Just as he was about to head to the cafeteria with Director Su, the office door was pushed open forcefully. A man with an aged face and a short, cropped haircut walked in, followed by a young boy—it was none other than Tang San.

Seeing Tang San, Ling Yun immediately guessed the identity of this middle-aged man: the "trash" master, Yu Xiaogang.