Brick?

"Mu Han, martial soul Brick, soul power level 18, assault and control system battle soul master."

As the words "level 18" were spoken, a wave of gasps erupted from the students in the class.

Level 18 at nine years old was a true genius!

Just two more levels and he would reach the Soul Grand Master tier.

Anyone who could become a Soul Grand Master before the age of twelve could be called a genius.

However, his martial soul was a bit lacking; a Brick looked like a trash martial soul no matter how you sliced it.

And calling himself an assault and control system master—wasn't that just a jack-of-all-trades, master of none?

But these people were in no position to judge.

After all, they were Class 5 of the first grade.

Most of them were at the level of eleven, just barely meeting the requirements for enrollment, and their martial souls were all sorts of strange things.

There were almost no powerful martial souls, and most were trash-tier martial souls on par with Blue Silver Grass.

What made Mu Han curious, however, was that Xie Xie was not in Class 5.

In the original story, Tang Wulin's roommate bullied him, and Tang Wulin beat him up in retaliation.

Xie Xie happened to step on the quilt Na'er had sewn for Tang Wulin, and Tang Wulin's rage spilled over onto him.

In the end, they all ended up in Class 5 together.

But there was also the matter of the Xie family making arrangements in advance.

It was the Xie family who asked the dean, Long Hengxu, to temper Xie Xie a bit more.

Coupled with Long Hengxu's desire to make the class promotion tournament three months later more interesting, he arranged for Xie Xie to be sent to Class 5 to bolster its strength and put pressure on the other classes.

Now that Class 5 had Mu Han, a level 18 "trash martial soul," there was naturally no need for Xie Xie.

Furthermore, Xie Xie hadn't actually thrown a punch this time.

After all, there was no "quilt sewn by Na'er" by Tang Wulin's side this time.

Thus, using the excuse of "failing to stop a fight between roommates," Xie Xie was sent to Class 2.

And to ensure Xie Xie wasn't isolated in the dormitory, Yun Xiao was arranged to go to Class 4.

It is worth noting that in the original story, Yun Xiao was the one sent to Class 5 under the excuse of "failing to stop a fight between roommates"!

But now, he had ended up in Class 4 instead.

Of the same dormitory, only Zhou Changxi and Tang Wulin, who had actually fought, were sent to Class 5.

Tang Wulin hadn't done anything wrong, but his martial soul quality was too low, so he could only enter Class 5.

Zhou Changxi's martial soul category was actually good enough for Class 3, but his level was a bit low.

Originally, he could have at least made it into Class 4, but now he could only enter Class 5, just like in the original story.

What was different from the original story was that Tang Wulin's cultivation was stronger, already at level 13.

This was because Tang Wulin had not met Na'er.

Although his parents still sent him to learn blacksmithing to cultivate his willpower and a specialized skill, he had started at over seven years old, whereas in the original story, Tang Wulin began at six.

Moreover, Tang Wulin had no younger sister, so his efforts were purely for the sake of his own soul spirit.

Consequently, he spent less energy on blacksmithing.

Instead, he devoted more time to cultivating his soul power.

Then, due to the butterfly effect, Tang Wulin did not draw that defective grass snake trash soul spirit from the original story.

Or rather, Tang Wulin didn't draw one at all this time.

In the original story, his parents were raising two children, so the family finances were tight.

Now, without Na'er, their family was much more affluent.

Although they still sent him to learn blacksmithing, the family provided support when it came to buying a soul spirit.

While they didn't buy a million-credit century-old soul spirit, they were able to afford a compatible ten-year soul spirit.

They even spent an extra ten thousand federal credits to hire a spirit master to help him select it.

But a trash martial soul is still a trash martial soul.

Without a second awakening, no matter how compatible the soul spirit was, Blue Silver Grass remained a trash martial soul.

In reality, this soul spirit was even worse for Tang Wulin than the defective grass snake soul spirit from the original story.

After all, Tang Wulin possessed the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King.

Even though the seal hadn't been broken yet, it was ultimately improving his physique; his innate divine strength was the best proof of that.

Yet, Tang Wulin had chosen a ten-year Ghost Vine soul spirit.

Ghost Vine possesses potent neurotoxins and can also parasitize through its seeds.

Two thousand years ago, the second soul ring of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul originated from a six-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine.

The next day, Wu Zhangkong's first class began; just like in the original work, it consisted of one-on-one duels between classmates.

Even those of the support system were required to fight, primarily to test their practical combat experience.

Beyond that, it was to propagate the philosophy that physical fitness is equally crucial.

After all, mecha pilots are no longer exclusive to soul masters these days.

Even ordinary people can become mecha pilots, but a powerful physique is a necessity for any mecha pilot.

Perhaps to prove this point, Wu Zhangkong arranged for Zhou Changxi and Mu Han to face each other in the first match.

Mu Han had the highest cultivation in the class, while Zhou Changxi had low soul power, though his martial soul provided a significant boost to his physique.

Wu Zhangkong directed the students to disperse and form a circle.

A white soul ring appeared beneath Zhou Changxi's feet, shining brilliantly.

At the same time, his body, already the most robust among his peers, expanded even further.

First soul skill, Strength Enhancement!

Zhou Changxi charged toward Mu Han with long strides, only to come to a sudden halt.

Because he saw a purple soul ring.

That was a thousand-year soul ring? His first soul ring was at the thousand-year level?

The students of Class Five were completely stunned. Wasn't Class Five the worst class? How did such a monster end up here?

Even in Wu Zhangkong's eyes, a flash of astonishment appeared. How could Long Hengxu have assigned him such an excellent student?

It seemed he would have to give Long Hengxu a bit more face in the future.

Setting aside mental power, Zhou Changxi knew his own physical fitness likely couldn't compare to his opponent's.

At the very least, he wasn't confident he could withstand the power of a thousand-year soul ring.

If a strength-type soul master loses to their opponent in physical fitness, there is no need to continue the fight.

However, before he could concede, Mu Han had already made his move.

A rotating, hollow, white typhoon-like vortex appeared beneath Zhou Changxi's feet.

The vortex would release after spinning a certain number of times, erupting with a suction force.

It pulled at Zhou Changxi so hard he nearly fell to his knees.

He pressed his hands against his thighs, barely managing to hold his ground.

By now, he was drenched in sweat, his chest heaving violently, as if all the strength in his body were being drained away.

Although he was barely holding on, taking even a single step forward was incredibly difficult.

The moment he lifted his feet, he would immediately lose his balance and tumble to the ground.

But by then, Mu Han had already arrived in front of Zhou Changxi.

In his hand, he held a Brick that was entirely blue but streaked with gold.

That was his martial soul, Gold-Water Mutual Containment.

However, Mu Chen said that this metal had very low recognition in the outside world.

Furthermore, the Spirit Pagoda had already registered his martial soul under the name of a brick.

So, he simply called it "Brick," but it was definitely not a trash martial soul.

After all, how could a trash martial soul possess Innate Full Soul Power?