Yue Guan's Adopted Son, Yue Xiaochuan or Tang San!

"Foster father! I've broken through to level thirty!"

Tang Yin left Martial Soul Academy and immediately headed to the residence of Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was busy tending to his flowers and plants, looked at the boy standing before him. Upon hearing these words, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes, a flicker of wariness flashing deep within them.

"A level thirty Soul Elder at ten years old!"

"With such talent, in the hundreds of years of Martial Soul Hall, only those possessing the Angel Martial Soul and Bibi Dong could compare to him!"

"The cultivation talent of Tang Hao's son is truly shockingly strong!"

"If he were to turn against us in the future, wouldn't I end up exactly as Bibi Dong predicted—empty-handed, becoming a target for liquidation?"

"Although I made him focus on cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer instead of the Blue Silver Grass, limiting the future of the Clear Sky Hammer, its power is still not to be underestimated!"

"No, I must prepare more contingencies!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's thoughts raced. Once he stopped, a gentle smile appeared on his face, which was as enchanting and beautiful as a woman's, and he reached out to pat Tang San's little head.

"Yue Xiaochuan, you truly haven't disappointed this father~"

Yue Xiaochuan was the name Tang San went by now.

However.

Compared to the name Yue Xiaochuan, Tang San still preferred the name from his past life in the Tang Sect.

"Foster father, when shall we head to the Star Dou Forest to obtain my Soul Ring?" Tang San asked.

"We shall depart at once~" Chrysanthemum Douluo giggled, set down his tools, and scooped up Tang San before flying off toward the horizon.

Martial Soul City was located right next to the Star Dou Forest.

It could be considered the human city closest to the Star Dou Forest on the entire continent.

Inside the Star Dou Forest.

Chrysanthemum Douluo spent half the day searching with Tang San before finally finding a 1,500-year-old Diamond Ape.

He knocked it down in a few quick moves.

"Xiaochuan, you may begin~"

Chrysanthemum Douluo walked to the side with an enchanting gait, an evil, charming smile on his face.

"Yes!"

Tang San gripped his left hand, and a large hammer silently appeared as two yellow Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.

"First Soul Skill, Sky-Piercing Strike!"

Tang San leaped high into the air, hammer in hand, and smashed it fiercely onto the Diamond Ape's head.

"Boom!"

The ground trembled, and as the Diamond Ape perished, a purple Soul Ring quietly condensed.

"Xiaochuan, start absorbing the Soul Ring~"

"I will protect you from the side~"

Chrysanthemum Douluo crossed his arms, his gaze sweeping the surroundings from time to time, appearing very diligent.

"Very well, thank you, foster father!"

Tang San took a deep breath, put away his hammer, and began to absorb the Diamond Ape's Soul Ring.

At this moment, the two of them truly looked like a devoted father and a filial son.

In less than an hour, Tang San finished absorbing the Diamond Ape's Soul Ring.

Two yellow and one purple Soul Ring were arranged in order, and the aura of a level thirty-one Soul Elder was plain to see.

Seeing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded with satisfaction: "Xiaochuan, release your third soul skill and let this father see how powerful your Heaven-Shaking Hammer is~"

Having adopted Tang Hao's heir as his foster son, he naturally couldn't keep calling the weapon by that name.

Moreover, he detested the three words "Clear Sky Hammer."

He had simply renamed the martial soul.

"Foster father, my third soul skill is called Diamond Earth-Shaking Hammer." As Tang San spoke, he released his martial soul, and with the great hammer in hand, he immediately activated his third Soul Ring.

The next second, he leaped into the air and slammed the hammer into the ground.

In an instant.

A large crater appeared, and cracks spread out rapidly like a spiderweb.

Dust filled the air.

Chrysanthemum Douluo took out a handkerchief and fanned it in front of his face.

"Xiaochuan, in the future, when you fight others, be more elegant. Don't be like those foul men who only know how to use brute force~"

Tang Yin's mouth twitched upon hearing this.

Sometimes he really didn't understand why the person who adopted him had to be this sissy Chrysanthemum Douluo, rather than Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.

Chrysanthemum Douluo was clearly a man, yet he always dressed more femininely than any woman.

He had even nearly had a reaction once.

Tang San helplessly retracted his martial soul and Soul Ring, then said, "Godfather, being elegant... wouldn't that be a bit too unserious? If I were using the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, perhaps it would be fine, but I am using a hammer!"

"You must be serious and elegant! Look at how you just released your soul skill; why were your legs spread so wide? And why did you jump so high? To make yourself look imposing?" Chrysanthemum Douluo retorted sharply.

"Godfather, I have noted it!" Tang San nodded helplessly; if he continued to find excuses, he would have to endure further mental torture from Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Alright, let us return~" Chrysanthemum Douluo hoisted Tang San with one hand, then stowed away the corpse of the Diamond Ape before heading back to Martial Soul City.

Meanwhile.

Under the guidance of Lei Wuya, Tang Yin and Xiao Wu had already returned to Suotuo Intermediate Soul Master Academy. Dean Broto called Tang Yin and Xiao Wu to his office immediately, while Vice Dean Lei Wuya sipped tea to the side.

"Dean."

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu called out in unison.

"Sit, both of you."

Broto raised a hand and smiled.

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu sat in the empty seats to the side, looking slightly reserved.

"Tang Yin, first of all, congratulations on breaking through to become a Soul Elder." Broto smiled.

"Thank you, but without the Vice Dean's help, I could never have obtained the Soul Ring of the Thunder Hell Vine." Tang Yin looked at Lei Wuya with gratitude.

Lei Wuya waved his hand dismissively.

Broto continued, "I called you here this time because there is one more thing I wish to ask you."

Tang Yin was taken aback: "Please speak, Dean."

Broto asked thoughtfully: "Do you know the Dean of Shrek Academy, Flender, or someone named Yu Xiaogang?"

A look of surprise appeared in Tang Yin's eyes: "Dean, I do know them, especially Yu Xiaogang. As you know, Xiao Wu and I came from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, and that Yu Xiaogang was at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy."

"I see. Have you had any conflicts with them?" Broto asked further.

Tang Yin shook his head: "None at all."

Broto muttered: "Just a few days after you and Xiao Wu enrolled, Flender and Yu Xiaogang came to find me, inquiring about your whereabouts and asking if you were studying here."

Tang Yin blinked and asked: "Dean, how did you answer them?"

"I told them directly that you were not studying here and sent them away." Broto waved his hand.

"Dean, before we enrolled, Yu Xiaogang had recommended Shrek Academy to Xiao Wu and me, but we didn't go to register and came to you instead. I suspect that after Yu Xiaogang went to Shrek Academy and found that Xiao Wu and I weren't there, he started asking around." Tang Yin speculated while explaining.

"There is such a thing? In that case, it is indeed possible as you say!" Broto looked as if he had just realized the truth.

But immediately after, he asked: "Then, do you two still intend to enroll in Shrek Academy?"

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. Tang Yin smiled: "Dean, we have no intention of leaving here to transfer to Shrek."

"That is good!" Broto breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said: "Rest assured, you will receive the best training here with me!"

"When you graduate in the future and wish to attend a high-level soul master academy, I can even recommend you to Bala Academy!"

"Bala Academy is established in the royal capital--Bala City, and is managed directly by the King. I graduated from there myself!"

After exchanging a glance, Tang Yin and Xiao Wu bowed in unison: "Thank you, Dean."

"Hehe~ No need for formalities. The better you perform at Bala Academy, the more glory it brings to me!" Broto was all smiles, then added: "I see you are both tired, go back and rest."

"Understood." The two said in unison.

Inside the dormitory.

Tang Yin was idly playing with his External Soul Bone--Thunder God Whip, thinking about how to push its utility to the limit.

"Zzz! Wula wula!"

As Tang Yin injected soul power into the Thunder God Whip, purple-gold arcs of electricity flickered across its surface, continuously spreading outward.

If not for Tang Yin's control, it would likely have destroyed everything in the dormitory in an instant.

Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory, Xiao Wu, thinking about how Tang Yin had already broken through to become a Soul Elder, couldn't help but reflect on herself, deciding to redouble her efforts before beginning her meditative cultivation.

"I cannot fall too far behind."