The Temptation of the Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill

In the center of the high platform, the old dean of Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy was holding a long script, speaking eloquently to the freshmen below.

"Students, welcome to Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy. Here, you will begin your path as Soul Masters. A Soul Master is the noblest profession on the Douluo Continent, and also the one that requires the most perseverance and sweat..."

The old dean's voice echoed across the entire playground through a Soul Tool amplifier, but the monotonous clichés were enough to make anyone drowsy.

The freshmen below had been quite excited at first, but after listening for over half an hour, they began to sway and slump, the sound of whispering gradually dying down and being replaced by a chorus of dull yawns.

It wasn't just the students; even the instructors on the stage felt bored.

Zhao Dabao, the instructor with the receding hairline, stood at the very edge of the high platform, hands behind his back, mouth wide open in a series of continuous yawns.

His round beer belly trembled with every yawn, making him look extremely impatient.

Zhao Dabao had originally been an ordinary Soul Master with mediocre talent, just drifting through life at the academy.

Ever since he awakened this Invincible Check-in System half a month ago, his mindset had completely changed.

His mind was now entirely occupied with how to check in and get rewards; he had no interest in standing here listening to the old dean's nonsense.

Just as Zhao Dabao was about to fall asleep from boredom, a sudden change occurred.

Through the Eye of Truth, Su Yu clearly saw the golden panel above Zhao Dabao's head suddenly flicker with a dazzling green light.

Immediately after, the information on the panel began to refresh rapidly.

[Today's check-in mission has been released!]

[Check-in location: Check in at the small woods behind the academy.]

[Check-in requirement: Stay at the center of the small woods for three minutes to complete the task.]

[Check-in reward: One Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill.]

[Item description: Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill. After consumption, it can significantly improve martial soul aptitude, cleanse the marrow and strengthen the body, expel impurities, and has a certain chance to cause a benign mutation in ordinary martial souls.]

Seeing this reward information, Su Yu's eyes lit up sharply.

A Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill.

This item was an absolute priceless treasure on the Douluo Continent.

What Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent valued most was Innate Soul Power and martial soul aptitude.

For many people, once their martial soul was awakened, their achievements for the rest of their lives were basically set in stone.

A treasure capable of changing martial soul aptitude would make even the high and mighty Title Douluo envious if they saw it.

This thing might not be of much use to him, but it was quite useful for Tang Wu.

If he could get his hands on this Marrow Cleansing Pill and have Tang Wu take it, it might just allow her Blue Silver Grass martial soul to evolve directly, completely breaking free from the limitations of a trash martial soul.

Zhao Dabao on the high platform naturally saw the system prompt as well.

His small, sleepy eyes suddenly widened, his eyeballs nearly popping out.

The temptation of the Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill was simply fatal to an instructor with mediocre talent like him.

As long as he ate this pill, he could be reborn; he would no longer have to be a bullied instructor in this crappy primary academy, and he might even go further to become a revered Title Douluo.

Zhao Dabao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, not wanting to wait even a second longer.

He turned his head, clutched his beer belly, and the expression on his face instantly became extremely painful, his features contorting together.

"Ouch, I can't take it anymore."

Zhao Dabao lowered his voice to the instructor with black-rimmed glasses beside him, "Old Li, my stomach suddenly hurts badly; I must have eaten something bad this morning. I have to go to the latrine, cover for me for a while."

The instructor with black-rimmed glasses frowned, looking at Zhao Dabao's exaggerated acting, and said with some dissatisfaction: "The dean is still speaking, the opening ceremony isn't over yet, isn't it inappropriate for you to leave now? If the dean of students sees you, he'll definitely dock your pay."

"When nature calls, how can I hold it! I'll take the blame if anything happens, dock the pay if you must!"

Zhao Dabao didn't care about any of that; after dropping those words, he clutched his stomach and hurried down the stairs on the side of the high platform without even looking back.

Su Yu had been keeping his eyes on Zhao Dabao's movements.

Seeing the other party slip away, he immediately turned his head and gave Xiao Wu a wink.

Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had reincarnated, and her combat instincts were extremely sharp.

As soon as she saw Su Yu's gaze, she immediately understood.

The two didn't speak, tacitly taking two steps back, preparing to slip away from the freshman ranks without a sound.

Tang Wu had been holding Su Yu's hand tightly, and feeling that Su Yu was about to leave, she immediately grew anxious.

"Brother Yu, where are you going? I want to go too."

Tang Wu lowered her voice, tugging hard on Su Yu's sleeve, her large eyes full of nervousness.

She only trusted Su Yu in this strange place and didn't want to be separated from him for even a moment.

Su Yu stopped, reached back to hold Tang Wu's small hand, and squeezed it gently.

"Xiao San, be good."

Su Yu's voice was very soft, but it carried a reassuring strength, "We're going to handle some important business; taking you along makes the target too big and easy to be discovered. You stay here and behave, help us provide cover. If anyone asks, just say we went to the bathroom."

Tang Wu was still somewhat reluctant; she looked at Su Yu, then at Xiao Wu beside her who looked eager to try, feeling a wave of grievance in her heart.

Why did Brother Yu take that annoying rabbit along for his business, but not her?

But she had always listened to Su Yu.

Looking into Su Yu's earnest eyes, Tang Wu could only pout aggrievedly and nod obediently, "Then Brother Yu, come back quickly. I'll wait for you here and won't go anywhere."

"Rest assured, I'll be back soon."

Su Yu patted her head.

After soothing Tang Wu, Su Yu and Xiao Wu took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was fixed on the Dean atop the high platform, hunched their backs, and slipped out of the crowd without a sound.

The two left the playground and moved quickly along the wall bordering the academy.

Xiao Wu's movements were incredibly light, like a real rabbit, landing without a sound.

Although Su Yu lacked her natural talent, his physical constitution from his Innate Full Soul Power meant his speed was not slow in the slightest.

They followed far behind Zhao Dabao, maintaining a safe distance that ensured they wouldn't be discovered while keeping him in sight.

After leaving the playground, Zhao Dabao didn't head to any latrine; instead, he jogged all the way, making a beeline for the back mountain of the academy.

He ran until he was panting, his fat jiggling with every step and his forehead slick with sweat, yet his pace remained brisk, his mind filled entirely with that Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill.

The back mountain of Nuoding Academy was an undeveloped wasteland, a place rarely visited by students or instructors.

Zhao Dabao jogged along a weed-choked path, ducking into the dark, quiet grove of trees in the back mountain of the academy.