Enrollment, Tang San Takes a Master

At last, they arrived at Nuoding Academy. From afar, they could already see a towering arched gate, twenty meters wide and over ten meters tall, built entirely from solid stone. Beneath it stood two dark iron lattice gates. Xiaofei could tell at a glance that they were forged from fine refined iron. Through the iron bars, they could see winding paths leading into a secluded campus, with a broad road running straight inward and tall trees lining both sides. Four large characters were inscribed at the center of the arch: "Nuoding Academy."

Just as he had seen in the books from his previous life, Old Jack and the other two encountered that same gatekeeper from the original story, who deliberately made things difficult for them. "Blue Silver Grass as a martial soul? And Innate Full Soul Power? What a joke. I've worked as a gatekeeper at this academy for four years, and I've never heard of a student with Innate Full Soul Power. This brat's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass—how could he possibly have full soul power? I think this certificate from Spirit Hall must be forged."

These words made Old Jack tremble with rage. From the corner of his eye, Xiaofei seemed to see Tang San's calm expression, along with a faint trace of killing intent. Tang San's sleeve also appeared to be lifting slightly. Xiaofei secretly sighed.

He walked straight up to the gatekeeper, picked up the martial soul certificate from the ground, and said, "Hello, Mr. Gatekeeper. This certificate was personally issued by Deacon Su Yuntao of Nuoding City. If you think there's a problem with it, we can go directly to Spirit Hall now and ask Master Su Yuntao to verify it. But when the time comes, if word gets out that you disregarded a certificate from Spirit Hall, you'll be in serious trouble. Are you really going to disregard Spirit Hall and Master Su Yuntao?"

After hearing that, the gatekeeper began to panic. He had merely wanted to extort a little pocket money; how could he dare seek confirmation from Master Su Yuntao?

"Enough. Stop this." A somewhat hoarse voice came from nearby. A slightly disheveled middle-aged man walked over.

Xiaofei took a careful look. This was the legendary master, Yu Xiaogang. A man of average height and somewhat thin build had somehow appeared beside them. He looked to be around forty or fifty years old. His short black hair was parted three to seven, and his features were entirely ordinary. His hands were clasped behind his back, yet he possessed a distinctive air. His half-lidded eyes carried a trace of laziness and dejection.

The moment Xiaofei saw Yu Xiaogang, he felt that this was a dispirited man, but also a stubborn one. Looking back at the original story, if not for his obstinate nature, he would never have achieved what he did later. With that persistent and melancholy temperament, it was no wonder the two proud daughters of heaven, Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, had been devoted to him.

Yu Xiaogang said to Old Jack, "Sir, may I take a look at the martial soul certificates?"

Old Jack was the village chief, so he had enough discernment to recognize the situation. He handed the two martial soul certificates to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang picked them up and carefully checked them. "The certificates are genuine. Sir, on behalf of the academy, I apologize for what just happened. Leave these two children to me."

Old Jack hurriedly said, "There's no need to apologize. I'll have to trouble you with these two children."

Old Jack pulled Xiaofei and Tang San aside and gave them a few reminders, telling them to study hard, stay safe, and so on. Then he returned to Holy Soul Village alone.

Yu Xiaogang gave the gatekeeper an indifferent glance. "This is the first time, and the last. If it happens again, you won't need to stay here." His voice was hoarse yet calm, but it carried an undeniable authority.

Afterward, Yu Xiaogang led Tang Fei and Tang San into the academy. Yu Xiaogang held Tang San's hand, clearly wanting to say something. Perhaps because Xiaofei was present, some words remained unspoken.

Xiaofei sensed the awkwardness between the three of them and said to Yu Xiaogang, "Sir, the registration office is over there. I'll head over first. You two can talk." Then he walked alone toward the Academic Affairs Office. On the way, he could not help turning back to look at the two of them. This was probably the legendary master-disciple ceremony. He was not particularly interested in it anyway. Besides, he had never considered taking Yu Xiaogang as his master, and Yu Xiaogang probably would not think much of him either. Moreover, Yu Xiaogang likely could not provide what Xiaofei wanted, so he simply stayed away from them.

After enrolling, Xiaofei was unsurprisingly assigned to Dormitory Seven. After collecting his school uniform and following a teacher's directions, Xiaofei arrived at Dormitory Seven.

Xiaofei knocked on the door. Just as he entered, a student who was already rather burly for his age walked up to him and looked down at him. "A new Work-Study Student?"

A friendly smile appeared on Xiaofei's face. "Hello, I'm a Work-Study Student from Holy Soul Village." "My name is Wang Sheng. My martial soul is the Battle Tiger, and I'll become a Battle Spirit Master in the future. I'm also the boss here. Kid, what's your name? What's your martial soul?" "My name is Wang Xiaofei. My martial soul is the Fire Phoenix." "Fire Phoenix? Not bad. Xiaofei, I'm the boss here. From now on, you listen to me, understand?"

Xiaofei did not really want to deal with these people, so he replied, "All right. I'll have to rely on your care from now on." Seeing that Xiaofei was fairly obedient, Wang Sheng did not make things difficult for him. Xiaofei went to an empty bed by himself, set down his clothes and other belongings, and spent some time arranging them. Sure enough, Tang San arrived at the dormitory not long afterward. Tang San and Wang Sheng got into a conflict, and Tang San easily defeated Wang Sheng.

Right after that, their female lead, Xiao Wu, appeared. She truly looked quite adorable, just like a little white rabbit. As expected, Tang San lost to Xiao Wu, and Dormitory Seven entered Xiao Wu's era of dominance. Xiaofei almost wanted to rub his forehead and laugh bitterly as he watched a group of children fooling around.

The next day was the opening ceremony. Tang San did not attend; Yu Xiaogang had probably taken him to obtain his first Soul Ring. After the first class, Xiaofei finally obtained the Meditation Technique he had long dreamed of. Xiaofei knew that it was the most common and simplest Meditation Technique on the continent, but for a commoner, it was the most suitable thing for him at this stage.