Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang

Wu Xiaodong and Mei Hu also widened their eyes.

Wang Sheng was equally stunned. He thought, Shouldn't Twin Martial Souls appear one in each hand? How could they appear in a single hand?

After all, Tang San, Xu He, Xiao Xiao, and the other Twin Martial Soul wielders from the original story each had one Martial Soul in each hand.

Could it be because these two Martial Souls were of the same kind that they appeared in one hand?

Xue Yue's eyes were filled with excitement. Such a special Martial Soul, as long as it possessed Soul Power, would definitely make its owner another genius-level student.

She immediately placed the Soul Power Testing Crystal before Xiao Tian.

Yet Xiao Tian felt no joy at all, only immense nervousness.

After all, everyone possessed a Martial Soul, but very few possessed Soul Power.

Xiao Tian silently prayed, Please let me have it, please let me have it. Whether I can avenge my parents depends on this.

Xiao Tian tremblingly reached for the crystal ball, moving extremely slowly, but no one urged him on.

They had all experienced the nervousness and anticipation of awakening, even a trace of fear.

Yet no matter how slowly he moved, Xiao Tian's hand eventually landed on the crystal ball.

"Whoosh..."

The entire crystal ball lit up, its radiance dazzlingly bright.

"Innate Full Soul Power???!!!"

"Gulp..."

Wu Xiao'ai, Wu Xiaodong, Mei Hu, Wang Sheng, and even Xue Yue all swallowed at once, their faces filled with disbelief.

None of them had expected that the little kid they had picked up so cheaply at the inn would turn out to be a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.

Seeing everyone frozen in place, Xiao Tian was terrified. He did not understand what the lit-up crystal ball meant, much less what Innate Full Soul Power was!

He asked shakily, "Do I... have Soul Power or not?!"

There was even a trace of a sob in his voice, showing just how nervous he was.

"You do! Of course you do! You have Innate Full Soul Power! Innate Full Soul Power! When I awakened, I only had Innate Rank Nine Soul Power!" As Wu Xiao'ai spoke, she kept rubbing Xiao Tian's head to express her excitement.

Wu Xiaodong said, "Congratulations!"

Mei Hu said, "You're a rare genius. We'll be classmates from now on!"

Wang Sheng said, "That's right. We happen to be heading to Star Dou Forest this time to hunt a Soul Ring for you. Once we do, you'll be a true One-Ring Soul Master."

"Really? I can become a Soul Master? That's great, that's great!" Xiao Tian jumped up excitedly.

"Alright, becoming a Soul Master is a certainty, but... hunting a Soul Ring should wait for now!"

Xue Yue had already put away the crystal ball. Her face was full of smiles, but there was a hint of difficulty between her brows.

Wu Xiao'ai looked baffled. "Teacher Xue Yue, why? Xiao Tian has Innate Full Soul Power. As long as he hunts any Soul Beast, he can become a Soul Master!"

Just as Xue Yue was about to answer, a deep voice came from the doorway and answered first.

The man walked in as he spoke.

"The fact that your teacher said that proves she is a qualified teacher! Before understanding a student's Martial Soul, casually hunting a Soul Beast for him is extremely irresponsible!"

"After all, a Soul Beast must be selected reasonably according to each person's Martial Soul. For example, if a fire-attribute Martial Soul hunted an ice-attribute Soul Beast, conflict would arise between the Martial Soul and Soul Ring. It would be no different from courting death."

"Of course, no one would be foolish enough to let a fire-attribute Martial Soul hunt an ice-attribute Soul Beast. However, the compatibility between a Soul Beast and Martial Soul directly affects the power of the Soul Skill gained."

"For instance, if a fire-attribute Martial Soul gained a fire-attribute Soul Skill, it could unleash one hundred percent of its power. If a Martial Soul of another attribute gained a fire-attribute Soul Skill, even without a conflict, it could only unleash seventy or eighty percent of its power! Perhaps even less!"

Wang Sheng carefully examined the newcomer. He had a slightly weathered face with stubbly beard, a gray robe, and gray cloth shoes.

Neither his clothing nor hairstyle had any unnecessary embellishments. He was understated, simple, and clean.

He gave off a reliable, steady feeling.

"Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang?"

Wang Sheng was somewhat hesitant, but the moment his gaze fell upon the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at the man's waist, he immediately confirmed it.

But why was he here?

Wang Sheng could not help glancing at the one adult and two children behind him.

It seemed he was already at Notting Academy! The adult and child behind him were probably a teacher and student from Notting Academy. It looked like they were here, just like them, to hunt a Soul Ring for a student.

"We've met before?"

Grandmaster was somewhat surprised when he heard Wang Sheng call his name.

"We haven't, but I've heard elders in my family mention you before!" Wang Sheng casually made up an excuse. Still, he was quite excited. This was one of the first protagonists from the original story he had encountered since coming to this world!

Wu Xiao'ai was somewhat puzzled. "Um... Grandmaster, Xiao Tian's Martial Soul is obviously a plant. Wouldn't it be enough to directly find a plant-type Soul Beast?"

"Who told you that a plant-type Martial Soul must seek a plant-type Soul Beast?"

"For example, Phantom God Grass is a plant type, yet it belongs to the spiritual category. Of course, that is relatively rare!"

"Even common plants have their own tendencies. For example, Jade Scale Grass is innately poisonous, so hunting a poisonous Soul Beast would be most suitable. Take Iron Thorn as another example. Its body is tough and its spikes are incredibly sharp! The Soul Beast it hunts should preferably possess both traits, or at least one of them. Otherwise, the effect and power will both be average."

"Then let me ask you this: what characteristics does this little fellow's Martial Soul possess? What sort of Soul Beast should he hunt?"

"Uh..."

Wu Xiao'ai was dumbfounded. Not only her—even Xue Yue's eyes were filled with shock. She had never heard such a theory before, nor had she ever met anyone who understood Martial Souls and Soul Beasts so thoroughly.

Wang Sheng whispered to Xue Yue, "Teacher Xue Yue, he's the Grandmaster who wrote the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls!"

"No wonder!"

Xue Yue's eyes immediately lit up. Then she politely said, "Grandmaster, please explain the characteristics of my student's Martial Soul."

Even if Xue Yue had not asked, Grandmaster would have explained. After all, he was fascinated by research into Martial Souls. How could he possibly let go of such a peculiar Martial Soul possessed by someone with Innate Full Soul Power?

He had already begun studying the "Twin Martial Souls" in Xiao Tian's hand!

After a long while, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up. "Little fellow, does your Martial Soul possess an innate Soul Skill? Or rather, a special ability?"