The Distinction in Soul Beasts' Talents

The Flame Lion King before him was a full three meters long with a shoulder height of one point five meters. Its fiery red fur appeared majestic and imposing under the sunlight, and the lion's signature mane around its face felt incredibly soft to the touch.

Song Mu wondered, was this Flame Lion King the same one from the original story that had been scared off by Huo Yuhao's Ice Jade Empress Scorpion?

The Panel Martial Soul indicated that this Flame Lion King possessed decent talent, ranking among the best he had captured in the past few days.

Excluding Wang Dong'er, the soul beasts he currently possessed fell into three categories of talent: slightly inferior, average, and decent.

The Panel Martial Soul did not explain the distinctions between these talents, but based on Song Mu's deductions, this talent represented the growth ceiling of the soul beast.

These three tiers of talent corresponded to the levels that could be captured by the Ordinary, Intermediate, and Advanced Gulu Balls, respectively.

As for Wang Dong'er's extraordinary talent, it definitely held the potential to reach level ninety or higher.

There was a gap in the middle corresponding to the Super Gulu Ball's talent tier, which Song Mu had yet to encounter.

He had used an Intermediate Gulu Ball to capture this Flame Lion King; if the beast were to grow to the ten-thousand-year level, he would have to switch it to an Advanced Gulu Ball.

These Gulu Balls could only withstand soul beasts within a specific age range; exceeding that limit risked the Gulu Ball shattering.

Fortunately, Wang Dong'er's was a King Ball, which would not need replacing until she reached the Title Douluo level.

There was also a release mechanism for soul beasts that Song Mu found quite interesting.

The first time a soul beast was released, one would obtain certain fruits based on the beast's level, though the Gulu Ball would not be returned.

These fruits were the energy he had previously mentioned to Du Weilun that could enhance a soul beast's cultivation.

They could be fed to any soul beast Song Mu had captured, not just Wang Dong'er.

The growth ceiling for cultivating a soul beast was only affected by the beast's own talent and had nothing to do with Song Mu's own level.

Furthermore, even if the cultivated soul beast's level far exceeded his own, it would still obey him, unlike high-level soul beasts captured directly, which would refuse to listen.

From the second release onward, one would not receive fruits, but the Gulu Ball would be returned as normal.

Song Mu thought: If I were to capture every soul beast in this Beast Fighting Zone and then release them all, feeding every fruit I obtained to Wang Dong'er, what level would she reach?

Just today, Song Mu had also accepted a special mission.

The mission required him to cultivate a soul beast to increase its level by a certain amount within a one-year time limit.

The special reward was a skill stone of the light element, with the skill named Refraction.

The Martial Soul provided no hints on how to use the skill stone or what the effect of Refraction was; he would have to complete the mission to find out.

Over the next few days, Song Mu spent his time either in the dormitory or at the Beast Fighting Zone capturing soul beasts.

Soon, the day for official classes arrived.

Inside Boys' Dormitory 108, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating. For the past few days, aside from going to the cafeteria to eat, he had spent all his time cultivating in the room.

Just then, Wang Dong walked over and kicked the leg of the bed where Huo Yuhao was sitting, interrupting his cultivation.

Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked at him expressionlessly.

Over the past few days, Wang Dong had frequently interrupted his cultivation to make him fetch food from the cafeteria.

This interruption was likely to make him buy breakfast for Wang Dong.

However, this guy had woken up quite early today; usually, he wouldn't get up until noon.

Wang Dong said, "Do you even know that classes start today?"

Classes started today? Huo Yuhao had been so immersed in his cultivation these past few days that he had forgotten the schedule.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's blank expression, Wang Dong knew he had definitely lost track of time.

He complained, "If I hadn't woken up early today, we'd both be waiting to be late! I don't know why you're working so hard at cultivation when your talent is such trash."

With a cold snort, Wang Dong walked away without looking back.

On the bed frame, Huo Yuhao remained expressionless as he quietly got up and climbed down.

For the past few days, Wang Dong had constantly mocked him for being trash.

It didn't matter. Back at the Duke's Mansion, he had heard such words more times than he could count.

For now, he would just endure it. Once Huo Yuhao became strong in the future, he would surely repay the humiliation he had suffered a hundredfold!

Freshman Class Nine.

The homeroom teacher, Mu Jin, had just finished her self-introduction and was now deciding on the class monitor for Class Nine.

On the podium, Mu Jin's gaze swept over every student in the class.

Mu Jin said, "Based on my analysis of your files, I have selected the two students with the highest strength or soul power levels to serve as class monitor and deputy monitor."

"Song Mu, soul power level twenty-five, will serve as class monitor; Ning Tian, soul power level thirty-one, will serve as deputy monitor."

As soon as Mu Jin finished speaking, someone from below raised an objection.

"I have an objection!"

Mu Jin looked at the girl who had spoken, noting her short, fiery red hair and matching red eyes.

Mu Jin knew her; her name was Wu Feng, her Martial Soul was the Red Dragon, and she was level twenty-five.

Mu Jin said, "If you have any objections, speak."

Wu Feng stood up and said, "Ning Tian is a Soul Elder, while that Song Mu is only a level twenty-five Great Soul Master. How can you let Ning Tian be the vice class monitor?"

Her words made sense; looking purely at soul power levels, Ning Tian was indeed far superior to Song Mu.

However, as the homeroom teacher, Mu Jin had received a brief dossier on Song Mu, including a simple introduction to his Martial Soul.

Therefore, Mu Jin knew that Song Mu's strength was sufficient to hold the position of class monitor.

Mu Jin said, "I chose student Song Mu as class monitor because he possesses the strength of a Soul Elder. He is the strongest in Class Nine and is fully capable of the role."

This statement did not convince Wu Feng.

Having not seen it with her own eyes, she naturally would not believe that someone with the same soul power level as her possessed the strength of a Soul Elder.

Wu Feng continued, "Just taking Teacher Mu Jin's word for it isn't very convincing. Unless Song Mu can defeat me, I won't acknowledge his appointment as class monitor."

Upon hearing this, Mu Jin felt it was reasonable, but whether to accept the challenge depended on the opinion of the person involved.

She looked toward the back of the classroom where Song Mu sat by the window and asked, "What does student Song Mu think?"

Song Mu stood up and replied, "I accept the challenge."

As for being class monitor, Song Mu's attitude was indifferent.

If they let him do it, he would; if they didn't, he wouldn't fight for it.

As for battling Wu Feng, he was quite interested. Since his Martial Soul had awakened, he had not yet fought against another Soul Master.

Song Mu's hands were itching; he was craving a fight!

Mu Jin nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Does anyone else have any objections?"

No one else raised any dissent.

After all, Song Mu possessed level twenty-five soul power, which was higher than everyone else's.

Moreover, Mu Jin had said he possessed the strength of a Soul Elder. Even if there was some exaggeration, he should still be far beyond other Soul Masters of the same level, and certainly not someone they could provoke.

Seeing that no one else stood up, Mu Jin said, "In that case, we shall head to the Soul Fighting Zone."