Spiders, So Many Spiders! (Part 1)

Duan Fan opened the door.

Standing at the entrance was a female teacher in her early thirties. She was quite pretty, with a pink mole between her eyebrows, and she wore an elegant blue robe.

She held a stack of over ten books in her arms, with a school uniform and a student ID card resting on top.

"Hello, Duan Fan. I am your teacher, Li Ruolan. We met yesterday; do you remember me?"

As she greeted him, Li Ruolan walked inside while balancing the books, eventually setting them down on the table.

The moment he saw Li Ruolan, Duan Fan remembered her. She was the teacher who had led him and his uncle to the registration office the day before; the pink mole between her eyebrows was quite memorable.

"Hello, Teacher Li!"

Duan Fan greeted her politely. "Thank you so much for yesterday. If you hadn't shown us the way, my uncle and I would have spent a long time looking for the registration office."

"You remembered?"

Li Ruolan smiled slightly, then pointed to the items she had brought. "These are your uniform, your student ID, and your books."

"You just woke up, didn't you?"

"Go wash up first, then change into your uniform and take your ID card. I'll take you to breakfast, and then we'll head to the classroom."

After giving her instructions, Li Ruolan walked toward the door. As she left, she added gently, "There's no rush. It's fine if we're a little late; I'll wait for you outside."

Duan Fan glanced at the stack of books on the table, each one quite thick, before his gaze shifted to the uniform and the student ID.

The uniform was gray and bore the emblem of the Spirit Hall.

The student ID was a white metal card, about the size of a playing card and slightly thicker than a coin. He didn't know what material it was made of, but it felt weightless in his hand and cool to the touch.

It also featured the Spirit Hall emblem, while the other side was engraved with Duan Fan's information.

Duan Fan, Junior Class Ten, Spirit Hall Academy.

After a casual glance, Duan Fan went to wash up.

A few minutes later.

Duan Fan walked out of the dormitory, dressed in his uniform and holding his student ID.

Li Ruolan took one look and said with a smile, "Very good. Let's head to the cafeteria now."

On the way to the cafeteria, Li Ruolan explained the teaching schedule for Junior Class Ten at the Spirit Hall Academy.

"There is one theory class and one combat class every day. All other time is for cultivation."

"Your spirit is a writing brush, which is quite rare. I have already submitted an application to the teacher in charge of the Mimicry Cultivation Area. If all goes well, you should be able to go there to cultivate after you finish today's combat class."

Duan Fan was very surprised to hear this; he hadn't expected the Spirit Hall Academy to be capable of such things.

Having a Mimicry Cultivation Area was one thing, but to be able to customize it immediately was another.

The resources of this academy were truly exaggerated.

It was a good thing he hadn't chosen the Notting City Elementary Spirit Master Academy.

The gap was clear at a glance.

Even some advanced academies that only accepted monsters couldn't even compare to this.

After breakfast, Duan Fan followed Li Ruolan to the teaching building.

To be precise, it was the Spirit Hall Academy Elementary Teaching Building.

The Spirit Hall Academy had three teaching building areas: the elementary, intermediate, and advanced teaching buildings.

The main body of the academy was built against a mountain, rising in tiers, and the three teaching areas were arranged in the same way.

The elementary teaching building was at the very bottom, while the advanced teaching building was at the very top, which was also the location closest to the Pope Palace.

On the way from the cafeteria to the teaching building, Duan Fan learned these details from Li Ruolan.

In addition, Duan Fan learned the promotion rules for students: to advance from the elementary class to the intermediate class, one had to possess two rings before the age of twelve, and to advance from the intermediate class to the advanced class, one had to possess three rings before the age of fifteen.

There were three buildings for the elementary classes, each with three floors.

Duan Fan's Junior Class Ten was in the building on the far left, located in the first classroom on the first floor.

When Duan Fan followed Li Ruolan into the classroom, there were already eleven students inside.

The oldest of these eleven students was no more than ten years old, and the youngest was about the same age as Duan Fan, around six.

Before Li Ruolan entered the classroom, they had been playing and making noise; the commotion could be heard from far away.

But the second Li Ruolan stepped into the room, all the students fell silent and sat up straight.

Li Ruolan brought Duan Fan to the podium and introduced him with a smile: "This is a new student in our Junior Class Ten. His name is Duan Fan, his spirit is a writing brush, he has full innate soul power, and his current soul power level is fourteen."

A chorus of "wows" erupted from the students, and they all looked intentionally or unintentionally at a girl sitting by the window.

After introducing Duan Fan, Li Ruolan pointed to the empty seat next to the girl and said, "Duan Fan, you can sit there."

Duan Fan walked over and sat down beside the girl.

The girl was very beautiful, likely around six years old as well. Her features were extremely delicate, and her skin was so fair it was almost translucent.

When Duan Fan sat down, the girl didn't even lift her eyelids. Her expression was icy and carried a hint of arrogance, as if she couldn't be bothered to spare him a second glance.

Duan Fan found it amusing; where did such a small brat get so many emotions?

"Alright, let's begin today's theoretical knowledge lesson!"

Once Duan Fan was seated, Li Ruolan began the lecture.

This theoretical knowledge class covered information on Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts, all of which was fundamental and rather fragmented.

Therefore, even though Duan Fan had enrolled yesterday and was attending class today, he was not affected in the slightest.

Furthermore, because Li Ruolan explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, he was still able to learn quite a bit.

The theoretical knowledge lesson lasted about thirty minutes, concluding right after Li Ruolan finished describing a common Soul Beast.

"Alright, today's theoretical knowledge lesson ends here. We will now head to the Soul Fighting Arena for our practical combat class."

As Li Ruolan's voice faded, many students let out sounds of excitement.

Clearly, compared to listening to lectures in the classroom, they preferred having class at the Soul Fighting Arena.

"Follow me, everyone."

After saying this, Li Ruolan walked out of the classroom.

The students rose one after another to follow, and Duan Fan was naturally among them.

Duan Fan's seatmate, that cold girl, was the very last to leave the classroom.

Led by Li Ruolan, the twelve students of Junior Class Ten soon arrived at the Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Fighting Arena.

The Soul Fighting Arena was a massive, oval-shaped building, gray in its entirety.

Upon entering, one could see many combat zones inside, which were known as Soul Fighting Platforms.

Li Ruolan brought all the students to one of these Soul Fighting Platforms.

"Just like always, pair up. Today, Wen Xiyue will be paired with Duan Fan."

"Since Duan Fan is a new student, let's have Duan Fan and Wen Xiyue start the practical demonstration first."

Upon hearing this, the other students stepped back.

Only Duan Fan and Wen Xiyue remained on the platform.