After washing up, Lin Ye walked out of Dorm Seven and saw Xiao Wu standing right outside the dormitory.
"Sister Xiao Wu, why aren't you going to the classroom?"
Lin Ye was confused. He turned around, but Tang San wasn't there either.
The male and female leads had split up. That was a rather strange development.
"I haven't had breakfast yet."
Xiao Wu lowered her head, a little embarrassed.
She really was too poor. She didn't have a single copper on her.
Just making it to Notting Academy had been hard enough.
Unfortunately, now even getting a meal had become a problem.
Work-study programs and the like wouldn't get her money that quickly.
"Let me treat you, Sister Xiao Wu."
Lin Ye said seriously. He knew how poor Xiao Wu was.
Even after she received the Spirit Hall subsidy later on, it still wouldn't cover her expenses.
"Th-then how could I accept? Let's go."
Xiao Wu immediately lifted her head, her smile bright.
Having someone treat her to a meal felt so wonderful!
"What's there to be embarrassed about? We're roommates. Helping each other out is only right."
At that, Xiao Wu secretly sighed to herself.
Maybe she really had misunderstood him yesterday.
He was a pretty upright person after all!
[Oh no, oh no. What if he keeps an eye on me from now on?]
[I almost forgot. The Hooligan Rabbit doesn't get embarrassed.]
[What's wrong with my mouth? Why am I such a bigmouth? Why am I pretending to be such a goody-goody?]
Xiao Wu: "..."
She hadn't been wrong. This guy was just pretending to be proper!
But since he was treating her to a meal, she'd forgive him this time.
The two of them went to the cafeteria and ordered some food.
After breakfast, they headed back to the classroom.
At a Primary Soul Master Academy, most classes were held in the classroom.
Outdoor classes mostly consisted of sparring.
Sometimes, teachers would have them do physical training, combat techniques, and the like.
Soul Masters were more likely to fight at close range, relatively speaking.
As for theoretical knowledge, Lin Ye had already learned quite a bit back in Heavenly Sword Village.
The children of Heavenly Sword Village began learning Soul Master theory at the age of three.
As the Village Chief put it, laying a solid foundation for children would help them grow better in the future.
So over the past three years, Lin Ye had learned a lot of theory.
And as someone who had crossed over, he also knew many of the theories by heart.
Lin Ye sat ramrod straight by the window at the back of the classroom.
But his eyes kept wandering to the scenery outside.
The teacher spoke expressively at the front of the room, while the students listened attentively below.
There was a certain sense of peaceful, quiet years about it.
Xiao Wu sat beside Lin Ye, already nodding off.
The teacher's voice sounded like a demonic chant to her, making her eyelids droop.
"Lin Ye, y-you're not listening to the lesson?"
Though she was already starting to doze, Xiao Wu forced her eyes open.
Then she realized Lin Ye had been staring out the window the whole time.
"I'm listening. What's up?"
"You sure? Your eyes are looking outside. What are you staring at so intently?"
Xiao Wu was curious. She craned her neck to look outside.
"Xiao Wu, answer this question."
She'd barely looked for two seconds when the teacher at the front called out to her.
Xiao Wu's face stiffened, and she slowly got to her feet.
"The question is: what's the strongest Tool Martial Soul?"
"T-the strongest Tool Martial Soul?"
Xiao Wu was completely baffled. She had no idea what was going on.
"The Clear Sky Hammer," Lin Ye whispered.
Xiao Wu quickly echoed him. "The Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Very good, that's correct. Sit down."
"And don't whisper to each other and disturb the other students. Learn from your deskmate, Lin Ye, and pay closer attention in class!"
The teacher seemed fairly satisfied, but still gave them a reprimand.
"Yes, teacher."
Xiao Wu awkwardly sat down again.
"Were you really listening? Is that how you knew the answer?"
"Of course. A student should act like a student. Paying attention in class is the responsible thing to do!"
Lin Ye spoke with righteous conviction, though inwardly he grumbled.
[No way. How could she not know the answer to such an easy question?]
[Even three-year-olds in Heavenly Sword Village know it!]
[I'd finished learning all the theory the teacher's teaching when I was three years and one month old!]
Xiao Wu's eyes widened.
He'd learned all this theory at three?
Was he pulling her leg?
And was Heavenly Sword Village the place he came from?
It sounded pretty interesting.
Lin Ye really was a strange person. He seemed to know a lot.
But though he looked quite proper on the surface, he secretly liked grumbling about people.
In short, he was pretending to be proper.
She was becoming more and more curious about Lin Ye.
When the morning classes ended, Lin Ye was about to head to the cafeteria for something to eat.
But before the teacher had even left the classroom, someone barged in.
Yu Xiaogang!
Everyone was a little surprised to see Yu Xiaogang.
By now, they all knew that this so-called Grandmaster was freeloading at the academy.
He'd been eating and drinking for free for years, yet still refused to teach students.
All day long, he clung to his so-called theories and looked down on this person and that.
But now everyone knew he had a disciple.
Tang San!
Even so, he still had no intention of teaching any other students.
So what had brought him here?
The teacher's expression turned a little strange when he saw Yu Xiaogang.
But in the end, he said nothing and soon left.
Yu Xiaogang walked up to the lectern, scanned the room, then fixed his gaze on Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, according to your Soul Master certification from Spirit Hall, you also have Innate Full Soul Power?"
Could he have come to take her on as a disciple?
Lin Ye was a little surprised.
In the original story, Yu Xiaogang hadn't taken Xiao Wu as his disciple.
That part had always been rather strange.
But then again, perhaps it was because of the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul.
In Yu Xiaogang's eyes, it was a Beast Martial Soul with limited growth potential.
So he had no intention of cultivating her.
What about his own, then?
"I have Innate Full Soul Power. What about it?"
Xiao Wu was confused. She didn't even know this man.
[He's probably here to take on a disciple. He saw your Innate Full Soul Power and thought you might be worth cultivating.]
[But Yu Xiaogang looks down on the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul. Most likely, he just asked offhand.]
Hearing Lin Ye's thoughts, Xiao Wu jumped.
Take on a disciple?
Did Sister Xiao Wu need a master?
What a joke!
"Grandmaster, what do you think of my Sword Grass Martial Soul?"
Lin Ye was curious. The Sword Grass Martial Soul had never appeared on the Douluo Continent before.
So what kind of evaluation would Yu Xiaogang give it?
Yu Xiaogang glanced at Lin Ye, then looked away.
"I've never heard of the Sword Grass Martial Soul before, but that thing belongs to the Plant-type Martial Souls."
"Judging by your Martial Soul, it's a Trash Martial Soul."
Trash Martial Soul?
The moment that judgment came out, everyone was stunned.
A Trash Martial Soul meant there was little chance of becoming a Soul Master in the future.
Even if someone did become a Soul Master, they'd probably only reach level ten or twenty. That would already be their limit.
Lin Ye's mouth twitched. He was certain now.
Apart from the materials he'd plagiarized, Yu Xiaogang really didn't know much about Martial Souls!
[This old scumbag really is ignorant!]
[My Martial Soul is the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, a true God Level Martial Soul!]
[And you call it a Trash Martial Soul? Sure enough, knowledge stolen from others never truly belongs to you. You don't know a thing!]
Listening to Lin Ye's grumbling, Xiao Wu was secretly astonished.
A God Level Martial Soul?
Did that mean the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul was even stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer?
After all, they were both Tool Martial Souls!
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