"A Hundred-Year Soul Ring!"
"Now I remember! Tang San has Innate Full Soul Power!"
"So that means three geniuses have appeared among this year's Work-Study Students!"
Everyone around them looked shocked. Three six-year-old Spirit Masters had appeared among the Work-Study Students in Nuoding City.
This was something unprecedented at Notting Academy!
"But what a shame. Tang San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."
"Blue Silver Grass... Yeah, that really is useless."
"Even with high Soul Power, it's still a Trash Martial Soul."
Wang Sheng looked at Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and sighed. The others around him shook their heads too.
"Mm!"
Watching their reactions, Tang San secretly clenched his fists. Earlier, when Qin Qi and Xiao Wu had revealed their Spirit Rings,
everyone had been excited and envious. But when it was his turn, they all looked as if his talent had gone to waste.
The obvious difference made Tang San feel deeply uncomfortable!
"Xiao San, what Soul Beast did your Spirit Ring come from?"
Xiao Wu asked.
"A four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake."
Tang San replied.
"A Datura Snake... Why would Blue Silver Grass absorb a Datura Snake?"
"Wouldn't a plant-type Martial Soul normally absorb a plant-type Soul Beast's Spirit Ring?"
"Xiao San, what's your first Soul Skill?"
The others in Dorm Seven looked at Tang San in confusion. Why had Blue Silver Grass absorbed a Datura Snake's Spirit Ring?
"Blue Silver Entanglement. It lets me bind an enemy with Blue Silver Grass, and it also has a paralyzing poison."
"And Spirit Rings aren't restricted to a fixed type. According to my teacher's Martial Soul Mimicry Theory,"
"Tool Martial Souls can absorb Beast Martial Soul Spirit Rings too!"
Tang San brought up Yu Xiaogang. For the first time, he felt that Yu Xiaogang's theory had finally come in handy.
"Hmm... Why would a plant-type Martial Soul absorb an animal-type Spirit Ring? Does that give it some special advantage?"
Qin Qi suddenly asked. He really was curious. Did a plant-type Martial Soul get some special effect by absorbing an animal-type Spirit Ring?
"This..."
Tang San was at a loss for words. He truly didn't know what the advantage was. It seemed there wasn't any special benefit!
"And besides, Xiao San, why would Blue Silver Grass absorb a Datura Snake?"
"If you want toughness, you could find a plant-type Soul Beast that boosts toughness. And there are plenty of poisonous plants too, if you want poison."
"Why didn't you look for a Soul Beast of the same type to absorb? Why choose a Datura Snake instead?"
Qin Qi looked at Tang San. Honestly, if Tang San had absorbed a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo, it might actually have been better than the Datura Snake.
Then he could've awakened Blue Silver Pole Vaulting and leaped eighteen times straight up to the Divine Realm.
"Now that you mention it, that does make sense!"
"At first, that Martial Soul Mimicry Theory sounds impressive, but doesn't it turn out to be completely useless?"
"Xiao San, you got fooled by Grandmaster again, didn't you?"
Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng thought it over for a moment before realizing that this so-called Martial Soul Mimicry Theory was just nonsense.
"Mm!"
Tang San's face darkened. He truly hadn't considered the problem before, but now he had.
"What a useless fool!"
Tang San cursed inwardly. He had only learned a handful of things from Grandmaster.
And when he took a closer look, every single one of them was wrong! No wonder everyone laughed at Grandmaster and called him a clown.
Because he really was hilarious!
"Xiao San, don't be so tense. Don't worry, we definitely won't mock you to your face."
"If we make fun of you, we'll do it where you can't see us."
Qin Qi looked at the now-silent Tang San and offered a few words of comfort, then turned to everyone.
"From now on, don't call Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass a Trash Martial Soul or say it's useless in front of him."
"And don't call his teacher a clown, or say he's a clown's pupil, in front of him either."
"And don't say Xiao San absorbed the wrong Spirit Ring and ruined his future prospects!"
"Even if you have to say it, don't say it in front of Xiao San. Just whisper about it behind his back."
Qin Qi said.
"..."
Tang San's face darkened even further. Qin Qi's words sounded as if he cared about him.
But why did they feel more and more upsetting the longer he listened?
For the rest of the day, Qin Qi took Xiao Wu and Tang San to Spirit Hall for certification.
During the certification, Tang San was once again subjected to comparisons and humiliation.
"A Hundred-Year Soul Ring! A six-year-old Spirit Master! Notting Academy has had an incredible year!"
"Little girl, would you like to join Spirit Hall?"
Master Ma Xiunuo, who was in charge of the certification, asked.
"Um..."
Xiao Wu turned to look at Qin Qi beside her, silently asking how she should answer.
If she gave the wrong answer, would she still get her allowance?
"Thank you for the kind offer, Master Ma Xiunuo, but could you test my other classmate first?"
Qin Qi pointed toward Tang San.
"I got ahead of myself. Go on, child, put your hand on the crystal ball."
Master Ma Xiunuo stroked his beard and spoke.
Tang San placed his hand on the crystal ball. His Spirit Ring and Soul Power appeared, along with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
"Another Hundred-Year Soul Ring and a six-year-old Spirit Master! Notting Academy really is remarkable!"
"But what a shame. His Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."
Master Ma Xiunuo shook his head with some regret. Tang San's talent was quite good, but his Martial Soul was too poor.
"Well then, little girl, young man, would you two like to join Spirit Hall? The benefits are excellent."
Ma Xiunuo turned to Qin Qi and Xiao Wu, completely ignoring Tang San standing beside them.
If Tang San had come alone, Ma Xiunuo might have tried to recruit him.
But with two other geniuses who had good talent and good Martial Souls standing there, Ma Xiunuo didn't want to use his recommendation slot on Tang San and his useless Martial Soul.
"Damn it!"
Watching Ma Xiunuo ignore him completely, Tang San clenched his fists.
He'd been so enthusiastic when speaking to Xiao Wu, but so cold toward him!
So what if they had good Martial Souls!
There were no useless Martial Souls in this world, only useless Spirit Masters!
"Master Ma Xiunuo, the allowance. The Spirit Master allowance."
Qin Qi reminded him.
"Oh, the Spirit Master allowance. One Gold Soul Coin. Little girl, take it, and then..."
Ma Xiunuo was about to invite them again, but Qin Qi cut him off before he could finish.
"Thank you, Master Ma Xiunuo. Xiao Wu, now you have money. You can go buy the little skirts you like."
Qin Qi said with an innocent smile.
"Huh? Oh, let's hurry! If we go too late, someone else will buy them!"
Xiao Wu was startled, then caught on. She answered and ran off with Qin Qi.
Only Master Ma Xiunuo and Tang San remained in Spirit Hall.
"Master..."
Tang San looked at Ma Xiunuo. He wanted to join Spirit Hall, thinking he might get more resources if he did.
"Child, your classmates have all left. You should hurry and catch up with them."
Ma Xiunuo watched Qin Qi and Xiao Wu run off, sighed, and then walked away without even looking at Tang San.
Tang San turned and left with a dark expression. He swore that one day, he would make everyone who looked down on Blue Silver Grass regret it!
"My other Martial Soul... I'm counting on you!"
"Show them what it means that there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters!"
As Tang San walked out of Spirit Hall, he glanced at the Clear Sky Hammer in his other hand and muttered to himself.