Notting Academy

"Ah, so that's what happened."

After hearing Qian Renxue's story, Qian Daoliu understood.

Given Xue'er's personality, she would hardly have brought a strange child back to Spirit Hall. She must have done it because the child's past was so similar to her own.

"You've been through so much all these years."

Qian Daoliu patted Qian Renxue's shoulder, his heart aching for her.

"As long as Grandpa is here, Xue'er isn't suffering."

"Oh, right, Grandpa. Could you check this little guy's Martial Soul? Maybe he can become a Soul Master."

Qian Renxue spoke up. If Lin Fan had what it took to become a Soul Master, that would be good for Spirit Hall, too.

"Come here, little one!"

Qian Daoliu doted on Qian Renxue and naturally wouldn't refuse her suggestion. For a Limit Douluo, Martial Soul Awakening was as easy as lifting a hand.

Lin Fan was also looking forward to the mysterious Martial Soul he'd get as a mission reward, so he stepped forward without hesitation.

Qian Daoliu performed a simple motion, clasping Lin Fan's wrist with his right hand!

As Qian Daoliu's Soul Power flowed into him, Lin Fan felt a vast energy surge through his body. His right palm burned with heat, as if something were about to burst out!

Roar!

A moment later, a chaotic-colored light flashed. Accompanied by a strange roar, a tiny dragon appeared in Lin Fan's palm!

"W-what kind of Martial Soul is this?!"

Even Qian Daoliu, who had seen all manner of extraordinary things, couldn't help exclaiming. As the dragon appeared, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul within him trembled faintly!

Though the sensation vanished in an instant, Qian Daoliu was certain of what it was: fear!

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was actually afraid of this child's Martial Soul!

Qian Renxue was stunned, too. Her strength was far below Qian Daoliu's, so she felt that fear even more clearly!

But that wasn't all. The Soul Power fluctuations around Lin Fan grew stronger and stronger, until they finally settled at Level 30!

"Innate Full Soul Power—and at Level 30?!"

Qian Daoliu murmured in disbelief!

As far as he knew, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was already the highest-grade Martial Soul. Yet when Qian Renxue's Martial Soul awakened, she had only reached Level 20. Lin Fan had completely shattered everything he thought he knew!

"Daji, what kind of Martial Soul is this? It's so powerful!"

Lin Fan was just as shaken. He hadn't expected his Martial Soul to be this powerful!

"Master, the Martial Soul you've awakened is called the Primordial Ancestral Dragon. It's the ancestor of the dragon race and, you could say, the most powerful Martial Soul on the entire continent!"

Daji explained.

"Not bad. This Martial Soul suits me perfectly!"

Lin Fan was very satisfied. He didn't need some flashy Triple Martial Souls. One badass Martial Soul was better than a whole bunch of them!

"Little one, are you willing to take me as your master?!"

It took Qian Daoliu quite a while to recover. His hand trembled as he held Lin Fan's!

His greatest wish in life was for Qian Renxue to complete the Angel God's inheritance and lead Spirit Hall to its peak!

Now a promising child with a Martial Soul even more powerful than the Six-Winged Angel had appeared. How could he let this opportunity slip away?

"Um... Fairy Sister already made me her little brother..."

Lin Fan scratched his head and answered awkwardly.

If he became Qian Daoliu's disciple, wouldn't that put him in the same generation as Qian Renxue's father? That wasn't what Lin Fan wanted!

"Why don't I just call you Grandpa, like Big Sister does?"

Lin Fan offered cleverly.

"Good! Good! Heaven hasn't forsaken me! Hahaha!"

Qian Daoliu threw his head back and laughed. With two geniuses like Qian Renxue and Lin Fan, Spirit Hall would have a bright future!

"Child, from now on, treat this place as your home. Go get some rest. Starting tomorrow, I'll personally guide your cultivation."

"All right, Grandpa."

After leaving the hall, Lin Fan was taken to a room to rest.

He'd originally thought of sweet-talking Qian Renxue into sleeping with him, but then he remembered that he was still a child. Even if they slept together, nothing would come of it, so he gave up.

Besides, he still knew very little about the Great Villain System. Now he had the perfect chance to figure it out.

Back in his room, Lin Fan sent his consciousness into the system and first looked at his personal status panel.

Chapter 3: Notting Academy

Host: Lin Fan

Martial Soul: Primordial Ancestral Dragon

Level: 30

Soul Rings: None

Harem: In the future

Villain Points: 0

Cultivation Techniques and Skills: None

"As well as the mission rewards, whenever Master does something that brings 'physical and emotional pleasure' to a woman, his strength will increase. The more beautiful she is, the greater the increase!

"As for Villain Points, Master can earn them by striking at Tang San. The harder the blow, the more points you get. You can exchange Villain Points for all kinds of things in the shop!"

Daji's explanation made Lin Fan understand his tasks: first, find beautiful women to sleep with; second, make life difficult for Tang San!

The first task would be difficult for Lin Fan right now. Even with a gorgeous woman right in front of him, he could only look. His body wasn't ready for it yet. He wanted to, but he couldn't!

That left the second plan!

Lin Fan skimmed through the Villain Points shop and found a dazzling assortment of goods: cultivation techniques, skills, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and all sorts of other things. There were modern weapons, too: AK47s, AWMs, grenades, and more. With enough Villain Points, he could even exchange them for an aircraft carrier!

"Looks like I'll have to find a reason to leave Spirit Hall and go after that guy, Tang San!"

Lin Fan already had a plan. Judging by Qian Renxue's development when he'd seen her earlier, Tang San should be about his age—right around the time of Martial Soul Awakening.

"Then Tang San's probably at Notting Academy..."

Over the next while, Lin Fan lived at Spirit Hall, where Qian Daoliu personally helped him obtain Soul Rings from three dragon Soul Beasts!

With Spirit Hall's strength, of course they gave Lin Fan Soul Rings that matched his limits: one yellow and two purple!

And since Lin Fan had the system, he'd have plenty of chances to increase their age in the future!

"Xiaofan, be good and cultivate. Big Sister has to go away for a while..."

A few days later, Qian Renxue sought Lin Fan out. She sounded reluctant to say it.

After spending this time together, the bond between them had grown stronger and stronger. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were truly brother and sister.

"Big Sister, where are you going? Can you take me with you?!"

Lin Fan knew his chance had come. He had no interest in hard cultivation now that he had the system, but he was extremely interested in tormenting Tang San!

Now that Qian Renxue was going away, he naturally wanted to use the chance to leave, too.

"I'm going to the Heaven Dou Empire on a mission. You stay here and cultivate."

"A mission? Are you going to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and impersonate Xue Qinghe?!"

The moment Qian Renxue said it, Lin Fan understood!

He'd guessed right. Qian Renxue had been undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace since childhood. A few days ago, she'd finally found a chance to return to Spirit Hall, but she'd run into Lin Fan while bathing along the way.

"Big Sister, cultivating at Spirit Hall is so boring. It'll be even more boring once you leave!"

"You can send me to a Soul Master Academy in the Heaven Dou Empire. I won't get in your way!"

Lin Fan whined in a babyish voice.

"How can another Soul Master Academy compare to Spirit Hall? Besides, the world outside is dangerous!"

Qian Renxue patiently tried to persuade him.

"I don't care! If you don't take me, I won't eat or drink. I'll starve to death right here!"

Lin Fan started throwing a tantrum, too. No matter what, he was leaving Spirit Hall today!

"Fine, fine. I give up, you little rascal. But it's not up to me. You'll have to convince Grandpa!"

Unable to resist, Qian Renxue could only take Lin Fan to see Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu was completely against Lin Fan going out. Fortunately, Qian Renxue wore him down, and Lin Fan threatened to kill himself. Only then did Qian Daoliu grudgingly agree.

"Xiaofan, you can go cultivate at an academy outside, but if your Soul Power Level hasn't reached Level 40 in two years, you'll come straight back to Spirit Hall!"

Qian Daoliu set one condition.

"No problem!"

Lin Fan readily agreed. With the system, he had nothing to worry about!

And so Lin Fan left Spirit City with Qian Renxue and headed toward the Heaven Dou Empire.

Three days later.

"Xiaofan, this academy is so small and run-down. Why don't we find another one?!"

Looking at the words "Notting Academy" in front of them, Qian Renxue couldn't help frowning.

She'd originally planned to send Lin Fan to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. With his identity as "Xue Qinghe," arranging for Lin Fan to enroll would have been as easy as lifting a hand.

But the boy had said Notting Academy had a childhood friend of his there, and insisted on coming!

"I think it's fine. Don't worry about it, Sis. Go take care of your own business!"

"Mwah!"

Lin Fan didn't want the subject to drag on, so he jumped up and gave Qian Renxue a firm kiss on her snow-white cheek!

The soft sensation made Lin Fan's heart flutter. If this had been one of the women from his previous life, he'd probably have come away with a mouthful of powder!

"Natural beauties really are the best!"

Lin Fan sighed inwardly, then ran into Notting Academy.

"You little rascal. You're already taking advantage of girls at such a young age..."

Qian Renxue muttered, but her face was full of smiles. She liked this little brother more and more.

"Forget it, I'll let him do as he likes!"

With that, Qian Renxue headed toward Heaven Dou City. She'd been away for a while, and if she didn't return soon, she might arouse suspicion.

"Everyone, get in line and take out your admission certificates!"

There were already plenty of children lined up at the registration desk, accompanied by their parents, as soon as Lin Fan entered the school gate. He joined the line, too.

"Boy, where's your admission certificate?"

The person in charge was a man in his thirties. He was used to throwing his weight around, and when he saw Lin Fan alone without an adult, and without an admission certificate, he naturally gave him no courtesy.

"Sorry, I forgot to bring it."

Lin Fan answered.

To enroll at a Soul Master Academy, he needed a certificate issued by Spirit Hall. He'd been in such a hurry to leave Spirit Hall that he'd forgotten about it.

"Boy, are you here to cause trouble? If you don't have a certificate, get lost. Don't waste my time!"

"Next!"

The person in charge impatiently waved Lin Fan away, as if he were shooing away an annoying fly.

Boom!