Moving into Notting Academy with a Little Loli! Encountering Gangzi!

"Xiao Shan, you must never reveal your Blue Silver King martial soul to anyone in the future, do you understand?" Ah Yin's expression was solemn as she repeated the warning.

"I know, Mama." Tang Shan stuck out her tongue playfully and buried her head in Lan Yu's chest, acting spoiled. "Besides, I still have Brother to protect me~"

Watching the heartwarming scene before her, the corners of Ah Yin's lips curled upward involuntarily.

A Hao, did you see that? The two children, they look so much like us back then.

Ah Yin suppressed the melancholy in her heart, pulled herself together, and looked at Lan Yu. "Xiao Yu, show me your martial soul."

"Alright."

"Three Qi Return!"

Lan Yu let out a low roar, and his martial soul instantly possessed him. A pair of curved dragon horns emerged from his forehead, his sleek black hair lengthened rapidly, and a layer of shimmering, fine dragon scales covered his neck and arms. His pitch-black pupils transformed into golden vertical slits, sharp and intimidating.

"This... this is a Body Martial Soul?! Xiao Yu, do you really need to chant a soul incantation to activate your possession?" Ah Yin was extremely surprised, unable to resist reaching out to stroke the scales on Lan Yu's arm.

"I just felt that the line sounded cool enough," Lan Yu said, scratching his cheek, making such a slightly chuunibyou gesture for the first time.

Ah Yin couldn't help but smile; the usually steady and sensible boy had finally shown a childish side.

Wait, does anyone else in the Douluo world know about Body Martial Souls?

Lan Yu scratched his head, his gaze dazed.

"Mama, what is a Body Martial Soul?" Tang Shan extended her fair little hand, gently picking at the dragon scales on Lan Yu's arm, her eyes full of curiosity.

"A Body Martial Soul uses one's own body as the martial soul, and the awakened parts vary from person to person. Xiao Yu's is a full-body type, though I don't understand why it would manifest dragon horns and scales."

"Is a Body Martial Soul very strong, then?" Tang Shan stood on her tiptoes again, reaching out to touch the dragon horns on Lan Yu's forehead.

"Body Martial Souls are actually quite weak in the early stages~"

Watching Tang Shan's adorable attempt to reach him, Lan Yu chuckled helplessly and scooped her up.

Tang Shan held the curved dragon horns and, after hearing Ah Yin's words, flashed a sweet smile. "Then there's no help for it, I'll just have to protect Brother instead~"

With that, she pressed her fair, tender cheek gently against Lan Yu's chest.

Since Mama wouldn't let her expose the Blue Silver King, she would just have to choose to cultivate the Haotian Flood Dragon!

Then she would see who dared to hurt her dear brother!

A faint scent lingered at the tip of Tang Shan's nose.

Brother smells so good~

Lan Yu looked down at the little girl clinging to him, a flicker of doubt rising in his heart. Is Xiao Shan being a bit too clingy?

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and before they knew it, the day of enrollment at Notting Academy had arrived.

"Xiao Yu, Xiao Shan, don't be too sad. Ah Yin... she must have had some unavoidable circumstances." Old Tom drove the carriage, turning his head to comfort the two children as they traveled.

Ah Yin isn't the type of person to spend all day drinking and abandon her children!

How could she bear to leave these two behind and walk away alone?

Wait! Why did I use the word "again"?

Lan Yu rubbed his temples, his other hand gently soothing Tang Shan, who was secretly wiping away tears. He looked at the letter Ah Yin had left behind, feeling utterly exhausted.

Everyone is a useless teammate! Ah Yin, you aren't Haozi! Even if Haozi is heavily injured, he's still a Power Attack-type Titled Douluo. Why are you, a Support-type Douluo, trying to copy him!

A father who sacrificed himself, a mother who ran off blindly, a naive little sister, and a speechless him!

Early that morning, Lan Yu, who had been sleeping groggily, was startled awake by Tang Shan's crying outside the bedroom. He scrambled out of bed, not even bothering to dress properly before rushing out.

As soon as the door opened, he saw Tang Shan crouching outside Ah Yin's room, clutching a letter and sobbing. Her fair little face was streaked with tears, looking pitiful and endearing.

Seeing this, Lan Yu's heart ached. He stepped forward quickly to pull Tang Shan into his arms, comforting her softly.

Once Tang Shan calmed down, he took the letter and opened it. The content was very blunt: Ah Yin said she had things to do and needed to leave—the same behavior as Haozi in the original story.

The carriage traveled for another half-day before the trio finally arrived at the gates of Notting Academy.

Lan Yu looked around; he really wanted to see what kind of person the "Gangzi" of this world was.

"Young man, these two children are the work-study students from Holy Soul Village this year." Following a signal from Old Tom, Lan Yu handed over the martial soul certificate issued by Si Si.

The young gatekeeper took it, glanced over it, and nodded. "You may enter. Parents, please stay behind."

"Take your martial soul certificate and head to the Academic Affairs Office on the second floor of the teaching building to register." The gatekeeper turned and pointed in a general direction.

After saying this, he took the initiative to open the academy gates.

"Go on now, Xiao Yu, take good care of your sister." Old Tom gave his instructions and then turned to leave.

"Brother, let's go in." Tang Shan tugged on Lan Yu's sleeve.

Does this gatekeeper actually have a brain?

Lan Yu suppressed the doubt in his heart, took Tang Shan's small hand, and stepped into Notting Academy, soon arriving at the door of the Academic Affairs Office.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in!" A middle-aged man's voice sounded from inside.

Lan Yu pulled Tang Shan along as they pushed the door open and entered.

"Hello, Teacher. We are new students enrolling this year," Lan Yu said, looking up to see a male teacher of about fifty years old sitting directly across from them.

"Oh, new students! You can call me Teacher Liu."

"Give me your martial soul certificates, and I will handle your enrollment."

Lan Yu stepped forward quickly and handed over the documents.

"Work-study students? Two of you at once this year," Teacher Liu muttered casually. His gaze swept over the certificates, and his speech faltered: "Innate full soul power."

"What! Innate full soul power?!" With an exclamation, he stood up abruptly, eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.

"Am I seeing this right?! Innate full soul power, and two of them at that!" Teacher Liu rubbed his eyes to confirm once more.

"Brother~ This teacher is so strange," Tang Shan said, startled by Teacher Liu, as she hid timidly behind Lan Yu.

Lan Yu reached out to pat Tang Shan's head, his brow furrowing slightly: "Teacher, is there a problem?"

"No, no, it's just that this is the first time I've encountered geniuses with innate full soul power, and I was momentarily overwhelmed. Please wait here for a moment."

Before he had even finished speaking, Teacher Liu hurried out of the office.

"Brother, this...?" Little Tang Shan tugged at the corner of Lan Yu's shirt.

"It's fine, don't worry."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of noisy footsteps approached from outside. Teacher Liu pushed the door open first, followed by a middle-aged man with a frizzy afro and a goatee.

"The Wise One, these are the two children," Teacher Liu whispered.

The man stepped forward quickly, his gaze fixed intently on the two of them, and spoke directly: "Are you willing to take me as your master?"

Who the hell are you! That's way too presumptuous!

Hearing these familiar words and looking at his current surroundings, a name flashed through Lan Yu's mind.

Could this be the Great Master Gangzi?!

Seeing Lan Yu's silence, the man with the afro realized he had been too abrupt and quickly softened his tone: "Children, my name is Yu Xiaogang, and others call me The Wise One."

"As long as you are willing to take me as your master, under my guidance, martial soul evolution is no dream, and even achieving the rank of Titled Douluo is just around the corner!"

Yu Xiaogang's tone grew increasingly urgent; had he not waited in Nuoding City for so long just to prove his theory of martial soul evolution?

To think he had encountered two peerless geniuses with innate full soul power today!

Heaven has eyes!