[Ding, reward confirmed. Generating task...] [Task generation complete] [Reward: One Limit Douluo Guardian] [Task: Heal three thousand injured people with strength above one soul ring.]
Bai Shu's face darkened. Although he had been mentally prepared, the absurdity of this task still exceeded his expectations.
Never mind where he was supposed to find that many injured people—even if he did, treating them would probably take more than half a year.
After all, with his one-ring Soul Power reserves, healing a dozen or so people a day was already his limit.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Shu spoke again:
Change the reward to one Guardian with combat power at the Super Douluo level.
This time, he had not only lowered the level requirement, but had also deliberately changed "strength" to "combat power," broadening the scope and giving the system more room to find a match.
The main target of this task was Tang Hao. As far as Bai Shu knew, Tang Hao should be level ninety-five.
However, Tang Hao was seriously injured. Without using the Great Sumeru Hammer, he would most likely be unable to defeat a Super Douluo.
Therefore, as long as the Guardian possessed Super Douluo-level combat power, even if he could not kill Tang Hao, protecting Bai Shu should not be a problem.
[Ding, reward confirmed. Generating task...] [Task generation complete] [Reward: One Guardian with Super Douluo-level combat power] [Task: Kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.]
The instant Bai Shu saw the task, he became excited.
He had gambled correctly. The Task Editor had not disappointed him.
Anyone else would definitely have given up upon seeing this task. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were famously rare, and even if one could be found, one still had to be capable of defeating it.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was an existence capable of going toe-to-toe with human Titled Douluos and even Super Douluos.
But this was Holy Soul Village, and Notting Academy would begin in less than a month. By then, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Human-Form Spirit Beast would appear there.
He could not defeat a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but could he not defeat a little girl who only had one-ring strength after taking human form?
Accept the task!
[Task accepted. Other tasks cannot be edited until this task is completed.]
Little Rabbit, I'm sorry...
But perhaps it won't come to that.
The following days were uneventful. Apart from helping Old Jack with work every day, Bai Shu merely put on a show of condensing Chaos Lotus Seeds.
He knew Tang Hao would definitely observe him in secret from time to time, so he acted extremely diligent in condensing the lotus seeds.
In truth, Bai Shu had deliberately been slowing the process down. After reaching one ring, he could actually condense one lotus seed in around twenty days.
The peaceful days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was time for Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy to begin its term.
At the same time, only three days remained until the deadline he had agreed upon with Tang Hao.
At this moment, Bai Shu, Tang San, Old Jack, and a villager driving the cart had arrived at the entrance to Notting Academy.
The academy covered an enormous area. Its main gate alone was twenty meters wide and more than ten meters tall.
It had to be said that Spirit Masters truly were excellent laborers. Without any modern machinery, they had still managed to construct such a magnificent building.
Unfortunately, Bai Shu had barely admired it for long before a piercing shout came from the gate.
"Stop right there! Where did these country bumpkins come from? Do you know what place this is? Get lost!"
Bai Shu turned to look. A young man dressed like a gatekeeper stood at the academy entrance, his chin held high as he glared at them with hostility.
Since Old Jack was walking at the front, he hurriedly took out the Spirit Hall certificate and handed it to the gatekeeper with both hands, forcing a smile as he said:
"Young brother, we're from Holy Soul Village. These two children are our village's Work-Study Students this year. Could you please..."
Before Old Jack could finish, the gatekeeper rudely interrupted him.
"How bold! You still dare to lie to me? Do you take me for an idiot? What village has two Work-Study Student slots?"
"Young brother, I didn't..."
Old Jack wanted to explain, but the gatekeeper had already grown impatient. He raised a hand and shoved directly at Old Jack's chest.
Old Jack clearly had not expected the other man to be so unreasonable and had no time to dodge.
Fortunately, Bai Shu had followed Old Jack over the moment he stepped forward. Bai Shu knew all too well what kind of person this gatekeeper was, so naturally he had stayed on guard.
Just before Old Jack was shoved to the ground, Bai Shu raised his hand and seized the gatekeeper's wrist.
"I think you're the bold one. In broad daylight, you openly attack new students who have not even enrolled yet. Who gave you the nerve?"
Seeing that the child blocking him was only six or seven years old yet still dared to rebuke him like this, the gatekeeper immediately flew into a rage from humiliation and tried to pull his arm free.
But after three years of training, the Yijing Marrow Cleansing from his martial soul, and the physical enhancement brought by his first soul ring, how could Bai Shu be someone an ordinary person could break free from?
The more the gatekeeper struggled, the sharper the pain in his wrist became. His joints even let out faint cracking sounds.
"Let... let go, brat! You'll..."
Bai Shu had no time to waste on trash like him. After punishing the man a little, he directly revealed his soul ring.
As a century soul ring rose around him, the gatekeeper instantly became like a duck with its throat gripped. Even though his face had turned red from pain, he did not dare make another sound.
A one-ring Spirit Master, and one with a century soul ring at that—was that someone a mere gatekeeper could afford to offend?
"Xiao Shu, forget it." Old Jack stepped forward and patted Bai Shu's shoulder, his tone gentle. "Grandpa wasn't hurt, and you'll still be studying here in the future."
Seeing the gatekeeper in such pain, Old Jack also stepped forward to smooth things over. He truly did not want Bai Shu to make an enemy before even enrolling. What if this man sought revenge later?
Hearing Old Jack's words, Bai Shu immediately released his grip. Caught off guard, the gatekeeper fell onto the ground on his backside.
"Hmph, since my grandpa has spoken, I'll spare you this time. Hurry up and apologize to him."
The gatekeeper did not dare hesitate in the slightest. He immediately dropped to his knees and repeatedly apologized to Old Jack.
"Yes, yes! Thank you, old sir. I was blind and looked down on others. I'm sorry. I absolutely won't dare do it again."
Bai Shu ignored him and merely glanced back at Tang San's left hand. If Tang San had not already raised his hand just now, Bai Shu had actually wanted the gatekeeper to reveal Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power.
But it did not matter. Whether Tang San took Yu Xiaogang as his master or not made little difference to him.
After taking the martial soul certificate from Old Jack and bidding him farewell, Bai Shu entered the academy alongside Tang San.
"Children, wait a moment."
However, just a few steps after entering, Bai Shu and Tang San were still stopped by a middle-aged man in a gray robe with a crew cut and a dead-looking face.
The moment he saw that distinctive appearance, Bai Shu knew who the man was. That was right—the one stopping them was Yu Xiaogang, the Grandmaster who had broken through fifty years old before even reaching level thirty.
Bai Shu did not have the slightest favorable impression of someone who deceived the world and stole fame, so naturally he had no desire to speak with him.
Seeing this, Tang San took a step forward and asked:
"Teacher, is there something you need?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San, tugged at the corner of his mouth in a stiff smile, and nodded.
"It's nothing important. I just want to verify your martial soul certificates."
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