Enrollment? Becoming an Exchange Student at Tiandou Academy?

"As for the later soul battles, I can wait until I have more Douluo Coins before going. After all, given my age and low Soul Power, matching probably won't be easy. The time spent waiting for a match would be better used clearing a few more dungeons."

With that thought, Lin Yuan, wearing slippers, pattered into the kitchen, took a soft ingredient from the fridge that seemed to be the main tendon of some large animal, and began preparing it.

If anyone with even a little knowledge saw it, they would definitely cry out in shock—this was Dragon Lizard Tendon Marrow!

A proper rare ingredient, and top-grade at that!

Without question, this was either a benefit the military had given Lin Yuan, or compensation for what they owed him.

In fact, even before Lin Yuan awakened his martial soul, the military had been constantly providing him with rare ingredients. They just had not been this precious.

He heated the wok and added oil.

He mixed golden, soft mashed potatoes with stir-fried mushrooms and onions, wrapped them in Dragon Lizard Tendon Marrow, took out a thin tendon to tie it up, sprinkled it with cumin and other seasonings, then placed it in the oven for half an hour.

Ding.

When the roasting finished and he opened the oven, a rich meaty aroma rushed toward him. Lin Yuan placed it on a clean white plate.

Lin Yuan carried it to the table, carefully blew on it a few times, then used a small knife to cut off a piece of meat and put it into his mouth to savor it.

In an instant, the meaty fragrance bloomed to its fullest on his tongue, layers of deliciousness constantly crashing through his mouth.

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes halfway and nodded.

As expected of me, a man born with maxed-out cooking skills!

By the time Lin Yuan finished eating, it was already late at night. After washing up in the bathroom, he lay in bed and looked through the window at the sky full of stars. Before long, he fell asleep.

The next day.

Lin Yuan got up early. After getting dressed and washing up, he used his soul communicator to politely decline the company of Lan Xiao, Nan Cheng, Ye Feng, and the others for his registration.

There was no need to have other people accompany him to register. With such a huge entourage, those who did not know better might think he was going to ascend the throne.

Besides, other people's time was time too. Lan Xiao, Nan Cheng, and Ye Feng were soldiers, and they were already busy enough on ordinary days. There really was no need.

So Lin Yuan took his thermos, boarded public transport, and set off in the direction of the academy.

On the public transport vehicle, almost everyone was drawn to Lin Yuan. They could not help but keep looking at him.

"Sigh, Grandma, please sit here."

"Oh my, this little child, not only is he good-looking, he has a good heart too. Thank you, child."

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Lin Yuan gave up his seat to an ordinary old woman who was not a Soul Master, hummed a little tune, and quietly stood in the vehicle.

Only after it exited the aerial expressway, slowed down, and turned a corner did they arrive at Tianluo Academy's Ziluo City branch.

The academy looked huge, seemingly built of white metal, with buildings so tall they touched the clouds.

Lin Yuan got off the vehicle with his schoolbag on his back, entered the school gate, asked the security guard where to report, then transferred between two elevators and arrived on the ninth floor of the building.

"Hello, teacher. I'm here to register."

When the teacher in charge of registration saw Lin Yuan's appearance, his attitude immediately became kind.

"Oh, little one, you came to register by yourself? How impressive. Did you bring your documents?"

"Mm, I brought them. These are my documents."

Lin Yuan took the documents out of his schoolbag and handed them over.

"Good, good, good."

After confirming that everything was correct, the registration teacher had Lin Yuan test his Soul Power. When he saw a one-foot-four-inch beam of white light shoot into the sky, he could not help crying out in shock.

"Six years old, rank fourteen Soul Power?!" The registration teacher looked at Lin Yuan as if he were staring at a monster, constantly muttering to himself.

"You only awakened your martial soul a little over a month ago, right? How could you possibly rise four ranks all at once?"

Lin Yuan said, "Talent."

The staff member: "..."

"Mm, show me your soul ring."

Lin Yuan nodded.

In an instant, a circle of void-black deeper than black itself, tinged with a hint of purple, suddenly emerged from Lin Yuan's body.

And if one looked closely, within that deep void, several tiny specks of light flickered constantly, like morning stars being born in the vast universe.

"Is this... a ten-thousand-year soul ring? Your first soul ring is ten-thousand-year... A genius, a genius! Our Tianluo Academy hasn't disgraced the Federation. We finally have a true genius here!"

The registration teacher kept muttering to himself.

Lin Yuan: "..."

"Teacher, can I go now?"

"Oh, oh, yes, of course. You're in the control system, right? First year, class two. Your teacher is Qiu Yuxin. I'll call her now."

The registration teacher's attitude toward Lin Yuan became even kinder. He hurriedly invited Lin Yuan to sit on the sofa, poured him a cup of juice, then went to make the call.

Before long, Qiu Yuxin hurried to the registration room. After confirming that it was Lin Yuan, she brought him to the classroom.

"Now, Little Lin, don't be afraid. Although you enrolled late, Class Two is the most united class we have. If you run into any difficulties, just tell your classmates or your teacher."

Perhaps because she had seen that Lin Yuan had registered all by himself, Qiu Yuxin's maternal instincts couldn't help overflowing, and she kept fussing over him with concern the whole way.

When they arrived in the classroom, Lin Yuan glanced over these classmates and nodded.

Mm, very good. Not a single one of them is a character from the original work.

"Student Lin Yuan, come and introduce yourself." Qiu Yuxin livened up the atmosphere and looked at Lin Yuan with a smile.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Lin Yuan. I'm a control-type Soul Master. My martial soul is Black Hole. I have innate full Soul Power, and my current Soul Power is rank fourteen. I hope that in the next few years, I can get along happily with everyone. Thank you."

Lin Yuan's poised and open self-introduction instantly won his classmates' goodwill, especially since Lin Yuan was good-looking too.

During the next part, choosing a deskmate, everyone looked at Lin Yuan with expectant eyes.

But Lin Yuan walked alone to a seat by the window in the back row and sat down, his eyes slightly narrowed.

After Lin Yuan had settled on his seat, Qiu Yuxin clapped her hands.

"All right, students. We'll begin class now. Today, we'll be talking about knowledge related to Soul Masters..."

And just like that, Lin Yuan spent an utterly ordinary day. As soon as school let out, he first went to the delivery center to pick up the fruit packages Yun Liao had sent him. All those packages added together were a full five meters tall.

"Aunt Yun really is generous."

After Lin Yuan used his Soul Skill to move the packages home, he played with Lan Xuanyu for a while.

And every afternoon when Lin Yuan got out of school was the time Lan Xuanyu looked forward to the most. There were even many times when Lan Xuanyu took the initiative to run over to Ziluo Academy, spotting Lin Yuan from far away and excitedly waving as he called out, "Big bro!"

After playing with Lan Xuanyu for a while, Lin Yuan went straight to the simulation pod at home and continued milking the beginner Training Ground for all it was worth.

Just like before, the Soul Beasts he encountered this time weren't Lava Hounds, but hundred-year Frost Wolves.

But the result was no different. Lin Yuan immediately raised his hand, kneaded them into a ball, then smashed it down hard.

With a flash of light, Lin Yuan skillfully flicked out a Douluo coin from his hand.

The waitress girl looked faintly at Lin Yuan. "Do you know? You're about to be rated by our training hall as one of its least welcome customers."

Lin Yuan: ...

And just like that, spring passed into autumn, and a year went by.

Over that year, Lin Yuan still played with Lan Xuanyu for a while after school every day, then went home to soak in the simulation pod.

What was different was that his reputation in the academy grew larger and larger. He went from being that new first-year classmate who was even prettier than the girls to the school-famous "don't mess with Lin Yuan."

Because his reputation was far too resounding, even sixth-years came to join the fun during this year's exams.

"Universal Pull!"

Lin Yuan flipped his palm slightly, and with a sudden sound, sent the opposing rank 17 Soul Master with the Blue Bird martial soul flying into the sky.

How could that child on the other side have ever seen such a scene? He shot fifty meters into the air, his face turning pale. Immediately afterward, Lin Yuan saw water stains suddenly appear on the ground.

Is it raining?

Lin Yuan looked up and probed with his spiritual power. At some point, that person's crotch had actually become a little damp, and the droplets of "rain" were sliding down from his trouser legs.

Very soon, sobbing cries reached Lin Yuan's ears.

"Waaah, Lin Yuan, you bad guy! Hurry up and let me go!"

He had been pulled high into the air by Lin Yuan with Universal Pull and was so frightened that he screamed.

"Actually, your martial soul has great potential. Among Soul Beasts, Blue Bird bloodlines are considered pretty good. But precisely because of that, you're too arrogant. Before figuring out your opponent's martial soul and abilities, how could you reveal your biggest trump card?"

When Lin Yuan spoke, his tone was lazy. His hand lowered slightly, and as he put the boy down, the child was almost crying. He choked out, "So if I did that, I might have had a chance to win, right?"

"No, not really. It would only let you last another second or two."

The spectators: ...

Qiu Yuxin: ...

The little boy: "...Wuwuwu, waaah!"

Lin Yuan turned to look at the other sixth-years who had come to challenge him and smiled.

"Anyone else want to challenge me?"

All the sixth-year students took two neat steps backward at once. Some of them even had legs that kept trembling.

Too terrifying. Lin Yuan had gone through so many battles, but it felt as though his Soul Power hadn't been consumed much at all!

How were they supposed to play if he didn't get nerfed?!

"In that case, Teacher Qiu, I'll go home now."

Just as Lin Yuan was about to take the soul bus and leave the school, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind him.

"Little Lin, wait a moment. Are you interested in going to Tiandou Planet and spending some time at Tiandou Academy as an exchange student?"