"Alright, I got it. Let's go."
Qin Qi nodded, recalled his martial souls, and prepared to head to Skywater Academy with Qin Ming.
"What was that monkey?"
Qin Ming looked at the monkey Qin Qi had recalled. Pushing up his glasses, he asked.
"It seemed to be my third martial soul, but also seemed to be my contracted beast."
Qin Qi did not hide anything and answered directly.
"A third martial soul... From now on, just say it's a contracted beast you picked up. Don't tell anyone it's your third martial soul."
Qin Ming's expression turned slightly serious. Twin Martial Souls did exist, and there were quite a few examples across the continent.
But Triple Martial Souls had truly never existed before. This was not something to tell people casually.
"Understood. But don't worry, bro. This guy's situation is special. You could call him a martial soul, but he doesn't quite count as one."
"If you say he isn't one, though, he's still similar to a martial soul. Anyway, it's complicated."
Qin Qi knew what could and could not be said. Twin Martial Souls could be revealed, as could thousand-year soul rings.
Those things were not too outrageous, but Triple Martial Souls were simply absurd. He absolutely would not tell outsiders about that.
Nor would he tell the Three Education Committee Members.
"Mm. Just be careful, then."
Qin Ming nodded. He would not tell anyone about this matter and would keep it secret.
As the two brothers chatted, they gathered Yu Tianheng and the others. Then, led by the Three Education Committee Members, the group set off for Skywater Academy.
Meanwhile, at Skywater Academy.
"Dean, isn't this a little inappropriate?"
Shui Bing'er stood at the entrance of an ice cave, looking into the Extreme Cold Ice Cave with conflicted