The Sharpest Spear

Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with disbelief.

Li Zha's earlier display of dissatisfaction toward him instantly surfaced in his mind.

"Impossible! He only has an ordinary weapon spirit! How could it possibly be a top-tier weapon spirit?!"

Su Yuntao frowned. "I tested him myself. How could I not know? A top-tier weapon spirit!

It's only because the highest classification is top-tier weapon spirit that Li Zha is classified as one.

Otherwise, even if a separate rank were created for it, it would still be the best among the best!

Wait, you know Li Zha?"

He suddenly realized something and looked at Yu Xiaogang.

More than know him!

He had just argued with the other party over martial spirits!

At that moment, Tang San's heart trembled.

That Li Zha really had a top-tier weapon spirit?!

And its evaluation was even higher than his teacher's assessment of my Clear Sky Hammer!

For a moment, he even had the urge to reveal to Su Yuntao that he too possessed twin martial spirits.

In the end, he held back.

"Deacon... are you sure the test couldn't have been wrong?"

Tang San asked seriously.

Su Yuntao frowned at him.

"You?"

He remembered him.

"Oh, you're the kid with innate full soul power but only Blue Silver Grass.

You're just like Li Zha, except Li Zha came back for a second appraisal and tested as having twin martial spirits.

By the way, do you want to be tested again too?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed drastically.

How could that be allowed!

If Tang San tested as having twin martial spirits,

he would definitely be taken away by Spirit Hall and sent to Spirit Hall Academy.

Then how could he claim in the future that Yu Xiaogang had trained a monster?

Spirit Hall would never pass up such a genius.

As for Tang San,

his heart was equally unsettled.

He clearly had twin martial spirits too!

So why did he have to study at a beginner soul master academy in a place like Nuoding City,

while Li Zha could study at Spirit Hall's advanced soul master academy?!

If I reveal my twin martial spirits, could I enter an advanced soul master academy too?

He weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

Water flows downhill, and people strive upward.

An advanced soul master academy would certainly teach better than a beginner soul master academy.

But just as he was thinking, a large hand landed on his head.

"Deacon, we have matters to attend to, so we won't disturb you any longer."

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly led Tang San onward, moving away from Su Yuntao.

Tang San was forcibly dragged away.

Su Yuntao watched the two of them and snorted.

"One useless master and one useless martial spirit. They suit each other well.

There's already one set of twin martial spirits, and I was actually thinking there might be another. I must have been drunk."

He shook his head and stopped thinking about Tang San.

After all, the chance of twin martial spirits appearing was pitifully small.

And the chance of an error occurring during a martial spirit appraisal was also very low.

For both to happen at once, with two such people appearing simultaneously, was practically impossible.

So he quickened his pace to borrow books from the other teachers at Notting Academy.

He borrowed them with little effort.

As for why Yu Xiaogang insisted that he had them in his head,

Su Yuntao had reached his own conclusion.

That guy was mooching off others. It was already good enough that he had not been thrown out.

Borrowing books? Yu Xiaogang really could not manage that.

"So many! This should be enough for Li Zha to read over the next few days!"

Carrying a huge stack, Su Yuntao excitedly headed back toward the branch hall.

Spirit City, Spirit Hall.

Beneath a throne shimmering faintly with golden light,

Bibi Dong sat with one hand supporting her cheek, her legs crossed.

Lower down, what forcefully entered one's vision was a pair of legs wrapped in a dark purple gown.

The gown's cut clung to the curves of her legs.

It draped down from her knees to her calves,

outlining lines of exquisite beauty.

Yet her expression was not pleasant at the moment.

The vast Spirit Hall appeared to obey the Pope's command on the surface.

But when things truly needed to be done, there were not many people she could trust.

The only ones absolutely loyal to her were the two Douluo, Chrysanthemum and Ghost.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were powerful enough, but they were not suited to handling every matter.

And her disciple, Hu Liena,

was still too young and could only focus on cultivation for now.

There were indeed several talented individuals among Spirit Hall's younger generation.

But each of them had people behind them.

Families, elders, bishops—relationships from every side were tangled together.

Given enough benefits, these people could change masters at any time.

Bibi Dong picked up the list and circled one of the names.

"After all these years of Spirit Hall awakening martial spirits for commoners free of charge, too few have truly made it before the Papal Hall."

The maid beside her lowered her head and did not dare respond.

Every person on this list was connected to factions within Spirit Hall.

One extra word could invite trouble.

Bibi Dong raised her hand, preparing to have the list sent back for review, when footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall doors.

"Your Holiness, an urgent report has arrived from the Nuoding City branch hall!"

The guard's voice came through the doors.

Bibi Dong paused.

Nuoding City?

After thinking for a moment, she recalled that it was a small city in Fasno Province.

The local Spirit Hall branch was tiny. The reports it usually sent were mostly personnel transfers and soul master subsidy amounts.

What could possibly happen in such a place that warranted an urgent report?

"Enter."

The hall doors opened.

A messenger soul master hurried in, dropped to one knee, and held up a dossier stamped with a red seal in both hands.

"Your Holiness, during a martial spirit reexamination, the Nuoding City branch hall discovered a twin martial spirit wielder with innate full soul power."

Bibi Dong's fingers, which had been tapping on the table while supporting her cheek, stopped.

She did not immediately take the dossier.

"Say that again."

The messenger soul master hurriedly raised his voice.

"The Nuoding City branch hall discovered a six-year-old child with innate full soul power and twin martial spirits!"

The great hall fell silent for several breaths.

Bibi Dong raised her hand. The maid immediately took the report and presented it before her.

The paper opened, and a name was written at the top.

Li Zha.

Six years old.

From Chentang Village.

His father was missing, his mother had died early, and he had been raised by the elders of the village.

He had no family background and had not joined any other soul master faction.

Just upon reading this far, Bibi Dong sat a little straighter.

A commoner.

No father, no mother.

Innate full soul power.

Twin martial spirits.

Every condition was ideal.

Especially the fact that he had no family background.

Spirit Hall never lacked talented children.

But those geniuses born into soul master families enjoyed the resources provided by Spirit Hall, only to place their families first in the end.

This child, Li Zha, did not currently have such concerns.

As long as Spirit Hall was willing to nurture him seriously, there was a great chance he could become the sharpest sword in her hand!

Bibi Dong continued reading.

First martial spirit: lotus root.

During the initial appraisal, it had been registered as a food-type weapon spirit.

"Food-type..."

Second martial spirit: Flaming-tipped Spear.

Weapon spirit test result: weight of one thousand five hundred and thirty jin. The strength-testing stone's reaction far exceeded the standard for top-tier weapon spirits.

Bibi Dong's brows lifted slightly.

"Who was responsible for the testing process?"

"In reply to Your Holiness, it was Su Yuntao, deacon of the Nuoding City branch hall."

"Several soul masters from the branch hall were also present and can confirm that there were no issues with the testing process."

"No issues? Then what kind of weapon spirit could possibly reach such a weight?"

No one dared answer Bibi Dong's question this time.

After a long while, Bibi Dong spoke again.

"Withdraw. You will all be richly rewarded later."

"Thank you, Your Holiness!"

After kneeling in thanks, the messenger soul master slowly rose and departed with a smile.

Bibi Dong picked up Li Zha's file.

She spoke slowly. "Go. Bring this child, Li Zha, here. I want to see him myself."

"Yes, Your Holiness."

From the shadows, a voice like a ghost answered, and the Papal Hall returned to silence.

Only the sound of Bibi Dong turning pages occasionally remained.

Innate full soul power, twin martial spirits, the top-tier weapon spirit Flaming-tipped Spear...

Li Zha, I hope you truly are the sharpest spear in my, Bibi Dong's, hand.

And not the sharpest spear aimed at me.