Putting on a Big Act, Face-Slapping Master?

Notting City, outside the Spirit Hall Branch.

Lin Yichen strolled leisurely into the branch hall.

A staff member came forward to greet him.

Her name was Liu Qing, an ordinary staff member at level twenty-three.

"Hello, are you here to collect your monthly Soul Master stipend?"

Liu Qing saw that he was neatly dressed and handsome, and with the natural air he carried, she could not help taking a few extra looks at him.

"Soul Master stipend? What's that?"

Lin Yichen was somewhat taken aback. He was only here to register as a Soul Master.

"Ah? You don't know? Or are you not a Soul Master?"

Liu Qing was even more bewildered than he was. He did not know about the Soul Master stipend?

Is he even normal?

"I'm here to register as a Soul Master."

That single sentence left Liu Qing dumbfounded. Register as a Soul Master?

In ordinary people's understanding, that meant... Lin Yichen had only just reached level ten?!

He did not look like it!

Still, out of respect for her work and basic courtesy, Liu Qing patiently guided him.

"Alright, please come this way to register as a Soul Master."

Liu Qing led Lin Yichen to a door with a plaque that read—Deacon Hall.

"This is the office of Lord Su Yuntao, the deacon of our Notting Spirit Hall Branch. He is responsible for testing soul power and registering Soul Master information."

"I only distribute stipends, so naturally I have no authority over such matters. Goodbye, sir. I hope your registration goes smoothly!"

She gave a token bow, then turned to receive the next Soul Master.

Lin Yichen stood outside the door, the corners of his lips rising slightly.

"Brother Tao, huh? I know this guy."

He knocked lightly on the door three times before walking in.

"Hello! I'm here to register as a Soul Master."

Su Yuntao raised his eyes to look at the newcomer and nodded.

He then took out a dark blue crystal ball and handed it to Lin Yichen.

"First, let's test your soul power. Place your hand on it and channel your soul power into it."

Lin Yichen did as instructed, though he somehow felt that something bad was about to happen.

Sure enough, in an instant, the dark blue crystal ball blazed with dazzling light, and then...

Bang!!

It exploded.

Su Yuntao: "..."

This dark blue crystal ball could withstand up to level thirty soul power!

There were usually no major issues during registration!

And now it had exploded just like that?

Did that mean the person before him had come to register as a Soul Master only after reaching level forty or above?!

Su Yuntao's pupils contracted sharply as he slammed a hand on the table and stood up.

"Come with me to see Hall Master Ma Xiunuo."

He grabbed Lin Yichen by the arm and led him toward the hall master's office.

"What? Yuntao? You said he blew up the dark blue crystal ball?"

"Absolutely true, Hall Master. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought this kid here to you."

Ma Xiunuo took a puff of his cigarette, then slowly took out a purple crystal ball and handed it to Lin Yichen.

"This crystal ball can withstand up to level sixty soul power. It should be enough..."

Before Ma Xiunuo could finish speaking, the purple crystal ball also burst into brilliant light before cracking apart.

Everyone: "..."

Someone above level sixty had come to register as a Soul Master?!

Was this a joke?

And having a purple crystal ball in a small city like Notting City was already the absolute limit.

Cities this small generally did not have Soul Emperor-level experts!

Ma Xiunuo finally put out his cigarette and became respectful.

"You... what level is your soul power exactly?"

By now, he was utterly deferential. A Soul Emperor-level expert had appeared in Notting City?

This was something Ma Xiunuo had never dared imagine.

Lin Yichen roughly sensed it.

"Level sixty-three, I suppose? About that. Just issue me a certificate for level sixty-three."

"Yes... yes..."

Before long, the certificate was ready—absurdly quickly.

They seemed afraid of offending such an important figure.

Just as Lin Yichen walked out of the hall master's office, Ma Xiunuo suddenly spoke.

"Would... would you consider joining Spirit Hall?"

"Of course. I only came to Notting this time to see an old acquaintance and register as a Soul Master while I was at it. Thank you, Hall Master."

"You're too kind, you're too kind."

Lin Yichen left the office and entered the main hall, where he saw Liu Qing sitting on a sofa drinking tea.

When Liu Qing saw him come out, she smiled and greeted him.

"Did you register successfully? What level are you? Would you like to collect the Soul Master stipend?"

"Level sixty-three, so I'm afraid that won't be possible. Goodbye!"

Lin Yichen said his farewells and left the hall.

"That really is a pity. Goodbye!"

Liu Qing took another sip of tea, then suddenly spat it all out.

"Wait! Level sixty-three?!"

Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

When Lin Yichen arrived at the main gate, the gatekeeper stepped forward to stop him.

"Soul Master Academy ahead. Unauthorized people are not allowed near. Though if you insist on getting close..."

The gatekeeper sized Lin Yichen up, gave a sly laugh, and continuously rubbed his thumb and forefinger together.

Another snob.

Lin Yichen could only show him the Soul Master certificate that had just been issued.

"No money. If you want a fight, I can oblige."

"Tch, dressed so fancy. Rented clothes, huh? What's with that pig trying to pass itself off as an elephant..."

His gaze then drifted to the Soul Master certificate, where he saw the clearly printed level sixty-three.

With a thud, he dropped to his knees.

"Spare me, sir! Spare me! I failed to recognize greatness!"

"Get lost!"

Lin Yichen kicked him once and walked inside.

The academy was quite lively, brimming with youthful energy.

When he entered the garden, he saw a thin middle-aged man sitting in a pavilion, with a boy and a girl beside him.

"Little San, that concludes the full contents of my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits. If you can thoroughly grasp them, I guarantee that your theoretical knowledge will rank second in the world!"

The middle-aged man confidently patted his chest.

So this middle-aged man was Yu Xiaogang.

Lin Yichen had read the original novel, so he naturally knew that Yu Xiaogang had no real ability and loved putting on airs, making him deeply annoying.

However, Lin Yichen was not paying attention to Yu Xiaogang at all. His gaze was fixed unblinkingly on the girl beside him.

Though only eleven, her figure had already developed to the extreme, curving in all the right places.

Her scorpion braid, pink dress, and sweet, adorable face made people unable to resist looking at her a few more times, wanting to take a bite or two.

Douluo Continent truly was a land of early maturity...

This girl was Xiao Wu, the female lead Lin Yichen would make love to for ten thousand years.

She had already taken human form and was studying at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.

And the ordinary-looking boy beside the Master was Tang San.

At that moment, Lin Yichen suddenly wanted to borrow Yu Xiaogang's so-called book on the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits for a look.

"Senior, may I read the book in your hand?"

Yu Xiaogang carefully examined the person before him. There was not the slightest soul power fluctuation coming from Lin Yichen, and discomfort was difficult to conceal in his eyes.

"Go, go, go! How could my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits be shown to someone of unknown origin like you? Hurry up and get lost!"

Yu Xiaogang impatiently waved his hand, about to drive him away.

Sure enough, merely hiding his soul power aura had landed him in this situation.

Sure enough, he was a sanctimonious hypocrite who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

"Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits? Are you the famed Maaaaster?"

Lin Yichen deliberately dragged out the word "Master," making it sound unbearably grating.

"If I remember correctly, you were the one who said, 'There are no useless martial spirits, only useless Soul Masters,' right? Master, you're amazing. With one sentence, you insulted yourself twice!"

"A pig's garbage martial spirit, and you're acting all high and mighty!"

Lin Yichen had just learned this insult from the gatekeeper, and it was quite useful.

The Master flew into a rage, slamming the table as he stood up. His face turned red, then purple, unable to conceal his anger!

"What Ten Core Competencies of Martial Spirits? These are things everyone on Douluo Continent already knows. Do you really need to teach them? It's complete bullshit!"

Lin Yichen showed Yu Xiaogang no mercy. People like this deserved to be cursed at. A few insults were not enough to soothe the hatred in his heart!

Yet Xiao Wu's gaze had never left Lin Yichen.

She felt that the man before her was very familiar, but she truly could not remember where she had seen him.