Keep Picking Fights

"All right, everyone, sit down. Class is about to begin. Before we start, let me introduce this young new classmate. I believe you've all seen how capable he is through that fight just now." Zhou Yan looked at Tianlin after speaking. "Come on, Xiao Tian, come up and introduce yourself."

Tianlin nodded and walked up to the podium. "Hello, everyone. My name is Jun Tianlin. I'm seven years old. My Martial Soul is the Demon Suppressing Sword. I'm an eighteenth-rank Power Attack System Battle Soul Master!"

The moment he spoke, an uproar broke out below, especially from O'ldo.

A seven-year-old at rank eighteen—what kind of concept was that? O'ldo had already been fourteen when he reached rank eighteen. Was the other boy's talent really that terrifying? No wonder the dean had personally made an exception and allowed him into the Royal Academy.

Yet he still looked down on Tianlin. A commoner was a commoner. So what if his talent was strong? Without sufficient cultivation resources, becoming a Soul Emperor would be the limit of his future achievements.

Even if he could not defeat Tianlin, he could easily toy Tianlin to death with his family's power and influence.

A sinister gleam appeared in O'ldo's eyes. Clearly, he had no intention of letting this go.

After introducing himself, Tianlin returned to his seat. Their class consisted of Control System and Power Attack System students, so they had two instructors as well.

One was Zhou Yan, their homeroom teacher. Her Martial Soul was a butterfly, and she was a Control System Battle Soul Elder.

The other was a middle-aged man named Ye Ping. His Martial Soul was a Wolfdog, and he was a Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder.

Classes were all about theoretical knowledge, such as the types of Soul Beasts most suitable for Control System and Power Attack System Soul Masters to hunt.

They also covered the combinations of different skills, as well as tactical arrangements for teamwork.

Soul Master Academies were unlike the schools from Tianlin's previous life. Theory classes only took up the morning. In the afternoon, students cultivated freely. They could cultivate Soul Power at the Simulated Cultivation Ground, find an open area to practice Soul Skills, or even go to the Soul Arena to battle.

Although the Education Committee had placed Tianlin under Zhou Yan's care, she belonged to the Control System. Thus, the person who actually taught Tianlin was Ye Ping of the Power Attack System. Compared to the beautiful Zhou Yan, the man looked sleazy no matter how Tianlin looked at him. Tianlin truly disliked him.

After finally enduring the tiresome theory lessons and eating lunch, Tianlin chose to cultivate on his own as usual. He practiced swordplay in the afternoon and meditated to cultivate Soul Power at night.

In the woods, Tianlin continuously swung his demon sword. At this moment, he was completely different from how he had been in the morning. Dense killing intent radiated from his entire body, and every move emphasized speed, precision, and ruthlessness.

That was because he was practicing the Seven Kill Swordplay. This swordplay had been created solely to kill enemies. Its first move in particular, Killing Intent Spreads, was a sword technique meant to accumulate one's killing intent.

At that moment, three figures were furtively watching from behind a large tree not far from Tianlin. One of them was O'ldo, while the other two were his lackeys.

"B-Boss, that guy is really terrifying. We'd better not provoke him, right? Wouldn't it be better if we just minded our own business?" one lackey said tremblingly. Tianlin looked far too frightening right now, and the killing intent around him made even his goosebumps tremble.

"Idiot! We're nobles! We were humiliated by a commoner, so where would we put our faces if we didn't avenge this?" O'ldo snapped angrily. "Don't worry. It won't just be the few of us this time. I even spent a huge sum to hire a student whose strength has reached the Heaven Tier. Dealing with a one-ring Soul Master like him will be effortless."

"Hmph, so what if you're talented? Tonight, I'll cripple you and see whether those members of the Education Committee still favor you." A vicious glint flashed through O'ldo's eyes as he looked toward Tianlin.

The Seven Kill Swordplay truly was far more formidable than Shushan's introductory swordplay. Since beginning his training, Tianlin had not even truly entered the beginner stage.

When the Sword Douluo used Killing Intent Spreads, the killing intent throughout his body gathered without erupting, condensed without scattering. It only exploded completely when he unleashed his move, sending chills down one's spine. Tianlin's killing intent, however, gathered slowly and dispersed easily.

This was not only because he had trained for too short a time. More importantly, he had never killed anyone.

As dusk fell, Tianlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and put away his demon sword.

"All right, that's enough for today. Time to go back and cultivate Soul Power. I should break through to rank twenty as soon as possible. Then my inner power will be enough for me to practice the Sword Control Technique." Tianlin had long mastered Shushan's introductory swordplay. As long as his inner power was sufficient, he could soon begin practicing the Sword Control Technique.

The sword techniques of Shushan and the Seven Kill Swordplay were complete opposites. One followed the natural way of the Dao, while the other surged with boundless killing intent. Tianlin was highly ambitious. He wanted to fully comprehend both styles of swordsmanship, then create a swordplay of his own.

"Stop right there. You think you can just leave?" At that moment, a group of people suddenly emerged from the forest and directly surrounded Tianlin.

There were around a dozen of them, all about seventeen or eighteen years old. Tianlin recognized one of them at once—it was O'ldo.

"You again? Aren't you annoying? Go on, what do you want this time?" Tianlin said helplessly.

O'ldo said arrogantly, "What do I want? Naturally, I'm here to teach you a harsh lesson!"

Tianlin shrugged. "Just you? If everyone you brought is at your level, I alone can take on all of you. Don't humiliate yourselves."

"Hmph, of course it's not just me. Today, I'll show you what a true powerhouse is." O'ldo suddenly looked respectfully at someone behind him. "Senior, I'll leave him to you."

"Don't worry, Junior O'ldo. Leave him to me." A man stepped out with his hands behind his back. "Little brat, Heaven Dou Royal Academy is not a place where commoners like you belong. I advise you to get out, or don't blame me for taking action."

Tianlin could sense that this fellow was far stronger than O'ldo. He was probably not a Heavenly Subtle Grade student.

But making Tianlin submit would take far more than that.

"Tianlin, rank eighteen Battle Soul Master. Martial Soul, Demon Suppressing Sword!" Blue light flashed in Tianlin's hand, and his demon sword appeared. His actions made his decision clear.

The man sighed. "Since you're courting death, don't blame me. Chu Jie, rank twenty-eight Control System Battle Soul Master. Martial Soul, Copper Ring!"

As Chu Jie spoke, a Copper Ring appeared in his hand. At the same time, two yellow Soul Rings emerged around him.

He was already rank twenty-eight, which meant he was a Heaven Tier student.

Moreover, Tianlin seemed to remember the Copper Ring Martial Soul. It had appeared during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament in the original work.

He belonged to Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team. So it had been this man.

Unfortunately, his Copper Ring had encountered the immensely powerful Dai Mubai and had been broken free of instantly. He had been defeated without any ability to fight back.

Even so, being qualified to participate in the tournament proved that his talent was still quite good among ordinary people.

Fine. Tianlin could use him to test the Seven Kill Swordplay he had just learned.