Eating, Martial Soul Classifications

Ye Xunhuan followed Xu Qingqing upstairs to the second floor.

The second floor of the cafeteria was practically a different world from the first.

The decor was far more refined, with food stalls lined up in a row. There were more than a dozen windows, each with a menu and price board hanging above it.

Braised Gale Demon Wolf, steamed hundred-year scale fish, stir-fried firehorn beef, sizzling thunder pig...

Every dish was made from soul beast meat.

Ye Xunhuan glanced over them and sighed inwardly.

Spirit Hall really was wealthy.

The student cafeteria's standards were higher than those of restaurants outside.

Although these dishes used low-age soul beast meat, what ordinary Soul Master Academy outside would dare serve it every day?

Take the Sharp-tailed Swift Clan, one of the Clear Sky Sect's four affiliated clans. After being abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect, even making a living had become a major problem for them.

With several hundred people in the clan, they could not even afford basic cultivation resources. If the other three clans had not kindly supported them, they would have disbanded long ago.

Both were soul master organizations, yet the gap between them was enormous.

Under Ye Xunhuan's puzzled gaze, Xu Qingqing walked to the stall at the far end and ordered the most basic braised pork rice bowl. It was not soul beast meat, just ordinary pork.

Five silver soul coins.

Ye Xunhuan frowned slightly. "That's all you're eating?"

"It's enough, it's enough." Xu Qingqing picked up her tray with a grin. "I already feel bad about making you treat me. I should order something cheap."

Ye Xunhuan apologetically told the cafeteria lady at the stall that they did not want it, then pulled Xu Qingqing toward the next stall.

"One serving of braised Gale Wolf meat, one serving of steamed hundred-year scale fish, one serving of sizzling thunder pork, and two bowls of rice."

"Wait!" Xu Qingqing panicked and tugged at his sleeve. "That costs several Gold Soul Coins altogether!"

Ye Xunhuan said nothing and paid without hesitation.

The Gold Soul Coins Ling Yuan had given him were impossible to spend anyway. He might as well use them to feed his little roommate.

Xu Qingqing opened her mouth, but swallowed the words before they came out. Her eyes were slightly moist.

The two returned to a window-side table with a tray piled high with food.

Xu Qingqing ate quickly, her little face buried in her rice bowl, cheeks puffed out.

Ye Xunhuan ate unhurriedly, his gaze occasionally sweeping across the cafeteria.

He sensed several unfriendly gazes. Some were directed at Xu Qingqing, while others moved back and forth between the two of them, but all shifted away after only a brief pause.

No one took the initiative to cause trouble.

Ye Xunhuan looked at the girl across from him shoveling down rice and understood.

It was probably because of Xu Qingqing. He had only just entered the academy and did not even know two people yet, so why would anyone harbor hostility toward him?

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two returned to the dormitory. Xu Qingqing washed up, crawled into bed, and fell asleep within two minutes. A full day of classes had truly exhausted her.

Ye Xunhuan did not intend to rest. He needed to cultivate every second he could.

"Ye Xunhuan! Get up!"

An exceptionally piercing female voice exploded beside his ear.

Ye Xunhuan was so startled that he immediately withdrew from his meditative state.

He saw Xu Qingqing standing beside his bed, her twin ponytails neatly tied, a piece of bread in her hand.

"It's almost eight! Theory class starts at eight sharp. If we don't leave now, we'll be late!"

Ye Xunhuan glanced outside the window. The sky was already bright. Great. Even after transmigrating, he still could not escape the agony of an eight a.m. class.

He rolled out of bed, finished washing up in a few quick movements, splashed cold water on his face, and headed out.

The two ran through the corridors of the main building. By the time they rushed to the entrance of the lecture hall, the door was closed.

Xu Qingqing pushed it open, and several hundred students turned to look at them in unison.

The three classes attended theory lessons together.

The Genius Class, Elite Class, and Ordinary Class were all seated in the same large lecture hall, with more than two hundred students present.

The room was silent.

A gaunt middle-aged man stood on the podium, chalk in hand and displeasure written across his face.

"Xu Qingqing." Sun Bai pushed up his glasses, his tone displeased. "Why are you late again?"

Xu Qingqing shrank back and softly said, "Sorry," then tried to pull Ye Xunhuan inside.

"Wait!" Sun Bai raised a hand, his gaze landing on Ye Xunhuan. "And this is?"

"Hello, Teacher. My name is Ye Xunhuan. I only registered yesterday." Ye Xunhuan gave a brief introduction.

Sun Bai looked him over, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly.

"It's understandable for a new student to be late. But the two of you must answer my question before you can enter and take your seats. Otherwise, you can only stand in the back."

"Please ask your question, Teacher."

The man nodded. "How many major categories are martial souls divided into? State their names and characteristics."

Ye Xunhuan's expression turned a little strange. Was this not practically giving them the answer?

"The basic classification has three major categories: beast martial souls, tool martial souls, and plant martial souls. Beast martial souls are modeled after soul beasts and can possess the user after awakening to strengthen the body. Tool martial souls are modeled after implements, most often taking the form of weapons or tools. Plant martial souls are modeled after plants and mainly focus on control and support."

The man nodded and was about to let them enter.

"However," Ye Xunhuan changed direction, "that is only the most basic classification. With deeper research, martial souls are far more than just three categories."

The classroom fell silent for a moment.

Sun Bai pushed up his glasses, intrigued. "Oh? Then tell us. What else is there?"

"First, Body Martial Souls." Ye Xunhuan said, "They take the form of a part of the soul master's own body, such as the eyes, arms, or bones. This type of martial soul does not require possession, because the martial soul itself is part of the body. The awakening conditions are exceptionally harsh, but once awakened, their potential far surpasses that of other martial souls."

Sun Bai's expression changed slightly. "Body Martial Souls? There is no such classification in the textbooks."

Ye Xunhuan nodded faintly. As expected, even a vain fraud like Yu Xiaogang could be called a master. Martial soul knowledge in this era truly was lacking.

"Just because it is not in the textbooks does not mean it does not exist." Ye Xunhuan remained neither arrogant nor servile. "Just as no one believed a hundred years ago that Twin Martial Souls could cultivate normally."

Sun Bai fell silent for two seconds. "Continue."

"Second, mutations and evolution of martial souls may give rise to entirely new types of martial soul forms."

Sun Bai frowned. "For example?"

"Yu Xiaogang. I don't know whether you know this person, Teacher."

Ye Xunhuan asked aloud. Only after receiving an affirmative answer did he continue. "His martial soul, Luo Sanpao, is an independent entity with self-awareness. That completely exceeds the scope of known martial soul categories. It can be considered an entirely new kind of martial soul—Detached Martial Soul."

Sun Bai adjusted his glasses, and a trace of shock appeared in his gaze as he looked at Ye Xunhuan.

"Well said. Go in and sit down. From now on, you can just read on your own during theory class. Don't disrupt the other students."

The moment those words came out, the classroom erupted in an uproar.

The students of the Genius Class looked at one another, while the Elite Class and Ordinary Class students whispered among themselves.

Why had Sun Bai, that old pedant, suddenly become so easygoing?

Meanwhile, several girls seated slightly left of the middle of the classroom were already staring blankly.

It was not because they understood those theories, but because of Ye Xunhuan himself.

So handsome!

The way he stood beside the podium and spoke with such confidence was completely different from the boys around him, who were either brawny from martial training or sallow and skinny from cultivation.

"Who is that? A newcomer to the Genius Class?"

"So handsome... even more handsome than Zhao Lie."

"Did you understand what he said just now?"

"No, but he's so handsome."

"Wow, you're that smart?" Xu Qingqing lowered her voice. "Body Martial Souls, Detached Martial Souls... Where did you learn all that?"

Ye Xunhuan opened his textbook and pointed to the cover. "From the book."

"Also, class has already started. Just because I don't need to listen carefully doesn't mean you don't."

Xu Qingqing: T^T