Arceus!

East Sea City, Eastsea Academy.

That morning, gentle sunlight spilled across the earth.

At that moment, a group of students in school uniforms were running laps around the track.

Three of them were in the lead, two boys and one girl.

"Wulin, slow down!"

"Xie Xie, you're an Agility Attack-Type Soul Master. This is for your own good!"

"But—" Xie Xie was about to say something else when he caught sight of a figure approaching from the school gate.

The person moved cautiously, afraid of being noticed.

"Hey, wait a second. Look over there!" He pointed toward the school gate.

"What is it? Did you spot some senior girl you like?" Tang Wulin turned around with a smile and noticed the sneaky figure as well.

"He isn't wearing a school uniform, so he probably isn't from our school?" Xie Xie analyzed, then said in shock, "Could he be a thief?!"

At that moment, Su Yu lightly made his way toward the track.

His purpose in coming to this academy really was to steal something.

He only wanted to steal a Slate.

Three years ago, Su Yu had transmigrated here and become a six-year-old orphan with the same name as himself.

No father, no mother from the start—the standard protagonist setup.

Then Su Yu discovered his Golden Finger: a clone.

A clone of Arceus.

However, Su Yu's Arceus clone was in a weakened state.

In Pokémon terms, it was critically wounded and on the verge of death.

Fortunately, Arceus was not so easy to kill, but injuries like this were not so easy to recover from either.

To restore Arceus, he needed at least a Divine Level restorative spiritual treasure for it to have any effect.

There was no way a few bottles of Good Medicine would be enough.

Of course, aside from Divine Level spiritual treasures, there was another way to help Arceus recover its strength.

That was the Creation Slate.

As long as he gathered all eighteen Elemental Slates, he could combine them into the Creation Slate. With the power of the Creation Slate, Arceus could recover from its injuries.

And Su Yu had discovered that Slates actually existed on the Douluo Continent. He guessed they had been dropped by Arceus.

His mission was to gather the Slates and restore Arceus's strength.

So how many Slates had Su Yu found over the past three years?

How many more did he need before becoming invincible in this world?

Those were good questions.

The answer was: not a single one!

That was right. Su Yu had not found even one Slate in the past three years.

It was not that Su Yu did not want to; he simply could not.

He had only learned about the Slates a few days ago, because he had successfully cultivated to level ten then.

Due to the influence of his Arceus clone, his Martial Soul was also Arceus.

However, Su Yu did not possess Innately Full Soul Power, nor did he have innate level-twenty Soul Power.

His initial Soul Power was only level one.

Perhaps because the Arceus clone was critically wounded and near death, his Martial Soul had been innately deficient.

Su Yu had cultivated for three years before barely reaching level ten.

After reaching level ten, the most important thing was to obtain a Soul Ring—in other words, to form a contract with a Spirit Soul.

After Su Yu reached level ten, he vaguely sensed that what his Arceus needed to obtain a Soul Ring was not a Spirit Soul, but a Slate.

A Slate dropped by Arceus.

Su Yu had nearly despaired. Trying to find more than a dozen Slates across an entire continent was no different from looking for a needle in the ocean.

Who knew how long he would have to wait just to obtain one Soul Ring? If he was unlucky, he might not find a single Slate in his entire life.

Then he would remain nothing more than a Soul Scholar for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, Su Yu could sense the locations of Slates.

That made his great undertaking of finding them much easier.

Whether due to distance or some other reason, he could currently sense only one Slate, and that Slate was inside Eastsea Academy.

"Almost there, almost there!" Su Yu sensed that he was getting closer and closer to the Slate.

One hundred meters!

Fifty meters!

Ten meters!

Suddenly, an icy voice sounded beside Su Yu's ear.

"Which class are you from?"

Su Yu looked up and saw a blue-haired man with cold eyes watching him.

"I'm not a student of your academy. I'm just here to look around!" Su Yu replied with a cheerful smile, thinking to himself:

Could this be the legendary Ice and Snow Wu Zhangkong?

"Oh? You aren't a Soul Master."

"I am a Soul Master!" As Su Yu answered, he looked behind Wu Zhangkong.

At that moment, ten meters behind Wu Zhangkong, the corner of a dark-red Slate was exposed.

Under the sunlight, the Slate looked utterly ordinary.

Wu Zhangkong noticed Su Yu's gaze and saw the Slate as well.

To him, it was merely an ordinary Slate with nothing special about it.

"It's fine. Don't wander around the academy," Wu Zhangkong said, preparing to leave.

"Wait, Teacher!" Su Yu called out to stop Wu Zhangkong.

One reason Su Yu had come to Eastsea Academy was to find the Slate. The other was that he wanted to join Eastsea Academy.

More precisely, he wanted to become Wu Zhangkong's student.

Su Yu was currently weak, and Arceus could not act either, so he needed to find someone to rely on.

Wu Zhangkong was a very good choice. When Tang Wulin had been injured during the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament, Wu Zhangkong had stepped forward without hesitation.

That showed Wu Zhangkong was a qualified teacher.

On top of that, Wu Zhangkong was a Shrek student, a Two-Word Battle Armor Master, and highly talented.

He was someone worth relying on.

"What is it?" Wu Zhangkong's cold gaze settled on him once more.

"Teacher, can I join your academy?"

"This is a Soul Master academy. If you want to study here, you'll have to prove yourself," Wu Zhangkong said coldly.

"I know!" Su Yu answered without showing the slightest sign of retreat under Wu Zhangkong's imposing presence.

"Good. What is your name?"

"Su Yu!" Su Yu replied.

"I'll give you a chance." Wu Zhangkong turned toward the track. "Gu Yue, come here!"

Upon hearing him, Gu Yue did not hesitate. She jogged over to Wu Zhangkong and Su Yu.

Xie Xie muttered, "Why does this scene look so familiar?"

At that moment, all the students of Class Five turned to look in their direction, Tang Wulin included.

"Teacher Wu!" Gu Yue greeted him politely.

"Mm." Wu Zhangkong nodded, then said, "Gu Yue, rest for twenty minutes. After that, have a Soul Master Showdown with him!"

"Alright!" After speaking, Gu Yue sat cross-legged on the ground to recover the stamina she had lost while running.

Su Yu watched from the side, thinking to himself, So this is Gu Yue, the Silver Dragon King?

"As long as you defeat her, I'll arrange your enrollment," Wu Zhangkong said.

"Thank you, Teacher!" Su Yu said gratefully, stroking the red-and-white Poké Ball in his pocket.

Twenty minutes passed quickly, and Gu Yue rose to her feet.

"Gu Yue, go!" Xie Xie waved from the side after finishing his run.

Tang Wulin merely watched silently from nearby.

Gu Yue was the strongest in Class Five, so he was not worried at all.

Xie Xie thought the same way.

"Teacher Wu is ruthless. He sent out the strongest, Gu Yue. I really want to see how badly this kid gets beaten!"

Xie Xie knew this from experience. Even with Twin Martial Souls, he was no match for Gu Yue.