Dormitory Trouble

Yu Xiaogang's eyes went wide.

Tang San thought Yu Xiaogang had been pleasantly surprised and said proudly, "Teacher, what do you think of my Soul Ring?"

Yu Xiaogang immediately recognized it as a Soul Ring that had only just entered the ten-year range. He simply could not understand why the Clear Sky Sect would get Tang San a Ten-Year Soul Ring.

No, could I have been wrong?

Logically, the Clear Sky Sect should not have allowed the owner of Twin Martial Souls to enter an ordinary junior Soul Master Academy.

Could Tang San be the illegitimate son of some Clear Sky Sect member who had ended up outside?

Or was there something special about this Ten-Year Soul Ring?

Yu Xiaogang immediately asked, "What Soul Beast did you absorb the Soul Ring from, and what is its skill?"

"Green Bamboo!"

After saying that, Tang San raised his hand and unleashed his first soul skill.

"Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Blue Silver Grass rapidly spread out and wrapped around one of the table legs.

Yu Xiaogang instinctively touched the Blue Silver Grass, then casually pinched it, snapping off a piece with ease.

His body trembled as he looked up. "What Soul Beast did you say?"

"Gr... Green Bamboo."

Tang San sensed that something was wrong and answered instinctively.

Yu Xiaogang's vision went dark as he shouted loudly.

"What Green Bamboo!"

"You absorbed Brittle Bamboo!

"Brittle as in fragile!"

He then struck the Blue Silver Grass around the table leg with his palm, shattering it as plant fibers flew everywhere.

Tang San froze completely.

Outside the door, Tang Hao could no longer endure it. He had intended to protect Tang San in secret, but he had no choice but to reveal himself early.

He rushed into the room.

Tang San came back to his senses and said joyfully, "Dad."

"Slap!"

Tang Hao raised his hand and delivered a resounding slap across Tang San's face.

"Who are you?"

Yu Xiaogang jumped in fright. When he saw who it was, he said excitedly, "Your Majesty Clear Sky, I should have realized it long ago. You are Tang San's father."

Tang Hao waved a hand to cut Yu Xiaogang off. His face was ashen as he questioned Tang San, "When did you absorb this Soul Ring?"

A trace of blood trickled from Tang San's lips. On one side was his biological father, and on the other was the teacher he had only just acknowledged.

He did not dare say that he had stolen this Soul Ring, so he hurriedly made up an excuse.

"After awakening my Martial Soul, I was chopping firewood on the back mountain. I cut through a green bamboo stalk and discovered that a Soul Ring had appeared on it.

"I learned a little about Martial Souls from Grandpa Jack, so I absorbed the Soul Ring right then."

Tang Hao was so furious that he nearly spat out blood.

"You... you're going to anger me to death.

"How much Martial Soul theory could Jack, an ordinary person, possibly know? You dared to absorb a Soul Ring without understanding a Soul Beast's traits. You... you really..."

"Please calm down. Sigh, Little San is still just a child. He only absorbed the Soul Ring by accident, so please don't be angry." Yu Xiaogang hurriedly tried to mediate.

When Tang Hao saw Tang San's swollen red cheek, his heart ached a little. With Yu Xiaogang giving him an out, he took the opportunity to sit in a chair and fold his arms.

"Fortunately, Little San has two Martial Souls. There is still hope for the future," Yu Xiaogang said.

Tang San covered his cheek as hatred rose in his heart.

Jiede, if you hadn't insisted on studying Soul Beasts, I would never have gone to take that Brittle Bamboo, and Dad would never have hit me.

He made up his mind to get rid of Jiede later.

"That's enough, Little San. You are not allowed to absorb Soul Rings recklessly again. In the future, listen more to your teacher's advice," Tang Hao reprimanded.

"Yes, Dad!"

Tang Hao turned to Yu Xiaogang. "There is something I need to tell you."

"Please, go ahead."

"Little San's Blue Silver Grass is not an ordinary Martial Soul. It is still in a dormant state, so it is inconvenient for me to say more for now."

He then instructed Tang San, "That boy Jiede only has one Martial Soul. You do not need to take him seriously. I can see that he also has Innate Full Soul Power. I originally intended for him to serve as your training stone."

Yu Xiaogang's body shook as thoughts surged through his mind. Tang Hao was pointing something out to him.

The conditions for the birth of Twin Martial Souls were wrong. There was a problem.

But he did not want to lose face before the disciple he had just taken in, so he explained:

"That's right. After all, there have only been a few owners of Twin Martial Souls on the continent. My theory is merely speculation and still requires verification."

"Yu Xiaogang, I am entrusting Little San to you."

Tang Hao did not dwell on the conditions for the birth of Twin Martial Souls. He still greatly approved of Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul theories.

Seeing that Tang Hao was about to leave, Tang San hurriedly asked, "Dad, where are you going?"

"I have matters to attend to. Train well."

Inside the Notting Academy dormitory.

Jiede had already completed his enrollment procedures. After entering the dormitory, just as expected, Wang Sheng challenged him for the position of work-study student dorm leader.

There was nothing much to say. Jiede straightforwardly admitted defeat, leaving Wang Sheng stunned, but the two soon became familiar with each other.

As they were chatting, Tang San entered the dormitory carrying his bedding.

When Jiede saw Tang San's swollen cheek, he nearly burst into pig-like laughter. He already had a guess in his heart.

"The Ten-Year Soul Ring must have been exposed. Yu Xiaogang would at most scold Tang San, not hit him.

"Tang San must have gotten a huge slap from Tang Hao.

"Do you know how much damage that slap did to him?

"Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang, you had better slow down Tang San's path to godhood."

"What are you laughing at?" Tang San's cold gaze swept over him.

"Oh."

Jiede did not dare provoke Tang San too much, afraid that he might be courting death. "I merely thought of something funny."

Tang San had reason to suspect that Jiede was mocking him, but he had no solid proof.

What he had done could only be considered reaping what he had sown. The cause from that day had borne fruit today.

If he had not stolen, how would things have come to this?

But people always found reasons to excuse their own mistakes, and he could not help harboring some resentment toward Jiede.

Of course, it was only resentment. He could hardly point at Jiede's nose and say that Jiede had encouraged him to absorb the Ten-Year Soul Beast Brittle Bamboo.

Moreover, Tang Hao had deliberately intended for Jiede to become a stepping stone on his path as a Soul Master, so Tang San endured it.

He was confident that his strength would never lose to Jiede. He would prove it to his father!

Wang Sheng did not know the full story and was eager to try. Just as he was about to challenge Tang San, Jiede stopped him.

Tang San was in a furious mood right now. Whoever challenged him would be unlucky.

Just as Wang Sheng was about to say something to Jiede, an old girl who was one hundred thousand years old skipped into the room.

She was lively and radiant, adorably charming.

The dormitory had one large communal bed. A group of boys all widened their eyes, gazing at her with eerie green looks.

This little girl was Xiao Wu, the 100,000-Year Soft Bone Rabbit who had rebuilt herself into human form.

Jiede only looked at her a few times before withdrawing his gaze. His tastes were perfectly normal; he was not attracted to childlike appearances.

Ever since learning about the Beast-Taming Orb Martial Soul's abilities, he had never planned to make Xiao Wu into a Soul Ring.

To be honest, Jiede did not need Xiao Wu to become his Soul Ring at all.

Among the Shrek Seven Monsters, only Xiao Wu did not have a godhood. In the end, she had only risen through the scabbard of the Asura Sword, which was rather pathetic.

Among the Seven Monsters, she had the smallest role and the weakest strength. She was not even as useful as Zhu Zhuqing; at least Zhu Zhuqing could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

And the Soft Bone Rabbit's skills were not within Jiede's considerations either.

Jiede also had no time to make plans in advance. Xiao Wu was now completely exposed beneath Tang Hao's watchful eye, giving him even less reason to make a move against her.

Jiede gave Wang Sheng a push from behind. "Go on, exchange a few moves with her."

The two quickly began fighting.

Wang Sheng was swiftly defeated.

Afterward, Xiao Wu planted her hands on her hips and declared arrogantly, "Remember, from now on, you have to call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

After saying that, she glanced at Tang San, who was sitting by the bed, and domineeringly announced, "From now on, I'll leave my daily cleaning duties to you."

Tang San did not want to clean the dormitory every day, so he got up and fought Xiao Wu.

Since Tang San was full of anger, his attacks were heavy.

Xiao Wu refused to be outdone. The two grappled together and fought fiercely, neither able to gain the upper hand.

In the end, they fought to a draw.

Still shaken, Wang Sheng said, "Jiede, thank you for pulling me back just now and keeping me from fighting Tang San. Otherwise, I would have been miserable."

"Really? That's great." Jiede smiled. "Then how about doing me a favor?"

Without thinking much of it, Wang Sheng patted his chest. "Forget one favor. I can do ten."

"I'll leave my cleaning duties for the next month to you."

"?"

Wang Sheng froze, only then realizing that he had been too hasty. But he had always kept his word, so he could only agree.

Jiede patted Wang Sheng on the shoulder. "I won't make you work for nothing. Later, I'll help you plan which Soul Beast to choose for your first Soul Ring."

"Really?"

Wang Sheng's eyes lit up. He would reach level ten in another half month, and he had been worrying over having no idea what to do.

"Guaranteed!"

"Good brother, I'll have your back from now on!"