This Wasn't Right, Was It?

The next day.

Wang Tianyi got up early. He had slept for less than three hours that entire night, the pain in his head tormenting him without end. Every night, Wang Tianyi had to meditate until he was exhausted before attempting to sleep. But no matter what, he always got up at six the next morning. He practiced his staff technique for an hour before beginning the day.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang displayed a violent beauty in Wang Tianyi's hands. With the support of two god-tier martial souls, staff techniques seemed as if they had been tailor-made for him! Wang Tianyi combined the staff techniques Wang Chen had taught him with the Heaven-Equaling Staff Technique and Six-Eared Staff Technique that had appeared in his mind, forging a path of his own. However, given his current cultivation and age, this staff technique was merely a rudimentary prototype.

Notting Academy was not large. Self-funded students and work-study students attended classes in the same classroom, and the teaching methods of the soul master world differed from the education Wang Tianyi had once received. Most classes covered theories of martial souls and how to use them, with the occasional practical trick useful to low-level soul masters. Still, Wang Tianyi listened with great attention.

The road to becoming the strongest was never easy. Building a solid foundation was the top priority.

Wang Tianyi discarded all meaningless socializing, including but not limited to his three roommates trying to coax him into going into the city for some fun, or getting acquainted with the so-called geniuses of the academy. All he retained was a heart determined to grow stronger, one that was incomparably steadfast!

Because of this, he also overlooked the so-called enemies who were not worth his attention at all. Tang San did not appear in the classroom, and Wang Tianyi knew Yu Xiaogang had likely taken Tang San to hunt soul beasts. Xiao Wu occasionally cast particularly resentful looks his way, but he had no interest in them either.

Time passed quickly when he was studying seriously. The dismissal bell rang, and countless students swarmed out of the classroom. Wang Tianyi quietly packed his things, completely unconcerned with the two gazes coming from behind him.

Thud, thud, thud...

Footsteps sounded, followed by a large hand landing on Wang Tianyi's desk.

"Friend, you're the new Wang Tianyi, right? Let's get acquainted. My name is Xiao Yan. My martial soul is a wolf, and I have level-three Innate Soul Power. You know Xiao Chenyu from sixth grade, right? He's my older brother! His Soul Power has already reached level eleven, and he's the boss of the academy!"

A child with his school uniform altered into a gaudy mess walked over, a smile plastered across his face. He extended a hand toward Wang Tianyi. His attitude was somewhat arrogant, but Wang Tianyi did not sense any malice from him.

"Yes, I know the young master of the City Lord's Mansion. Hello."

The humble personality of Heaven-Equaling and the arrogant personality of Six-Eared did not emerge. At this moment, Wang Tianyi was simply himself! He did not put on airs toward this peer with an excessively tough-sounding name who wanted to befriend him. After all, he was not some lunatic who looked down on everyone and constantly talked about fighting and killing.

Xiao Yan was straightforward by nature and never knew how to hide his feelings. Seeing Wang Tianyi give him such respect, he began to doubt what Wang Tianyi's roommates had said about him being extremely arrogant.

"Good! From today onward, we're friends! If anyone blind enough dares bully you in the future, tell me. I'll have my big brother stand up for you!"

Xiao Yan patted his chest in assurance. Wang Tianyi smiled but said nothing more. Their conversation was fairly pleasant. How much scheming could children this young possibly have? Before long, Xiao Yan was already calling Wang Tianyi his brother.

However,

Xiao Wu, who had also remained in the classroom with her gaze fixed on Wang Tianyi, grumbled to herself, What's with that? He's so warm toward other people...

Xiao Wu's reason for staying was simple. She wanted to resolve the conflict from that day, and she wanted even more to know what Wang Tianyi's martial soul was.

For a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that had taken human form, the martial souls of other human soul masters could hardly suppress their transformed martial souls. The Soft Bone Rabbit might have been a soul beast at the bottom of the Star Dou Great Forest's food chain, but Xiao Wu possessed a hundred thousand years of cultivation. With such a foundation, her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul was naturally far stronger than that of ordinary soul masters! More importantly, why did Wang Tianyi give off a sensation that made her soul tremble? Those strange eyes of his seemed to belong to a more noble creature—not merely nobler than a Soft Bone Rabbit, but nobler than all soul beasts!

Xiao Wu felt that she needed to investigate further. Wang Tianyi's talent was so monstrous that he might become a Titled Douluo in the future! She had taken human form for a reason. It was not merely to experience the human world, but also to find the murderer who had killed her mother. If possible, she wanted to find herself a protector—preferably one who had grown up with her, whose bond with her would be incomparably strong, just like the legends of love between humans and soul beasts told by other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts!

The innocent-minded Soft Bone Rabbit had heard stories of humans and soul beasts falling in love, and she yearned for it. She wanted to experience a love like Senior Ah Yin's! Even after learning that she was a soul beast, her other half would still be willing to stand in front of her and protect her. There was nothing more romantic in this world!

Seeing Wang Tianyi chatting happily with Xiao Yan, Xiao Wu gathered her courage and walked over. Xiao Yan looked up and saw Xiao Wu, frowning at the work-study student uniform she wore. But when he realized the owner of those clothes was a pretty and adorable little girl, Xiao Yan's eyes immediately lit up.

"Yo, where did such a cute little sister come from? I'm Xiao Yan, and my big brother is..."

Xiao Yan eagerly tried to ingratiate himself with her, but Xiao Wu did not even glance at him. Her pink eyes remained fixed on Wang Tianyi from beginning to end. Wang Tianyi raised his head and met her gaze. Only then did Xiao Wu notice that Wang Tianyi's pupils had returned to their normal color, a deep black.

"Hey? I'm talking to you. At least respond to me a little, please. This is really embarrassing for me! And you, Brother Tianyi, do you two know each other?"

Xiao Yan was extremely awkward at this point. He looked at Wang Tianyi, then at Xiao Wu. Their gazes met as though sparks were flying through the air, while he had been nothing but an outsider from beginning to end.

But adjusting his mindset was not difficult for Xiao Yan. He quickly adapted, found a place to sit, pulled out a bag of potato chips from who knew where, and began crunching away. Then he saw Xiao Wu blush and lower her head on her own.

Oh~, these two had a story!

Gossiping was human instinct, and Xiao Yan could not resist it either. Could it be that Wang Tianyi was actually a playboy? Well, that was understandable. After all, there were not many girls as cute as this one...

But the next moment.

"What? I spared you last time, and now you've come crawling back. Do you want to fight me?"

Hearing Wang Tianyi's icy words, Xiao Yan sprayed all the potato chips in his mouth out at once!

Th-this wasn't right, was it?