Soul Master Registration

"Teacher!" Tang San was delighted when he saw Yu Xiaogang and hurriedly greeted him.

This drew Yu Xiaogang's attention. Upon seeing Tang San and Lin Qing's group, he quickly walked over as well.

"Teacher, are you here to eat at the cafeteria too?" Tang San asked.

"Yes, Third Brother. Would you like to eat with me on the second floor? The food there is more nutritious than on the first floor. Your body has suffered from years of malnutrition, so you're rather thin. You should eat more of the second-floor dishes to build yourself up."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's invitation, Tang San hesitated only briefly before agreeing. "All right, Teacher. I'll eat with you."

To Tang San, eating with Lin Qing had already been somewhat humiliating. Now that Yu Xiaogang had invited him along, Tang San naturally couldn't have asked for more.

Besides, Tang San believed that a teacher for a day was a father for life. Deep down, he had long regarded Yu Xiaogang as his second father in this world. Compared to eating with Lin Qing, his enemy, he would much rather eat with his teacher and second father.

"Would Lin Qing and Xiao Wu like to come as well? The dishes on the second floor are more varied than those on the first," Yu Xiaogang said.

Tang San, who had just arrived beside Yu Xiaogang, heard his teacher inviting Lin Qing and Xiao Wu and immediately felt a little aggrieved. If it had only been Xiao Wu, Tang San would have been delighted, but inviting Lin Qing was something he could not accept.

"No, Gangzi. Xiao Wu and I are eating with our dormmates, so help yourself," Lin Qing refused bluntly.

Seeing Lin Qing refuse, Yu Xiaogang did not pay much attention to how he had addressed him. In his view, Lin Qing had surely refused because he had believed the rumors about him. As long as he taught Tang San well and had Tang San defeat Lin Qing, Lin Qing would certainly be won over by his theories. If he remained persistent, he would surely move Lin Qing and make him take him as his teacher.

"All right, then Third Brother and I will head up first." Yu Xiaogang did not press the matter further. He knew Lin Qing did not think highly of him at the moment, and pestering him might only worsen Lin Qing's dislike. Thus, Yu Xiaogang decisively led Tang San upstairs to the second floor.

"Honestly, what's with Tang San? He actually ditched us to eat with his teacher. He has no loyalty at all!" Xiao Wu had quite a few complaints about Tang San going to the second floor alone with Yu Xiaogang.

"All right, Xiao Wu. We'll be seeing each other every day from now on. There's no need to make things so tense."

In truth, Lin Qing wanted Xiao Wu and Tang San's relationship to be as bad as possible. However, Tang San still had the threat of the Clear Sky Douluo behind him, so it would not be wise to let Xiao Wu and Tang San fall out completely.

After soothing Xiao Wu, Lin Qing led the group to the second floor to eat.

Lin Qing's group had twelve people in total. After Tang San left, eleven remained. Each person had two taels of rice, costing eleven Copper Soul Coins altogether. The eleven of them ordered nine dishes and one soup, totaling sixteen Silver Soul Coins and seventy-three Copper Soul Coins. In other words, the meal cost Lin Qing sixteen Silver Soul Coins and eighty-four Copper Soul Coins in total, leaving only thirty-six Silver Soul Coins and sixteen Copper Soul Coins in his wallet.

After eating, Lin Qing and Xiao Wu said goodbye to Wang Sheng and the others before heading to Nuoding City to buy bedding. After that meal, Wang Sheng and the others sincerely regarded Lin Qing as their boss and happily returned to the dormitory.

After leaving Nuoding Academy and seeing the bustling crowds on the street, Xiao Wu asked, "Lin Qing, are we going to buy bedding now?"

"Not yet. Let's first go to Spirit Hall to register our Martial Soul information and collect that Gold Soul Coin, then we can buy bedding," Lin Qing said.

The moment she heard they were going to collect money, Xiao Wu became excited and grabbed Lin Qing's hand, dragging him toward Spirit Hall.

"Xiao Wu, slow down. The Gold Soul Coin isn't going to run away. There's no need to rush."

"All right, then we'll go slower." Xiao Wu suppressed her excitement and walked along while holding Lin Qing's hand.

Before long, the two had arrived in front of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch.

"No unauthorized persons allowed inside Spirit Hall!"

Seeing that Lin Qing and Xiao Wu were merely children, the guards at the entrance immediately stopped them.

"Hello, we're here to register our Soul Master information at Spirit Hall," Lin Qing said politely.

Lin Qing naturally did not dislike the guard for stopping them just now. Instead, he even felt a little appreciation, because in his previous life, professionalism had already become a virtue.

As for the guard at Nuoding Academy, Old Jack had clearly shown him the Martial Soul certificate, yet he had still mocked and blocked him. He was obviously abusing his authority and using his position as a guard to demand benefits. Old Jack had only visited the city a few times in his entire life, so naturally he did not understand such twists and turns.

Guards like the one at Nuoding Academy were repulsive and even damaged the academy's reputation. Lin Qing guessed that the reason that guard had remained there for so long without being replaced was probably because he had someone backing him. Otherwise, a guard like him would have been dismissed long ago.

"So you are Lord Soul Masters. Please come in." Upon hearing that Lin Qing was a Soul Master here to register, the guard's attitude immediately became much more respectful.

Although they did not understand how such young children could be Soul Masters, they stepped aside to let them through. Why stop them? If these two really were Soul Masters, ordinary people like them could not afford to offend them. If they were not Soul Masters and were merely frauds, then Spirit Hall's Lord Soul Masters would deal with them. Either way, the trouble would not fall on them.

After entering Spirit Hall and arriving outside an office, Lin Qing knocked on the door. An aged voice immediately came from within. "Come in."

Lin Qing led Xiao Wu into the office. The moment they entered, they saw two people. Sitting in the main seat was an elderly man who appeared to be around sixty. The young man sitting on the sofa to the side was none other than Su Yuntao, the one who had awakened Lin Qing's Martial Soul before.

"Greetings, Master. Greetings, Master Su," Lin Qing said.

"Young friends, I am Ma Xiunuo, the master of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch. You may call me Master Ma Xiunuo or Grandpa Ma Xiunuo. What brings you to Spirit Hall?" Ma Xiunuo asked.

"Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, my name is Lin Qing. I'm here to register as a Soul Master." Lin Qing stepped forward. "She is Xiao Wu. She came with me."

"Hello, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo," Xiao Wu said obediently.

"You said you're here to register your Soul Master information?" Ma Xiunuo could not help being shocked. After all, he had never seen a six-year-old Soul Master in his life.

"Master Ma Xiunuo, this young friend is the genius with Innate Full Soul Power that I told you about before," Su Yuntao said proudly from the side.

"So you are the genius with Innate Full Soul Power that Yuntao mentioned. It seems you have obtained a Spirit Ring, correct?"

"That's right."

"All right." As he spoke, Ma Xiunuo took out some paper, a pen, and a crystal ball from a drawer. "Place your hand on this crystal ball. It will automatically test your Soul Power Level."

Lin Qing recognized the crystal ball, since he had already seen one during his Martial Soul awakening. This crystal ball was used to test one's Soul Power Level. However, the crystal ball used during Martial Soul awakening could only measure up to level ten, while the one Ma Xiunuo had taken out could measure up to level thirty.

Lin Qing placed his hand on the crystal ball. In the next instant, it released a dazzling light that nearly spread across half the crystal ball.

"Level thirteen! It's actually level thirteen!" This was already the second time Ma Xiunuo had been shocked.

Under normal circumstances, a Soul Master would only rise one level after absorbing a Spirit Ring, reaching around level eleven. He had never seen someone like Lin Qing who had directly reached level thirteen.

"Um, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, perhaps it's because I absorbed a four-hundred-year Spirit Ring." As he spoke, Lin Qing summoned his Martial Soul and Spirit Ring.

Lin Qing clenched his right hand slightly, and a blade appeared in it. Then, a yellow Spirit Ring tinged with purple rose from beneath his feet, encircling his body as it quietly revolved.

Although Lin Qing's Spirit Ring was actually more than eight hundred years old, there was no need to draw unnecessary attention, was there? If his Spirit Ring was too outrageous, Bibi Dong or some major faction might capture him one day.

"This is... a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring!" After a brief shock, Ma Xiunuo barely managed to accept it. "Then it's no wonder. The higher the age of the Spirit Ring a Soul Master absorbs, the stronger the Soul Power it returns. If you absorbed a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring close to its limit, then reaching level thirteen does make sense."

With that, Ma Xiunuo swiftly completed Lin Qing's registration, handed him his Soul Master subsidy, and asked once more whether he wished to join Spirit Hall. After Lin Qing declined, he and Xiao Wu left Spirit Hall.