Level Thirteen, Tang San Enrolls!

"..."

Xiao Wu had no idea what words could possibly express how she felt at that moment.

Chu Lan's behavior seemed far too strange to her!

"How did you see through my identity?"

Xiao Wu asked. This was also what had concerned her most over the past few days.

"I naturally have my own methods, but how could I tell you what those methods are?" Chu Lan said lazily with a faint smile.

"Why didn't you deal with me?" Xiao Wu pressed on. "Since you know my identity, you should also know what benefits I could bring you. No human could possibly not want them."

"If I had to find a reason..." After pondering for a moment, Chu Lan chuckled. "You're pretty. I couldn't bring myself to do it."

Xiao Wu froze and stared blankly at Chu Lan.

"Xiao Wu, don't come out again until you've cultivated to the mature stage. The human world is even more dangerous than you imagine." After saying that, Chu Lan took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on, then stepped on the accelerator.

Vrooom!!

The Mercedes-Benz slowly pulled away, gradually leaving Xiao Wu behind.

The sunglasses had naturally been left in the car by Ye Fan. Now, they belonged to Chu Lan.

"Hey!"

Xiao Wu suddenly shouted, "Thank you!"

The only response she received was the roar of the Mercedes-Benz's engine and its exhaust fumes.

"What a strange human, and such strange tools..."

Xiao Wu stared at the Mercedes-Benz and muttered softly.

Inside the Mercedes-Benz.

Chu Lan looked ahead and murmured to himself, "I'm really kind. Just too lustful. A hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone were right in front of me, yet I didn't take them."

There was another reason he had not touched Xiao Wu: she currently looked human, so he simply could not bring himself to act. Besides, Xiao Wu was rather innocent and kind. If he truly killed her, he would probably feel guilty afterward.

In the end, he was simply too kind!

Nuoding City.

Chu Lan entered the city on foot. Driving into town would have been too conspicuous and might easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Academic Affairs Office.

Knock, knock!

Chu Lan knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Director Su's voice sounded from within.

Chu Lan pushed open the door and entered.

When Director Su saw Chu Lan, he smiled in surprise. "It's you. I remember your name is Chu Lan, right?"

Chu Lan smiled and nodded. "Director Su, I'd like to test my Soul Power Level. I just obtained my first Soul Ring and became a Soul Master."

Director Su was initially stunned, then his face filled with astonishment. "Who took you to hunt a Soul Beast?"

Chu Lan curled his lips. "Yu Xiaogang took me, but I killed the Soul Beast myself. He was too weak and had no combat ability at all. When we encountered the Blood Demon Tiger, he was so frightened that he collapsed."

Director Su rubbed his brow. "Yu Xiaogang... It was actually him. Why did he take you to the Soul Hunting Forest? Did you seek him out?"

"Of course not." Chu Lan spread his hands, looking utterly innocent. "He kept pestering me to take me as his disciple, then insisted on taking me to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. In the end, he only held me back. Other than identifying Soul Beast species and ages, he was no help at all."

Director Su was secretly speechless. He then took out a crystal ball and handed it to Chu Lan. "Here."

After Chu Lan placed his hand on the crystal ball, it began to glow.

Director Su stared at the crystal ball in shock. "Level thirteen?"

Chu Lan smiled in satisfaction.

This was entirely within his expectations. After awakening his Martial Soul, he had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill for nearly three months and accumulated enough Soul Power to advance one level. Once he obtained his first Soul Ring, that stored Soul Power had erupted completely!

On top of that, the Blood Demon Tiger Soul Ring he absorbed was around four hundred and fifty years old!

Only with all those factors combined could he reach level thirteen!

"Chu Lan, what Soul Beast did your Soul Ring come from? How did it raise your Soul Power to level thirteen?" Director Su held the crystal ball, unable to understand it no matter how he thought about it.

Chu Lan answered frankly, "Yu Xiaogang told me it was a four-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Blood Demon Tiger."

"A four-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Blood Demon Tiger, and you actually killed it?" Director Su swallowed hard.

"Hehe, enough about that. I'll be heading back first." Chu Lan smiled. Not wanting Director Su to continue questioning him, he slipped away at once.

Director Su called after him, "You can go to Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master and receive the Soul Master subsidy!"

"Got it!"

Chu Lan returned to the dormitory Yu Xiaogang had arranged for him and settled in as though it were only natural.

"Next... Yu Xiaogang probably won't come looking for me again, right? If he still wants to take me as his disciple, his skin would be far too thick!"

Cafeteria.

As soon as Chu Lan arrived, he ran into Wang Sheng and the others.

"Boss!?"

Seeing Chu Lan again, Wang Sheng excitedly hurried over with the others.

"Chu Lan?!"

Within the group, Tang San stared at Chu Lan in surprise.

"Yo! Tang San, you're here!"

Chu Lan smiled at him. Naturally, when he ran into someone he knew, he had to say hello.

"Boss, you know each other?" Wang Sheng's astonished gaze shifted back and forth between Chu Lan and Tang San.

Chu Lan smiled. "We're from the same village."

Wang Sheng lowered his voice. "Boss, your friend from the same village is amazing. He has Innate Full Soul Power too, and he even defeated me. He's the dorm boss now."

Tang San sighed softly. "I'm not anyone's boss. I'm not interested in being one."

Chu Lan smiled and said, "I'm going upstairs to eat. We'll talk later."

"Alright..." Wang Sheng and the others watched Chu Lan go upstairs.

Tang San's heart was full of doubts. As far as he knew, the food on the second floor was expensive, far beyond what work-study students could afford. Chu Lan was also the poorest person in Holy Soul Village, so how could he have the money to eat upstairs!?

"I'm so jealous!" Wang Sheng said with a sigh. "Boss is probably already a Soul Master by now!"

Hearing that, Tang San asked in surprise, "Wang Sheng, do you mean... Chu Lan has already obtained his first Soul Ring?"

"Yeah! Earlier, the master said he would take Boss to the Soul Beast Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. We didn't see Boss at all yesterday, so he probably went hunting Soul Beasts. Now that he's returned safely, he must have obtained his first Soul Ring!" Wang Sheng said enviously.

"The master?" Tang San's thoughts stirred. He asked, "Wang Sheng, this master you mentioned must be a very remarkable person, right?"

Wang Sheng leaned close to Tang San's ear and whispered, "This master is the dean's friend. They say he's been here for many years. His Martial Soul is a Mutated Martial Soul, and he can never break through level twenty-nine in his life. As for why he's called master... we don't know. Other people call him that, so we just followed along."

"Alright..." After hearing Wang Sheng's explanation, Tang San was deeply speechless. He had overthought it. He also longed to have someone to guide him.

Second floor.

After buying his meal, Chu Lan was about to find a seat when he ran into the person he least wanted to see.

Yu Xiaogang was eating. When he absentmindedly looked up, his eyes met Chu Lan's.

The atmosphere between them immediately turned strange.