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In a corner Tang Wulin had not noticed, Tang Ziran and his wife watched him clash with someone, then avoid disaster because of the bracelet, and both let out sighs of relief.

Tang Ziran smiled. "Good. As long as someone is well-informed, there's no way they wouldn't recognize what that bracelet means. Now I can relax."

It was not as if they were leaving Tang Wulin. How could they possibly feel at ease letting him come alone?

It was just that their child had grown up and become a Soul Master capable of standing on his own. It was time to gradually let go and let him walk forward independently.

Starting with going to school in a big city by himself!

Tang Wulin's adoptive mother—Lang Yue—looked at him with complicated eyes.

"Are you sure you want to go to the Mecha Master Association?"

Both of them had once been Mecha Designers and Pharmaceutical Researchers of the Federation. It was only because of certain incidents that they had drawn the attention of certain forces, forcing them to hide their names and abandon their past achievements.

This time, in coming to Eastsea City, her husband had intended to return to his old profession. It was both to get a job with decent pay and to help Wulin shoulder some of the pressure.

But there were risks. If those forces noticed them, they might be in trouble.

"Luck can't favor us forever. If the Spirit Pagoda hadn't given Wulin a chance, he might only have obtained an incomplete Soul Spirit."

Tang Ziran's gaze was firm. "Mang Tian said Wulin already has the ability of a Level Two Blacksmith and broke the Blacksmith Association's record. Our child is walking farther and farther ahead, while we're standing still, unable to help him at all. What kind of parents would that make us?"

"At the very least, we can't put all the pressure of paying for that Hundred Year Soul Spirit and his next Soul Spirit onto him!"

It would take six years to graduate from the Intermediate Division. If he and his wife returned to their old professions, it would definitely be enough.

Besides, Wulin was now valued by the Spirit Pagoda. Even if something happened to them, he would not be implicated by them. What was there to be afraid of?

Lang Yue nodded gently.

"I'll listen to you."

After taking a Soul Guidance Car all the way, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena arrived at Eastsea Academy.

Stepping into the academy, what entered their eyes was a stretch of lush greenery. A wide horizontal avenue extended to the left and right, paved with ancient bluestone slabs and exuding a rich sense of history.

Eastsea Academy was a large academy, with qualifications for both Intermediate and Advanced Divisions. The Intermediate Department was on the east side of the academy and occupied two-thirds of the grounds.

Instead of reporting to the Academic Affairs Office beside the teaching building, Huo Yuhao brought Gu Yuena to the top floor of the Office Building under the strange gazes of the faculty and staff, then knocked on the door of the Dean's Office.

"The door isn't closed. Come in."

Yu Zhen stopped writing his speech draft and looked toward the door. When he saw that it was Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena who came in, his eyes instantly lit up, and he stood. "Student Huo Yuhao, welcome."

He had never been at ease when he did not see the other party come to report. Now Huo Yuhao had not only come himself, but had also brought...

Eh? Who was this female student with black hair and black eyes? Where was Student Gu Yuena?

Dean Yu's smile vanished.

Where had the other Spirit Pagoda genius gone? She had clearly agreed to come report in!

At this moment, Huo Yuhao spoke. "Sorry to trouble Dean Yu to reissue an Identity Certificate. This is Student Gu Yuena."

"No problem."

Yu Zhen looked at Gu Yuena's vastly changed appearance, a strange look flashing through his eyes as he thought, So the Spirit Pagoda does beauty-filter fraud too? "It's just registering information on the website. It's nothing serious. Student Gu Yuena, hello."

"Hello."

Gu Yuena stepped forward and explained softly, "I used a special Soul Tool to conceal my appearance. I may need you to explain it to the teachers."

"So that's how it is. A small matter." Yu Zhen chuckled. "I'll explain it to the teachers."

Another genius from the Spirit Pagoda. Now, during the Heaven Sea Alliance Grand Competition, they could really vent some anger.

It was just a bit of a pity that these two could not possibly remain at the academy forever...

They chatted casually for a while, mainly with Yu Zhen introducing some matters in the academy. When it was about time, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena said goodbye and left, heading for the Dormitory Building.

Watching the two leave, Yu Zhen sat down with a sigh of emotion. "Whether it's Pagoda Master Hua or these two core disciples of the Spirit Pagoda, none of them seem arrogant."

They were clearly destined to become influential figures, yet they did not look down on others, and they were comfortable to interact with.

Unlike the one in their academy...

Yu Zhen's gaze shifted to a teacher's file on the desk, and he felt quite a headache.

Others did not know this man's background, but as the dean, he knew it very well.

Wu Zhangkong, a six-ring Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy, a Two-Word Battle Armor Master, handsome in appearance, cold and proud in personality, and also the strongest person in their academy.

Of course, the other party had the capital to be proud, but if he was going to work at the academy, shouldn't he rein it in a little?

He faced everyone with a cold expression, as if we owed you money.

Yu Zhen sighed.

Right now, the teachers over in the Advanced Department had rather strong opinions about him... mainly the male teachers, leaving Yu Zhen with no choice but to transfer him to the Intermediate Department.

"I'll first have him teach first-year Class Five and see if it can temper his personality. After that, I'll adjust him to become the teacher of Class Zero, and have him teach those geniuses together with Teacher Luo."

Although Huo Yuhao himself had said he did not need special treatment, how could Yu Zhen really do that?

Eastsea Academy assigned classes according to talent. This year, there would probably be five classes. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena would naturally enter the best Class One, but that was only temporary.

He planned to wait a while, then put all the outstanding students—including Huo Yuhao and one other—into the same class and devote their full resources to training them. Only then would their academy be able to achieve the best results in the Heaven Sea Alliance Grand Competition.

Thinking of his plan, the corners of Yu Zhen's mouth lifted slightly.

Just then, First Year Director Long Hengxu knocked and walked in, his brow tightly furrowed. "Dean, there's been a bit of a problem. Two students started fighting in their own dormitory and damaged some public property."

Yu Zhen pulled his thoughts back and asked, "Is there anything special about those two?"

If there were nothing special about them, Long Hengxu would have handled it himself instead of coming to him.

"One of them is called Tang Wulin... He has a Storage Soul Tool from the Spirit Pagoda, but his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."

Yu Zhen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Most people might not understand such a thing, but as someone who ran an academy, Yu Zhen knew a little about situations like this.

Special students who possessed soul tools marked with the Spirit Pagoda's emblem had appeared before. They were special geniuses the Spirit Pagoda had identified through unknown means. Their Soul Power and martial souls looked ordinary, but they had specialties in certain areas, or even special bloodlines.

The last student like that who had stayed at their academy seemed to have had a trace of dragon bloodline. The Spirit Pagoda had sponsored him with a powerful dragon Soul Spirit, and after his Martial Soul Evolution, he had already become a Seven Rings Soul Saint. Yu Zhen had even seen him a few years ago.

At that thought, Yu Zhen said, "What was the cause of the conflict? Was Tang Wulin the one who started it?"

"No. It was bullying. A student named Zhou Changxi saw that Tang Wulin was dressed plainly and told him to clean. He also went through his luggage without permission and wanted to take that spatial soul tool to play with. In the end, they argued and started fighting. Afterward, a student named Xie Xie stopped them."

Hearing this, Yu Zhen asked a bit more for other details, pondered for a moment, then made the final decision. "In that case, place Tang Wulin in Class Two and Zhou Changxi in Class Five."

Hearing this decision, Long Hengxu did not object.

Zhou Changxi's martial soul was decent. Based on talent, he originally could have entered Class Three, but his character was no good. He had bullied a classmate right after school started. Handing him over to Teacher Wu really was appropriate. That cold face of his made even Long Hengxu feel a chill down his spine when he saw it.

As for Tang Wulin... As the times developed, their Eastsea City and the Soul Master families nearby had gradually accumulated a few Inherited Soul Spirits, and there were more students with Hundred Year Soul Spirits than before. In the past, students with Hundred Year Soul Spirits could only barely make up one class. Now, the Soul Masters in Class One and Class Two basically all had Hundred Year Soul Spirits.

Tang Wulin's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, but he possessed a Hundred Year Soul Spirit, so entering Class Two was perfectly reasonable. It would not make them seem overly partial, nor would it make this student, who might join the Spirit Pagoda in the future, feel undervalued.