First Meeting

After the Class Teacher finished introducing himself, the students began introducing themselves one after another.

What surprised Yang Xiong was that everyone in this class had an Innate Soul Power Level of at least five. There were over twenty students in the class, which meant the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had gathered all the children with high Innate Soul Power Levels for concentrated training. No wonder even an ordinary Class Teacher was a Soul King.

Yang Xiong had even guessed that this class was likely the elite class specially assembled by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Even the Sect Master's daughter was in it.

What was more surprising was that there were several students with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul. However, all of them only had an Innate Soul Power Level of five.

At that moment, it was Ning Rongrong's turn to introduce herself.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Ning Rongrong. My Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and my Innate Soul Power Level is nine. I came here with my father and Sword Grandfather today. You can come play at my house when you have time."

Her introduction caused quite a stir. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was the true direct lineage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and an Innate Soul Power Level of nine was simply beyond reach among all these children. There was only one student in the entire class with an Innate Soul Power Level of seven, and not even a single one with an Innate Soul Power Level of eight.

Ning Rongrong was especially beautiful, drawing nearly everyone's attention.

Yang Xiong was merely speechless. Ning Rongrong was known as the Little Devil Girl. She looked obedient and pretty now, but who knew whether she would turn the class upside down later?

Besides, girls with princess complexes were far too difficult to deal with. He did not particularly enjoy associating with them. If his blunt personality accidentally made her cry, who knew whether someone would come at him with a sword?

Once everyone had finished introducing themselves, it was finally Yang Xiong's turn, seated in the last seat of the last row.

Yang Xiong stood up as well. "Hello, everyone. My name is Yang Xiong. My Innate Soul Power Level is six, and my Martial Soul is my entire body."

Someone like Yang Xiong, whose Martial Soul was his body, simply could not summon it like everyone else, naturally leaving the people around him confused.

All the students were surprised by Yang Xiong's words. They had never heard of a Martial Soul that could be one's own body.

Lin Gong, however, nodded with a smile. "Very good. Although your Martial Soul is rather special, your Innate Soul Power Level is still quite good. You naturally still have hope of becoming a high-level Soul Master."

Ignoring everyone else's confusion, Yang Xiong sat back down.

In the distance, Ning Fengzhi quietly said to Sword Douluo, "Uncle Sword, it is quite rare for someone's entire body to be their Martial Soul. It is just a pity about his Innate Soul Power Level."

Sword Douluo, who had been resting with his eyes closed, nodded. "A body as a Martial Soul is extremely rare in the Soul Master world. I have heard that it is exceptionally difficult to cultivate. Our entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has only one such person."

There would be no classes on the first day. What followed was for the classmates to get to know one another.

Yang Xiong casually glanced over and was startled inwardly. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo had left at some point, seemingly without making a sound.

Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, was still there, surrounded by quite a few people as though she were the center of attention.

Yang Xiong sighed helplessly and continued reading his book.

Since all the children belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the school had no dormitories. There were no classes in the afternoon either, so the students were free to do as they pleased. They could stay active at home or train in the school's training grounds, though most of them seemed to be returning home to meditate.

The teachers would remain in their offices, however, and students could ask them for guidance at any time if they had questions.

To Yang Xiong's surprise, the textbooks distributed included not only materials on literacy, basic cultivation, and fundamental Soul Master knowledge, but also a copy of Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. It seemed that true major sects still recognized Yu Xiaogang's theories to some degree. No wonder Ning Fengzhi would say those words in the future.

Yang Xiong felt that the book's contents were actually quite ordinary and highly limited. It might be useful for introducing beginners to the subject, but it was not suitable for nurturing true geniuses.

Yu Xiaogang was, after all, only a Soul Grandmaster. His exposure to high-level soul beasts and top-tier geniuses was fundamentally insufficient. Otherwise, he would not have ended up being rejected by the entire Soul Master world.

After going through many books, Yang Xiong found that Yu Xiaogang's book had borrowed from numerous texts and theories. At most, it was a summary he had compiled from a large number of books. It might serve some purpose as an introduction to Soul Masters, but it also restricted the development of those geniuses.

Given Yang Xiong's knowledge, he had long since seen the material in the textbooks and had even formed his own views on it. Whenever class was in session, the teacher would teach at the front while he sat in the corner at the back of the classroom reading.

The school had its own library, whose collection was extremely extensive and covered virtually everything. It was also open to all internal members.

Every morning, Yang Xiong would borrow several books, then spend most of the morning reading them.

Class Teacher Lin Gong was rather helpless when it came to this student who never listened in class.

However, he had asked several questions in class on consecutive occasions, and Yang Xiong had answered every one of them fluently. Over time, Lin Gong stopped paying much attention to Yang Xiong's specific studies, so long as Yang Xiong did not disturb the others.

Of course, Lin Gong had also spoken with Yang Xiong privately, hoping that he would interact more with the other students. After all, these students would become the backbone of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future. Interacting more could help them build connections.

But Yang Xiong's response left him speechless.

"Teacher Lin, Soul Master cultivation means defying the heavens. Compared to those so-called connections, I think it is more important to cultivate diligently. My Martial Soul is especially unique, and I want to find a path of cultivation suited to myself."

Lin Gong could not help sighing when he heard that. "Perhaps. If I had possessed your mindset and perseverance toward cultivation when I was young, perhaps I would not have spent my entire life as merely a Soul King."

Over time, everyone in First Grade Class One came to know that there was an odd person in the class. His Martial Soul was unusual, he liked reading, and he rarely interacted with anyone else.

Yet this person consistently ranked first in the grade. He scored full marks on nearly every exam, and could answer even obscure questions. His answers also left the teachers extremely satisfied.

If anyone had questions they wanted to ask Yang Xiong, he could provide highly detailed explanations and even draw inferences from one example to another. He did not seem like a student at all—he seemed more like a teacher.

Yang Xiong himself understood very well that the Full-Body Body Martial Soul was extremely weak in the early stages, and cultivation would be exceptionally difficult. Yet in the later stages, its cultivation speed would only grow faster and faster, eventually even surpassing all other Martial Souls in the world.

That was why Yang Xiong trained so diligently and studied so hard. Only rigorous training could make his Martial Soul stronger, and only by learning more could he find the true path of cultivation for a Body Martial Soul.

Not to mention that the Body Martial Soul had an enormous weakness. To make up for that weakness, one needed to learn a great many combat techniques. At his current stage, Yang Xiong did not want to waste time researching any Self-Created Soul Skills. But extensive knowledge was the foundation for everything in the future.

The New Year period is rather hectic, so I will try to update earlier.

I will try to post three chapters every day. Among novels of the same kind, this should be the most frequent updating during the new-book period.

Today is the last day of the New Year. I wish everyone a happy New Year in advance, and may everything go well!