Spirit Hall's Olive Branch!

At Notting Academy, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang walked along the road.

"Little San, even though you can't beat Luo Fan right now, he's only naturally stronger than average. Blue Silver Grass martial souls and brute strength simply don't go together!"

"Don't worry. Once I help you hunt your first soul ring, making you a true soul master who has mastered a soul skill, Luo Fan will be no match for you!"

"According to my research, the maximum age for a first soul ring is 423 years. When the time comes, your teacher will find you the most suitable limit-level soul ring!"

When Yu Xiaogang heard that Tang San had been completely crushed by Luo Fan, he did not care at all!

After all, without a soul ring, he could not even be considered an official soul master. Wasn't this fight just a squabble between rookies?

Victory or defeat did not matter in the slightest.

"Teacher, I understand!" Tang San nodded at those words, and much of the gloom in his heart from the past few days dissipated!

That was right. It was like practicing martial arts in his previous life. Those with good aptitude could quickly cultivate inner strength, and their power would soar by leaps and bounds!

Looking at it that way, children fighting before they had cultivated inner strength losing to someone with a stronger body really was no big deal!

The master and disciple walked through Notting Academy and, without realizing it, wandered over to the library.

Seeing Luo Fan walk out of the library, Yu Xiaogang curled his lips again. "Now, you have my guidance, while Luo Fan can only study on his own in the library. How could he possibly compare to you?"

"Teacher, I will certainly not disappoint your expectations!" Tang San said, fully pulling himself together.

"Mhm. Make your preparations. You possess Innate Full Soul Power, so I'll take you to hunt your first soul ring within the next couple of days!"

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San with great satisfaction!

Twin Martial Souls with Innate Full Soul Power—once such a genius matured under his instruction, who on the continent would dare look down on him? Who would dare say his theories were castles in the air, nothing but empty generalities?

His disciple would prove everything for him!

After leaving Notting City, Luo Fan headed straight for the Spirit Hall branch within the city.

At the same time, at the Spirit Hall branch, the branch bishop summoned Su Yuntao before him.

"Su Yuntao, this is your reward from Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City!"

"One thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"Also, the child who told you that Whale Rubber can strengthen one's physique will receive a reward of one thousand Gold Soul Coins as well!"

"Bishop Salas is interested in that child. Though he only has the useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul, perhaps he can be cultivated into a scholar!"

The branch bishop distributed the rewards to Su Yuntao!

"It really worked? That's wonderful!" After accepting the reward issued to him by Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, Su Yuntao was overjoyed!

On one hand, one thousand Gold Soul Coins was indeed no small amount.

On the other hand, with this reward, he had made an impression even on Lord Salas, the Platinum Bishop of Heaven Dou City.

Would promotions, raises, marrying a rich and beautiful woman, and reaching the pinnacle of life still be far off?

Su Yuntao felt immensely grateful toward Luo Fan!

He had merely gone to the countryside to help children awaken their martial souls. At the time, Luo Fan, that child who had awakened Innate Full Soul Power but only possessed the useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul, had told him that after being heated and processed, Whale Rubber could strengthen a soul master's physique!

He had tried some himself, found that it truly worked, and immediately reported it!

Sure enough, Spirit Hall truly gave rewards for meritorious service!

"Bishop, that child is from Holy Soul Village. I'll go to Holy Soul Village and look for him!" Thinking that the child could receive training at Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, Su Yuntao was happy for Luo Fan as well and volunteered to find him.

"Mhm, go."

The Spirit Hall bishop in this remote border region of Notting City nodded slightly and waved his hand. At the same time, he gave Su Yuntao the one thousand Gold Soul Coins meant for Luo Fan so he could deliver them along the way.

However, upon reaching the entrance of Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao, who was about to head for Holy Soul Village, happened to spot a familiar figure approaching from nearby.

"Luo Fan? Why are you here? I was just about to go to Holy Soul Village to find you!" Su Yuntao asked in surprise.

"Lord Su Yuntao, I'm studying at Notting Academy now. You were looking for me—did something happen?" Luo Fan asked naturally after hearing Su Yuntao's words.

"The method you told me about last time, that Whale Rubber can strengthen a soul master's physique—I submitted it. Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City has rewarded you with one thousand Gold Soul Coins, as well as an opportunity to study theoretical knowledge at Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City!"

Su Yuntao handed Luo Fan a heavy bag containing one thousand Gold Soul Coins!

Spirit Hall really does hand out rewards when there are benefits to be gained, and it truly values talent, Luo Fan mused inwardly as he accepted the bag of coins.

But that made sense. Spirit Hall spared no effort, sending people every year to help children awaken their martial souls even in the most remote villages. Wasn't that all to gather more talented commoner soul master prospects?

That was precisely what it meant to value talent.

As it happened, he had originally wanted to ask whether Su Yuntao had used the Whale Rubber.

If he had, then by giving him that information, Luo Fan would have earned a favor from him. Asking him to help hunt his first soul ring should not have been refused!

Now that it had even been reported to Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City and Luo Fan himself had received a reward, Su Yuntao's reward certainly would not be small either.

"By the way, Luo Fan, did you come to find me today just to ask whether I'd taken Whale Rubber? Is there something else?" Su Yuntao asked.

"I'd like to ask Lord Su Yuntao to help me hunt my first soul ring. Do you have the time?" Luo Fan asked directly.

"As far as I know, don't the teachers at your Notting Academy help students hunt their first soul rings?" Su Yuntao asked doubtfully.

At Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, most teachers should be Soul Grandmasters above level twenty, right?

Hunting a hundred-year soul beast should not be a problem.

"I want to hunt a soul ring from a thousand-year soul beast," Luo Fan replied.

Hiss...

Su Yuntao drew a sharp breath, staring at Luo Fan in shock. "Don't get carried away. For a first soul ring, you can absorb at most around four hundred years. To obtain a thousand-year soul ring, you need to reach at least level thirty and acquire your third soul ring. If you want a thousand-year one as your first soul ring, you definitely won't be able to endure it!"

"Lord Su Yuntao, my physique should be no weaker than that of a level-thirty Soul Elder," Luo Fan said.

At the same time, he extended his hand, seeming to want to compare strength with Su Yuntao.

He was already a level-twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster, and level thirty truly was not far away.

Strength was indeed an important measure of one's physical fitness!

Su Yuntao extended his hand and clasped Luo Fan's small one!

Then, he gradually exerted force!

Thirty percent, fifty percent, seventy percent...

As a level-twenty-seven assault-type Soul Grandmaster, he used more and more strength, yet he still could not pull Luo Fan over?

This left Su Yuntao increasingly alarmed!

In the end, even after using all his strength, it was still useless. Su Yuntao was completely dumbfounded!

As expected of a Soul Grandmaster in his twenties. His strength is about seventy percent of mine, Luo Fan thought, feeling slightly strained as well, and silently nodded.

Then he suddenly exerted force and yanked Su Yuntao over in one pull.

"Y-you little monster, this physique of yours really is..." Su Yuntao stared at Luo Fan as though he had seen a ghost.

He paused slightly, then nodded. "In that case, I'll help you hunt a thousand-year soul beast!"