Heading for Nuoding City Junior Academy

Yang Que walked calmly into the circle of Six-Pointed Stones. As he stepped inside, he opened the system panel and his inventory. "Ding! Use the Aura-Sealing Talisman?" Confirm! Suddenly, Yang Que felt as though his Soul Power had been blocked. He could not bring out even half of it! Done!

He raised a hand and waved, signaling Su Yuntao to begin!

Su Yuntao watched Yang Que. When I released my Martial Soul just now, this child didn't show a trace of fear. His bearing and clothes don't look like those of a child from this village, either. Could today bring an unexpected discovery?

"Lone Wolf, possess me! Child, feel the Martial Soul inside you and release it..."

Yang Que quietly sensed the Soul-Slaying Sword within him. As power from the Six-Pointed Stones flowed into him, both his Martial Souls stirred, eager to emerge and show their splendor!

Without betraying a thing, Yang Que suppressed the Nine-Headed Demon Lion Martial Soul's agitation and allowed only the Soul-Slaying Sword Martial Soul to appear in his right hand.

The instant the Soul-Slaying Sword Martial Soul appeared, Blood Fiend Aura erupted from it. The aura struck Su Yuntao, forcing him back several steps. Cold sweat covered his forehead as he stared at Yang Que in shock. "What is this? A Super Martial Soul? What a terrifying Blood Fiend Aura!"

Tang San had only dropped to one knee. After all, he also possessed the Clear Sky Hammer, the number-one Tool Martial Soul on the entire continent. It had shielded him from most of the pressure, but that terrifying Blood Fiend Aura still drove him to one knee!

Even Yang Que had not expected the Soul-Slaying Sword Martial Soul to be so powerful! Isn't it only blue quality? How can it be this strong? Could the system's blue quality be equivalent to a Super Martial Soul on Douluo Continent? Wouldn't that make my Nine-Headed Demon Lion Martial Soul heaven-defying? Only now did Yang Que understand how powerful the system was...

"Come, child! Let's measure your Soul Power Level!" Su Yuntao handed the Soul Power Ball to Yang Que with a calm expression, but inside, he was anything but calm. A Super Martial Soul appeared in this little village! A Super Martial Soul! If I report this to the Spirit Hall and bring him in, the reward I receive will be enough to support my cultivation all the way to Soul King...

Yang Que calmly placed his hand on the Soul Power Ball, as if that terrifying Martial Soul from moments ago had not been his.

Suddenly, the Soul Power Ball lit up just as it had for Tang San, only even more dazzlingly!

"What? Innate Full Soul Power, and his Soul Power is of exceptionally high quality! This..."

Su Yuntao's face flushed with excitement. "Young man, I invite you to join the Spirit Hall in its name! We will spare no effort in nurturing you!" he said to Yang Que with complete sincerity.

The children nearby were stunned too. They did not understand what a Super Martial Soul or Innate Full Soul Power meant, but they knew what an honor it was to be invited into the Spirit Hall! After all, it was the strongest power on the entire continent. Who had not heard of it?

Tang San was shocked as well. I never expected Brother Que to be so talented. Even the lofty Spirit Hall wants him to join! But I'm not bad either. I have another Martial Soul...

Yang Que, the person at the center of it all, rubbed his nose as though nothing had happened and said calmly, "We'll see. I'd rather cultivate on my own, free of restraints!"

Disappointment filled Su Yuntao's face when he heard the answer. "I see... All right. If you ever want to join the Spirit Hall, take this token to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch and find me! I'll welcome you personally!" He drew a token from his clothes and offered it to Yang Que, his expression earnest.

Yang Que had no intention of joining the Spirit Hall, but one did not slap a smiling face. He accepted the token. "All right. If I really can't make it on my own, I'll come find you!"

Su Yuntao was delighted to see Yang Que accept it. He was already thinking of hurrying back to report to headquarters. Surely he would receive some reward!

"All right! This Martial Soul Awakening ceremony is over. Everyone, head home!" With that, Su Yuntao strode toward the door, eager to report the news as soon as possible.

But when Su Yuntao opened the door, an old face appeared right in front of him. "Master Su Yuntao, how did it go?"

Though Su Yuntao was in a hurry to report, he could not ignore Old Jack. The man was the village chief, after all. "Very well. Two children had Innate Full Soul Power! Unfortunately, one of them has a Trash Martial..."

Before Su Yuntao could finish, Old Jack stared at him in shock. "Two with Innate Full Soul Power?" he cried, his old eyes widening.

"That's right! But Tang San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, it's still a Trash Martial Soul. Yang Que, on the other hand, has formidable talent—not only Innate Full Soul Power, but a Super Martial Soul as well! Old Jack, I believe you now when you say your village once produced a Soul Saint!" Su Yuntao said with a sigh of wonder.

"Xiao San has Innate Full Soul Power but a Trash Martial Soul? And Yang Que has Innate Full Soul Power and a Super Martial Soul? Master Su Yuntao, this..." Before Old Jack could finish, Su Yuntao waved a hand.

"Ask the two boys behind me if you have questions! I'm in a hurry to report back." Without waiting for Old Jack's reply, he darted away.

Old Jack stood there in a daze...

Then tears streamed down his aged face. Who would have thought it? Our village is finally going to have Soul Masters again...

The children filed out of the Spirit Hall one after another. When Yang Que and Tang San finally emerged side by side, Old Jack took them along and questioned them as they walked. After the two boys' tireless explanations, he finally understood what had happened.

Old Jack sighed. "Xiao San, it's all right. Believe in yourself. Remember, there are no Trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters. You must believe you can become a Soul Master and bring honor to the village. Grandpa believes you can do it!"

Tang San was deeply moved. "Mm, I understand. Thank you, Grandpa Jack!"

No Trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters? Tang San murmured to himself.

Yang Que curled his lip beside them. Tang San has Twin Martial Souls and heaven-defying talent. Does he need comforting? Honestly...

Tang San then began asking Old Jack about Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and Old Jack told him everything he knew.

Old Jack turned to Yang Que and Tang San. "Yang Que, Xiao San, would you two like to study at Nuoding City Junior Academy? Our village has one Work-Study Student place. Do you want to go?"

Tang San looked puzzled. "A Junior Soul Master Academy? What's that? If there are junior academies, are there intermediate and advanced ones too?"

Old Jack patiently explained how the Soul Master Academies were divided. The Heaven Dou Empire had countless Junior Soul Master Academies under its rule and a small number of Intermediate Soul Master Academies, but only two Advanced Soul Master Academies. Those advanced academies admitted just over a hundred students each year. To qualify for their entrance examinations, students first had to graduate from an Intermediate Soul Master Academy, and even then, only those with considerable talent had a chance of being accepted...

Yang Que listened distractedly from the side.

Old Jack's explanation set Tang San's heart surging, but then he thought of his father at home. "I don't know whether Father will let me study at an academy. He seems very opposed to me becoming a Soul Master..."

Old Jack thought for a moment. "I'll talk to Tang Hao. Just tell Grandpa whether you want to go."

Tang San nodded firmly!

"And you, Yang Que?"

"Me? I don't mind either way. I have no parents, and you raised me, Grandpa. It's your decision!" Yang Que said with a carefree expression.

"Good! This year, I'll send both of you youngsters to the academy in Nuoding City!" Old Jack said, beaming.

"But don't we only have one Work-Study Student place?" Tang San asked, puzzled.

"We do only have one. But thanks to our little genius, the crop yields have risen tremendously, and so has our income. Paying for Yang Que's schooling won't be too difficult!" Old Jack looked at Yang Que with pride.

Tang San looked at Yang Que with a little admiration too... Yang Que suddenly felt his vanity swell! He lifted a corner of his mouth, tossed his hair, and struck a pose he thought looked extremely cool...

"All right, go home and get ready. We leave in a week!" Old Jack could not help saying when he saw Yang Que's pose.

Yang Que went home alone, while Old Jack accompanied Tang San, intending to speak with Tang Hao about sending his son to the junior academy!

Before long, Old Jack's angry shouting could be heard throughout the village!

Yang Que did not see Tang San for the next few days. Familiar with how the original story unfolded, he quickly realized Tang Hao was probably teaching Tang San the Chaotic Cloak Staff Technique. In a few days, Tang Hao would likely seek out Old Jack and let him take Tang San to Nuoding City to study.

A week later, just as in the original story, Tang San followed Old Jack to the center of the village. Yang Que was already lying in the carriage, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass dangling from his mouth as usual, his legs crossed while he gazed at the sky...

"Tang San, what are you reluctant to leave behind—the little village or your drunkard father?" Old Jack teased.

"Both, I suppose. I've never traveled far from home," Tang San said with a sigh.

"It's all right! You can come back every term, can't you? You can visit your father then!" Old Jack said reassuringly.

"Mm." Tang San nodded.

"Brother Que, we're about to leave for Nuoding City Junior Academy. Aren't you excited or nervous?" Tang San looked at Yang Que curiously.

"What's there to be excited about? I'll cultivate the same wherever I go!" Yang Que said as though he did not care.

But inside, he was anything but calm. Heh, I've finally made it to the day we leave for Nuoding City Junior Academy. My fame and my legend on Douluo Continent start here. Geniuses of Douluo Continent, tremble!

And so, a carriage carrying Yang Que and the other two set off down the road to Nuoding City Junior Academy...