"Lin Xiao, you're really at level thirty?"
Bishop Tu Ling stared in absolute disbelief.
Judging from this registration form, Lin Xiao's innate talent was practically defying the heavens.
Reaching level thirty soul power at the age of twelve made him a favored son of the heavens anywhere he went.
He was the rarest kind of prodigy.
Lin Xiao nodded. "This junior wouldn't dare lie. Is there a Soul Power Testing Crystal here?"
"Of course there is, follow me."
Bishop Tu Ling spoke immediately, then led Lin Xiao to another palace hall.
A crystal sphere could precisely test soul power.
Although Bishop Tu Ling could test Lin Xiao's soul power himself, the crystal sphere was far more accurate.
Lin Xiao placed his palm upon the crystal sphere, channeling his soul power into it.
As the soul power poured in, the crystal sphere began to glow, and numbers began to appear within it.
"27, 28, 29, 30!"
As the numbers kept jumping, Bishop Tu Ling called them out along the way.
When it finally settled at thirty, his eyeballs nearly popped out of his head.
"It really is level thirty!"
"Lin Xiao, would you be willing to join my Spirit Hall?"
"I can recommend you to the Spirit Hall Academy, where you'll receive the finest cultivation!"
Bishop Tu Ling was excited.
If he introduced such a favored son of the heavens to Spirit City, he would also share in the glory once Lin Xiao grew up.
Yet Lin Xiao shook his head in refusal.
"Many thanks for the appreciation, Bishop Tu Ling, but I have already joined Shrek Academy and do not wish to change."
"This... well, that is truly a pity."
"Once you graduate from the academy, should you wish to take up a post in Spirit Hall, I can act as your referrer. I believe the position will not disappoint you."
With that, he produced a gold soul card.
"There are one million gold soul coins on this card. It's the absolute limit of what I can mobilize right now, so it should be of some help to you."
Lin Xiao looked at the gold soul card, somewhat surprised.
Was the solicitation this obvious?
One million gold soul coins was no small sum.
A Spirit Hall Branch like the one in Sotuor City did not even have him as its highest-ranking official.
Yet he had pulled out one million gold soul coins-clearly, this was also a gamble.
"Take it. Spirit Hall has a great need for talent like yours."
"Regardless of whether you join Spirit Hall in the future, you can enjoy the treatment a genius deserves right now."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao sighed inwardly.
No wonder so many geniuses chose to join Spirit Hall, right?
Look at how generous these people were!
If Tang San were not the protagonist, he would never have been able to secure support from so many geniuses.
With tactics like Spirit Hall's, making massive early investments in geniuses...
Generally speaking, anyone with a conscience would choose to join Spirit Hall after graduation.
Therefore, Spirit Hall's development was exceptionally rapid, and its expansion momentum over the past few years was utterly staggering.
Lin Xiao thought for a moment and accepted the gold soul card after all.
He and Tang San weren't walking the same path anyway, and they would eventually become enemies.
For now, relying on his own talent to secure some backing beforehand wasn't a bad idea.
He felt no resistance toward the matter of joining Spirit Hall.
As a transmigrator with a golden finger, he could manipulate how the future of this world would unfold.
As long as he stayed at Shrek Academy, he could suppress the growth of the protagonist faction.
As long as he snatched away Tang San's fortuitous encounters, Tang San would fail to grow, and the growth of people like Dai Mubai would likewise be delayed.
He knew precisely where the fortuitous encounters of this world were located.
The fortuitous encounters around Sotuor City were nothing more than things like the Man Faced Demon Spider.
The truly important fortuitous encounters would begin from Heaven Dou City.
"Many thanks, Bishop Tu Ling. If I graduate, I will consider it."
"Good, good, good. Let's finish your registration now, and then you can claim bounty tasks."
Bishop Tu Ling laughed heartily.
Spending one million gold soul coins was well worth it.
If he could really pull this super freak into Spirit Hall, this small expenditure was nothing at all.
Bishop Tu Ling quickly handled the registration matters and handed Lin Xiao a card.
This card served as both a credential and proof of identity, allowing him to claim tasks directly from the Bounty Hall.
Task claiming and settlement were both handled using this card.
The Bounty Hall was still lively, with a resting area nearby where quite a few soul masters were seated.
Lin Xiao pondered what kind of task he should take.
The task board allowed people to browse, and once a task was chosen, one simply went to the counter to claim it.
The conditions for claiming tasks here were basically based on the soul master's cultivation level.
Soul Grandmaster, Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, and so on.
Different tasks corresponded to different ranks.
However, there were also some rather special tasks that placed no restrictions on rank requirements.
"That old bastard Tang Hao blocked my way today, I ought to cause some trouble for him."
"Spirit Hall will be stepping up patrols around Sotuor City and the vicinity of Shrek Academy next, so Tang Hao won't dare to show his face for the time being."
"But that doesn't affect the claiming of tasks."
Lin Xiao quickly figured it out.
He would simply look for tasks targeting Tang Hao or the Clear Sky Sect.
At the same time, he could also pick up some hunting tasks.
Some tasks required bringing back the hides, bones, and so on of certain soul beasts.
As long as Soul Elder-tier bounty tasks involved combat, the bounty was generally not low.
After searching for quite a while, a few tasks finally caught his eye.
One was an investigation targeting Tang Hao.
There was no rank restriction, and it focused primarily on intelligence!
For example, Tang Hao's whereabouts, cultivation level, interpersonal relationships, and so on.
As long as there was relevant intelligence and it was verified, a substantial reward could be obtained.
There were also investigations targeting the assets of the Clear Sky Sect.
Even though the Clear Sky Sect had closed its mountain gates for many years, that did not mean their assets had vanished.
Such a massive sect surely possessed quite a few assets outside.
They were simply hidden rather deeply.
Finding these assets would also yield a bounty.
And wiping out those assets would grant even greater rewards.
There was also the search for Clear Sky Sect disciples.
Bounties could be acquired regardless of whether they were direct-line or outer-sect disciples.
He decisively claimed these types of tasks.
He held far too much intelligence on Tang Hao in his hands; leaking just a tiny bit would earn him a fortune.
As for the Clear Sky Sect's assets, however, he would have to investigate them thoroughly.
The opportunity to weaken the Clear Sky Sect could not be missed.
"This task... hunting the spider legs and spider silk of a Man Faced Demon Spider?"
Finding another task, Lin Xiao instantly grew interested.
This task had been posted for a very long time, but no one had completed it yet.
According to the timeline, Zhao Wuji would soon lead them into the Star Dou Great Forest.
If nothing went wrong by then, Xiao Wu would be taken away by Er Ming.
And Tang San would give chase, encountering a Man Faced Demon Spider along the way, thereby obtaining a two-thousand-year soul ring and an External Soul Bone.
This was a crucial fortuitous encounter for Tang San.
He had to intercept it, and complete a task along the way.
Killing two birds with one stone-simply wonderful!
He went to the counter to claim these tasks before finally leaving the Bounty Hall.
After bidding farewell to Bishop Tu Ling, he resolutely headed toward the Seven Treasure Hotel.
If he guessed correctly, Sword Douluo should have already arrived in Sotuor City by this time.
Given Sword Douluo's deep affection for Ning Rongrong, upon receiving the message, he would undoubtedly rush over with his life on the line.
Just as he walked up to the entrance of the Seven Treasure Hotel, the system prompt sounded out.
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