"That's enough from all of you!"
"This is the academy entrance! What kind of spectacle are you making, shouting and arguing here?"
Director Su sternly assumed the authority of the director of academic affairs!
After reprimanding the students watching,
he turned to Tang Tian. Although his tone was stern,
a barely perceptible trace of appreciation hid in his eyes:
"Tang Tian, was it? You may have a sharp tongue, but you should still speak politely to your elders."
"After all, Grandmaster is the dean's friend and your senior."
His words seemed to criticize Tang Tian, but in reality, they turned the page on the matter.
He turned to Yu Xiaogang.
Although his tone was polite, it was clearly less respectful:
"Grandmaster, about this..."
"Both children have certificates from Spirit Hall. According to the rules, I must enroll them."
Director Su spread his hands and said helplessly:
"If I turn them away for no reason and Spirit Hall investigates, I'll be in a difficult position."
"Please bear with me."
The underlying meaning was: stop making trouble. Any more of this would mean crossing Spirit Hall and making things difficult for me.
Yu Xiaogang trembled with rage.
He pointed at Director Su.
Then at Tang Tian.
After trembling for a long while, he finally squeezed out a few words:
"Fine! Very fine indeed!"
He knew he would not recover his dignity today.
Making any more trouble would only disgrace him further.
"Let's see how long you can keep acting so arrogant!"
"Just you wait!"
After throwing out that utterly toothless threat,
Yu Xiaogang recalled Luo Sanpao, his face dark.
He violently flicked his sleeve, turned, and left.
His retreating figure was slightly hunched, looking particularly wretched!
Like a stray dog whose backbone had been broken.
Director Su looked at Tang Tian with a complicated gaze.
This child is no ordinary boy.
Meticulous thinking, clear logic, and exceptional courage.
With proper nurturing, he will surely amount to something great.
"All right, disperse. Stop watching."
Director Su waved his hand, dispersing the crowd.
He said to Tang Tian and Tang San:
"Come with me to the academic affairs office. I'll handle your enrollment."
At the sight, within the Sea of Consciousness.
[Blue Silver Grass (moved)] [Waaah... Master is standing up for me...] [To strike back at that "trash martial soul" remark, Master actually stood up to that villain so bravely...] [In this world, only Master treats me best...] [I love Master the most!] [Ding! You perfectly countered Yu Xiaogang's assertion that Blue Silver Grass is a trash martial soul, completing an Affection Level event! Blue Silver Grass Affection Level +10!] [Current Affection Level: 68/100 (attachment)] [Little Iron Hammer (over the moon)] [Hahahaha! I'm laughing my ass off!] [Look at that old bastard's expression when he left! Like he'd been constipated for a week, only to shit his pants!] [Yes! That felt so good! Satisfaction on top of satisfaction!] [Tang Tian may usually be an idiot, but you've earned my approval with that barrage!] [Yes! Satisfaction on top of satisfaction!] [Ding! Little Iron Hammer Affection Level +3!] [Current Affection Level: -16/100 (disgust)]
Watching the figures change on the system panel,
Tang Tian secretly reveled in delight.
He had shown off, slapped someone in the face, and raised his Affection Level along the way. What an overwhelming win!
Especially Little Blue's Affection Level—it had actually broken straight through the sixty-point threshold!
If only I could get more Affection Level events like this one with Grandmaster!
Wouldn't I level up like a rocket?
I wonder what the reward will be this time?
Inside the academic affairs office.
When Director Su took the certificates
and saw the conspicuous words "Innate Full Soul Power" written on one,
the teacup in his hand shook.
The scalding tea nearly spilled onto his hand.
"What? Innate full soul power?!"
Director Su's eyes widened.
He looked at Tang San as though looking at a monster.
The two young teachers nearby also leaned over, exclaiming in astonishment.
"Heavens, a place like Holy Soul Village actually produced a genius?"
"Wait... his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass?"
One of the young teachers looked at Tang San's certificate and shook his head regretfully:
"What a shame. Innate full soul power, paired with Blue Silver Grass."
"I remember there's also a girl in this intake with innate full soul power whose martial soul is a Soft Bone Rabbit, right?"
"Since when did innate full soul power become as common as cabbages, with two appearing at once?"
He looked at Tang Tian's certificate too and nodded:
"Still, rank-six soul power is pretty good..."
"But did your ancestors accumulate virtue for you brothers?"
"Or are you Blue Silver Grass in human form?"
"It's quite rare for both of you to have soul power!"
As for the "Soft Bone Rabbit" girl that young teacher mentioned,
Tang Tian naturally knew who she was.
She had to be that hundred-thousand-year-old hooligan rabbit-Xiao Wu.
However, Tang Tian also noticed
that although these teachers regretted their Blue Silver Grass,
they showed no intention of maliciously mocking them.
That and Yu Xiaogang's lofty arrogance, pronouncing a death sentence the moment he opened his mouth and constantly spouting "trash,"
were two entirely different things.
After all, on the Douluo Continent,
awakening soul power alone meant surpassing ninety-nine percent of commoners!
Even rank six was quite rare at Nuoding Soul Master Academy!
Only a useless fool like Yu Xiaogang, whose eyes aimed high while his abilities fell short, would look down on everything.
Director Su quickly finished the paperwork and handed over two sets of brand-new uniforms and a dormitory key:
"All right. Whatever the case, as long as you can cultivate, you're rare talents for our academy."
"Here are your things. Your dormitory is out back, Dorm Seven, the work-study students' dormitory."
"Go on. Work hard."
As they left the academic affairs office, the sunlight was somewhat dazzling.
Tang San clutched his uniform tightly.
He was still immersed in the earlier conflict.
He sincerely admired his older brother's meticulously reasoned counterattack.
He had not lifted a hand, yet it had been more vicious than doing so.
"Big Brother, is that Grandmaster really a fraud?"
Tang San asked quietly, a trace of confusion in his voice.
Tang Tian patted his shoulder and said meaningfully:
"Don't you already know in your heart whether he's a fraud?"
"San, remember this."
"A man without even an official position, who lives off his connections, looks down on Soul Kings despite only being rank twenty-nine, and thinks himself extraordinary when his theories are riddled with holes."
"If even someone like that can be your teacher..."
"Then I think Grandpa Jack at the village entrance is more qualified than him."
"At least Grandpa Jack is kindhearted, and he doesn't let a pig out to stink people out."
Tang San nodded thoughtfully.
He felt his older brother made so much sense.
Just then, from the academic affairs office behind them,
the wind carried the hushed whispers of the two young teachers:
"That Grandmaster is such a joke. He was left speechless at the entrance just now. His face practically turned green."
"What Grandmaster? I think he's just a clown, researching useless theories all day while acting like everyone else is drunk and he's the only sober one."
"It's only because the dean is kindhearted and values old friendships that he keeps such an idler around. Any other academy would have thrown him out long ago."
Hearing those words, Tang San's steps briefly faltered.
He had always disliked people speaking ill of others behind their backs.
But now, listening to their mockery,
he felt not even a ripple in his heart. He even thought...
They're quite right.
Objective and fair.
Big Brother is right.
Someone like that isn't worthy.
"Come on, San."
"Let's go check out the dormitory."
Tang Tian looked at the panel as he walked toward the dormitory.
[Ding! Blue Silver Grass Affection Level has surpassed 60 (attachment)!] [Host has gained a passive buff: Blue Silver Grass cultivation speed independently increased by 40%!] [Congratulations, host, on obtaining the special skill: Blue Silver · Mimicry!]
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