"Your turn."
After a long while, Liu Erlong looked at the little pink-haired boy sitting opposite her with a cold smile.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing, whose bone age had just been measured, stood to one side waiting with Tang Lan and Xiao Wu, who had not left.
"His soul power should be very high."
Tang Lan spoke thoughtfully. After all, he had previously been able to beat Dai Mubai down without using his martial soul.
And once he used his "martial soul," he could cripple Dai Mubai with a single strike!
"Oh~"
Looking perfectly well-behaved, Ning Jiao placed his little hand on the table.
"What's your soul power level?"
Liu Erlong asked as she measured Ning Jiao's bone age.
"I just reached level 40."
Ning Jiao blinked. In fact, he could easily get another Divine-Given Soul Ring from his original body and break through to Soul Ancestor, but that would be too conspicuous.
Being a Soul Ancestor before enrolling and becoming one after enrolling were two different things.
"Are you bullshitting me?"
Liu Erlong suddenly froze, staring at the little pink-haired boy in disbelief.
Level 40 at eighteen-he had broken through to level 40 after six years of cultivation?
"Teacher, his soul power should be genuine. I've seen him fight a Soul Elder before, and his combat strength was overwhelming."
Tang Lan spoke up, putting in a good word for Ning Jiao.
Since Ning Jiao was very likely to become her classmate, and was a genius besides, she wanted to show him some goodwill first.
"Maybe he's some powerful soul beast that's taken human form."
Xiao Wu pursed her lips and began muttering.
This person liked spouting nonsense. If someone took his earlier remark about Soul Beast Transformation seriously, wouldn't she, Sister Xiao Wu, cry herself to death?!
"That's not possible..."
"Soul Beast Transformation always produces beast martial souls, whereas mine is a pure tool martial soul."
Ning Jiao turned and glared at Xiao Wu.
"Let me see?"
"You don't need to worry about revealing information about yourself. I'm actually the dean of this academy. Besides, I can use soul power to conceal our location."
Liu Erlong was genuinely curious now. She paid no mind to the joke about Soul Beast Transformation, but with Tang Lan vouching for him, she really wanted to see just what kind of martial soul this peerless genius, who had reached level 40 at eighteen, possessed!
"It doesn't matter whether you conceal us. I don't mind."
Ning Jiao shook his head. There was nothing about him that could not bear the light of day.
"Nine Treasures Turn Into Glazed Glass!"
Ning Jiao gave a low cry, and a nine-colored sheen once again rose from his hand!
At the same time, purple light flashed in Tang Lan's eyes. She wanted to see the true, complete appearance of Ning Jiao's martial soul!
The next instant!
A large seal shimmering with flowing light appeared in Ning Jiao's hand!
Then three soul rings-purple, purple, purple-rose from beneath his feet!
"How is that possible?!"
Liu Erlong stood up, her face filled with disbelief!
Who had a thousand-year first soul ring?!
Xiao Wu's eyes widened. She really was beginning to suspect this bastard was a soul beast!
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who was secretly watching, were shaken as well. Although Ning Rongrong had already learned this information from Ning Jiao, seeing it with her own eyes still left her stunned!
That's not right!
This martial soul looks completely different from the one last time!
Tang Lan's pupils contracted. Although his previous "martial soul" had appeared for only an instant, she had vaguely seen a bronze mirror!
He has twin martial souls too?
Tang Lan's gaze flickered. For the first time, she felt a helpless sense of defeat.
After all, Ning Jiao's setup completely crushed hers in every respect!
And if they really fought, she did not think she could withstand the Air Cannon released by Ning Jiao's other martial soul.
"Nine Treasures? Glazed Glass?"
"And your surname is Ning?"
Liu Erlong gave Ning Jiao a long look.
"Did your family agree to let you come here?"
Liu Erlong asked gravely.
The soul ring issue could wait. The most important thing now was to establish the intentions of the power behind him.
"My older sister agreed."
Ning Jiao answered frankly, while Ning Rongrong, who had half her face hidden beneath her hood at the back of the line, curled her lips slightly.
"Never mind. You can go in too."
Liu Erlong drew a deep breath. She really was beginning to suspect this was a matter of feng shui.
Why could this academy out in the suburbs recruit so many promising students?!
Her former Blue Tyrant Academy had never had anyone this gifted!
"All right, thank you, Teacher. Although you've agreed to let me go inside, I still have an older sister, and I'd like to wait for her."
Ning Jiao casually pulled his wrist out of Liu Erlong's hand-she was still too stunned to let go-and walked over to Zhu Zhuqing.
"You brat, you even dare to..."
"Hmm?"
Just as Liu Erlong was about to laughingly scold Ning Jiao for making a dirty joke at her expense, her eyes suddenly widened!
She stared blankly at her own hand. Had Ning Jiao just forcibly pulled his hand free?
Although she had not exerted herself, Ning Jiao would have needed at least Soul King-level physical strength to break free, wouldn't he?
Liu Erlong looked at Ning Jiao, who was whispering to Zhu Zhuqing while pointing his little finger at a certain hooded person in the line. Seeing how nonchalant he looked, did that mean he had not even used much strength to pull free of her hand?
Seriously, with talent like yours, how did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect let you out?
Liu Erlong forced herself to steady her mind, but no matter what she did, she could not suppress the wild joy in her heart!
In that case, leave the Inner Court's final assessment to me!
An idea stirred in Liu Erlong's mind. After Dai Mubai had gone out and gotten injured yesterday, the plan had been to have Zhao Wuji assess the Inner Court disciples. But Liu Erlong's hands itched at the sight of worthy prey, and as dean, there was nothing wrong with giving her subordinate a day off!
"Was last night's cake good?"
In a certain room in Spirit Hall.
Dressed in casual clothes, Qian Renxue spoke to the Bronze Mirror on the table, her eyes curved in a smile.
"It was delicious. I finished it in one bite and didn't even get to taste it."
Jin Li spoke approvingly. He was actually beginning to feel as though he were in an online romance.
"Hehe~"
Qian Renxue smiled smugly. The several days she had spent learning from the master had not been wasted.
"Sister Xue, here's Bai'e's divine power allotment and soul ring allotment for today. Remember to give them to him."
Jin Li smiled, casually pried off a chunk of divine power nearby, and tossed it into the mirror.
He had experience now. A lump of divine power this size was enough to bring Bai'e up to level 50, at which point Bai'e's body would reach its limit.
After that, he would use Divine-Given Soul Rings to absorb five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then Step onto Reincarnation, reincarnate at level 1, rest for a day, and repeat the process...
Including today's allotment, the additional age added to each of Bai'e's first five soul rings had now reached a hundred thousand years.
"When we're chatting, you're not allowed to talk about other people."
Qian Renxue put away the divine power and Divine-Given Soul Rings, then gave Jin Li a coquettish roll of her eyes.
"Sis, that person is me!"
Jin Li felt rather helpless. They just looked different!
"I'm afraid he'll leave me one day too, just like Xue Qianren did, so I won't get close to him."
Qian Renxue spoke quietly.
Jin Li shut his mouth. What he found hardest to withstand was Qian Renxue bringing up old scores.
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Qian Renyou in ages. How is she?"
Helpless, Jin Li changed the subject.
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