"Are you here to attend school?"
Yu Xiaogang approached and asked, then picked up the work-study student certificate from the ground and glanced down at it.
"Yes. Grandmaster, are you a teacher at Nuoding Academy?" Old Jack asked, calming himself.
"I'm no teacher. I'm just a passerby mooching food and drink here!"
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power?
The quality of Blue Silver Grass absolutely couldn't support innate full soul power, yet this boy named Tang San had exactly that.
In that case, there was only one possible explanation.
He had twin martial souls.
Heavens!
This was only the third person with twin martial souls in the history of the Douluo Continent, and he had actually run into him.
If he took Tang San as his disciple, fame and glory would be just around the corner!
With twin martial souls and innate full soul power, becoming a Titled Douluo was practically set in stone.
Simply adding soul rings to his second martial soul would let him pile up soul power through the rings alone.
And he could use the first, trash martial soul to put his martial soul theory into practice.
Even if he ruined it through training, it wouldn't matter. Blue Silver Grass had no real prospects anyway.
Success would prove his teaching was sound; failure would be the fault of Blue Silver Grass being a trash martial soul. The blame wouldn't land on him.
Once Tang San became a Titled Douluo, his own name would naturally resound across the continent.
Could this be Heaven's compensation for all the humiliation he had suffered over the years?
Inside, tears streamed down Yu Xiaogang's face.
A moment later, he took a deep breath and calmed his excitement.
Then his gaze turned to Lin En and Lao Jierui.
"Sir, are you also here to register a new student this year? Might I see the martial soul certificate?"
Lao Jierui hesitated. After all, this man had just said he wasn't an academy teacher, but someone mooching food and drink.
Put plainly, wouldn't someone like that be a gang leader back in their village?
Seeing the hesitation on Lao Jierui's face, Yu Xiaogang stiffened.
It seemed it was time to reveal his identity, or they really would take him for a good-for-nothing!
That wouldn't help him recruit disciples.
At this thought, he coughed twice, lifted his head, puffed out his chest, and declared solemnly:
"Although I'm not a teacher at Nuoding Academy, I have made some modest achievements in soul master theory research, so everyone customarily honors me with the title of Grandmaster."
"As for me, you can rest assured. I'm a good friend of Nuoding Academy's headmaster, and I certainly won't make things difficult for you."
Only then did Lao Jierui relax. "Sorry for the trouble, Grandmaster!"
As he spoke, he handed over Lin En's martial soul certificate.
"What? ...An external martial soul!"
"Innate full soul power? How is that possible!"
Yu Xiaogang shrieked, his eyes filled with disbelief.
His defenses crumbled instantly. Why could someone else's external martial soul have innate full soul power, while his own only had half a rank?
O boundless Heaven, why do you treat me so poorly?
The more Yu Xiaogang thought about it, the more resentful he became. Even the way he looked at Lin En grew strange.
Why? Why could he have innate full soul power?
Seeing Gangzi's jealous gaze, Lin En inwardly cried trouble. This old bastard wasn't going to do... that to him, was he?
"What's wrong, Grandmaster? Has something happened?"
Lao Jierui jumped at his startled outbursts, privately wondering whether he had been scammed.
"Ahem... it's nothing!"
Yu Xiaogang came back to himself, his expression returning to calm. He looked at Tang San and Lin En, a fire almost bursting from his heart.
Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Who would have thought...
Excitement gleamed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
One with twin martial souls, one with an external martial soul and innate full soul power.
Heaven has treated me well! At this age, I finally have a chance to rise!
The teacher of two Titled Douluo-just thinking about it is exciting!
"To tell you the truth, I'm the first soul master on the continent to possess an external martial soul, and I have some insights into cultivation."
Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat and immediately launched into his spiel.
Lin En was speechless. Damn it, now you're trying to con me? Who the hell are you to think you're qualified to teach me cultivation?
Tang San, on the other hand, listened with relish, his eyes brimming with interest.
Lin En couldn't help scoffing inwardly. Was this the bond between master and disciple?
No wonder there had been such a widely circulated saying online in his previous life: Tang San went to school, eager to get schooled by Gang!
So this was the fabled hand of destiny!
Truly, lofty mountains and flowing waters found a kindred soul; low hills and stinking water made a pair of twin stars!
"Come out, Luo Sanpao!"
Pfft.
A wisp of pale purple smoke emerged from behind Yu Xiaogang and transformed into a peculiar creature.
Lin En instinctively stepped back several paces and frowned.
Good thing it was purple, or he would have suspected this was a stinking fart Yu Xiaogang had let loose.
"See? This is my external martial soul, Luo Sanpao."
As he spoke, a hint of arrogance appeared between Yu Xiaogang's brows, as though he were declaring it the only one of its kind under heaven.
"Oh, it's actually a low-level soul beast?"
"And a pig at that. Pfft..."
Lin En rubbed his chin, eyeing Luo Sanpao mockingly. The creature resembled a dog yet wasn't one, resembled a pig yet wasn't one, and his gaze was full of contempt.
"What low-level soul beast? This is my martial soul, Luo Sanpao!"
Hearing Lin En disparage his Luo Sanpao like that-
Gangzi instantly saw red, boiled over, and had his defenses shattered. He flew into a thunderous rage, looking for all the world like a case of mad cow disease.
"Oh, give it a rest. That's obviously a trash martial soul. You probably couldn't get anywhere as a soul master, so researching martial souls was your only option, right?"
Lin En smiled contemptuously.
"You... you're talking nonsense! I'm not! I'm merely limited by my talent. How can a soul master's affairs be called a trash martial soul?"
Lin En's words were like Garen buying Last Whisper: silencing him and shredding his defenses. Yu Xiaogang's eyes instantly turned crimson, and he panted like an ox.
Veins bulged across his forehead as he kept arguing, spouting things like, "There are no useless soul masters, only useless martial souls..."
The air promptly filled with merriment.
Lin En's gaze was disdainful. He had never imagined Yu Xiaogang could be this shameless.
Had he admitted it openly, Lin En would have admired his courage. Putting on such a display truly made him a laughingstock...
Even if he remained ordinary, he would never resign himself to an ordinary life.
"Isn't that just the truth? Even a child like me can see it. What could you possibly say to refute it?"
Lin En rolled his eyes at him, shaking his head repeatedly.
Yu Xiaogang was furious, his aging face flushed scarlet, yet he had no way to refute him.
"Hmph!"
Unable to back down gracefully, Yu Xiaogang gave a cold snort and made to leave.
Lin En couldn't be bothered with him either. He retrieved his martial soul certificate, said goodbye to Grandpa Village Chief, and walked into Nuoding Academy.
Yet after Lin En entered the academy, Yu Xiaogang turned around and called out to Tang San.
That brat Lin En clearly wouldn't be easy to fool. For now, he should find a way to win over Tang San and his twin martial souls first.
Tang San looked momentarily startled, but did not refuse.
In fact, he was quite interested in what Yu Xiaogang had said earlier. His own understanding of this world was extremely shallow.
If someone knowledgeable was willing to explain things to him, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
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