"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, innate full soul power."
Every one of those words proved that the child before him was Tang San himself, which also meant the plot had finally begun!
"Sir, you can head back now. I'm a teacher here. I'll take Tang San to register."
"Thank you, Lord Soul Master. Little San, you must study hard at the academy. Whether our Holy Soul Village gets to change its name depends on you!"
Old Jack looked back three times with every step, constantly reminding Tang San to cultivate diligently, and Tang San nodded to show he understood.
He had finally waited long enough for Buddha Tang to arrive!
Li Changsheng inwardly relaxed. Yu Xiaogang wasn't nearby; presumably, their earlier argument had affected him through an unexpected twist of circumstances.
He then led Tang San into the academy, while Luo Sanpao followed close behind on his short little legs.
"Tang San, do you think your Martial Soul is a trash Martial Soul?"
Li Changsheng posed this question along the way.
"My Martial Soul?"
Clear confusion appeared on Tang San's face. Grandmaster Su Yuntao, who had awakened his Martial Soul, had already said his Blue Silver Grass was a trash Martial Soul. Even innate full soul power couldn't change anything.
Yet this person before him was asking him that question?
"They all say my Blue Silver Grass is a trash Martial Soul. After all, Blue Silver Grass grows everywhere."
"No. Perhaps Blue Silver Grass really is a trash Martial Soul, but you must understand: there are no trash Martial Souls, only people willing to be trash!"
Li Changsheng stopped and crouched down, resting both hands on Tang San's shoulders, his eyes filled with conviction.
What Gangzi had said in the original was, "There are no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters." That statement insulted him twice over. But the manga version's wording was much more reasonable-the very line Li Changsheng had just spoken.
Those words exploded like a thunderclap in Tang San's mind. Only people willing to be trash-what a line! This gentleman's learning must be considerable!
By now, Tang San's inward designation for Li Changsheng had shifted from "this person" to "this gentleman," which showed that he had begun to appreciate Li Changsheng.
"As I see it, even someone unable to cultivate can have their own aspirations, whether they become a doctor or a cook. Ambition does not depend on age; without it, a hundred years pass in vain. No matter how powerful your Martial Soul is, if you have no ambition in your heart, you're no different from trash!"
Ambition does not depend on age; without it, a hundred years pass in vain?! What profound words! He's the same age I was in my previous life, yet every word is a pearl, and flowers bloom from his lips!
Tang San was inwardly astounded. This was truly an insightful teacher! To think he was lucky enough to meet a Grandmaster capable of such philosophical words here!
"May I ask if you're a teacher here, sir?"
Li Changsheng nodded and said calmly, "My name is Li Changsheng. I am indeed a teacher at Nuoding Academy."
Hearing this, Tang San hurriedly cupped his hands in respect. At the sight, Li Changsheng couldn't help feeling delighted. It seemed he had already earned Tang San's respect with just a few words.
But he couldn't rush anything. He wasn't as thick-skinned as Yu Xiaogang, showing off a couple of lines and immediately taking a disciple. As someone with none of the three-background, strength, or talent-he was better off being cautious!
Tang San beside him clearly didn't think that way, however. This was his first time hearing such philosophical words in this world, so the thought of taking him as his master had arisen in his heart.
But since the other party hadn't brought it up, Tang San felt too embarrassed to ask. Wouldn't it be awkward if he refused?
"Tang San, I have high hopes for your Martial Soul. Once you've finished registering, you can come to me with any questions."
"But you're a teacher. Won't you need to spend a lot of time teaching other students?"
Li Changsheng was immediately at a loss for words. How was he supposed to answer? Nuoding Academy's teachers were divided into theory teachers and practical combat teachers. He belonged to the former, and there were very few people in the entire academy capable of teaching theory.
As a result, he didn't have all that much to do each day and could slack off most of the time. After all, there really wasn't much theory a junior Soul Master Academy could teach. Teaching them the properties of Martial Souls and the ages of Soul Rings was more or less enough.
As for anything else, that depended on whether the students themselves wanted to learn more.
Li Changsheng shook his head. "I don't have much to do, and I don't have any disciples of my own, so I actually have plenty of free time each day."
"Teacher Changsheng, would you be willing to accept me, Tang San, as your disciple?"
It was at the very moment Tang San lowered his head and said this.
[Ding! Detected the Son of Destiny requesting to become your disciple. System successfully bound!]
The system!
Li Changsheng's expression froze, but inwardly, everything boiled over. The system exclusive to transmigrators had arrived! And it was actually because Tang San had asked to become his disciple?
System, what functions do you have?
[This system's reward triggers are linked to changes in the host's disciples. The greater their divergence from the original story, the richer the rewards!] [Beginner gift pack issued: Manga Grandmaster Template-Ultimate Enhanced Version ×1, Scholar Aura ×1, Four-in-One Divine Tome of Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, Soul Rings, and Herbs ×1!]
Boom!
The instant the system issued the rewards, countless rays of light invisible to others surged into Li Changsheng's body.
A panel unfolded before Li Changsheng.
[Li Changsheng] [Template: Manga Yu Xiaogang (Ultimate Enhanced Version)] [Martial Soul: Luo Sanpao (Light Dragon King, evolution progress: 0.1%)] [Soul Power Level: 35] [Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow, yellow, purple] [Scholar Aura: The holder's disciples gain enhanced knowledge absorption, with a small chance of inventing Self-Created Soul Skills! (This aura can evolve!)] [Four-in-One Divine Tome of Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, Soul Rings, and Herbs: Contains records of every type of Martial Soul, herb, immortal herb, and Soul Beast on the continent.]
I-I actually got Gangzi's template?!
Li Changsheng was dumbfounded. He merely dressed like and resembled the manga version of Yu Xiaogang, and the system had simply shoved a template at him?
Still, the ultimate enhanced version was certainly quite good, and the additional rewards were plentiful too.
Dismissing the panel, Li Changsheng looked at Tang San, who had kept his head lowered while waiting for an answer, and said in a voice full of appreciation:
"Little San-may I call you that-are you truly willing to take me as your master?"
"I am!"
Tang San was inwardly delighted. Did this mean Teacher Changsheng also wanted to take him as his disciple?
"Very well. From this moment on, you are my, Li Changsheng's, student!"
"Your student, Tang San, pays his respects, Teacher!"
Thud!
At those words, Tang San, who had just been standing with his head lowered and hands cupped, dropped straight to his knees the next second and knocked his forehead against the ground before Li Changsheng.
The latter didn't stop him. Tang San was a textbook old feudal traditionalist. If he wanted to do that, Li Changsheng naturally couldn't be bothered to interfere.
The sort who revered heaven, earth, parents, sovereign, and teacher were the most reassuring.