Before you read:
Xiao Yan doesn't know the plot of Douluo. After transmigrating there and meeting the eloquent Grandmaster, he thinks the man is a hidden expert and takes him as his teacher. That's perfectly normal, right? Later on, Grandmaster and Tang San will backstab Xiao Yan (please don't drop the story and curse me out over this one reason QWQ). Of course, I won't bash them mindlessly. Everything in the story, including the backstabbing, will have a reason, which will gradually be explained. Also, since this is a Battle Through the Heavens and Douluo dual-transmigration story, some of the plot will unfold in both worlds at the same time. Later on, both protagonists will cross between the two worlds to fight, so please be patient, everyone.
Grandmaster raised the Martial Soul certificate in his hand and explained, "Others might not spot the flaw in this certificate, but if even I failed to see it, I wouldn't deserve to be called Grandmaster."
"I once investigated six hundred and forty-seven people whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, but only sixteen had a Martial Soul, a rate of less than three percent. And not one of them had Soul Power above rank one."
"Your Innate Full Soul Power means you have another, extremely powerful Martial Soul. Otherwise, with a Martial Soul as weak as Blue Silver Grass, your Soul Power couldn't possibly be so high."
"There are exceptions to everything. Couldn't I be an exception?"
Both Xiao Yan and Tang San were astonished by the eloquent Grandmaster, but Tang San refused to give up and spoke again.
"There are exceptions to everything, but with Blue Silver Grass as your Martial Soul, you cannot be one."
"In the past hundred years, there have been only two people with Twin Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent, but nineteen with Innate Full Soul Power. Every one of their Martial Souls was powerful. Of those nineteen, fourteen inherited their Martial Souls from their families."
"The other five came from humble backgrounds, but their Martial Souls were Mutated Martial Souls. And according to my research, there is no Martial Soul that can combine with Blue Silver Grass to produce a mutation."
"So Twin Martial Souls are the only possibility for you!"
Hearing the stream of figures and names from Grandmaster, not only Tang San but even Xiao Yan, who had transmigrated here, was shocked.
This Grandmaster before them seemed to have some real skill!
"What is a Mutated Martial Soul?"
"To explain that, we must start with the inheritance of Martial Souls. Everyone's Martial Soul is directly connected to those of their parents. The most common situation is inheriting the Martial Soul of one parent. This is what's known as a family-inherited Martial Soul."
"Besides that, the parents' Martial Souls may undergo a mutation when they combine. This is what's known as a Mutated Martial Soul. However, a Mutated Martial Soul is like the offspring of close relatives: the chances of producing an idiot are high. So most Mutated Martial Souls are weaker, and mutations that produce stronger Martial Souls are exceedingly rare."
Tang San nodded as he listened to Grandmaster, then abruptly stepped back, putting some distance between them. He dropped to his knees and respectfully kowtowed to Grandmaster three times.
Grandmaster froze at the sight. "What are you doing?"
"Teacher," Tang San said respectfully to Grandmaster, "please accept me as your disciple!"
"Hehe." Grandmaster smiled with satisfaction and bent down to help Tang San up. "Why kowtow to take a teacher? Kneeling is a courtesy reserved for sovereigns and parents. A bow is enough when taking a teacher."
Hearing Grandmaster's words, Xiao Yan recalled Tang San's kneeling just now, and a thought flashed through his mind:
Tang San... is a transmigrator too!?
After all, on the Douluo Continent, there was no need to kneel to anyone except sovereigns and parents. So why had Tang San thought to kneel and kowtow as soon as he took a teacher?
Xiao Yan gave Tang San a long look, though it was also possible that Tang San had simply been too excited and wanted to show respect.
But the seed of suspicion had already been planted in Xiao Yan's heart.
Meanwhile, Grandmaster smiled as he helped Tang San up, then turned to look at Xiao Yan, confidence in his eyes.
He hadn't taken the initiative to spend so long explaining things to the two of them merely to clear up their confusion. More than that, it was because of the Twin Martial Souls Xiao Yan and Tang San possessed.
They gave Grandmaster a chance to make his name known across the continent once more!
As long as they took him as their teacher, their talent would surely make them famous across the continent one day.
And when that happened, who would dare question him, their teacher?
Seeing Grandmaster's gaze, Xiao Yan naturally knew he was waiting for his answer.
To be honest, Xiao Yan knew nothing about this world, and now he had met the eloquent Grandmaster before him. From their conversation just now, he could tell how much the man had studied and understood Martial Souls.
In particular, just a few words about his research into Twin Martial Souls had benefited Xiao Yan greatly.
"Your disciple Xiao Yan pays his respects, Teacher."
Xiao Yan bowed. Now that he knew the customs of the Douluo Continent, he had no need to kneel.
"Hahaha, good!"
Grandmaster could no longer hide the smile on his face as he looked excitedly at the two children before him.
No one knew better than Grandmaster just how terrifying their talent was.
Now that they had become his disciples, one day he would surely wash away his past humiliation!
"Come, I'll take you to complete your enrollment."
Grandmaster led Xiao Yan and Tang San deeper into the academy, and they soon reached the enrollment office. An elderly man and several young academy teachers were inside.
"Director Su, these two are new work-study students. Sorry for the trouble, but please help them with their enrollment."
Grandmaster spoke to the elderly man, then turned to the two boys.
"You can proceed with your enrollment from here. I'll come find you later."
"Goodbye, Teacher."
Xiao Yan and Tang San watched Grandmaster leave. The teachers in the room looked at the two of them in surprise, and the older Director Su was the first to speak.
"You call Grandmaster your teacher? Do you know who he is? He isn't a teacher at our academy."
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that we're already Teacher's disciples."
Tang San spoke, and Director Su could hardly press the matter further. He glanced over their Martial Soul certificates, his expression changing several times. In the end, he hesitated for a moment before saying:
"All right. In a certain sense, Grandmaster is unrivaled in his research into Martial Souls. Tang San, your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, so Grandmaster is a good fit for you. As for Xiao Yan..."
Director Su paused, then simply offered some advice. "Your talent is very rare, but perhaps someone as unusual as Grandmaster can give you some good advice."
"Also, your dormitory is Dorm Seven. The teacher in charge there will tell you what tasks work-study students need to complete."
Director Su took out two sets of snow-white uniforms and handed them to Xiao Yan and Tang San, a complicated expression on his face.
After thanking Director Su, Xiao Yan and Tang San turned to leave, but the conversation behind them still reached their ears.
"Grandmaster really is unrivaled, but you can only call him that if those theories of his become reality. Director, I remember he also has those so-called Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls, right? They're utterly ridiculous."
"Enough. Grandmaster is a friend of the dean, so don't pass judgment so recklessly. Besides, although Grandmaster's theories can't be put into practice, no one can prove they're wrong either. In the world of Martial Souls, Grandmaster is a famous figure!"
"A famous clown, you mean. Who would take his nonsense seriously?"
Hearing the mocking laughter behind them, Xiao Yan and Tang San exchanged a glance but paid it no mind.
For the two of them, they had taken Grandmaster as their teacher because of his research into Twin Martial Souls. And what they needed most happened to be the theoretical knowledge Grandmaster was best at!