On registration day, after asking several passersby for directions in Nuoding City, Old Jack and his group finally found the junior Soul Master academy.
"What are you here for? Is this a place you country bumpkins can just come to?" Seeing an old man and two children approaching from a distance, the young gatekeeper guessed they were this year's new students and planned to borrow the tiger's might like a fox to squeeze something out of them.
"Young man, we're from Holy Soul Village. These two children are this year's work-study students. Here are their certificates from Spirit Hall. Sorry for the trouble, but please take a look." Old Jack smiled and handed them over.
"What's this Blue Silver Grass and soul? Never heard of them, and full Soul Power, too? You didn't forge these, did you?"
"How could that be... How would we know how to forge something like this?" Caught off guard, Old Jack hurried to explain.
"Grandpa, don't bother. Let's go find Brother Su to vouch for us. He's a Soul Grandmaster." Ling Yu deliberately raised his voice, intending to make a scene, and specifically borrowed Su Yuntao's authority with his words.
At the words "Soul Grandmaster," especially with the boy calling him his brother, the young gatekeeper's expression immediately changed.
He had only wanted to demand a little something, but who knew these country folk would be so inflexible? Nor did he dare gamble on whether that Soul Grandmaster had truly taken a little brother on a whim. If this blew up, he would have a hard time bringing it to an end.
"You..."
"Go in. I can't tell, but the teachers will be able to. It won't be a small matter then." The young gatekeeper still insisted on having the last word.
"Grandpa, head back. Be careful on the road," Ling Yu reminded him.
"All right. Study hard at school. Little San, Grandpa will come visit you two when I have time." With that, Old Jack motioned for them to enter the academy. Only after they disappeared from view did he turn and leave.
Thinking that surely he would not run into Yu Xiaogang this time, Ling Yu had barely entered when he heard, "Wait!" His heart filled with resignation:
Could Yu Xiaogang be a transmigrator too? With so many things, the process was wrong but the result was right. Maybe he only read the Sea God Tang San and Bibi Dong side stories and started drawing wild conclusions.
Tang San's later behavior was clearly the suspension bridge effect and getting PUA'd. Good thing he wasn't a woman, or he would've been another Bibi Dong. Does Yu Xiaogang have a special attack bonus against Twin Martial Souls?
"You two, let me see your certificates!" Yu Xiaogang walked over with a casual expression.
After Tang San handed his over first, Ling Yu said, "Teacher, my innate Soul Power is rank five." At the words "rank five," Yu Xiaogang lost interest. He then opened Tang San's certificate, and his pupils abruptly trembled.
"Go register first. That way." Yu Xiaogang waved a hand. This was exactly what Ling Yu wanted, so he promptly left.
"A soul? Even that can become a Martial Soul? It sounds quite unusual." Director Su looked surprised as he filled out the registration form.
Then he remembered that the boy before him had been born in the countryside and probably did not understand it himself, so he did not inquire further.
"Here are your uniform and student ID. A teacher will notify you about your work-study duties later. Dorm Seven is over there." Director Su handed the items over and pointed Ling Yu in the right direction.
"Thank you, Director Su!" Ling Yu bowed in thanks. Just as he was about to leave, he happened to encounter Yu Xiaogang coming over with Tang San.
Seeing Tang San's excited expression, Ling Yu sighed inwardly. Looks like the PUA worked. Never mind Yu Xiaogang, but why didn't Tang Hao mention anything to him either?
Yu Xiaogang watched Ling Yu pass him. He had already learned about Ling Yu's Martial Soul from Tang San, and pondered inwardly, A soul Martial Soul. It seems to be a spiritual type. I'll observe him in the future.
After reaching the dormitory door, Ling Yu knocked, and the students roughhousing inside immediately looked over.
"A new work-study student?" A tall, burly youth walked over.
"Hello, everyone. I'm a work-study student from Holy Soul Village. My name is Ling Yu, and my Martial Soul is a soul."
"A soul? Can you cultivate with that?" The work-study students in the room exchanged looks.
Seeing that Ling Yu looked just as puzzled, they stopped asking.
"My name is Wang Sheng. My Martial Soul is the War Tiger, and I'm the boss here."
"Hello, Boss Wang." Ling Yu had no intention of getting into a conflict with the children and simply called him boss.
Although he had reached roughly rank six after three months of cultivation, the enhancement from his special soul Martial Soul had also improved his various senses considerably. He was not at all afraid of these Soul Scholars who could not use Martial Soul Possession.
Seeing how cooperative he was, Wang Sheng nodded and stepped aside to let him in.
Ling Yu found a corner and put down his bundle. After changing into the academy uniform, he planned to go out and buy bedding. Old Jack had given him two silver coins before they set off.
He said goodbye to the work-study students, then went to look for Xiao Wu on campus.
If he had little money, he would not have bothered with whether Xiao Wu had bedding. But Old Jack had given him two silver coins, and bedding was not expensive. He could not still let a little girl sleep under someone else's quilt.
Besides, work-study students get paid for their tasks every day. How could she not think to save up for bedding? Ling Yu grumbled inwardly as he walked.
Before long, he saw a little girl skipping toward him, and a thought stirred in his mind.
"Hello, are you a work-study student too?"
Xiao Wu looked at the handsome boy before her and answered, "Yes. Why?"
"My name is Ling Yu. I'm also a new work-study student this year. The academy doesn't provide bedding, and I noticed you didn't bring any either. Want to go buy some together?"
"Buy? Does that need that money thing?" Xiao Wu looked puzzled.
"If you don't have any, I can lend you some. You can pay me back once you register as a Soul Master. The monthly subsidy is one gold coin!"
"Thank you! Oh, how do you register as a Soul Master?" Thinking that she would soon be able to collect money, which seemed quite valuable, Xiao Wu felt a little happy.
"Once you have your first Soul Ring, you can register at Spirit Hall. Then you can collect the money."
"Oh, oh! Then I'll be able to pay you back soon!"
"It's fine. Let's go, then."
"Okay!"
Ling Yu led Xiao Wu out of the academy. The gatekeeper's face darkened when he saw him wearing the uniform, but he still obediently gave them directions.
The two soon bought their bedding. Along the way, Xiao Wu asked all sorts of questions, and Ling Yu answered them one by one.
Actually, she's quite well suited to my Martial Soul, whether it's Teleportation, Invincible Golden Body, or Nihility. Unfortunately, she's in human form. Right now, it would be hard to get past that hurdle in my heart.
After Soul Beast Transformation, they can only live for a hundred years, but the greatest advantage is gaining the same Soul Ring system as humans. The greatest advantage of the Soul Ring system is plundering bloodlines and innate abilities.
If she absorbed gold and dragon-type Martial Souls from the start, perhaps she would evolve even further?
Perhaps this is the so-called opportunity for weak Soul Beasts and powerful Soul Beasts to stand on the same level upon reaching a hundred thousand years, Ling Yu pondered silently.
When the two returned to the dormitory, the work-study students were instantly transfixed by Xiao Wu following behind Ling Yu.
At the urging of Wang Sheng and the others, Tang San stepped forward. "Are you new here?"
"Yes. Why?" Xiao Wu blinked.
"The rule in Dorm Seven is that newcomers either acknowledge the boss or fight."
At the word "fight," Xiao Wu's gaze shifted. It reminded her of her days in the forest.
What's this? School is no different from the forest. Whoever's strongest gets to be the boss, Xiao Wu muttered inwardly, then said:
"Sure, but let me put my bedding down first."
With that, she glanced around the dormitory. Seeing Ling Yu making his bed in a corner, she jogged over and put her bedding on the bed beside his.
"Come on." She attacked Tang San.