"You want to pledge yourself to me?"
"That doesn't sound like you, Dugu Bo!"
Meng Qianqiu spoke mildly. Ever since Dugu Bo had awakened his Martial Soul, he had maintained that lofty posture to perfection, acting as though no one else was worth a glance.
"I'm arrogant, not stupid!"
"You have the supreme talent of innate full Soul Power. As long as you grow up, you'll become a Titled Douluo at the very least."
"Not to mention, your Meng Family has a long heritage and deep foundations. It has always been foremost among Heaven Dou City's five great hidden families!"
"Now all five great hidden families are under Old Master Meng's leadership. What's wrong with me following you?"
The Dugu Family to which Dugu Bo belonged fell short of Heaven Dou City's Meng Family in both the innate foundations of its Martial Soul and its heritage. Raising a Titled Douluo would undoubtedly be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Dugu Feng had also instructed Dugu Bo to follow Meng Qianqiu. Of course, these calculations were all out in the open.
"Wrong? There's nothing wrong with that!"
"Heaven Dou City's five great hidden families have always been branches of the same tree. Once I make it big, I certainly won't leave you behind!"
"Don't worry. Should we gain wealth and honor, let us never forget each other!"
Meng Qianqiu had never expected all these considerations to be involved. He was only a child, yet the Dugu Family was willing to place such a heavy bet on him.
The two arrived at the junior Soul Master Academy. With Dugu Bo leading the way, Meng Qianqiu soon completed his enrollment registration.
"Here's your dorm room number!"
"Of course, we'll go apply for day-student passes later!"
"But I suggest you take a look at the dorm first. After all, the Soul Master Academy has a lunch break every day."
"You can't exactly rest in the classroom, can you?"
Dugu Bo kept talking as he led the way.
"Here we are. Room 401."
"I'm upstairs in 502. Come find me once you've settled in, and we can have lunch together."
With that, Dugu Bo turned and went upstairs!
Meng Qianqiu had just unlatched the door and was about to push it open when a sharp gust swept toward him, a small fist coming straight at his face.
"A sneak attack, or a show of force?"
A keen glint flashed through Meng Qianqiu's eyes. He hadn't expected things here to be so complicated either. Now there was more fun to be had.
"First Soul Skill-Fire Roar!"
Meng Qianqiu held his hands in front of him in a defensive stance, and a dense blaze erupted from his body.
Searing flames swiftly engulfed Meng Qianqiu!
Meng Qianqiu's first Soul Skill was a rare enhancement-type Soul Skill that released a burst of fiery light upon activation.
This state looked remarkably like the Kaio-ken from Dragon Ball!
"You're actually a Soul Master?"
Meng Qianqiu's first Soul Skill sent out a shock wave, driving his attacker back. The person inside glanced again at Meng Qianqiu standing outside, his words brimming with surprise.
"Not bad. You reacted pretty quickly!"
With Fire Roar active, Meng Qianqiu's five senses, strength, and agility all received tremendous boosts. He immediately spoke in a mild tone.
"Are you still fighting?"
Seeing the other boy standing rooted inside, Meng Qianqiu asked again.
"No, no!"
"How the hell am I supposed to fight that? I'm not out of my mind!"
The person inside forced a smile uglier than a crying face, stretching his face into a broad grin as he tried hard to express his goodwill.
Their everyday scuffles relied entirely on the quality of their Martial Souls. Meng Qianqiu, on the other hand, actually used skills when he hit people.
"So you're not fighting anymore?"
"Tell me, then. Why did you ambush me?"
Meng Qianqiu wasn't made of clay. This brat had attacked without a word, learning bad habits at such a young age and showing no martial virtue whatsoever.
"A misunderstanding! This was all a misunderstanding!"
"You came in without knocking, so, well, I was just playing around!"
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Wang Zhan's forehead. He hadn't expected a One-Ring Soul Master to move into their dorm. This was no small matter.
"I didn't knock?"
At that, Meng Qianqiu felt a headache coming on!
It seemed this really had been a mix-up!
"All right!"
"Let's introduce ourselves properly. My name is Meng Qianqiu. My Martial Soul is an external Martial Soul, the Manggu Vermilion Toad, and my Soul Power level is fourteen!"
Meng Qianqiu pointed at the little vermilion toad on his shoulder, then introduced himself, indirectly making his position clear.
"An external Martial Soul? Level fourteen Soul Power?"
Wang Zhan understood every word, but strung together, they left him bewildered. What sort of immortal or monster was this?
"Wait, buddy, you're that amazing?"
"I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Wang Zhan. My Martial Soul is the Golden Light War Tiger, a high-grade beast Martial Soul. My innate Soul Power was level seven!"
Wang Zhan immediately introduced himself as well.
"Oh, and I'm from Nuoding City!"
"My family is a small clan in Nuoding City. Our hereditary Martial Soul is the War Tiger, but mine underwent a tiny mutation."
Wang Zhan had thought himself a genius, but only after arriving in Heaven Dou City did he realize just how many prodigies there were in this world!
"Yue Guan. Plant-type Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Innate Soul Power level nine. I'm from Heaven Frost City in the Heaven Frost Duchy!"
"Gui Mei. Body Martial Soul, the Ghost. Innate Soul Power level nine. I'm from Ancient Thunder City in the Ancient Thunder Kingdom!"
The other two people in the dorm also spoke up.
"You have innate full Soul Power, don't you?"
Yue Guan studied Meng Qianqiu curiously. An external Martial Soul, combined with level fourteen Soul Power, already pointed to something.
"Heh..."
Meng Qianqiu smiled without speaking and offered no denial.
"Heavens, this is killing me!"
"Another genius has joined our dorm!"
"What kind of luck is this? I've barely been here any time at all, and I've already run into a top-tier plant-type Martial Soul and a mutated body Martial Soul."
"Now there's an even rarer external Martial Soul. Why is everyone in our dorm more monstrous than the last?"
Honestly, Wang Zhan already qualified as a genius. His Martial Soul was the mutated Golden Light War Tiger, and his innate Soul Power wasn't low either.
Unfortunately, each roommate he encountered was more monstrous than the last. Now a king of venomous insects had appeared, looming over the entire dorm.
"Were you born into Heaven Dou's Meng Family?"
Yue Guan narrowed his long, slender eyes. He, too, came from a hidden family, and after seeing Meng Qianqiu's Martial Soul, he couldn't help asking.
As far as Yue Guan remembered, among Heaven Dou City's hidden families, only the Meng Family could awaken powerful frog-type Martial Souls.
That was because the Meng Family's hereditary Martial Soul was the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad!
"That's right. That's my family!"
Meng Qianqiu nodded and readily admitted it.
"The Meng Family has very few descendants!"
"You're the heir to Heaven Dou's Meng Family, and you have innate full Soul Power. If I'm not mistaken, Ice Toad Douluo must be your grandfather, right?"
A keen glint flashed through Yue Guan's eyes. It seemed a big shot had come to their dorm. He would have to cling tightly to this golden thigh.
Meng Qianqiu said, "You're certainly observant. Nothing gets past you. But everything about me must be kept secret."
Yue Guan froze for a moment at those words, then said quietly, "Of course, of course. I'll be counting on you to look after me from now on."
"You're from the Meng Family, your grandfather is Ice Toad Douluo, and your grandmother is the dean of Exotic Beast Academy. Why would you come here to study?"
"Doesn't your family train you?"
Wang Hu, standing nearby, had quietly stumbled upon a juicy revelation. He immediately voiced his questions, his eyes filled with confusion.
In his view, Meng Qianqiu would be better off staying home and cultivating properly than studying here. This was simply throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.
"Ice Toad Douluo is Spirit Hall's Fifth Elder!"
"The Meng Family has very few descendants. It has always continued through a single line, with only one heir in each generation. How could they possibly neglect him?"
"Now that the Meng Family has joined Spirit Hall, he counts as one of Spirit Hall's people under the rules, so naturally, he has to attend school here."
Gui Mei's voice quietly sounded. He and Yue Guan were both geniuses selected by Spirit Hall, so naturally, he spoke in its favor.
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