About the Theory of Ten Core Competencies

Although he had been expecting it, Hu Jiu was still deeply disappointed when he actually saw the food in the cafeteria.

There was meat, but all in all, it was hard to describe.

"Xiao Jiu, give me some more Carrot! Yours tastes so much better. The cafeteria food is awful!" Xiao Wu waved her tender little hand as she asked Hu Jiu for food yet again. He had already lost count of how many times.

Because the cafeteria food was so hard to swallow, Xiao Wu had only managed to fill her stomach with Hu Jiu's Carrot during this meal.

"Eat a little more sparingly. Your appetite is almost draining all my Soul Power." Hu Jiu spoke with half helplessness and half delight.

He discovered that he seemed to have underestimated Xiao Wu's appetite. With his current Soul Power Level, he simply could not feed this Little White Rabbit who loved eating Carrot.

"No way! I didn't eat that much. By the way, Xiao Jiu, what's your Soul Power Level?" Xiao Wu asked somewhat bashfully. She really had eaten a lot of Hu Jiu's Carrot.

It wasn't her fault, either. Who could blame her when Hu Jiu's Carrot tasted so good?

Wang Sheng and the others beside them were also curious about Xiao Wu's question. After all, Hu Jiu had just defeated the strongest among them, Wang Sheng. As a Support Soul Master, how powerful did he have to be to defeat Wang Sheng, a Battle Soul Master?

"Probably Level 9." Hu Jiu answered casually while eating the awful food.

Indeed, after three months of AFK improvement, his Soul Power had risen to Level 9. In addition, his Soul Power Meditation Method and Five Senses Strengthening Technique had both risen to Level 4, while his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had reached Level 5. He had gained a great deal.

The Level 4 Soul Power Meditation Method increased the effectiveness of his cultivation by thirty percent. One shouldn't underestimate that thirty percent. By cultivating with a Level 4 Soul Power Meditation Method, his cultivation talent was already comparable to that of Soul Masters with five or six levels of Innate Soul Power.

Moreover, one shouldn't forget that his AFK Panel could cultivate twenty-four hours a day. How could an ordinary person cultivate all day long?

With this cultivation speed, even a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power probably couldn't surpass him.

"Impressive!" Upon hearing that Hu Jiu only had Level 9 Soul Power, Wang Sheng looked at him admiringly.

Wang Sheng wasn't merely flattering him. He truly thought Hu Jiu was impressive. After all, Hu Jiu had defeated him, an eleven-level Battle Soul Master, despite being only Level 9. Once Hu Jiu obtained a Soul Ring and became a Soul Master, wouldn't he be even more formidable?

"Haha, I'm still far behind. By the way, I wanted to ask you something. How did you obtain your Soul Ring when you reached Level 10?" Hu Jiu asked Wang Sheng. Among these Work-Study Students, Wang Sheng was the only one with the highest level, currently Level 11. Everyone else was below Level 10.

By the way, what level is Xiao Wu at now? I'll ask her later.

"Our Soul Rings were all hunted in the Soul Hunting Forest with the help of the academy's teachers. However, the academy usually holds a Soul Ring-hunting expedition only once a year. Last year's expedition ended not long ago. With your cultivation speed, you probably won't need long to reach Level 10, but by then, you may have to wait more than half a year before becoming a Soul Master." Wang Sheng explained it to him. In Wang Sheng's view, Hu Jiu's Soul Power Level must have been awakened innately. And someone with Level 9 Innate Soul Power was a genius.

After all, they were all children from ordinary families. How could they have come into contact with a Soul Power Meditation Method in advance?

"I see. That is indeed a problem." Hu Jiu frowned. He hadn't expected such trouble to be waiting for him right after entering the academy.

Although Grandmaster had the Theory of Ten Core Competencies in the Original Work, claiming that once one cultivated to the peak of a major realm, one could continue cultivating even without hunting for a Soul Ring and display the results after obtaining one.

What kind of nonsense is that?!

Although this theory was somewhat useful at certain times,

one shouldn't forget that when one's level increased, especially after obtaining a Soul Ring, both Soul Power and physical strength would be enhanced dozens or even hundreds of times.

How could the cultivation speed of a Soul Warrior compare with that of a Soul Master?

With the same talent, could a low-level Soul Master cultivate more Soul Power in one day than a high-level Soul Master?

If that isn't nonsense, what is?

In Hu Jiu's view, the earlier one obtained a Soul Ring, the better. The best time was immediately after breaking through, once one's realm had stabilized.

Time waited for no one! Tang San had become a God at the age of twenty-five.

Based on Hu Jiu's own estimate, he would definitely break through to Level 10 within a month. If he had no way to obtain a Soul Ring by then, he would lose an entire year of cultivation time.

What should he do?

Even after returning to the Dormitory, Hu Jiu still hadn't thought of a proper solution.

"Forget it. At worst, I'll ask Little San for help when the time comes." Unable to think of a good solution, Hu Jiu simply stopped thinking about it.

The main thing was that with Xiao Wu sitting beside him on the edge of the bed and swinging her little feet, how could he have the mind to think about anything else?

Wasn't admiring our adorable Little White Rabbit much better?

Not long after they had returned to the Dormitory, a male teacher who looked to be in his thirties arrived.

"Who are the new Work-Study Students? Step forward."

At that, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu stood up at the same time.

"My name is Mo Hen. You can call me Teacher Mo. Hu Jiu, Xiao Wu, you're the first-year Work-Study Students. From now on, you'll be responsible for cleaning the garden south of the Training Ground. You'll receive ten Copper Soul Coins a day. Remember, you must clean it every day, especially the litter. It must be cleared away completely. Otherwise, your wages will be deducted. If you slack off, the academy has the right to order you to withdraw. Understood?"

Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu nodded at the same time, indicating that they understood.

Mo Hen said, "Tomorrow is the Opening Ceremony. Classes officially begin the day after tomorrow. First-year students will have class in Class One on the first floor of the teaching building. You only need to attend class on time the day after tomorrow. Starting then, you'll resume your work as usual. I'll conduct random inspections. All right, get some rest for now. Wang Sheng, you're the oldest here. Explain the Rules to them."

"Yes." Wang Sheng answered.

After the teacher left, Wang Sheng said to them, "Actually, there isn't much work at school. As long as you clean on time, everything will be fine. Let me tell you about classes. Generally speaking, the academy has two classes every morning. One is cultural knowledge, and the other is Martial Soul knowledge. In the afternoon, everyone cultivates on their own. Most of us Work-Study Students schedule our work in the afternoon so that it doesn't interfere with our studies."

These Work-Study Students were all children from poor families, so they treasured opportunities to study even more than those wealthy young masters and ladies did.

"Mm, thanks for the reminder." Hu Jiu smiled and nodded. It seemed this would be his life at the academy from now on.

"You're welcome." Wang Sheng waved his hand before turning around to read and study.

That left only Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu staring at each other.

"By the way, Xiao Wu, what's your Soul Power Level? I feel like you're incredibly fast." Unable to find anything to talk about, Hu Jiu casually came up with a topic.

"Hehe, let me introduce myself again. My Martial Soul is a Soft Bone Rabbit, and I'm an eleven-level Agility Attack Battle Soul Master."

"Impressive!" Hu Jiu gave her a thumbs-up in praise. As expected, this Little Rabbit was already Level 11, higher than Tang San's level.