This Baby Has a Martial Soul!

Lin Luo didn't know what expression to wear in response to the scene before him.

He could only pretend to be cute and innocent.

After all, innocence and cuteness were his most obvious traits as a baby.

He could also be certain of one thing.

Salas didn't recognize him.

Otherwise, Salas wouldn't have said what he just had.

From what Lin Luo remembered of the original story, Salas served as Spirit Hall's "diplomat" and was probably often away on "business trips" to the two great empires.

So it was only natural that he hadn't heard about the "baby" these past few days.

But this time, it seemed Lin Luo couldn't dodge the situation...

Was he about to be caught and taken back?

There had to be people here who knew him, given how much attention he'd attracted in the plaza yesterday.

Lin Luo felt miserable. Today, he hadn't even finished crawling enough steps for one ninety-pull...

He'd only accumulated four Martial Soul Tags so far. This was urgent!

It was like finally finding a high-end club that offered services, only for the "relevant authorities" to come knocking on doors one by one.

Bad luck. What rotten luck.

If he was caught and taken back this time, he could forget about ever coming to Spirit Hall Academy again. The moment he escaped, Qian Renxue would surely guess he'd fled here.

He shouldn't have hidden in this classroom...

Now the door was completely blocked, and he couldn't escape using his speed even if he wanted to.

Su Tanjie, the grade director, stared blankly at the baby sitting at the desk behind Hu Liena, utterly bewildered.

Someone really had pulled strings to get into first grade, class one. That was why he was so flustered.

Only recently, a Platinum Bishop had contacted Wang Shicheng from Spirit Hall Academy's admissions office, saying he wanted to arrange for his younger female cousin's grandson to study in first grade, class one at Spirit Hall Academy.

But his cousin's grandson was still too young and didn't qualify for admission to Spirit Hall Academy. He could only get in through the back door, though the Platinum Bishop was willing to pay handsomely.

So Su Tanjie, the grade director, and Wang Shicheng, the director of admissions, came to an agreement: they would take the money and get the job done, letting that "grandson" into class one through the back door.

As for what the grandson looked like or exactly how old he was, only Wang Shicheng from admissions knew. Su Tanjie had never met him.

Now that he thought about it, could it be this baby???

Was this baby the grandson of that Platinum Bishop's cousin??

Fine, fine, fine. Too young? How fucking young did I think he could be? Six at the youngest, but now you're telling me he's a baby?!

Fuck your uncle, Wang Shicheng!

You've fucking ruined me!

You even dared agree to let a little baby in through the back door? Just how fucking desperate for money are you?!

What this baby needs is prenatal education, not the knowledge taught at an advanced Soul Master Academy!

He doesn't even have all his teeth yet. Can he understand the lessons?

Su Tanjie wanted to kill Wang Shicheng now, the kind of killing that involved slicing him into a thousand pieces!

But they had already taken the money, and Su Tanjie had taken the "six" in their sixty-forty split.

Besides, the other party was a Platinum Bishop. Having taken his money to do the job, Su Tanjie had to keep his mouth shut. He couldn't let the truth slip now.

Otherwise, never mind losing his position as grade director, even his status as a Cardinal would vanish like a bubble!

He would also offend that Platinum Bishop...

Su Tanjie did remember that a special baby had appeared in Spirit Hall. Just yesterday, there had even been news that His Holiness the Pope had held a baby in public.

It had to be this little one.

A baby whom His Holiness the Pope would hold could only be the Platinum Bishop's cousin's grandson.

That made him all the more certain that the baby in the classroom was the Platinum Bishop's cousin's grandson.

So he absolutely couldn't! Couldn't! Couldn't let it come out that the Platinum Bishop had paid to pull strings.

He had to insist that this baby was a first-year student admitted through the normal process!

With that thought, Su Tanjie forced himself to stay calm and said:

"He... I know him! He didn't get in through the back door! He was admitted normally!"

Salas's eyes went wide when he heard that.

He was so angry he laughed.

"Su Tanjie, do you take this old man for a fool? You're saying this baby was admitted normally?"

Su Tanjie lied through his teeth. "Yes, he was admitted normally. If you don't believe me, Lord Salas, you can ask Wang Shicheng from admissions."

Salas frowned. "Wang Shicheng went to a branch hall a few days ago. How am I supposed to ask him?"

"Then there's nothing I can do... But we really did admit this child normally. He may be young, but his talent is incredible!"

With an exaggerated expression, Su Tanjie went on, "He... he has a Martial Soul, and it's one he doesn't reveal lightly. His Soul Power is already over rank twenty!"

Lin Luo was dumbfounded... He didn't understand why the grade director was lying to protect him.

If the grade director recognized him, surely the proper thing to do was carry him to Bibi Dong and claim credit.

And lying was one thing, but he'd spun such an outrageous lie...

Just who here can't tell I'm a baby?

A baby with a Martial Soul?

And Soul Power as high as rank twenty?

He'd blown that boast sky-high. Unless Salas was an idiot, there was no way he would believe it.

But to Lin Luo's surprise, every first-year student in the class looked at him in astonishment, as though they believed it.

Even Hu Liena stared wide-eyed, looking Lin Luo over in surprise.

At this moment, these children of around ten years old really did believe it.

That was because most of them had witnessed for themselves how Lin Luo had crawled at a ghostly speed yesterday.

How could a baby crawl so fast? It had to be because he had a Martial Soul!

"Oh my gosh, you're amazing! You awakened a Martial Soul at such a young age?!"

Hu Liena made no attempt to hide her surprise and admiration.

Lin Luo: "Baa?"

But just then, a loud slap rang out from the doorway.

Salas was beside himself with rage. He slapped Su Tanjie across the face, his brows furrowing into a deep crease.

"Su Tanjie, do you take a dignified Platinum Bishop for a fool? A baby a few months old has a Martial Soul? Are you kidding me?!"

"And Soul Power over rank twenty?!"

"Looks like you can forget about keeping your position as grade director. I can't even count on two hands the number of people better suited for it!"

Su Tanjie panicked. He knew his lie was far too outrageous, but now the arrow was on the bowstring and had to be loosed.

He couldn't very well throw this baby out, could he? That would offend another Platinum Bishop!

"Lord Salas, you... I'm telling the truth! It's just that this baby doesn't show his Martial Soul to people lightly!"

"He may not be old enough, but his Soul Power is high enough! The rules only say students can't be over twelve. They don't say they can't be under twelve. A few months old is still under twelve!"

"You really are a clever one, aren't you!" Salas frowned and gave Su Tanjie another kick before walking toward Lin Luo.

"Little one, that man says you have a Martial Soul. Come on, show Grandpa!"

Su Tanjie crawled over, his face bruised and swollen. "He doesn't show it lightly!"

"Scram! Who would believe that?! If I don't see this little one show his Martial Soul today, your position is gone, and this little one can go right back where he came from!"

Salas roared.

It's over, it's over... Su Tanjie fell into despair. Now he was going to offend both sides.

Lin Luo, however, wasn't worried.

Because it seemed he really did have a Martial Soul he could show...

Among the numerous one-time rewards in his system inventory, most of which were of very limited use, was a type of reward called [Martial Soul Simulation].

The reason Lin Luo called this reward useless was that it could only simulate the appearance of a random ordinary Martial Soul.

It could even simulate only one Soul Ring...

It had no practical use in combat and no deterrent effect. It was a reward of very limited use... but!

Now, it fucking seemed it could actually come in handy?