"A century-old soul ring." Ma Xiunu exclaimed, his warm smile suddenly froze. When he looked at Lan Si again, his eyes were filled with admiration.
"Master, is this enough?" a green lotus rose in Lan Si's eyes. Whenever he moved, two fiery snakes would emerge from the air, a unique effect of using the Green Lotus Martial Spirit and the Sacred Universe Technique.
"Yes, yes, it's enough." Ma Xiunu let out a long breath, trying hard to calm the excitement in his heart. He picked up a yellow crystal ball from the nearby table and walked to Lan Si. "Inject your soul power into this. Let's see what level your soul power has reached."
Lan Si nodded, retracted his Green Lotus Martial Spirit, and lightly touched the crystal ball with his hand. As he injected his soul power, the crystal ball immediately glowed with a layer of golden light.
The light was not very strong, but it was extremely clear.
Soul Power Level : Level Eleven.
Lan Si showed no surprise. Unlike the original Tang San, who reached the bottleneck of his soul power within the first three months after awakening his Martial Spirit and continued to cultivate for another three months until he acquired a soul ring—totaling half a year to cultivate his soul power.
In contrast, Lan Si had just broken through Level 10 only three or four days ago. After absorbing the soul ring to increase his level by one, no matter how powerful the Sacred Universe Technique and the Five Thunders Heart Technique were, it was impossible to raise his soul power by another level in just three to four days.
After determining his soul power level, Ma Xiunu invited Lan Si to join the Spirit Hall.
Lan Si declined. He had too many secrets; joining the Spirit Hall was not the right time. Besides, he preferred to move freely rather than being bound by rules.
Ma Xiunu smiled appreciatively. "Congratulations on becoming an outstanding soul master. I will soon issue you a soul master badge and this month's allowance. The allowance for a soul master is one gold soul coin per month, ten for a grandmaster, and a hundred for a soul lord. Next time you come to the Spirit Hall, you can just use your badge to collect it."
"Thank you, Master Ma Xiunu."
When Lan Si left the Spirit Hall, he had an extra soul master badge and a gold soul coin in his Sea Blue Heart.
Standing at the entrance of the Spirit Hall, Lan Si looked up at the sun high in the sky. It was almost noon, and his stomach growled.
Due to the long journey, Lan Si hadn't had time for breakfast.
He quickly headed towards Nuoding Academy.
Entering the academy, he was on his way to the cafeteria when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from the playground.
Looking over, he saw senior students led by Xiao Chenyu fighting against work-study students led by Xiao Wu.
At this moment, the senior students had already been defeated.
Even Xiao Chenyu was tied up like a dumpling by Tang San's first spirit ability, Blue Silver Grass. Lying on the ground, his eyes were filled with fear, worried that Tang San would use the venom of the Black Mamba Snake on him.
"How about now? Do you admit defeat?"
Xiao Wu stood on a small hill on the playground, looking down at Xiao Chenyu. Red light shone on her body. Under the faint red glow, her eyes turned red, and her ears grew into a pair of rabbit ears. Her figure became taller.
A circle of yellow spirit rings rose under her feet, spiraling up and down her body.
"I admit defeat, I admit defeat." Xiao Chenyu repeatedly begged for mercy.
"Then hurry up and call me Sister Xiao Wu!" Xiao Wu insisted.
"Sister Xiao Wu! Quick, everyone call her Sister Xiao Wu! From now on, Sister Xiao Wu is the big sister of our Nuoding Academy."
With a Blue Silver Grass possessing a century-old soul ring, Xiao Wu's Beast Martial Spirit also had a century-old soul ring. Xiao Chenyu did not think he could be her opponent.
"Alright, Tang San, let Xiao Chenyu go." Watching the senior students bow to her, Xiao Wu put away her martial spirit and proudly put her hands on her hips. Her gaze swept past Tang San and landed on Lan Si, who was walking by not far away. Her brows instantly furrowed.
"Hey, you, stop right there."
Lan Si ignored her and continued walking toward the cafeteria.
"Hey, I told you to stop! Didn't you hear?" Seeing that Lan Si wasn't responding, Xiao Wu jumped off the small hill and angrily ran to block his path.
"What's the matter?" Lan Si asked calmly.
Xiao Wu, with her pink face, sized up Lan Si. "I heard from Tang San that you also obtained your first spirit ring, right? According to our last agreement, let's have a rematch."
"Alright."
Before Xiao Wu could react, Lan Si's right palm moved slightly. Using the Sacred Universe Technique's grappling skill, he pressed his palm against Xiao Wu's forehead.
Lan Si's sudden move surprised Xiao Wu. She felt a bit angry since catching someone off guard was usually her tactic, but now her opponent used it against her.
Not far away, Tang San's eyes flashed with seriousness. He thought Xiao Wu might suffer a loss this time.
Laypeople watch the fun, but experts see the truth. Lan Si's seemingly simple attack was a high-level grappling technique Tang San had never seen before.
Facing such a technique, even if he encountered it for the first time, it would be hard to deal with if their soul power levels were similar.
Could this world also have advanced martial arts techniques similar to those of the Tang Sect?
As Tang San pondered, Xiao Wu instinctively sidestepped to avoid it. Then she swung her scorpion braid, aiming to wrap it around Lan Si's neck.
Lan Si was prepared. He feinted, dodging Xiao Wu's braid, then grabbed her left arm with his right hand. With a light twist, Xiao Wu lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, all the students were dumbfounded. Were the freshmen this fierce nowadays?
With one knee pressed on Xiao Wu's back, holding her down, Lan Si spoke slowly, "You lost."
"I don't accept it! You attacked sneakily, without honor. I hadn't even said 'start'!" Xiao Wu protested from under Lan Si, feeling a bit of pain. Luckily, this was on the playground. Otherwise, she would have face-planted.
"Did you give me any notice before attacking last time?" Lan Si released Xiao Wu, stood up, and retorted.
Xiao Wu's face instantly turned red, but how could she, Sister Xiao Wu, admit defeat to a six-year-old kid? No way!
"I don't care. Today, I will defeat you as a soul master. If you lose, you will call me Sister Xiao Wu just like Xiao Chenyu and the others."
"And what if you lose?" Lan Si smirked and countered.
"Me? Lose? How could Sister Xiao Wu lose?" Xiao Wu looked incredulous.
"Forget it." Lan Si stroked his chin and thought to himself, "If you lose, you can become my soul ring and soul bone in the future."
"Let's begin."
"Hmph, Xiao Wu, first-year work-study student, martial spirit: Rabbit. Twelve-level one-ring Battle Soul Master, please guide me."
Xiao Wu snorted, releasing her martial spirit.
A faint red glow enveloped Xiao Wu, transforming her into a humanoid rabbit. A circle of yellow spirit rings rose beneath her feet, a symbol of a soul master.
"Lan Si, martial spirit: Green Lotus. Eleven-level one-ring Battle Soul Master, please guide me."
Green flames rose in Lan Si's eyes, and white light radiated from his body as he summoned the Green Lotus Martial Spirit. A yellow century-old soul ring also rose under his feet.
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