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Time passed quickly.
Su Yu had been living at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for a month.
It was now time for new students to enroll.
As for the returning students, they had already started trickling back about half a month ago.
"Hey! There's someone who arrived even earlier than I did?"
While Su Yu was still practicing on his bed, he heard some noise.
He opened his eyes to see a chubby boy brimming with excitement.
"Hello, I'm Qian Buduo."
Su Yu twitched the corner of his mouth; what kind of name was that?
However, the name Qian Buduo reminded him of someone else: Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy.
Could they possibly be related?
Su Yu only thought this in his mind, not showing any hint of suspicion on his face.
"Su Yu."
"I thought we in the Martial Soul Department were still enjoying ourselves at home. I didn't expect someone with even more determination than me to arrive this early."
Qian Buduo was quite the chatterbox, and as he packed his belongings, his mouth hardly stopped moving.
"Anyone who comes to our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy but can't get into the Soul Guidance Department is just here to earn a degree; they'd come to school whenever they liked."
Su Yu didn't respond, merely listening to Qian Buduo's incessant chatter.
"Bro, why don't you switch to the Soul Guidance Department?"
Su Yu merely opened his eyes and glanced at Qian Buduo.
"Hehe, I knew it! Someone who comes this early must be full of spirit, wanting to make a push for the Soul Guidance Department. Otherwise, why not just go to the Sun-Moon Martial Soul Academy?"
Su Yu was genuinely impressed by Qian Buduo's ability to talk, going on from early morning until noon.
"Bro, want to grab a meal together?"
Opening his eyes, Su Yu didn't refuse and replied, "Let's go."
This morning's meditation had allowed his soul power to advance further.
Having absorbed the 5,800-year-old Explosive Sky Pepper soul ring, Su Yu's soul power had reached level 33. Coupled with the month and a half he had spent traveling with the merchant caravan, he had practically practiced around the clock.
After another month of training here, his soul power had now completely filled level 33.
Next, he needed to break through that barrier and reach level 34.
He just didn't know how long it would take this time.
Su Yu took Qian Buduo to the cafeteria, easily ordering a nutritious meal. This meal cost about one gold soul coin.
It was expensive, but worth it. The ingredients contained rich soul power, which was beneficial for martial soul cultivation. Not only could it enhance the speed of soul power training, but it could also gradually refine one's soul power.
Eating these meals over time, even if one took medicine to boost their soul power—provided it wasn't too frequent or excessive—could help restore balance.
This was also why Su Yu had been able to fill his level 33 soul power so quickly.
"Boss Su, how do you know the academy so well?"
Just after Su Yu finished his training, Qian Buduo sensed a trace of Su Yu's soul power aura and immediately started calling him "Boss Su."
In fact, Su Yu was twelve years old, while Qian Buduo was already fourteen.
But it didn't matter; Su Yu was stronger.
Moreover, Qian Buduo was slightly shorter and chubby, making it difficult to see him as significantly older than Su Yu.
With that, it felt completely natural to call him that.
"Boss Su, do you want to check out the library together? I heard that even though we're in the Martial Soul Department, we have the right to access soul guidance materials.
With only one month left, we should really push ourselves to succeed in the new student assessments and try to transfer to the Soul Guidance Department. Let's first get familiar with the library."
"Boss Su, how do you know the school so well?"
After Su Yu guided Qian Buduo through the library, completing the processes for borrowing, reading, returning, reserving, canceling, and recharging books, Qian Buduo couldn't help but express his amazement.
Su Yu twitched the corner of his mouth.
If only you had chosen a different place; I wouldn't be this familiar with it.
He didn't engage in any more small talk with Qian Buduo and instead found the book Common Models of Level 1 Soul Guidance Devices to begin his studies.
Talking was prohibited in the library.
So, Qian Buduo had no choice but to keep quiet.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The new student registration lasted a full three days.
Tomorrow, classes would officially begin.
"Boss Su, I heard our teacher is really easygoing; as long as we don't disturb him, we're fine."
Qian Buduo had comprehensive information and was quite in the loop about various rumors, saving Su Yu a lot of trouble.
"In that case, can you help me sign in?"
"Ah?"
Qian Buduo let out a shriek that sounded like a pig being slaughtered.
"Boss, at least show up for the first class! Otherwise, we'll both be in trouble."
Su Yu thought for a moment and found it reasonable.
The two made their way to the classroom.
They were in the same class.
In fact, the Martial Soul Department had only one class.
It was a large class with a total of 180 students.
The training at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was quite similar to that of universities in his past life, with both required and elective courses, all of which were taught by a single instructor for the compulsory classes.
Su Yu arrived at the first-year lecture hall of the Martial Soul Department.
The two had come quite early.
The front rows were empty.
Su Yu pulled Qian Buduo to the second-to-last row by the window.
One by one, other students arrived, gathering in groups in the back to chat.
This resulted in the teacher finding that the first three rows in the center were completely empty, with only a pitiful few students on the sides.
"Hey, everyone, come on and move up. Students in the last few rows, come to the front!"
Although the teacher's classes were easygoing, he was still a teacher.
He was a genuine six-ringed Soul Emperor!
Just standing there gave off an undeniable aura of authority.
Even those whose families held some power wouldn't be foolish enough to confront a six-ringed Soul Emperor casually.
Moreover, any six-ringed Soul Emperor qualified to teach at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had a considerable network of connections.
The classroom was divided into three sections: the center and two sides. The center had five or six connected seats, while each side had three individual seats.
With the first three rows in the middle empty, it was far too conspicuous.
As the teacher spoke, he pointed toward the last three rows in the middle.
There were already people sitting elsewhere, leaving only the first three rows empty. A dozen reluctant classmates shuffled to the front, straightening up in their seats.
"Welcome to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."
The teacher's class was indeed very lackluster; after only three sentences, Su Yu felt utterly defeated.
He closed his eyes to rest, secretly channeling his soul power for cultivation.
Yang Chengyu noticed Su Yu's actions but didn't comment.
"A three-ringed Soul Master? It's not like he's saying anything substantial anyway. I heard he wants to transfer to the Soul Guidance Department.
I won't disturb him while he's cultivating.
This way, he'll have more time to study soul guidance knowledge after class.
Hmm, I hope he can get into the Soul Guidance Department.
Being a Soul Master is the right path."
No one knew that this teacher lecturing in the Martial Soul Department had such thoughts in his mind.
It was no wonder, though; Soul Masters held an incredibly esteemed status in the Sun Moon Empire.
The teachers at the academy were all well-connected, and in the Sun Moon Empire, those with extensive networks were nearly all Soul Masters.
In other words, even the teachers in the Martial Soul Department were also Soul Masters.
"Su Yu, come to my office after class."
(End of Chapter)