"Hundred..."
"Hundred, hundred..."
"Hundred-year soul ring!"
Speechless, the noble youths' mouths were wide enough to accommodate a chicken egg.
There were not many students wearing a hundred-year-old first-soul ring after all. Despite being a small town on the Douluo Continent, Notting City had limited resources due to its geographic location. The local Spirit Hall was therefore among the smallest branches, and Master Matthew, the branch's leader, was already eighty years old.
He was only a Great Soul Master now, and he would probably stay that way for the rest of his life.
This was also the reason why Salas, the bishop of Heaven Dou City's Spirit Hall, did not think a city like Notting City could produce a soul master with innate full soul power. Furthermore, Blue Silver Grass, which was widely available in the streets, was the opponent's martial soul. It was doubtful that anyone would accomplish much, even if they were to become a soul master in the future.
Had nothing unexpected happened on that day and Ye Hao's true information been submitted, Salas would have likely believed it. It was conceivable that Ye Hao would not be standing in Notting City at this moment but rather in the Spirit Hall, right in front of her.
Ye Hao stepped forward, the dreadful pressure blending with the Death Spider Emperor's ominous face. The noble youths fell silent and collapsed to the ground, their legs trembling wildly.
Xiao Chenyu, who represented the noble youths, was even taken aback. Oh my goodness, this group of work-study students is really strong. Since it was very hard to capture a hundred-year soul beast, most academy teachers only had a ten-year first soul ring, with the exception of the principal and the master. This student had a hundred-year soul ring.
The resources available to soul masters were limited in a city the size of Notting City. Only a few of them existed even in the Spirit Hall, and the highest was a Great Soul Master.
Take the master as an example. When he was a great soul master facing the mandala snake, if it weren't for Ye Hao and Tang San being on the spot at this moment, the master would have been expelled from the body by the mandala snake.
Xiao Chenyu could become the leader with just a ten-year soul ring, indicating that the soul master power in Notting City was not substantial.
Death Spider Emperor, possess!
In the morning of the following day, outside of Notting City. Wearing the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy uniform, Ye Hao strolled down the street by himself.
Ye Hao was taken aback to discover the noble youths and work-study students mingling together, their statuses apparently equaled, after the chaos of the following day. The fact that some work-study students went upstairs to the second floor to have breakfast with the nobles was even more unexpected.
Ye Hao, the principal of the academy, and the masters were all taken aback by this action.
It should be noted that the academy had made a significant effort to mediate the disputes between the work-study students and the noble youths.
It was unexpected that Ye Hao's summoning of the Death Spider Emperor, combined with Tang San and Xiao Wu's respective hundred-year soul rings, had brought such a significant change, truly surprising everyone.
In order to receive a subsidy from the Notting City Spirit Hall, Ye Hao was required to register his martial soul there, per previous agreements.
However, Ye Hao was now a work-study student and alone. Even though he earned a little money doing some cleaning at the academy in his free time, it was not enough to cover expenses.
All Ye Hao had to do now was visit the Spirit Hall for a soul ring assessment. After that, he would get a sizeable monthly payment, sufficient to cover his future living costs.
Yesterday, he heard Tang San mention he was going to work at a blacksmith's shop in the city, apparently as instructed by his father.
He was not a blacksmith, Ye Hao said, shaking his head. He would never take a job—not in this lifetime, certainly not.
Ye Hao soon reached the Spirit Hall in Notting City. Five days ago, he had been thrust into this world and left behind by the system; now, he was the pride of the academy, a true "big shot." He chuckled; these five days had been enough to shift everyone's perspective.
Because of what happened yesterday, Xiao Chenyu and his group were now so discouraged that they treated Xiao Wu with the highest respect and dared not even take a break.
Likewise, Ye Hao knew full well that he was a terrifying presence. Xiao Chenyu and the others were now utterly convinced, wanting to forget the humiliating scene from the previous day.
"Cease! Idle people are not permitted in the Spirit Hall.
As usual, the guards blocked Ye Hao's way.
Ye Hao twitched his mouth. Why was the line the same? Could they not say something new?
"Uncles, do you not recall me? It was five days ago."
The guards exchanged glances. The individual in front of them did, in fact, wear the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy uniform, and he somehow had a familiar appearance.
Five days ago...
"Oh—"
"I remember now! It's you!"
The guards suddenly recalled, "Your name is Ye Hao, right? I took you in five days ago after Master Su Yuntao assisted you in reawakening your martial soul. What a memory! "What has brought you here today, little brother Ye Hao?"
Ye Hao smiled slightly, "Uncle, is Master Matthew here? I would like to have my soul ring evaluated."
"Yes, yes! Master Matthew is still in the same room, so just go right in."
The guards then opened the door, and Leaf Hao thanked them before entering the Spirit Hall.
Ye Hao felt very familiar as he made her way down the wide hallway, past room after room, to Master Matthew's door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Ye Hao politely knocked on the door, and a moment later, an elderly voice called out from inside.
"Come in."
Ye Hao pushed the door open and entered. At that moment, Master Matthew was writing something. Seeing Ye Hao arrive, he rubbed his eyes instinctively. Once he confirmed it was Ye Hao, he immediately broke into a kind smile.
"Isn't this Ye Hao? It's been five days! What brings you to the Spirit Hall today?"
Master Matthew always kept a smile for Ye Hao, unlike the rude Su Yuntao, who had barged in. The two had entirely different attitudes.
Similarly, Master Matthew had already written to Heaven Dou City's Spirit Hall regarding Ye Hao. It wouldn't be long before those big shots from the hall would come to take Ye Hao away.
Would not it be possible to secure several assurances for the future by establishing a positive relationship now?