Soul Land—Chapter 68: What, the master's theory is wrong?
Tang San shook his head helplessly. "Maybe, but I don't want to comment on his personal preferences."
Xiao Wu snorted, still clearly angry. "Is this a preference? He indulges in lust during the day and keeps messing around outside. If he weren't a soul master, he'd have been sick long ago, hum."
Tang San frowned. "Xiao Wu, how do you know so much?"
Xiao Wu was startled, her eyes flickering. "Ahem—that, I overheard it when the students in the academy were chatting when I was bored. Um."
The four of them booked a room at the hotel and sat around a round table.
"Order whatever you want. I'll treat you," Ling Qianyao said, picking up the menu and handing it to Xiao Wu. "It's fate that we meet twice in one day. Besides, since you're going to Shrek Academy, you'll have some connection with our academy's leading teacher. So this meal is my welcome dinner for you."
Xiao Wu was surprised upon hearing this. She took the menu, flipped through it, and pointed to a few dishes. "Thank you, Qianyao! This, this, and this—all look delicious."
During the years Xiao Wu and Tang San spent at Nuoding Academy, their only sources of income were part-time jobs and subsidies of the Spirit Hall.
She spent money lavishly, and Tang San had to spend money on gold and iron to forge his hidden weapon parts. Although they saved some gold soul coins, they were still quite poor.
Part-time jobs? How much money can you make from those?
So when she heard Ling Qianyao say he wanted to treat her and saw the dishes on the menu that had been improved, Xiao Wu was so happy.
Tang San frowned again at Xiao Wu's reaction, then sighed after a moment. "Thank you, brother Ling."
When the dishes arrived, Xiao Wu began wolfing them down without caring about her image.
Tang San took a sip of tea.
"Brother Ling, so many things have happened before, but I haven't introduced myself and my sister to you. Tang San, a level 29 control-type weapon soul master. Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass."
"Xiao Wu, a level 29 powerful attack-type combat soul master. Martial Soul: Rabbit."
Ling Qianyao casually took a bite of his food.
"Ling Qianyao, level 42 powerful attack-type battle soul master. Martial Soul: Star Breaking Sword."
"Zhu Zhuqing, level 39 agile attack-type battle soul master. Martial Soul: Hell Star Cat."
After hearing their self-introductions and learning about the strength of Ling Qianyao and the others, Xiao Wu paused her voracious eating. Even though Tang San was mentally prepared, his face still sank slightly, and an unspeakable mood rose in his heart.
He once thought he was still the best among the young generation, but was surprised to find that the emotion rising in his heart was called "inferiority."
He let out a long breath and looked at Ling Qianyao with a sharp gaze. "Do you also have innate full soul power?"
Ling Qianyao and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances and smiled. "Almost."
"Hu—" Tang San took another deep breath, finally feeling some comfort.
His eyes kept changing, and after a moment, he finally asked, "To be honest, Xiao Wu and I are both born with full innate soul power. In terms of age, we are one year older than you. Why is your cultivation speed so fast? It's incredible."
Ling Qianyao smiled. "Tang San, this kind of thing should be considered a secret of a soul master, and it shouldn't be said so easily. However, if you can enter the Heaven Dou Empire Advanced Soul Master Academy in the future, you'll naturally find out about us."
Tang San was stunned and opened his mouth but couldn't speak immediately.
After a moment, he smiled bitterly. "I understand. We were originally going to the Advanced soul master Academy."
Xiao Wu nodded seriously. "Yes, yes. It's all your teacher's fault. He made us go to the soul master Academy here."
Tang San shook his head. "But the Shrek Academy we're going to is said to be an academy that only accepts monsters—those 12 years old and below with soul power above level 21. After graduation, you can directly become an imperial viscount. I guess the teaching strength is better than that. Some high-level soul master academies aren't much inferior."
"Ahem." Ling Qianyao coughed twice and interrupted Tang San's words. "Tang San, we come from Heaven Dou City and I can tell you some news. After a soul master reaches level 30 and becomes a soul elder, as long as you register with the Spirit Hall, you can be directly granted a noble title by the country and become a baron. The higher your strength, the higher your noble title. Soul Ancestors are viscounts."
"Ah?" Tang San and Xiao Wu were both stunned.
Ling Qianyao spread his hands. "It's just that many soul masters don't want to be bound by power and refuse the title. They enter school at age 12 and level 21. Usually, they will reach the soul ancestor level after graduation, so this enrollment promotion is a bit watered down."
"Ugh." Tang San's face sank. Suddenly, he felt that the academy Yu Xiaogang asked him to attend was a bit unreliable.
"Heh~" Ling Qianyao looked at Tang San's somewhat strange expression, sneered inwardly, and then put down his chopsticks. "Then, let's say goodbye today."
"Wait!" Tang San hurriedly shouted, his eyes flickering. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Can you tell me how you obtained the thousand-year-old second soul ring? My teacher once taught me that, according to his theory, the upper limit of the second soul ring is 764 years."
Ling Qianyao glanced at Tang San and said, "Is your teacher a serious teacher?"
Tang San frowned. "Brother Ling, what do you mean? My teacher is a master in the soul master world. Is his theory unreliable?"
"If he truly is a master of martial soul theory, he wouldn't have set this age limit as a fixed number in his theory.
Are Zhuqing's and my examples fake? What factors do you think influence a soul master's absorption of soul rings?"
Tang San frowned secretly. Ling Qianyao's words were derogatory and contemptuous of Yu Xiaogang, but his and Zhu Zhuqing's situation just happened to slap Yu Xiaogang's theory in the face.
'So, is the master's theory wrong?'
'How is this possible?'
'Although I once thought of killing him, he's the teacher I admire and regard as my father…'
"Physique."
Ling Qianyao nodded. "If that's the case, then strengthen your physique."
"But…"
"No buts. The thousand-year-second soul ring is no longer a secret in Heaven Dou City's Advanced Soul Master Academy. If you want resources to improve your physique, then join the Advanced Soul Master Academy."
Ling Qianyao spread his hands. "Resources for upgrading soul rings, as well as news about our soul power level improvements, can all be found in Heaven Dou City. It's not a big secret."
"However, after all, you're going to another Academy, so I can't tell you everything now."
Tang San's heart was a mix of feelings, his thoughts somewhat disordered. "Thank you for telling me."
Ling Qianyao and Zhu Zhuqing stood up and waved. "Well, goodbye."
(End of this chapter)