Chapter 44

Qian Duoduo's purpose couldn't be more obvious; the moment he opened his mouth, he was here to ask for a person, and he was even willing to trade his precious soul tools for it.

Yan Shaozhe looked at the gifts on the table, then looked at Qian Duoduo, who was smiling so broadly his face looked like a blooming chrysanthemum, and his furrowed brows tightened even further.

Since when had this old bastard been so polite to him?

Usually, when people came to ask for someone from him, they would just take them away with a word. Since when did they need to bring gifts and soul tools to trade?

This person must have some extraordinary quality, or perhaps they were too much of a genius monster; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to lower his old face to beg him.

No!

He couldn't give him away!

This was the first thought that surged in Yan Shaozhe's heart, but he still didn't know who this extraordinary person or genius monster was.

Might as well... test him.

"Oh? Hasn't your Soul Guidance Department always looked down on my Martial Soul Department? Besides sparring, when have you ever had use for people from my Martial Soul Department?"

"Tell me about it. If I'm happy, or if the person you want isn't in my future plans for the Martial Soul Department, I might consider it."

Hearing this, Qian Duoduo's eyes lit up, and his duck-like voice rang out.

"Hahaha, good, good. Don't worry, I won't pick from those of you about to graduate."

"Recently, the new students..."

Bang!

Mentioning the two words 'new students', before Qian Duoduo could continue, Yan Shaozhe's face turned black instantly.

He had originally thought Qian Duoduo was asking for someone for the daily sparring between the two departments.

He didn't expect that this time, he was truly here to poach his talent.

He had already suspected it; after all, Xu Nian'an had gone to the Soul Guidance Department once, and the next day, Qian Duoduo, who never wanted to come to his place, brought gifts. This was too much of a coincidence.

Coming here and asking for someone from the new students first thing, Yan Shaozhe knew who it was without even thinking.

He slammed the table and stood up in anger.

"No, absolutely impossible!"

"Do you know who you're asking for? He is the core of my Martial Soul Department. His talent in martial souls is definitely better than your piece-of-junk soul tools!"

"Now, immediately, right now, get the hell out of my office!"

Looking at the suddenly enraged Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo was stunned.

Then, he reacted instantly.

So, Yan Shaozhe never intended to give him the person from the start; he just wanted to trick him into revealing who it was.

Thinking of this, Qian Duoduo's face flushed red.

"Well, you, Yan Shaozhe, just talking nonsense, right? Do you even know who he is?"

"Don't think I don't know; he isn't even a core disciple of your Martial Soul Department at all!"

"Do you know how high his talent in soul tools is, how strong he is? Do you know... forget it, you don't know anything!"

"Fine, let's wait and see. If you don't agree, it's fine as long as he agrees himself!"

Bang!

The office door was slammed shut, and a moment later it was opened again. Qian Duoduo reached out his hand to take the gifts on the desk.

Yan Shaozhe couldn't hold back.

"Get out, you person reeking of copper, you can't even bear to leave these few things for me?"

"If I have money, I spend it on my wife. Why should I give it to you?"

Qian Duoduo's cheeky voice rang out, making Yan Shaozhe's brows twitch with anger.

But one sentence from Qian Duoduo echoed in his mind for a long time.

"That's right, Xu Nian'an isn't his core disciple yet; even if he were... he didn't even want it when he offered it."

"How on earth can I break this deadlock..."

Given the series of events that had occurred, it was clear that his Martial Soul Department didn't have much favor with Xu Nian'an.

Compared to the Soul Guidance Department... there was simply no competitiveness.

No!

With Xu Nian'an's talent, Extreme Ice, Extreme Fire, being able to suppress the evil fire for Xiao Tao, his second martial soul's first soul ring being ten-thousand-year, and his first martial soul's minimum limit being thousand-year...

A talent like this must be kept in Shrek, and must be kept in his Martial Soul Department!

Before, Yan Shaozhe wasn't that anxious because after the new student assessment, Xu Nian'an would enter the Martial Soul Department regardless.

But now, with a troublemaker like Qian Duoduo...

No, he must trick Xu Nian'an into the Martial Soul Department before Qian Duoduo gets to him!

Whoosh~

As the windows in the office rattled, Yan Shaozhe disappeared from the room instantly.

Outer Court Martial Soul Department Director's Office.

"Dean!"

Seeing the person who arrived, a man in a black suit holding a file, along with Du Weilun, stood up instantly.

"You two go and bring that kid Xu Nian'an over. Today, I want a clear answer from him: is he joining my Martial Soul Department or not! Does he acknowledge his status as a core member of my Martial Soul Department!"

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, the man in the black suit holding the file was completely shocked.

Good heavens, good heavens. As a teacher for the new students, Wang Yan had investigated the data of the geniuses in every class. This Xu Nian'an seemed to be just a new student, right?

He hadn't even passed the new student assessment, and he was already confirmed as a core member by the Dean of the Martial Soul Department?

Wasn't this equivalent to skipping ten years of hard work and being directly sent to the Inner Court?

"Ye... yes, Dean. I'll go invite student Xu right away."

Compared to Wang Yan's surprise, Du Weilun had long been mentally prepared. With Xu Nian'an's talent, it was only a matter of time before his core status was confirmed.

He just didn't expect it to be so soon.

He pulled Wang Yan out of the Director's office.

Shrek Square

Today, Zhou Yi was still having them run laps, but compared to the first day, the students were wearing iron armor, and Xu Nian'an was running hard in the crowd.

Originally, with his martial soul and strength, he didn't need to work this hard, because no matter what, even if he slacked off, he could still pass today.

Unfortunately, just because he stepped into the classroom with his left foot first today, he was caught by the sharp-eyed Zhou Yi and punished with twenty extra laps.

However, he was still running very easily, because compared to others who could only use soul power and not soul skills,

Xu Nian'an clearly had an advantage.

Because his soul power was ice-attribute, and it was the strongest among ice attributes.

One could see the difference from the rows of people beside him, both men and women, who were drenched in sweat, while Xu Nian'an didn't even have a drop of sweat, instead emitting a faint coolness, like a walking air conditioner.

People around felt the coolness from Xu Nian'an and kept moving closer to him, but Xu Nian's speed was fast, so they had no choice but to force themselves to speed up.

With people crowding each other, an accident soon occurred.

Beside Xu Nian'an, a pretty girl with black hair in a single ponytail and white silk stockings tripped over someone else because she wasn't paying attention.

Seeing the people behind not slowing down, and a stampede about to happen, Xu Nian'an frowned and reached out to support her.

He had to support her; with the iron armor on their bodies, plus the people behind, if she fell and got stepped on, she wouldn't just be dead, she'd be severely injured and out for the season.

After steadying her, Xu Nian'an took the opportunity to hold her hand, circulate his soul power, and pull her away a distance.

"Are you okay?"

Xu Nian'an only now realized that this girl seemed a bit familiar; he couldn't remember where he had seen her for a moment.

"Huff, huff, huff~ Tha, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been in big trouble!"

The girl with the single ponytail and white silk stockings gave Xu Nian'an a sweet smile.

【Ding, congratulations to the host, Goddess Tang Ya's favorability towards the host has increased by one!】

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