Chapter 6: First Encounter

After the class teacher finished his own introduction, the students also began to introduce themselves one after another.

To Yang Xiong's surprise, everyone in this class actually had Innate Soul Power Level above five; considering the class had over twenty students, it seems the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect gathered all children with high Innate Soul Power Levels for concentrated training, no wonder even the ordinary class teacher is a Soul King.

Yang Xiong even expected that this class must be an elite class trained centrally by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, even the Sect Leader's daughter is in this class.

Another unexpected fact was that there were several students with the Qibao Liuli Pagoda Weapon Soul, but their Innate Soul Power Level was only five.

At that moment, it was Ning Rongrong's turn to introduce herself.

"Hello everyone, I am Ning Rongrong, martial soul: Qibao Liuli Pagoda, Innate Soul Power Level 9. Today I came with my father and Grandpa Jian, and you are welcome to visit my home if you have time."

The crowd was stunned by this introduction; the Qibao Liuli Pagoda is the genuine direct inheritance of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and especially with an Innate Soul Power Level of 9, among all the children she is practically unattainable. It should be noted that the whole class has only one student with Innate Soul Power Level 7, and not even a single student with Level 8.

Moreover, Ning Rongrong is extremely beautiful, essentially drawing everyone's gaze.

Yang Xiong was just speechless; this Ning Rongrong, dubbed Little Demon Girl, may look obedient and pretty, but who knows whether she will later turn the class into chaos.

Moreover, a girl with this princess syndrome is hard to serve, I don't really like to mingle with her; if, with my straightforward nature, I accidentally make her cry, who knows if someone will brandish a sword to strike me.

After everyone finished introducing themselves, finally it was Yang Xiong, the last one in the back row, who began his self‑introduction.

Yang Xiong also stood up and said: "Hello everyone, I am Yang Xiong, Innate Soul Power Level 6, my martial soul is my entire body."

Since Yang Xiong's martial soul is fundamentally his body, he cannot summon his martial soul like others do, which raised doubts among those around him.

All the students were also surprised to hear this; they had never heard of a martial soul being one's own body.

Lin Gong smiled and nodded: "Very good, although your martial soul is rather special, your Innate Soul Power is still quite good, and of course you still have the hope of becoming a High-level Soul Master."

Yang Xiong ignored the others' doubts and sat down directly.

From afar, Ning Fengzhi gently said to Jian Shu: "Jian Shu, having the whole body as a martial soul is quite rare, but it's a pity about the Innate Soul Power Level."

The originally meditating Jian Douluo nodded: "Having the body as a martial soul is extremely rare in the Soul Master World; it is said that the cultivation difficulty is extremely high, and our entire Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has only one such person."

There will be no classes on the first day; thereafter, the students will interact with each other.

Yang Xiong glanced casually, and was startled inside; Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo had left at some point, seemingly without a sound.

Ning Rongrong was still there, but a crowd surrounded her, giving a feeling of being the center of attention.

Yang Xiong sighed helplessly and continued reading his book.

Since all the children are from within the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the school has no dormitories, and there are no classes in the afternoon; the students are free to move about, either at home or training in the school's training grounds, but it seems most of them simply go home to meditate.

However, the teachers stay in the office, and any matters can be consulted at any time.

Moreover, to everyone's surprise, among the distributed textbooks, besides some literacy and basic cultivation and Soul Master fundamentals, there was a book authored by Yu Xiaogang titled "Ten Core Competitiveness of Martial Souls". It seems that the true great sects still recognize Yu Xiaogang's theories, no wonder Ning Fengzhi will later say those words.

However, Yang Xiong thought the book's content was rather ordinary and highly limited; it may be fine for a student's introductory education, but it is not suitable for cultivating true geniuses.

After all, Yu Xiaogang is only a Great Soul Master; for some high-level Soul Beasts and top‑tier geniuses, his personal experience is insufficient, otherwise he wouldn't be completely ostracized by the Soul Master World.

After Yang Xiong perused many books, he found that Yu Xiaogang's book had borrowed heavily from numerous texts and theories; it can only be said that Yu summarized it from a large volume of books. As an introduction for Soul Masters it may have some effect, but it also limits the development of those geniuses.

According to Yang Xiong's knowledge, he had already seen the textbook material long ago, and even formed his own opinions; during class, the teacher basically does the lecturing, while he himself sits in the far corner of the classroom reading books.

The school has its own library, whose collection is extremely rich and can be said to encompass everything, and it is open to internal personnel.

Yang Xiong basically goes to borrow a few books each early morning, and then spends almost the entire morning reading.

Regarding this student who never attends class, class teacher Lin Gong is also a bit helpless.

But he repeatedly raised several questions in class, and each time Yang Xiong could answer fluently; over time, he stopped caring much about Yang Xiong's specific studies, as long as Yang Xiong does not disturb others.

Of course, Lin Gong also spoke with Yang Xiong privately, hoping he would interact more with other students, since these students will become the backbone of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and more interaction can expand their network.

But Yang Xiong's words left him speechless.

"Teacher Lin, Soul Master cultivation goes against the heavens; compared to those so‑called connections, I think it requires more diligent cultivation, especially since my martial soul is special. I want to find a path suitable for my own cultivation."

Lin Gong couldn't help but sigh at hearing this: "Perhaps. If I had had your mindset and perseverance in cultivation when I was young, perhaps I wouldn't be just a Soul King in this lifetime."

……

Over time, in Class 1 of the first grade, everyone came to know that there was an odd person; this person's martial soul is special, they usually like reading books, and basically do not interact with others.

Yet, this person consistently ranks first in the grade; every exam is essentially a perfect score, even obscure questions they can answer, and the results please the teachers greatly.

If others have any questions they wish to ask Yang Xiong, he can provide very detailed explanations, even drawing analogies, looking nothing like a student—more like a teacher.

Yang Xiong himself knows very well that the Full Body Soul is extremely weak in the early stage, making cultivation very difficult, but in later stages the cultivation speed accelerates, eventually surpassing all martial souls in the world.

This is why Yang Xiong trains hard and studies diligently; only through arduous training can his martial soul become stronger, and only by learning more knowledge can he find the true cultivation path for his body's martial soul.

Not to mention the body's martial soul has a major flaw, and to compensate for it one must master many Battle Techniques; at present Yang Xiong does not wish to waste time researching any Self‑Created Spirit Skill, but abundant knowledge is the foundation for everything in the future.

The Lunar New Year period is a bit chaotic; I'll try to update early.

I'll try to update three chapters daily; among similar novels this should be the most frequent update rate during the new‑book period.

Today is the last day of the New Year; I wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance, and may all things be auspicious!

(End of chapter)