Chapter 65

Walking from the encircling mountains to the foot of the academy mountain, Dai Xiyu turned and left the Tiandou Royal Academy grounds along the mountain base.

After taking out the previously prepared map from the system warehouse and confirming the direction, Dai Xiyu headed straight for Tiandou City.

In Tiandou City, he found a caravan heading to the Fasi Nuo Province in the empire's southwest, paid three copper soul coins, and boarded the caravan's carriage.

The caravan's carriage was naturally not as comfortable as the royal carriage, and the bumps on the road could be clearly felt.

However, Dai Xiyu's physique is now extremely strong, so this jolting is naturally nothing to him.

Compared to the old dean's soul-tool carriage, the caravan's carriage is much slower.

Moreover, to ensure the safety of the goods, the caravan only travels by day and must spend the night in roadside inns as soon as it gets dark.

In this way, a full week passed before they finally entered the borders of Fasi Nuo Province.

Upon entering the provincial capital, Fasi Nuo City, the caravan's destination was reached, and Dai Xiyu left the caravan, changing carriages to head for Nuoding City.

That's right, the first stop of Dai Xiyu's departure from the inspection team is Nuoding City.

The target, naturally, is Tang San and Xiao Wu.

As the main characters of the Shrek Seven Devils, their fortune is undoubtedly the highest.

Once he obtains their fortune, Dai Xiyu will be able to achieve true invincibility on this continent.

After another two days, Dai Xiyu finally arrived at this moderately sized city—Nuoding City.

After arriving in Nuoding City, Dai Xiyu inquired around and, following passersby's directions, found the Spirit Hall branch located in the city center.

With the aid of cognitive interference, Dai Xiyu smoothly located the branch's old steward, Max Nuo.

Moreover, he had this twenty-ninth-rank Soul Elder use his authority to issue a series of certificates for him.

After finishing all that, Dai Xiyu left the Spirit Hall and headed to the Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy in the west of the city.

At this time, it is summer vacation, so there are not many people around the academy.

Dai Xiyu had previously changed into a set of cheap coarse-cloth clothing before coming to the academy gate.

The gatekeeper was merely a decoration in Dai Xiyu's presence.

He didn't even get a chance to mock; he was directly struck by cognitive interference and obediently opened the door for Dai Xiyu.

The Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy covers a small area; walking straight ahead, one can see the main teaching building directly.

After entering the teaching building, he went straight to the dean's office and pushed the door open.

The dean of the Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy is a middle-aged man in his forties with a full beard, a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

Upon seeing Dai Xiyu enter, his expression showed slight surprise, but it was quickly overridden by cognitive interference, leaving him with an unsurprised look.

Dai Xiyu took out the certificates prepared at the Spirit Hall branch and said:

"Dean, hello. I am a transfer student from Fasi Nuo City, wishing to work-study at your academy. This is the introduction letter and certification from the Spirit Hall; please review it."

The bearded dean took the file bag, opened it, and glanced at it.

On the documents, Dai Xiyu's name is listed as Xiyu, and he is exactly twelve years old this year.

Innate soul power rank two, current soul power rank nine, martial soul is the Sharingan.

Looking at the age on the documents and then at Dai Xiyu before him, the bearded dean couldn't help but feel strange.

This doesn't look like a twelve-year-old; judging by appearance alone, he seems fifteen or sixteen.

However, the Spirit Hall's certification cannot be false, so even though he felt odd inside, the dean did not question anything.

After carefully examining the Spirit Hall's exclusive seal, he muttered to himself:

"Noland, this guy really knows how to find me work, sending over a work-study student who's almost graduated. Still, being twelve and rank nine, there's still hope to break through to Soul Master before graduation..."

After confirming the documents were correct, the bearded dean took out an enrollment application form for Dai Xiyu to fill out.

After the enrollment application was filled out, the bearded dean stamped it and told Dai Xiyu, "Take this form to the Academic Affairs Office to complete enrollment procedures; Teacher Sun will inform you of the subsequent steps."

Dai Xiyu thanked him, then took the form and went to the Academic Affairs Office.

Teacher Sun of the Academic Affairs Office, one of the only two on-duty teachers in the institute, was equally surprised by Dai Xiyu's age upon receiving the form.

Nevertheless, despite the surprise, the process was not slow; he smoothly completed all of Dai Xiyu's enrollment formalities.

After obtaining the enrollment certificate, Dai Xiyu left the Academic Affairs Office.

From this moment on, he became a work-study student of the Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy.

As expected, the dormitory was still arranged in Dormitory 7, exclusive to work-study students, and he also received two sets of the academy uniform.

However, although the procedures are complete and the uniform has been issued, Dai Xiyu still cannot move into the dormitory directly.

After all, it is summer break; after finishing the procedures, he must wait for the school term to start before officially enrolling.

Therefore, during this period before the school term begins, Dai Xiyu directly rented the best room at the city's finest hotel and moved in.

Although it's the "best of the best," the daily room rate is actually just one gold soul coin.

The facilities inside are, of course, not particularly good—about the same level as the dormitories of Tiandou Royal Academy.

As for gold soul coins, Dai Xiyu is never lacking; he can have as many as he wants.

Even if the several million gold soul coins in the warehouse were spent entirely, he could still exchange fortune for gold soul coins at a one-to-one ratio in the fortune store.

Of course, in such a small city, even if he spent all his strength, he could not possibly exhaust it.

Thus, while cultivating and waiting in the hotel, a month quickly passed.

The Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy finally welcomed the day of the school opening.

Dai Xiyu had nothing to pack; he simply changed into the academy uniform in his hotel room and went to check out.

Upon returning to the Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy once more, the scene was now vastly different from before.

Compared to the previous sparseness of people, the academy now has young students and teachers coming and going in an endless stream.

Dai Xiyu carried the clean bedding he had prepared earlier, followed the route from memory, and found the student dormitory.

Standing at the entrance of Dormitory 7, he looked up to confirm the sign of the seventh dormitory, then pushed the door open and entered.

At that moment, the dormitory was fairly lively, with a group of work-study students gathered together, sharing their vacation experiences.

Among them, the most eye-catching was the pretty girl wearing rabbit-ear hair ornaments, and beside her a black-haired youth with healthy wheat-colored skin.

Above the girl's head hung a long string of numbers: 【60000000】.

Neither more nor less, exactly sixty million.

As for the short-haired youth, the number above his head was even longer.

【200000000】

A full two hundred million, a nine‑digit number!

It was obvious that this pair of youths were naturally Tang San and Xiao Wu.

After Dai Xiyu opened the door, the lively atmosphere stalled, and everyone's gaze turned toward him.

At the sight of Dai Xiyu, everyone showed a puzzled expression, wondering why this "big brother" had come to the work‑study student dormitory.

Dai Xiyu glanced around, then smiled and said:

"My name is Xiyu, a transfer student in the sixth‑year work‑study program. Is there any vacant bunk? I'd like to put down my luggage."

Dai Xiyu finished speaking, and the air fell silent for a moment.

Immediately after, the girl with the rabbit‑ear hair ornaments bounced over from the crowd and stood before Dai Xiyu.

"Really? Are you for real?"

This Xiao Wu, who wears the rabbit‑ear hair ornaments, has a lively personality and is instantly friendly.

In contrast, Tang San was much more composed; he had been silent since the start, observing quietly.

Only when Xiao Wu jumped up to Dai Xiyu's side did she narrow her eyes a little nervously, not knowing what she was fiddling with in her right hand.

Dai Xiyu knew that what Tang San was fiddling with could only be those hidden weapons.

What Tang San was surely thinking now was that he feared Dai Xiyu might harm Xiao Wu.

If anything changed, that guy Tang San would probably launch his sleeve‑blade at him right away.

He's not big in stature, but his hostility is not small.

With Dai Xiyu's strength as a seventy‑sixth‑level Soul Saint, there was no need to worry about Tang San's little tricks; he simply turned his gaze to Xiao Wu.

Together they possessed a combined fortune of 260 million, which truly stirred Dai Xiyu's heart.

Originally, Dai Xiyu had already highly regarded Tang San, thinking that as a great fortune‑bearer his maximum would be just one hundred million.

Unexpectedly, not only was Tang San even more outrageous than imagined, but Xiao Wu's initial fortune also far exceeded that of Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Qian Renxue.

Their eyes met, and Dai Xiyu smiled as he spoke:

"I'm just developing faster than usual; I'm actually only twelve, so I naturally meet the academy's regulations."

But Xiao Wu, under Dai Xiyu's gaze, froze for a moment, her delicate face quietly flushing.

Dai Xiyu was already tall and handsome, and with the passive effect of his soul bone, Xiao Wu, whose mental age was over a hundred thousand years, could not help but be affected.

It was just that glance; the upper‑left corner of Dai Xiyu's vision directly refreshed a special prompt.

【Gain from Xiao Wu's fortune +200000】

Just like with Qian Renxue then, the first impression could directly reap a wave of favorability, though the increase in favorability was also quite limited.

At that moment, among the other work‑study students in the same dormitory, a freckle‑faced boy said:

"I've never seen a work‑study student who could transfer in… but our dormitory has a rule: since you've come, you must first challenge Xiao Wu, the big sister."

Dai Xiyu looked away and asked, feigning ignorance: "A challenge? What rule is that?"

After Dai Xiyu looked away, Xiao Wu finally came to her senses, unable to help feeling embarrassed.

She stamped her foot, hands on her hips, and said:

"No, it's right, it's a challenge. I'm the big sister of Dormitory 7; if you defeat me, the position of boss will be yours."

Dai Xiyu raised an eyebrow and said, somewhat amused:

"So what perks does being boss have? If I became boss, I could make you do anything?"

Hearing Dai Xiyu say that, Xiao Wu's pretty face flushed even more; her crossed long legs involuntarily squeezed together as she huffed, "Of course!"

Just then, Tang San, who had been watching Xiao Wu's expression, stepped forward with a solemn face and said, "I'll compete with you."

Dai Xiyu looked at Tang San and asked strangely, "Does this dormitory have two bosses? Which of you is the number one?"

Upon hearing that, Tang San was left speechless, unable to utter a word for a moment.

He merely saw Dai Xiyu's tall, handsome appearance and Xiao Wu's flushed, shy look, and thus involuntarily stepped forward.

Actually, their "sibling" relationship had only just been established during the summer break at Holy Soul Village, and nobody else knew about it.

Tang San wanted to stand up for Xiao Wu, but he had no legitimate reason to do so.

Instead, Xiao Wu pulled Tang San behind her and brightly said to Dai Xiyu:

"This dormitory has only one boss—me. If you compete with me and win, you'll become the new boss; otherwise you'll have to call me Xiao Wu, big sister."

Dai Xiyu nodded: "All right, when in Rome… Since I've transferred over, let's spar with you, the big sister."

Saying that, he placed the bedding he was holding onto an idle bunk.

Then he turned and came to the middle of the corridor, standing opposite Xiao Wu.

The other work‑study students all formed a loose circle far off, intending to watch the show.

They all knew Xiao Wu's strength; the current Xiao Wu, big sister, was already a seventeenth‑level Soul Master possessing a hundred‑year first soul ring, and even many students from intermediate academies could not match her.

In this elementary academy, Xiao Wu was practically invincible.

After being left speechless by Dai Xiyu's question, Tang San also silently retreated to the periphery, though his right hand kept maintaining a strange posture.

From the moment Dai Xiyu and Xiao Wu first locked eyes, Tang San harbored hostility toward Dai Xiyu.

Especially that handsome yet slightly mature face— the more Tang San looked at it, the more displeasing he found it.

Dai Xiyu ignored Tang San's hostile gaze, looked at Xiao Wu before him, and said, "Xiyu, martial soul Writing Wheel Eye, soul power level nine."

Xiao Wu frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Writing Wheel Eye? What is that?"

Dai Xiyu answered: "It's just a variant martial soul of the eyes, which can greatly enhance my observational ability."

For a moment, the onlookers all had strange expressions.

According to this description, isn't it a useless martial soul?

It can only observe, has no other abilities; even if one obtains a soul ring, it would merely allow more detailed observation.

When it comes to actual combat, you'd be taken down in one move; no matter how good your observation, it's useless.

Even Tang San shook his head.

As for observation, he is extremely confident in his Purple Extreme Magic Pupil.

But even so, having only the Purple Extreme Magic Pupil without other means is still useless.

What Copy Wheel Eye, it's indeed a useless martial soul; without the support of twin martial souls, it's basically a muddy puddle that can't even stick to a wall.

Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass is also a "useless martial soul," when he first awakened, he never hoped to rely on his martial soul to become strong; instead, he always persisted in cultivating the Tang Sect's secret techniques.

Therefore, even if one of his twin martial souls is useless, Tang San doesn't feel much discouraged.

But as a native of the Douluo Continent, Dai Xiyu is different; having awakened such a useless martial soul, his life is basically over.

Upon thinking this, Tang San couldn't help but shake his head and laugh; he had just considered Dai Xiyu a formidable opponent, but now he sees him as nothing but trash—truly laughable.

The onlookers were secretly laughing, while Xiao Wu, who was Dai Xiyu's opponent, had no concept of a useless martial soul.

In her impression, even Tang San's tiny Blue Silver Grass could possess such great power, showing that there is no such thing as an absolutely useless martial soul in this world.

Therefore, after Dai Xiyu announced his soul power, Xiao Wu also stated her martial soul.

"I'm Xiao Wu, the 'Wu' of dance. Martial soul rabbit, a level 17 strong-attack system soul master."

(End of chapter)