Chapter 71: Guang Ling's First Day of School

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"Your spirit power is only level five, so just get used to it and don't use it recklessly, or your spirit power will be depleted very quickly."

Tang San and Xiao Wu escorted Guang Ling to Nuoding Academy and offered her some advice, "While you're at school, try to make more friends with children your age. Don't assume that just because your spirit power is higher than theirs and you're stronger than them, you can't bully them unless they provoke you first."

"We come from a humble background, so avoid causing trouble, but don't shy away from it either. If someone truly comes seeking trouble, defend yourself."

"A humble background?"

Xiao Wu, standing nearby, was puzzled. Which humble family possesses over 100,000 gold soul coins?

Nonetheless, Xiao Wu refrained from commenting and added, "Don't worry, if you can't handle them, just inform Sister Xiao Wu, and I'll certainly assist you in fighting back."

"Thank you, Brother, Sister Xiao Wu."

Guang Ling felt deeply moved.

Accompanied by the two of them, Guang Ling entered the school gate and noticed even the gatekeeper greeting Tang San and Xiao Wu, evidently recognizing these two students who had already attained spirit mastery.

However, no one in the school was aware that Tang San and Xiao Wu had already achieved grand spirit mastery, with even their second spirit ring being a thousand years old.

Wang Sheng?

He had already graduated and was no longer a student at Nuoding Academy.

After witnessing the opening ceremony with Guang Ling, Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San, who wore a nostalgic expression and asked in astonishment, "We don't need to attend the opening ceremony; it's so dull. Why do you seem so interested?"

"That's my lost youth." Tang San sighed, prompting Xiao Wu to be baffled, unsure of what sort of whimsy he was having again—Third Brother excelled in all aspects, except for occasionally uttering peculiar things.

"Guang Ling, from now on, apart from weekends, you'll reside in the work-study dormitory of the academy. Interact more with others. If you only stay with me, Xiao Wu, and Grandpa Matthew Nuo, you'll develop the illusion that all spirit masters are amiable, hindering your personal growth." Tang San instructed, "In addition to your cultivation and studies, you should also maintain a daily diary to record your daily experiences and emotions."

"Who bothers writing a diary?" Xiao Wu shrugged and blurted out.

"See, you don't keep a diary, and you're just like Xiao Wu, speaking without thinking." Tang San used Xiao Wu as a negative example to educate her, "Although her words sound logical, it's merely an excuse for her laziness. When she encounters cultivation issues, she can only seek my advice. She lacks independent thinking and is somewhat foolish."

"You're the foolish one!" Xiao Wu retorted, "I'm quite clever. I have an external brain, so why bother thinking for myself?"

"Yes, you have me as your external brain. In the future, I might even sell you, and you'd still have to count the money for me." Tang San teased.

"You wouldn't actually sell me, would you?"

"What do you think?"

"Humph, you wouldn't dare. Besides, I'll report you to Grandpa Jack."

"Oh! You dare report me today, you'd dare hit me tomorrow, and the day after that, you'd dare kick me out of Grandpa's house. You're terrifying. I need to figure out a way to sell you!" Tang San exaggerated.

"You're asking for trouble!"

Xiao Wu threw a punch, which Tang San dodged. He didn't use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track but instead observed Xiao Wu's punching motion and preemptively reacted.

Blue Silver Grass's perception of air fluctuations was also very acute.

After experimenting with Xiao Wu's second spirit ability, Listening to the Wind, Tang San gained some insight. He aimed to emulate the principle of this spirit ability, hoping to integrate it into Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in the future.

Guang Ling watched Tang San and Xiao Wu fooling around, envy flickering in her eyes. However, she understood that with her current low spirit power, she wasn't qualified to truly join in. In her heart, she vowed silently, "Brother, I will definitely become the person standing beside you."

Tang San noticed Guang Ling's increasingly determined gaze, so he ceased bantering with Xiao Wu and said to her, " I'm looking forward to your performance this semester."

"Mm." Guang Ling nodded vigorously. Under the watchful eyes of Tang San and Xiao Wu, she entered the teaching building and commenced her first class.

"Have you considered what kind of spirit beast to select for Guang Ling's first spirit ring?"

Xiao Wu also became serious at this moment, abandoning the jesting with Tang San. After all, over the past three months, she had witnessed Guang Ling's diligence and formed a favorable impression of her. Moreover, she had grown fond of this adorable little sister.

"Compared to your Soft Bone Rabbit, my Blue Silver Grass, and other beast martial souls, her martial soul is a tool martial soul. There are more options, but I need to delve into it further. Furthermore, I have high hopes for her. I hope that after she reaches level ten, she can independently choose her first spirit ring." Tang San rubbed his chin, eyes brimming with anticipation, "If she selects a spirit beast that suits her, she will truly become a formidable force."

"Is your Blue Silver Grass a beast martial soul?" Xiao Wu's attention was evidently not on the latter part of the sentence.

"Spirit beasts can be categorized into animals and plants. Why is it that when it comes to martial souls, plant martial souls like Blue Silver Grass are classified as tool martial souls?"

Tang San posed a rhetorical question, "Simply because plants resemble sickles, hammers, iron swords, and bows that are held in the hand, they should be considered objects?"

"This classification is quite imprecise. It should be said that it's a plant-type beast martial soul, not merely a crude classification based on the fact that plant martial souls are held in the hand like tool martial souls."

Xiao Wu nodded, "But plant martial souls, like tool martial souls, manifest in the right hand."

"Which hand do you use to hold chopsticks when you eat?" Tang San looked at Xiao Wu with a hint of mockery.

"My right hand? What's the matter?" Xiao Wu sensed the ridicule in Tang San's gaze but endured it. Perhaps she had grown accustomed to it. After all, he was smarter than her.

"Because most people are right-handed, tool martial souls also manifest in the right hand. A minority of people have them in their left hand because they're left-handed and habitually use their left hand." Tang San explained, "Last time, when I went with Brother Tao to help awaken martial souls, I observed three left-handed individuals. They were all left-handed, and their martial souls also manifested in their left hand... Humans can sense martial souls, and similarly, martial souls can sense humans, making it convenient for humans to utilize them."

"And?" Xiao Wu raised an eyebrow.

"And so, what you said earlier has absolutely

 no logical connection to whether plant martial souls are tool martial souls." Tang San said, "If that were the case, then Mu Tian we encountered previously, when he released his martial soul, also gestured with his right hand, and then that peculiar external martial soul emerged from his body. Wouldn't that imply that the Earth Fire Lizard is also a tool martial soul?"

Xiao Wu suddenly comprehended, "So that's it. Is this the next martial soul theory you plan to publish for 100,000 gold soul coins?"

"No, I'm just sharing a bit with you. Furthermore, if I were to publish it, the value of this theory would be lower. It would probably only fetch about 10,000 gold soul coins. After all, classifying plant martial souls as beast martial souls won't significantly impact other plant-type spirit masters on the continent. At most, they'll realize that they've been reclassified from the category of tool spirit masters to the category of beast spirit masters, specifically plant-type. It doesn't affect their lives or cultivation. After all, most of them only select plant spirit beasts when hunting spirit beasts."

(End of chapter)