Judging by the light radiating from the crystal ball, there was no doubt,Wang Li's soul power had reached level ten.
This made it even more shocking. After all, Wang Li was only a first-year student, just in his first year…
However, thinking further, there were already two first-year students with full innate soul power, both one-ring soul masters: Tang San and Xiao Wu. With them around, the others were less surprised,almost numb to the extraordinary.
The only one still confused was Wang Sheng, Wang Li's roommate. How had Wang Li suddenly reached level ten soul power without giving even the slightest hint?
Director Su's face broke into a broad smile. The academy had yet another first-year student capable of becoming a one-ring soul master. No matter what, this was excellent news. Yet he could not resist asking:
"Wang Li, when did you break through to level ten soul power?"
Wang Li withdrew his hand, smiled simply, and answered with a string of lies:
"Just recently. Maybe it's because my martial soul is a mutated one, so I've been able to train faster."
Director Su nodded. Wang Li had trained right under their eyes, and reaching level ten was certainly due to his own effort.
The teacher responsible for recording the results added Wang Li's name to the list of students who passed the assessment. This meant that Wang Li would join the sixth-year students in hunting soul beasts in the Soul-Hunting Forest under their guidance.
Director Su then announced loudly:
"Unfortunately, even including first-year student Wang Li, only thirteen students have reached level ten soul power. Those who have not reached level ten may notify your parents to come to the academy within the next two months to complete withdrawal procedures."
"As for those who have reached level ten, if your parents are confident in their ability to assist you in hunting soul beasts, the academy will not prevent it."
"If you are not capable, you must follow the arrangements. After class today, prepare your bags. Bring enough rations and clean water. If possible, take armor and weapons as well."
"Even though the Soul-Hunting Forest is a controlled environment, the soul beasts within are still extremely ferocious. I believe your teachers have already explained this in class, so I will not go over it again."
"In two days, we will depart. This is a necessary path to becoming a soul master. Do not harbor any illusions of luck."
When he finished speaking, some students felt joy, while others felt sorrow. The joy was naturally among those who had reached level ten soul power; the sorrow, among those who had not.
After class, Wang Sheng ran over to Wang Li, grabbed his shoulder, and said with envy and frustration:
"How did your Blue Silver Grass martial soul train so fast? It hasn't been long, and you've already reached level ten soul power."
Wang Li chuckled lightly and said:
"My Blue Silver Grass is a mutated one. Compared to ordinary Blue Silver Grass, it's naturally a bit different. Maybe that's why it trained faster."
Hearing this, Wang Sheng felt even more frustrated. As a roommate, he was happy that Wang Li was improving, but Wang Li was progressing faster than him,it was almost unbearable.
In eight months, he had trained from level nine to ten, while Wang Li had gone from level three to ten. It was completely out of scale.
He could only console himself: Blue Silver Grass was still a Blue Silver Grass. No matter how mutated, it remained a known "useless" martial soul. Once he obtained his soul ring, his Battle Tiger martial soul would surely surpass Wang Li's Blue Silver Grass.
At that time, other grades were still in class, and the cafeteria had no food yet. Wang Li and Wang Sheng returned to their dormitory. Wang Li pulled out his money pouch and said:
"I want to go off-campus to buy some items the teachers mentioned. Are you coming?"
Wang Sheng nodded firmly. This was no time to be stingy. Successfully hunting a soul beast and obtaining a soul ring would make him a soul master. He quickly said:
"I'm coming. I'll go with you."
He also took out his own savings. His family was not wealthy, but they had given him some money for occasions like this.
The two left the school and first went to the blacksmith shop. Time was tight, so they could not commission weapons,they went straight to examine finished products.
Long spears and greatswords were out of their consideration,not just because of handling, but because they could not afford them.
They only considered short daggers as weapons for protection and hunting in the Soul-Hunting Forest.
A strong, shirtless, middle-aged man wearing a leather apron approached. Seeing Wang Li and Wang Sheng in their Notting Academy uniforms, he looked at them with admiration and said enthusiastically:
"Two young brothers want to see daggers? These are top-quality pieces, and, in fact, these daggers were crafted by students of your academy."
"Although young, their hammer work is excellent. One of them is Tang San,you might know him."
Wang Sheng loudly responded:
"Yes, we know him. He's our roommate."
Wang Li's eyes glimmered. Regardless of Tang San's personality, his craftsmanship was indeed impressive. He said:
"Boss, we're buying weapons to hunt soul beasts in the Soul-Hunting Forest. The weapons must be flawless. Pick out two high-quality daggers and give us a discount, and we'll buy them right here."
Hearing they were hunting soul beasts, the middle-aged man straightened up in respect. They seemed familiar with Tang San, so he carefully selected two dagger-shaped knives and handed them over, saying:
"These two are the finest of the finest. Normally, each goes for more than twelve silver soul coins. Today, since you truly need them, take them for seven silver soul coins each."
Wang Li felt the weight of the daggers in his hands and knew the man spoke the truth.
"Perfect. We'll take them."
Wang Sheng also liked the daggers. Though it hurt his wallet, he paid up, knowing life was more important than money.
They did not buy armor,anything useful was too expensive, and shoddy items were useless.
They also each bought a water pouch that could hold three kilograms of water and some dried meat for energy and sustenance.
They left other rations for preparation just before departure.
Two days later, fully prepared and in high spirits, Wang Li, along with twelve sixth-year students, gathered at the designated spot on the training ground.
The supervising teachers soon appeared, including Director Zhang Wei, Director Su Mo, and six other teachers, eight in total.
Zhang Wei, slightly overweight from years of comfort, was still undeniably the strongest in the group as a four-ring Soul Ancestor. He shouted:
"Depart for the Soul-Hunting Forest!"
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