This sudden attack came to an end with Wang Li gaining 18 experience points and Wang Sheng obtaining a hundred-year soul ring.
In fact, Wang Sheng's Battle Tiger martial soul really needed a strength-type soul beast ring. The Tiger Leopard Cat was not known for its strength, but having a hundred-year soul ring was already quite good. There was no room to be picky.
He also gained a decent soul skill, Heart of the Hunt. After activating it, he entered a special hunting state in which all attributes increased by 10 percent, and his vision, hearing, and neural reflexes were enhanced.
This attack also served as a warning to Zhang Wei, Su Mo, and the others. For the upcoming night watch arrangements, teachers and students absolutely could not be separated. No one knew whether there were still soul beasts in the Hunting Soul Forest that were good at hiding themselves and launching sudden attacks.
When daylight fully broke the next day, the group from Notting Academy continued their journey to find suitable soul beasts for the remaining students.
Time quickly passed, and seven days later, just as Liu Long finished absorbing the soul ring of an eighty-year Ironback Ape, all the students had obtained their soul rings, and all of them had successfully become soul masters.
There was no doubt that it was time to return to the academy.
At the gates of Notting Academy.
When they left, they were a group of soul apprentices. When they returned, they were a group of soul masters. All of them had reached the standards required for graduation.
Wang Li was no exception, so he formally expressed his intention to Su Mo:
"Director, I want to apply for graduation."
Su Mo was momentarily stunned, but then felt that it was only natural. The graduation requirement of Notting Academy was that by the sixth grade, a student must reach level ten soul power, obtain a soul ring, and become a soul master.
If this requirement was met ahead of time, one could apply for graduation directly.
Now Wang Li had indeed met this requirement. The only issue was that he was a bit too young. Su Mo said regretfully,
"Your talent is very good. You reached level ten soul power in just your first year, but unfortunately, your martial soul is only Blue Silver Grass."
Soul masters on the continent were superstitious and stubborn about martial souls. Blue Silver Grass was considered a useless martial soul, and that belief was deeply ingrained.
Su Mo then continued,
"Very well. I will help you handle the graduation procedures and have you graduate together with the sixth-grade students. After graduation, what are your plans?"
"Do you plan to join a certain faction, or go to an intermediate soul master academy? At your age, you should still go to an intermediate soul master academy for further study. Even with a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, if you can break through to the Soul Elder level in the future, any faction would be very willing to accept you."
Wang Li had already made up his mind. Hearing this, he immediately replied,
"Yes, Director. I want to go to an intermediate soul master academy."
Su Mo nodded in satisfaction. This was a child who listened to advice. He patted Wang Li on the shoulder and said,
"Then act together with the other sixth-grade students and go to an intermediate soul master academy under the academy's arrangements. Intermediate soul master academies are different from junior ones. To get in, you need to pass certain assessments, so be prepared."
At this point, Su Mo gathered the other sixth-grade students and said to them,
"Students, you have all absorbed soul rings and become soul masters. You are all outstanding graduates of Notting Academy. Now I will explain the next arrangements."
"From the time we departed to hunt soul beasts, returned, and spent time in the Hunting Soul Forest, only ten days have passed. There are still fifty days before the official holiday begins. During this period, you may arrange your time freely, but I suggest that you go home and have a good talk with your parents."
"Fifty days later, return to the academy. The academy will issue your graduation certificates and recommend you to intermediate soul master academies. Intermediate soul master academies do not accept every soul master. They select those who show a certain level of talent in combat or support."
"So during this holiday, you may need to travel between several intermediate soul master academies. If you can enter a better one, your future cultivation path will be much smoother."
These words immediately made the group, who had become somewhat complacent after becoming soul masters, tense up again.
Su Mo then waved his hand and said,
"Alright, you are all dismissed. Enjoy these fifty days of leisure. If you want to get into a better intermediate soul master academy, you can also use this time to become more familiar with your martial soul and soul skills."
Everyone quickly responded,
"Yes!"
Su Mo nodded, then left with the remaining teachers, chatting and laughing. With the sixth grade graduating, they could finally rest for a while as well.
After the teachers left, the students dispersed in a rush. Wang Li and Wang Sheng returned to the dormitory together.
Wang Sheng put an arm around Wang Li's shoulder and said excitedly,
"You're applying for graduation. That's a good thing. We can go to an intermediate soul master academy together. Now that we both have hundred-year soul rings, no matter which academy it is, they'll definitely be competing to recruit us. We both have bright futures ahead."
Wang Li chuckled softly. For Wang Sheng, having a hundred-year soul ring might truly change his future.
At this moment, Wang Sheng continued,
"Do you have time? Let's go to the second floor of the cafeteria today and really spend some money. We've been at Notting Academy for so many years and never truly eaten anything good. And also… thank you."
Wang Li glanced at him and smiled,
"Sure. Why wouldn't I have time? Are you treating?"
Hearing this, Wang Sheng patted his chest and said,
"Everything today is on me, Wang Sheng."
Wang Li raised an eyebrow.
"Then I won't hold back."
Since they returned right at noon, they went straight to the cafeteria and headed to the second floor. The meal was extremely lavish, costing one silver soul coin, a full one hundred copper soul coins.
In the past, this would have been impossible. They could not have afforded such spending. But now that they were soul masters, as long as they registered at the Spirit Hall, they would receive a monthly subsidy of one gold soul coin. Indulging once in a while was no problem.
After finishing the meal and returning to the dormitory, they were greeted not only by the envious looks of the other work-study students, but also by encouragement from Sister Xiao Wu:
"Not bad. Our dormitory has produced two more soul masters. When I talk about it in the future, it'll give me some face too."
Wang Sheng grinned and immediately started boasting,
"Sister Xiao Wu, now Wang Li and I are just like you. We both have hundred-year soul rings, and we're about to graduate and go to an intermediate soul master academy."
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment. Over nearly a year, she had gained a good understanding of human society, so she naturally knew what graduation meant, but she was confused.
"Wang Li is graduating too? He's only in his first year."
Wang Li knew that Tang San and Xiao Wu would, under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, go to Shrek Academy, so they were not in a hurry about graduation. But he was different.
"I've already become a soul master, so naturally I should go to a place more suitable for me."
Hearing this, Tang San, who had been mostly silent beside them, showed a thoughtful expression. He had already become a soul master long ago, but his teacher did not seem eager to have him graduate.
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