Chapter 13

New book, seeking collections and recommendation tickets.

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Three years later. Hongshan Academy.

Wanyunchao, with his chubby body, moved close to Tang Wulin and whispered, "Wulin, I heard that Zhou Shaolong has broken through to level ten and is going to buy a soul spirit tonight. How about you? Last time you told me you were already at level nine, right? We are about to graduate. If you haven’t reached level ten by then, you’ll have to go home and practice on your own. Without a recommendation letter from the school, it will be much harder to enter a middle-level academy."

Over the past three years, Tang Wulin has changed a lot.

Originally standing at 1.2 meters, he is now over 1.4 meters tall, taller than his peers. His build is moderate, neither fat nor thin, and he doesn’t look particularly strong. As he grew older, his face became more handsome, especially his clear black eyes, which were bright and reflective. Although his soul beast is just Blue Silver Grass, he still has a high popularity at Hongshan Academy.

Wanyunchao is the little fatty he met when he first entered the academy. Originally, he looked down on Tang Wulin, but after he once bullied Tang Wulin and was beaten up, he became much more obedient.

In a situation where everyone had no soul skills and their soul power levels were similar, Tang Wulin’s strength played a crucial role. He didn’t look particularly muscular, but during that incident, Wanyunchao was lifted over his head, scaring him into screaming. Since then, he has been haunted by the memory.

Among the dozen or so students in the soul beast class, six have already reached level ten and can advance from the lowest rank of soul adept to soul master, provided they have their own soul spirit.

Over the past three years, they are about to complete their studies at the primary academy. At the middle-level academy, soul adepts will be specifically distinguished and attend specialized schools. A small city like Aolai does not have a middle-level soul adept academy, and in medium-sized cities, the requirement for entering a middle-level soul adept academy is to have a soul spirit.

Wanyunchao is one of the six students who have reached level ten. Reaching level ten before graduating from the primary academy means he can obtain a recommendation letter from the school, making it much easier to enter a middle-level academy. This proves that his talent is good. If one reaches level ten after the age of ten, they will need to pass more exams to enter a middle-level academy.

"It should be about right. I feel like I’ve hit a bottleneck," Tang Wulin said with a smile.

His cultivation speed even surprised his homeroom teacher, Lin Ximeng. Starting with innate soul power at level three, he reached level ten in three years, which is not considered fast among soul adepts, at most average.

However, his soul beast is Blue Silver Grass! For such a weak soul beast to reach level ten in three years is not slow. Although he is far from the geniuses, he is still in the upper-middle range in the class.

Lin Ximeng, after multiple sessions of guiding Tang Wulin, found that the child has a special talent for meditation, easily sensing the energy molecules in the air that are most suitable for him and being particularly focused during meditation. Later, she vaguely understood the reason for Tang Wulin’s faster cultivation speed: the child’s mental power is likely stronger than that of his peers, leading to this situation.

For a homeroom teacher, having one more student reach level ten before graduation is an honor and means a bonus. Therefore, in the final year, Lin Ximeng paid more attention to Tang Wulin, often giving him private guidance. Tang Wulin did not disappoint her. With just half a month left before graduation, he smoothly reached the peak of level nine, just one step away from level ten. Once he crosses this step, he can fuse with a soul spirit and enter the true realm of a soul master.

A soul adept without a soul spirit is not much stronger than an ordinary person, but becoming a soul master and having one’s own soul spirit and soul skills opens up a completely different world.

"Come on, come on, maybe we can end up in the same middle-level academy," Wanyunchao chuckled. "Don’t say I’m bullying you. Once you have a soul spirit, let’s have another fight and see who beats who."

Tang Wulin glanced at him, put on his backpack, and stood up, "You keep dreaming." He certainly wouldn’t tell Wanyunchao how strong he is now.

At the school gate, Tang Wulin didn’t rush to leave but stood outside the gate waiting.

It wasn’t long before a silver glow ran out from the comprehensive teaching building.

"Nar, slow down, don’t fall," Tang Wulin said affectionately.

Nar still had her silver short hair. Over the past three years, she hasn’t changed much, only growing a little taller. She remains as beautiful and cute as ever. However, no matter how you look at it, she and Tang Wulin don’t seem to be just one year apart; she looks like a little girl who will never grow up.

"Brother, I want a lollipop," Nar said with a smile, hugging Tang Wulin’s arm.

"Okay, let’s go buy some. Then I’ll take you home and go to the store," Tang Wulin said, ruffling her hair.

The students passing by after school were already used to seeing this pair.

Nar created a miracle at the awakening ceremony in the second year after coming to the Tang family. The miracle wasn’t that her soul beast was powerful, but that she had no soul beast at all. This is an extremely rare situation in the entire continent’s history.

Without a soul beast, she could only attend the academy for normal studies.

Nar’s beauty made her female classmates jealous and aroused the curiosity of male classmates. For this reason, Tang Wulin has had many fights. Once, he was cornered by a group of male classmates. He couldn’t fight them all, so he used his body to protect Nar, ending up with bruises all over himself while Nar only had a bit of dirt on her.

The next day, Tang Wulin found the instigator and fought fiercely until he scared the other person so much that they never dared to bully Nar again. Because he was in the soul adept class, he didn’t receive much punishment and became famous in one battle. No one in Hongshan Academy dared to bully Nar after that.

Starting at the age of eight, Tang Wulin took on the responsibility of picking up and dropping off his sister from school like a little man.

After buying snacks and sending his sister home, Tang Wulin, with his backpack down, changed into a thick work uniform with some oil stains and left the house again.

Mangtian Studio has become an integral part of his life.