Chapter 6

While lost in thought, Rong Taotao felt himself being supported by the shoulder and led out of the field.

Looking at the dazed little guy in front of him, the soldier was filled with emotion and a sense of achievement. He said, "You must clearly remember the order in which you activate your soul slots. This is very important for you."

Indeed, soul slots are not randomly embedded.

When you are a Soul Soldier, you can only use one soul slot, which is the first one you activate.

During the Soul Warrior stage, you can add two more usable soul slots, which must be the second and third slots you activate.

During the Soul Lieutenant stage, three more usable soul slots are added, in sequence.

In this world of Soul Martial Arts, where most people activate 1 to 4 soul slots, the vast majority of people, after reaching the Soul Lieutenant stage, can basically use all their soul slots.

But Rong Taotao was different. At the Soul Lieutenant stage, he could use a total of six soul slots, which was clearly not enough, as the number of soul slots increases by 1 to 3 as a Soul Martial Artist grows.

Rong Taotao came to his senses and hurriedly responded, "Thank you, I really appreciate it."

"No need, this is my job, and it's also my honor," the soldier smiled and nodded. Compared to half an hour ago, the soldier was much more relaxed and had a better attitude.

Rong Taotao suddenly remembered something. He turned his head with effort, searching the green field, but found no one. Instead, a group of leaders on the main stage had just stood up, apparently about to move to another venue.

The soldier seemed to realize what Rong Taotao was thinking and said, "You were the last one, the one who stood the longest."

As he spoke, the soldier half-supported and half-led Rong Taotao's shoulder, walking toward the teaching building.

The soul energy on the field was abundant and chaotic, not suitable for the newly awakened children to stay. The venue had to be changed. At this moment, the children who failed to awaken had already been taken to the medical tents by the troops, while the children who succeeded were sent to the auditorium of the teaching building after a brief period of calm.

There, the officer had many things to remind them. For these newly awakened children who had just become Soul Martial Artists, what they needed most now was a "moral education class."

At least someone had to give them a wake-up call, making them understand what the change in their identity truly meant.

After becoming a Soul Martial Artist, you become a "god" in front of ordinary people, and can even easily control their life and death.

Because of this, the world imposes more restrictions on Soul Martial Artists, with stricter legal and moral requirements, at least in the land of Huaxia.

And if everything went as expected, such moral education classes would continue throughout their high school and college years.

...

When the soldier supported Rong Taotao and pushed open the auditorium door, everyone's eyes turned to them.

Disbelief, realization, envy, jealousy...

Various gazes fell on Rong Taotao, making his scalp tingle.

The originally quiet auditorium suddenly filled with buzzing voices.

"I knew it was him!"

"Hehe, you can't help but admire him; after all, he has a good mother."

"This bastard, I've been sitting here for almost 20 minutes, and he just comes in..."

"Taotao is awesome!!! A real man can last for half an hour!"

As a whistle sounded, a loud shout echoed through the auditorium. Following the direction of the sound, the soldiers standing guard in the auditorium turned their heads and glared at the child.

The boy immediately lowered his head and buried his face, not even daring to breathe.

"Ha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!" Although the students harbored various feelings, they all burst into laughter after this scene.

Rong Taotao tilted his head to look at his classmates. As expected, it was the most mischievous kid in the class.

Being able to sit in the auditorium meant that he had also become a Soul Martial Artist, but it was unknown how many soul slots he had awakened.

Rong Taotao's gaze inevitably fell on a couple next to Li Wen.

They could be called a golden couple.

Sun Xingyu, with her short, pretty hair and beautiful big eyes, and Li Zhiyi, with his serious face and handsome appearance.

These two had been feeding the class with their love for almost three years!

Everyone in the class, and even the entire grade, knew this pair of childhood sweethearts. In their daily lives, they were inseparable.

To be honest, if the boys were allowed into the girls' restroom, Rong Taotao believed that Li Zhiyi would accompany Sun Xingyu to the restroom after class...

Li Zhiyi was not talkative. Although he was very handsome, he always had a sour face, making him seem hard to approach. Throughout junior high school, he had no friends around him.

Sun Xingyu, on the other hand, was very popular. Her personality was outgoing, and she loved to laugh and play, making her very well-liked.

Rong Taotao had heard classmates gossiping behind her back, saying that Sun Xingyu had been "seduced" by a pig, but who could blame them for being a family, bound together early on.

It was proven that the only thing that could defeat early love was childhood sweethearts!

If childhood sweethearts were not enough, then add a childhood betrothal!

The school and class teacher had talked to Sun Xingyu's parents multiple times, but later, the school rarely interfered with the two. As long as they didn't go too far, the class teacher would turn a blind eye, clearly following the parents' instructions.

Early love?

Ha ha, indeed very early.

It started when we were still in diapers...

While lost in thought, Rong Taotao, guided by the soldier, arrived at the seats of his classmates. As he passed Li Wen, he high-fived him.

Interestingly, when Rong Taotao passed Li Zhiyi, he heard a cold snort.

"Hmph." Li Zhiyi let out a not-so-light, not-so-heavy snort as he watched Rong Taotao walk by.

"Smack!" Sun Xingyu's right hand slapped Li Zhiyi's thigh, giving him a disapproving look. Her left hand reached out, pressed on Rong Taotao's arm, and gently pushed him forward, preventing a potential small conflict.

Rong Taotao and Li Zhiyi had a bit of a grudge.

Well... to be honest, many classmates had a grudge against Li Zhiyi, after all, Sun Xingyu was so beautiful and had such a good personality, yet she was already taken.

But Rong Taotao was different from other classmates. His grudge with Li Zhiyi was mostly due to sparring and competitions.

This was also one of the reasons for Rong Taotao's lack of confidence in his Fangtian Halberd skills. The people he defeated with the Fangtian Halberd were mostly like Li Zhiyi.

What level is 3-star full?

As a junior high school student, Li Zhiyi was clearly not a good benchmark.

Rong Taotao glanced at the sour-faced Li Zhiyi, then looked down at the white, tender hand of Sun Xingyu on his arm. He pursed his lips, said nothing, and walked forward, sitting in an empty seat.

Actually, there was an empty seat next to Sun Xingyu, but Rong Taotao still walked forward, sitting down with one seat between them.

Compared to Sun Xingyu, Rong Taotao preferred to sit next to Li Zhiyi. Rong Taotao's martial arts skills were decent among his peers, but his verbal skills were far better...

If he could make Li Zhiyi lose his cool in this auditorium of a thousand people, it would be quite interesting.

On the stage, it was still the same officer who had overseen the awakening ceremony.

Compared to the principal and teachers, the soldiers' words were more easily accepted by the children.

And Rong Taotao... inevitably, his thoughts drifted again. What exactly is this "inner soul map"?

Although Rong Taotao had just become a Soul Martial Artist, he was certain that this so-called "inner soul map" was not something everyone had!

During his three years of junior high school, Rong Taotao not only learned about human society but also studied a lot about Soul Martial Arts. The school did a good job in this regard, providing comprehensive education, as about 50% of students would become Soul Martial Artists upon graduation.

If everyone had an "inner soul map," why had Rong Taotao never heard of it?

Thinking about this, Rong Taotao became even more cautious.

As the saying goes, keep it quiet and make a fortune! For now, this thing seems to be beneficial to me.

At least, when it appeared, it pointed at his nose and told him: Fangtian Halberd, talent, you don't have!

Rong Taotao couldn't sit still, wanting to search for "inner soul map" online. However... for today's awakening ceremony, Rong Taotao didn't bring his phone, only carrying a few coins for the bus ride home.

In fact, even if Rong Taotao had a phone, he didn't use it much, mainly because he didn't know who to contact. The phone was basically just a clock for him.

He had devoted all his energy and time to the Fangtian Halberd.

The result...

Today, the Fangtian Halberd gave Rong Taotao a harsh blow, almost piercing his heart.

Rotten halberd!

Three years! Three whole years!

I haven't even held a girl's hand, and I spent every day pampering you, and this is how you treat me?

"Uh~" Thinking about this, Rong Taotao covered his heart and bowed his head in sadness.

Beside him,

Sun Xingyu, sitting one seat away, turned her head. Her beautiful big eyes blinked, looking at Rong Taotao curiously and with concern. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Uh?" Rong Taotao lifted his head and saw Sun Xingyu's concerned face.

To be honest, Rong Taotao and Sun Xingyu were not very close. Rong Taotao had spoken to her less than he had to Li Zhiyi, especially since he and Li Zhiyi often exchanged trash talk during sparring and competitions...

At this moment, it was just the girl's kind heart, plus the fact that everyone had just awakened and might have some issues, so Sun Xingyu was particularly concerned.

In his line of sight, a hand suddenly rested on Sun Xingyu's shoulder.

Li Zhiyi leaned back, holding Sun Xingyu, and tilted his head, looking at Rong Taotao with a blank expression. "If you're sick, go get treated."

Hearing the unpleasant duck voice, Rong Taotao suddenly felt a toothache and muscle pain.

Li Zhiyi was clearly in his voice-changing period, and was at the stage where his voice didn't sound good.

That head of short, black hair, clean and handsome face, and tall, strong physique, clearly did not match his voice...

Rong Taotao grinned, turned his head to look at the officer on the stage, and muttered, "Such a handsome guy, sigh... what a pity, he just has to have that mouth..."

This time, it was Li Zhiyi's turn to look uncomfortable. At a young age, he suddenly felt a bit of liver pain...

"Disgusting!" Sun Xingyu glared at Rong Taotao and said softly, "Don't talk about my Zhiyi like that."

Rong Taotao covered his heart again and bowed his head in sadness. "Sigh..."

What a fast knife...