69novels Chapter 3, 2nd Martial Soul
Chapter 3, 2nd Martial Soul
A man and a woman walked side by side, followed by a thin boy.
The boy was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a handsome face and a refined demeanor. He was wearing the fourth-year school uniform of Shrek Academy and had the dual tokens of the Tang Clan and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan hanging from his waist—it was Bei Bei.
Beside him was fifteen-year-old Tang Ya, the leader of the Tang Clan, and behind him was Huo Yuhao, who had just joined the Tang Clan.
At this time, Bei Bei was already a well-known genius in the outer academy, a 3-ring Soul Master with two yellow and one purple rings, and was quite respected among the outer academy teachers.
When Teacher Zhou saw that it was Beibei, her brows relaxed slightly: "Beibei, this person is very problematic. He is well over twelve years old and is threatening students to take the entrance exam. He is definitely here to cause trouble. Don't get involved in this."
"Teacher Zhou, this is a misunderstanding. His name is Jiang Che, and he is a senior student in the inner academy. We know each other," Bei Bei said with a wry smile.
"Inner Academy?" Teacher Zhou looked at Jiang Che in surprise. Not only him, but the other Shrek Academy students were also shocked. The Inner Academy was their dream place.
"This is my token." Jiang Che took out his inner courtyard identity token from his storage ring and tossed it to Teacher Zhou.
Teacher Zhou examined it carefully and found that the front was engraved with "Shrek Inner Courtyard", the edge was inlaid with gold patterns, and the back had a phoenix relief, which was exactly the token that only students of the Inner Courtyard had.
In fact, Jiang Che still had the Sea God Token given to him by Elder Mu, but there was no need to take it out, as he was afraid that taking it out would frighten Teacher Zhou.
"Since you're an inner court student, then forget it." Teacher Zhou returned the token to Jiang Che and said irritably. He couldn't understand why someone from the inner court would come here pretending to be a new student to register.
Jiang Che put away the token and sighed. He had originally wanted to try the assessment he had never participated in before, but now that this had happened, it was definitely impossible.
"Xiaoya, you take Yuhao to register first. I'll have a chat with Senior Jiang Che," Beibei said to Tang Ya beside her.
"Okay, take your time chatting, it's fine if you chat for a while. I can handle something as simple as reporting all by myself," Tang Ya said proudly, as if she were about to do something big.
"Brother Che, why aren't you staying in the inner courtyard? What are you doing pretending to be a freshman in the outer courtyard? Don't you even know how old you are? No wonder the other party misunderstood." Bei Bei complained after Tang Ya left.
"Huh? Is Little Beibei indirectly calling me an old woman who doesn't deserve to be seen in public?" Jiang Che glanced at Beibei, not answering directly, but instead misinterpreting his words.
Beibei thought about what she had said, and then listened to what Jiang Che was saying. The meaning was completely different.
Looking at the ambiguous smile on Jiang Che's face, Bei Bei suddenly recalled her childhood experiences. If she wasn't careful, she would be beaten up by him, who claimed that it was to train her ability to withstand blows.
Beibei's body trembled instantly, her head shaking like a rattle-drum, her hands waving frantically, her voice filled with a panicked survival instinct: "Absolutely not! Che-ge, how could you be an old man! You clearly look younger than me! I just... I just think it's a waste of your talent to be here competing with the freshmen for the assessment!"
As he spoke, he shrank back, his eyes filled with vigilance, as if afraid that Jiang Che would raise his hand and hit him.
The trauma from my childhood is too deep.
At that time, he had just been led to Poseidon Island by Elder Mu. Relying on his status as a descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family and his outstanding talent, he was a bit arrogant and called out "Feed" to Jiang Che in a disrespectful manner.
That afternoon, Jiang Che dragged him to the training ground and used his ultimate ice martial soul to freeze him until he shivered. Jiang Che even called it "training his character and testing his ice resistance." In the end, it was Elder Mu who intervened and saved him from disaster.
From then on, Beibei deeply understood how terrifying this seemingly gentle Che Ge could be when he got ruthless.
Whenever Beibei angered Jiang Che, she would get beaten up. Jiang Che would even deliberately cause Beibei to make mistakes when he was in a bad mood.
Seeing his cowardly appearance, Jiang Che's smile deepened. He reached out and patted his shoulder. The coolness of his fingertips made Bei Bei stiffen and almost jump up on the spot.
"Alright, I was just kidding you." Jiang Che withdrew his hand, his tone returning to its usual calm. "I just came out of seclusion, and today happens to be recruitment day. I was just bored, so I came to take a look."
He turned to look in the direction Tang Ya had led Huo Yuhao away, his gaze lingering on Huo Yuhao's thin back, and said calmly, "The boy you brought, you said his name was something like Yuhao, right?"
"His name is Huo Yuhao. Xiaoya and I met him in the Star Dou Great Forest. We saw that he was all alone and had nowhere to go, so we let him join the Tang Sect." Bei Bei breathed a sigh of relief when she realized she wasn't in danger of getting beaten up.
"Oh, so you mean he's only 12 years old and only has level 10 soul power, yet he dared to venture into the Star Dou Great Forest alone?" Jiang Che asked, feigning curiosity.
"Yeah, but Brother Che, don't underestimate him just because he's only level 11. His soul skill is incredibly powerful. You'd never guess it was provided by a 10-year-old Wind Baboon."
Jiang Che almost burst out laughing when he heard this. He really wanted to tell Bei Bei: That baboon almost killed a god single-handedly.
However, this was just a thought. Jiang Che suppressed his laughter and said, "He has courage and his soul skills are not bad. He seems to be a good prospect. You and Tang Ya should train him well."
"Of course! Yuhao is the only Tang Clan member besides me and Xiaoya. Who else can we train if not him?" Beibei was speechless. After all, there were only three of them in the entire Tang Clan.
"Okay, you can come to me if you have any difficulties. I'm leaving now." Jiang Che smiled and patted Bei Bei's shoulder hard, making Bei Bei gasp in pain.
Despite the pain, Beibei still managed to smile and say, "Take care, Che-ge."
Once Jiang Che had walked away, Bei Bei grimaced and rubbed her shoulder, gasping for breath, her eyes red with pain.
The blow looked light, but when it landed on his shoulder, it felt like being struck by the Soul Emperor's hammer; a tingling, numb sensation ran through his bones. He gritted his teeth and bounced around a couple of times, muttering under his breath, "I knew it! I knew this guy was up to no good! He was just trying to scare me, but he didn't hold back at all!"
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Jiang Che had no idea that Bei Bei was talking badly about him behind his back. Of course, even if Jiang Che knew, he wouldn't care as long as he was in a good mood.
Jiang Che headed to a remote part of the Star Dou Great Forest. He wasn't sure if the second martial soul rewarded by the system would cause a big commotion, so he chose this place to be on the safe side.
"System, claim your second martial soul!" Jiang Che silently prayed to himself.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Weapon Soul - Holy Sword of Light.]
Jiang Che summoned the Holy Sword of Light. The sword was forged from Sun Essence Gold and flowed with a golden luster. The spine of the sword was engraved with tiny light runes. The hilt was shaped like a six-pointed star. The hilt was wrapped with holy light silver threads, which were warm to the touch. At the end of the hilt hung a light core the size of a pigeon egg, within which a wisp of pure holy light emanated.
In its normal state, the sword's light is concealed, resembling an ancient golden longsword; when soul power is infused, the core of light illuminates, all the runes on the sword are activated, radiating a brilliant yet not dazzling holy light, the sword's sound is as clear and melodious as a sacred song, and wherever the light reaches, it can dispel evil spirits and purify death energy.
"Wow, I've hit the jackpot! This thing even has the Ultimate Light. Wouldn't it be a critical hit against evil soul masters?" Jiang Che said excitedly. The Holy Spirit Cult's strength will be considerable in the future, but with this Holy Sword of Light, Jiang Che even dares to fight opponents of higher levels.