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Chapter 60
Chapter 60: The Confident Grandmaster
At noon, Aotian took Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to the Cafeteria for lunch. After returning to the Dormitory for a nap, he was woken up by Tang San.
"Aotian, Teacher is already waiting for us on the back hill," Tang San said.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance over at Xiao Wu. He saw Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena sleeping together in an embrace. One was charmingly cute, the other a transcendent beauty, but... they were both sharing the same quilt with Aotian.
Gu Yuena's long silver hair was spread messily over the head of the bed. The sleeping fairy was just as enchanting.
Just as Tang San was looking at Gu Yuena, Aotian sat up and said, "That's your Teacher, not mine."
Tang San withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself that might not be the case for long. He said, "I'll wait for you on the back hill."
After speaking, he glanced at Gu Yuena, noticed she had also woken up, and then left the Dormitory.
Aotian got out of bed and put on his shoes. Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu also got ready quickly.
Gu Yuena said, "I'm going too. I want to see just who this Grandmaster really is."
Xiao Wu said, "Sister Na'er, I heard the Grandmaster is only at the Great Soul Master realm."
Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow. "Just that? And he wants to be Aotian's teacher?"
Aotian said nothing. Once his shoes were on, he left the Dormitory.
Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena hurried to follow.
The other boys still in the Dormitory also followed behind, wanting to see the excitement.
They were extremely envious that Tang San had advanced to level sixteen within a year. They were all Work-Study Students, and their clothes were just as tattered, so why was he so outstanding?
They also wanted to see who would win: Tang San, the genius, or Aotian, the rich young master.
The only time they had seen Tang San and Aotian fight was last year when they had just arrived at Dormitory Seven.
At that time, Aotian had easily and completely defeated Tang San.
Now, a year had passed. Tang San had advanced six levels. Could he now easily defeat Aotian?
On the hill behind the Academy, Grandmaster had already been waiting for a long time.
Beside him stood another middle-aged man. His appearance was a bit more handsome than Grandmaster's. He wore a long gray robe, his chin protruded slightly, and he constantly wore a gentle smile.
He was the Dean of Nuoding Soul Master Academy, and also a friend of Grandmaster.
The Dean looked at the Small Hillside and chuckled, "This place has become the dedicated brawling spot for those little brats."
Seeing that Grandmaster didn't respond, he didn't mind and continued, "That boy named Aotian, is his talent really that good? Good enough for you to go to such lengths to take him as a disciple?"
Grandmaster finally nodded. "That boy's talent, while not on par with Xiao San's, is still exceptionally rare. Innate full soul power, plus a dragon-type beast spirit. If he doesn't go astray, he will surely become a Titled Douluo in the future."
"Tsk, tsk, I can't believe our Academy managed to recruit such a genius disciple. Wait... what did you just say? Talent like that still can't compare to your disciple, Tang San?"
The Dean's eyes widened as he continued to ask, "Isn't your disciple's martial soul Blue Silver Grass? Even with innate full soul power, he can't possibly compare to this Aotian, can he?"
"Who said Xiao San only has one martial soul?" A smile played on Grandmaster's lips.
"Twin Martial Souls!" The Dean couldn't help but exclaim. After taking a few deep breaths, he said, "Xiaogang, being able to accept such a disciple is a gift from the heavens. As long as you nurture him well, he will surely vindicate you in the future."
Grandmaster nodded slightly, not denying the Dean's words. Vindicating himself—this was also a small, selfish motive behind his teaching of Tang San.
"Can you tell me what his second martial soul is?" the Dean asked curiously.
Grandmaster shook his head. "Xiao San's second martial soul is no small matter; it cannot be revealed."
He had already guessed who Tang San's father was. Given Tang Hao's relationship with Spirit Hall, which was like fire and water, how could he dare to reveal it? Even if the Dean was his good friend, he couldn't say.
The Dean shook his head, not pressing the issue.
He said, "This Aotian isn't bad either. You must take him in. When you have two Douluo from the same lineage in the future, I'll also be able to bask in your glory, because they will have graduated from my Nuoding Academy, haha..."
Grandmaster nodded. "Don't worry. I've already checked Xiao San's cultivation. He didn't slack off during the two-month-plus vacation; his cultivation has already reached level sixteen. According to him, Aotian didn't cultivate even once last semester. I imagine he's probably still only at level eleven. There's no suspense in today's battle."
The Dean frowned. "He hasn't cultivated even once? Is this Aotian that lazy?"
Grandmaster said, "According to Xiao San, Aotian's family is very wealthy. It's normal for a scion of such a rich family to be lazy. Don't worry, once he becomes my disciple, I will discipline him properly."
Just then, Tang San started walking quickly up from the foot of the hillside.
Not far behind Tang San, Aotian was walking slowly with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena.
Tang San quickly reached the top of the hillside and called out, "Teacher."
Grandmaster nodded, his gaze looking down. It rested on Aotian for a moment before shifting to Gu Yuena.
"That girl must be Gu Yuena, right?" Grandmaster asked.
The Dean nodded. "That's right. The martial soul written on her Martial Soul Certificate is Silver Dragon, and she also has innate full soul power. I happened to be in the Academic Affairs Office during her registration. Unfortunately, she adamantly refused to show us her martial soul."
Grandmaster frowned and asked, "Aotian has a Golden Dragon Martial Soul, and this Gu Yuena has a Silver Dragon Martial Soul. Could they be related somehow?"
The Dean laughed heartily. "Who cares what their relationship is? Just accept them both! That way, you'll have three disciples with innate full soul power. In that regard, not even Spirit Hall can compare to you. This is truly worthy of celebration!"
Grandmaster was still frowning. "I still feel like something isn't right. One Golden Dragon, one Silver Dragon, they know each other, and both have innate full soul power... Don't you think there are too many coincidences?"
"No need to overthink it. Once you've accepted them both as your disciples, won't you understand then?" the Dean said.
Grandmaster nodded. "That's true."
Tang San said, "Teacher, rest assured. Today, you will gain two more disciples."
"And I will gain a junior brother and a junior sister," he added in his heart.
He raised a hand to touch his belt, then felt the immense soul power within his body. A powerful confidence began to emanate from him.
The last time he lost to Aotian was only because there were some techniques he couldn't use. With sufficient preparation, even the strongest opponent could only suffer a bitter defeat.
What the Tang Sect feared least was the weak defeating the strong and the few defeating the many.
Besides, he didn't believe his current cultivation was weaker than Aotian's.
Aotian walked to the top of the Small Hillside with a calm expression. Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena stood on either side of him, one step behind, like his two little maids.
Behind them followed the other students from the Work-Study Students' dormitory.
"Aotian, you're here," Grandmaster said with a wide smile.
Aotian nodded. "Let's begin."
(end of chapter)
At noon, Aotian took Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to the Cafeteria for lunch. After returning to the Dormitory for a nap, he was woken up by Tang San.
"Aotian, Teacher is already waiting for us on the back hill," Tang San said.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance over at Xiao Wu. He saw Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena sleeping together in an embrace. One was charmingly cute, the other a transcendent beauty, but... they were both sharing the same quilt with Aotian.
Gu Yuena's long silver hair was spread messily over the head of the bed. The sleeping fairy was just as enchanting.
Just as Tang San was looking at Gu Yuena, Aotian sat up and said, "That's your Teacher, not mine."
Tang San withdrew his gaze, thinking to himself that might not be the case for long. He said, "I'll wait for you on the back hill."
After speaking, he glanced at Gu Yuena, noticed she had also woken up, and then left the Dormitory.
Aotian got out of bed and put on his shoes. Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu also got ready quickly.
Gu Yuena said, "I'm going too. I want to see just who this Grandmaster really is."
Xiao Wu said, "Sister Na'er, I heard the Grandmaster is only at the Great Soul Master realm."
Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow. "Just that? And he wants to be Aotian's teacher?"
Aotian said nothing. Once his shoes were on, he left the Dormitory.
Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena hurried to follow.
The other boys still in the Dormitory also followed behind, wanting to see the excitement.
They were extremely envious that Tang San had advanced to level sixteen within a year. They were all Work-Study Students, and their clothes were just as tattered, so why was he so outstanding?
They also wanted to see who would win: Tang San, the genius, or Aotian, the rich young master.
The only time they had seen Tang San and Aotian fight was last year when they had just arrived at Dormitory Seven.
At that time, Aotian had easily and completely defeated Tang San.
Now, a year had passed. Tang San had advanced six levels. Could he now easily defeat Aotian?
On the hill behind the Academy, Grandmaster had already been waiting for a long time.
Beside him stood another middle-aged man. His appearance was a bit more handsome than Grandmaster's. He wore a long gray robe, his chin protruded slightly, and he constantly wore a gentle smile.
He was the Dean of Nuoding Soul Master Academy, and also a friend of Grandmaster.
The Dean looked at the Small Hillside and chuckled, "This place has become the dedicated brawling spot for those little brats."
Seeing that Grandmaster didn't respond, he didn't mind and continued, "That boy named Aotian, is his talent really that good? Good enough for you to go to such lengths to take him as a disciple?"
Grandmaster finally nodded. "That boy's talent, while not on par with Xiao San's, is still exceptionally rare. Innate full soul power, plus a dragon-type beast spirit. If he doesn't go astray, he will surely become a Titled Douluo in the future."
"Tsk, tsk, I can't believe our Academy managed to recruit such a genius disciple. Wait... what did you just say? Talent like that still can't compare to your disciple, Tang San?"
The Dean's eyes widened as he continued to ask, "Isn't your disciple's martial soul Blue Silver Grass? Even with innate full soul power, he can't possibly compare to this Aotian, can he?"
"Who said Xiao San only has one martial soul?" A smile played on Grandmaster's lips.
"Twin Martial Souls!" The Dean couldn't help but exclaim. After taking a few deep breaths, he said, "Xiaogang, being able to accept such a disciple is a gift from the heavens. As long as you nurture him well, he will surely vindicate you in the future."
Grandmaster nodded slightly, not denying the Dean's words. Vindicating himself—this was also a small, selfish motive behind his teaching of Tang San.
"Can you tell me what his second martial soul is?" the Dean asked curiously.
Grandmaster shook his head. "Xiao San's second martial soul is no small matter; it cannot be revealed."
He had already guessed who Tang San's father was. Given Tang Hao's relationship with Spirit Hall, which was like fire and water, how could he dare to reveal it? Even if the Dean was his good friend, he couldn't say.
The Dean shook his head, not pressing the issue.
He said, "This Aotian isn't bad either. You must take him in. When you have two Douluo from the same lineage in the future, I'll also be able to bask in your glory, because they will have graduated from my Nuoding Academy, haha..."
Grandmaster nodded. "Don't worry. I've already checked Xiao San's cultivation. He didn't slack off during the two-month-plus vacation; his cultivation has already reached level sixteen. According to him, Aotian didn't cultivate even once last semester. I imagine he's probably still only at level eleven. There's no suspense in today's battle."
The Dean frowned. "He hasn't cultivated even once? Is this Aotian that lazy?"
Grandmaster said, "According to Xiao San, Aotian's family is very wealthy. It's normal for a scion of such a rich family to be lazy. Don't worry, once he becomes my disciple, I will discipline him properly."
Just then, Tang San started walking quickly up from the foot of the hillside.
Not far behind Tang San, Aotian was walking slowly with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena.
Tang San quickly reached the top of the hillside and called out, "Teacher."
Grandmaster nodded, his gaze looking down. It rested on Aotian for a moment before shifting to Gu Yuena.
"That girl must be Gu Yuena, right?" Grandmaster asked.
The Dean nodded. "That's right. The martial soul written on her Martial Soul Certificate is Silver Dragon, and she also has innate full soul power. I happened to be in the Academic Affairs Office during her registration. Unfortunately, she adamantly refused to show us her martial soul."
Grandmaster frowned and asked, "Aotian has a Golden Dragon Martial Soul, and this Gu Yuena has a Silver Dragon Martial Soul. Could they be related somehow?"
The Dean laughed heartily. "Who cares what their relationship is? Just accept them both! That way, you'll have three disciples with innate full soul power. In that regard, not even Spirit Hall can compare to you. This is truly worthy of celebration!"
Grandmaster was still frowning. "I still feel like something isn't right. One Golden Dragon, one Silver Dragon, they know each other, and both have innate full soul power... Don't you think there are too many coincidences?"
"No need to overthink it. Once you've accepted them both as your disciples, won't you understand then?" the Dean said.
Grandmaster nodded. "That's true."
Tang San said, "Teacher, rest assured. Today, you will gain two more disciples."
"And I will gain a junior brother and a junior sister," he added in his heart.
He raised a hand to touch his belt, then felt the immense soul power within his body. A powerful confidence began to emanate from him.
The last time he lost to Aotian was only because there were some techniques he couldn't use. With sufficient preparation, even the strongest opponent could only suffer a bitter defeat.
What the Tang Sect feared least was the weak defeating the strong and the few defeating the many.
Besides, he didn't believe his current cultivation was weaker than Aotian's.
Aotian walked to the top of the Small Hillside with a calm expression. Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena stood on either side of him, one step behind, like his two little maids.
Behind them followed the other students from the Work-Study Students' dormitory.
"Aotian, you're here," Grandmaster said with a wide smile.
Aotian nodded. "Let's begin."
(end of chapter)
