Douro Continent

Chapter 21 Master? Teacher? (Part Two)

"Their origins weren't noble, yet they possessed innate full soul power. This kind of accident is due to the existence of mutated martial souls. Based on my many years of research on mutated martial souls, no martial soul can mutate with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul. And your Blue Silver Grass martial soul is just ordinary Blue Silver Grass, so I can be completely certain that my judgment is correct."

"A mutated martial soul, what is that?" Tang San asked.

The master patiently explained, "This requires first understanding how martial souls are inherited. A person's martial soul is directly related to their parents' martial souls. The most normal situation is inheriting the martial soul from either the father or the mother. This is family-style martial soul inheritance. However, there are exceptions, which are called mutated martial souls. The source is also the martial souls of the parents, but because the father and mother's martial souls have a certain degree of mutability, the inherited martial soul will mutate, producing a new martial soul. Mutated martial souls can become powerful, even possessing innate full soul power. But the vast majority of mutated martial souls only become weak. Mutated martial souls are like the product of inbreeding; the probability of them being mentally challenged is high, but it is also possible for them to become wise beyond ordinary people."

Tang San nodded, then suddenly took a step back, widening the distance between himself and the master. Immediately afterward, he knelt down on both knees and respectfully kowtowed three times to the master.

This time, it was the master's turn to be stunned. "What are you doing?"

"Teacher," Tang San said respectfully, "please accept me as your disciple."

The master smiled, a satisfied smile, and bent down to help Tang San up. "Silly boy, why do you kowtow when you become a disciple? Don't you know that's a custom only for kings and parents? A simple bow is enough."

The customs of Douluo Continent were clearly different from those of Tang San's first life, but Tang San did not think he was being overly polite. He solemnly said, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. You should accept my kneeling."

The Tang Sect has very strict teachings on etiquette, and the education Tang San received has left a deep imprint on his heart.

The master looked at Tang San with emotion, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. Good, good. It seems that I did not make the wrong choice." As the saying goes, one can see the big picture from small details. Although the master and disciple had not known each other for long, the master had already gained a considerable understanding of the child in front of him.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the academic affairs office to report." The master took Tang San's hand again, his originally dry hands slightly sweaty with excitement.

Notting Junior Soul Master Academy is not as big as it looks. It is mainly divided into several areas: the main teaching building, the playground, and the dormitory building on the east side of the playground.

Although it is only a junior soul master academy, the requirements for students here are very strict. Even if a student lives next to the academy, he or she must live in the academy and accept unified management.

The Academic Affairs Office is located on the first floor of the main teaching building. The person in charge of receiving new students is a teacher who looks to be in his sixties, and there are two young teachers under the age of thirty assisting him.

The master placed the certificate on the table and said to the elderly teacher, "Director Su, this is the work-study student sent by Holy Soul Village this year. Could you please help him register?"

Director Su said with a beaming smile, "Master, what brings you here? You're a rare guest! Please have a seat."

The master shook his head and said to Tang San, "Register here yourself, and these teachers will tell you how to do it. I'm leaving now, and I'll come find you later."

Tang San nodded and said respectfully, "Goodbye, teacher."

The master smiled, patted his head, and turned to leave.

Upon hearing Tang San's address to the master, Director Su seemed quite interested. "Young man, you call Master 'Teacher'? He's not one of our academy's teachers."

Tang San said, "But he is my teacher."

Director Su was taken aback. "You've taken the master as your apprentice?" His expression was somewhat strange, a mixture of wanting to laugh and trying to suppress it.

Tang San asked, "Is there something wrong, teacher?"

Director Su shook his head repeatedly and laughed, "No, no. I didn't expect a master to take on disciples. However, you are still a student of this academy, and you must abide by the academy's rules and regulations from now on, do you understand?"

Tang San nodded.

The two young teachers next to Director Su weren't as well-mannered as him. One of them took the Spirit Hall's certificate, looked at it, and laughed, "Tang San, is it? As a teacher of the academy, I must remind you. You can't just take on a master casually. Any spirit master, regardless of whether they graduated from the academy, can only have one master; otherwise, they will be ostracized by the world. Do you really think Grandmaster is suitable? Oh, and you have innate full spirit power. It's a pity your spirit is Blue Silver Grass."

Upon seeing the words "innate full soul power" on the certificate, the teachers present all showed surprise, but the Blue Silver Grass turned their surprise into regret.

Tang San looked at the three academy teachers in front of him with some confusion. "What's inappropriate?"

Director Su glared at the young teacher beside him and said, "Although the master's personality is a bit eccentric, from a certain perspective, he is 'invincible' in terms of martial spirit. Anyway, your martial spirit is also Blue Silver Grass, so it doesn't matter if you become his disciple. Alright, that's all. Here are your things, provided free of charge by the academy. You'll live in dormitory room seven. The teacher in charge there will arrange work for you as a work-study student. Go ahead."

"Thank you." Tang San accepted the things handed to him by Director Su, bowed, and turned to leave the Academic Affairs Office.

Director Su gave him a standard Notting Junior Soul Master Academy uniform, the white fabric looking very clean. Just as he stepped out of the registrar's office, Tang San vaguely heard the voice of the young teacher who had spoken earlier coming from inside.

(End of this chapter)