In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Lan Si waved his hand, and several books appeared out of thin air. He then opened them and saw that they contained knowledge about soul beasts and martial souls.

"It seems to suit you quite well." Seeing this, Otto smiled with satisfaction.

"Does it have a name?" Lan Si asked Otto as she put on the wristband and wrapped it around her tender left arm.

Otto thought for a moment and replied, "I think it's... what was it called again? Oh, right, it's called Heart of the Azure Sea."

"The Heart of the Azure Sea?" Lan Si murmured, smiled, and then put the book back into her soul tool.

"Heart of the Blue Sea, that is indeed a very nice name."

..........

In the early morning, Lan Si sat cross-legged in the courtyard, his eyes closed, his hands forming the hand seals for cultivating the Supreme Qiankun Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique.

Nearly three months had passed since the awakening of the Martial Soul.

It was late autumn, and fallen leaves were fluttering in the air.

The small courtyard was now covered with withered leaves.

Only the area where Lan Si was located was spared, because the fallen leaves were repelled by the electric arcs and flames emanating from Lan Si before they even got close.

"The first level of the Supreme Divine Universe Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique is complete." Lan Si suddenly opened his eyes, and blue arcs of electricity and white flames flashed in his pupils.

"However, I feel that there is still room for improvement in my soul power. I think my soul power has not yet reached level ten."

Having made up his mind, Lan Si raised his right hand, activated the Supreme Heaven and Earth Technique, and summoned his martial soul as usual.

A white light pulsed, and a mortal blue lotus, radiating a pale white aura, appeared in Lan Si's right palm.

"I feel that after the Supreme Divine Universe Technique broke through to the first level, the quality of this Azure Lotus seems to have improved, and the color is brighter." Looking at the Azure Fire Lotus in his right hand, Lan Si fell into deep thought. Then, he raised his left hand and activated the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique. A small pendant hammer covered with spiral patterns appeared in his left palm.

"This is..." Lan Si's pupils shrank as he looked at the two martial spirits in his palms.

After breaking through both the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique and the Supreme Sacred Universe Technique, he was actually able to use two martial souls at the same time.

In the original Douluo Continent novel, neither Bibi Dong nor Tang San could release one martial soul at a time for combat, but he was able to use two.

Doesn't that mean I'm about to make a fortune?

However, using two martial souls at the same time consumes a huge amount of soul power, so it seems that it should not be used unless absolutely necessary in the future.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door, and Otto's voice came from outside, "Ah Si, is your meditation over? It's time to register at Notting Academy."

"Uncle Otto, it's all done." Lan Si got up, opened the courtyard gate, and walked to Otto.

“Let’s set off then. Quite a few people have already registered by now.” Otto ruffled Lan Si’s hair, closed the door, and headed towards Notting Academy.

A short while later, Lan followed Otto to Notting College.

Because Otto was well-liked in Notting City, Lan Si did not receive the same treatment as Tang San in the original novel. After showing his martial soul certificate, he easily entered Notting Academy.

Otto was unable to enter the campus because he was not a Soul Master.

He could only offer a few words of advice before leaving.

Following the doorman's directions, Lan Si went to the Academic Affairs Office to register.

The person specifically in charge of welcoming new students was a teacher who looked to be in his sixties.

Lan Si placed her Martial Soul Certificate on the table and said in a childish voice to the teacher, "Teacher, this is my Martial Soul Certificate. Please help me register it."

The teacher looked Lan Si up and down, then took the Martial Soul Certificate in a businesslike manner and examined it.

It's no wonder that my eyes lit up the moment I looked at it.

He possesses innate level five soul power and a mutated cyan fire lotus martial soul.

This talent, even within the entire Notting Academy, can be considered an extremely rare genius.

Because most of those whose innate soul power reaches level five or above have joined the Spirit Hall.

"Your name is Lan Si, right? I am Su Nuo, the Dean of Students of the Academy. May I see your martial spirit?" Dean Su looked at Lan Si with gentle eyes.

Lan Si nodded, raised his right hand, and released the Azure Lotus Martial Soul.

"As expected, a mutated martial soul, a plant-type martial soul containing fire attributes, is truly rare." Director Su smiled, took out a blue crystal ball from under his desk, and said with a smile, "Lan Si, test how much soul power you have."

Lan Si did as instructed, putting away his martial spirit and lightly touching the blue crystal ball with his right hand. Instantly, the crystal ball released an extremely dazzling light.

"Level 10 soul power, oh no, level 9, your soul power has actually reached level 9, close to level 10."

Director Su stared in disbelief, his face filled with astonishment.

The certificate says Lan Si's innate soul power is only level five, right? How could Lan Si's soul power reach level nine?

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the open door of the Academic Affairs Office.

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Lan Si looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man holding a martial soul certificate and leading a child slowly into the room.

He was a middle-aged man, around forty or fifty years old, of medium build, slightly thin, with an ordinary appearance, a slightly thick mouth, a buzz cut, and thick stubble on his face. He looked somewhat颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless,颓废, or颓废).

But a faint smile remained on his face. This showed that he was in a very good mood.

Like the middle-aged man, the child's appearance was very ordinary. He looked about five or six years old, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with wheat-colored skin. Perhaps due to malnutrition, although he was about the same age as Lan Si, he looked very thin and was half a head shorter than Lan Si.

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While Lan Si was sizing them up, the other party was also sizing him up. From Director Su's words, they heard that Lan Si's soul power had reached level nine. Could this fair-skinned and beautiful child be a genius with innate soul power reaching level nine?

The middle-aged man placed the martial spirit certificate on the table and said to Director Su, "Director Su, this is a work-study student sent by Holy Soul Village this year. Could you please register him?"

Director Su smiled and said, "Isn't this the master? What brings you here? You're a rare guest indeed. Come, have a seat."

As he spoke, Director Su was about to call someone to bring over a chair.

The master glanced at Lan Si beside him, hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and said to the child, "You can register here yourself. I'll come find you later."

The child saw the master's expression and, though he didn't know why the master paid special attention to Lan Si, he still nodded and respectfully said, "Goodbye, teacher."

Listening to their conversation, Lan Si finally confirmed that the two people were Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.

"You've become the master's disciple?" Director Su looked at Tang San with a strange expression.

Tang San frowned and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Director Su shook his head repeatedly, saying with some regret, "No, it's just a bit of a surprise that the master would take on a disciple. Please wait a moment, I'll register this student who arrived first."

Tang San nodded slowly and stood quietly to the side.

Place Tang San's spirit certificate below Lan Si's, Director Su registered the information while smiling at Lan Si, "Lan Si, your spirit certificate clearly states that your innate spirit power is level five, so why did the test result show level nine? Can you tell me? If the Spirit Hall made a mistake, I can help you correct it."

Lan Si shook his head and said the words he had already prepared: "Director, the records above are correct. I awakened my martial soul a few months ago. The reason my soul power has increased to level nine is because I have been learning meditation from a soul master during this period."

Upon hearing this, Director Su suddenly understood. That made sense. However, being able to improve one's soul power by four levels in just a few months was already an astonishing feat of genius.

He said with a gentle gaze, "Lan Si, I have already registered your information. However, since you are not a work-study student, you will have to pay a tuition fee of five gold soul coins every year. Of course, in return, your accommodation will be much better, and you can enjoy a triple room."

Lan Si nodded, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Director, I'd like to add some more money. Could you give me a private room?" His cultivation technique was rather special. When he was about to break through, blue arcs of electricity and a pale white aura would swirl around his body. The scene was too exaggerated for outsiders to know.

"This..." Director Su hesitated for a moment, because Notting Academy had never had such a precedent since its establishment, but considering Lan Si's outstanding talent, Director Su still agreed.

“Alright, I can ask the dean to open a private dormitory room for you, but you'll have to pay the academy two gold soul coins every year. For today, you can squeeze into the work-study dormitory. It's in Building 7. Here's your academy uniform.” As he spoke, Director Su took out a package from under the table.

"Thank you, Director." Lan Si readily agreed. Not wanting to flaunt his wealth, Lan Si symbolically reached into his pocket with his right hand and took out seven gold soul coins from the soul tool in his sleeve.

The soul tool left by his parents contained several hundred gold soul coins. He could afford seven gold soul coins a year. Moreover, once he became a soul master, he could receive a monthly subsidy from the Spirit Hall, so he didn't need to worry about money in the short term.

After receiving the items from Director Su, and considering that he might secretly use Tang San's Chaotic Cloak for free in the future, Lan Si nodded to Tang San as a greeting before leaving the Academic Affairs Office.

Watching Lan Si's departing figure, Tang San didn't pay any attention, assuming that the other party was a well-mannered rich second-generation. He then turned around and began to complete the enrollment registration with Director Su.

.......

Not far from the teaching office, Lan Si was stopped by an unexpected person.

"Master (ps: not a typo), is there something you need?" Lan Si looked at Yu Xiaogang calmly.

Seeing that Lan Si was not as fearful as the other freshmen when she saw him, a great soul master, Yu Xiaogang nodded repeatedly, feeling increasingly satisfied.

He is neither arrogant nor impatient, and handles things with composure; he is quite a promising talent.

"Your name is Lan Si, right? I just heard Director Su from the Academic Affairs Office say that you have innate soul power at level nine. Can I see your martial soul?"

According to Yu Xiaogang's theory, innate soul power and the quality of martial soul are directly proportional; the higher the innate soul power, the higher the quality of the martial soul.

Lan Si possesses level nine innate soul power. Even if he is not as good as Tang San, who has twin spirit halls and full innate soul power, he is still a genius. He deserves some guidance from this theoretical master.

After all, his theory has not yet been put into practice, and he needs guinea pigs... oh no, he needs cases for Tang San to practice.

Lan Si was speechless. This guy probably had his eye on him. He then said calmly, "Master, you misunderstand. I am not at level nine innate soul power, but level five. It's just that I awakened my martial soul early and met a kind soul master who taught me meditation, which is why I was able to raise my soul power to level nine. You can ask Director Su if you don't believe me."

Upon hearing that Lan Si's innate soul power was only level five, Yu Xiaogang's face immediately fell, his previous amiable demeanor vanishing. In his mind, level nine innate soul power was the threshold for accepting disciples, and level eight would only allow him to offer some simple guidance.

With only a level five innate soul power, you think you can get theoretical guidance from this master? Dream on!

"Alright, that's all, you can go now." Yu Xiaogang waved impatiently and turned to leave. He needed to go back and think about how to improve his relationship with Tang San. It seemed Tang San hadn't prepared bedding yet, and the food was poor; he could start there.

This is a good opportunity...

Watching Yu Xiaogang's departing figure, Lan Si sneered inwardly. This guy is just as arrogant as he is insecure. He has only half a level of innate soul power, yet he looks down on people with level five innate soul power.

Too lazy to deal with this guy, Lan Si started walking towards the host arranged by Director Su. He needed to stay there for one night before the single room application was approved.

P.S.: Because the title couldn't contain the word "sacrifice," the editor changed it to "Soul Rings."

Chapter Six: The Mischievous Rabbit

There is only one dormitory building, where students and teachers live, and it is not difficult to find.

Soon, Lan Si arrived at the entrance of Dormitory 7 for work-study students.

Looking up, I saw a large dormitory room of about two or three hundred square meters, with forty or fifty beds inside. Seven or eight children, aged eight to twelve, were making a ruckus inside.

Lan Si had no intention of communicating with them and found an empty bed on her own.