Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

"Brother Su, please don't say that. A skilled warrior doesn't necessarily achieve great feats; one doesn't have to exert effort to be considered effective," Chen Feng said.

The reason Su Yuntao was just a bystander was because the Soul Hunt went astray from the very beginning, and encountering Dai Mubai and his two companions was something no one had anticipated.

Moreover, simply encountering them isn't enough. If Chen Feng's knowledge doesn't impress Dai Mubai and the other two, Chen Yun won't step in to help them.

The master also spoke up:

“Xiao Feng is right. A good warrior doesn’t boast of his achievements. I know my own strength. If you weren’t here, we wouldn’t have dared to set up camp here last night. We would have retreated to the outskirts of the Sand Gold Valley to rest, which would have wasted a lot of time. Xiao Wu might not have found the Moon-Attracting Fox either. You’ve saved us several days.”

Hearing this, Su Yuntao felt much better. He immediately packed up his camping supplies and led Chen Feng and the others back to Notting City.

......

Two days later, guided by Su Yuntao, Chen Feng, driving the carriage, finally saw the city gate of Notting City.

Chen Feng thoroughly enjoyed the journey, fulfilling his dream of driving a horse-drawn carriage at high speed.

To be fair, it's quite an achievement that a six-year-old child could drive a carriage for the first time without overturning it.

Chen Feng drove the carriage to the entrance of Notting Academy, dropped off the Grandmaster, and then continued towards the Spirit Hall.

He, Tang San, and Xiao Wu were going to the Spirit Hall for an advancement assessment and to collect their monthly allowance.

Upon arriving at the Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao led Chen Feng and the other two to find Matthew Nuo. "Master Matthew Nuo, we're back."

"Oh, it's Yun Tao. How did your soul hunt go?" Matthew asked, looking up from his work.

"It went very smoothly. Xiao Feng and the other two have all obtained their first spirit rings. They are now here for their advancement assessment," Su Yuntao nodded and said.

"You've all obtained your first spirit ring? Not bad, not bad. You three little guys, come with me." Matthew left his desk and led Chen Feng and the other two to the Spirit Laboratory.

He picked up a yellow crystal ball, looked at the three children, and asked:

Who wants to go first?

"I'll go first." Xiao Wu couldn't wait any longer.

She summoned her martial spirit to possess her, and a yellow spirit ring slowly pulsed around her.

"A hundred-year soul ring?" Matthew was taken aback, but then he realized he was surprised too soon, because Xiao Wu's soul power was not the eleventh level she should have had when she first advanced, but the twelfth level.

Could it be because the first spirit ring this little girl absorbed was very powerful, causing her spirit power to increase by one level? Matthew pondered to himself.

After Xiao Wu came Tang San. While Matthew could understand Xiao Wu's situation, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass greatly shocked him.

"This, this is Blue Silver Grass?" Matthew looked at the blue plant with its broad, umbrella-shaped leaves and thick stems, feeling as if his worldview had been completely refreshed.

Tang San didn't explain, since he wasn't very familiar with Matthew. He simply reached out and placed his hand on the crystal ball, injecting his soul power into it.

Suddenly, the crystal ball shone with a light even brighter than Xiao Wu had just shone.

"Level thirteen!" Matthew looked at Tang San as if he were a little monster. "Kid, what kind of spirit beast did you hunt to get your spirit rings?"

“It’s an umbrella-shaped sunflower,” Tang San replied.

“Sunflower with an umbrella-shaped canopy? This kind of soul beast isn’t special, so why has your soul power increased to level thirteen?” Matthew was a little confused.

Perhaps it's because of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San thought to himself, but on the surface he shook his head and said:

"I'm not quite sure either."

"Well, you two kids have really amazed this old man today." Matthew smiled wryly, then looked at the last child among the three, who was also the smartest.

"Xiao Feng, it's your turn. Let me see what's so special about you this time."

"Then you'll be disappointed, Grandpa Matthew, I can't compare to those two." Chen Feng summoned the Tai Chi Bagua Sword and then poured soul power into the crystal ball.

As expected, the light emitted by the crystal ball was dimmer than that of Tang San and Xiao Wu, indicating that his soul power was at a normal level eleven.

Chen Feng had anticipated this outcome, since he was neither a soul beast transformed into a human nor possessed any divine powers to protect him.

On the contrary, his martial soul was not yet complete. He was already surprised to have innate full soul power. What more could he ask for?

"Phew, finally a normal person has appeared... No, you're not normal either." Matthew recalled Chen Feng's performance when he came to the Spirit Hall and instantly realized that Chen Feng's extraordinary nature was not in his spirit, but in his intelligence.

Moreover, Chen Feng's talent in martial soul is not bad at all. No, not bad at all. It should be said that it is extremely excellent. After all, it is a rare talent with innate full soul power that is hard to come by in many years.

Matthew felt that his worldview had been messed up by these three kids. He actually thought that someone with innate full soul power was not bad.

If word gets out, people will definitely say he's senile.

But what could he do? Each of the three children possessed extraordinary skills, and even the seemingly most normal Chen Feng was a child prodigy.

Matthew's worldview can't be anything but chaotic.

Chapter 30 Proposes a Competition

Inside the Martial Soul Research Lab, Matthew looked at the three outstanding children before him and couldn't help but ask:

"Would you... be willing to join the Spirit Hall?"

Although he knew that the chances of Chen Feng and the other two agreeing were slim, he still wanted to ask.

Tang San asked, somewhat puzzled, "Grandpa Matthew, aren't we here to register at the Spirit Hall?"

Matthew shook his head and said, "No, it's different. Registering with the Spirit Hall is something that most Spirit Masters have to do in order to receive subsidies from the state."

"Joining the Spirit Hall means becoming a Spirit Master exclusively for the Spirit Hall, and Spirit Master training will be conducted directly in a school specially established by the Spirit Hall."

“Grandpa Matthew, we’re already studying at Notting Academy,” Chen Feng reminded him.

"Sigh, that's true." Matthew sighed. "You've already entered the academy, so the Spirit Hall can't just poach you by force. It's all Yun Tao's fault. He should have brought you two directly to the Spirit Hall back then. Little girl, you didn't want to either?"

Xiao Wu shook her head and didn't say anything.

"Actually, Brother Su invited me and Xiao San back then, but we declined." Chen Feng spoke up for Su Yuntao.

It wasn't a refusal, but rather that he skillfully deflected it.

However, Su Yuntao clearly realized Chen Feng's resistance, so he simply helped him get a work-study spot at Notting Academy, which can be considered as forming a good relationship with this little prodigy.

Matthew also knew about this incident back then and understood that Chen Feng and Tang San had no interest in the Spirit Hall, but now there's a little girl involved, isn't there?

Maybe this girl will agree, and then Chen Feng and Tang San will come along too.

But now it seems that all three children have refused to join the Spirit Hall, which is a real pity...

After sighing for a while, Matthew took Chen Feng and the other two to collect their subsidies and explained the Empire's relevant policies on subsidies to them.

......

"Wow! These are real gold soul coins! I'm rich now, I'm going to buy lots of delicious food." After leaving the Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu no longer held back and kissed the gold coin in her hand.

"You should go and prepare your bedding and such first, so you don't end up with nowhere to sleep tonight," Tang San reminded him.

"...Oh right, I still need to buy bedding." Xiao Wu calmed down a bit, but was still very excited. "Even after buying bedding, the remaining money will be enough to buy lots of delicious food!"

Chen Feng glanced at her and said, "Actually, I think you don't need to buy bedding anymore."

"Why?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.

"Because you need to absorb moonlight. If you want to evolve into the Lunar Jade Rabbit, you have to bask in the moonlight every night. Why would you need bedding?" Chen Feng said with a smile.

Xiao Wu froze for a few seconds, then widened her eyes. "This won't do! I don't want to sleep outside tonight."

Before she became human, she had to live outdoors in the wind and rain. After she became human, she still had to sleep in the open air. Wasn't it all for nothing that she became human?

Xiao Wu grabbed Chen Feng's sleeve, "You have to think of a way for me. You recommended my first spirit ring, so you can't just abandon me."

Chen Feng smiled faintly, "Call me Brother Feng."

Tang San's lips twitched slightly. He wanted to laugh but was afraid of making Xiao Wu angry, so he held it in for a long time.

Xiao Wu glared with her red eyes, too angry to speak, "You, you..."

“That’s right, I’m the one taking advantage of someone’s misfortune right now.” Chen Feng smiled slyly.

He knew this day would come from the moment he recommended Xiao Wu's spirit ring.

If Xiao Wu continues to behave like a good little sister, Chen Feng won't make things difficult for her.

However, Xiao Wu rebelled against the Heavenly Gang, thinking of overthrowing Chen Feng and becoming Xiao Wu's sister. Naturally, Chen Feng also had ways to deal with her.

"Hmph! No way! I'd rather not evolve! I'll just not bask in the moonlight!" Xiao Wu was stubborn and wouldn't be threatened so easily.

Her stubbornness, however, put Chen Feng at a loss, because he needed Xiao Wu's martial soul to evolve in order to help him unlock the Yin Sword form of the Tai Chi Bagua Sword.

Left with no other option, Chen Feng softened his tone and said:

"Hey, if you don't want to call me that, then don't. Who told me to be your brother Feng? How could I really just ignore you? Let me tell you what you should do."

Xiao Wu hummed twice but didn't say anything. Although she didn't want to call him Brother Feng, she also didn't want to sleep outside at night. Now that Chen Feng had offered her a way out, she naturally had no choice but to accept it.

Chen Feng then began his explanation:

“We all know that the moon has its phases, and the best time to absorb enough moonlight is on a full moon night. So, Xiao Wu, you must cultivate outside all night for the days before and after the full moon night. There’s no room for discussion.”

Xiao Wu thought for a moment and nodded.

If it's only a few days a month that she has to stay out all night, then she can accept it.

"And what about the rest of the days? Can I just sleep in the dorm?" she asked.

“No.” Chen Feng shook his head and said, “Although the moonlight isn’t strong enough on the other days, we can’t waste it. So you need to find a bed in the dormitory that faces south and is near a window, so that you can get as much moonlight as possible every night.”

He had observed that in the area from Nottingham College to the Sand Valley, the moon was always in the southern sky, so the south-facing windows could see the moon most of the time at night.

While it's not as good as sleeping outside, it's not much different except during the days around the full moon, so it's generally acceptable.

"Hmm...that works too." Xiao Wu thought about it and felt it was acceptable.

"Speaking of which, now that we've both obtained our first soul skill, how about we have a little competition?" Chen Feng suddenly suggested.

He knew that if it were a simple unarmed combat contest, he was probably the weakest of the three, and he might not even win with a sword, since he had virtually no real combat experience.

Tang San and Xiao Wu, one a skilled martial artist and the other a 100,000-year-old soul beast transformed into a human, both possess extensive combat experience.

That's why Chen Feng needs to spar with Xiao Wu and Tang San more often to increase his combat experience.

"Great! I've been wanting to find someone to practice with since I got my first spirit ring," Xiao Wu was the first to respond.

"I'm fine with it too." Tang San nodded and said. Although according to the classification system of this world, he could only be considered a support-type Soul Master without offensive power, he had the martial arts of the Tang Sect, so he was still very confident in the competition.

“In that case, let’s find a place to have a match after we get back to Notting Academy,” Chen Feng said.

"Okay!" Xiao Wu said excitedly.

She's very interested in fighting, but she hasn't had much of a chance before, so this is a good opportunity to warm up.

Yes, in Xiao Wu's opinion, the competition with Tang San and Chen Feng was probably just a warm-up, and the outcome was already decided.

That's her, Sister Xiaowu!

Chapter 31 Seeking Advice

After Xiao Wu and Tang San bought the bedding, Chen Feng and the other two walked back to Notting Academy.

This was a shortcut that Matthew told them about, which could save at least half the time compared to the main road.

As they approached the academy, the three of them suddenly heard a clanging sound.

The voice sounded very familiar to Tang San. He turned his head to look at the roadside, and a blacksmith shop came into view.

"Oh? It's a blacksmith shop, Xiao San. I remember you learned blacksmithing from Uncle Tang Hao. Do you want to go in and take a look?" Chen Feng suggested.

“But we brought our bedding, wouldn’t that be inconvenient?” Tang San said.

“It’s alright, you can give me the bedding and I’ll take it back for you. I need to find the master when I get back to see how he wrote to his friends for help. Go to the blacksmith’s shop first, and if you don’t see me when you come back, come to the master’s with Xiao Wu to find me.” Chen Feng said as he reached out his hand to Tang San.

Tang San thought about it and agreed. He was just thinking of going to the blacksmith shop to see if he could find a job, as relying solely on subsidies wasn't enough.

One gold soul coin a month is definitely enough for food and drink, but it's difficult to do anything else.

Tang San still remembered his and Chen Feng's goal: research always costs money, so he had to plan for the future.

After handing the bedding to Chen Feng, Tang San ran towards the blacksmith shop, while Chen Feng and Xiao Wu continued back to Notting Academy.

Upon arriving at the dormitory, Chen Feng placed the bedding on the bed and then ran towards the master's room. Xiao Wu, following Chen Feng's instructions, began to set up her bed on the south-facing side.

When the master returned to Notting Academy before, he told Chen Feng and the other two where he lived and that they could come to him if they needed anything. Now Chen Feng wanted to see if Flander had replied.

Arriving at the master's room, Chen Feng knocked on the door, and after a short while, the master opened it.

"Xiao Feng? What brings you here?" the master asked after opening the door to let Chen Feng in.