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As for whether Tang Hao would immediately flee with Tang San upon receiving the anonymous letter?
In Chu Chengzhou's view, as long as Tang Hao wasn't brain-dead, he'd definitely believe it.
A Blue Silver Grass martial soul with full innate soul power was anything but ordinary. It would be entirely reasonable for the Spirit Hall's branch in Nuoding City to investigate Tang San's family background and report it upward.
At that time, Tang Hao, having learned that his son had awakened twin martial souls with full innate soul power—giving him hope for revenge in the future—wouldn't act rashly. He'd surely prioritize safety and take his son on the run.
This way, not only would the father-son duo be driven away, but no unforeseen risks would arise. The plan was flawless!
"Not bad! That's exactly what I'll do when the time comes!"
Chu Chengzhou nodded in satisfaction.
Afterward, Chu Chengzhou began his first-ever session of meditation cultivation.
Time flew by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
One morning, dressed neatly, Chu Chengzhou followed his grandfather Su Nan to enroll at Nuoding Academy.
As a "nine-leak fish" (a play on words referring to someone who has failed repeatedly), Chu Chengzhou actually felt quite resistant to going back to school. After all, it reminded him of the phrase: "The sea of learning has no end, and hardship is the boat!"
Though the "boat" in this context wasn't him, it was still a boat.
However, attending Nuoding Academy was non-negotiable. Since everyone there was either a soul master or an aspiring one, everything revolved around soul power. Even if he became a slacker, the teachers wouldn't bother much. Academics were relatively light.
Moreover, in the eyes of cultured parents, any child who refused to attend school would undoubtedly be seen as a delinquent.
Even if Chu Chengzhou didn't want to go, Su Nan and Li Wan—being the principal and teacher respectively—would force him to attend.
Two months since awakening his martial soul, two months of using his cheat system, and two months of diligent cultivation. What were the results?
Apologies, his soul power level was still being rounded up.
Chu Chengzhou: "I'm guilty. I've embarrassed all transmigrators!"
Similarly, his martial soul, which required a hundred days of idle-training to upgrade, showed no visible changes.
On the other hand, the Meditation skill in the second idle slot had made some progress.
[Skill: Meditation (White)]
A month ago, the gray-tier Meditation skill had advanced to white-tier.
While white-tier was still weak, Chu Chengzhou could feel that his soul power cultivation speed had increased by more than twenty percent.
However, due to his abysmal foundation, even a twenty percent improvement remained extremely limited.
After upgrading the Meditation skill, Chu Chengzhou didn't switch to another skill for idle-training.
For now, among physical fitness, mental strength, and soul power, the latter was the most important.
Upgrading calisthenics and eye exercises into body-refining and spirit-refining skills? Those could wait for now.
As for reaching the yellow-tier Meditation skill? The idle-training duration had tripled compared to before, requiring a full hundred days. He'd need to wait another two months.
Nuoding City was a remote small town, and its scale wasn't large. Moreover, Nuoding Academy was located in the western part of the city. As the principal, Su Nan belonged to the local elite class (limited to Nuoding City) and lived in a "top-tier school district house," just under three hundred meters from the academy's gate.
It didn't take long before they arrived at Nuoding Academy.
What greeted them was a towering archway, twenty meters wide and over ten meters tall, built from sturdy rock. Beneath it were two iron gates, jet-black and forged from high-quality iron.
Through the iron grating, one could see winding paths leading inward, with a broad road flanked by towering trees.
In the center of the archway were two large characters: Nuoding Academy.
It had to be said, Nuoding Academy wasn't without merit.
Though Chu Chengzhou had never been to Shrek Academy, he could confidently declare that the so-called "Advanced Soul Master Academy" paled in comparison to Nuoding Primary Soul Academy—at least in terms of the teaching environment. Shrek couldn't even hold a candle to it.
Of course, Nuoding Academy couldn't compare to proper Advanced or Intermediate Soul Master Academies on the continent, nor even to primary academies in major cities.
But despite its small size, Nuoding Academy was still an officially recognized soul master academy under the Tian Dou Empire. The city lord's office allocated a substantial annual education budget, far surpassing the dirt-poor Shrek Academy of the current era.
"Good day, Principal!"
Before they even approached, Chu Chengzhou saw a young gatekeeper greet them enthusiastically.
This scene made Chu Chengzhou recall the original story, where Tang San first arrived at Nuoding Academy.
Don't underestimate the gatekeeper—Nuoding Academy was considered a high-end establishment in Nuoding City. Even a mere gatekeeper enjoyed decent wages and benefits.
This gatekeeper was likely the same one who, a year later, would look down on Old Jack from Saint's Soul Village and Tang San.
Both were human beings—or rather, Tang San was technically half-vegetative? But their differing statuses elicited vastly different attitudes.
It could only be said: having power and influence truly made life easier!
Otherwise, someone like him—a super-trash-tier talent with only half a level of innate soul power—would likely face harassment from this gatekeeper, even if he managed to enroll at Nuoding Academy.
"Hmm."
Su Nan gave a slight nod, not bothering to engage further with the gatekeeper, and directly led Chu Chengzhou into the academy.
He was just a gatekeeper after all. A nod was already polite enough; there was no need to waste the principal's precious time.
Nuoding Academy wasn't particularly large, mainly divided into several areas: the main teaching building, the playground, and the dormitory building to the east of the playground.
Upon entering the academy, Su Nan took Chu Chengzhou to the registrar's office.
The registrar's office was on the first floor of the main teaching building. Greeting new students was a teacher who appeared to be in his sixties, assisted by two younger teachers in their thirties.
"Principal!"
Upon spotting Principal Su Nan, the three staff members immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Old Su, this is my grandson, Chu Chengzhou. Please handle his enrollment procedures."
Su Nan gestured to Chu Chengzhou, who was following behind him, and addressed Director Su.
Director Su shared the same surname as Su Nan, but this was purely coincidental—they weren't related.
"Principal, is this the child of Cheng Hao and Qingyan?"
After sizing up Chu Chengzhou, Director Su asked Su Nan.
The two people he mentioned were none other than Chu Chengzhou's parents. After all, they had once been "genius" teachers among the academy's faculty and were also disciples of Principal Su Nan. Naturally, Director Su still remembered them.
"Mm."
Su Nan nodded briefly, offering no further explanation.
"Little Chengzhou, tell Grandpa Su what your martial soul is and how much innate soul power you have?"
Opening the student registration book, Director Su smiled kindly and asked Chu Chengzhou.
Chu Chengzhou: "…"
If he told the truth, would he embarrass his grandfather, the principal?
"Alright, Old Su. Just write down 'Soul Summoning Flag' as the martial soul and 'Level 1 Innate Soul Power.'"
Perhaps sensing his grandson's awkwardness—and wanting to save face for himself—Su Nan interjected.
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