Wang Ping was overjoyed, thanking the two doormen profusely while eagerly telling Wang Li:
"Hurry and catch up! Follow that teacher and go to the academic affairs office to register!"
Wang Li, of course, didn't want to get too involved with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. The karma surrounding them was too heavy, and he couldn't bear it now. After all, most ordinary people around the protagonist were cannon fodder sacrificed to the heavens.
What would Wang Li gain by getting involved? He didn't even have a spirit ring yet. But he certainly couldn't say these things. Carrying his large bags of luggage, Wang Li bid farewell to Wang Ping and quickly walked into the academy, keeping his head down and not deliberately looking at Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
Although Wang Li didn't want to get involved with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San waited for him. Once Wang Li approached, Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke:
"Child, come here. I need to check your Spirit Hall certificate!"
When Wang Li heard this, he felt troubled, but he couldn't fight against a stronger force now. He could only stop in front of Yu Xiaogang, hand over his Spirit Hall certificate, and straightforwardly bring up Su Yuntao, saying:
"This is my Spirit Hall certificate, issued by Grandmaster Su Yuntao of the Spirit Hall."
At this moment, Wang Li thought to himself, "Could it be that Yu Xiaogang's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit only has half a level of spirit power due to its mutation, and seeing my Blue Silver Grass Spirit evolve to three levels of spirit power, he wants to use me as an experimental subject?!"
Wang Li was confident that Yu Xiaogang couldn't see his golden finger, but if Yu Xiaogang used his authority to pressure him, Wang Li would indeed find it very difficult to cope.
Across from Wang Li, Yu Xiaogang looked at Wang Li's Spirit Hall certificate—Wang Family Village, Wang Li, Mutated Blue Silver Grass Spirit, three levels of spirit power—and his gaze gradually sharpened.
He had studied six hundred and forty-seven owners of the Blue Silver Grass Spirit. Among them, only sixteen had spirit power, and not a single one had spirit power exceeding one level. Therefore, he concluded that a Waste Spirit like Blue Silver Grass had no variability.
Just now, he used this conclusion to confirm to Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could not provide him with ten levels of spirit power, and that the Spirit that could provide him with ten levels of spirit power must be another powerful Spirit.
Therefore, Tang San must possess twin spirits.
As a result, the sudden appearance of Wang Li and his Mutated Blue Silver Grass dealt a heavy blow to his face, making Yu Xiaogang, who prided himself as the foremost theorist in the Spirit Master's world, feel a burning sensation on his face.
He narrowed his eyes and thought, "Su Yuntao... In this day and age, anyone dares to call themselves Grandmaster. To judge it as a mutated Spirit just because of three levels of spirit power. The quality of Spirit Hall personnel is truly getting worse and worse."
Blue Silver Grass has no variability. As for this child, Yu Xiaogang looked at Wang Li, thinking he probably just happened to have three levels of spirit power. However, with a Spirit like Blue Silver Grass, his future achievements are ultimately limited; whether he can break through to thirty levels of spirit power is an unknown.
If it were peacetime, Yu Xiaogang might have kept Wang Li by his side to train him, but not as a disciple, rather as an apprentice. His disciples were not something just anyone could become.
But now, he had found the even better Tang San, and he completely disregarded Wang Li. It was merely a Blue Silver Grass Spirit, merely three levels of spirit power. Such talent was simply insufficient to support his theory of the Spirit's Ten Core Competencies.
A hint of pity flashed in his eyes. "Consider yourself unlucky; you won't have the chance to receive guidance from me, the foremost theorist in the Spirit Master's world." Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang returned Wang Li's Spirit Hall certificate to him and calmly said:
"No problem. Go register. The academic affairs office is straight ahead, a bit far, but easy to find."
Wang Li was somewhat surprised, but he didn't hesitate. He took back his Spirit Hall certificate, picked up his large bags, and quickly left.
Not until Wang Li had walked far away did Tang San look at his retreating back and then ask Yu Xiaogang, who was beside him, with a puzzled expression:
"Teacher, he has Mutated Blue Silver Grass. Is there such a thing as a Spirit mutation?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San, who had spoken, and thought of his twin spirits talent. A warmth surged in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face. His voice was firm as he explained:
"Spirits come from bloodline inheritance, passed down from the bloodlines of the father and mother. Generally, a powerful Spirit overrides a weaker one. However, if the quality of both sides is close, they can influence each other. This process is Spirit mutation. This mutation can be good or bad, but..."
Speaking of this, Yu Xiaogang thought of Wang Li from earlier. Even if he had three levels of spirit power, Yu Xiaogang firmly believed in his own theory. He then spoke again, saying:
"The weakness of Blue Silver Grass makes it completely devoid of variability. It will not affect other Spirits, nor will other Spirits affect it. That child just now was lucky because he had three levels of spirit power, allowing him to cultivate. However, his talent is not even one ten-thousandth of yours. With your talent and my guidance, your future achievements will be beyond anything he could ever dream of!"
Upon hearing this, Tang San completely cast Wang Li out of his mind. In this life and the previous one, after two lifetimes, someone finally acknowledged his talent. Tang San was extremely happy now.
In Tang San's heart, with the guidance of Yu Xiaogang, who understood Spirits so well, and the unique skills of the Tang Sect that he had secretly acquired in his previous life, he was sure to combine them and reach heights he had never achieved before. It was a pity that those Tang Sect Elders who had once looked down on him would not see it.
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On another note, elsewhere!
"Hoo~"
Wang Li let out a long breath and thought carefully. Perhaps his Spirit and his talent were not enough to attract Yu Xiaogang's attention, but he was happy about that.
He had his own cheat, so there was no need to rush over. He thought, "First, I'll register and hopefully learn the basic meditation method at the academy soon."
Thinking this, his steps quickened.
Notting Academy looked large, but its interior was not complicated. Wang Li quickly found the academic affairs office. Before he entered, the teacher in the academic affairs office had a warm smile. After he entered, the teacher's expression turned cold, possibly because he saw his worn-out clothes.
Wang Li took out his Spirit Hall certificate, as well as the work-study student quota certificate jointly issued by his village chief and several nearby village chiefs. Then, he said in a proper manner:
"Hello, Teacher, I am a new work-study student. I'm here to register."
The middle-aged teacher in the academic affairs office took the two certificates. He was somewhat surprised to see the Mutated Blue Silver Grass and three levels of spirit power, but he didn't say anything extra. While registering, he said:
"From now on, you are a freshman in the first year of Notting Academy. All your work-study student dorms are in Seven Dorm. You can go there yourself in a moment. Work-study students will be responsible for some of the academy's cleaning. A teacher will come to arrange it soon. Today, familiarize yourself with the dorm and the campus. Do not be late for the opening ceremony tomorrow."
Wang Li very politely said:
"I understand, thank you, Teacher."