[Seeing another young girl approach, Tang San was taken aback and couldn't help asking Wang Sheng, "We allow mixed-gender dorms here?"]
[Wang Sheng nodded, explaining that they were all still children. In Junior Spirit Master Academies, dormitories were not separated by gender; only upon reaching Intermediate Spirit Master Academy would boys and girls be assigned separately.]
[Afterward, Wang Sheng urged Tang San to demonstrate his strength and test the girl, as this was the long-standing rule of Dorm Seven.]
[Left with little choice, Tang San stepped forward.]
[At that moment, the girl introduced herself. Her name was Xiao Wu.]
[Tang San felt somewhat awkward, but after introducing himself, he explained that according to Dorm Seven's rules, they needed to spar.]
[Xiao Wu, however, appeared quite excited.]
[During the fight, Tang San held back and did not use his full strength, which caused him to fall just short and lose.]
[As a result, Xiao Wu became the boss of Dorm Seven.]
[Not long after, a teacher with light green hair entered the dormitory. He asked for Tang San by name and handed him a brand-new set of bedding, explaining that the Grandmaster had sent it.]
[The teacher, Mo Hen, also went over the responsibilities and precautions for Work-Study Students before leaving.]
[After Mo Hen left, Xiao Wu suddenly realized she had no bedding and was momentarily stunned.]
[Although the other Work-Study Students tried to curry favor by offering their own quilts and mattresses, they were all too worn and dirty. Xiao Wu's gaze soon fell upon Tang San's new bedding.]
[In the end, the two simply pushed their beds together and shared the set.]
White World, Shrek Academy
"Does this Xiao Wu have no sense of boundaries between men and women?"
Seeing the scene, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but comment.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded beside her, clearly agreeing.
Not just them, but many other girls, including Shui Binger, Huo Wu, and Dugu Yan, also found this behavior inappropriate.
[As lunchtime arrived, the Work-Study Students of Dorm Seven headed to the cafeteria together.]
[There, they were provoked by noble students. Xiao Wu grew indignant, but Tang San chose to ignore them, saying they were only there to eat. He restrained Xiao Wu and went to line up.]
[At that moment, Tang San's inner thoughts surfaced.]
["According to Tang Sect rules, disciples should not provoke trouble lightly, but if others initiate conflict, they must be met with thunderous retaliation. These noble students are merely children, and I, Tang San, have lived two lives; there is no need to compete with them."]
Across both worlds, countless people were left speechless.
If he followed Tang Sect rules so strictly now, how had he forgotten that stealing the sect's supreme techniques in his previous life was a capital crime?
[In the cafeteria, Tang San encountered Yu Xiaogang again.]
[Yu Xiaogang invited him to eat together, but Tang San declined, saying he preferred to stay with his roommates and not isolate himself.]
[Yu Xiaogang approved of this and told him to wait at the cafeteria entrance after finishing his meal.]
[When Wang Sheng learned that Tang San had taken Yu Xiaogang as his master, he found it hard to believe. With a strange expression, he mentioned Yu Xiaogang's weak cultivation and implied he was living off others.]
[This angered Tang San greatly, and he immediately rebuked Wang Sheng.]
[After finishing his meal, Tang San met Yu Xiaogang at the cafeteria entrance.]
[Beside Yu Xiaogang stood a middle-aged man in a long robe, with a refined appearance, a slightly prominent chin, and a gentle smile.]
[After Tang San arrived, the man patted Yu Xiaogang's shoulder, wished him success with a smile, and then departed.]
[Curious, Tang San asked about his identity and learned that he was the principal of Nuoding Academy.]
[Yu Xiaogang then brought Tang San to his dormitory and handed him two chicken drumsticks and a steamed bun, explaining that he was still growing and needed proper nourishment.]
[Tang San was deeply moved by this gesture.]
[After he finished eating, Yu Xiaogang finally asked about his second martial soul.]
[Upon learning it was the Clear Sky Hammer and hearing Tang San's surname, Yu Xiaogang's eyes burned with excitement. He immediately guessed Tang San's background and instructed him not to attach any spirit rings to the hammer for now.]
[He then told Tang San that the next day they would head to the Spirit Hunting Forest to obtain his first spirit ring.]
[Afterward, he continued teaching him theoretical knowledge and methods for cultivating Blue Silver Grass.]
[By the time Tang San returned to Dorm Seven, night had already fallen.]
[He lay on his bed, closing his eyes as he carefully reviewed everything Yu Xiaogang had taught him.]
[Some time later, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others returned. Seeing Tang San resting, Xiao Wu woke him up.]
[Tang San then informed them that he would be leaving the academy the next day to hunt for a spirit ring.]
[Hearing this, Xiao Wu became somewhat displeased, questioning why he was going for a spirit ring before even properly starting school, as if it were something overly important.]
[The other Work-Study Students stared at her in disbelief, as though she had said something absurd.]
[Realizing something was off, Xiao Wu quickly changed the subject. Placing her hands on her hips, she demanded to know who would handle the dorm's cleaning duties while Tang San was away.]
[Left with no choice, Tang San said he would trouble Xiao Wu for a few days. After returning, he would take over all remaining duties for the semester, while still giving her half of the wages.]
[Only then did Xiao Wu feel satisfied.]
[That night, while the others were cultivating, Xiao Wu pulled Tang San outside for another spar, feeling that her earlier victory had been somewhat unfair.]
[Tang San agreed.]
[However, during the spar on the playground, the two became entangled and ended up in an awkward embrace, which drew the attention of a female teacher who immediately began scolding them.]
[As she continued reprimanding them, Tang San tried to explain it was only a spar. When she refused to believe him, he even suggested demonstrating it again.]
[At this point, Xiao Wu stepped forward and offered to spar with the teacher instead, nearly knocking her unconscious with a single kick.]
[The teacher was left in a miserable state, but sensing Xiao Wu's strength and suspecting she might have an extraordinary background, she chose to retreat quietly.]
White World
Fanos City, Fanos Intermediate Spirit Master Academy.
"This Tang San is actually much more interesting than that Tang Chuan."
Watching the interaction in the projection, Xiao Wu couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Thinking back to Tang Chuan, she found him overly mature and quiet, which made him rather dull in comparison.
Tang San, on the other hand, felt far more engaging.
As for Tang San's past life, Xiao Wu did not think too deeply about it.
After all, she was a spirit beast. She had entered the human world only to cultivate, grow stronger, and one day avenge her mother.
[The next morning, Tang San woke early and headed to the gates of Nuoding Academy, where he and Yu Xiaogang had agreed to meet.]
[But when he arrived…]
[He saw only Yu Xiaogang standing there.]
[Dressed in a black academic robe, his figure thin, his face covered in stubble, his expression stiff, and his hair cropped short, he stood with his hands behind his back.]
Across both the Black World and the White World, countless Spirit Masters froze in disbelief.
"Why is there only this Yu Xiaogang?!"
"Is he seriously planning to take Tang San alone into the Spirit Hunting Forest to obtain a spirit ring?"