Chapter 5: The "PUA Master" Yu Xiaogang? Lu Yu: I don't recall offending you, do I?

Watching Tang San’s movements, Lu Yu could not help but shake his head.

Tang San already harbored murderous intent. If that young man were to rush over in a fit of rage, his silent hidden arrow would instantly pierce the youth’s throat.

Good heavens!

This was the entrance to the Nuoding Elementary Soul Master Academy!

To say nothing of the many soul masters within the academy, the constant stream of pedestrians outside had long since noticed the commotion. If Tang San were to kill that young man here, it would inevitably cause a massive stir.

Admittedly, Tang San possessed innate full soul power and was a genius. Soul masters, long accustomed to being high and mighty, would not typically strike down such a talent over the death of a lowly person.

But the problem was this...

A mere six-year-old child, having just awakened his martial soul, dares to kill someone in the middle of the street over a verbal dispute—he would inevitably be perceived as bloodthirsty and cold-blooded by nature. What faction would be willing to cultivate such a person?

Lu Yu curled his lip. Tang San likely had not yet realized that he had nearly ruined his own future in a moment of impulse. And he claimed to have lived two lifetimes?

"Alright, that’s enough!"

Just then, a somewhat gravelly voice rang out.

The young man who had been about to charge forward immediately stopped, and Tang San lowered his hand, which he had been slowly raising. The crowd turned to see a middle-aged man walking toward them.

Lu Yu looked the man up and down, his expression somewhat strange. This was Yu Xiaogang, the one known as the "Grandmaster"? Looking at this appearance, even if he were a dozen years younger, he probably wouldn't have been much of a looker, would he? To think that with such a face he could still bewitch Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong—he was truly worthy of being called a "PUA Master" in the world before Lu Yu’s previous life!

While Lu Yu’s thoughts were flying, Yu Xiaogang had already taken the Spirit Hall certificate from Old Jack, scolded the gatekeeper youth, and turned to Jack. "Old sir, leave these two children to me. On behalf of the academy, I apologize for what just happened."

Old Jack waved his hand repeatedly to say it was unnecessary, gave a few parting words to Lu Yu and Tang San, and then turned to leave.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San, then at Lu Yu, his brow furrowing slightly. He felt that the way Lu Yu looked at him was somewhat peculiar. *Could he have heard of my affairs?*

Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang’s gaze toward Lu Yu grew much colder. In comparison, he placed much more importance on Tang San. After all, there had never been a soul master on Douluo Continent whose martial soul was Blue Silver Grass yet possessed innate full soul power. Furthermore, since the Blue Silver Grass had not mutated, it meant that Tang San must possess twin martial souls!

But Lu Yu was different. Yu Xiaogang had seen on the Spirit Hall certificate that Lu Yu’s martial soul was only suspected to be a "stone." In Yu Xiaogang’s view, Lu Yu’s martial soul had likely undergone some kind of mutation, which explained the innate full soul power. While soul masters with mutated martial souls and innate full soul power were rare, Yu Xiaogang, hailing from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and being an elder of the Spirit Hall, had seen many geniuses.

Yu Xiaogang had always believed that there were no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters. Therefore, he valued a person’s character more than their talent. In his eyes, for Lu Yu to be looking at people through colored glasses at such a young age, his character was too poor.

Without saying much, Yu Xiaogang said, "The academic affairs office is over there; you two go on yourselves." Although he said "you," his gaze remained fixed on Lu Yu, his expression indifferent and cold.

Lu Yu felt speechless. He hadn't offended this guy, had he? Why was he acting as if Lu Yu owed him money? He also realized that Yu Xiaogang was trying to get rid of him. He suspected that once he left, a grand scene of apprenticeship would ensue.

Lu Yu had no interest in Yu Xiaogang. As for being the "number one theorist in the soul master world"? Profound knowledge? A master in the field of martial soul research? He was nothing more than someone who had taken the documents and records from the Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, organized them, and made them public. In terms of understanding martial souls and the Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang was a hundred thousand miles behind Lu Yu!

Thinking of this, Lu Yu thanked Yu Xiaogang and headed toward the academic affairs office.

Tang San, meanwhile, glanced at Lu Yu’s retreating back and said, "Teacher, I still have some questions I would like to ask."

"Follow me..." A flicker of a smile appeared in Yu Xiaogang’s eyes.

Lu Yu ignored the two behind him, proceeded directly to the academic affairs office, completed his enrollment, and went straight to the dormitory building.

There were seven student dormitories in total, of which Dorm Seven was the most unique and had the poorest conditions. This was because it was specifically for work-study students; while the academy offered tuition waivers, it did not provide them with the same treatment as ordinary students. Work-study students of all grades, regardless of age or gender, lived in Dorm Seven.

As soon as Lu Yu entered, he saw seven or eight youths who also noticed him. The oldest and most burly among them walked over, looked down at Lu Yu, and said, "You’re the new work-study student?"

Lu Yu smiled and nodded. "Hello, my name is Lu Yu. My martial soul is a stone!" This was not because Lu Yu was intentionally hiding that his martial soul was the Fantian Seal, but because that was what was written on the Spirit Hall certificate, and he had no choice but to say so.

The boy’s expression softened slightly, and he smiled. "Hello! My name is Wang Sheng, my martial soul is a War Tiger, and I’m the boss here! We work-study students aren't treated well in the academy, so we must stick together!"

Wang Sheng had intended to give Lu Yu a show of strength and fight him, but upon hearing that his martial soul was a stone, he abandoned the idea. He subconsciously categorized Lu Yu as part of the vulnerable group and even thought about looking after him in the future.

After politely greeting everyone in the dormitory, Lu Yu picked a bed, hopped up, and lay down with his eyes closed to feign sleep. The others simply assumed he was tired from his long journey and thought nothing of it.

In reality, Lu Yu was mentally evolving various talismans! The greatest strength of the *Tongtian Lu* (Heaven-Reaching Record) lay in the ability to instantly manifest talismans, even creating dozens, hundreds, or thousands at once! However, the prerequisite was that the user must be well-versed in the way of talismans. To give a simple example, which would be stronger: one hundred ordinary fire-starting talismans, or one hundred Five-Thunder Talismans known for their offensive power?

When Lu Jin had passed the *Tongtian Lu* to Lu Yu, he had given him the *Great Compendium of Talismans*. According to Lu Jin, this compendium contained his life’s work and most of the inheritance of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion’s talisman arts. In his previous life, Lu Yu had memorized every single talisman in the book. But to manifest them instantly through the *Tongtian Lu*, one needed to have completely mastered them. He had studied for over a decade and had only truly mastered the majority of the talismans in the compendium. Of the nine most powerful ones, he had only learned three.

Lu Yu was currently unable to make any progress with the *Triple Reversal* or the *Golden Light Curse*; he would only be able to advance further once he obtained his first soul ring and converted the *Qi* within his body into soul power. Lacking the ability to look inward, he could not practice the Lightning Method. Thus, Lu Yu calmed his mind and focused on studying the *Great Compendium of Talismans*.