Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Gathering of Geniuses

Xu Lizhi?
The chubby foodie kid with innate full soul power from the book?
Xu Zhao understood immediately.

Currently, the Xu family consists of three branches.
The main branch to which he belongs, the branch where Xu Yucheng is, also split off from this main branch.
But the branch Xu Lizhi belongs to is different.
This branch traces back to Xu He, one of the seven legendary heroes from ten thousand years ago, known as "He Caito."
Xu Lizhi’s ability to awaken the innate full soul power food-type martial soul comes from inheriting He Caito’s talent.
However, Xu Lizhi’s martial soul is a steamed bun, not He Caito’s cigar.
If memory serves, the empress of the emperor-warrior, Xu Tianran, whose martial soul was the steamed bun, was the official empress.
Could this be an act of revenge?
Given He Caito’s hatred for Xu Tianran’s lineage, it wouldn’t be surprising if some extreme actions were taken.
If memory is mistaken, then that’s another matter.
Over ten thousand years of lineage, it’s normal for a bun to appear in the martial soul bloodline.

…

At the podium,
Zhang Xuanfeng smiled broadly as he saw all the prodigies of the Daylight Class assembled:
“Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Xuanfeng. I will be your homeroom teacher for the next few years. Let’s start by introducing ourselves in order of seating so we can all get to know each other.”
He then looked at the boy sitting in the front row on the left side of the classroom.
“Long Chen, you start.”

Long Chen stood up, his face proud and confident:
“Long Chen, martial soul Bright Holy Dragon, innate full soul power, level fourteen offensive warrior.”
At six and a half years old, after absorbing soul spirits, his soul power reached level twelve; six months of training elevated it two levels, allowing him to possess level fourteen soul power on the very first day of school.
A level fourteen soul warrior at six years old is an exceptionally dazzling talent even among the Daylight Class, not to mention his Bright Holy Dragon is a top-tier true dragon martial soul.
Such a martial soul ranks among the very best in the entire realm of top-tier martial souls.
Thus, many students cast looks of awe toward Long Chen.

Following Long Chen, the other students of the Daylight Class introduced themselves one by one.
As the most elite talent class of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Mentor Academy, none of the students had innate soul power below level eight.

Innate soul power of level eight was the norm; level nine was common; only those with innate full soul power were rare.
Among those who had introduced themselves, only Long Chen had innate full soul power—until...

“Jian Mochen, martial soul Heavenly Tiger Shield, innate full soul power, level thirteen defensive warrior.”
The second student with innate full soul power appeared.

Then...

“Kuang Zhantian, martial soul Heavenly Tiger Axe, innate soul power level nine and a half, level twelve offensive warrior.”
“You Dingqi, martial soul Meteor Hammer, innate soul power level nine and a half, level twelve offensive warrior.”

The thirty-six students of the Daylight Class finished their introductions, leaving only the four seated at the back of the classroom, including Xu Zhao.

“Weng Daimin, martial soul Snow Shadow, innate soul power level nine and a half, level twelve control warrior.”
“Xue Liushuang, martial soul Split Light Sword, innate full soul power, level thirteen offensive warrior.”
“Xu Yucheng, martial soul Dark Demon Scythe, innate full soul power, level fourteen offensive warrior.”
“Xu Zhao, martial soul Sun and Moon Twin Pupils, innate full soul power, level fifteen control warrior.”

Innate full soul power, and consecutively three of them at that.
But this was not even the most shocking thing for those present.

The classroom buzzed with whispers:
“Level fifteen? How is that possible? Didn’t Xu Zhao just awaken his martial soul half a month ago?”
“It must be a soul bone. The Xu family probably gave him their ancestral soul bone to absorb.”
“Foolish, use some common sense. Soul bones only raise soul power the first time a soul warrior absorbs them. The Xu family’s ancestral soul bones have been absorbed countless times; they can no longer boost soul power.”
“If not a soul bone, then what do you think it is?”
“Well...”

In the classroom, both Long Chen and Jian Mochen cast fierce competitive glances toward Xu Zhao.
At six years old, children are at their most stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat.
Fellow holders of innate full soul power and top-tier martial souls, they wouldn’t back down easily without harsh lessons.
Even the talents Xu Yucheng and Xue Liushuang, who are peers at the same level, now subtly regarded Xu Zhao as the leader, yet they could not force submission.

“All right, everyone, stop speculating. Xu Zhao’s possession of level fifteen soul power must have a reason.”
Zhang Xuanfeng clapped his hands, drawing everyone’s attention to the podium.

When the Thousand-Year Evil Eye Tyrant soul bone was revealed by the dean, he was stunned.
A six-year-old killing the guardian of the Junior Ascension Platform, who was a thousand-year-old pure spirit attribute Evil Eye Tyrant, was utterly mind-blowing.
Though the dean explained that the main force fighting the Evil Eye Tyrant was Xu Zhao’s thousand-year-old mutated silver wolf soul spirit,
possessing a thousand-year soul spirit at six years old was an extraordinarily rare feat.
Physical fitness and spiritual realm were both indispensable.
Moreover, in this era, soul spirits themselves are part of a soul warrior’s strength.

Because of this, when the dean appointed him as homeroom teacher of this Daylight Class, he felt no reluctance at all.

Xu Zhao seemed to understand the reason behind this from the homeroom teacher’s words.
But he did not find it strange.
The Xu family and the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Mentor Academy—one a royal descendant, the other the successor to a royal academy—how could their relationship be anything but good?
Therefore, it made sense that a few top insiders of the academy knew about the Evil Eye soul bone.
Presumably, his grandfather told the dean, and the dean passed it to trusted confidants, including Zhang Xuanfeng here.
In other words, Zhang Xuanfeng came to be the homeroom teacher of the Junior Department specifically because of Xu Zhao.

…

At the podium,
After waiting a moment for the classroom to quiet down, Zhang Xuanfeng spoke clearly:
“Now that everyone has introduced themselves, it’s time to elect the class officers of the Daylight Class.”
“One class president and two vice presidents.”
“At the same time, as students of the talent class, you will need to choose a secondary profession to study, so there will also be four class committee roles: forging, mech manufacturing, mech design, and mech repair.”
“The elections for these four secondary profession committee members will take place one month from now, alongside the elections for president and vice presidents, which start now.”
“The president position will be temporarily held by Xu Zhao, and the vice presidents by Long Chen and Xu Yucheng.”
“For those who are not elected, don’t worry—there will be a monthly chance to challenge the president or vice presidents. If the challenger wins, they can take the position.”
“These three officers have just taken their posts, so the first challenge will be a month from now, together with the election for the four secondary profession committee members.”
“Those wishing to challenge should train hard over the next month to prove their strength.”
“And the three officers must also train hard to defend their positions.”