Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

That evening, outside Shrek School.

Today, Lu Yi is treating everyone, with Huo Yuhao as the chef, and they are all eating grilled fish.

Besides the six who won first and second place in the freshman assessment, Tang Ya and Bei Bei were also included.

"I never imagined that a single soul-hunting trip would bring back two geniuses, earning us the top two spots in the freshman assessment!"

Beibei looked around at the six people and couldn't help but feel a sense of unease about the current situation.

Tang Ya ate three grilled fish to fill her stomach first, and while waiting for the next grilled fish, she finally remembered the matter of recruiting people for the Tang Clan.

"Wang Dong, you said last time you wanted to join the Tang Clan, do you still have that idea?"

When Wang Dong first heard about the Tang Clan, he immediately expressed his desire to join, which made Tang Ya, the sect leader, quite uneasy.

It's hard not to suspect that such a talented young man would be interested in her small, dilapidated temple, as he's after her remaining Tang Clan secret techniques.

The Tang Sect is not what it used to be. If a Soul Master with mediocre talent wanted to join, she would be happy for days.

For example, when she first met Huo Yuhao and Lu Yi, she couldn't see any potential in either of them, which is why she decided to take them on as disciples.

Now, when facing Lu Yi again, even if Tang Ya wanted to bring up the past, she didn't know how to start.

Upon hearing Tang Ya's question, Wang Dong felt a sudden surge of emotion and immediately nodded, "Of course!"

"Although you didn't win the championship, you lost to one of your own, so I, the sect leader, will grant you special permission to join!"

Tang Ya didn't waste any time and directly accepted Wang Dong's offer. She then seized the opportunity to recommend him to Xiao Xiao, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan.

Although Xiao Xiao was curious about the Tang Clan, she thought about the current personnel structure of the Tang Clan.

Brother Bei and Sister Xiaoya are a couple.

The relationship between Wang Dong and Yu Hao, these two grown men, is already becoming ambiguous, and since they can generate a martial soul fusion skill, their future relationship will definitely be bound together.

If she joined, wouldn't she be like a third wheel, watching them show off their affection every day?

"Sister Xiaoya, let's just forget about it!" Xiao Xiao was clearly not good at refusing others, and her voice was soft and sweet.

Tang Ya was not surprised by Xiao Xiao's rejection, but Lu Yi looked up with surprise in his eyes.

"This plot isn't right?"

Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan also had little interest in joining a declining sect and declined the offer.

In the end, Tang Ya still tried to probe Lu Yi's intentions, just like everyone else.

"Sister Xiaoya, I believe you've already realized that I have my own path to follow, and the Tang Clan is not suitable for me."

Lu Yi expressed his thoughts, and Tang Ya stopped insisting upon hearing this.

Having gained a genius like Wang Dong today, what more could she ask for?

With the recruitment phase over, Tang Ya and Bei Bei discussed their future cultivation direction.

The Tang Clan's hidden weapons declined due to the widespread emergence of soul-guided devices.

Tang Ya realized the many advantages of soul tools and also chose to study soul tools.

However, neither she nor Beibei possessed great talent in soul tools; they were both only first-level soul masters at the moment.

As Lu Yi had expected, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had completely opposite attitudes toward soul tools.

Huo Yuhao felt that his talent was mediocre, and that soul tools were the best way out for him.

Wang Dong's attitude towards soul tools can be described as disgust; he even disdains using them.

Xiao Xiao, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan had little interest in soul tools due to the characteristics of their own martial souls.

Finally, it was Lu Yi's turn.

"I think that although soul tools have a bright future, for me, I will probably learn some basic manufacturing in the future and it will be enough to reach the level of a first or second-level soul tool master."

Lu Yi wasn't unwilling to master it; it's just that he wasn't going to create a traditional soul tool.

Within the magical system, there is another important category: alchemy.

This is a discipline about the purification, transformation, and modification of matter.

Alchemy is divided into traditional alchemy and alchemical modification.

In the era before his arrival, Nicolas Flamel, who had lived for over five hundred years, was undoubtedly the greatest alchemist of the centuries.

His immortality stemmed from the magic stone he created, an alchemical artifact that represents the pinnacle of traditional alchemy.

In the 20th century, alchemy emerged in the magical world, combining Muggle technology with alchemy. It was usually used to modify or enchant ordinary items, and was relatively easier to use.

For example, flying motorcycles, flying cars, and magical radios can all be considered alchemy in a broad sense. The Weasley twins often made gadgets to play pranks, which also fall into this category.

The only technological products that Lu Yi can access right now are soul tools.

It's the beginner stage of alchemy, and there's a lot of overlap with knowledge related to soul tools, so it shouldn't be too difficult to learn.

The key point is that alchemical tools can do what soul tools can do, and there are no requirements for soul power level.

However, what alchemical tools can do, soul tools may not be able to do.

Therefore, Lu Yi could create alchemical items with effects similar to advanced soul tools without becoming an advanced soul master. Of course, this also required his own hard work and research.

Others were certainly unaware of Lu Yi's plans, assuming he simply didn't consider himself to have high talent in soul guidance.

At this joyous moment, Tang Ya immediately turned her joy into a craving for food.

"Yuhao, bring me three more grilled fish!"

……

The next day, all the new students who passed the assessment gathered in Shrek's square to be assigned to classes and to receive their assessment rewards.

However, before the class assignments, the top three students from this year's freshman assessment were asked to come forward and become familiar with the class.

"Third place goes to Dai Huabin's team, whose members are Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie."

The three then stepped forward. Except for Cui Yajie, whose face remained relatively normal, the other two looked as if they had lost their parents, showing no joy whatsoever.

"Second place, Wang Dong's team, team members Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao."

Unsurprisingly, Lao Huo was disregarded by the academy's higher-ups because of the color of his spirit ring, and his name was placed last.

As soon as the words were spoken, Huo Yuhao looked puzzled, Wang Dong wasn't very interested, and only Xiao Xiao seemed happy.

The three stepped forward under the watchful eyes of more than 300 freshmen, and then walked to the front under the unfriendly gazes of Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

"Now, please give a warm round of applause to welcome the champions of the final freshman assessment. They are the Lu Yi team, consisting of Lu Yi, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan."

Huo Yuhao, as the team leader, was stripped of his title because the academy determined that his potential for development was not as high as Wang Dong's.

Lu Yi's treatment was completely opposite to Huo Yuhao's. Originally, Zhou Sichen was chosen as the team leader to cover up Lu Yi and Cao Jinxuan's abilities and achieve the goal of surprise.

Even though Yan Shaozhe criticized Lu Yi's performance in the final as opportunistic after the competition, he still gave Lu Yi the title of captain.

Despite being stripped of his captaincy, Zhou Sichen was all smiles, walking alongside Lu Yi with Cao Jinxuan on either side, enjoying the attention of everyone and the hostility of his defeated opponent, Dai Huabin.

Next, the list of core disciples will be announced.

With Lu Yi and the other two all selected, poor Huo Yuhao was indeed not selected and ultimately only received the treatment of a core disciple.

In reality, whether he's a core disciple or enjoys the benefits of a core disciple, for Lu Yi, it's simply a difference between constantly showing off his food for free and having a limited time to show off his food for free; there aren't many surprises.

After the class assignments were made, the surprise disappeared from the faces of Lu Yi, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan.

"Class 1, Grade 1, Class Teacher: Wang Yan, Assistant Class Teacher: Zhou Yi."

How could I have almost forgotten Zhou Yi?