Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 4: Enrollment and Acquisition of Meditation Cultivation Method

Within two hours, the old man and the child arrived at the academy gate.

Looking around, the Hanhai City Primary Soul Master Academy covers a vast area, stretching as far as the eye can see. Only a few blue buildings shaped like seashells can be seen here and there, which are very impressive.

The vast majority of those enrolled were returning students; freshmen like Ji Wuming were few and far between. The two approached the gatekeeper, and the village chief respectfully handed the Martial Soul Certificate to the gatekeeper, saying...

"This is the child from our village who awakened his martial spirit this year, and this is proof of his martial spirit."

The gatekeeper took the martial spirit certificate, glanced at it, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"A rusty spear martial spirit, and it even has level three soul power! You're really lucky, kid. Go inside and turn right, that's the freshman registration area."

Although the gatekeeper was a bit condescending, he didn't make things difficult for Ji Wuming and his companion like some gatekeepers from certain colleges who had connections; his manners were quite good.

The village chief looked at Ji Wuming, patted his head, and instructed him, "Little Ji, you must listen to your teachers and study martial soul knowledge diligently at the primary soul master academy. In the future, you will become a good soul master, and the village will be proud of you."

"Village Chief, I will. Our Blue Fish Village will definitely become Douluo Village in the future." At this moment, Ji Wuming said something that was a bit chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur).

He then waved goodbye to the village chief and entered the academy. He had only taken a few dozen steps when the gatekeeper quickly caught up, looking at Ji Wuming sternly.

"Child, this powerful spear is strictly forbidden within the academy!"

"Uncle, this spear is my martial spirit!" Ji Wuming replied.

"Ah! This is your martial soul?"

Before the gatekeeper could react, Ji Wuming headed towards the new student registration area. After turning left, he saw a man sitting at a table ahead, registering new students and distributing school uniforms.

Ji Wuming stepped forward after the previous freshman who had just registered and addressed the teacher in front of him.

"Hello teacher, this is my martial soul certificate. I just awakened my martial soul this year."

The man took the Martial Soul Certificate, glanced at it, paused, then looked at the spear behind Ji Wuming.

"Not bad, this is the first time I've seen a level three soul power rusted spear martial soul!"

"Child, my surname is Lu, and I'm in charge of the first-year students' learning arrangements. You can also call me Director Lu! But why don't you put your martial spirit away?"

Director Lu is a Soul Master. He can tell from the fluctuations in Soul Power that Ji Wuming is constantly sending Soul Power to the spear behind him. However, he is very puzzled as to why Ji Wuming has not deactivated his Martial Soul Separation state.

Seeing this situation, Ji Wuming also found it somewhat troublesome to explain. After all, his situation was very special; once his martial spirit was withdrawn, it wouldn't be the same as it was now. Given today's circumstances, he would inevitably face numerous inquiries during his future academy life.

However, this is my secret, and I can't reveal it too clearly in the short term.

"Director Lu, my martial spirit cultivation method is rather special. I need to separate my martial spirit from my body to have the best cultivation space. But you can rest assured that I will not hurt my classmates indiscriminately."

Seeing Ji Wuming's sincere gaze, Director Lu didn't dwell on it. After all, every Soul Master has their own unique cultivation method.

He then continued, "Judging from your attire, you must be a work-study student sent from some village! You'll be specially cared for later."

"Excuse me for interrupting, Director, but I've chosen to pay for my own tuition. Here's a year's worth of fees!"

Ji Wuming interrupted Director Zhao, glanced at the self-funded price list on the left, and then took out four gold soul coins from his clothes.

Based on all the savings his family has accumulated so far, he still has about thirteen gold soul coins, which, after deducting daily food and drink expenses, should be enough to support his academy life for two to three years.

"Okay, here's the key to room 301. Walk straight ahead for 500 meters, then turn right. The dormitory building is a three-story, round building!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuming took the key, bowed to him, and left the registration area.

"What a polite child, but he's a bit mysterious!" Director Zhao watched Ji Wuming's departing figure, feeling particularly appreciative of him. After all, a level three soul power was considered quite a talent in the entire academy.

Soon after, Ji Wuming arrived smoothly at dormitory 301. Pushing open the door, he found the room very tidy, with bedding and a light blue school uniform already prepared in advance.

"Sigh, I have to go back to school again!"

After a moment of reflection, Ji Wuming cleaned up his luggage and dormitory, then carried his spear-wielding spirit to the cafeteria for a meal.

Meanwhile, Director Lu had been waiting for a long time, and after not seeing any new students registering, he took the registration form to the dean's office.

"Dean, this is the academy's enrollment information for this year. There are a total of 52 new students, including five with level four soul power and ten with level three soul power. Here is their basic information. Please take a look."

A man with a large scar on his face took the information sheet and immediately asked,

Are there any promising new recruits?

After glancing around, his eyes suddenly stopped on one name, and he asked in confusion, "Ji Wuming, the Iron Rust Spear Martial Soul, actually has level three soul power?"

"Yes, Dean, I've examined his martial spirit. The rust is located at the tip of the spear in his martial spirit! It's not the kind of broken spear and useless martial spirit we were thinking of," Director Lu explained.

"I see. It's a pity his talent is still a bit lacking," the dean said with some disappointment.

"Please take good care of this child with a weapon spirit in the future, after all, he is one of the few weapon spirit masters among sea spirit masters."

"Yes, Dean."

Director Lu strongly agreed with the dean's suggestion. Among sea spirit masters, there are very few weapon spirit masters, while in the ocean, beast spirit masters clearly have an advantage, especially those with fish or flying spirits.

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If a weapon spirit master is in the ocean and has no other sea spirit masters to help him, he will surely die.

At this moment, Ji Wuming, who was eating in the cafeteria, felt quite helpless because the spear on his back was extremely eye-catching. After buying two or three large chicken legs, he quickly moved away from the crowd in the cafeteria.

I ate a chicken leg as I walked toward the library.

Since it was the beginning of the school year, and most of the students at the Junior Soul Master Academy were still quite immature and at an age where they enjoyed playing, there weren't many people in the library. He looked at the neatly arranged bookshelves in front of him and browsed through the books one by one.

"You're the systematic method for meditation practice."

Ji Wuming tiptoed, picked up a book on meditation and practice, walked to a corner, sat down, and began to read it carefully.

"So this is the real meditation practice! The practice I showed in the past three months was just the tip of the iceberg!" Ji Wuming looked at the systematic meditation practice method in front of him and suddenly realized.

The meditation methods taught in the elementary academy are only the basic version. To obtain higher-level meditation methods, one must go to sects and large families, whose meditation methods are specifically modified based on the martial soul possessed.

In essence, there are no proper cultivation techniques in this world; one's future cultivation progress still depends on innate soul power.

"In any case, having a meditation method is better than having none."

Ji Wuming immediately followed the instructions in the meditation book, sitting cross-legged and gradually relaxing his mind. He felt his soul power circulating rhythmically within his body and absorbing external spiritual energy. The spiritual energy gradually condensed and compressed inside his dantian, eventually transforming into fine strands of soul power.

Suddenly, Ji Wuming seemed to have opened the door to soul power cultivation. Although his current soul power cultivation speed was still relatively slow, it was still much faster than before.

(End of this chapter)