Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

In silence, the father and son seemed to have completed a conversation.

"Hello Master, we'll be going now. Goodbye, Master." With that, Lu Yan dragged his father along and took the lead.

"Little friend, don't worry. I've looked at the files in the principal's office. Your martial soul is mutated clay?"

"You should know that there are both good and bad mutations in martial souls, and the vast majority of mutations are harmful."

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's remarks, Lu Daguan stopped in his tracks.

"I am grateful for your guidance, Master." Lu Daguan bowed sincerely to the master.

Although I've heard the master's opinion, I don't think Lu Yan's martial soul is a malignant mutation.

But the words "mutation" and "harmful" pierced his heart like needles—what if?

Even if this "master" has even a shred of genuine insight...

Lu Da Guan was willing to listen to anything that might affect Lu Yan's future as a Soul Master.

Even if the other party is likely to only spout empty talk.

When Lu Yan saw his father's sudden change in attitude, he instinctively covered his face.

Good heavens, Old Deng, if you really get fooled by this guy, I might laugh at you for the rest of my life!

You probably don't know the word "mutated clay."

Or did I inadvertently mention that my clay martial soul seems to be a little different from others?

The "unintentional" insight made Su Yuntao realize that the awakening of a level one innate soul power in a useless martial soul must be a mutation, which is why he added the word "mutation" to the proof.

Actually, there's some kind of mutation!

The so-called mutation is just an excuse I can use to avoid any abnormalities in my cultivation progress.

Besides, even if it is a mutation, it must be a benign mutation!

Old Deng, don't forget that you don't even have innate level one soul power, while I do.

Chapter 5 Director Su: What does Yu Xiaogang know about martial spirits?

"Then I'll give you some pointers." Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction at Lu Daguan's change in attitude before speaking.

“I once investigated 536 people whose martial souls were of the ‘earth’ element type. Among them, 30% had innate soul power exceeding level 6, and the remaining 60% all had innate soul power exceeding level 3.”

"Only eight people had innate soul power of only level one or less, all of which were the result of malignant mutation of their martial souls."

As he spoke, a confident glint flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes as he looked at Lu Yan and gave a very certain conclusion.

“Child, your martial soul is mutated clay, which can be considered an earth elemental weapon martial soul. With only innate level one soul power, it is bound to be a result of malignant mutation into a ‘useless martial soul’.”

After listening to Yu Xiaogang's explanation, Lu Yan was immediately filled with astonishment.

The master truly deserves the title of 'master'!

You rattled off 536 data points for earth elemental weapon spirits, but Tao Tao Village alone has over a hundred clay weapon spirits. You probably didn't even include one of them, did you?

You dare to draw conclusions with incomplete data? No wonder your conclusions are full of errors.

Wait, did you make this data up?

However, the look of astonishment on Lu Yan's face did not escape Yu Xiaogang's notice.

He turned to look at Lu Daguan and saw that he also looked astonished; the expressions of the father and son were exactly the same.

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction. That's more like it. There's no rush to check in now.

Then Yu Xiaogang spoke slowly and deliberately.

"However, according to one of the ten core competencies of martial souls that I have studied, there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."

"With my rich theoretical guidance for cultivation, even a malignant mutated 'useless martial soul' with only the first level of innate soul power may not be unable to break through the limitations of innate soul power and achieve something."

After speaking, Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, no longer looking at Lu Yan and his son, appearing like a hermit, putting on airs.

Immediately, Lu Yan and Lu Daguan locked eyes and fell silent once more.

Lu Yan: I told you I'd leave! But you insisted on "please give me your guidance, Master."

Now that I'm trying to give you some pointers, you're not happy about it.

Lu Daguan: I thought he would say something insightful, but I didn't expect him to make so many mistakes.

It's true, seeing is believing!

After exchanging glances, the two looked helplessly at Yu Xiaogang, who was putting on airs and acting like a superior person.

"Thank you for your kind guidance, Master. However, my son is indeed dull-witted and cannot be cultivated. I dare not trouble you with your efforts."

Lu Daguan bowed sincerely to Yu Xiaogang, then turned to Lu Yan and said, "Xiao Liu, quickly thank the master for his guidance. All you do is complain about being tired; you're hopeless."

Lu Yan naturally understood his father's meaning and readily agreed.

After politely thanking Yu Xiaogang, he grabbed his father and fled as if escaping from the "expert" in front of them.

Yu Xiaogang, who was standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for the father and son to "bow down" in a huff, didn't have time to react.

When he came to his senses, he found that Lu Yan and his son, one big and one small, had already walked several meters away.

Given this, how could Yu Xiaogang possibly swallow his pride and try to retain him again?

In the previous few times, they had already given the children ample opportunities because of the fact that the child's martial soul mutation might be helpful to their theoretical research.

"Rotten wood cannot be carved. It is a malignant mutation of the martial soul, yet it does not know how to seize the opportunity."

"With a mere first-level innate soul power, without my guidance, he would probably only reach the level of a dozen or so soul master at best. How utterly foolish."

After speaking, Yu Xiaogang shook his head, left with his hands behind his back, looking displeased.

On the other side, after walking quickly for a distance, Lu Yan and his son saw an elderly man in his sixties hurrying towards them.

It was Director Su from the Academic Affairs Office, who was also Lu Daguan's former teacher.

Upon seeing Director Su rushing over, Lu Daguan quickly led his son to greet him.

"Teacher, what brings you here? I was just about to take Xiao Liu to the dormitory to familiarize himself with the place before coming to sit with you."

Facing his former teacher, Lu Daguan spoke with great respect and sincerity.

“I saw Yu Xiaogang stopping you from a distance upstairs. I was worried that something might happen, so I rushed over.”

Director Su looked Lu Yan and his son up and down, then leaned closer to Lu Daguan and asked, "How are you? You haven't offended anyone, have you?"

"How could that be? You know me, teacher." Lu Daguan shook his head and chuckled. "You instructed me that this person has connections, so I will naturally be careful in dealing with him."

"That's good. This must be your sixth son, right?" On the day of the wedding banquet, Director Su happened to be busy and was meeting Lu Yan for the first time.

"Yes, Xiao Liu, come and greet Teacher Su." With that, Lu Daguan quickly gestured for Lu Yan to call for someone.

"Don't call me Teacher Su, just call me Grandpa Su, it's more friendly." Director Su glared at Lu Daguan.

"Hello, Grandpa Su." Lu Yan naturally responded readily.

"Good, good, good." Director Su was very pleased and patted Lu Yan's head. Then he began to reminisce with Lu Daguan about the past.

"Back then, you were just as small as me, and I was only in my early twenties when I first started working..."

It's clear that Lu Daguan and Director Su have a good relationship; once they started talking, they couldn't stop.

Even after showing Lu Yan around the dormitory and going to the cafeteria for a meal together, the two were still chatting non-stop.

Especially after going up to the second floor, finding a private room, ordering a few hearty dishes, and drinking some wine, they talked non-stop.

Anyway, Lu Yan couldn't get a word in edgewise; the little guy turned into a heartless rice-eating machine.

One of the main dishes, in particular, was said to be made from the meat of a soul beast that was over a hundred years old, which made Lu Yan feel warm all over.

After chatting for an unknown amount of time, Lu Daguan began to talk about his worries. The words "malignant mutation" still felt like a thorn stuck in his heart.

Although he felt that Yu Xiaogang was talking nonsense, he couldn't shake off his worries and asked his teacher for advice.

"Xiao Lu, you're just too worried. Come on, let's have a drink, and I'll tell you slowly." The two of them then drank another glass, and Director Su slowly began to speak.

"You can rest assured that Xiao Liu's martial soul mutation is definitely benign. In fact, it shouldn't be called a mutation, but an evolution."

"If you can reach level one of innate soul power, there will be absolutely no problem."

"Don't listen to Yu Xiaogang's nonsense. What does he know about martial spirit theory?"

Perhaps because he had drunk too much with the students, Director Su started to speak loudly.

"He's just lucky. He's read a few more books than us commoners. He copied some things and dared to put forward specious and bullshit theories and call himself a master."

"Who in our entire academy, or even the entire Soul Master community, doesn't know what kind of person he is?"

The sound grew louder and louder. Lu Yan frowned as he listened, then served Old Man Su a bowl of soup.

"Grandpa Su, have some soup."

Don't mess with me, Deng. You think you're someone special after a few drinks?

Don't you know that they have connections?

After drinking a few sips of soup, Old Man Su did manage to control his voice a bit, but it was still quite loud.

Lu Yan listened to his father's voice again, and then covered his face. The two old men were out of control.

Oh well, offending Yu Xiaogang at this time might not necessarily cause any problems.

To put it bluntly, during this period, he was avoiding all acquaintances.

Moreover, these words might not even reach Yu Xiaogang's ears.

However, Lu Yan never expected that Yu Xiaogang would also arrive at the second floor of the cafeteria after them, and the private room he chose was right next to theirs.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's face was ashen, his eyes were filled with anger, veins bulged on his forehead, and he clenched his fists.

I just sat there listening to the loud conversation next to me.

Old Man Su: "Little Lu, let me put it this way to you, your teacher has been teaching students at Notting College for over forty years."

"He must have trained hundreds, if not thousands, of Soul Masters, right? How many students has Yu Xiaogang actually taught?"

"All they do is talk about these dubious, unreliable data all day long."

"Where did he get this data? Is it authentic? Is it secure?"