His expression shifted, Yu Xiaogang felt extremely bitter; he knew that he had lost this debate.
Although Yu Xiaogang did not want to admit that he had lost to a brat, he had no choice but to accept it because he could not come up with any grounds for rebuttal.
As for welshing on the bet?
Are you kidding?
Does this Grandmaster not need Face?
He was already branded with the name ‘Trash,’ and if he were to wear the hat of a ‘scoundrel’ on top of that, he would have no Face left to continue surviving in the academy.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Xiaogang forcefully pried an empty jade stone embedded in the storage spirit tool belt at his waist, wiped away his Soul Power signature, and handed it to Chu Chengzhou: “Kid, I’ll count it as your win!”
The bad news was that he had lost.
But the good news wasn’t useless; after prying off one jade stone, his storage spirit tool belt could still be used, it was just missing one twenty-fourth of its capacity.
Another thing was, just as he had thought before, although this Grandmaster had lost, he had gained a profound theory, so it wasn’t a loss!
However, why did he feel so miserable inside?
Taking the jade stone, Chu Chengzhou gave Yu Xiaogang a disdainful look; a win is a win, how could he say “count it as”?
It was a classic case of being stubborn to the end!
However, considering that Master Yu had contributed a storage spirit tool to him, he wouldn’t lower himself to his level.
If Yu Xiaogang were to get angry from embarrassment and unleash a ‘Heaven-Shattering, Earth-Splitting Cannon’ on him, he would be socially ruined.
Thinking this, Chu Chengzhou couldn’t help but shiver.
Biological attacks, even if not powerful, possessed immense deterrent power; ordinary Spirit Masters dared not provoke Yu Xiaogang.
“Kid, this Grandmaster thinks highly of you; how about you take this Grandmaster as your teacher?”
Although Chu Chengzhou was young, he had unique insights, and Yu Xiaogang once again felt the urge to take him as a disciple.
“I’ve heard that Grandmaster is skilled in knowledge, but not skilled in teaching knowledge, so I’ll pass.”
Shaking his head, Chu Chengzhou ‘politely’ refused again.
Skilled in knowledge?
The subtext is that you are a complete failure at Cultivate!
Not skilled in teaching knowledge?
He was practically pointing at his nose and saying that you are a freeloader in the academy!
Afterwards, Chu Chengzhou stuffed the jade stone he had won into his pocket, cradled the soul beast illustrated handbook in his hands, and walked toward the librarian at the entrance of the library.
‘Don’t get angry, don’t get angry; why get angry with this brat?
Damn it!’
Watching the back of Chu Chengzhou as he walked away, having understood the subtext, Yu Xiaogang’s Face couldn’t help but contort.
At this moment, he wished he could pick up this brat and give him a beating.
However, if he really did that, he would likely be kicked out of the academy by Su Nan.
Beating a child is one thing, but you, a freeloader, are beating my grandson; if I don’t kick you out, who else would I kick out?
Returning to Dorm Seven, Chu Chengzhou set aside the soul beast illustrated handbook he had borrowed from the library and eagerly took out the jade stone he had won.
spirit tools need to be bound to a master to be used, and storage spirit tools are no exception.
Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang had removed his master-binding beforehand; otherwise, given his current strength, erasing the residual Soul Power signature would not have been a simple task, as he was just a little weakling with a Soul Power Rank of less than 1.
Injecting the small amount of Soul Power he had in his body into the jade stone, Chu Chengzhou quickly completed the master-binding.
Immediately, Chu Chengzhou perceived a storage space within the jade stone in his hand that was not very large, and could even be called very small.
“Only one foot square?”
Looking at the severely shrunken storage space inside the jade stone, Chu Chengzhou couldn’t help but frown.
One must know, the complete Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges had an internal space of one cubic meter in each jade stone.
But in his hands, having lost the amplification of the Soul Guidance Array, the internal space of the jade stone had shrunk significantly, leaving only one foot in length, width, and height.
“Fine, having one is better than nothing.”
Although it had shrunk severely, Chu Chengzhou had no right to be picky.
If you want something big, you have to solve the problem of having it first, right?
After thinking about it, Chu Chengzhou took the jade stone to wash it, then found a thin string, wove it into a small net pouch, and hung it around his neck.
From now on, he, Chu, was also part of the group that owned a storage spirit tool!
Two days later, it was the first day of official classes at the academy.
In the morning, inside the first-grade classroom, a fat, menopausal middle-aged teacher was spitting everywhere on the podium.
It was just unknown whether the students sitting in the first row, their Faces covered in the spit of the fat middle-aged woman, could actually listen.
Well, hopefully, they could study hard and make progress every day.
However, this had nothing to do with Chu Chengzhou; he was currently sitting in the back row of the classroom, reading the soul beast illustrated handbook with great interest.
Nuoding Academy’s curriculum schedule was very relaxed; generally, there were only two classes in the morning each day: one was a cultural class, and one was a Spirit class.
The cultural class being taught now was just basic literacy, which he had already mastered, which was why he was reading the soul beast illustrated handbook.
‘Sky Azure Tree, a plant-type healing Spirit Beast?’
Turning the page and seeing the Spirit Beast information recorded on it, Chu Chengzhou immediately became spirited.
Compared to the power-attack type and agility-attack type Spirit Beasts that were more prominent in combat, Chu Chengzhou felt that a healing-type Spirit Beast was more suitable to be his first Summoned Spirit.
After all, for the next six years, he would honestly stay in Nuoding City, so there was no need to worry about his own safety.
Moreover, he would later concoct Body Refining skills to improve his physical fitness.
But if Body Refining skills were practiced too much, it would likely be the same as over-exercising, causing some damage to the body.
If he had a healing-type Summoned Spirit, he could effectively solve this problem, avoiding the situation where he would end up battered and bruised before his ‘divine skill’ even reached Major Achievement.
Additionally, among the Spirit Master community, compared to power-attack, agility-attack, control, and defense-type Spirit Masters, the healing, support, and food system Spirit Masters, who leaned towards the support side, were undoubtedly more welcomed by teammates.
It was a pity that while there were food system Spirit Masters among the Spirit Master community, there were no professional food system Spirit Beasts in the Soul Beast Forest.
Otherwise, getting a food system Spirit Beast that could condense food that increases the Soul Power cap would undoubtedly be the best choice for his first Summoned Spirit.
Of course, there was another issue worth considering regarding a Summoned Spirit that leaned towards the food side.
For example, if the Summoned Spirit was a hen, could it lay eggs?
However, one thing was certain: the egg definitely wouldn’t hatch.
After carefully reviewing the data on the Sky Azure Tree Spirit Beast, Chu Chengzhou didn’t hesitate much and selected it as one of the targets for the future first spirit ring of his Summoning Flag Spirit.
The reason it was “one of” was because there was more than just the Sky Azure Tree as a healing-type Spirit Beast in the world.
However, the Soul Beast Forest emphasized the survival of the fittest, and healing-type Spirit Beasts lacked combat power; in the Soul Beast Forest, plant-type healing Spirit Beasts like the Sky Azure Tree that were ‘not easy to swallow’ were relatively common.
A relatively common target meant a large population, and at that time, he could choose one with an age more suitable for his own physical condition.
***************************
Thoughts on where the plot is heading?
Let me know in the comments!