Master of Nine Stars

Rong Taotao hadn’t been listening carefully to the soldier’s speech in the auditorium, but he got the gist of it. It was just the usual stuff about adapting to their new identities, strictly controlling their behavior, and so on.

After about an hour, the military officer finally finished his "lecture" and told the students they could raise their hands now if they had any questions. He would answer them on the spot.

However, right at that moment, a teacher walked over to where Class 7 was seated. "Rong Taotao, Li Ziyi, Sun Xingyu."

"Huh?" Rong Taotao turned his head and saw a teacher standing in the aisle, beckoning to the three of them.

Sun Xingyu blinked her big, pretty eyes, pointed a finger at her own nose, and asked, "You’re calling us?"

"Yes, you three, come with me. The principal wants to see you," the teacher said with a pleasant smile.

Rong Taotao didn’t say anything, simply standing up and walking toward the teacher.

It was clear the school couldn’t wait. The moment the soldier finished his lecture, they had called the three of them away.

Since Rong Taotao was the last one to enter, and he didn’t have the spare energy to observe the other students during the awakening process, he had no idea how many Soul Slots everyone else had awakened. But...

’Since the teacher called the three of us, the other two must be pretty impressive, right?’

Rong Taotao didn’t know about the others, but Sun Xingyu and Li Ziyi certainly knew how strong Rong Taotao was!

After all, he was the last man standing at New Danxi No. 1 High...

The trio’s departure caused a small commotion. The soldiers didn’t say anything; their lecture was over. They were only here to help the students awaken, not to poach them.

A group of admissions teachers from top-tier universities had come to New Danxi No. 1 High today. The soldiers knew exactly what they were here for.

The time had come for everyone to show off their own Divine Techniques! Let’s see who could offer the students the most generous terms!

For Soul Martial Students, the country matched them into teams of three. In the future, whether it was for practical training classes, missions, or competitions, Soul Martial Students would always operate in these three-person squads.

And Rong Taotao, Sun Xingyu, and Li Ziyi—these three chosen ones—just happened to form a perfect squad. They didn’t even need to find another teammate; the team was complete!

Plus, with the chemistry they’d built over three years as classmates, it was simply too perfect!

To be honest, it would be fine if the admissions teachers were interested in their aptitude, but if they were interested in the chemistry from three years as classmates... well, they were sorely mistaken.

Sun Xingyu and Li Ziyi definitely had great chemistry, but Rong Taotao and this pair of... ahem, this "golden couple," had absolutely none.

Rong Taotao was the type to shove his hands in his pockets and not give a damn about anyone.

The other two were the "the rain falls all night, my love overflows like the downpour" type. The three of them were simply not on the same wavelength...

Led by the teacher, the trio left the auditorium, went straight up to the second floor, and arrived at a faculty office.

Rong Taotao had already mentally prepared himself. He’d thought many high schools would be extending an olive branch to him—after all, his Talent was plain to see—but...

’What Rong Taotao never expected was that there were only three people in the huge office?’

’And one of them was a damn relative!?’

’Rong Taotao’s own brother, Rong Yang?’

"Whoa~" The moment Rong Taotao walked into the office and saw the familiar face, he recoiled. "Well, if it isn’t what’s-his-name."

Seeing his younger brother’s exaggerated reaction, Rong Yang felt a little helpless. His work was indeed demanding. In recent years, the army had entrusted him with important responsibilities, giving him fewer and fewer opportunities to come home. He really hadn’t fulfilled his duties as an older brother.

Even as Rong Taotao was dishing it out to Rong Yang’s face, his mind was already racing.

’Why is Rong Yang sitting so close to a woman? Could something be going on!?’

’Hasn’t even been a year, and he’s already brought me back a sister-in-law?’

"Ahem." A light cough drew everyone’s attention.

Sun Xingyu smiled brightly and nodded toward the source of the sound. "Hello, Principal Dong~"

"Hehe, hello, hello." Principal Dong, sitting behind his desk, pushed up his thick-lensed glasses with a gratified expression. He gestured toward the young man and woman sitting on the sofa across from him and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Ms. Yang Chunxi, an admissions teacher from Pine Soul Soul Martial University..."

As he finished speaking, the three youngsters in the room were all stunned.

They knew they’d probably been called to meet with admissions teachers, but what was far beyond their expectations was that this admissions teacher was from a university?

And not just any university, but Pine Soul Soul Martial University!?

Within the Huaxia Realm, there were only four super first-class Soul Martial Schools: Imperial Capital Soul Martial, Modu Soul Martial, Dajiang Soul Martial, and Pine Soul Soul Martial.

The first two schools were bound to be incredible. One was located in the political center, the other in the economic center; their resources were on another level.

The latter two Soul Martial Universities, however, held the advantage of "geographical location."

Across the lands of Huaxia, behind the Vortexes that blossomed in the sky over more than 85% of the country, lay the Starfield dimension.

The remaining 15% was split between the northwesternmost Dajiang Province and the northeasternmost Songjiang Province.

On the "tail" of Huaxia’s rooster-shaped map, there was a small portion of land where the Vortexes in the sky opened up to the Molten Rock dimension.

And on the "comb" of Huaxia’s map, there was another small portion of land where the sky Vortexes led to the Ice and Snow dimension.