38: Chapter 38 Still, those brats are a real handful (Sixth update)

A few months passed in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day for the start of school at the Nuoding City Elementary Spirit Master Academy.

Saint Spirit Village had already become a famous and prosperous village thanks to the farming methods improved by Lin Yue, and Old Jack treated the two children as the pride of the entire village, having long since prepared brand-new outfits for both of them.

Tang San changed into a new dark blue cloth outfit; the stitches were fine and dense, and the fabric was soft, making his thin figure look a bit more spirited.

Lin Yue chose a crisp white short-sleeved martial arts outfit, with the cuffs and pant legs designed to be tight, making it convenient for her to wield her spear and practice at any time; her high ponytail was tied neatly with a new red ribbon, making her look heroic, spirited, and full of energy.

Both of them looked very spirited.

Old Jack led the two children, took the best horse-drawn carriage in the village, and traveled leisurely all the way to Nuoding City.

Looking at the imposing characters "Nuoding City" on the city gate, Lin Yue couldn't help but weigh the que xie battle spear hidden in her bundle, her eyes filled with excitement—

Her journey on the Douluo Continent was finally about to officially begin.

But just as they arrived at the main gate of the Nuoding Elementary Spirit Master Academy, the three of them were stopped.

The academy gate was grand and imposing, with two black lacquered doors inlaid with copper studs, and two uniformed gatekeepers stood at the entrance, squinting their eyes as they looked Old Jack and the others up and down, their eyes filled with undisguised contempt.

"What are you doing? This is the Nuoding Spirit Master Academy, not a place for country bumpkins to wander around. Get lost, get lost!"

The gatekeeper on the left waved his hand, impatiently shooing them away like flies, his tone full of arrogance.

Old Jack hurriedly stepped forward, offering a smiling face as he handed over the certificate issued by Spirit Hall, and said respectfully: "Two sirs, we are from Saint Spirit Village. These two children are the Spirit Masters who underwent Awakening in our village this year, and both have Innate Full Spirit Power. We are here to enroll them in the academy."

"Saint Spirit Village? Never heard of it."

The gatekeeper took the certificate and glanced at it. When he saw the words "Blue Silver Grass Spirit, Innate Full Spirit Power," he immediately scoffed, looked up at Tang San, and wore a face full of disdain.

"Blue Silver Grass? Innate Full Spirit Power? Who are you trying to fool? With this trash Spirit, you have Innate Full Spirit Power? I think you must have found some back-alley way in the countryside to forge this fake certificate!"

The other gatekeeper also laughed, scanned the three of them, and said with a sarcastic tone: "Exactly, can a golden Phoenix really fly out of a straw nest? One with a trash Blue Silver Grass Spirit, and one wild girl whose Spirit hasn't even been mentioned, and you still want to enter our Nuoding Academy? I think you're here to scam food and drink! Get out, or we'll set the dogs on you if you don't leave!"

As he spoke, the gatekeeper sneered and reached out to shove Old Jack hard in the chest. The old man was advanced in age and already unsteady on his feet, and he was pushed backward, stumbling and about to fall onto the hard stone floor.

Tang San's pupils constricted. Almost instinctively, his figure flashed as he rushed behind Old Jack, firmly supporting the old man's back and steadying him.

But the moment he steadied Old Jack, the gentleness in his eyes vanished instantly, leaving only bone-chilling coldness and killing intent.

The core tenets of the Tang Sect from his past life were carved into his bones—once an opponent is confirmed as an enemy, one must never show mercy; one must strike to kill, to avoid complications and future trouble.

These two gatekeepers not only insulted them but also laid heavy hands on the elderly Old Jack. If they let it go today, there was no guarantee they wouldn't cause trouble for them in the future, or even target Grandpa Jack.

His right hand slid silently into his sleeve, his fingertips already touching the Silent Sleeve Dart, which he had spent half a month meticulously crafting from scrap metal at the blacksmith shop.

The tip of the dart was coated in a potent anesthetic he had gathered from the back mountain; while not lethal, it could instantly incapacitate a person, but if aimed at the throat, it was enough to kill instantly.

His fingertips were already hooked onto the trigger mechanism, his eyes locked tightly onto the gatekeeper who had shoved Old Jack, ready to pull the trigger in the next second.

But just then, a figure was faster than his movements; she stepped in front of him in one stride, firmly blocking the space between him and the two gatekeepers, perfectly blocking the shooting angle of his sleeve dart.

Lin Yue pulled Old Jack behind her, her clear eyes instantly turning cold as she stared at the two still-arrogant gatekeepers, her voice carrying a bone-chilling coldness: "Clean up your mouths. The certificate was issued personally by a deacon from the Spirit Hall headquarters. Are you questioning the authority of Spirit Hall? Or do you think you two gatekeepers know more about Spirits than a deacon of Spirit Hall?"

"Yo, the little brat is quite feisty?"

The gatekeeper was stunned by her retort, then became angry out of shame: "I think you're all a bunch of scammers! You dare to use Spirit Hall to pressure us? You won't be entering this gate today!"

As he spoke, he reached out to push Lin Yue again, but as soon as his hand extended, he was frozen in place, terrified by the sight before him.

Lin Yue flipped her right hand, and an extreme black light erupted instantly. A pitch-black battle spear with dark red patterns appeared in her palm, the spear tip flickering with a cold glint, and a fierce battle aura rushed toward them instantly.

And at her feet, a yellow, hundred-year spirit ring slowly rose, gently rotating around her body. The patterns on the spirit ring were clearly visible, and a rich wave of Soul Power instantly swept across the entire entrance.

"Spirit... Spirit! And a spirit ring?!"

"A hundred-year spirit ring! The first spirit ring is already a hundred-year one?!"

The two gatekeepers instantly turned pale, their legs went weak, and with a "thud," they both knelt down in unison, trembling like chaff, not even daring to lift their heads.

They had guarded the academy gate for so many years and had seen many a Genius, but they had never seen a six-year-old child who already possessed a hundred-year first spirit ring!

What kind of concept was this? This was a top-tier Genius who could be counted among the best on the entire continent!

Never mind the two of them as mere gatekeepers, even the academy principal would have to be polite upon meeting such a Genius!

They had actually dared to mock such a Genius just now and even pushed people; wasn't this just asking for death?

"Great... Great one, please spare us! We were blind! We looked down on people with our dog eyes! Please spare us this once!"

The two gatekeepers knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically until their foreheads bled, not even daring to breathe loudly.

They were clearly just trying to get some gate fees.

Lin Yue glanced at them coldly, withdrew her Spirit and spirit ring, and did not bother with these two minor characters any further.

Behind her, Tang San had already silently retracted the sleeve dart from his cuff, the killing intent in his eyes completely hidden, and he had returned to his calm and obedient appearance, though when he looked at Lin Yue's back, his eyes held a touch of complex emotion.

He was both surprised that Lin Yue's reaction had been so quick, and faintly relieved.

If he had really fired the sleeve dart just now and injured someone at the academy gate, it would inevitably have caused unnecessary trouble, or even exposed his Tang Sect secret techniques. Lin Yue's actions had just solved the trouble for him and kept his secret.

He had really almost lost control.