Ouyang Yuan put down his chopsticks and silently downed a mouthful of fruit wine.After hesitating for a moment, he asked:"Have you guys heard about the so-called Six Great Royal Clans of the Great Qian Dynasty?"


    Shabulu shook his head, his face full of confusion.


    Bai Wushang, however, knew about them. He had lived with the Mu family for a very long time. Even though the Mu family couldn''t compare to the most elite royal clans, it was still a first-tier noble family in the Great Qian Dynasty, so he was familiar with such basic information."Aren''t they the Wu Clan, Zhong Clan, Xiao Clan, Kong Clan, Duanmu Clan, and Situ Clan...? Huh? Don''t tell me, this Situ Chi is a descendant of the Situ Clan, one of the Six Great Royal Clans?"


    Ouyang Yuan glanced at Bai Wushang with slight surprise. He hadn''t expected anyone to be able to answer. It seemed this roommate had some background too...Gathering his thoughts, he continued:"That''s right. The Situ Clan famous for their bloodline talent, the ''Invisibility Cloak''. The Clan Head, Situ Xuance, possesses a Sovereign-level Iron Wing Scythe Beast. Thirty years ago, he was personally bestowed the title of Iron Scythe King by the Red Dragon Emperor himself. His reputation is formidable...""...This Situ Chi is the Iron Scythe King''s youngest son, spoiled since childhood, extremely proud and arrogant. He looks down on commoners like us."


    "No wonder he''s so arrogant..." Bai Wushang nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "So how did you two meet?"


    "It''s a long story. When I was young, my family spent a lot of money to get me into a martial arts hall to hone my physical techniques. Unexpectedly, he was also an apprentice there, and the head apprentice at that."Ouyang Yuan showed a reminiscent expression and sighed:"I admit, not only is his talent high, learning everything quickly, but he''s also very hardworking. Me? My aptitude is average, and sometimes I''m lazy. I was always at the bottom of the class in the martial arts hall... But so what if I was an underachiever? Is being an underachiever a crime? I didn''t provoke him, and I was working hard in my own way. Why did he keep bringing people to trouble me every few days, trying to kick me out of the martial arts hall?""...In the end, under his threats, I had no choice but to leave that martial arts hall. His background is just too strong; I couldn''t afford to offend him.""But what I never expected was to run into him again at Shanhai Academy. Clearly, as a member of a royal clan, the Red Dragon Royal Academy would be better suited for his development... This morning, I personally witnessed his awakening ceremony. Initial soul power at Late Spiritualist Level, a solid A-rank aptitude certification. But it seems he arrived late; the A-rank dorms were already assigned, so he only got a B-rank dorm... Damn it, and it''s right next door to me! What kind of shitty luck is this?!"


    Ouyang Yuan downed another mouthful of fruit wine, speaking with a troubled expression:"Brother Bai, Brother Sha, don''t just look at the difference between mid-stage and late-stage initial soul power as a small gap. In reality, future cultivation speed increases based on the initial soul power. Under the same realm and resources, he will only pull further and further ahead, not to mention there''s a royal clan backing him..."


    "Ahem..." Bai Wushang choked guiltily, secretly glancing at the other two. One was wolfing down food heartily, the other looked dejected and depressed.Since we''re going to be friends, it seems a bit unfair not to tell them about my initial soul power...


    After thinking for a moment, Bai Wushang grabbed a large crystal radish from the table, a hint of embarrassment on his face:"I never got around to telling you... Actually, I also ended up here because there weren''t enough A-rank dorms..."


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    "What?" Shabulu stopped stuffing meat into his mouth, his cheeks half-bulging as he asked blankly.


    "Yinhe, come out and say hello to everyone!"Bai Wushang went back into his room and woke up the little creature curled up asleep on the bed.


    "Ji... guu..."The little creature seemed to have slept enough. After being woken, it comfortably rolled over twice, then leaped up from the bed, landing deftly in Bai Wushang''s arms.


    "Eat this."Bai Wushang handed it the crystal radish. Rabbit-type creatures should eat vegetables, right?


    "Ji?"The little creature first obediently held the large radish with its small paws and sniffed it twice.Realizing it was food, its large silver-white eyes instantly brightened. It lay in Bai Wushang''s arms and began nibbling in small, elegant bites.


    Walking out of the room, he was met by two mentally frazzled young men.


    "Moon Rabbit???"Ouyang Yuan cried out strangely, completely stunned.The next moment, he abruptly jumped up from his chair, his voice trembling with excitement to the point of incoherence:"Brother Bai, you... you you you you have a pet beast?!"


    Currently, all freshmen had only completed the soul power awakening; the next step of contract binding hadn''t been arranged yet. Therefore, there was only one possibility for someone to possess a pet beast now.


    "That''s right." Bai Wushang admitted openly. Living under the same roof, seeing each other constantly, there was no need to hide it. "I''m an Independent Awakener. This is my bonded pet beast, Yinhe."


    "Holy crap! Brother Bai, you hid that really deep!!!"Ouyang Yuan yelled at the top of his lungs, his expression as exaggerated as could be.


    "Let me see, let me see!"Shabulu instantly put down his bowl and chopsticks, staring with eyes like copper bells, pushing his large face close to the Moon Rabbit.


    "Pfft!!!"Yinhe spat saliva at him, then hugged the large radish and hopped away onto Bai Wushang''s shoulder.


    "This little thing, is it really a transcendent creature? Why does it look so fragile..." Shabulu scratched his head, not minding the saliva on his face.


    "What do you know! This is a support-type pet beast!" Ouyang Yuan first glared at him, then rubbed his chubby hands together, smiling fawningly at Yinhe: "Come here, good baby, let Uncle hold you, here, here~"


    "Pfft!!! Pfft!!!"Yinhe looked disgusted, spitting twice from a distance, clearly having no intention of acknowledging this weird uncle.


    "Hahaha."Bai Wushang hadn''t expected Yinhe to have such a playful side and laughed heartily.


    "Brother Bai, this pet beast of yours seems quite intelligent..."Ouyang Yuan awkwardly lowered his hands, stopped teasing, and his expression turned animated:"What I''m curious about now is, what kind of expression will Situ Chi have when he finds out Brother Bai is an Independent Awakener? Will he still act so high and mighty, thinking he''s all that? Hahaha!"


    "Don''t be like that. I only succeeded in awakening by accident," Bai Wushang quickly waved his hand, stopping Ouyang Yuan''s train of thought. "As for that Situ Chi, since he already told us not to bother him, it''s better to leave well enough alone. There''s no need to stir up conflict with him."


    "Heh, Brother Bai is indeed low-key, I admire that!"Ouyang Yuan cupped his hands, then said seriously:"But Brother Bai needs to be careful too. This Shanhai Academy is full of hidden talents [lit: hidden dragons and crouching tigers]. This morning, I saw a red-haired girl, probably in our year, also an Independent Awakener. Her bonded pet beast is actually the legendary Little Flame Sparrow, said to possess a trace of Vermilion Bird True Blood! It''s incredibly ferocious. Your Moon Rabbit wouldn''t even be enough for one blast of her fire. Definitely don''t provoke her!"


    "I saw her too! Before that woman even released her pet beast, some guy saw she was pretty and wanted to hit on her. He hadn''t even said much, just called her ''beauty'', and that dame directly burned all his hair off. It was miserable..." Shabulu also chimed in with his opinion.


    "Is she that ruthless?"Bai Wushang subconsciously scratched his hair. He didn''t want to become bald at such a young age.


    "Di—Di—Di"Just as Bai Wushang was mentally blacklisting the red-haired girl, the wristwatches of all three vibrated simultaneously.


    "Huh? It''s already six o''clock without realizing. The academy sent a new notification!"Bai Wushang opened the holographic screen and began browsing carefully.