Rebirth: Supreme Soul Master

However, William misunderstood the principal's true intentions.

"Come on, I have something to discuss with you all," the principal suddenly said, then turned to the others, "Everyone, leave now, and this matter will be over."

Although the Guo group disliked this outcome, they had no choice but to leave. William watched them drag themselves away with their heads down. In any case, this confrontation ultimately ended in his victory.

“Send someone to fetch my son.” Just as William and the two girls returned to the throne with the headmaster, he ordered one of the servants. “Tell me, do you know what kind of poison this is?”

As the principal asked, William did not hide his knowledge of it. "I know very little about toxins, and it's a nasty one."

“Hmm…” The principal seemed to have thought of something. “I heard that you have a mysterious master who is good at forging, but I didn’t know that she is also a poison expert.”

William wasn't surprised that the headmaster knew about his white lie. But if he had to cover up his many illustrious deeds, he was now more than happy to embrace such a lie.

“My master is not only a blacksmith, but also a powerful and experienced soul master.” He said, adding more mystery to his master and more protection to himself.

“That would be wonderful,” the headmaster said, sitting on his throne while William sat in a smaller seat in front of him. The two girls stood respectfully, silently about half a meter away from William.

"Did you know my son passed away a few years ago?" the headmaster suddenly said, surprising William. He looked at the old man with a questioning gaze, while the headmaster gave a wry smile.

“I have a son, and he has a son and a daughter. His daughter is about your age, currently in the third grade. As for my grandson…” The principal’s expression changed.

For a fleeting moment, William noticed a flicker of sadness and regret on the old man's face. At that moment, the headmaster looked as if he had aged decades, appearing aged and pitiful.

But this only lasted for a little over a second. The principal took a deep breath, composed himself, and his expression returned to normal.

“My grandson is like a son to me, after all, he will inherit my estate and my family’s estate,” he said, his gaze falling on William again. “But because my son died mysteriously at such a young age, his son followed in his footsteps and is now fifteen years old, yet still confined to Class 4 of the academy.”

"Isn't this a good thing?" William knew that by the standards of this world, being fifteen years old and a fourth-grade student here wasn't too bad.

But if you compare this guy to his sister, then he's a bit worse than her.

"What would you say if I told you he'd been trapped there for four years?" the old man said dejectedly. "Our family's rapid improvement in soul power is world-renowned. He couldn't have stayed here for so many years for no reason, and besides..."

The old man didn't say anything more, but William could already guess what the principal wanted to say from between the lines.

"Do you suspect he was poisoned by the same toxin?" William asked. "Or did you smell that terrible arsenic odor before you came out of his body?"

The old man's eyes gleamed. Suddenly, an uncontrollable pressure emanated from him. William strengthened himself with his mental energy, but he couldn't withstand the pressure.

He used all his soul power, but it was still far from enough to deal with such a powerful and violent soul master's aura.

In the end, William had no choice but to stand up from his seat and stagger back a few steps. The two girls screamed in terror and collapsed to the ground, trembling all over. William, meanwhile, was drenched in sweat from the pressure.

Despite the immense pain he felt, he didn't scream like the two girls. He simply gritted his teeth, struggling and persevering to avoid collapsing to the ground.

"If I find out that my son and his son have been poisoned by that disgusting toxin... the person responsible for this..." the old man said, his breath ragged and his voice icy.

Then, in the next second, he recalled his aura and soul power, relieving the pressure on William and the two girls.

“I’m sorry,” the principal said sincerely and apologetically, “I just want to ask you for a favor. Could you help me look into his position for the next few years? He is currently my sole heir, the one who should inherit my estate.”

Although William disliked the old man's unfair treatment of his two grandchildren, he did not refuse to help the principal.

“I’ll see what I can do,” William said, offering little promise. After all, he was fortunate to have seen the toxin in its initial, inactive state. Had that toxin entered one of the girls’ bodies back then, he would have been helpless and unable to do anything.

Exposure to this toxin will only cause weakness for any Soul Master. However, if he is poisoned repeatedly, the situation will be quite different.

If a Soul Master is poisoned for a long period of time, it will affect the growth of his Soul Power, causing his strength to stagnate at his current level.