Rebirth: Supreme Soul Master

“No, that’s all…” She paused, then added, “By the way, that young Soul Master didn’t have that ring on his finger back then. It was the ring you took after you killed him.”

“This ring?” William raised his hand, but his fingers remained fully extended, not lowered.

“Yes, that’s it.” Lina nodded. “He wasn’t wearing it at the time.”

"Are you sure?" William paused, and Lina nodded again. "How many days have passed since we bumped into that meeting and then everything started?"

“Three days,” Lina replied decisively, and William immediately fell into deep thought.

"If what she said is true, then this ring is very likely from a dark soul master," William thought to himself after returning to his room.

There were many mysteries surrounding that ring. And the more he thought about it, the more certain he became of his earlier doubts.

This ring holds a very important secret, and he is determined to find out what it is.

He chatted with Lina for a while longer, but didn't learn anything new. She was terrified and left in a hurry without waiting any longer.

He understood everything she had been through. After all, seeing these Soul Masters had frightened her, and she had realized the mistake she had inadvertently made.

So he ignored her words and began to focus more on his ring. Even though Lina knew some of the Dark Soul Master's important plans, they were priceless to him.

Anyway, he didn't plan to go to Jintian Academy for the time being. He didn't worry about these useless things, but instead held the ring and stared at it for a long time.

Back in his room, he checked the contents. Aside from the anomalies he had previously noticed, he found nothing else amiss.

“A ring of mysterious origin, enough to make even the dark soul master rats here want to snatch it from my hands… I can understand why they targeted those two girls… but this ring…”

He kept staring at the ring, wondering what was wrong with it. The ring looked ordinary; there was nothing about it that would attract attention.

The more normal it seemed, the more suspicious he became. In his eyes, the ring contained nothing that could connect the young master to a dark soul master, nor did it hold any secrets that could endanger a dark soul master.

He was certain there was something suspicious about the ring. For any Soul Master, a locker was considered one of the safest places.

It's normal for Soul Masters to hide things. These things are small, can be taken anywhere, and aren't so easy to take from any Soul Master without killing them.

William had hoped he could find something that would connect the young Soul Master or his family to the world of Dark Soul Masters, or uncover more of the Dark Soul Masters' plans targeting his academy... However, he found nothing.

“This is an ordinary ring, any Soul Master could find it…” William tossed the ring into the air three times, then put it back on. “I will treasure it until the day I can unlock its secret.”

"Tch... All I got was some useless information about distant disasters that have nothing to do with me... Were they frightened by the news of their relationship with the Dark Soul Masters or something?"

William felt he had nothing to do with the Golden Heaven Academy right now. At least, he didn't know that in the coming months, his path would intersect with that clan. These trivial pieces of knowledge that he considered useless would one day save his life and even make him a kind of hero in the eyes of many.

He decided to set these questions aside for the time being. Unless he was lucky enough to lure someone connected to the Dark Soul Master into the academy for interrogation, he would never know the truth behind this illogical situation.

“We need to change our plans…” Outside his location, two old Soul Masters were having a completely different discussion.

The knowledge they overheard by chance changed everything they saw.

“It would be best if only one of us were present,” Kong said slowly, his anger at the Dark Soul Master’s audacious actions growing even stronger.

The situation was still unclear to them, but their reaction was completely different from William's.

The grand competition held every few years is not something they cannot afford to ignore. This competition is responsible for placing the academies across the continent in their rightful place.

Based on this ranking, the academy will receive resources from the kingdom, and may even receive applications from wandering powerful soul masters or disciples from afar.

If they don't send anyone, it means their ranking will be at the bottom. This will be quite serious for their reputation and future in the coming years.

On the one hand, they know that danger lurks, awaiting their potentially powerful offspring. On the other hand, they also know that they cannot escape such danger, otherwise the consequences would be quite severe.

“That’s a good idea…I’ll go with you.” The principal didn’t believe that the two of them together wouldn’t be able to protect his child.

"Who said I was leaving?"

"Don't try to fool me. I know you've already made up your mind the moment you opened your mouth," the principal said with a wry smile. "Be prepared, and be very well-prepared, very cautious, okay?"

“I won’t let anything happen to my people,” Kong added in his mind, “I won’t let anything happen to Berry.”

The principal shared the same thought. When the two decided to respond in this way, they began to discuss other things related to the decision further.