Chapter 230 - 229: B-level Spiritual Power, Level 3S Spirit Domain

Zhao Jiangyou was stunned.

’What? Go with them?’

Zhao Jiangyou’s finger curved around to point at himself. "Me?"

"Uh-huh." Jian Yu was truly beautiful. Her large eyes fluttered, easily making one’s heart soften.

Zhao Jiangyou stared at her in a daze.

After his stupor passed, he averted his gaze in embarrassment. "But I’m not from your academy."

He wasn’t old, but he had never attended school properly.

Zhao Jiangyou was not good at refusing others.

He took out a family crest, on which his name, "Zhao Jiangyou," was engraved.

His eyes hinted at his meaning as he said with a sense of pride, "Admiral Yan gave this to me. I’m one of the Emperor Wolf Star People now."

Emperor Wolf Star has a rule against participating in other planets’ activities or accepting missions without authorization.

Yan Xu knew about this rule.

But he couldn’t help but frown. "That old geezer just fobbed you off with this crest?"

Zhao Jiangyou was dumbfounded. "You... how can you call the Admiral that?"

He was too shocked to speak.

Zhao Jiangyou took a few strange steps back.

They were small, shuffling steps that no one noticed.

He wished he had never come to the Ultimate Eye.

’Just listen to this! What sort of treasonous words am I hearing?’

That was the most revered Admiral of Emperor Wolf Star, a famous and powerful figure in interstellar history.

Yan Yi tugged at his older brother.

He explained quietly to Zhao Jiangyou, "Emperor Wolf Star doesn’t recognize this crest. Showing it doesn’t mean you’re one of the Emperor Wolf Star People."

Yan Xu reined in his emotions. "You’ve been scammed."

Zhao Jiangyou blinked, his lips pressed tightly together as his thoughts drifted back five years.

He had joined the Yan Family at the age of fifteen.

He had already Awakened by then and had even received an acceptance letter from Weis Lan Noble Academy.

Admiral Yan had said, "Schools for Awakeners are a lot of trouble. It’s easy to provoke nobles. If you want status, you’d be better off following me. This is a Yan Family crest. It can serve as a symbol of your identity as one of the Emperor Wolf Star People. In the future, if you want to join the Alliance or a military district, you can present this crest. It’s no different from a graduation certificate from Weis Lan Noble Academy."

After Zhao Jiangyou Awakened, he fumbled his way forward on his own, growing little by little.

He yearned for a life in the military’s Treatment Team.

It was only because he knew that graduates of Weis Lan Noble Academy had priority over outsiders in choosing whether to enter the Interstellar Alliance and the interstellar military district that Zhao Jiangyou had decisively applied to Weis Lan.

Thinking of this, he pulled himself from his memories and asked frantically, "So, this crest doesn’t qualify me to pass the selection for the military’s Treatment Team?"

A gossipy glint flashed in Jian Yu’s eyes.

’This Admiral doesn’t sound like a good person.’

Jian Yu unconsciously stroked Yin Jiu’s fur. It was so soft.

Sheng Yue turned to the side, casting an unnatural glance at Jian Yu.

Teacher Hu shook his head. "It doesn’t. The Alliance Military District recruits talent by selecting from the Noble Beast Schools of various planets."

In the interstellar world, not all Awakeners attend an Awakened Academy.

A small number of Awakeners are born with strong anti-social tendencies.

To weed out such individuals, Awakeners who are admitted to an Alliance Academy often undergo multiple background checks and reviews.

Only after their background is confirmed to be clean is an acceptance letter sent out. Nobles are the exception.

Zhao Jiangyou’s world instantly collapsed. "It... it doesn’t?"

Yan Xu crushed his hopes without mercy. "Twenty-some years ago, with that old geezer to pull some strings for you, maybe it would’ve been possible. Now, it’s absolutely impossible."

Zhao Jiangyou lowered his head, his expression dejected. "Admiral Yan probably didn’t do it on purpose. He might not have known this would happen."

’If I had entered Weis Lan at fifteen, my dream might have already come true by now.’

’I chose this path myself. I can’t blame Admiral Yan.’

Teacher Hu could see that Jian Yu wanted Zhao Jiangyou to stay.

But he was just a teacher who had recently gotten a promotion and a raise; he couldn’t make the call.

Of the people present, only Sheng Yue had the authority to decide.

Sheng Yue had always taken rules and order very seriously, so he probably wouldn’t make an exception.

Time was passing too quickly, and Teacher Hu didn’t want to waste any more of it. He suggested, "You can try applying again next year."

Zhao Jiangyou didn’t respond.

Jian Yu frowned. The topic was getting further and further off track.

She glanced at Sheng Yue, her fingers tightening and giving Yin Jiu’s lower back a couple of pinches.

Yin Jiu’s ears twitched instinctively. It rolled over and whimpered twice. ’So comfy~’

"..." Sheng Yue’s bones practically melted.

He suppressed the feeling, pressing his lips together. With a cold expression, he paused for a moment before speaking. "There’s still one special enrollment spot for this year."

Zhao Jiangyou’s eyes lit up.

Jian Yu released her fingers.

Sheng Yue helped find a reason. "Our team needs a Healer."

Zhao Jiangyou hesitated. "I’m not very skilled. I might just drag you down."

Sheng Yue’s face was cold and merciless. "A recommended spot now, or wait over a dozen months. You decide."

Zhao Jiangyou was overwhelmed by the favor, wanting nothing more than to worship Sheng Yue. "Thank you, Chief! I’ll work hard!"

Sheng Yue hummed in acknowledgment, the sound a bit nasal. It almost sounded like... a suggestive moan.

Zhao Jiangyou froze.

’I must have misheard.’

’How could I use a phrase like ’suggestive moan’ to describe the aloof Chairman Sheng!’

At Teacher Hu’s urging, the group continued forward.

As she walked, Jian Yu mulled over how to coax information out of him.

Before she could figure it out, Lu Yixian asked, "Brother Xiao Jiang, do you usually follow Yan Ying, or Admiral Yan?"

Zhao Jiangyou answered without thinking, "Mostly Miss Yan Ying."

Lu Qi looked at him pitifully. "That must be tough, huh? You can tell at a glance that she’s unreasonable, not to mention dumb and malicious."

Zhao Jiangyou remained silent.

’It’s true that Yan Ying was malicious, but she was the Admiral’s granddaughter.’

’Besides, she’s already dead. I don’t want to tell anyone else what was wrong with her.’

Seeing his silence, Lu Qi said weakly, "I was just asking."

"Mm," Zhao Jiangyou’s tone was sullen.

Jian Yu’s eyes flickered. As if speaking casually, she said, "I heard that people with severe injuries to their Spirit Domain and soul domain are more prone to losing control, getting irritable, and finding fault with everything."

Zhao Jiangyou finally lifted his perpetually lowered head. "The Admiral said that something went wrong when Miss Yan Ying was born, which is why her Level dropped from 3S to B."

Zhang Qin was skeptical. "That can’t be true, right? If all Level 3S Awakeners were like her, the interstellar world would have been doomed long ago."

Zhao Jiangyou looked at Zhang Qin, wanting to speak but holding back. ’You sound just like Miss Yan Ying.’

The two Yan brothers had heard about this. "Yan Ying’s initial Awakened Level assessment was indeed 3S."

Zhao Jiangyou mused, "Miss Yan Ying’s Spirit Domain was enormous, her spiritual power rampages were frequent, and her soul domain was also huge—exactly what a Level 3S should be like."

For S-Class and above, the pain of the Threshold Devouring Period increases progressively.

The larger the soul domain and Spirit Domain, the greater the suffering.

As far as Jian Yu knew, for those below S-Class, the Threshold Devouring Period was similar to a fever, causing dizziness and discomfort.

Level 3S was the most terrifying, with a feeling like needles stabbing the entire body.

Jian Yu pressed, "So what were her Threshold Devouring Periods like?"

Zhao Jiangyou’s brow furrowed tightly. "Extremely painful. Sometimes her ears and nose would even bleed. Miss Yan Ying’s spiritual power and soul level were only B, but the pain she endured was the same as a 3S Awakener."

He summoned his Soul Beast.

A blue-furred rabbit appeared, with long, adorable ears.

Zhao Jiangyou cradled the blue rabbit and fed it a Beast Plant. "My Soul Beast is a little different from others. I can have a slight mitigating effect on an Awakener’s Threshold Devouring Period. But Miss Yan Ying’s periods were especially severe; my Soul Beast had no soothing effect on her at all. That’s why I’m certain Miss Yan Ying’s Threshold Devouring Period was that of a Level 3S."

’Because of this, Yan Ying always called me useless.’

Zhao Jiangyou lowered his eyes. "I usually had to wait for her Threshold Devouring Period to pass before I could help alleviate her pain."

Fearing everyone would think he was useless, he quickly added, "My Soul Beast’s Healing effect is better than her going to the hospital or drinking medicine."

Jian Yu lifted her eyes and met Sheng Yue’s gaze. They could both see the confusion in each other’s eyes.