When Lu Jingming heard the sisters introduce themselves, his eyes narrowed with interest as he looked at their blue hair, then naturally picked up a strand to examine it.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo exchanged glances, both surprised. "Big brother, did you figure out our martial soul?"
"Mm, your hair is much tougher than normal, and you've been tempering it with soul power, haven't you?" Lu Jingming nodded confidently—he'd immediately recognized that their martial souls were their hair.
And after hearing their names, he was even more certain.
"Big brother, you're amazing!" The little girls' eyes lit up with admiration.
Being looked at with such pure eyes, Lu Jingming felt unexpectedly satisfied.
"Hair counts as a body-type martial soul. You two must have high innate soul power, no wonder you're already one-ring soul masters at your age," Lu Jingming said softly.
He knew well that Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were no ordinary girls—they were students at Shrek Academy in the original story, classmates of Huo Yuhao.
Later, they even teamed up with Wang Qiu'er to represent Shrek Academy in the 2025 All-Continent Youth Soul Master Elite Tournament.
To stand out at a genius-filled Shrek Academy, make it into the inner court, and represent the academy in the competition showed their strength and talent.
Even if they weren't top-tier geniuses, they had the potential to reach Title Douluo.
In the world of Douluo, body-type martial souls were always considered powerful. The strongest among them were no less than Ultimate Martial Souls.
Hair might not be the most elite body martial soul, but for the twin sisters, it granted them impressive innate soul power.
As twins, they also had a unique advantage—being able to perform martial soul fusion skills.
In the world of soul masters, this was a rare and powerful ability that set them apart from others from the start.
Though Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were only side characters in the original work, side character status depended on the stage and the opponents.
To stand out at Shrek Academy, even as side characters, proved they were anything but ordinary.
Lu Jingming was curious why the sisters were here. As he pondered, he happened to glance not far away at a blue-haired middle-aged man and instantly understood everything.
This man was named Lan Yu. Lu Jingming had spoken with him before.
Lan Yu was a Soul Sage-level soul master from the renowned Lan family.
The Lan family was a famous marquis household in the Star Luo Empire, and Lan Yu himself held the rank of count, just like Lu Jingming—though Lu Jingming, being underage, had not been formally ennobled yet.
But anyone could see that, given Haiyuan City's rapid development, Lu Jingming's formal ennoblement was only a matter of time.
With Haiyuan City's meteoric rise (and the support of the Ice Moon Sword Douluo and Lady Herta), it was no exaggeration to say Lu Jingming could even be made a duke if he achieved enough for the Star Luo Empire.
The Lan family marquis was a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, influential in the empire. Sending Lan Yu to Haiyuan City was clearly to establish a branch of the family.
Haiyuan City's potential was obvious to all, especially with the appearance of the simulated universe, accelerating development dramatically.
Many sharp-eyed clans like the Lan family invested heavily in Haiyuan City.
As Lan Yu's daughters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo naturally came with their father.
The family's original plan was to send the twins to Shrek Academy for the entrance exam when they turned eleven.
After all, Shrek's status in the soul master world was unparalleled.
But Haiyuan City's sudden rise changed their minds. After careful consideration, they chose to send the girls to St. Freya Academy instead.
St. Freya Academy differed greatly from traditional advanced academies like Shrek.
Most notably, St. Freya had no minimum age for admission. It was a comprehensive soul master academy covering primary, intermediate, and advanced education.
This contrasted sharply with Shrek, which had strict requirements for age and soul power level.
St. Freya's admissions policy was largely influenced by Jingliu.
Jingliu once said that anyone who wanted to learn her sword could do so; she didn't need students to glorify her.
St. Freya implemented this philosophy: as long as a student had awakened a martial soul and had innate soul power, regardless of level, the doors were open.
In Lu Jingming's view, being a soul master was inherently valuable.
Even a person with limited talent could surpass ordinary people, and every soul master was valuable to Haiyuan City's growth.
Of course, there needed to be balance. St. Freya's teaching staff was still limited, so they couldn't accept unlimited students without sacrificing quality.
So, annual admissions were capped to ensure quality and train more outstanding soul masters for Haiyuan City.
Thus, the seven-year-old Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were also students at St. Freya.
With proper training, they could become Title Douluo in the future, especially with their fusion ability.
This pleasant surprise put Lu Jingming in a great mood, so he decided to stay and chat with the twin lolis some more.