Xian Lin'er's Shock

Jiang Wu couldn't be bothered to argue with her. He clapped his hands. "All right, we've finished ten matches, so we're done. If we keep going, people will start taking an interest in us. Come on, let's eat."

"Your treat?" Wang Dong'er's eyes lit up.

"My treat." Jiang Wu nodded. "I said the first meal was on me. We made money in the Soul Fighting Zone, so order whatever you want at the cafeteria."

Wang Dong'er immediately jumped up. "I want red-braised pork! I heard the red-braised pork at Shrek's cafeteria is especially good."

Everyone went to the Shrek Academy cafeteria together and had a hearty lunch.

After leaving the cafeteria, Wang Dong'er pulled Huo Yutong toward the dorms. "We'll go back and rest for a bit. We'll come find you at the Soul Tool Department this afternoon. Remember, don't run off on your own."

"I won't." Jiang Wu waved to her.

Only then did Wang Dong'er pull Huo Yutong away, satisfied. After a few steps, she looked back and called out, "Xiao Wu, wait for us!"

Jiang Wu watched the two walk away, then turned to Gu Yue. "You should go back and rest too. We'll meet at the entrance to the Soul Tool Department's teaching building this afternoon."

Gu Yue nodded and turned toward the dorms.

Jiang Wu headed for the Soul Tool Department's teaching building alone.

He didn't know whether Xian Lin'er was there yet, but he couldn't keep his teacher waiting.

When Jiang Wu reached the entrance to the Soul Tool Department's teaching building, Xian Lin'er was already standing on the steps.

She wore a dark, close-fitting outfit and was turning a palm-sized metal disc over in her hand.

Hearing his footsteps, Xian Lin'er glanced up and tucked the metal disc into her pocket. "Right on time. Come in."

Jiang Wu followed her upstairs to the second floor. From the rooms on either side of the hallway came the clinking of hammer blows and the hum of Soul Tools in operation.

Xian Lin'er pushed open the door to a large room at the end. Several long tables stood inside, piled high with components, blueprints, and half-finished Soul Tools.

"Sit." Xian Lin'er set the blueprints on a table, pulled up a chair, and sat down. She tipped her chin toward the seat across from her. "First, tell me how much you know about Soul Tools."

Jiang Wu answered honestly, "I've barely had any contact with them. I've only seen the crude Soul Tool components made at a blacksmith's shop."

Xian Lin'er nodded without showing any disappointment. "That's normal. It's good enough that a place like Dongxing City even had Soul Tool components for sale."

She picked up a fist-sized metal sphere from the table and placed it in front of Jiang Wu. "This is the most basic type of Class 1 Soul Tool, a Soul Power illumination sphere. Its structure and principle are both simple. You inject Soul Power into the Core Array, and the array converts the Soul Power into light. Take it apart and have a look."

Jiang Wu picked up the sphere and turned it over in his hands, but couldn't find a mechanism for opening it.

Xian Lin'er pointed to an inconspicuous groove on the bottom. "Send your Soul Power in through here, and the casing will open."

Jiang Wu did as she said, circulating his Soul Power and sending it into the groove. The sphere's casing popped open with a snap, revealing a dense network of engraved lines inside.

After looking it over, Jiang Wu closed it back up.

Xian Lin'er brought out several books thicker than a Xinhua Dictionary. "For the time being, you need to memorize everything in these books. It's all basic knowledge about Soul Tools."

Jiang Wu looked at the books and nodded to show he understood, then put them away.

Something occurred to Xian Lin'er, and she asked, "By the way, that Dragon Transformation ability of yours-can you only transform one arm, or can you transform gradually, like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

She was quite curious about that.

If Jiang Wu could only transform part of his body, it wouldn't be very useful. If he could do it like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it would be extremely useful.

As for Jiang Wu being able to use Dragon Transformation, Xian Lin'er didn't particularly care about the exact reason.

All sorts of wondrous things happened on the Douluo Continent. Perhaps Jiang Wu's Martial Soul had mutated and couldn't manifest.

Jiang Wu thought for a moment before answering, "My Dragon Transformation is different from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's. Every time I break through to a major realm, more of my body transforms."

Xian Lin'er gave a slight nod, somewhat surprised.

In that case, Jiang Wu could use his Martial Soul and Dragon Transformation together. Few people at the same level would be a match for him, and challenging opponents above his level wouldn't be difficult.

Xian Lin'er knew about the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul. Its Soul Skills were quite good, but the boost from Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul Possession really wasn't much.

Take the Soul Skill Teleportation, for example. Giving it to a Soul Master with a powerful Martial Soul would truly be like giving wings to a tiger.

Not to mention Soul Skills like Invincible Golden Body, which she had never seen a Soul Master with another Martial Soul possess.

Xian Lin'er said to Jiang Wu, "Use Dragon Transformation. Let me see."

Jiang Wu hesitated. "Teacher, are you sure?"

If he remembered correctly, Xian Lin'er's Martial Soul was an Azure Flame Dragon.

The Azure Flame Dragon seemed to belong to the Golden Dragon line, so he should have a certain suppressive effect on Xian Lin'er.

Xian Lin'er nodded.

Seeing that, Jiang Wu hesitated no longer.

His Soul Power circulated, activating his Golden Dragon King Bloodline. A layer of fine golden scales appeared on his right arm, spreading from his shoulder all the way to his fingertips. Dragon scales overlapped between his knuckles, and his five fingers transformed into golden dragon claws, their tips gleaming with a cold metallic sheen.

Dragon might spread through the room almost instantly.

Xian Lin'er's expression shifted from casual to serious, then from serious to stiff.

The Azure Flame Dragon Martial Soul inside her stirred without warning, as though something had clamped down on its neck. A suppressive sensation from deep within her bloodline shot up from her tailbone, making her back tense.

She had faintly sensed it once before, beside the Soul Fighting Arena yesterday. She had been far away then and thought she was imagining things.

Now Jiang Wu stood just three steps in front of her, the golden scales on his dragon claw reflecting the sunlight outside the window. That suppressive sensation was unmistakably clear.

Xian Lin'er's expression changed.

In all the years she had lived, what kind of genius hadn't she seen? She had dealt with people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan too. Their Martial Souls were all dragons, and while some were indeed stronger than others, those differences could be bridged with Soul Power Level and combat experience.

Jiang Wu was different.

The rank of this dragon might was absurdly high, so high that the Azure Flame Dragon inside her couldn't even muster a thought of resisting. It was like a young dragon pinned beneath the claws of a true dragon.

Although the Azure Flame Dragon was a branch of the Golden Dragon line and its bloodline wasn't pure, it was at least related to the Golden Dragon.

What rank of dragon could frighten an Azure Flame Dragon this badly?

Xian Lin'er took a deep breath and suppressed the restless Martial Soul inside her. Her expression had already returned to normal, but Jiang Wu noticed that the knuckles of the hand she had gripped the table's edge with had turned a little white.

"Put it away," Xian Lin'er said.

Jiang Wu withdrew his Soul Power. The golden scales receded one by one, and his right arm returned to normal.

Xian Lin'er was silent for a few seconds. "The rank of that dragon might is very high, higher than any dragon-type Martial Soul I've seen. This Martial Soul Mutation of yours produced something extraordinary."