Refusing to Take a Master

The Golden Dragon was a legendary Martial Soul, and its quality was among the rarest in the world.

Since the historical records of Douluo Continent began, this seemed to be the first time a Golden Dragon Spirit had appeared on the continent. Grandmaster was deeply interested in Lu Yuan.

All the way from Spirit Hall to Notting College, Grandmaster's gaze had been subtly studying Lu Yuan.

Naturally, Lu Yuan had noticed.

Outside Grandmaster's wooden cottage!

Grandmaster gently pushed open the wooden door and walked inside.

"Xiao Yuan, release your Martial Soul and let me have a look," Grandmaster said.

Lu Yuan nodded. As his Soul Power circulated, the Golden Dragon Spirit appeared behind him, and the Dragon Might belonging to the Golden Dragon instantly spread through the area.

"What powerful Dragon Might!" Grandmaster's eyes lit up.

In all his years of studying Martial Souls, among the Beast Martial Souls he had encountered, the Golden Dragon's Aura was the most overwhelming. That lofty nobility and pride that seemed to stand above all living things made even Grandmaster sigh inwardly in admiration.

Grandmaster came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. On the current continent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was known as the number one Beast Martial Soul in the world. Even the White Tiger Spirit of the Star Luo Empire was slightly inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

But compared to the Golden Dragon's might, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon paled in comparison.

"As expected of the Golden Dragon. It truly is powerful!" Admiration appeared in Grandmaster's eyes as he said, "The Golden Dragon Spirit is among the finest of golden-type Martial Souls. It possesses boundless strength and an exceptionally powerful physique. You should have noticed that as well, right?"

Lu Yuan nodded. His physical condition had already been strong, but after the Golden Dragon Spirit awakened, it had surged by a tremendous amount. Clearly, that was the enhancement brought by the Golden Dragon.

"Grandmaster, what path should I pursue?" Lu Yuan asked.

According to the types of Soul Masters, Soul Masters on Douluo Continent were mainly divided into assault-type, control-type, agility attack-type, support-type, and food-type Soul Masters. Different Martial Souls suited different paths of development. His own idea was to follow the assault-type path.

Sure enough, Grandmaster answered without hesitation, "Based on the characteristics of the Golden Dragon Spirit, there is no doubt that you should take the assault-type Soul Master path. From my understanding of the Golden Dragon Spirit, your Martial Soul's development should focus on strength and defense. After all, the Golden Dragon's greatest strengths are its unmatched, overwhelming power and its formidable body, which stands at the pinnacle among Beast Martial Souls."

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.

Grandmaster continued, "There are many Soul Beasts skilled in strength among Soul Beasts. For your first soul skill, I suggest obtaining an offensive skill, while a defensive skill can be saved for your second soul ring. After all, for an assault-type Soul Master, powerful attack power is the most important thing."

"Among your first three soul skills, it would be best to gather the three major attributes of strength, defense, and offense. This balanced development will benefit you more in the future. You cannot pursue strength alone, or you will waste the potential of your Golden Dragon Spirit."

Lu Yuan deeply agreed. Grandmaster's words made sense. Given the Golden Dragon Spirit's traits, it was best suited for direct, head-on combat. Strength, offense, defense, and a certain degree of speed were all indispensable.

"In my plan, your first soul ring can focus on strength and attack power. Suitable Soul Beasts include Great Strength Gorillas, Adamant Apes, Star Earth Tyrant Bears, and others of that kind. However, these Soul Beasts are generally quite powerful. My strength alone is insufficient, so we will have to wait until the dean returns."

"Would dragon-type Soul Beasts not work?" Lu Yuan asked. "Dragon-type Soul Beasts have decent strength and attack power too, don't they?" In his view, Soul Beasts with dragon bloodlines were clearly more suited to the Golden Dragon.

A flash of approval passed through Grandmaster's eyes. "The fact that you considered that shows that you already have some understanding of Martial Souls. Dragon-type Soul Beasts are naturally the most suitable, but do not forget how powerful and rare they are. A dragon-type Soul Beast of over four hundred years can rival an ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Such Soul Beasts are very difficult to hunt."

Lu Yuan fell silent.

Indeed, even his nominal father, the dean of Notting College, was merely an ordinary Soul Ancestor, and not one with an optimal soul ring configuration. With such strength, hunting a century-old dragon-type Soul Beast would undoubtedly be extremely difficult. Besides, dragon-type Soul Beasts were already hard to come by.

"Enough!" Grandmaster clapped his hands and looked intensely at Lu Yuan. "Xiao Yuan, are you willing to take me as your master?"

Lu Yuan's heart trembled. According to his own thoughts, he naturally wanted to become Grandmaster's disciple. After all, Grandmaster's theories and teaching ability were unmatched on Douluo Continent. But he was destined to join Spirit Hall, so taking Grandmaster as his master was truly inappropriate.

Seeing Lu Yuan remain silent, disappointment flashed through Grandmaster's eyes. "Forget it. You should go back first."

Lu Yuan felt somewhat guilty as well. He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll be leaving first, Grandmaster." With that, he left Grandmaster's wooden cottage.

Watching Lu Yuan's departing figure, Grandmaster let out a helpless sigh.

After returning to his own small courtyard, Lu Yuan still felt upset. After all, refusing to become Grandmaster's disciple today had indeed hurt the bond between them.

Grandmaster was a proud man who wished to prove his theories to the world. The appearance of the Golden Dragon Spirit had undoubtedly made Grandmaster place his hopes on him. But ever since the system issued the Sign-in Task, he had been destined to never stand on the same side as Grandmaster and the others again.

"Still, in a few days, the new students will begin school. Tang San should be enrolling too. With the talent of his Twin Martial Souls, he is absolutely no less gifted than I am. He is the most suitable person to be Grandmaster's disciple."

No matter how one looked at it, Tang San was the person most suited to Grandmaster's theories, while he was not.

"By the time the new students begin school, that old man should be back, right?" The academy alliance conference in Fasinuo Province had already been underway for several days. It was about time for it to end.

Lu Yuan sat in a reclining chair in the courtyard, gently rocking back and forth. His eyes slowly closed as his mind gradually calmed.

Deep within his mind, a golden giant dragon was flying. It was over a hundred zhang long, its entire body gleaming with brilliant gold. The enormous dragon wings behind it spread wide, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

Roars of dragons rang out one after another, causing even his sea of consciousness to churn continuously.

"Is this the complete form of my Martial Soul?"

Within his sea of consciousness, Lu Yuan's small figure stared at the circling golden dragon, bright light shining in his eyes. The dragon's majestic form and the diamond-shaped scales, each as large as a washbasin and gleaming with golden light, made him sigh in deep admiration.

Lu Yuan's sea of consciousness had been opened since childhood, and his soul power was extraordinary. Though he had only just awakened his Martial Soul, he had long been able to enter his sea of consciousness freely. It was precisely because his spiritual power was so strong that he had been able to learn so much knowledge at such a young age. Although he was only six years old, his spiritual power was no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Elder.