Legend of the Dragon

"Good, good, good!"

Seeing Wang Nan's transformation, Wang Xing repeatedly exclaimed in approval.

Wang Nan withdrew his Soul Power, and the Dark Golden Armor on his body turned back into Soul Rings. However, the Giant Dragon on the Coiling Dragon Staff remained coiled around it.

"This..." Wang Nan looked at his Martial Soul in confusion.

Wang Xing followed Wang Nan's gaze. He was startled at first, but the shock on his face soon turned into wild delight.

"Hahaha." Wang Xing laughed and patted Wang Nan on the shoulder. "Come on, let's go home first. I'll tell you a legend about dragons on the way."

"Do you know why our Martial Soul is called the Coiling Dragon Staff?" Wang Xing asked Wang Nan as they walked.

"Because it has patterns on it that look like dragons?"

"No. There are countless things that look like dragons, but not all of them can be given the name 'dragon.' Our Martial Soul is called the Coiling Dragon Staff because it truly has the potential to awaken a real dragon from within."

What? Wang Nan froze. His understanding of the Coiling Dragon Staff had been limited to Wang Yan from his Past Life Memories. He had never heard anyone mention that it held such a secret.

A trace of nostalgia appeared in Wang Xing's eyes. "Your grandfather told me this. Before seeing your Martial Soul undergo such a change, I had always treated it as nothing more than a legend."

"The origins of our Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul can no longer be traced, but it is said that our ancestors once produced Super Douluos. Real Giant Dragons were coiled around their Martial Souls."

"Legend says that if the owner of the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul possesses a heart of justice and a fearless heart, they can awaken the Coiling Dragon Staff's true power. The patterns upon it will no longer be Dragon Patterns, but real Giant Dragons."

"It's just that we descendants have been disappointing. Aside from the legends of our ancestors, no one has ever awakened a true Coiling Dragon Staff."

"I never imagined that one day, the legend would become reality—and that person would be my child." Wang Xing grew somewhat emotional as he spoke.

"Without a doubt, Nan'er, you are the person from the legend who possesses a heart of justice and a fearless heart. The Martial Soul you possess is the true Coiling Dragon Staff."

The true Coiling Dragon Staff?

Wang Nan raised his Martial Soul and looked at the lifelike Giant Dragon coiled around the Coiling Dragon Staff. The Luminous Orb in his Spiritual Sea flickered faintly, and the Giant Dragon seemed to come alive as it slowly moved. Its head came before Wang Nan, and their eyes met.

Wang Nan suddenly felt the strange sensation of looking at himself.

So this really is my talent.

After obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, the holiday quickly passed, and Wang Nan returned to the gates of Shrek Academy.

"Hello, Senior Brother Wang!"

Several young men and women stood at the academy gates. One girl cried out excitedly when she saw Wang Nan.

"Hello." Wang Nan had not expected anyone to suddenly greet him. After a brief pause, he said, "May I ask what you need?"

The girl merely shook her head vigorously.

Wang Nan was somewhat puzzled, but it was not appropriate to press further, so he continued into the academy.

What Wang Nan did not know was that the matter of a third-year student entering Deep Meditation for three straight months was no longer much of a secret. Most people simply did not know exactly who that student was.

The girl just now was relatively well-informed and knew that Wang Nan was the person in question. However, she had not spread the news around; she had merely gotten a little excited and greeted him upon seeing him.

Wang Nan continued into the academy when the Luminous Orb in his Spiritual Sea suddenly flickered faintly.

Wang Nan frowned and stopped to look around. The Luminous Orb had undergone this kind of change the previous few times only after encountering Evil Soul Masters. But this was Shrek Academy—everyone around him was either a student or a teacher. Where could an Evil Soul Master be hiding?

Soon, his gaze shifted toward the new student registration area.

If there truly was an Evil Soul Master, they should have mixed in among these new students.

Yet there was no one suspicious there either. The most eye-catching person was a girl with a Black Ponytail, who was currently arguing with the teacher in charge of new student registration.

"This student, although you meet Shrek Academy's admission requirements, you cannot enroll at Shrek without a letter of recommendation."

"I'm a Tang Sect disciple. I should have one exemption slot at Shrek Academy!"

The teacher in charge of registration smiled. "This student, I don't know where you heard that, but Shrek Academy did indeed grant the Tang Sect one exemption slot. However, the Tang Sect no longer exists."

"The Tang Sect still exists! My name is Tang Ya, and I am the Tang Sect Master!"

"Little girl, don't joke around. Ever since the Tang Sect gradually declined, quite a few people have come to Shrek Academy every year pretending to be Tang Sect disciples. At the very least, you need to show something that can prove you are a Tang Sect disciple."

This is Tang Ya? Wang Nan remembered that Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul indeed seemed to be rather impure.

Tang Ya was still focused on the teacher handling registration. Hearing his words, she reached out as if to take out the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, which recorded the Tang Sect's secret arts, but after thinking it over, she withdrew her hand. Then she held out both hands, and several of her fingers could be seen turning Light Cyan.

"This is the Tang Sect secret art, Mysterious Jade Hand."

Since this teacher was qualified to oversee registration here, he was naturally quite knowledgeable. At a glance, he recognized it as the genuine Mysterious Jade Hand.

"Wait here a moment." After speaking, the teacher in charge of registration looked up at the other new students waiting in line behind them. "New students in this line, please queue up again with the other teachers. Registration here is temporarily suspended."

With that, he hurriedly left with Tang Ya.

"Hey, Senior Brother, what happened up ahead? Why do we have to line up again?"

Hearing this, Wang Nan turned around and saw a Little boy of around ten standing behind him. He was rather handsome, but his eyes were far from well-behaved, constantly drifting over the girls nearby. He was not wearing a School Uniform either, so he was probably a new student enrolling this year as well.

"You're already calling me Senior Brother before you've even registered?" Wang Nan smiled. "Also, the academy encourages students to fight each other. If you keep looking like that, be careful those girls might drag you to the Soul Fighting Zone."

The boy immediately behaved himself upon hearing that, though he showed no sign of admitting fault. "I'm just looking. It's not that serious, right? Besides, even if I went to that Soul Fighting Zone, I might not lose to them."

Most others who came to Shrek Academy to register carried at least some unease and apprehension. If this child could be so relaxed, then unless he was exceptionally slow-witted, he truly possessed some talent.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Xu Sanshi. Hehe, Senior Brother, I'll go register first. We'll be seeing each other around the academy from now on, so we can talk more then."

Xu Sanshi gave Wang Nan a knowing look. Without waiting for Wang Nan's response, he headed toward the registration area, his eyes already wandering off somewhere again.

Wang Nan shook his head slightly and did not linger. He headed toward the dormitories.