I'm Stupid

"Become my student. Once your cultivation rises, I can have Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua tailor a complete set of Heaven-Forged Metal for you." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li stared at Xia Yi, still unwilling to give up on taking him as her disciple.

Xia Yi's Star Shift was the most heaven-defying healing type soul skill she had ever seen. It could heal many injuries that even she was helpless against.

"You should just give me the Heaven-Forged Metal." Xia Yi still shook his head. There was indeed an aura about Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li that attracted him, but he had no idea what abilities he would gain after his Martial Soul Evolution. He did not want to find himself a teacher so quickly.

"Would becoming my student really wrong you that much? As long as you agree to become my student, forget a piece of Heaven-Forged Metal—even..." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li stared at Xia Yi, but abruptly stopped halfway through. A trace of grievance appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Xia Yi had not meant anything by it, but his repeated refusals sounded more or less like contempt for her in Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's ears.

Who was she, the Holy Spirit Douluo?

A rank ninety-eight Super Douluo with Four-Word Battle Armor, someone who would have every chance of challenging the Limit Douluo realm in the future.

Her status was beyond question. Even without being the wife of Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming, the current Pavilion Master of Sea God Pavilion, her status was no less than that of any Limit Douluo.

In the hearts of most Soul Masters, her status might even have been more prestigious than Yun Ming's.

If she so much as opened her mouth, even powerful Title Douluos would scramble to become her disciples.

It was simply that healing type Soul Masters were extremely rare, and outstanding ones were even rarer, appearing perhaps once in a century. She had never found anyone worthy of her attention.

She had finally taken a liking to Xia Yi. She had not even minded his mediocre talent, yet he had turned around and started looking down on her.

Repeatedly refusing her was one thing, but he was still fixated on Heaven-Forged Metal. Heaven-Forged Metal was indeed precious, but compared to becoming the Holy Spirit Douluo's student, it was nowhere close.

"I don't feel wronged. I just don't want to become a support-type Soul Master." Xia Yi shook his head. That was the truth.

Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li nodded slightly. She could understand that. Given a choice, who would choose to be a support-type Soul Master?

Especially at Xia Yi's age—who was not young and arrogant, with ambitions as high as heaven? Who did not dream of fighting across the world? Who would be willing to hide behind their teammates all day?

"But your Martial Soul is destined to make you a healing type Soul Master." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li spoke solemnly. Looking at Xia Yi with a serious expression, she said, "No matter what Martial Soul a Soul Master possesses, only by accepting it can they become truly powerful. If even you despise your own Martial Soul, then neither you nor your Martial Soul will ever earn anyone else's respect."

"I don't look down on my Martial Soul. Let me ask you this: have you ever seen a healing type Fox Martial Soul?" Xia Yi asked in return.

Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li froze again. Only then did she remember that Xia Yi's Martial Soul was a fox. Her delicate brows furrowed. "But your soul skill is clearly healing type."

"That is only my First Soul Skill. Who can guarantee that my Second Soul Skill will also be healing type?" Xia Yi asked with a smile.

"Your First Soul Skill is healing type. If you rashly switch to assault or control for your Second Soul Skill, aren't you afraid of becoming unfocused and mastering nothing?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li asked solemnly.

Ordinary Soul Masters could control their soul skills through Spirit Souls or soul rings, but Xia Yi was different. He had no idea what his next soul skill would be.

Of course, Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li did not know that. She thought Xia Yi planned to replace his Spirit Soul after breaking through to level twenty.

"I just don't want to be support." Xia Yi spread his hands.

"No matter what, the fact that your First Soul Skill possesses such a heaven-defying healing type ability proves that your Martial Soul can absolutely follow the healing path. You might even surpass me someday. It would truly be a pity to switch to another path." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li still refused to give up persuading him.

"Senior, you should just give me the Heaven-Forged Metal. I really don't want to become support." Xia Yi forced a smile uglier than crying. He had not expected Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li to be so interested in him—far more intensely than even Bi Ji.

The corners of Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's lips rose slightly. After staring at Xia Yi for a full minute, she suddenly revealed a teasing smile. "No. Become my disciple first, then I'll give it to you."

"Senior, you're at least a renowned expert. Aren't you afraid of losing face by doing this?" Xia Yi froze. He had never expected the dignified Holy Spirit Douluo to act so shamelessly.

"Face? What face? If I had any face left, I wouldn't have been repeatedly rejected by a level-ten Soul Scholar." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Xia Yi with a broad smile. Watching him lose his mind made her feel indescribably pleased.

Who told Xia Yi to reject her so many times?

"If you still refuse to give it to me, don't blame me for being rude." Xia Yi spoke quietly.

"I'd like to know just how you plan to be rude." Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li grew even more curious. She truly did not know where a mere level-ten Soul Scholar found the courage to say such words to her.

In all her years, this was the first time anyone had threatened her.

"Na'er broke into my room and tried to assassinate me. If you don't give me an explanation, I'll use my Soul Guidance Communicator to call the Federal Police and hand her over to the Federal Government to be dealt with according to the law. I refuse to believe Shrek Academy would dare publicly oppose the Federal Government." Xia Yi turned to look at Na'er, who had yet to awaken.

A sharp glint flashed through Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's beautiful eyes, but it quickly turned into disdain. "It seems you still don't understand what Shrek Academy is. Besides, Shrek Academy has always maintained an excellent relationship with the Federal Government. Do you think the Federal Government would offend a Holy Spirit Douluo and Shrek Academy for a mere Soul Scholar like you?"

"Heh, of course I know that. But I never expected the dignified Holy Spirit Douluo to be so stupid." Xia Yi sneered.

"I'm stupid?" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's beautiful eyes widened. She glared fiercely at Xia Yi and asked, "Then tell me, where exactly am I stupid? If your reasoning makes sense, I'll give you the Heaven-Forged Metal."

Xia Yi smiled. "Shrek Academy is indeed powerful, but you've forgotten one principle: under heaven, all land belongs to the ruler. Shrek City enjoys a high degree of autonomy. To the Federal Government, that must have long been a thorn in its side. It has simply never shown it because of Shrek Academy's immense strength. This so-called harmonious relationship only means that its disharmonious side has not been exposed. If Shrek Academy takes the initiative to walk into the line of fire, the Federal Government will certainly cling to this matter and use it as an opportunity to suppress Shrek Academy."

"That makes sense. Continue!" Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li nodded slightly. She admired Xia Yi more and more. She had not expected him, at such a young age, to see things so clearly.

Shrek Academy and the Federal Government appeared harmonious on the surface, but their relationship was actually full of scheming. Even within Shrek Academy, only the powerful figures of Sea God Pavilion knew this.

Most of Shrek Academy's students and teachers still believed that Shrek Academy and the Federal Government truly had a harmonious relationship.

They had never considered that the Federal Government dreamed of eliminating Shrek Academy.

"Heh, it would be one thing if Shrek Academy's public break-in and attempted assassination of a Federation citizen remained unknown. But if the people truly learned of it, the Federal Government would definitely investigate and handle it strictly according to the law. No one's status would matter then." Xia Yi said coldly.

"Why?" The light in Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's beautiful eyes grew brighter and brighter. She finally understood that Xia Yi's method of defeating Tang Wulin had not merely been clever trickery.

"If the Federal Government does not handle it according to the law, everyone in the world will think that it fears Shrek Academy." Xia Yi raised his head and met Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li's gaze. Smiling, he asked, "Your Excellency, if you were a Federal Government official, what choice would you make in this situation?"