"Since you have become my disciple, you must follow my rules," Leng Yaozhu said sternly. "First, you must never slaughter innocents or fall into the evil path!"
"Yes!" Jing Shaoyu replied respectfully.
"Second, you must never betray your master and ancestors or defy your superiors!"
"Yes!"
"Third... I haven't thought of one yet, so let's leave it at that!" Leng Yaozhu ruined the solemn atmosphere herself. She chuckled lightly. "Alright, since there are sect rules, there must naturally be an apprenticeship ceremony!"
With a flip of her jade-like hand, a ring set with a crimson gemstone appeared in Leng Yaozhu's palm. A faint scorching heat radiated from it, along with slight Soul Power fluctuations.
"Look, this Yang Flame Jade Ring is called the Heaven Phoenix Ring. It is my personal token," Leng Yaozhu said. "Besides serving as a storage Soul Tool, it also possesses a certain offensive capability. See that golden phoenix within the Yang Flame Jade Stone? That is a strand of Heaven Phoenix True Fire I left behind. You only need to inject a strand of Soul Power to activate it. It should be no problem for dealing with an ordinary Titled Douluo."
"Thank you, Teacher!" Jing Shaoyu accepted the ring in delighted surprise and immediately put it on a finger of his right hand.
After inspecting the space inside the Heaven Phoenix Ring, he was shocked once more. The interior space was nearly as large as the Intermediate Department's field at Eastsea Academy.
"We are master and disciple; there is no need to be so formal." Smiling, Leng Yaozhu walked over to a sofa. After sitting down lazily with her jade-like legs crossed, she looked at Jing Shaoyu and said, "Let me think. What should I call you? Shaoyu? No, that feels a little distant. A Yu?