Zuan Specialties

"Would it be convenient for you, Big Brother Bei Bei, to introduce me to Teacher Wang?"

"Don't be afraid that I'll make you laugh, Big Brother Bei Bei. I could be considered half a distant relative of Teacher Wang Yan's—the kind so distant that we might not even be related within eight branches."

"I wanted to seek out Teacher Wang Yan today because I was truly desperate. I'm only trying to find a way forward, so I'd like to ask Teacher Wang Yan to do me the favor of speaking up and spare me the trouble of getting a recommendation letter."

"Our Coiling Dragon Sect was once not considered a small sect, but it was later ambushed by a group of Evil Soul Masters. In the end, I was the only one left."

"Now that I'm humbly asking the local City Lord for a recommendation letter, my innate Level Two Soul Power makes it truly difficult."

"But if I relied on my family's strength to ask the local City Lord for a recommendation letter and enter Shrek Academy for some polish, I no longer have the foundation to do so."

At this, Chen Ping let out a long sigh, his expression extremely complicated.

This was not something Chen Ping had faked. His feelings were genuinely complicated.

With a trashy starting point like his, he truly had to seize every opportunity and make use of every high-level figure he could reach.

Although Bei Bei was only a Soul Elder at present, his family background truly reached the heavens.

Perhaps Bei Bei's identity could not compare with Wang Dong'er, the daughter of a God King, but if he failed to enter Shrek Academy, Chen Ping might never encounter someone of this level again for the rest of his life.

To be honest, if not for the Holy Spirit Cult's interference, and if the entire Douluo Continent had not descended into chaos later on, then following the normal course of events, Bei Bei would at the very least have become an Elder of Shrek Academy.

He would have been a Super Doulao at the minimum, with a chance of reaching Rank Ninety-Eight. If Mu En gave Bei Bei the purified and refined Dragon Core, Bei Bei could even have been guaranteed advancement to Limit Douluo.

Compared with Chen Ping's current situation, they were truly worlds apart.

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei's eyes filled with thought.

As for Chen Ping's claim that he and Teacher Wang Yan were distant relatives too far removed to count, Bei Bei only thought Chen Ping was joking.

Would you know a relative who was already beyond the fifth degree of kinship, not only know that person's name, but also know where that person worked?

Forget relatives beyond the fifth degree—even among those within it, Bei Bei would not dare claim he could recognize every one of them.

Therefore, Bei Bei felt that Chen Ping had said this because he was worried Teacher Wang Yan would be difficult to persuade and was making excuses for himself in advance.

Even if they failed to get through to Teacher Wang Yan, he could use the excessive distance between their relations as an excuse, avoiding losing face in front of Bei Bei.

This little brother Chen really had it tough!

Bei Bei sighed softly, yet greatly admired Chen Ping's approach.

For ordinary people, entering Shrek Academy for some polish was absolutely a heaven-defying opportunity to change their fate.

Even if they could not graduate smoothly, simply having studied at Shrek for a few years would make the road ahead in life much easier.

After all, Shrek's elimination rate had always been high. From admission to graduation from the Outer Courtyard, anywhere from thirty to fifty or sixty percent of the students failed to receive their diplomas.

Therefore, failing to graduate from Shrek had never been a stain. Graduating from Shrek was not merely a duty fulfilled, but a great honor.

"Leave this matter to me. Once Xiao Ya finishes absorbing her Soul Ring, Brother Chen, you can return to Shrek City with us."

"Although Teacher Wang Yan has many matters to deal with every day, we'll definitely be able to intercept him at the Outer Courtyard's library in the evening. It's a habit he never fails to keep."

Bei Bei patted his chest and took responsibility for the matter.

For Bei Bei, if Chen Ping really managed to enter Shrek Academy with Teacher Wang Yan's help, he would naturally be happy for him.

At the same time, it would count as partially repaying Chen Ping for flipping the Touch Dragon King at the critical moment and helping them obtain the Touch Dragon King's Soul Ring.

If Teacher Wang Yan was unwilling to help, Bei Bei could also take the opportunity to ask once more about the matter Xiao Ya had entrusted to him and see whether this little brother Chen was willing to join their Tang Sect.

Either way, it was just a matter of making a trip for him. He would not lose out no matter what.

Hearing this, Chen Ping hurriedly stood up and cupped his fist toward Bei Bei.

He truly owed Bei Bei a tremendous favor.

Even if this was merely a small gesture for Bei Bei, Chen Ping understood very well that he could not assume a favor was insignificant just because helping him had been easy for the person doing it.

"Haha, it's just a small matter, just a small matter. Brother Chen, why are you being so polite?"

Bei Bei hurriedly stood up. "By the way, now that you've absorbed your First Soul Ring, Chen Ping, what is your Soul Skill?"

"The Touch Dragon King's Soul Ring is of no low quality. The Soul Skill it produced should not be bad. Of course, if it's inconvenient—"

"It's convenient. Why wouldn't it be?"

Chen Ping interrupted him before Bei Bei could finish.

Perhaps in the Soul Master world, the details of one's Soul Skill were considered rather private, but Chen Ping did not care much about revealing the specifics of a First Soul Skill.

At the end of the day, Bei Bei was not his opponent.

They might even participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament together in the future. What harm could there be in getting to know each other better?

But when Chen Ping sank his consciousness into his Soul Ring and sensed his Soul Skill, he could not help freezing. His expression also became somewhat strange.

Poison Staff Dance to the Heavens and Blinding Muffled Strike—he had originally thought his Soul Skill would be one of those two.

Although Chen Ping had not used the Touch Dragon King's Darkness Attribute and Poison Attribute Soul Skills when dealing with it, one should not assume it lacked such abilities.

The main reason was that Chen Ping's method of hiding and throwing Incendiary Bombs had been too despicable. The Little Touch Dragon King simply had no idea where it should spray its poison.

If the Little Touch Dragon King had truly hit him with its spray, the result would have been flesh melted to the bone, with both body and spirit withering away.

But his First Soul Skill had completely exceeded Chen Ping's expectations.

Layered Poison: Adds randomly selected types of poison to both ends of the Martial Soul. When the different poisons on an enemy exceed five types, it automatically triggers Poison Burst, causing the poisons on the enemy to splatter over the surrounding area. The higher the user's cultivation level, the larger the splatter radius.

The effect of this Soul Skill made Chen Ping's eyes widen instantly.

With just one look at the description, he could determine that this was absolutely a Soul Skill with terrifyingly high potential as well as a terrifyingly low floor.

For someone who did not know how to use this Soul Skill, its effect might be worse than that of an ordinary Soul Beast-produced Soul Ring with a mere hundred years of age.

But if one could truly master this Soul Skill, it would be a top-tier disruptive Soul Skill.

It could be used at Level Ten, Level Thirty, Level Fifty, and Level Seventy without becoming obsolete. At Level Ninety, it might even blossom a second time—a Soul Skill capable of living a second life.

Most importantly, compared with Poison Staff Dance to the Heavens and Blinding Muffled Strike, this Soul Skill was even more suited to being paired with Movement Meditation in combat.

Able to run and release poison—wasn't this fighting style sending me straight to Zaun?

"Five degrees of kinship": Among members of the same clan, the five generations of relatives from one's great-great-grandfather down to oneself, and from oneself down to one's great-great-grandchild.

This includes one's great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather, father, oneself, son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson.

If someone had left the circle of the nine clans but still belonged to the same family, they were considered to be "beyond the five degrees of kinship."