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Su Wen had been "discovered" by Salas, and after Salas discovered Su Wen, he had reported the news to the Pope.

And now Su Wen was studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

That woman—without your support, I can still succeed! Qian Renxue thought inwardly.

Though she said that, a talent like Su Wen was still very good.

Qian Renxue clasped her hands behind her back, pondering the abilities Su Wen had revealed in the intelligence report.

Higher-Level Soul Ring Absorption Theory

His theory was outstanding, and more than that, he could turn theory into real power.

He was far stronger than that so-called Grandmaster.

"Even if Su Wen's talent is extraordinary, Salas probably never revealed my identity to him. I only need to draw him in as the Crown Prince."

If she relied on personal charisma to win Su Wen over, then it would not count as relying on a talent that woman had sent her.

Looking out the window, she calculated the timing in her heart.

"The emperor should be about to have me make contact with Su Wen as well."

In fact, the intelligence on Su Wen had already reached the hands of the emperor and the Crown Prince on the very day he entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After all, with the special circumstances of a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring, the Three Great Education Committees would not be careless.

After that, neither Xue Ye nor Qian Renxue had been in a hurry to summon Su Wen. They had only sent people to keep an eye on his subsequent performance.

Now, the strength Su Wen had displayed was already enough.

A Book Martial Soul could take the Power Attack System path, but most who took it failed. The only successful example was Xiao Zhan.

So no matter how solid Su Wen's foundation was, if they did not see results, it was merely a solid foundation—like a genius with empty potential but no corresponding resources to bring it out.

In the Great Soul Arena, Su Wen's performance had undoubtedly proven one thing: he was highly suited to the Power Attack System path.

At the very least, he was suited to taking this path.

Then with his foundation, plus the royal family's cultivation, becoming a second Xiao Zhan would not be difficult.

Soul Saint-level combat power was already extremely important to the royal family.

If he was nurtured from a low level onward, that made him even more important!

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Yuanzhen looked at the intelligence in his hands and remained silent for a long while.

He had actually heard about Su Wen long ago, and Yu Tianheng had also sent word back to the clan.

With the teammate relationship between Yu Tianheng and Su Wen, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had never been in a rush to win Su Wen over.

Now that he had received intelligence about the talent Su Wen had displayed in the Great Soul Arena, he still had the same plan.

However, many of the clan's elders held differing opinions.

"Clan head, although Tianheng and Su Wen are teammates, Su Wen is ultimately a candidate for team captain in the year after Tianheng's, and right now he is only a reserve member of Tianheng Team. No matter how good their relationship is, it's impossible for them to be that close," Yu Luomian said.

Yu Luomian was Yu Yuanzhen's younger brother, and also the current second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the First Elder.

His words made a great deal of sense as well.

"But First Elder, with Su Wen's current status, it's impossible for us to draw him into the clan," one Soul Saint elder said.

Su Wen was now a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xue Ye likely would not let go of him.

"Besides, don't forget, Xiao Zhan's relationship with Martial Soul Hall is not small either."

Xiao Zhan's wife and daughter were both in Martial Soul Hall. His wife was even a hall master within Martial Soul Hall, and his daughter was studying at Martial Soul Hall Academy. Even if he himself was now serving at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had accepted an ennoblement from the Heaven Dou Empire, there was no guarantee that his ties to Martial Soul Hall were small.

The Heaven Dou royal family could weakly and naively think that Martial Soul Hall might only want to pressure the Two Great Empires and display its status, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had never believed that.

Martial Soul Hall's ambition was certainly not merely to become the most respected Holy Land of all Soul Masters!

Yu Luomian's gaze flickered.

"That isn't much of a problem. No matter which faction he has ties with, as long as he leans toward us, that is enough."

For Soul Masters cultivating, how could they possibly remain aloof and untouched? Maneuvering between the major factions was commonplace.

It was not as though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan did not have branch disciples who had joined Martial Soul Hall.

"Unfortunately, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is not skilled in Fire Attribute. Otherwise, with Tianheng as a bridge, investing in his cultivation would yield the greatest benefits." It would both make the other party owe them a favor and avoid causing the clan's core secrets to leak.

After this elder finished speaking, he suddenly froze and looked toward Yu Luomian.

The many elders also looked toward Yu Luomian.

Yu Luomian:

Aside from directly drawing someone into one's own faction, the grace of teaching was also a good choice.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly was not skilled in Fire Attribute. Those of pure bloodline all possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Branch families might give birth to Fire Attribute Soul Masters, but they had none who could truly be presented with pride.

However—

Their clan had one exception.

"First Elder."

Another Soul Douluo-level elder of the clan spoke up, interrupting Yu Luomian's thoughts.

"I'll contact Erlong." With a sigh, Yu Luomian did not refuse. "Of course, you all know her personality. The clan also needs to make other plans—such as having Su Wen marry into the family."

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

In the elegant main hall, Ning Fengzhi sat upright in the Sect Leader's seat, looking at the intelligence in his hand.

"Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring?"

Without intelligence as accurate as the Royal Family and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect only knew that the "Scholar Who Can Fight" had a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring. They knew very little about his background.

"Contact the staff at the Great Soul Arena. Investigate the origins of this 'Scholar Who Can Fight' as soon as possible," he ordered.

"Fengzhi, is this boy really that important?" Gu Rong was somewhat unable to understand.

Obtaining a thousand-year ring as a second ring only meant he was stronger at this stage, that was all.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and said, "It isn't as simple as it looks. For ordinary soul masters, it's merely one extra Thousand Year Soul Ring. But for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it's different."

Su Wen naturally could guess that this time, he would cause a certain stir among the major powers of the Soul Master World.

"Build momentum first, then reap the benefits."

Of course, this also came with risks.

So—

"Teacher Qin, since we happen to be out, I'll go collect my soul master subsidy."

Qin Ming did not hesitate at all and directly let Su Wen leave the Great Soul Arena first.

The purpose of letting Su Wen enter the Great Soul Arena today had only been to open an account. In the future, he still had to build it up for a month or two. Only then would coming back to fight in the Great Soul Arena have a decent effect for him.

Martial Soul Holy Hall.

"Hall Master, I'm afraid some people won't follow the rules." Su Wen voiced his worries.

Salas paced back and forth, seemingly not worried by what Su Wen had said.

"Your current identity in Spirit Hall is confidential, so Spirit Hall can't openly protect you." Then his tone shifted. "However, that only means it's inconvenient to arrange things openly."

"The commotion you caused today should already be known to the emperor. The Crown Prince may take action, and when the time comes, you can find a way to steer the topic toward guards."

Su Wen's eyes lit up, and he said, "Hall Master, do we have people under the Crown Prince too?"

He wore an expression as if he had seen through the truth. So our Spirit Hall was already so powerful that if the Crown Prince arranged someone to protect me, the task would also end up being assigned to an internal Spirit Hall member under him.

Salas looked at Su Wen and snorted inwardly. Kid, you're still not thinking big enough.