The Teacher Was Golden Crocodile Douluo

After spending more than an hour, he finally managed to obtain his Third Soul Ring without any further danger.

Name: Zhao Zilong;

Age: 12;

Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor (Intermediate Martial Soul, Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline not yet awakened);

Innate Soul Power: Level 25;

Soul Power: Level 32;

Soul Rings: First Soul Ring: 999 years, Second Soul Ring: 999 years; Third Soul Ring: 5,100 years;

Soul Skills: First Soul Skill: Bamboo Leaf Sword Rain (Soul Ring obtained from Ghost Bamboo, every bamboo leaf as sharp as a blade); Second Soul Skill: Heartbreak Poison (Soul Ring obtained from Heartbreak Grass, causing Blue Silver Grass to carry poison); Third Soul Skill: Spider Web Bind (Soul Ring obtained from Man Faced Demon Spider, a single-target or group area-of-effect Soul Skill)

Special Abilities: Tang Sect Hidden Weapon Techniques, Tang Sect Hundred Poisons...

"You're awake." Tang San saw Zhao Zilong open his eyes and walked over. "How did it go?"

"I absorbed it successfully. My Third Soul Skill is called Spider Web Bind, a Control Type Soul Skill. The web carries poison, so overall, it's pretty good." Zhao Zilong nodded.

Tang San couldn't help feeling shocked as he said, "Congratulations, Brother Zilong."

Zhao Zilong smiled. "All right, let's get ready to leave!"

"Mm."

But just then, the Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma arrived with Meng Yiran. Looking at the Man Faced Demon Spider, now dead, Meng Yiran cried out angrily, "Who was it? Who killed my spider?"

So this was bound to happen after all! This plot really couldn't be avoided. Seeing Meng Yiran approach, Zhao Zilong grumbled inwardly. Still, it was good that she'd come. If he won Meng Yiran over, he could gain the Peerless Dragon-Snake Couple's support, and he'd have some backing from then on. He said, "Little Miss Meng Yiran, we meet again."

"It's you. What are you doing here?" Meng Yiran saw Zhao Zilong and Tang San behind him. She was still unhappy about Zhao Zilong making her eat that disgusting sausage earlier, and now her Man Faced Demon Spider was gone, too. Even Zhao Zilong calling her "Little Miss" wouldn't win her over.

Seeing Zhao Zilong and Tang San, Snake Grandma asked in confusion, "You two, why are you here? Where's Zhao Wuji?"

Tang San walked over and cupped his fists. "We got separated from Teacher Zhao."

Looking at Tang San and Zhao Zilong, Meng Yiran asked, "You two are here, and my spider is dead. Don't tell me you killed it?"

"Well, we did kill it." Zhao Zilong looked a little awkward.

Snake Grandma stared at them in disbelief. "You two actually managed to kill a Man Faced Demon Spider?"

Meng Yiran instantly flared up. Pointing at Zhao Zilong, she cried, "This is already the second time! Grandpa, this guy has stolen my Soul Ring twice!"

Dragon Duke Meng Shu walked over and said, "You're Zhao Zilong? Do you know that the Man Faced Demon Spider is much more precious than the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent? We went to so much trouble to hunt this spider. If its web hadn't been so troublesome, it would already have become Yiran's Soul Ring."

Zhao Zilong explained, "You can't blame us for that! This Man Faced Demon Spider was trying to kill us. Were we supposed to just sit and wait for death? Besides, we have our senior to thank. Otherwise, Tang San and I would definitely have been killed by the spider."

Dragon Duke Meng Shu struck the ground with his dragon-headed cane and looked at Zhao Zilong. "So you've already absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring?"

Zhao Zilong nodded. "Yes. Thanks to this Man Faced Demon Spider, I've become a Soul Elder with three Soul Rings."

Meng Yiran grew even angrier. Pointing at Zhao Zilong, she said, "You actually dared to absorb my Soul Ring! Grandpa, you have to stand up for me! He's stolen my Soul Ring twice. You have to stand up for me!"

Dragon Duke Meng Shu patted Meng Yiran's little hand and stepped forward. "Boy, you killed the Man Faced Demon Spider we chased for so long and absorbed the Soul Ring meant for Yiran. Don't you have anything to say?"

Zhao Zilong looked a little awkward. "Well, I couldn't help it. The Soul Beast was dead, and if I didn't absorb the Soul Ring, it would have gone to waste. So I absorbed it."

"Hmph, 'couldn't help it.' So you're saying we're just supposed to swallow this grievance?" Dragon Duke Meng Shu said angrily.

Zhao Zilong cupped his fists and replied without either arrogance or servility, "I wouldn't dare. If you have any demands, and I'm able to meet them, I'll do my best to make up for your and Meng Yiran's loss."

Just then, Snake Grandma whispered a few words in Dragon Duke's ear. Dragon Duke Meng Shu's gaze toward Zhao Zilong changed slightly, and he asked, "Boy, my wife tells me you have a teacher. Who is your teacher?"

Hearing that, Zhao Zilong laughed inwardly. I've been waiting for you to ask that.

Zhao Zilong looked troubled. "Senior, my teacher retired from the Douluo Continent decades ago, and he won't let me reveal his name."

Meng Shu sneered. "Is it that you can't say, or is there something else behind it? I, Meng Shu, have roamed the Douluo Continent for decades. I know of most powerful figures, even those who've been reclusive for years. If you really are an old friend's disciple, then I won't blame you for taking Yiran's Soul Ring. I'll even escort you to find Zhao Wuji. But if I find out you're lying to me, that's another matter."

Zhao Zilong sighed. "All right. My teacher is Golden Crocodile Douluo. I wonder if you know him, Senior."

"What? Golden Crocodile Douluo?" Hearing that name, the Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma were both startled. The shock on their faces was plain to see as they exchanged glances.

They had both lived for decades, and the name Golden Crocodile Douluo had already shaken the Douluo Continent when they were young. He had been a Titled Douluo, and had now lived in seclusion for decades. Young Soul Masters basically couldn't have known that name.

Tang San, standing nearby, saw that just revealing his teacher's name had already shocked the Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma so much. It made him even more curious about Zhao Zilong's teacher.

Meng Shu had also spent many years in the Douluo Continent. Though surprised, he remained composed and didn't entirely believe Zhao Zilong's words. Looking at him, he said, "I once met Golden Crocodile Douluo when I was young, and I hold that senior in great respect. But if you claim to be his disciple, what proof do you have?"

Meng Shu had never actually met Golden Crocodile Douluo. He had only said that on purpose.

"Does this count as proof?" As he spoke, Zhao Zilong took a token out of his Soul Tool.

"This is the Pope's Edict?" Seeing the Pope's Edict, Meng Shu's doubts immediately vanished. After all, only the elders of Spirit Hall and the three great sects possessed a Pope's Edict.

Zhao Zilong's Pope's Edict was naturally the one Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao had given to Master, and Zhao Zilong had later obtained it from Master Yu Xiaogang. He had to admit, this thing was pretty useful for bluffing with borrowed authority.