"Yes, teacher." Osiria nodded, admitting that she had advanced to become an Archmage.
"Good, good, good!"
Ansiwodoss cheered repeatedly.
Then he noticed a problem. Mayov had just announced his advancement to Archmage, and Osiria had advanced right after him. How could the timing be such a coincidence? He immediately asked, "Osiria, when did you advance?"
The Rainbow Dragon glanced at Rayne and answered honestly, "Last year."
"This happened last year, and you're only telling me today!" Ansiwodoss was so angry that his beard bristled. "Rayne, does this have something to do with you?"
Moreover, Osiria's advancement had shown no signs beforehand. Although she was a Rainbow Dragon, reputed to be the Dragon with the greatest spellcasting talent, and although few of Aerenus's many races could compare with her, advancing from Legendary Intermediate Tier to Archmage in only a few short years was completely beyond imagination.
Most importantly, Osiria was his student. She had actually concealed such a major matter from him for an entire year.
"Er..."
Rayne could only explain, "Teacher, Osiria's situation is special. Her method of advancing to Archmage is different from the conventional one."
"Tell me about it." Ansiwodoss sat back down, looking as though he wanted to hear how Rayne intended to make excuses.
Rayne had long since prepared his explanation.
Thus, he told his teacher everything: the existence of Dragon Valley; how he had modified the Dragon Blood Soul Transformation Technique; how he had used the Green Dragon King Deep Azure's Dragon blood as a material to stimulate Osiria's soul; how she had absorbed Dragon Valley's Dragon Soul energy and chosen the elements of her Soul Contract again; and how all these methods combined had allowed her to advance successfully.
Of course, he did not reveal the Heart of the Overmind or the Ogulvi Creation