Yu Tianheng Wants to Take a Master, Tang San: You're Not Worthy!

Inside the training ground, absolute silence reigned.

"The captain actually lost."

Yu Feng and the others rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

In their hearts, Yu Tianheng, as the captain of the Imperial Dou Team, was the leading figure among the young generation of soul masters.

However!

Being utterly thrashed by Teacher Lin Mu earlier was one thing, but now he had lost at the hands of a Blue Silver Grass soul master.

Furthermore, this fellow was several years younger than them, yet he managed to cross five levels of soul power to defeat Yu Tianheng, who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

This completely subverted their perceptions.

Yu Tianheng stared blankly at the calm-faced Tang San, the pride in his heart thoroughly crushed.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Tianheng raised a hand to move the leaf blade pressed against his throat, speaking solemnly: "I lost, Brother Tang San, welcome to the Imperial Dou Team."

As his voice fell, Yu Tianheng glanced toward Lin Mu in the distance, a guess already forming in his heart.

If nothing unexpected happened, Tang San should be Teacher Lin Mu's disciple; if he could receive Teacher Lin Mu's guidance, he would surely become stronger as well.

Instantly, Yu Tianheng quickly stood up, strode over to Lin Mu, and said in a clear voice: "Teacher, please guide my cultivation."

Through this battle, he truly recognized the gap in talent; rather than sit passively waiting for death, it was better to take Lin Mu as his master.

Under Lin Mu's guidance, even a mere Blue Silver Grass martial soul could reach this stage, and his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was a top-tier beast martial soul, so it would definitely be even stronger.

Facing Yu Tianheng's request for discipleship, a trace of astonishment appeared on Lin Mu's face.

What a joke, teaching one disciple already took up a tremendous amount of energy, and teaching another—did they think he was Yu Xiaogang without any cultivation to do?

Besides, this fellow was Yu Xiaogang's nephew.

Before Lin Mu could speak, Tang San strode over, blocking in front of Yu Tianheng, and said coldly: "Keep dreaming, with your talent, Master will never accept you as a disciple."

Hearing this, Yu Tianheng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood; he had been taunted by Lin Mu earlier, and now he was being taunted by Tang San.

Was his talent really this poor?

Taking a deep breath, Yu Tianheng forcefully suppressed the grievance in his heart, speaking sincerely: "Brother Tang San, as long as I take your master as my master, you and I will be fellow disciples. By joining forces in the Soul Master Competition, we'll definitely win the championship!"

"I said, with your talent you aren't worthy of becoming Master's disciple."

Tang San's expression was cold and stern, still leaving no room for negotiation.

Seeing her man subjected to humiliation, Dugu Yan almost went wild again, but Qin Ming intercepted her just in time.

Hearing those words, Yu Tianheng's heart turned completely cold. With a mix of shame and annoyance, he said: "Your talent is indeed stronger than mine, and your strength is on par with mine, but you don't understand humility in the least!"

"Humility?"

Tang San was slightly startled. Thinking carefully, Master indeed seemed never to have taught him the two words 'humility'.

At that moment, Lin Mu stepped forward and said calmly: "I have already decided to focus entirely on cultivating Xiao San and will not take on any more disciples. However, as the team leader, I will still guide you a little."

Master.

Tang San's heart warmed. To him, Master was the person who treated him the best in the world.

Seeing this, Yu Tianheng wore a look of disappointment, feeling as though he had missed out on a monumental opportunity. Forcing himself to gather some spirit, he respectfully said: "Then thank you very much, Teacher Lin Mu."

Although taking a master had failed, getting an even more formidable team leader could still be considered a good thing.

After this bout, the members of the Imperial Dou Team were completely convinced.

"Xiao Wu, show them your strength."

Hearing Lin Mu's instruction, Xiao Wu immediately let go of Tang San's arm, skipped forward a few steps, and spun three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—into the air, saying with a grin:

"Xiao Wu, martial soul Soft Bone Rabbit, level-thirty-one Assault System Battle Soul Elder, please advise~"

Seeing the three soul rings on Xiao Wu, Yu Tianheng and the others were stunned once again. Although not as terrifying as Tang San, she was still a soul elder around the age of thirteen!

In front of Tang San and Xiao Wu, what qualification did they have to call themselves geniuses?

Even Dugu Yan, who had been full of grievances all along, pressed her lips tightly at that moment, looking at Tang San and Xiao Wu with complex eyes as a trace of inferiority inevitably arose in her heart.

Uneniably, with their joining, the overall strength of the Imperial Dou Team would vastly improve.

"Yu Tianheng, your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul is of top-tier quality, but at thirty-ninth-level soul power, it's clearly insufficient as the team's main attacker."

Saying this, Lin Mu looked Yu Tianheng up and down and continued:

"Your focus from now on will be on increasing your soul power and actual combat. Only by feeling pressure will your soul power be stimulated to grow doubly fast. Therefore, you must participate in at least three soul duels every day from now on, and sparring with Xiao San can count as one."

Hearing this, Yu Tianheng's whole body trembled. Participating in at least three soul duels every day—this intensity was simply several times greater than before.

"Teacher Lin Mu, participating in soul duels this frequently is something no one can handle."

Dugu Yan stepped out to persuade him.

Lin Mu glanced at her, his tone cold as he said: "Clearly possessing a Nine Heart Begonia soul master, yet you can't even endure this bit of training. You lot are truly a lost cause."

Hearing such heart-piercing words, everyone fell silent.

Yu Tianheng took a deep breath, his gaze landing on Tang San as he instantly made up his mind to change, saying with a firm expression: "Teacher Lin Mu, I am willing to accept your training."

Having suffered a double blow, he had recognized the gap in talent; only through doubled training now could he avoid being surpassed by Tang San.

Seeing that Yu Tianheng was willing to accept the training, Lin Mu nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Dugu Yan and said: "Dugu Yan, you only need to participate in two soul duels a day."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately became displeased and complained: "Teacher Lin Mu, why does Tianheng participate in three duels a day while I only participate in two?"

"Yu Tianheng still has room for improvement, whereas you rely too heavily on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom, and your room for improvement is not large."

Lin Mu said mercilessly.

These words deeply stung Dugu Yan. This was the first time anyone had looked down on her Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom to this extent.

"No, I want to be like Tianheng and participate in three soul duels every day."

For the sake of her remaining pride, Dugu Yan took the initiative to ask for her task to be increased, which caught the others somewhat off guard.

"As you like, as long as you guarantee at least two a day."

Lin Mu looked indifferent. In his plans, he hadn't even regarded Dugu Yan as a primary core member.

After all, Tang San's control abilities surpassed Dugu Yan's, and he also possessed a certain degree of output capability, crushing Dugu Yan in every aspect.

The Imperial Dou Team itself had significant problems: one assault system, one control system, two agile attack systems, two defense systems, plus one support system.

What kind of damned lineup was this?

Even if the quality of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul was exceptionally high, it was impossible for it to shoulder the majority of the team's damage output.

A lineup like this resembled a protect-the-carry formation, with the fatal flaw that Yu Tianheng wasn't strong enough to fight two opponents alone or tie down even more rivals.

For a lineup of this type, one had to ensure that the primary attacker was powerful enough; otherwise, everything else was completely useless.