First Healer Ye Lingling

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

That day, Heaven Dou Level Teacher Shi Feng brought a silver-haired girl in a veil to the training grounds. As he did whenever new members arrived, he clapped his hands and called the others together.

"Alright, this is the newest member of our Heaven Dou Reserve Team. Everyone, come introduce yourselves and get acquainted."

"Teacher Shi, why did Sister Yan hit me? I was only showing concern for the new teammate. I was wrong, alright? I was wrong!"

"Osler, are you asking for another beating? My name is Dugu Yan. I'm fourteen, my martial soul is the Jade Serpent, and I'm a Level 33 Control System Battle Soul Elder. Welcome to the Heaven Dou Reserve Team. That brat who just spoke is Osler. He's thirteen, his martial soul is the Ghost Leopard, and he's a Level 29 Agile Attack System Battle Soul Grandmaster."

"He's Yu Feng, thirteen years old, with the Wind Chime Bird martial soul and Level 29 Agile Attack System Battle Soul Grandmaster cultivation. These two brothers are Shi Mo and Shi Mo, twins. They're fourteen, their martial souls are Black Tortoises, and they're Level 33 Defense System Battle Soul Elders."

"That smug fellow is Yu Tianheng. He's fourteen, his martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and he's a Level 34 Assault System Battle Soul Elder."

Like the eldest sister of the group, Dugu Yan introduced the current members to their new teammate. When she mentioned Yu Tianheng, the dissatisfaction in her voice nearly overflowed. Yu Tianheng dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

"This is my little brother, Wang Qi. By the way, little girl, how old are you this year? Do you have a boyfriend? Let me tell you—"

Seeing Dugu Yan getting increasingly off track, Wang Qi hurriedly interrupted with a dry cough. "Ahem, Sister Yanyan, don't scare our new teammate. Hello, I'm Wang Qi. I'm twelve, my martial soul is the Golden Flame Body, and I'm a Level 36 Assault System Battle Soul Elder. I'm also the temporary captain of the Heaven Dou Reserve Team. Welcome aboard."

Wang Qi felt a headache coming on as he watched Dugu Yan, who had somehow already moved beside the silver-haired girl and familiarly taken her hand.

Three months ago, Dugu Yan had inexplicably left in tears. After Wang Qi sparred with Yu Tianheng, he had established his position within the Heaven Dou Reserve Team for the first time.

The next day, Wang Qi had no idea what had happened, but when Dugu Yan returned to the training grounds, she looked at him like an elder looking at a junior. She smiled at him and hovered around him all day, calling him little brother over and over.

Wang Qi did not mind being called little brother, nor did he find it a big deal to call Dugu Yan his sister. After all, she had a Titled Douluo grandfather standing behind her. Calling her sister was hardly a loss.

But Dugu Yan's elder-looking-at-a-junior gaze made Wang Qi deeply uncomfortable. That look gave him a headache.

Later on, whenever there was a break, Dugu Yan would occasionally take Wang Qi out to meet girls, acting like, This is my kid. He's incredibly capable. If you get together with my little brother, you'll enjoy a life of comfort. She was determined to play matchmaker.

Now she was pulling this again. Seeing the amused, knowing looks from the other five teammates, Wang Qi's head grew several sizes larger.

"My name is Ye Lingling. I'm thirteen years old, my martial soul is the Nine Star Begonia, and I'm a Level 29 Support System Soul Grandmaster. Please take care of me."

Ye Lingling nervously clenched Dugu Yan's hand and gave Wang Qi and the others a standard noble's bow.

But at that moment, no one cared whether Ye Lingling's noble etiquette was proper. Aside from Wang Qi, nearly every member of the Heaven Dou Reserve Team was stunned by her martial soul.

This was the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was the number one support martial soul on Douluo Continent, then the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul was the number one healing martial soul.

The Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul was a top-tier support martial soul said to be capable of saving anyone as long as they still had a single breath left. If someone with the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul provided support on a battlefield, everyone could fight without restraint.

The Heaven Dou Reserve Team now had two Assault System Soul Masters, two Defense System Soul Masters, one Control System Soul Master, and two Agile Attack System Soul Masters. They were only lacking a Support System Soul Master to complete the ideal team composition.

They had discussed the team's Support System Soul Master some time ago. Some said that Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master, was the Crown Prince's teacher. The previous Soul Master Competition had included disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on the Heaven Dou Royal Team, so they had guessed their support member might come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

There had naturally been other options as well. They had heard that Blue Tyrant Academy had recently accepted a healing-type Support System Soul Master, and they had considered poaching someone or cultivating one from among the nobility. They had considered almost every Support System Soul Master they could think of, but never imagined that a Soul Master with the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul would join their team.

There was no other reason. Soul Masters with the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul were simply too rare. Furthermore, the Ye Family had suffered a great calamity several years ago, so the team members had assumed that the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul's lineage had been cut off.

They truly had not dared to dream of such a rare martial soul.

"Ah, Lingling, you actually have the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul? That's wonderful! You're the only Support System Soul Master among us, and you even have the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul. If I get hurt in the future, you have to treat me properly."

After her initial shock, Dugu Yan was delighted. Holding Ye Lingling's little hand, she happily declared that she would protect her from now on. If Dugu Yan could not beat someone, she would have the other team members step in; if that still did not work, her little brother Wang Qi would do it; and if even that failed, she would go find her grandfather. In short, Dugu Yan liked Ye Lingling immensely.

The others were the same, finding all sorts of ways to curry favor with her. Befriending a Soul Master with the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul was equivalent to gaining one, perhaps even several, extra lives. They were all Soul Masters, and no one could guarantee they would never be injured in the future. Befriending the number one healing Soul Master had almost no downside.

Standing nearby, Wang Qi said to Yu Tianheng beside him, "Why aren't you going over? I remember you still have injuries, don't you? Aren't you going to try the Nine Star Begonia Martial Soul's healing methods?"

Yu Tianheng rolled his eyes at Wang Qi. This guy Wang Qi is truly wicked.

"What would I go for? So I can get beaten again after my injuries heal? I'm going to cultivate."

Wang Qi smiled as he watched Yu Tianheng leave.

Yu Tianheng was actually a decent person. Three months was not a long time, but they had spent nearly every day and night together, occasionally exchanging blows. Although Yu Tianheng had always been the one getting beaten up, their relationship had improved the more they fought.

A week ago, after training ended, Yu Tianheng invited Wang Qi out for a meal. In the end, he drank too much.

Wang Qi did not know whether Yu Tianheng had said it deliberately or whether he had simply felt miserable after drinking and needed someone to complain to.

In any case, Yu Tianheng had revealed his true thoughts to Wang Qi for the first time.

First, his reason for coming to Heaven Dou Royal Academy: as one of the twin stars of his generation in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianheng was younger. He had feared that going to Thunderclap Academy would make him a target for Yu Tianxin.

Competition within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—or rather, internal conflict—was too intense. Yu Tianheng did not want to face Yu Tianxin so early.

Second, Yu Yuanzhen had arranged for him to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He had plainly stated that if Yu Tianheng wanted to avoid fighting within the clan and still win, he needed to keep increasing the chips on his table. The support of a Titled Douluo would be enough to help him contend for the position of clan head.

Finally, Yu Tianheng was tired. His parents had drilled into him the need to seize power, become the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's patriarch, and win over the clan elders. It exhausted him. Yu Tianheng wanted to escape that family.