Senior Sister? Senior Brother?

"Teacher?" Chen Ye repeated, a hint of confusion on his face.

But when he saw Gu Yue's pretty face suddenly turn cold, he quickly caught on.

Who else could their teacher be...? It had to be Leng Yaozhu.

Chen Ye gave an awkward smile, though he didn't seem to mind. "Since Teacher's calling us, we'd better hurry over. Good thing I have a car."

Chen Ye pointed to the luxury car nearby and got in first.

Gu Yue didn't hesitate either. She followed him and got into the back seat.

"Driver, take us to the Spirit Pagoda."

"Yes, young master." The driver in the front nodded, his eyes discreetly sweeping over Gu Yue.

The car started moving. The back seat was spacious, but Chen Ye still caught a faint scent of mint.

The scent was subtle, but paired with the girl's sidelong glance, it gave her an oddly cool, aloof air.

Noticing Chen Ye looking at her, Gu Yue turned her head slightly toward him. An awkward expression appeared on the boy's face.

"Sorry. You know my family's pretty powerful, so it's normal for people to try to kidnap me."

"Heh, but it's no big deal." Chen Ye gave a helpless smile.

He casually tapped the watch on his left wrist, and the car abruptly stopped.

A glint of cold light flashed across the driver's face, but before he could make a move, his entire body was pinned in place.

The car door opened, and the driver was casually dragged out. An elderly figure came to the back seat.

Chen Ye lowered the window and saw an old face. "I swear, Old Zhang, did my dad make you run an errand again?"

"Damn it, you're the bodyguard my grandpa assigned to me, but my dad keeps sending you to do things instead of having you protect me. What if something actually happened to me?"

"It's my fault, young master. The driver was a Soul Ancestor, after all. I didn't expect someone to take him out without making a sound." The old man looked apologetic, but Chen Ye just waved it off.

"Take us to the Spirit Pagoda. We have something to do."

"Yes, young master. I'm sorry for startling you and miss." Zhang's face showed a trace of apology, while Gu Yue turned slightly to look at Chen Ye.

"How did you know something was wrong with him? There shouldn't have been anything suspicious about his behavior."

"If he was planning to assassinate or kidnap you, he must have watched this driver for a while."

A hint of confusion showed in Gu Yue's eyes. She hadn't noticed anything wrong with the driver, though she didn't know him well.

But judging by his behavior, there had been nothing suspicious about him at all. Yet the boy had spotted something wrong with him with ease.

"His blood energy was off." Chen Ye waved a hand, looking bored.

As the owner of the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul, he had a keen sense for blood energy.

Appearance could be changed, and a person's aura could be disguised, but there was only one thing that couldn't be changed: their Martial Soul and blood energy.

"I see. Your Martial Soul must be pretty powerful." Gu Yuena put particular emphasis on the word "powerful," and a strange look entered her eyes.

"To sense the blood energy of others so acutely, he must have a very high Spiritual Power, in addition to possessing the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul."

"How could someone like this exist on the Douluo Continent? Could he really be the Child of Destiny? But where did he get the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul?"

The Golden Dragon King existed in the Divine Realm, and she knew that better than anyone.

So Gu Yue was full of doubts about how he could have awakened such a Martial Soul.

Still, until she could be sure, all she could do was observe the boy and try to understand what made him so unusual.

The car pulled up at the Spirit Pagoda. The two got out, and Gu Yue took out her Identity Token. They went straight to the top of the Spirit Pagoda.

In the enormous office, Leng Yaozhu sat casually.

She was the Spirit Pagoda's Deputy Tower Master, not the local Tower Master.

Normally, this should have been the local Tower Master's office, but Leng Yaozhu had taken it over as soon as she arrived.

When the two pushed open the door and entered, Leng Yaozhu looked toward them. "I asked Gu Yue to bring you here today so I could put you both to the test."

"You have Innate Full Soul Power too, so you should have your First Soul Ring by now."

"As your teacher, there isn't much I can teach you. Combat skills are one thing, though. Come with me."

Leng Yaozhu said this and led the two youngsters out of the office, taking them down to a lower floor in the elevator.

The three of them lay down in the Cultivation Pods and entered the Spirit Pagoda's Rising Spirit Platform.

Chen Ye had originally wondered what they were here to do, but as soon as they arrived, Leng Yaozhu looked at them calmly.

"Today, I'll teach you combat skills. From now on, someone will train with you every day and teach you the techniques of battle."

"Now, attack me. I'll see what you're capable of."

Leng Yaozhu spoke casually. As she did, nine Soul Rings lit up around her.

She wasn't releasing any aura, but the sight of those nine Soul Rings was enough to make Chen Ye's heart sink.

He'd thought she'd called him over to give him something good. He could put up with being taught combat skills, but—

Was she really going to teach him by making him fight?

Make him fight an Extreme Douluo...? Chen Ye could only say, "Yeah, right."

By evening, with the sun setting, Chen Ye left the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, rubbing his face.

After getting pummeled inside, he still wasn't satisfied.

Leng Yaozhu had been way too biased. She carefully guided Gu Yue when they fought, but when it came to him, she just beat him up for real.

How could he possibly stand for that?

So before leaving, he'd even provoked Gu Yue—and then she beat him up too.

It wasn't his fault. He couldn't beat either an Extreme Douluo or a soul beast master who'd existed for ten thousand years.

With a face swollen like a pig's, Chen Ye couldn't have felt more helpless.

Especially after he found out that Leng Yaozhu had taken him on first, which meant he was supposed to be Gu Yue's senior brother.

"Damn Gu Yue, damn old woman, picking on a kid like me," Chen Ye grumbled inwardly, then climbed into the car with a helpless sigh.

When he got home, he simply dabbed some ointment on his face. Chen Lei naturally saw what his son looked like, but didn't pay it any mind.

Watching Chen Lei walk right past him without a care, Chen Ye nearly lost it. "Hey, Dad, someone beat up your son. Aren't you even going to ask if I'm okay?"

"What am I supposed to do, ask? Get revenge for you? Your dad can't beat an Extreme Douluo."

Chen Lei gave his son a strange look, his expression saying, "Are you joking?"