The Blood Fiend Azure Dragon's Name, Shang Que

Lin Yuan also thought highly of this Soul Master who possessed the Nine Heart Begonia. If he could take her as a disciple, she might truly be able to help him in the future.

With that in mind, Lin Yuan arranged for the Blood Fiend Azure Dragon, who could assume human form, to send the children back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He himself brought Ye Lingling back to the courtyard.

The Blood Fiend Azure Dragon was a three-hundred-thousand-year top-tier soul beast, an ancient species. Not only could he speak human language, but he could also transform into a human.

His human form was that of a young man in his twenties, dressed in a blood-red robe. Even his hair was red. Simply standing there gave off a boundless, vast aura.

Lin Yuan glanced at the Blood Fiend Azure Dragon in human form and gave him the name Shang Que.

Shang Que bowed to Lin Yuan. "Shang Que greets Master."

Lin Yuan nodded. "Rest assured. As long as you remain loyal to me, I promise that when I break through level one hundred, I will make you a divine beast and grant you great achievement on the path to the Dao."

Shang Que excitedly knelt on the ground. Back when Lin Yuan had defeated him, he had already said that if Shang Que was willing to submit, the opportunities awaiting him in the future would be beyond imagination.

Originally, Shang Que had not believed him. But after witnessing his master's growth along the way, he finally understood that Lin Yuan had never deceived him. As long as he worked hard to aid his master, his master would surely allow him to become a divine beast—the only soul beast to become a god in nearly a million years on Douluo Continent.

The main reason soul beasts could not become gods lay in the Dragon God's last will and the God Realm's rejection.

The historical roots of soul beasts being unable to become gods could be traced back to the era of the Dragon God.

The Dragon God had once attempted to elevate the Dragon God Realm to the level of a divine star, but this attempt brought an enormous crisis to the God Realm.

Due to the Dragon God's loss of control and violent temperament, he had nearly pushed the entire God Realm to the brink of destruction.

In order to quell the situation, the Asura God slew the Dragon God and split him into the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King.

Before his death, the Dragon God left behind a last will forbidding soul beasts from becoming gods until a new Dragon God appeared.

Furthermore, the God Realm rejected soul beasts. Even if a soul beast reached the godly level, the gates of the God Realm would not open for it.

This was because the deities of the God Realm feared that soul beasts would once again cause unrest, so they directly extinguished the soul beasts' hope of becoming gods.

That was why, for millions of years, not a single soul beast had been able to become a god. Even the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who had come the closest, was no exception. Being able to break through to demigod status was already the God Realm's greatest mercy.

And the cultivation he had worked so hard to obtain ultimately became Tang San's wedding dress.

"Go handle it first. Once you've sent them back, you can return."

Shang Que nodded. After scooping up Osler and the others, he flew toward the Heaven Dou Royal Academy dormitories without looking back.

After resolving matters here, Lin Yuan brought Ye Lingling back to his own courtyard.

When Xiao Wu saw the familiar girl, she could not help but walk over. "This is... Ye Lingling, the Support System Soul Master of the Heaven Dou Battle Team?"

Back at the Soul Arena in Suotuo City, the Shrek disciples Xiao Wu was with had happened to encounter the Heaven Dou Battle Team. Therefore, Xiao Wu recognized Ye Lingling when she saw her.

Lin Yuan said, "Call me once she wakes up."

"Okay."

Xiao Wu nodded obediently, afraid that if she answered too slowly, she would be beaten.

Lin Yuan ignored Xiao Wu's expression and turned back to his room to cultivate. At the same time, his basic information surfaced in his mind.

Name: Lin Yuan

Soul Power: Level 93 Title Douluo

Martial Soul: Asura Demon Sword (God-tier)

Soul Rings: Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red!

Soul Bones: Complete

Domains: Divine Slaughter's Domain, Asura Domain

Total Kills: 5580

Total Soul Beasts: 136

Looking at his current overall information, Lin Yuan showed no expression. He had obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain many years ago when he went to the City of Slaughter.

Because of his outstanding performance, he had nearly been taken in as the King of Slaughter's personal disciple.

However, as a transmigrator, Lin Yuan naturally understood the price of becoming the King of Slaughter's disciple.

The current King of Slaughter was not Tang Chen, the former sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, but the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, who thirsted for blood.

Put nicely, becoming his disciple meant inheriting the position of the next King of Slaughter.

Put bluntly, it meant becoming a parasitic vessel for the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, thereby extending the Bat King's lifespan.

Tang Chen's body had long since been worn down to its last remnants after years of torment and could not last much longer. In order to continue existing in this world, the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King would usually choose to parasitize the bodies of other powerful individuals, thus gaining a form of immortality.

Lin Yuan was no fool. Of course, he could not agree to the King of Slaughter's request. Besides, even if he did agree, he would never remain in a hellhole like the City of Slaughter.

The sun set in the west, and the distant mountains looked like dark brows.

While Lin Yuan was cultivating, Xiao Wu gently knocked on his door and told him that Ye Lingling had awakened.

Upon learning that Ye Lingling was awake, Lin Yuan ended his cultivation and headed straight to Xiao Wu's room.

Ye Lingling was extremely weak at the moment. Perhaps she had consumed too much Soul Power, leaving her without even the strength to stand.

Lin Yuan sat in a chair and looked at Ye Lingling on the bed. "How do you feel?"

Ye Lingling answered weakly, "Very tired."

Lin Yuan smiled. "Is there nothing else you want to say?"

"No." Ye Lingling had a colder personality than most. This perhaps had much to do with her background. Even at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, few students ever heard her speak.

"What an interesting girl." Lin Yuan swirled the teacup in his hand and said calmly, "Since you are currently at level thirty-nine Soul Power, taking medicinal herbs now would waste much of their efficacy."

"Ye Lingling, I have never taken a disciple in my life. Are you interested in becoming my personal disciple?"

Upon hearing this, both Ye Lingling, lying on the bed, and Xiao Wu, who was pouring tea, froze blankly in place, unable to believe their ears.

A Title Douluo taking a disciple?

And a Support System disciple at that?

Probably few people would believe it if word got out.

Ye Lingling struggled to sit up from the bed and asked carefully, "Teacher Lin, are you truly willing to accept me as your disciple?"

"You only get one chance. Think it over."

Lin Yuan replied with a gentle smile.

Soul Masters with the Nine Heart Begonia were extremely rare, and their future accomplishments were no less than those of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Moreover, there were only two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters on the entire Douluo Continent.

The other was Ye Lingling's mother. Only after she died could the next Soul Master possessing the Nine Heart Begonia be born.