Ace Hyde

I wonder if this system's so-called complete sharing would let me share Linley's Soul Mutation, too?

If it can, I'll have to be careful not to take on too many attributes. For now, I should focus on the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind!

Zhao Nan suddenly thought of something and muttered to himself.

To be honest, Zhao Nan had wanted to ask his system about it. Unfortunately, the system was mute. It only made a sound when he checked his own attributes, took on disciples, or shared his disciples' abilities. At all other times, it never said a word.

In fact, this thought had been on Zhao Nan's mind for a long time, but he had never quite put it together. In his view, the system had shared Linley's magic power and battle qi with him, but not his spiritual power. That had led Zhao Nan to suspect that the system couldn't share the so-called power of the soul.

That was why Zhao Nan was seeking a way to transcend on his own.

At the same time, though, he still held on to a glimmer of hope. That was why his second disciple also came from one of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

For one thing, when members of these clans went to the Hell Plane and underwent the clan's rites, they were sure to awaken one of the four elemental attributes: Earth, Water, Fire, or Wind. For another, they fit his principle of cultivating a variety of talents!

While Zhao Nan sat in the guest room, lost in thought, the meeting in the conference room came to an end.

The main branch of the Hyde Clan was powerful, but the other branches had more people.

Previously, the main branch had always called the shots because the stakes hadn't been high enough to unite the other branches. But this time, everyone could see that it was a chance to rise to the top in a single leap. How could they not be excited?

With every branch opposing him, Vincent's plan to let the main branch dominate—or even to hand-pick his own son—fell through completely.

After the meeting, Vincent intended to send someone to invite Zhao Nan to the banquet, so the Hyde Clan could play host and show him their hospitality.

But the servant assigned to Zhao Nan informed him that Zhao Nan wouldn't be attending that evening. He wanted to get a good night's rest and would decide what to do the next day.

After hearing that, Vincent could only give up.

The next day!

Once Zhao Nan had washed up, Vincent came to his door. He gave Zhao Nan a respectful noble's bow and asked, "Mr. Zhao Nan, did you rest well?"

"Yes, I rested quite well. I must thank you, Mr. Vincent, for making all the arrangements for me," Zhao Nan replied calmly.

"Haha, it was only right for me to do so." Vincent offered a few polite words, then said, "Please come with me, Mr. Zhao Nan. Let's have breakfast first!"

Zhao Nan nodded without comment and followed Vincent.

The Hyde Clan had been around for five thousand years and was quite wealthy, so breakfast was lavish. Even Zhao Nan, a Saint-level expert, was experiencing the life of the nobility for the first time.

After breakfast, Zhao Nan rested for a while. Then Vincent said to him, "Mr. Zhao Nan, yesterday you said you wanted to take a junior from the Hyde Clan as your disciple.

"We happen to have time today. The younger members of the clan have all gathered at the training grounds. Would you be available?"

"Of course," Zhao Nan replied.

"Please lead the way, Mr. Vincent. I'd like to see the younger generation of the Hyde Clan and find out whether there's anyone I'm destined to meet!"

"Haha, I'm sure you won't be disappointed, Mr. Zhao Nan." Vincent laughed, then stood and led the way.

After walking for about twenty minutes, they arrived at a vast, open plaza.

The plaza was as large as ten football fields from Zhao Nan's previous life. More than two hundred young members of the Hyde Clan stood tall in formation across it.

Seeing this, Zhao Nan couldn't help but marvel. No wonder the Purple Flame Warrior Clan hadn't produced a single person with the right bloodline in all these years.

At this rate of reproduction, if they could awaken it on their own, what need would the Yulan Continent have for the Radiant Church or the Darkness Church?

They could simply let the Purple Flame Warriors rule.

When Zhao Nan had prepared to take the Four Ultimate Warriors as his disciples, he had looked up the relevant information at Ernst Institute. He had also asked Hogg, the head of the Dragonblood Warrior Clan, about the other three Ultimate Warriors. On top of that, he had seen a few scattered references in the original story he'd read in his previous life, so he knew a great deal about the history of the Purple Flame Warriors.

Even so, seeing so many members of the Hyde Clan still struck him as unbelievable!

But Zhao Nan didn't want to dwell on it. He was here to take on a disciple. Beirut, a Chief God, could handle what happened to the Yulan Continent. Zhao Nan was just a lowly Saint-level expert. He was still a hundred thousand miles away from Beirut in terms of power, so why worry about so much?

Zhao Nan composed himself and began looking over the younger members of the Hyde Clan.

At the same time, he activated the system's scanning function.

He'd discovered this function while at Ernst Institute.

It could help Zhao Nan find suitable disciples to take under his wing.

He scanned them one by one and found that the Hyde Clan members' stat panels differed from those of the Baruch Clan.

For example, Linley's panel read:

[Disciple Name: Linley Baruch

Disciple Level: SSS

Disciple Talent: Wind Element, Earth Element—Superior; Fire Element—Intermediate

Disciple Bloodline: Dragonblood Warrior (Unawakened)

Disciple Secret Technique: Visualization Technique

Disciple Magic Level: Second-Level Mage

Disciple Warrior Level: First-Level Warrior.]

Linley's panel listed a bloodline, but none of the Hyde Clan members had that category.

This made Zhao Nan curious.

At last, after scanning one hundred and ninety-three of the Hyde Clan's young members, he finally found a boy whose stat panel differed from the others.

[Disciple Name: Ace Hyde;

Disciple Level: SSS

Disciple Talent: Fire Element—Superior, Earth Element—Superior

Disciple Bloodline: Violet Flame Warrior (Unawakened)

Disciple Secret Technique: None

Disciple Magic Level: None

Disciple Warrior Level: None.]

Zhao Nan looked at little Ace, who only came up to his waist. He was delighted that the boy's talent ranked SSS, but said nothing. Instead, he continued scanning and found that out of more than two hundred people, little Ace was the only one with a bloodline listed.

Now that there were no other suitable candidates, Zhao Nan didn't dwell on it. He strode over to Ace Hyde, patted him on the head, and bent down with a smile. "Little guy, what's your name?

"Would you like to take me as your teacher?"