Flame Dragon Liu Erlong

Su Yun Tao was clearly stunned at this moment. When he first encountered the Douluo Continent as a child, he had assumed that since the Grandmaster possessed two yellow spirit rings despite having such a trash martial soul, he must be someone extraordinary.

Reflecting on it now, Su Yun Tao realized that with his own Innate Level 2 spirit power and Lone Wolf martial soul, he was far superior to the Grandmaster. The awakening of the Lone Wolf martial soul and the internal physical enhancement it provided were leagues ahead of Luo Sanpao, yet even with his superior physique, he still couldn't absorb spirit rings according to the optimal configuration.

Given the Grandmaster's conditions, one could only imagine how much effort his father had spent to secure that first spirit ring. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had exhausted the entire family's resources, using rare treasures to desperately strengthen his body, only for the Grandmaster to barely manage to acquire a spirit ring approaching two hundred years.

After leaving the clan, the Grandmaster relied on a mysterious, self-assured charisma to swindle others, only to end up swindling himself into a crippled state; this truly left Su Yun Tao speechless.

Shui Xinhan continued, "That man, the Grandmaster, is extremely foolish and utterly selfish. Throughout his interactions with Bibi Dong, he never seemed to truly care for her, spending his days exploiting her status to gain access to Martial Soul Hall's archives."

"As a man, he had no source of income and relied entirely on Bibi Dong for his livelihood. Even that aside, the internal factions of Martial Soul Hall were firmly opposed to Bibi Dong associating with him, yet Bibi Dong withstood immense pressure, eventually forcing the upper echelons of Martial Soul Hall to compromise."

"Martial Soul Hall offered to recruit the Grandmaster, but he refused. This was not entirely incomprehensible, as the blood of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan flowed through his veins. However, what is truly outrageous is that while he refused to join, he spent his days flirting with Bibi Dong, the Saintess of Martial Soul Hall. Even worse, under his subtle manipulation, Bibi Dong even considered quitting Martial Soul Hall just to be with him!"

"The Grandmaster is both stupid and wicked. Bibi Dong was naive to the ways of the world; one must realize that Martial Soul Hall had poured everything into her. Even the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, took her as his personal disciple, investing everything in her over twenty years. She was even the designated successor to the position of Pope!"

"With the two of them like this, the final outcome was already set: Bibi Dong could sacrifice everything for the Grandmaster, while the Grandmaster—heh—is nothing but a joke!"

Su Yun Tao expressed his deep agreement. The Grandmaster was indeed both stupid and wicked; at times, one couldn't even tell if he was stupid to the extreme or wicked to the core.

When Bibi Dong suddenly proposed a breakup, the Grandmaster, who claimed to be the "Corner of Wisdom," didn't even stop to think. Su Yun Tao truly couldn't fathom where the "wisdom" in that "Corner of Wisdom" actually lay.

Later, the Grandmaster used Tang Hao's Pope Token to put on airs and throw his weight around. He surely knew that Bibi Dong was protecting him from the shadows, which was the only reason he dared to act that way.

Back when Su Yun Tao was a child, or even when he first arrived on the Douluo Continent, he had subconsciously felt a sense of favor toward Shrek and the Grandmaster due to the perspective of the original work. But as he matured, he realized just how disgusting the Grandmaster truly was.

The Grandmaster knew full well that Bibi Dong was protecting him, yet for the sake of his own pride and the opinions of others, he chose to mentor Tang San, who held a blood feud with Martial Soul Hall! Not only that, he was a parasite who ate the meat with chopsticks and cursed the cook once he put them down.

How many benefits had he reaped from Martial Soul Hall? Yet, from beginning to end, he showed not a shred of gratitude, but instead remained filled with hostility.

Bibi Dong was forced to give birth because of him; for her, even death would have been a relief. For the Grandmaster, Bibi Dong was willing to sell her life and even her soul! And the Grandmaster?

What had he done for her? In truth, the Grandmaster knew all of this in his heart; he was merely playing dumb while knowing the truth all along.

He accepted Bibi Dong's protection with peace of mind, and he deliberately chose not to think about her suffering, because he was the most selfish person under the heavens!

As Shui Xinhan spoke of the past between Bibi Dong and the Grandmaster, she grew increasingly agitated, a look of fury appearing on her beautiful face.

Su Yun Tao spoke up, "Dean, don't be too angry. Although the Grandmaster is disgusting, he hasn't affected our lives yet. Just think of him as a monkey."

Shui Xinhan sneered, "Yun Tao, I was actually more broad-minded than you, until he personally destroyed my younger sister!"

"The Dean's sister?"

Shui Xinhan's breathing began to quicken, "I have a sworn sister I grew up with; her name is Liu Erlong!"

Su Yun Tao was dumbfounded. He never would have imagined that Liu Erlong was actually Shui Xinhan's sister.

"I am an Ice Dragon, while Erlong is a Fire Dragon. Erlong's father is Yu Xiaogang's uncle, Yu Luomian, and her mother was a pitiful woman of the night. Erlong's martial soul was formed by the fusion of her parents' bloodlines."

"Like me, Erlong lost her mother at a young age. Her mother should have been a powerful spirit master; she possessed an extremely formidable Blazing Eagle martial soul, so powerful that even Yu Luomian's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon could not fully suppress it."

"But her mother's fate was even more tragic than mine. She was abducted by a human trafficking organization as a child and forced into a life of prostitution. Fearing retaliation, her powerful Blazing Eagle martial soul was crippled before she could even begin to cultivate."

"Due to years of abuse, her mother passed away at a young age. In the Star Luo Empire, Erlong and I met by chance, and we became sisters from that day on until I became a dean. Originally, Erlong, like me, had every certainty of reaching the Titled Douluo realm..."

"What?" Su Yun Tao exclaimed, "Dean, Dean Liu Erlong's talent was that high?"

Shui Xinhan was slightly surprised. She hadn't told Su Yun Tao that Liu Erlong was the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, yet it seemed he already knew.

"Yun Tao, in truth, Erlong's talent was on par with mine. She had Innate Level 9 spirit power. Although I had Innate Full Soul Power, my martial soul awakened prematurely, damaging my meridians, so my cultivation speed was actually similar to that of someone with Innate Level 9 talent."

Su Yun Tao asked in confusion, "Dean, if Dean Erlong's talent was similar to yours, why is there such a large gap between you two now?"

Shui Xinhan's eyes turned cold, "That is because of one person!"

"The Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang?"

Shui Xinhan nodded, "That selfish man, Yu Xiaogang, after harming Bibi Dong, didn't take long before he set his sights on my sister, Liu Erlong. Do you know, Yun Tao? Twenty years ago, I was a Spirit Emperor, and Erlong was also a Spirit Emperor!"

"Erlong and I were both under thirty at the time, with boundless futures ahead of us, yet Erlong just had to run into that scourge, Yu Xiaogang!"

I broke through to Spirit Emperor at twenty-eight, Spirit Sage at thirty-five, and now, at forty-seven, I have reached level 87 spirit power.

But do you know, Yun Tao? After Erlong met Yu Xiaogang, she lost all heart for cultivation. She traveled the continent with Yu Xiaogang and their sworn brother, Flender. By then, Erlong's cultivation speed had already plummeted.

Later, when Erlong and the Grandmaster were preparing to marry, they discovered that they were actually cousins.