21. A Thousand Pierces and Ten Thousand Pierces, But None Pierce the Flattery; Becoming the Vice Dean of Blue Tyrant Academy!

"As a possessor of a dragon-type Martial Soul, to be able to release your spirit in my presence—not bad."

Mu Chen slowly approached.

The beautiful woman instinctively retreated; from Mu Chen, she felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

"Don't be nervous. This is Blue Tyrant Academy, isn't it?"

Mu Chen gazed at the buildings in the distance, sizing up the beautiful woman's Martial Soul: a Fire Dragon Martial Soul. Her identity was practically written on her face—Liu Erlong.

"This Humble One is Mu Chen, here to apply for a teaching position."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong's eyes were filled with astonishment.

"You say you are here to... apply for a teaching position?"

Mu Chen looked himself over.

Aside from being a bit too dazzling and perhaps looking a little like he had ill intentions, he didn't look like a bad guy, did he?

"Correct."

"You come to apply at such an hour? Do you really think I would believe such nonsense? Don't think that just because you have a handsome face... you can do whatever you want!"

By the end of her sentence, Liu Erlong's cheeks flushed slightly, and her heart began to race uncontrollably.

She had never seen a man with such earth-shattering looks as Mu Chen, and in particular, the pressure radiating from him made her heart flutter while simultaneously sparking an uncontrollable urge to submit.

This left her filled with endless confusion.

One had to know, her Fire Dragon Martial Soul had evolved from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and belonged to the top-tier beast Martial Souls.

Mu Chen, hearing Liu Erlong's words, understood her position well and shrugged helplessly.

"Thank you for the compliment."

"But I truly am here to apply. It's just that I'm a bit pressed for time; I have other matters to attend to after the interview, which is why I must have seemed so abrupt."

Liu Erlong noticed that Mu Chen's attitude was very gentle; he didn't seem like a bad person, and his words sounded sincere, so she gradually lowered her guard.

"Since you are here to apply as a teacher, let's go down and have a cup of tea to talk it over."

"I am the Dean of this Blue Tyrant Academy—Liu Erlong. You can tell me whatever conditions you have."

Mu Chen slowly descended, landing in the courtyard.

As he retracted his Martial Soul, the sense of oppression that had been lingering in Liu Erlong's heart vanished along with it.

"Your Martial Soul is also of the dragon type, right? What is it?"

Liu Erlong was extremely curious about this. What kind of dragon Martial Soul could suppress her Fire Dragon to such an extent? If it could suppress her Fire Dragon, it could definitely suppress the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul as well.

If Mu Chen had the intention, the title of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon being the number one beast Martial Soul in the world wouldn't last much longer!

"This Humble One is Mu Chen, a level 75 Spirit Saint. My Martial Soul is the Radiant Dragon God."

Since he already possessed 10% of the Dragon God Bloodline, it wasn't too much to rename his Radiant Dragon King Martial Soul to Radiant Dragon God, right?

"Radiant Dragon God?"

Liu Erlong didn't understand what these four words represented, nor had she ever heard of such a Martial Soul, but just hearing the name made it feel incomparably noble and powerful.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?

That name sounded quite imposing at first glance!

But compared to the four words "Radiant Dragon God," it seemed far more mediocre.

"You don't look very old, twenty at most. Are you really level 75?" Liu Erlong looked Mu Chen up and down, scrutinizing him carefully.

"Can we sit down and talk?"

Mu Chen first looked around, then turned to Liu Erlong, his meaning self-evident.

"My apologies, one moment."

Liu Erlong's cheeks reddened. With an apologetic expression, she turned and went back into the house, returning shortly after with a tea set and a steaming teapot.

Whoosh!

With a wave of her hand, two chairs appeared behind Mu Chen and herself, followed immediately by a table that materialized between them.

Glug, glug, glug—

The sound of flowing water echoed through the small courtyard as Liu Erlong placed a cup of steaming clear tea in front of Mu Chen.

"I don't usually have guests here, so I'm not well-prepared. I only have a pot of tea; I hope you don't mind."

Liu Erlong was speaking the truth.

Mu Chen was well aware of this situation and didn't mind, picking up the teacup to take a light sip.

"Careful, it's a bit hot."

Liu Erlong hurriedly reminded him.

Mu Chen smiled slightly, and seven black spirit rings appeared simultaneously, manifesting before Liu Erlong's eyes.

"This... seven ten-thousand-year spirit rings?"

Liu Erlong stared blankly at the seven ten-thousand-year soul rings surrounding Mu Chen, murmuring, "How is this possible?!"

"The color and quantity of soul rings can be faked through specific abilities, but the pressure of a Soul Saint cannot be forged. Can you believe me now?"

Mu Chen crossed his legs, rested his hands on his knees, and watched Liu Erlong with a beaming smile.

Liu Erlong swallowed hard and said softly, "It's not that I'm unwilling to accept you, it's just that my Blue Tyrant Academy is too small; I'm afraid it cannot accommodate a great deity such as yourself."

Mu Chen smiled indifferently, "If you are willing, I can reluctantly serve as the vice dean of Blue Tyrant Academy. Just pay me the standard salary."

"Vice dean... reluctantly..."

Liu Erlong muttered to herself.

Who applies for a job by demanding the position of vice dean right away?

However... a level 75 Battle Soul Saint with all ten-thousand-year soul rings—though she didn't know how he achieved it, based on this strength alone, any high-level Soul Master Academy would be willing to hire Mu Chen as vice dean.

"Have you considered it?"

Mu Chen retracted his seven soul rings and watched Liu Erlong quietly, waiting for an answer.

"Fine, I agree to your terms."

Liu Erlong stared at Mu Chen with a serious expression. Once the decision was made, the heavy stone in her heart finally fell.

She had been worried the entire time that she might provoke Mu Chen.

If Mu Chen were to lose his temper, she didn't believe she could defeat him.

"Very well. I will return in a while, and at that time, I will officially begin my duties." Mu Chen stood up, straightened his sleeves, and smiled broadly.

The issue of a foothold, solved!

And he even secured the position of vice dean, not bad!

"In a while?"

Liu Erlong also stood up, feeling very puzzled upon hearing Mu Chen's words.

"I have other matters to attend to."

Mu Chen turned and walked out of the small courtyard, but suddenly remembering something, he looked back at Liu Erlong.

"One more thing."

Seeing this, Liu Erlong stopped in her tracks, watching Mu Chen quietly as she waited for him to continue.

"You are very beautiful and quite charming."

"It's just that your complexion is a bit pale. I'll bring you some medicine next time I come. Try taking it; it should improve your condition."

"However, your internal state cannot be improved by medicine alone; it requires other methods of intervention."

"Until we meet again."

As his voice faded, Mu Chen vanished in an instant.

Seeing this, Liu Erlong's pupils constricted slightly. She hurried to the spot where Mu Chen had just been standing and looked around, but she could not find a trace of him anywhere.

"He disappeared!?"

Recalling what Mu Chen said before leaving, her cheeks flushed involuntarily, and she felt a secret joy in her heart.

No one had ever complimented her like that before.

Liu Erlong touched her cheek and murmured to herself, "Is my condition really that bad..."

She looked at the increasingly bright full moon, sighed softly, and turned back into the house.