The Master-Disciple Relationship Collapsed Right from the Start?

Springs pass and autumns arrive, winters retreat and summers advance.

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.

The trio have all grown into twelve-year-old youths in the prime of their youth.

Five years!

For Zhang Tianyu, these five years have been truly... agonizingly long!

Now, it is finally time to trigger the new plotline in Suotuo City!

But before triggering the new plot, Zhang Tianyu feels it is necessary to check his current attributes:

[Host]: Zhang Tianyu
[Level]: 37
[Martial Soul]:
First Martial Soul: Yellow Springs (Third Soul Ring unlocked)
Second Martial Soul: (Locked)
[Soul Bone]:
Golden Spear Iron Horse Right Arm Bone: From a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Golden Spear Iron Horse, comes with skills [Array-Breaking Golden Spear], [Thousand-Mile Iron Horse].
(New Soul Bone unlock progress 50%)
[Soul Tool]: None
[Domain]: Yellow Springs: Nine Nether Forest Domain
[Self-Created Soul Skill]: None
[Items]: None
[Gifts]: None
[Reward Points]: 3690

The second soul ring comes from a 42,300-year-old Earth Flying Eagle, granting the soul skill: [Infinite Flying Sword], which allows him to control Yellow Springs to attack others from a distance, or to ride Yellow Springs for flight;

The third soul ring comes from a 55,780-year-old Moon Kirby, granting the soul skill: [Life-Chasing Sword Qi], which allows him to unleash sword qi that tracks enemies when swinging Yellow Springs, and can be combined with Infinite Flying Sword for remote control.

Feeling these soul skills returning one by one, the familiar sensation and the surge in power make Zhang Tianyu feel increasingly at ease.

To be alive is to pursue a sense of [peace of mind]!

In this life, Zhang Tianyu has changed his tactical strategy. He no longer engages in the constant, petty meddling he used in his previous life to keep Yu Xiaogang and Tang San in a state of perpetual torment.

Instead, he reserves his efforts for major strikes on specific occasions and under particular circumstances.

Because if he were to keep them under constant minor harassment, they would develop the same vigilance they had in his previous life and begin to guard against him in the shadows.

A person can hit a rough patch, they can be unlucky, But it is impossible to be unlucky forever!

Having learned from the lessons of his previous life, Zhang Tianyu ensures that the troubles he creates for them this time are not so abrupt.

He tries his best to make them traceable and logical, ensuring there is a discernible cause—or at least, even if they cannot find the exact reason, they can roughly guess what is happening.

Doing this will significantly lower their guard.

However, this situation cannot be maintained indefinitely, because some items are simply unreasonably powerful, and it is impossible to find a logical cause for their effects within this plane.

Zhang Tianyu can only do his best; if he cannot, then so be it.

Yet, the good news is that

five years have passed, and the preparatory work done by the system is finally nearing its end, which is—masking Zhang Tianyu's aura!

Every action leaves a trail.

Just like in his previous life, no matter how careful Zhang Tianyu and the system were, no matter how well they hid, they were still discovered by the Douluo Will and The Gods as the masterminds behind the scenes.

So this time, the system has completely masked Zhang Tianyu's aura.

In this way, no matter the circumstances, the Douluo Will and The Gods will never discover that the misfortunes suffered by Yu Xiaogang and Tang San have anything to do with Zhang Tianyu.

Unless Zhang Tianyu acts recklessly and courts death himself.

In his previous life, Zhang Tianyu had wondered if he had been discovered because he was too arrogant.

But after careful reflection, he remembered that even before he began acting out, The Gods had already discovered he was the one pulling the strings.

It was precisely because he had already been discovered by The Gods that he chose to reveal himself, warning them not to act rashly, or else he would kill Tang San directly—and in a way that even The Gods could not resurrect him.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhang Tianyu sneered in his heart, This time, I will not make the same mistake!

"I really don't understand what the Master is thinking," Xiao Wu, who has grown into a beautiful and graceful young woman, says on the streets of Suotuo City, looking puzzled as she asks:

"There were so many decent intermediate academies that invited us, so why did the Master insist on sending Ah San to an academy whose name we've never even heard of?"

No kidding, Zhang Tianyu thought.

I want to go to Martial Soul Hall Academy too, and I want to meet Hu Liena and Bibi Dong early as well, but I can't!

Without unlocking the [Jianghu] feature, how am I supposed to scam Tang San and Yu Xiaogang if I'm too far away?

Tormenting these two without leaving a trace is exactly what I should be doing right now!

"Teacher must have his reasons for doing this."

Although Yu Xiaogang only told Tang San to go to Shrek Academy and didn't mention that Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu should go too, Tang San was still very happy to have these two along.

"What reasons could there be? If it weren't for the fact that we're good friends, I wouldn't want to come here with you at all," Xiao Wu pouted, complaining.

In truth, what she wanted to say was that if Zhang Tianyu hadn't also planned to come along, she wouldn't have come either; the person she wanted to follow was Zhang Tianyu, not Tang San.

"Alright, have some water. Let's find a place to grab a bite and rest for a bit." Zhang Tianyu took out a bottle of Happy Water and handed it to Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu smiled sweetly; Tianyu really knew how to pamper her.

Passersby on the road looked at the three of them with expressions of astonishment.

Zhang Tianyu was simply too handsome! Truly, they had never seen such a handsome youth before!

Even though he was still just a young boy, throughout the journey, from voluptuous mature women down to petite little girls, not one of them didn't have eyes that lit up upon seeing Zhang Tianyu!

Looking at Xiao Wu standing beside Zhang Tianyu, she was lively, adorable, and delicate—a natural-born beauty in the making!

What a pair of golden boy and jade girl, the boy handsome and the girl stunning!

As for the guy walking next to them... was he their servant? Or a lackey? He looked like a lackey, that was for sure!

"I'm telling you in advance, Ah San," Xiao Wu said, taking a few sips of Happy Water and exhaling in satisfaction, "if that academy is mediocre or not very good, I'm not staying here with you."

As she spoke, she glanced at Zhang Tianyu. Zhang Tianyu nodded and said, "Mm, let's take a look first. It's not too late to decide then."

Tang San nodded as well: "That's right. Although I trust Teacher's words unconditionally, if it's too poor, even with Teacher's guarantee, I don't want to stay long."

The three reached a consensus; no issues there.

Zhang Tianyu remained calm on the surface, but inside, he was struggling to hold back a laugh.

Good grief!

It seems that after the incident in the Soul Hunting Forest where Tang San's soul skill went out of control, Yu Xiaogang's prestige in Tang San's heart had diminished significantly.

In the past, no matter what Yu Xiaogang said or asked Tang San to do—even if it seemed to have no benefit or was even detrimental—Tang San would do it without hesitation, never harboring the slightest doubt.

But now, he could actually say something like "even with Yu Xiaogang's guarantee, he wouldn't stay long"!

Wonderful!

Simply wonderful!

A subtle rift had appeared between the master and disciple right from the start. Hehehe, this time it seems it's going to be even more fun!