Geniuses Are Just the Threshold to Seeing Me

While traveling, Yue Guan took the opportunity to teach Dong'er about spirit beasts, while Ye Tian listened intently from within the spiritual space.

A Spirit Douluo was sharing his experience without reservation, and given the nature of his own martial soul, Yue Guan possessed a particularly profound understanding of plants.

After an hour of travel, Ye Tian was completely enthralled; if his knowledge of herbs was a one before, it was now a ten.

Yue Guan led Dong'er through the forest for a while before quickly detecting a rustling sound in the shadows.

He flicked his fingers, and the hidden spirit beast let out a miserable shriek as it was sent flying from the bushes.

It was a large spider, the size of a millstone, with hideous, jagged fangs.

"Dong'er, this Wolf Poison Spider is about five hundred years old, which is perfect for you to absorb. Take this dagger and go kill it."

Dong'er gave a soft affirmative, completely unfazed by the spider's terrifying appearance. She walked forward and, aiming at the immobilized creature, plunged the blade into its heart.

A few seconds later, a spirit ring appeared. Yue Guan immediately signaled Dong'er, who sat cross-legged, summoned her martial soul, and began to absorb her first spirit ring.

Ye Tian sensed Dong'er's condition and relaxed after a moment.

Thanks to the Foundation Strengthening Pill, Dong'er had fully recovered from the developmental delays of the past six months, and her physical fitness was now on par with any seven or eight-year-old.

It took only a quarter of an hour for Dong'er to fully absorb the spirit ring.

She opened her eyes, and a yellow ring manifested behind her. As the spirit ring flickered, Dong'er spat out a cold light that struck a tree trunk ten meters away with a sharp thwip.

With Yue Guan's keen eyesight, he saw the changes on the tree trunk clearly.

The half-meter-wide trunk had been pierced through, and the area around the wound was stained a dark, murky black; clearly, Dong'er's first spirit skill had inherited the spider's venom.

"Dong'er, what is your current spirit power level?"

Dong'er closed her eyes to sense the power within her, while secretly consulting Ye Tian.

"Brother Ye Tian, should I tell the truth?"

"Tell him. Now is the perfect time for you to show your talent, Dong'er!"

Dong'er nodded, opened her eyes, and stated, "Master Yue Guan, my spirit power is currently at level fourteen."

"Good, good, good!"

Yue Guan laughed toward the sky, his gaze toward Dong'er growing increasingly affectionate.

It wasn't as if the palace lacked geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power, but even the fastest among them took half an hour to absorb their first spirit ring, and they only reached level twelve or thirteen afterward.

A difference of one level represented at least a month of grueling labor; Dong'er would already be ahead of the others the moment she entered the academy.

Furthermore, Yue Guan had observed her closely; Dong'er hadn't shown much pain while absorbing that 500-year spirit ring. This meant her second spirit ring could potentially be of an even higher age—perhaps she could truly absorb a thousand-year spirit ring!

"Master Yue Guan, are others not the same as me?"

"Of course not. Even among geniuses, there are gaps!"

Yue Guan looked at Dong'er with admiration, a sudden thought occurring to him. He said softly, "Dong'er, would you be willing to take me as your master?"

Seemingly afraid that Dong'er might refuse, Yue Guan spilled all his trump cards at once.

"I, Yue Guan, am forty-five years old and already an eightieth-level Spirit Douluo. My martial soul, the Strange Stamen Heavenly Chrysanthemum, is the pinnacle of plant-type martial souls, and I am on track to break through to Titled Douluo by fifty!"

"Furthermore, I have a close friend, and together we can execute a Martial Soul Fusion Skill; he is no weaker than I am. With our combined strength, we can even defeat Titled Douluos!"

"Across the entire continent, there are currently only twenty-some Titled Douluos!"

Yue Guan's tone was filled with pride, yet Ye Tian noticed a flicker of nervousness in his eyes as he looked at Dong'er.

After a moment's thought, Ye Tian understood why.

Dong'er's physical condition had been built up by the Foundation Strengthening Pill. Moreover, the process of her absorbing the spirit ring had been seamless and painless.

The fact that her spirit power rose to level fourteen after the breakthrough meant that the pill had boosted her original level ten power by at least one full level.

A six-year-old at level fourteen—Yue Guan knew that if he didn't act now, he wouldn't stand a chance once they returned to Martial Soul City.

"Dong'er, this is up to you."

Ye Tian did not interfere with her choice.

Dong'er pondered for a moment, then knelt and bowed to Yue Guan.

"Dong'er pays respects to Master!"

"Hahaha, good disciple, get up quickly!"

Yue Guan lifted Dong'er with a beaming smile. "Come, come, Master will take you to meet my old friend!"

Yue Guan carried Dong'er on his back and accelerated toward Martial Soul City. Upon arriving at his residence and settling her into a room, he began to empty his coffers.

Thousand-year ginseng, crystal flowers...

He brought out all the precious medicinal herbs he had hoarded for half a lifetime, moving them into the alchemy room as if they were worthless.

He was determined to lay the best possible foundation for his disciple before she started at the academy!

"Dong'er, starting tomorrow, you must drink a packet of herbs every morning and evening. I will also arrange for people to train your physique; only by pushing your stamina to the limit can you maximize the medicinal effects!"

"Dong'er understands, thank you, Master!"

"I have business to attend to for the next few days, but I will return in time for your enrollment in seven days. If you need anything, just call the steward."

Yue Guan offered detailed instructions for quite a while before finally taking his leave. The moment he stepped out of the residence, he rushed next door to summon his close friend, Old Ghost.

Last year, he had discovered a five-thousand-year Blood Ginseng near an eighty-thousand-year Shadow Tiger. He had originally intended to let it mature further, but now was the perfect time to use it to boost Dong'er's cultivation!

"Brother Ye Tian, my master is a good person!"

Hearing this, Ye Tian wore an expression of helpless amusement. Well, Yue Guan had gone to such lengths to arrange everything for her, only to be rewarded with a "good person" card.

Dong'er chatted with Ye Tian for a while before quickly falling asleep. As night fell, the settlement for the day soon began.

Host has significantly altered a character's fate and blocked the birth of the next generation's Child of Fate. Obtained 5000 Fate Points.

Ye Tian was stunned by such a large sum of Fate Points.

He hadn't done much of anything today; could it be that Dong'er's own choices were being credited to him?

Ye Tian pondered for a moment. With such a generous reward today, the only possibility was that it stemmed from Dong'er becoming Yue Guan's apprentice.

He now understood that Dong'er was the Bibi Dong of a parallel world. Without his intervention, she would surely have exposed her Twin Martial Souls talent.

But now, with Yue Guan having made his move early, Qian Xunji, as the Pope, would surely not snatch away his own subordinate's disciple.

If that were the case, then if he waited until Dong'er came of age and Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect appeared to take away the human-formed Ah Yin, wouldn't that simply result in Tang San never existing?

As long as Tang San was gone, the future dual godhoods of the Sea God and Asura would never come to be. By then, Dong'er, who would inherit the Rakshasa God position, would no longer face the crisis of falling.

As Ye Tian subconsciously accepted that this was a parallel world, one scheme after another began to surface in his mind.

As for the Tang God King of this world, he would make sure to show him the proper hospitality of a host, heh heh!