Jiang Li's gaze swept discreetly over the members of the Imperial Fighting Team's preparatory class.
Mm... They were all familiar faces.
Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia family, and the Shi Mo brothers of the Black Tortoise Family...
With these little ones under his tutelage, they were bound to achieve even more than they had in the original story.
However...
Yu Tianheng, one of the so-called twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, wasn't part of his plans.
If loyalty wasn't absolute, then it was absolute disloyalty.
Considering Yu Tianheng's relationship with Gangzi, Jiang Li felt that once he taught them his training methods, the next time the uncle and nephew met, Gangzi's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul would become the Eleven Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
It wouldn't do much damage, but it would be thoroughly disgusting.
Old Poison, is that kid from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan still interested in Yanzi?
Jiang Li asked through Sound Transmission.
At his words, Dugu Bo's expression turned quite colorful. "Young Jiang, let me tell you, that kid from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is practically asking for death."
"After Yanzi's Martial Soul Evolution, he and the clan behind him tried more than once to pry the secret of Martial Soul Evolution out of her. If I hadn't personally visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan earlier and made that old dragon feel threatened, things might not have ended so easily."
Dugu Bo replied, full of worry.
After returning from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Old Poison had realized that the trouble Jiang Li had mentioned would soon arrive.
The evolution from a Jade Phosphorous Serpent to a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor might have been a stroke of fortune for the Dugu Family, but transforming directly into a dragon was another matter entirely.
When he met with Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Bo had made his position clear: the changes to his and his granddaughter's Martial Souls had come from completely resolving the backlash of snake venom that had plagued their family for generations. It was impossible to replicate.
If Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan continued to harass them, then even if his poison couldn't kill Yu Yuanzhen, a Super Douluo, it could still leave him as the only Super Douluo in the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...
"In that case..."
"Old Poison, I need you to find a way to make Yu Tianheng withdraw from Imperial Dou Academy on his own. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has been far too shameless."
Hearing Jiang Li's plan, Dugu Bo immediately promised to take care of it.
That useless brat had actually dared to set his sights on his granddaughter. It was unforgivable.
Meanwhile, the members of the Imperial Fighting Team's preparatory squad watched Jiang Li curiously.
Qin Ming, that utterly bizarre man, had just left. Surely their new team leader would—probably, maybe—be a little less bizarre?
As if answering their thoughts, Jiang Li stepped forward. "I am Jiang Li, an eighty-sixth-level Soul Douluo with the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. Starting today, I will be your team leader and instructor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul Rings disguised by his Blue Silver Domain slowly rose from beneath his feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black!
The pressure unique to a Soul Douluo spread outward from Jiang Li.
The crowd immediately let out a chorus of sharp gasps. Terrifying indeed—truly terrifying!
They didn't know what the Blue Silver Emperor was, but judging by the name...
The emperor of Blue Silver Grass, one of the weakest Soul Beasts?
Wait, wasn't Blue Silver Grass a weak Martial Soul? When had it gained such potential?
Ye Lingling's reaction was especially strong. As the possessor of the Nine Heart Begonia, a miracle among Martial Souls, she could clearly feel the surging vitality within Jiang Li's Martial Soul. After all, hers was also a Plant-type Martial Soul!
Her lovely eyes, hidden behind her veil, stayed fixed on Jiang Li, brimming with curiosity.
Tang San: This is bad. Why do I feel like someone wants to steal my master?
Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, who had come along, hadn't expected Jiang Li's Soul Power to be as high as level eighty-six.
At this rate, wouldn't it be long before he became a Titled Douluo?
Without thinking, the various factions present raised Jiang Li's importance by another level.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Tang San proudly puffed out his chest.
Just look at his master! So extraordinary, so gifted!
Even though the praise wasn't directed at him, as his disciple, he shared in the glory!
"Xiao San, Xiao Wu, introduce yourselves as well."
At that, everyone's eyes fell on the two of them. Surely disciples taught by such a young Soul Douluo would be extraordinary too?
Xiao Wu stepped forward first, her pair of rabbit ears swaying in the breeze. "Xiao Wu, my Martial Soul is the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, and my Soul Power is level thirteen!"
As soon as she finished, a bright yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring appeared beneath her feet.
The members of the Imperial Fighting Team were certainly shocked, but their surprise lasted only an instant.
Xiao Wu might be a genius, but the scions of their great clans were no slouches either.
These past few days, staying with Jiang Li and Tang San had nearly driven her crazy. Only later did she realize that not every human genius was this abnormal.
It was purely because Tang San and Jiang Li were two complete outliers. Just look at the expressions on those foolish human children's faces—Sister Xiao Wu's talent was pretty good after all!
Wait, why had they only been surprised for a moment...
Only then did Tang San walk forward, unhurriedly. He held his left hand behind his back and slowly raised his right. "Tang San. My Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Emperor, and my Soul Power is level thirty, on the verge of becoming a Soul Elder!"
As his words fell, his first deep-yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.
Those with a discerning eye were the first to notice that its color was unusual. Tang San's First Soul Ring was clearly not within the four-hundred-odd-year limit universally accepted on the continent.
Soon, the moment Tang San's Second Soul Ring appeared, it caused an uproar.
A thousand-year Second Soul Ring?
How was that possible?
Even Qian Renxue was astonished by the thousand-year Second Soul Ring beneath Tang San's feet!
As a genius with Innate Level 20 Soul Power, every one of her Soul Rings came infinitely close to the maximum absorption limit universally accepted on the continent.
She had seen someone achieve the feat of a thousand-year Second Soul Ring before. It was none other than her foolish "good sister," the Pope of Spirit Hall!
Under her father's tutelage, that woman had even managed a ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring. So although Qian Renxue was surprised, she could still accept it.
Beside her, Ning Fengzhi stared silently at Tang San's Soul Rings, his thoughts unreadable.
Fengzhi, should we...
Uncle Sword, there's no rush. Since they've allowed Tang San to reveal his Soul Rings in front of everyone, they must already have a way to handle what follows. Let's wait and see.
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