The Spirit Pagoda's Younger Generation

"Who are you?"

Mu Tianchen looked somewhat puzzled at the unfamiliar girl before him.

Yes, the one speaking was a little girl who looked about his age. She wore a long orange-yellow dress, had an adorable appearance, and a smile blooming on her face like an orchid.

The little girl sat excitedly beside Mu Tianchen, staring at him with curiosity written all over her face.

"My name is Qiangu Tinglan. What's yours?"

The little girl had an open, unreserved personality. She introduced herself to Mu Tianchen directly.

"Qiangu Tinglan?"

The moment he heard that name, Mu Tianchen froze. At the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, who besides members of the Qiangu Family could bear the surname Qiangu?

In other words, this little girl came from the Qiangu Family?

"What about you? What's your name?"

At this moment, the little girl looked at Mu Tianchen.

She had originally wanted to find her older brother, Qiangu Zhangting, but she had unexpectedly run into Mu Tianchen here. Driven by curiosity, she had come over to take a look.

She sized Mu Tianchen up. For some reason, she seemed to have a favorable impression of this boy with platinum-blond hair. There was an exceptionally warm feeling about him.

What kind of martial soul did this boy have? Could it be a Light Attribute martial soul like Sister Yan's?

"Mu Tianchen."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Tianchen still gave his name.

"Mu Tianchen? Hehe, that's quite a nice name."

Qiangu Tinglan's eyes lit up when she heard his name.

She stood up and circled Mu Tianchen several times with curiosity. Her little face was filled with confusion as she asked, "But I don't think I've ever seen you at the Spirit Pagoda before. Which Spirit Pagoda family are you from?"

Mu Tianchen smiled faintly. "I'm not from one of the families that holds power in the Spirit Pagoda, nor am I from some major clan. I come from a small city in the eastern Federation called Aolai City."

"Aolai City? I don't think I've heard of it."

Qiangu Tinglan quickly searched through her memories for the name Aolai City. She wanted to know where it was, but how could a six-year-old girl know of a tiny place like Aolai City?

After searching for a long while, she still could not remember where Aolai City was.

However, Qiangu Tinglan was not someone who got hung up on things. Since she could not figure out where Aolai City was, she simply stopped thinking about it.

"If you were able to come here, your talent must be pretty good, right? I awakened my martial soul not long ago too. How about we compare whose martial soul is stronger? Hehe."

At that moment, she looked at Mu Tianchen, a powerful fighting spirit erupting in her eyes.

Her martial soul was the strongest martial soul inherited by the Qiangu Family, the Coiling Dragon Staff. It was born with an aura that could battle the heavens and earth. Though she was a girl, she possessed that same aura.

At the Spirit Pagoda, everyone was mindful of her status as the Spirit Pagoda's little princess. No one had ever dared to truly make a move against her.

This unfamiliar boy was the perfect opponent!

"Tinglan, what are you doing here? Your brother told me not to let you get too close to unrelated people!"

Just then, a handsome youth around 1.7 meters tall walked over. Seeing Mu Tianchen standing so close to Qiangu Tinglan, he could not help but frown.

The sudden sound of the youth's voice startled both Mu Tianchen and Qiangu Tinglan.

The two immediately turned their gazes toward him.

Once Qiangu Tinglan saw who it was, she puffed out her cheeks and complained, "Ugh, it's my brother again. Why do you always listen to him? Can't you have an opinion of your own?"

However, the handsome youth ignored Qiangu Tinglan's words. He walked directly up to Mu Tianchen and looked down at him with an imposing manner.

Frowning at Mu Tianchen, he said unfriendly, "Who are you? Unrelated personnel, leave this place immediately!"

"Hey! Lin Tiannan, what are you doing?!"

Qiangu Tinglan became anxious. She immediately stepped forward, shielding Mu Tianchen behind her as she glared angrily at the handsome youth.

Mu Tianchen had just told her that he was not from one of the Spirit Pagoda's major families, but from a small city called Aolai City. What sort of background could a boy from a small family possibly have?

But Lin Tiannan was different.

The Lin Family that Lin Tiannan belonged to was one of the families holding power in the Spirit Pagoda. His grandfather was even one of the Four Great Spirit Envoys of the Spirit Pagoda, possessing incomparably formidable strength.

How could Mu Tianchen, someone from such a small place, contend with this guy?

Therefore, she had to protect Mu Tianchen in front of him.

However, Mu Tianchen stood up at that moment.

He walked before Lin Tiannan and said expressionlessly, "My teacher is Leng Yaozhu, the vice master of the Spirit Pagoda. I am her disciple."

"What?!"

"You're Sky Phoenix Douluo's disciple?"

Hearing Mu Tianchen's words, Lin Tiannan was completely stunned. Clearly, Mu Tianchen's words had caught him by surprise. He had never expected Mu Tianchen to be a disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo, Leng Yaozhu.

At this moment, Lin Tiannan carefully examined Mu Tianchen. Because of the hostility in his heart earlier, he truly had not inspected Mu Tianchen properly.

Yet after examining him, he really did discover something unusual.

Mu Tianchen was currently 1.2 meters tall. That was nothing compared to Lin Tiannan's 1.7 meters, but Mu Tianchen was only six years old.

At six years old, a height of 1.2 meters already surpassed many children his age.

But that was not what mattered. What mattered was that Lin Tiannan could actually sense an extremely pure aura of light from Mu Tianchen. That aura even made him feel a trace of threat.

How was that possible?!

He was a level-thirty-five Soul Elder. How could he feel threatened by this little brat?!

Yes, at twelve years old, he had already broken through to level thirty-five and become a powerful Soul Elder with three Soul Rings. Among the younger generation of geniuses in the Spirit Pagoda, he was known as the Crocodile King!

Yet he, the Crocodile King, actually felt threatened by a boy who looked only six or seven years old...

He frowned at Mu Tianchen. This guy had just said that he was Leng Yaozhu's disciple?

Of course Lin Tiannan knew who Leng Yaozhu was. She was a true high-ranking figure within the Spirit Pagoda, second only to its master, Qiangu Dongfeng. But he had heard that Leng Yaozhu had never accepted a disciple, so how could she have one?

If that was true, then what exactly was this child?

At this moment, Lin Tiannan did not act rashly. Instead, he chose to confirm Mu Tianchen's identity first.

He was not an impulsive person. Although Mu Tianchen's claim of being Sky Phoenix Douluo's disciple sounded absurd, it was not impossible.

Frowning, he walked to the side and activated his Soul Tool Communicator.

Meanwhile, Qiangu Tinglan widened her eyes and stared at Mu Tianchen in disbelief. "Was what you just said true? Are you really Sky Phoenix Douluo's disciple?"

Mu Tianchen shrugged. Looking at this innocent, ignorant little girl, he smiled lightly. "What is there to fake about that? If you don't believe me, go check."

Mu Tianchen was not someone who liked causing trouble, but neither was he afraid of it. This Lin Tiannan had tried to force him to leave the moment he arrived.

He was clearly targeting him.

If he did not use his teacher Sky Phoenix Douluo's status now, then when would he use it?

At this moment, Mu Tianchen looked at Lin Tiannan beside him and said, "Do you have anything else? If not, I'll be leaving first."

Although he heard Mu Tianchen, Lin Tiannan acted as though he had not. He was still using his Soul Tool Communicator, attempting to verify Mu Tianchen's identity.

Seeing this, Mu Tianchen said nothing more. He turned around and immediately prepared to leave.

However, Qiangu Tinglan called out to him then. "You're Sky Phoenix Douluo's disciple, right? Then will you be participating in this Genius Youth Elite Tournament?"

Mu Tianchen paused, but did not answer.

He continued walking into the distance.

He had only been at the Spirit Pagoda for a short time. He did not want to get involved with these people so quickly. Everything could wait until he had grown stronger.

Watching Mu Tianchen's departing back, Qiangu Tinglan stomped her foot angrily.

She shot Lin Tiannan a fierce glare and said, "Just keep acting like this. I really don't understand why Sister Leng liked you in the first place. An arrogant, narcissistic egomaniac, hmph!"

After letting out a cold snort, Qiangu Tinglan also left.

At this point, Lin Tiannan lowered his Soul Tool Communicator. Looking at the departing backs of Mu Tianchen and Qiangu Tinglan, he frowned, unsure what he was thinking.