Setting Out for East Sea City!

"Brother Tianchen, can you not go back to East Sea City? Can you stay here and keep me company?"

Gazing at Mu Tianchen's face, Qiangu Tinglan spoke with heartbroken sorrow.

Now fifteen years old, Mu Tianchen had grown up and taken on the appearance of a young man. His handsome face and formidable strength attracted this young girl in every way.

"Well, Little Sister Tinglan, I'm afraid I can't. But I can promise you that whenever I have time in the future, I'll definitely come back to see you."

Looking at Qiangu Tinglan, Mu Tianchen hesitated for a moment before speaking. At that moment, a gentle breeze blew over him, as though carrying the Light Attribute aura around him into the distance.

"Alright, then I wish you a safe journey!"

"You have to come back often!"

In truth, Qiangu Tinglan had another sentence she did not say: Brother Tianchen, can you take me with you?

But when the words reached her lips, she remembered her grandfather's instructions. After struggling inwardly, she gave up. As she watched Mu Tianchen prepare to leave, her heart was filled with bitterness.

"Alright, thank you."

"And don't be so sad. It's not like I'm never coming back!"

"Hahaha! Goodbye!"

Mu Tianchen rose into the air and waved goodbye to Qiangu Tinglan with a smile. Then, layer after layer of golden armor covered his body. A pair of enormous golden wings emerged from his back, and he hovered in midair.

The golden armor fit Mu Tianchen's body perfectly, allowing every muscle and joint of his body to move without the slightest obstruction. It ensured that he would not be constrained by any armor components in battle.

This set of golden armor, gleaming all over, was Mu Tianchen's Two-Word Battle Armor—Holy Dragon!

He had forged this battle armor himself. To make it perfectly compatible with his Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul, he had used a variety of rare metals, such as Light Crystal, a rare metal capable of greatly amplifying one's Light Attribute.

Over these nine years, he had not only cultivated the Vortex Meditation Method and the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Body Tempering Method to the seventh level, but had also reached level 7 in several of his secondary professions.

A level 7 Mecha Designer, a level 7 Mecha Manufacturer, a level 7 Mecha Repairer, and a level 7 Blacksmith, the most basic yet most important profession.

On Douluo Continent, a level 7 Blacksmith could already be called a Saint Craftsman!

Saint Craftsmen were exceedingly rare across the entire Douluo Continent. In a major city, a level 7 Saint Craftsman could already serve as the president of the Blacksmith Association and possess an extremely lofty status.

Mu Tianchen was only fifteen this year!

A fifteen-year-old level 7 Saint Craftsman, who was also a level 7 Mecha Designer, level 7 Mecha Manufacturer, and level 7 Mecha Repairer—such terrifying talent would have been considered extraordinary even throughout the history of Douluo Continent.

However, only one person currently knew about this: Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu.

Other than her, no one knew that he possessed such high-level secondary professions.

Of course, Mu Tianchen had no intention of publicizing it. Otherwise, he would have long since shaken the entire Douluo Continent.

Looking at Qiangu Tinglan, Mu Tianchen waved goodbye. Then his golden wings flapped, and he transformed into a swift streak of light that quickly vanished from sight.

"Brother Tianchen, I know that although you were raised by the Spirit Pagoda, I know you'll probably have very few chances to come back in the future."

As she watched Mu Tianchen's figure disappear, a trace of sorrow could not help but flash across Qiangu Tinglan's face. Far too much had happened over the past nine years—some things were so unbelievable that even she herself hardly dared to believe them.

She vaguely remembered that a year ago, Brother Tianchen had broken through to become a Six-Ring Soul Emperor at the age of fourteen, shattering the Spirit Pagoda's record of ten thousand years.

Because of that, Brother Tianchen had shaken the entire Spirit Pagoda.

At a Spirit Pagoda council meeting, a representative had proposed naming Brother Tianchen as a candidate for the next generation's Pagoda Master and directly granting him a seat as a Spirit Pagoda Elder.

When she learned this news, she had naturally been overjoyed.

During these nine years in the Spirit Pagoda, she had practically grown up alongside Brother Tianchen. Calling them childhood sweethearts would not have been an exaggeration.

However, at the meeting, her grandfather, the current Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, the Rank 99 Limit Douluo Qiangu Dongfeng, had rejected the proposal on the spot.

Her grandfather believed that although Brother Tianchen was exceptionally talented, his temperament was not steady enough, making him unfit to be a candidate for the Spirit Pagoda's next Pagoda Master.

That was utter nonsense. Other than Brother Tianchen, who else in the entire Spirit Pagoda was suited to become a candidate for the next Pagoda Master?

Qin Jianxin, Brother Jianxin?

Although Brother Qin Jianxin's talent and strength were both quite good, his talent still fell somewhat short compared to Brother Tianchen's. Back when Brother Tianchen was thirteen, he had already defeated him fairly and squarely.

Lin Tiannan, the Golden Crocodile King?

Or Lin Kuang, the Tyrant Blade?

Their talents were not weak either, but they could not even reach Brother Qin Jianxin's level, much less Brother Tianchen's.

Actually, she did not need to think to understand her grandfather's intentions. He wanted to reserve the position of Pagoda Master for her biological older brother, Qiangu Zhangting.

Her parents had died early, leaving only her and her brother behind. Therefore, her grandfather had shown tremendous care and affection toward both her and her older brother.

But that was not a reason to choose her older brother as the next Pagoda Master!

In her eyes, although her older brother was talented and had once been known alongside Sister Qingling as one of the Spirit Pagoda's Twin Stars, his character truly left much to be desired.

Over the years, her older brother had not handled a single proper matter. He spent every day relying on his status to flirt with young girls everywhere. On one occasion, he had even gotten a young girl pregnant.

If her grandfather had not stepped in to teach her older brother a lesson that time, he might still have been wandering the streets in search of women.

At that council meeting, every proposal had been flatly rejected by her grandfather. Even Aunt Leng, Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, who had already advanced to Rank 99 Limit Douluo, had said nothing at the meeting.

From that moment onward, she realized that her grandfather seemed to have some issue with Brother Tianchen.

At many later meetings, Brother Tianchen attended as a Spirit Pagoda Elder, but every proposal he made concerning improvements to the Spirit Pagoda's organization was rejected.

In other words, from that time onward, Tianchen and her grandfather seemed to have become irreconcilable enemies.

Although Brother Tianchen still held a seat as a Spirit Pagoda Elder, he seemed to have become completely disappointed in the Spirit Pagoda. He had once told her that he wanted to join the military.

If he joined the military, Brother Tianchen probably would not have much time to return to the Spirit Pagoda to see her, would he?

She took out the gift Brother Tianchen had given her. It was a translucent piece of jade with the effect of nourishing the body.

Looking at the jade, she could not help recalling the scene from nine years ago, when she had first met Brother Tianchen. Those days had been so good—carefree, able to do whatever they wanted.

Sadly, none of it could ever return.

"Brother Tianchen, take care of yourself!"

Beneath the azure sky, Mu Tianchen wore the Two-Word Battle Armor Holy Dragon that he had forged himself and sped toward East Sea City.

The battle armor he had designed could continuously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the surroundings and convert it into his own Soul Power. As long as he was not fighting, he could fly with virtually unlimited endurance.

Originally, he had planned to take a Soul Guidance Train back to East Sea City. But when he recalled encountering Dark Bell, one of the Four Dark Heavenly Kings, aboard a Soul Guidance Train nine years ago, he could not help shuddering.

Although his strength was now incomparable to what it had once been, and wearing his Two-Word Battle Armor allowed him to rival an ordinary Title Douluo, Dark Bell was no ordinary Title Douluo.

Every one of the Four Dark Heavenly Kings was a Super Douluo. Their leader, Dark Blood Demon, was an even more terrifying Rank 99 Limit Douluo.

So he had better obediently fly back using his Two-Word Battle Armor. It would also be a good opportunity to train his flying ability.

Suddenly, at that moment, a red figure appeared beside Mu Tianchen. She wore no battle armor at all, yet she stepped through empty space and flew directly through the air.

The newcomer was none other than Mu Tianchen's teacher, the Rank 99 Limit Douluo, Sky Wind Douluo Leng Yaozhu.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

Seeing her, Mu Tianchen was rather surprised. He immediately stopped flying and hovered in midair. Then his teacher, Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu, also came to a stop.

"What, were you planning to sneak away without saying goodbye to your teacher?"

Leng Yaozhu looked at Mu Tianchen and spoke without any politeness.

Naturally, she was immensely satisfied with Mu Tianchen. At only fifteen, he had already reached Rank 69, just one level away from Rank 70 and becoming a Seven-Ring Soul Saint.

Such terrifying cultivation talent was something that not even Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming had quite matched in his youth. Of course, Yun Ming was still extraordinarily powerful; after all, he had broken through to become a Title Douluo in his twenties.

Of course, her disciple had some things that even Yun Ming could not match. While he was a Rank 69 Soul Emperor, he was also a level 7 Saint Craftsman-class Blacksmith.

As well as a level 7 Mecha Designer, level 7 Mecha Manufacturer, and level 7 Mecha Repairer.

With these four major secondary professions, her disciple carried far more weight than even a Title Douluo.

Mu Tianchen scratched his head and chuckled. "I was afraid you wouldn't let me leave, Teacher, so I left without saying goodbye. Don't be angry, Teacher. Getting angry is bad for your health."

Leng Yaozhu had long grown accustomed to Mu Tianchen's words. She immediately shot him a glare. "Stop trying to muddle through. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"Tell me, what are you planning to do after leaving the Spirit Pagoda this time?"

Mu Tianchen knew he could not hide it from his Limit Douluo teacher, so he honestly explained, "First, I'll go back and see my parents and my younger brother. After that, I may go to the Northwest Continent and join the Blood God Legion."

"The Blood God Legion?" Leng Yaozhu frowned upon hearing that name.

As a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, she naturally knew what the Blood God Legion was. But what surprised her was that her disciple also knew about the Blood God Legion.

Seeing her expression, Mu Tianchen immediately explained, "It's like this. By chance, I previously met Zhang Huanyun, the commander of the Blood God Legion. He invited me to join the Blood God Legion."

"I thought that if I stayed in the Spirit Pagoda, I would not have much room for development anyway. Rather than that, I might as well head directly to the Blood God Legion and contribute my share for all humanity on Douluo Continent."

"For all humanity on Douluo Continent?"

Leng Yaozhu looked at Mu Tianchen. When she heard him mention Zhang Huanyun's name, she knew Mu Tianchen had contacted people from the Blood God Legion. However, it was not a serious matter. The Spirit Pagoda also had people serving in the Blood God Legion.

She closed her eyes and repeatedly reflected on Mu Tianchen's words. Not long afterward, she opened her eyes, looked at Mu Tianchen, and said, "Since you already have your own plans, then go."

"However, no matter when, do not forget my teachings. If you ever do anything that harms the entire Douluo Continent, then even if I must chase you to the ends of heaven and earth, I will kill you!"

Mu Tianchen naturally knew that his teacher was not joking. He immediately promised, "Don't worry, Teacher. I won't."

"Just remember that!" Leng Yaozhu rolled her eyes. She naturally knew that with her disciple's character, it would be difficult for him to do anything that harmed the entire continent.

"I plan to take another disciple, a female disciple named Gu Yue. Her talent and character are both quite good. What do you think?"

Mu Tianchen broke into a smile. "Of course that's wonderful. Being able to become your disciple, Teacher, would be the best thing possible."

"Get lost!" Leng Yaozhu immediately snapped at Mu Tianchen.