Becoming Sky Phoenix Douluo's Disciple

Seeing Mu Tianchen standing there in a daze, Leng Yaozhu immediately asked curiously, "Oh? What is it, little fellow? You don't want to become my disciple?"

As the vice chairman of the Spirit Pagoda and a rank-98 Super Douluo, she stood among the very pinnacle of the entire Federation. A single word from her could cause a massive upheaval throughout the Federation.

Yet after hearing her name, this young man from a small city had not immediately declared that he wanted to become her disciple. That surprised her slightly.

After all, not everyone in this world could become the disciple of a rank-98 Super Douluo. What was more, she was the vice chairman of the Spirit Pagoda. Even if she met the Federation Chairman, she could ignore him.

She was already a hundred years old. She had spent the first half of her life cultivating and had never taken a disciple before. She had not expected that her first attempt at taking one would meet with such a setback.

"Of course not."

"Senior, of course not."

Upon hearing that, Leng Yaozhu immediately revealed a faint smile. Then she looked at Mu Tianchen curiously and asked, "Then why?"

"Little fellow, let me tell you this: martial soul awakening is only a very small stage in a person's growth. Many people in this world awaken powerful martial souls at the beginning, but they fail to make good use of them and ultimately fade into obscurity."

"Your martial soul is called the Holy Dragon of Light. Among the Ancient Dragon Clan, it is the race beneath the Radiant Dragon King that is closest to the Radiant Dragon King. It is indeed an exceptionally powerful martial soul."

"However, this world does not lack martial souls capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Holy Dragon of Light. There are even some that surpass it."

At this point, Leng Yaozhu sized Mu Tianchen up and down before saying, "Little fellow, your talent is certainly good, but if you cannot receive the best resources and training, you will inevitably fall behind when competing against those top geniuses in the future."

"Even if you manage to catch up, you will surely have suffered countless hardships and taken countless detours to get there."

"And I, as the vice chairman of the Spirit Pagoda and the head of the Leng Family, the Spirit Pagoda's strongest ruling family, can invest enormous resources in you."

"Even if your talent proves insufficient later on, I can forcefully pile you up to the realm of a Title Douluo. And if you live up to expectations, becoming a Limit Douluo will not be impossible!"

When she spoke that final sentence, Leng Yaozhu's tone was full of confidence—the confidence of an expert on the verge of breaking through to rank 99 and becoming a Limit Douluo.

A rank-99 Limit Douluo was an existence at the very peak of the world. Even though Douluo Continent had countless prodigies, fewer than twenty people had ultimately reached that position.

That position represented everything: power! Wealth! Strength!

Mu Tianchen laughed bitterly inwardly.

As someone who had thoroughly read the original work, he naturally knew that Leng Yaozhu was not wrong. Although everyone said Douluo Continent was a world filled with miracles, sometimes reality was simply reality.

For example, if you could not awaken a powerful martial soul from the beginning, then you would have no chance of becoming a powerful Soul Master for the rest of your life.

Although Leng Yaozhu was not yet a rank-99 Limit Douluo, she was a genuine Four-Word Battle Armor Master. Even without being a Limit Douluo, she possessed the combat power of one.

Furthermore, in a little over a decade, Leng Yaozhu would break through her bottleneck and successfully advance to rank 99, becoming one of the people standing at the pinnacle of this world.

A rank-99 Limit Douluo plus Four-Word Battle Armor—such a combination was already among the greatest existences on Douluo Continent. In the era twenty thousand years ago, even Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu might not have been her match.

Besides that, Leng Yaozhu was the head of the Leng Family, one of the Spirit Pagoda's ruling families, as well as the Spirit Pagoda's vice chairman. Her status was second only to Qiangu Dongfeng.

As the head of the Leng Family, a ruling family of the Spirit Pagoda, and the Spirit Pagoda's vice chairman, Leng Yaozhu wielded tremendous authority.

Whether it was helping him select powerful Soul Spirits or allowing him to enter the Spirit Ascension Pagoda to raise the age of his Soul Rings, it would all be very easy.

At that moment, Mu Tianchen looked at Leng Yaozhu and said, "Senior, your name resounds throughout the Federation. Naturally, I have heard of you. However, a top expert like you must have many disciples."

"I would like to ask: if I become your disciple, will I be a nominal disciple or a direct disciple?"

Hearing Mu Tianchen's words, Leng Yaozhu said with amusement, "Who told you that I have many disciples? Since I first made my name, I have never accepted a disciple. If you become my disciple, then you will be my founding eldest disciple."

"As my founding eldest disciple, you will naturally be my direct disciple. What is there to doubt?"

"Alright, Senior Sky Phoenix Douluo. I am willing to become your disciple."

Mu Tianchen fell silent for a while before making his choice. He chose to become the direct disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu and, in the future, Gu Yuena the Silver Dragon King's nominal Senior Brother.

Joining the Spirit Pagoda was not a bad thing. The Spirit Pagoda's abundant resources could help him rapidly improve his cultivation.

Moreover, his status in the Spirit Pagoda would not affect his application to Shrek Academy.

"Hehe, little fellow, you must believe that this choice is the right one. You will absolutely never regret it!"

At that moment, seeing Mu Tianchen willing to become her disciple, Leng Yaozhu also let out a sigh of relief. Her face no longer held its usual icy expression, and a faint smile appeared on it.

"Ah..."

Mu Tianchen sighed.

After seeing the bitter smile on Mu Tianchen's face, Leng Yaozhu could not help saying to him, "Little fellow, don't think that awakening the Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul means everything will be smooth sailing. There are plenty of people in this world who awaken powerful martial souls."

"Yet among those who awaken powerful martial souls, not many ultimately become strong. They either die midway or lose their convictions and completely lose the foundation needed to become strong."

"Remember, you still have a very long road ahead if you want to become a powerful Soul Master!"

In truth, even Leng Yaozhu herself did not know why she was so determined to take Mu Tianchen as her disciple.

As the vice chairman of the Spirit Pagoda, she had to travel to Spirit Pagodas throughout the Federation at regular intervals to inspect them.

One reason was to prevent problems from arising in local Spirit Pagodas and damaging the reputation of the entire Spirit Pagoda. The other was to recruit talented individuals from different regions.

Why had the Spirit Pagoda been able to become a superpower spanning three continents?

Was it merely because the Spirit Pagoda could create Soul Spirits and then sell them?

Of course not.

The most important reason was that the Spirit Pagoda could use its own advantages to gather talented people from across the world!

That was the true reason the Spirit Pagoda had risen to prominence and endured for ten thousand years.

Her visit to Aolai City today had also been intended to recruit talent.

As it happened, the moment she arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Pagoda, she heard that a genius with the Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul had appeared here—and that he had awakened with Innate Full Soul Power.

Aolai City was a small city. Under normal circumstances, a place like this would not produce a top genius. It was already quite good if someone with Innate Soul Power above Level 7 appeared.

Yet today, a top genius had appeared with the top-tier Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.

This left her incomparably shocked.

A top-tier Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul, combined with Innate Full Soul Power, already gave him the potential to challenge rank 99 and become a Limit Douluo!

The Federation's overall situation was currently trending toward stability, but as the Spirit Pagoda's vice chairman, she faintly sensed that a crisis was about to descend.

Perhaps in ten years? Twenty years?

The crisis would arrive in full!

The Leng Family was one of the Spirit Pagoda's strongest ruling families.

However, the Leng Family currently did not have a Limit Douluo. Even she was only a rank-98 Super Douluo.

Now look at the Qiangu Family.

The current head of the Qiangu Family, Qiangu Dongfeng, was an expert in the realm of a Limit Douluo. Furthermore, Qiangu Dongfeng's elder brother, Qiangu Qingfeng, was also an expert in the realm of a Limit Douluo!

That meant they already had two Limit Douluos!!

Such a lineup would be among the very best anywhere.

Moreover, she had faintly heard that the Qiangu Family's previous head, Qiangu Dieting, had not yet died!

If he was still alive, then the Qiangu Family would have three Limit Douluos in one family!!

Even Shrek Academy, the number one power on present-day Douluo Continent, could not compare to such a lineup.

The Qiangu Family had hidden itself far too deeply!

Leng Yaozhu clenched her fists. Her heaving chest showed that her emotions were far from calm. Once upon a time, the Leng Family had been the Spirit Pagoda's number one family.

Yet now, the Spirit Pagoda's number one family had become the Qiangu Family.

If the Leng Family wanted to reclaim its position as the Spirit Pagoda's foremost family, then having a rank-99 Limit Douluo was undoubtedly of vital importance!

The reason she had chosen Mu Tianchen was that, in the dark, she felt that he had a great chance of breaking through to that realm.

That was precisely why she had spared no effort in taking Mu Tianchen as her disciple.

Leng Yaozhu looked at Mu Tianchen, took a deep breath, and said, "You have Innate Full Soul Power, so you have already reached the point where you can add a Soul Ring."

"Next, I will take you back to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and personally select a suitable Soul Spirit for you."

"I will give you three days to say goodbye to your family. Three days from now, I will be waiting for you at the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City!"

"This is my Heavenly Phoenix Feather. It is the most precious and powerful feather shed from my martial soul, the Heavenly Phoenix. Not only does it possess powerful defensive ability, but it can also transmit messages."

"Do not underestimate this feather. At most, it can withstand a full-force strike from a Title Douluo, and it can do so three times."

"That is all I have to tell you. You may return for now! Remember, do not forget: three days from now, the Spirit Pagoda!"

Leng Yaozhu was a decisive person. After handing the Heavenly Phoenix Feather to Mu Tianchen, she directly transformed into a streak of red light and vanished.

On the bustling street.

Mu Tianchen watched Leng Yaozhu's departing figure.

He could not help pinching himself.

The intense pain in his thigh told him that he was not dreaming.

Wait, just like that, he had become the disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu?

Well, becoming Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu's disciple was actually quite good. From now on, he could be considered someone with backing on Douluo Continent.