The Soul Beast Qiangu Qitian Had Always Longed For

"Teacher, Dean Yan!"

Qiangu Qitian knew Yan Shaozhe. After all, he had grown up by Wang Yan's side.

Although Wang Yan's Soul Power was not particularly high, his theoretical knowledge was among the best in Shrek Academy's Outer Academy.

Having followed him around, Qiangu Qitian had naturally met the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department.

They simply had not had much contact, and their relationship was fairly ordinary.

Yan Shaozhe's gaze was also somewhat complicated. With the strength of a Super Douluo, his memory was naturally exceptionally clear. He immediately recognized Qiangu Qitian as the child who had followed Wang Yan since childhood.

He had never paid attention to this child in the past. Wang Yan's talent was limited, and since Qiangu Qitian was Wang Yan's nephew, Yan Shaozhe had assumed that his talent would inevitably be limited as well.

Yet he had never expected that this child would awaken with Innate Full Soul Power and even be accepted as a disciple by his teacher, who had not taken action in decades. He had heard that even Xuan Zi thought highly of the child.

Being valued by those two, Yan Shaozhe could practically imagine just how terrifying Qiangu Qitian's talent was!

Originally, he had planned to travel alone to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect to discuss purchasing a batch of supplies needed by the Martial Soul Department. After informing his teacher, he had been about to depart when his teacher unexpectedly told him to bring Qiangu Qitian along.

And he had been instructed to obtain Qiangu Qitian's Second Soul Ring!

How long had it been since he awakened his Martial Soul?

Not even a year. No, it had only been a little over half a year!

And he had already broken through to Level 20 in succession!!!

Such talent was truly frightening. Yan Shaozhe prided himself on having once been a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. His Martial Soul was the Bright Phoenix, one of the top-tier Martial Souls. Back then, he had also studied under Mu En and cultivated on Sea God Island.

Even so, he had only broken through to Level 20 at the age of eight. Qiangu Qitian had reached Level 20 at six and a half. That was simply far too outrageous!

If he had not known that the Coiling Dragon Staff was not the legendary God-Gifted Martial Soul, Yan Shaozhe might truly have become suspicious.

"Shao Zhe, these are the records of Second Soul Rings the academy collected for Qitian. Be careful. He is the academy's hope for the future."

Sacred light Soul Power spread from Mu En's hand, and sheets of information marked with the Soul Beasts collected by the academy appeared before him. He casually handed them to Yan Shaozhe at his side before speaking in a deep voice.

As he looked at his eldest disciple, Mu En's eyes were incomparably solemn.

Qiangu Qitian was a supreme genius Mu En had chosen to hold up the academy's future. He absolutely could not allow even the slightest mistake. Originally, he had intended to send Xuan Zi along once more.

However, Xuan Zi had somehow left Shrek Academy, leaving him no choice but to find Yan Shaozhe.

Although Yan Shaozhe's Soul Power was only rank ninety-five, with his Bright Phoenix Martial Soul, he could even display the strength of an ordinary rank ninety-six.

With such strength, hunting a Second Soul Ring for Qiangu Qitian would naturally pose no problem at all.

"Dean Yan, I'll be troubling you from here on."

Qiangu Qitian nodded slightly to Yan Shaozhe, his face showing a hint of gratitude.

"Hehe, what's there to trouble me about? What does it amount to for this senior brother to help his junior brother obtain a Soul Ring?"

"If you truly want to thank your senior brother, then grow up quickly with Beibei and join our Martial Soul Academy."

Shrek Academy was divided into the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department. Faced with a top genius like Qiangu Qitian, Yan Shaozhe naturally wanted to recruit him as soon as possible. If Qiangu Qitian were not still too young, he would have wanted to drag him straight into the Outer Academy to study.

"That's enough, Shao Zhe. Qitian and Beibei will make their own choices in the future. We need not interfere so forcefully."

"You should set out as soon as possible. Be careful in all things. If you encounter danger, withdraw immediately."

Seeing Yan Shaozhe trying to recruit Qiangu Qitian right in front of him, Mu En could not help but let out a deep sigh.

He clearly possessed a Martial Soul like the Bright Phoenix, yet his eldest disciple's breadth of mind and vision were truly lacking. He only stared at his own little patch of ground. Otherwise, how could he have remained stuck at rank ninety-five all these years?

As the dean of the Martial Soul Department at a top power like Shrek Academy, with vast resources being directed toward him, if Yan Shaozhe had no issues with his state of mind, he would have broken through long ago and might even have reached level 97!

But reality was reality. No matter how unwilling this old man was to accept it, he could not change it.

Under Mu En's warning, Yan Shaozhe reluctantly shut his mouth and left Shrek Academy with Qiangu Qitian, heading for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yan Shaozhe grabbed Qiangu Qitian as the wings of the Bright Phoenix unfurled behind him, carrying them swiftly through the air.

Listening to the howling wind by his ears, Qiangu Qitian could not help but yearn for flight.

Unfortunately, on Douluo Continent, aside from Flight-type Spirit Masters, who could fly at lower realms, other Spirit Masters had to reach the Spirit Saint rank before they could briefly fly through the air.

A Spirit Saint was still far too distant for Qiangu Qitian!

Taking a deep breath, Qiangu Qitian began considering what kind of Soul Beast he should choose for his Second Soul Ring!

If he could hunt a Dragon Species, that would naturally be ideal. Of course, it would be even better if he encountered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

That was right, Qiangu Qitian still could not forget the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!

He had even once thought that it would be wonderful if Xiong Jun could become his Ninth Soul Ring or Eighth Soul Ring.

But without cultivation strong enough to overpower everything, making Xiong Jun become a Soul Ring was practically impossible.

Each of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts had its own personality. Although Xiong Jun had only four hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation and ranked merely sixth!

He was undoubtedly the most arrogant of them all, and among the fierce beasts, he was also the one who looked down on humans the most.

If Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried to scheme against him and turn him into Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring, he would probably rather self-destruct than lower his head and sacrifice himself.

Xiong Jun's Sky-Rending Claw had even injured Di Tian before. Such a record was nothing short of astonishing.

Though ranked sixth, Qiangu Qitian believed that he was definitely the third strongest force in the current Star Dou Great Forest. Even King of Ten Thousand Demons could not compare to him.

The strongest was the Silver Dragon King, still sleeping soundly beneath the Lake of Life. The second was Di Tian, known as the Beast God. As for third, it was Xiong Jun!

Xiong Jun could be said to look down on every human equally. When Di Tian wanted to cooperate with Huo Yuhao to research Soul Spirits, he had advocated simply killing Huo Yuhao.

There was only one way to make him become a Soul Ring!

That was to use absolute strength to forcibly subdue him and beat him into becoming one's Soul Ring!

Qiangu Qitian did not know whether he would be able to accomplish that in the future, but at least for now, it was completely impossible.

Before long, the familiar forest appeared before Qiangu Qitian once again.

However, Yan Shaozhe did not bring him directly inside. Instead, he landed in a small town not far from the Star Dou Great Forest.

The place was filled with mercenaries. The two chose an inn and checked in, resting for the night.

Only after replenishing their strength could they move through the Star Dou Great Forest more effectively!