Exceptional Talent

[Heaven Dou Empire], Biqi Province, ' Luolin City ', a small courtyard in the east of the city.

"Cough cough... Erlong... cough cough... You... weren't you at school? Why are you back?"

On the bed in the bedroom, a young woman, suppressing a cough, propped herself up with one hand and placed the other on her chest, asking the little girl who came in carrying a porcelain bowl.

The young woman's name was Liu Yan. She had a pretty face with delicate features and a pale, sickly appearance that made her look pitiful and evoked feelings of tenderness and protectiveness.

"Mommy~" the little girl called softly, quickened her pace, and came to the bedside. She held a porcelain bowl in one hand and reached out to Liu Yan with the other, pressing her up as she was about to sit up.

After Liu Yan lay down again, the little girl pursed her lips, picked up the small spoon from the porcelain bowl, and was about to feed her mother porridge.

Looking at the obedient and sensible little girl who obediently opened her mouth and drank the porridge, Liu Yan's eyes were filled with love and guilt.

My daughter is only eight years old. She should be an innocent, lively, and active child. But instead, I've been cooking porridge and feeding her mother spoonful by spoonful without her even realizing it.

Under Shao Liu Yan's watchful gaze, the little girl finished feeding herself the porridge, pouted her pink lips, and finally whispered, "Today, I beat up a few older students, and then I came back—"

Hearing this, Liu Yan's expression remained unchanged. She simply coughed twice and asked softly, "Erlong, are you alright?"

"No~" The little girl named Erlong shook her head and said in a clear voice, "They can't beat me!"

"Cough cough—"

Seeing this, Liu Yan's eyebrows curved into crescent moons, and she coughed and laughed as she said, "Of course, Mom's Erlong are the most powerful—!"

"Mommy~" Erlong little girl Erlong first proudly raised her head, but then lowered it again and asked softly, "Aren't you angry that I hit them?"

"Mom knows that Erlong is the most obedient and kindest child in the world," Liu Yan shook her head and said softly, "He would never hit someone for no reason... cough... cough cough—!"

As he spoke, he began coughing violently again.

The little girl Erlong's eyes sparkled, and a fleeting mist of tears appeared. Liu Yan, who caught this moment, coughed even more violently, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Mom, you get some rest. I'm going back to the academy."

After fetching water to wash her mother's face and body, Erlong little girl Erlong washed all the clothes she had changed out of. With a farewell, she reluctantly left home and headed towards the [Luolin Junior Soul Master Academy] in the south of the city.

Inside the academy, as soon as the young girl entered, she heard:

"Liu Erlong, I heard from the Ye brothers Ye Wudao and Ye Fan, that you beat them up today?"

The voice was firm and emotionless, indicating the person asking the question was acting in an official and businesslike manner.

Liu Erlong turned his head upon hearing the sound and looked at the middle-aged man standing not far away with his hands behind his back. He had an ordinary appearance and average build, but his upright posture and straight back left a deep impression on people.

"Yes." Liu Erlong didn't hide anything and nodded frankly, acknowledging the question the middle-aged man had just asked.

Seeing Liu Erlong's decisive action, the middle-aged man was taken aback. He glanced at the young girl in front of him with some surprise, opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything more. He simply waved his hand and said:

"Next time you have a sparring session with your classmates, remember to inform the teacher beforehand. Practical experience is a good thing, and the teachers support it."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Alright, go back to class and cultivate diligently. Try to reach level 20 as soon as possible. Then the academy will assign you a teacher to take you to the Soul Beast Forest to hunt for Soul Ring— "

The middle-aged people already knew what had happened. It turned out that the two Ye Family brothers had been secretly mocking Liu Erlong for not having a father, but the young girl overheard them, which led to her attack.

This situation has occurred several times since Liu Erlong enrolled in school two years ago.

In other words, the little girl is exceptionally talented and has become the strongest among the students at a young age. After several strong counterattacks, in recent months, very few people have dared to touch her sore spot.

in addition...

"This little girl isn't really without a father—!"

Watching Liu Erlong's departing figure, the middle-aged man, Yi Qingzhu, the dean of the [Luolin Junior Soul Master Academy], shook his head with a wry smile and muttered to himself.

He could never forget that more than a year ago, a Soul King Soul Ring suddenly appeared in his Dean's office.

That's not the key point. The key point is that the other party claims to be Liu Erlong's father!

Otherwise, Yi Qingzhu wouldn't have stepped in this time to directly stop the father of the Ye Family brothers from causing trouble for Liu Erlong.

Otherwise, the Ye Family, with only a few Soul Elder, would probably be wiped out of ' Luolin City ' in no time.

From that brief, fleeting encounter, Yi Qingzhu knew that the Soul King was quite domineering!

"But--"

Envy flashed in Yi Qingzhu's eyes again. He recalled the Soul Power fluctuations that Liu Erlong had subconsciously revealed when he spoke. It was definitely a level 19 or higher, only a step away from level 20!

Eight years old, level 20, Martial Soul "Fire Dragon"!

"This talent is truly amazing!" Yi Qingzhu murmured in admiration.

Even though he is over forty years old now, he has only just touched the threshold of the Soul Ancestor.

In other words, the Martial Soul "Tear Bamboo Flute" has unique characteristics. Among Control System Soul Master, it is a well-known existence in terms of both group attacks and group control.

Suddenly, Yi Qingzhu remembered that, apart from the Dean of Students, who was Soul Elder of Agility Attack System, all the other teachers in the academy were Grand Soul Master.

As for Liu Erlong's Second Soul Ring, if she wants to obtain the best Soul Beast Soul Ring, it seems that no teacher in the academy is capable of doing so?!

Just as Dean Yi Qingzhu was pondering whether he should personally take Liu Erlong to hunt for her Second Soul Ring,

Thousands of miles away, on the main peak of the Jade Dragon Mountain Range, a tall figure tiptoed down a small path.

Halfway up the mountain behind him, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old sat in a deserted corner, staring blankly at the tall figure receding into the distance below.

[Star Luo Empire], the City of Metal ' Gengxin City '.

[Blacksmith Association Headquarters], 5th Floor, Foundry Room No. 1.

Lou Gao pushed the door open again and saw a giant iron hammer being wielded with complete concentration, forging a piece of red-hot metal into Tie Futu.

After not seeing him for more than ten days, Lou Gao suddenly noticed that his master's white hair seemed to have become even whiter.

But in contrast, her rosy face and dark eyes created a striking contrast between white, red, and black.

"Hey brat, come on in! What are you standing there for?!"

Before Lou Gao could even greet him, Tie Futu voice rang out first.

"Yes, Master." Lou Gao stepped into the foundry and bowed to the Ironclad Warrior who did not turn around and was still wielding his Tie Futu.

"Clang clang clang—"

"Tell me, how are those people being settled?"

Amidst the clanging of metal, the voice of the Tie Futu remained crystal clear.