Leng Yaozhu

"Danger to my life? Senior, what you're describing doesn't sound much better than fusing with a ten-thousand-year soul spirit. But I'm sure an unyielding soul spirit's potential is higher than an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul spirit's. In that case, I'll try an unyielding soul spirit."

After hearing what Bai Haoze said, Gu You's expression turned strange.

He knew about unyielding soul spirits. There was nothing wrong with what Bai Haoze had said, but he had also made fusing with an unyielding soul spirit sound far too dangerous.

Though the risk did exist, when fusing with a thousand-year-level unyielding soul spirit, under absolute suppression in spiritual power, the risk of fusion was definitely lower than with a ten-thousand-year soul spirit.

"Ahem. Theoretically speaking, the risk is lower than fusing with a ten-thousand-year soul spirit at your first ring," Bai Haoze said with a light cough. "As long as you've decided."

"Then there's no time to lose. The spiritual power test is done too, so please take me to fuse with a soul spirit, Senior."

Gu You had nothing much else to say. He only wanted to quickly fuse with a soul spirit and become a soul master.

"I'll take you to meet someone first. She'll be the one helping you with the soul spirit fusion as well."

As Bai Haoze spoke, he wiped his face, but he failed to wipe it clean; instead, he turned his hand black too.

"Understood. Please lead the way, Senior."

Gu You was quite curious about this person Bai Haoze had mentioned. With his status as a black-rank spirit transmitter, could he not take him to fuse with a soul spirit on his own?

Or perhaps black-rank spirit transmitters had no real standing within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda at all. He did not know the hierarchy of positions inside the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, so this was only a guess.

"Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon martial soul. Interesting... But I'm even more curious about this child's Creation Heaven Phoenix martial soul. The report says it's at the level of a true phoenix. I hope this trip won't disappoint me."

Inside the meeting hall of the East Sea Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

Her fiery-red long hair spilled loose as Leng Yaozhu sat alone at the head of the conference table, looking with interest at the paper report in her hands.

On it was Gu You's information. Perhaps because Gu You was an orphan, there was not much information, though they had attached his headshot to it.

After reading the paper report, Leng Yaozhu casually released a burst of Heaven Phoenix True Fire and burned the sheets to ash.

The moment she received news of Gu You yesterday, she had rushed to East Sea without stopping.

Twin dragon-and-phoenix martial souls, innate full soul power, and the special martial soul Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon—there was no way he would not catch her attention.

Her purpose in coming to East Sea this time was very simple: before the Qiangu Family and everyone else could act, she would take Gu You as her disciple and draw him into their Leng family's faction.

The Spirit Transmission Pagoda had quite a few with innate full soul power, but existences like Gu You were few. If they piled resources onto him until he reached Titled Douluo, his strength would be far above that of an ordinary innate full-soul-power talent, and the significance would be different as well.

After all, Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon was tied to the Xu Family. This martial soul had already gone extinct in the Xu Family eight thousand years ago; even with the Sun martial soul, it could no longer mutate into it.

Leng Yaozhu was certain that as long as the information about Gu You's martial soul was fully released, the Xu Family would inevitably get involved, and undercurrents within the Federation would also begin to stir.

By then, if Gu You had already become her disciple, it would not be so simple for the Xu Family to make her let go.

But so what? She, the Heaven Phoenix Titled Douluo, was not someone easy to bully.

Who could guarantee that Gu You possessed the Xu Family bloodline one hundred percent? There was no phoenix martial soul in the Xu Family's inheritance, was there?

If an ordinary person awakened a certain family's inherited martial soul through martial soul mutation, did that mean they definitely possessed that family's bloodline?

Don't make the Douluo inheritance laugh. Even a mongrel could turn into a qilin, and a wild chicken could turn into a phoenix. What else was impossible?

Besides, according to Leng Yaozhu's understanding, the fact that the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon martial soul could be awakened through mutation in the Xu Family was truly suspicious in itself.

No need to say more...

"Your Majesty Heaven Phoenix, that child has been brought to the third-floor reception hall by my elder sister."

Just then, a brawny young man walked into the meeting hall and came before Leng Yaozhu.

The brawny man's build was about the same as Bai Haoze's, with powerful muscles on both arms. In particular, the two bulging slabs of muscle in front of his chest were simply outrageously robust.

Her thoughts returned. "Zhicen, take me to see him."

"As you command!"

On the third floor of the East Sea Spirit Transmission Pagoda, in the waiting area.

Gu You had been brought here by Bai Haoze, and he sat on the leather sofa with a speechless look on his face.

He had said he was taking him to meet someone, but it turned out they still had to wait.

Waiting was undoubtedly boring. Gu You looked toward Bai Haoze, who was standing not far away. "Senior, your surname is Bai. How should I address you?"

He had a feeling that Bai Haoze was not an ordinary spirit transmitter. Someone who could command the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's mecha corps could not have a low position in the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

If his position was not low, then perhaps he had appeared in the original work. Gu You was curious about that.

"My name is Bai Haoze."

Bai Haoze turned back and spoke.

"You're saying your name is Bai Haoze?"

Gu You was stunned. If he remembered correctly, the name Bai Haoze had appeared in the original Legend of the Dragon King. She and her younger sister would later both reach the Titled Douluo level, and the two sisters possessed a martial soul fusion skill...

Wait. Gu You stared at Bai Haoze and carefully looked him up and down, somewhat dazed.

A musclebound Barbie?

"What, do you have a problem with my name?"

Bai Haoze smiled.

"No," Gu You said, shaking his head in denial. "I just remembered something. Your name feels familiar, Senior."

Familiar?

Bai Haoze glanced at Gu You in surprise.

"Haoze, it looks like you've been getting along well with him." Just then, a gentle voice suddenly entered their ears.

"Greetings, Deputy Pagoda Master!" Hearing that familiar voice, Bai Haoze quickly turned and bowed in salute.

Gu You looked toward the source of that gentle voice, and a fiery-red figure flashed into his eyes.

When he saw who had arrived, his pupils shrank abruptly.

She was a woman of about thirty, with delicate, lovely features and fiery-red hair that fell like a waterfall to her waist. She looked as fair as jade, yet her presence was like fire.

Heaven Phoenix Titled Douluo, Leng Yaozhu!

Gu You truly hadn't expected that the person who wanted to see him would be her. Wasn't this the East Sea Spirit Transmission Pagoda? As the deputy pagoda master of the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, shouldn't Leng Yaozhu have been stationed at headquarters?

Even if she wanted to see him, he should have been the one to go to her.

"Greetings, Your Majesty Heaven Phoenix!" Gu You withdrew his gaze and said respectfully.

With the story from the original work, he knew of this Heaven Phoenix Titled Douluo, and after transmigrating, he had even seen images of this legendary powerhouse on this world's soul television.

That was why he could recognize Leng Yaozhu.

She was currently the deputy pagoda master of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda as well as the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's deputy speaker in the Federation Parliament, a rank ninety-eight Hyper Douluo, and also one of the continent's few four-word battle armor masters.

"You know me?"

The corners of Leng Yaozhu's lips lifted slightly as she slowly walked up to Gu You.

She hadn't expected that a child who had grown up in an orphanage would know about her. Of course, perhaps Bai Haoze had told the child about her in private.

"In the Federation, many people know you, Your Majesty Heaven Phoenix. I've heard stories about your generation since I was little," Gu You replied.

"Then it seems there's no need for me to introduce myself." Leng Yaozhu looked at Gu You with a burning gaze. "If you join the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, the Pagoda will provide you with the best cultivation resources for your future growth, and I... will personally guide you."

Gu You raised his head and stared straight into Leng Yaozhu's eyes, utterly shocked.