Skyphoenix's Request to Take a Disciple! The Tyrannosaurus Rex Spirit Soul's Loyalty!

"Tower Master Leng, Lingli, please come in."

"I didn't expect you to visit. I wasn't able to prepare anything in advance, so I hope you won't mind, Tower Master..."

Jiang Luochuan led the two into the living room and seated them. Looking at the woman before him, he respectfully poured tea and said deferentially.

"There's no need for that. You're being too polite, Elder Jiang."

"I came here this time for only one person."

Leng Yaozhu smiled and shook her head. Her tone was calm, but her gaze did not linger on him for even a moment.

The only person she truly cared about was one.

"Little one, Tower Master Jiang told me that you awakened a Dragon King martial soul containing nine elements, including ultimate fire... Could you let me see it?"

She smiled gently, her attention fixed on Jiang Yan throughout. Expectation filled her face, and a strange gleam flashed through her beautiful eyes.

A nine-element Dragon King!

If the footage of the little one's deep meditation had not caught her attention, and if he had not possessed innate full soul power, she would not have believed it even if they dared to say it.

This kind of martial soul...

Was it truly something that should exist on Douluo Continent?

After tens of thousands of years of development on Douluo Continent, elemental dragon martial souls were by no means uncommon, and they had always been at the forefront of the era.

Awakening a dragon martial soul already meant winning at the starting line. Among them, the strongest were undoubtedly the Light Sacred Dragon and Dark Sacred Dragon, true dragon bloodlines that possessed ultimate light and ultimate darkness respectively.

Awakening either one gave a person the potential to reach the Limit. The one who awakened both as twin martial souls had even become Shrek Academy's second greatest.

If this child truly possessed such a martial soul...

Even if she had to sell everything she owned and exhaust every last resource, she would take in this peerlessly talented little one.

She...

Wanted him as her disciple!

"Of course."

Jiang Yan answered with a smile. As he spoke, he summoned his martial soul without the slightest delay.

With a wave of his hand, dazzling light shot into the sky.

In an instant, nine surging lights—blue, red, yellow, cyan, gold, black, silver, green, and purple—flashed into existence. They competed for brilliance while accommodating one another.

Behind Jiang Yan, the phantom of the Dragon God, flowing with nine-colored radiance, appeared with the bearing of a sovereign descending upon the world.

The nine-colored Dragon God, unparalleled beneath the heavens!

"This is my martial soul."

"The Holy Dragon King."

Jiang Yan said calmly.

"Yan'er, you—"

Jiang Lingli's eyes widened. When he had arrived earlier, Jiang Yan had still been meditating. This was the first time he had seen the little one's martial soul.

Although he had long heard from his uncle how powerful Jiang Yan's martial soul was, only by facing it personally could he truly understand just how terrifying that power was.

His own martial soul was also a dragon, and among dragon-type martial souls, it was one of the strongest draconic subspecies—the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Yet beneath this vast dragon might, even as a Rank 91 Titled Douluo, he felt incomparably tiny and pitiful.

What kind of magnificent status was this?!

It was so powerful that he... wanted to kneel!

"Nine elements..."

At the side, Leng Yaozhu's gaze became utterly impossible to pull away.

She herself possessed ultimate fire. Feeling the fire attribute flowing from within his body, how could she fail to see how pure his elements were?

They went beyond mere purity.

He was only a child who had just awakened his martial soul, yet the density of ultimate fire within him surpassed even hers.

And it was not just fire. Ice, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, along with life and destruction—every single power had reached the ultimate level of the world.

"Your martial soul..."

"May well shock everyone in the world."

Leng Yaozhu looked at Jiang Yan. This had already surpassed the category of top-tier martial souls. Perhaps only a god-tier martial soul could possess such might!

And for such a little one...

How could she possibly let him slip away?

"Little Jiang Yan."

"Among all the talents I have seen since joining the Spirit Pagoda, your martial soul bloodline is the strongest. Elder Jiang has long mentioned your joining the Spirit Pagoda, but I wonder..."

"Would you be willing... to let me become your teacher?"

Leng Yaozhu smiled gently, her voice soft.

Geniuses blessed by the heavens like him had never lacked powerful people who favored them. The reason she had come here so eagerly...

Was precisely to seize this opportunity.

Just as she was doing now.

To seize this future?

"..."

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him, Jiang Yan blinked. For a moment, he felt slightly dazed. Whether he was willing or not, those words sounded so sentimental.

But thoughts were merely thoughts. Seeing the expectation in her eyes, he smiled slightly and stepped forward to bow.

"This disciple, Jiang Yan, greets Teacher."

Ever since he had stopped treating Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect as his goals, the only people who could become his teacher were Qian Gu and Skyphoenix.

And his choice...

Had been clear from the beginning, hadn't it?

"Good. From today onward, Yan'er, you are the only disciple of me, Leng Yaozhu!"

Hearing Jiang Yan's answer, Leng Yaozhu was overjoyed, and the smile on her face deepened. She had never taken a disciple before and had thought she would never find a suitable opportunity in her life. Yet...

That opportunity had come today.

Not only was he extraordinarily gifted, but he was also such a talented and handsome disciple. A genius like this would inevitably become the standard of an era, no matter which age he was born into. To have such a disciple...

She was the one who had struck gold.

[Detected that the host has successfully taken a teacher. Stage mission: Renowned Teacher, Outstanding Disciple—Seeking Excellence Through Apprenticeship, completed.]

[Congratulations on becoming the disciple of Skyphoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu and completing the life achievement: Winning a Beauty as Your Teacher.]

[Congratulations, host. You have received one million Federation credits.]

"?"

Hearing the voice quietly ring out in his mind, Jiang Yan fell silent for a moment. It had even come up with winning a beauty as his teacher. What an evil system...

Don't corrupt the bond between him and his teacher!

At this moment, if anyone was the most excited, it was naturally Jiang Luochuan and his nephew, who had been holding their breath nearby.

"Tower Master, Yan'er will be in your care from now on."

The two exchanged glances and spoke in unison.

Skyphoenix Douluo was taking a disciple!

From the moment she arrived, both Jiang Luochuan and Jiang Lingli had already guessed as much. Yet when they truly witnessed it, they still could not contain their excitement.

Innate full soul power, a martial soul comparable to a god-tier martial soul, and now a Rank 98 Super Douluo as his teacher—what did that mean? Their exceptionally talented Yan'er...

Lacked nothing now!

"Elder Jiang and Tower Master Jiang are overstating it. Until Yan'er grows strong enough, I will protect him."

Leng Yaozhu said with a smile. She would have only one disciple, and she would protect her disciple well.

"But for now..."

"Yan'er, it's time for you to absorb your first spirit soul."

Her tone shifted as she looked at the little one beside her and reached out to stroke his hair.

As she spoke, a sphere of light flashed in her hand, and a three-meter-tall dragon-shaped creature quietly appeared.

It was none other than the strongest draconic subspecies recorded among dragons, a classic example of high offense and strong defense—the Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul.

"Roar—"

The instant it appeared, it coldly swept its gaze over everyone present, looking utterly fearless.

Yet upon seeing Leng Yaozhu, it still trembled as it lowered its head, not daring to act presumptuously.

"This is a hundred-year Tyrannosaurus Rex, and it is also the only hundred-year spirit soul among the dragon-type spirit souls at headquarters."

"It suits you perfectly."

Leng Yaozhu patted the Tyrannosaurus Rex's body and smiled.

"It's actually..."

"A Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul?"

Seeing the spirit soul appear, Jiang Luochuan could not help but freeze. This was a Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul, the model of an unyielding spirit soul.

It was the dream spirit soul of every dragon-type Soul Master, yet also something that was almost impossible to fuse with. Take his nephew, for instance—none of his nine soul rings had any connection to a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

For one, this soul beast came from ancient times, and its genetic reserves were scarce, making every creation enormously costly.

For another, even if one could truly find one, such a rare spirit soul would be too old for an entry-level Soul Master to use.

The fact that she had brought out a hundred-year Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul showed just how much Tower Master Skyphoenix valued him.

"Absorb it here. The two Tower Masters and I will stand guard for you."

Leng Yaozhu looked at Jiang Yan and said with a smile.

"Yes, Teacher."

Jiang Yan did not refuse. He silently looked toward the Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul, anticipation appearing in his eyes.

What would his first soul skill...

Be?

"Roar! Roar roar roar—"

Seeing him approach, the Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately reacted. Naturally, it would not let him have his way so easily, putting on a vicious appearance.

But the moment it met Jiang Yan's gaze, the instant that supreme aura suppressed it, it abruptly went still. The coldness in its eyes vanished completely, replaced by eager expectation.

Then, beneath even Leng Yaozhu's puzzled gaze, it stepped forward and obediently knelt down.

"Rooar—"

It was the most loyal.

"Hm?"

"Looks like you're very well-behaved."

Jiang Yan smiled. Under the Dragon God bloodline, there was no dragon that could remain unaffected before him.

Much less a mere Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Since that was the case, he would gladly accept this first spirit soul.

Jiang Yan stopped thinking further and sat cross-legged beside the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The power of his martial soul flowed toward it as he began the absorption.

"..."

In merely two and a half minutes, under Leng Yaozhu's increasingly astonished gaze, the Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul's energy gradually disappeared.

"This... so fast?"

Leng Yaozhu could not help frowning.

"Elder Jiang, what is Yan'er's spiritual power?"

She turned back and asked.

"Tower Master Leng, it was 107 during the last test."

Jiang Luochuan's tone slowed as he replied.

"Only a hundred, yet he's this fast?"

Leng Yaozhu was even more surprised. No matter how high the status of his martial soul was, it should not have been this fast.

"Well... after awakening his martial soul, Yan'er went back to meditate. It was another deep meditation, and he only woke up this morning, so we haven't tested him yet. The last test was a year ago."

Jiang Luochuan took a deep breath and quietly added.

"?"

Leng Yaozhu fell silent. They had actually neglected Yan'er so much that they had even forgotten to test his spiritual power!

This time, she had also brought a Radiant Spirit Dragon with true dragon bloodline. It was fifteen hundred years old, but its cultivation was ultimately too high, and she did not want him taking the risk.

Fine. A first spirit soul could continue growing anyway. She would see what soul skill Yan'er received.

There were also hundred-thousand-year spirit souls in the Spirit Beast Tower that Yan'er could use later.

"..."

As Leng Yaozhu and the others waited, before long, a yellow soul ring quietly emerged around Jiang Yan. His cultivation was also fully revealed—

Rank 12, one-ring Battle Soul Master.

It was then that the system's voice quietly rang out:

[Congratulations, host, on successfully absorbing your first spirit soul and entering the Soul Master realm. Every breakthrough will definitely raise your cultivation by one rank. Current cultivation: Rank 12.]

[Congratulations, host. You have obtained your first soul skill: Dragon Descends Upon the World.]

[Soul skill effect: All of the user's attributes increase by 100%. Within range, all attributes of beast martial soul possessors are reduced by 30%. Tool martial souls that possess souls are likewise reduced by 30%.]

[Current range: one hundred meters.]

[Can stack with domain abilities.]

"Hm?"

Looking at the skill description in his mind, Jiang Yan opened his eyes with slight hesitation. What did it mean...

His first soul skill was already domain-type?

System, are you still cheating?

"..."

System: Cheating! Turn the tide of the entire battle!

Jiang Yan: You mean me, who was born a god? hesitates

System: Yes!