Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his chin slightly raised, disdain lurking in his sidelong glance.
"Long Tian, you're expelled!"
As those words fell, the training grounds went deathly silent.
Yet Long Tian, standing at the center of the crowd, remained as calm as still water.
His face was breathtakingly handsome, his features so exquisite they hardly seemed mortal, with a faintly alluring aura that could steal one's soul.
The changes brought by his Rainbow Dragon martial soul made his every movement as seductive as an incubus's, enough to leave anyone spellbound.
It's been more than ten years.
Long Tian sighed inwardly.
He had awakened his Rainbow Dragon martial soul as a child after transmigrating to the Douluo Continent.
It was the world's greatest support-type martial soul, powerful enough to utterly eclipse the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Long Tian gathered his thoughts and raised his eyes to Yu Xiaogang.
"What's the reason?"
Yu Xiaogang snorted, his expression contemptuous.
"Shrek now has Ning Rongrong and Oscar. We already have enough support Soul Masters. We don't need anyone extra."
"You're surplus."
At that explanation, Long Tian couldn't help laughing.
A smile bloomed across his flawless face, tinged with mockery yet still captivating enough to steal one's soul.
"What a high-sounding excuse."
Long Tian took a step forward and looked Yu Xiaogang straight in the eye.
"All because I pointed out the flaws in your Ten Core Competencies in front of everyone during yesterday's class."
"Ruining someone's prospects over their words-is that the conduct of the so-called Grandmaster?"
With his secret exposed before everyone, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly flushed crimson, veins bulging at his temples.
"Nonsense!"
"My theories are absolutely correct. You have no right to question them!"
Seeing this, Tang San immediately stepped in front of Yu Xiaogang, his brow tightly furrowed.
"Long Tian, you're far too arrogant. How dare you defy your teacher like this?"
"I've successfully proven Teacher's theories through my own achievements. I won't let you slander them!"
Xiao Wu stood to one side and nodded along.
"Exactly. Brother San is right. What gives you the right to question Grandmaster?"
Looking at the three of them, Long Tian suddenly found the whole affair utterly tiresome.
"Then there's no reason to stay at Shrek."
With that, Long Tian flicked his sleeve and turned, ready to leave.
"Long Tian, wait!"
Ning Rongrong hurried over and blocked his path.
Anxiety was written all over the face of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's young lady.
"Come back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with me. Dad will spare no effort to nurture you!"
Ning Rongrong tilted her pretty face upward, her gaze resting on Long Tian's face.
Looking at that flawless, supremely alluring face from so close, Ning Rongrong felt her heartbeat quicken involuntarily. Unable to help herself, she reached out and took his hand.
Those eyes, alluring as deep pools, gradually filled Ning Rongrong's gaze with infatuation.
She had seen countless outstanding young men at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, yet not one could measure up to even a ten-thousandth of Long Tian.
The boys at Shrek Academy looked like mere dirt beside him.
Long Tian gently withdrew his hand, his expression calm.
"Thank you for the offer, but I'm used to being free."
Ning Rongrong stood frozen in place, her eyes instantly reddening as tears welled up.
Seeing this, Oscar felt a bitter ache in his heart and hurried over to comfort her.
"Rongrong, don't be upset. If someone that full of himself leaves, let him leave. There's nothing to regret."
"Get lost!"
"Don't you dare talk about Long Tian like that!"
Ning Rongrong pushed him away.
Oscar stood rooted to the spot, his face alternating between livid and pale as his jealous gaze stabbed at Long Tian's retreating back.
Zhu Zhuqing approached with catlike steps, her tight black outfit outlining every inch of her voluptuous figure.
As she walked, Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder lightly brushed Long Tian's arm.
"What are you planning to do next?"
Her deep, shadowy feline eyes watched Long Tian with concern.
"You're a support-type Soul Master, after all. Traveling alone out there will be dangerous."
Long Tian smiled easily, looking utterly relaxed.
"The world is vast. I'll follow my heart. There will always be somewhere for me."
That utterly carefree smile, paired with his almost unnaturally seductive aura, made Zhu Zhuqing's heart suddenly tremble.
Not far away, Dai Mubai stared at the scene, his fists clenched tight.
When had Zhu Zhuqing, normally as cold as frost, ever shown anyone else such concern?
Long Tian lingered no longer. He strode away, his tall, slender figure gradually disappearing from everyone's sight.
After leaving Shrek Academy, Long Tian wandered aimlessly along a woodland path.
"Where should I go next?"
Long Tian murmured to himself.
Although the Rainbow Dragon was the world's greatest support martial soul, it ultimately lacked the ability to protect him.
Until he grew stronger, he would have to find a powerful backer.
"Should I go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
"Or Spirit Hall?"
After a long while spent thinking, Long Tian sighed.
"Having a Titled Douluo protect me personally would naturally be safest."
"Unfortunately, that's not very realistic."
Long Tian smiled self-mockingly and reached into his clothes.
His fingertips touched something cold, and he drew it out.
It was a dragon-shaped pendant, jet-black all over, with simple, ancient carving.
It had been with him since he first transmigrated, yet in all those years, it had never shown anything unusual.
Long Tian rested the pendant in his palm and studied it closely.
Suddenly.
Without warning, the dragon-shaped pendant burst into dazzling light.
A sacred, boundless aura erupted from the pendant, instantly sweeping through the entire woodland.
The black dragon-shaped pendant flew from his hand and hovered in midair.
Roooaaar-
A piercing dragon roar instantly tore through the forest's deathly silence.
Space for several miles around shook violently.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet-the myriad elements between heaven and earth converged wildly, forming tangible halos of light.
Elements swirled across the sky, finally condensing into an enormous nine-colored dragon phantom in midair.
The great dragon slowly opened his eyes.
His draconic pupils shimmered with magnificent nine-colored hues, filled with endless antiquity and vastness.
"I am the Rainbow True Dragon."
His mighty, boundless voice echoed through the air, shaking loose leaves into a swirling flurry.
Long Tian's heart shook violently.
Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that such a terrifying being was sealed within the pendant that had accompanied him for so many years.
The seven-colored dragon in midair circled slightly, the contours of his body filled with exquisite beauty and elegance.
Even that immense draconic body faintly radiated a soul-stealing allure.
"The Dragon Clan has long since fallen into decline, and the great Dragon God, too, has sunk into eternal silence."
The great dragon gazed down at the handsome young man, a trace of a sigh in his voice.
"The purest dragon blood flows within you. You are my sole inheritor in this world."
"Today, you shall inherit the name of the Rainbow and restore the Dragon Clan's glory."
As his words fell, the great dragon spat out three brilliant streams of seven-colored light.
The light condensed in the air into three crystalline drops of origin dragon blood, brimming with boundless vitality.
Then a dragon-shaped heart, seemingly carved from nine-colored crystal, floated out, each beat making space itself resonate.
Last to appear was a staff with seven-colored divine light flowing across its entire length.
An enormous dragon pearl was set into the staff's tip, radiating a terrifying pressure beyond the mortal realm.
"These are three drops of rainbow true dragon blood, the Rainbow Dragon's Heart, and the Super Divine Artifact-the Rainbow Dragon Staff."
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