Destination: Sunset Forest

Bai Ye bowed slightly, treating it as the formal ceremony of becoming a disciple.

He did not share Tang San's way of thinking—kneeling and kowtowing, believing that once someone became your teacher for a day, they became your father for life.

However, he could make someone his teacher for a day and pay them for life.

"Good! From now on, you are my disciple." Bibi Dong revealed an extremely satisfied smile and pulled Bai Ye to his feet.

Thus, the master-disciple relationship was established.

Gui Mei and Yue Guan smiled as they offered their congratulations. "Congratulations, Your Holiness!"

With a support-type Soul Master as monstrously talented as Bai Ye, what would Spirit Hall have to worry about in the future?

Although Bibi Dong wanted Bai Ye to begin cultivating diligently right away and hoped he could replace Tang Hao as the youngest Titled Douluo—

—after some thought, she decided there was no need to rush. Bai Ye was still young, after all.

Afterward, she bestowed upon Bai Ye a storage Soul Tool with an internal space of one hundred cubic meters and assigned two Soul Sages to serve as his guards.

Spirit City was safe, but this added another layer of security while also demonstrating just how highly she valued Bai Ye.

Soul Douluos were few in number. Soul Sages, the tier below them, were more than sufficient as guards.

After all, not everyone was like Tang San, secretly protected by a second Titled Douluo.

A Soul Sage could serve as the headmaster of an academy outside.

After finishing all this, Bibi Dong personally took Bai Ye around Spirit City to familiarize him with its customs and scenery.

During that time, Bai Ye was very satisfied with his decision. Not only had his status risen above others from then on, but he also had abundant cultivation resources and training methods suited to him.

Over the following days, Bai Ye did not indulge in pleasure. Instead, he cultivated diligently. Although he had a cheat, if he did not work hard, then even if he did not end up fading into obscurity, he would not amount to much.

A genius who had not yet grown was nothing special.

Of course, Bai Ye was an exception, since he never held back his strength.

Meanwhile, at Notting Academy.

After Bai Ye left, Xiao Wu naturally became the boss of Dorm Seven and soon became the boss of the entire academy.

Xiao Chenyu, the city lord's son, never had any conflicts with the working students and was thoroughly convinced by Xiao Wu.

One reason was Xiao Wu's strength.

The other reason was Bai Ye.

As for Yu Xiaogang, he was forced to start teaching classes and could no longer freeload. At first, he went, but later he truly could not stand it anymore and angrily left with Tang San.

Tang San naturally did not refuse. He had not attended classes to begin with; Yu Xiaogang had always been the one teaching him.

It was worth mentioning that after Tang San told his dormmates he would be leaving, Xiao Wu was the first to say she wanted to go with him. Tang San eagerly agreed.

Yu Xiaogang did not object either. After being defeated by Bai Ye time and again, it was the first time he had seen Tang San reveal such a happy smile.

However, his teaching focus had always been on Tang San.

They had also learned that Bai Ye had joined Spirit Hall.

"Teacher, will I still meet him again?"

"Rest assured. The next time you meet will be the day you defeat him."

Just like that, Tang San cultivated and studied even harder, looking forward to the day they met again.

Time passed, and six years later—

Bai Ye was twelve years old, and his Soul Power had reached level thirty. He could obtain his third Soul Ring.

His second Soul Ring had been five thousand years old, and his second soul skill was Holy Light Protection.

This soul skill was equally powerful and once again greatly shocked Bibi Dong.

Holy Light Protection consumed roughly one percent of his Soul Power. Its effect was to create a protective barrier around targets within range to resist damage.

At first glance, it seemed rather ordinary.

But with the Dad Template in place, this soul skill was destined to be anything but ordinary.

Its heaven-defying aspect was that the protective barrier lasted for one hour and would not disappear unless it was broken.

Moreover, the barrier was also a Despair Shield.

At present, Bai Ye was level thirty and had yet to obtain his third Soul Ring. Thus, after receiving the barrier, he was completely immune to attacks at the Soul Grandmaster level, while attacks at the Soul Elder level could be resisted once.

This was what true invincibility within the same realm looked like.

Other people's invincibility within the same realm might still require a bloody battle or something similar, but Bai Ye was invincible in the truest sense.

After all, opponents of the same realm could not even break through his defense.

If he absorbed his third Soul Ring and became a Soul Elder, then Holy Light Protection would render him immune to all Soul Elder-level attacks, while Soul Ancestor-level attacks could be resisted three times.

If Bai Ye became a Titled Douluo, then even Titled Douluo-level attacks could be completely negated.

Whether you were level ninety-one, level ninety-nine, or even level 99.9999, as long as you had not become a god, all attacks would be nullified!

Of course, Bibi Dong and the others did not dare think that far ahead. Even so, they were still incomparably shocked.

As a result, Bai Ye's status rose once again, and his guards changed from two Soul Sages to the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos.

Today, Bai Ye reached level thirty and was summoned by Bibi Dong.

"Teacher," Bai Ye said.

"Mm. Your third Soul Ring can be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?" Bibi Dong asked.

Before reaching level thirty, Bai Ye had already revealed his intention to make his third ring a ten-thousand-year one.

After being strengthened by a five-thousand-year Soul Ring, coupled with his years of diligent training, he could completely absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

In the original story, Tang San's fourth ring had been a ten-thousand-year ring. Bai Ye's cheat was even stronger, so how could he wait until his fourth ring, just like Tang San, to obtain one?

Otherwise, would he not have activated this cheat for nothing?

"Yes, Teacher." Bai Ye nodded. Bibi Dong was slightly startled, but she quickly regained her composure.

Geniuses could not be judged by ordinary standards, much less a genius among geniuses.

"Good!" Bibi Dong had already begun looking forward to Bai Ye's third soul skill.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei felt the same.

So did Bai Ye.

The Dad Template showed that his third soul skill was Purification. Its effect was to remove all negative statuses and prevent him from being affected by any negative status for one hour, granting immunity to poison and the like.

That meant that compared to Tang San, who had soaked in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bai Ye was the one truly immune to all poisons.

It could be said that when it came to poison, Tang San posed no threat to him whatsoever.

In other words, the opportunity within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was destined to fall into his hands.

Although the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was weak, he was still a Titled Douluo worth recruiting.

At that time, Bai Ye could help him and his granddaughter detoxify, then naturally take them under his wing.

That way, he would have three Titled Douluo-level bodyguards. With his first soul skill, Honor Blessing, it might not be enough to let him stride across the entire continent unchecked, but it would be close.

"Mm, it's about time I dealt with Tang Hao as well."

Bai Ye had this thought. If things followed the original story, Tang San and Xiao Wu would join Shrek, and Tang Hao would temporarily appear as well. That would give Bai Ye an opportunity to strike.

With three Titled Douluos enhanced by his support and launching a lightning-fast assault, even if Tang Hao was powerful and could detonate his rings, severely injuring him would not be a problem.

"Teacher, this time, I want to go out and gain experience." Bai Ye looked at Bibi Dong and spoke.

Bibi Dong fell silent. She actually did not want Bai Ye to leave, but when she looked into his eyes, she ultimately agreed.

"Rest assured, Your Holiness. With Old Ghost and me here, Bai Ye will not suffer even the slightest injury. Besides, it is indeed time for him to go out and gain experience for a while," Yue Guan said.

"Mm. Go, then."

Thus, under Yue Guan and Gui Mei's protection, Bai Ye left Spirit City.

His first destination was naturally Sunset Forest.

After absorbing his third Soul Ring, he could conveniently subdue Dugu Bo.