Gangzi's Promise to Tian Heng

At the mention of his father, Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaogang's eyes reddened slightly.

But he immediately shook his head hard.

"I won't go back until I've made something of myself!"

Yu Tianheng sighed and said no more.

Then Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng followed Flender into Shrek Academy.

As they walked, Yu Tianheng looked around at the shabby surroundings with distaste.

Compared with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, this place fell far short.

There was no Mimicry Training Ground and nowhere decent to live. It was awful.

But seeing the nostalgia on Qin Ming's face, Yu Tianheng kept his complaints to himself.

"What?! Ling Han?! Him again?!"

After hearing what had happened to Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming, Gangzi slammed the table and shot to his feet again.

"What's wrong, Uncle Xiaogang? Do you know him?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot, and he was breathing hard.

"Know him? He stole the disciple who should have been mine. I'll never forgive him!"

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he clenched his teeth so hard they nearly cracked.

Uncle and nephew saw the same hatred for Ling Han in each other's eyes.

"Don't worry, Tian Heng. I'll make sure you surpass Tang San! With a master of theory like me teaching you, your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul will reach new heights!"

At those words, doubt crossed Qin Ming's face.

He wasn't Flender. He had no friendship with Yu Xiaogang.

All Qin Ming knew was that, by his reckoning, Yu Xiaogang's cultivation was below Yu Tianheng's.

The man looked nearly fifty and hadn't even reached Soul Elder. What made him think he could teach Yu Tianheng well?

But Flender said nothing, so Qin Ming swallowed his doubts.

Yu Tianheng, on the other hand, looked moved and excited. "That's great! With you teaching me, Uncle Xiaogang, I know I can surpass Tang San and defeat him!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded confidently.

And so Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng stayed at Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang set the daily training, while Qin Ming assisted him.

Meanwhile, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy...

Ling Han drew up a detailed training plan for everyone, including Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Though Ling Han was still young, he had the perspective of a Super Douluo, making his guidance far more effective than Qin Ming's.

After several days of training, the Imperial Fighting Team respected him more than ever.

A Titled Douluo was a Titled Douluo. However hard a Soul King worked, he couldn't match one as a teacher.

If the Imperial Fighting Team knew Ling Han was not merely a Titled Douluo but one of the continent's few Super Douluo—and arguably its strongest fighter—their admiration for him would only grow more fervent.

For Dugu Yan, Ling Han focused her training on poison.

In the original story, Qin Ming had feared Dugu Yan's poison was too vicious and had always trained her as a control-type Soul Master.

Ling Han had no such qualms.

What was the point of having deadly poison if she held back against her enemies in battle?

Mercy toward an enemy was cruelty toward oneself. Ling Han understood that much.

Besides, Dugu Yan's poisoning had already been cured. She no longer had to fear a backlash no matter how potent a poison she used, so she might as well push it to its limit.

For Osler and Yu Feng, the two agility-attack Soul Masters, Ling Han devised different plans.

Osler's Ghost Leopard Martial Soul leaned more toward offense than most agility-attack types.

Ling Han therefore designed his training to bring out his offensive strength.

Of course, Osler still had to maintain the speed expected of an agility-attack Soul Master.

Yu Feng was a different case.

His Wind Chime Bird Martial Soul favored speed.

So Ling Han's plan for Yu Feng was to push his speed to the absolute limit.

In martial arts, nothing could beat sheer speed.

Once his speed reached its peak, the damage he could inflict would be tremendous even without much attack power.

As for the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, they only needed to build on their Martial Souls' strengths and hone their defense to the limit.

There was one other possibility to explore: a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

They were twins, and both possessed the Black Tortoise, a top-tier defensive Martial Soul. Their chances of developing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill together were quite good.

Ye Lingling only needed to make the most of the healing ability she already had.

The Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was too limited. Any major change would require Martial Soul Evolution.

As for Xiao Wu, her Soft Bone Rabbit differed from Jiang Nannan's ten thousand years later. Xiao Wu followed the Power Attack System path.

She only needed to develop her attack power as she had in the original story.

Ling Han didn't need to worry much about Xiao Wu's individual training. As a Soul Beast who had lived for a hundred thousand years, she could handle that herself.

All Ling Han needed to do was help her fit into the team and make full use of her abilities.

In the crown prince's chambers at the imperial palace in Heaven Dou City...

"Uncle She, you're saying a Titled Douluo has become a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

A blond young man sat looking at the middle-aged man before him in surprise.

The young man had a gentle, refined air and looked every inch a scholar.

He was Xue Qinghe, crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

But the present Xue Qinghe was no longer the original. Qian Renxue had taken his place.

She Long nodded. "It's true, Young Master. He looks very young, and I can't gauge his strength. I doubt he's an ordinary Titled Douluo."

Surprise flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes.

Not an ordinary Titled Douluo? Could he be a Super Douluo?

But since when had the Heaven Dou Empire had another Titled Douluo besides Dugu Bo—let alone one so powerful?

"It seems I'll have to meet him myself."

"Young Master, that's too dangerous! You can't go!"

She Long feared Ling Han might harm Qian Renxue. If Ling Han truly attacked, She Long would be unable to stop him.

Qian Renxue waved a hand and smiled. "Don't worry, Uncle She. I'll make preparations. I'll contact Fifth Grandfather. With him protecting me from the shadows, I'll be safe."

At the mention of Light Feather Douluo, She Long breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "Then all will be well."

Light Feather Douluo, the Fifth Enshrined Elder, was a Super Douluo. Even if Ling Han was one too, harming Qian Renxue while Guang Ling secretly guarded her would be no easy feat.

What She Long failed to realize was that Ling Han was no ordinary Super Douluo.

Even Qian Daoliu would be powerless against Ling Han.

The next day, while Ling Han was training the Imperial Fighting Team, Meng Shenji walked in.

"Your Majesty, Ice Emperor."

Though Ling Han was a teacher in name only, Meng Shenji still treated him with great respect.

Ling Han's strength spoke for itself. Meng Shenji was merely a Soul Douluo and wouldn't dare slight him.

"What is it, Chief Meng?"

"His Highness the crown prince is here. He asked to see you personally."

The crown prince? Qian Renxue?

Ling Han raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

"All right. Let's go."

He told the Imperial Fighting Team to continue training on their own, then left with Meng Shenji.

Meng Shenji led Ling Han to a Reception Hall inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy.