Xu Yuan: Yu Xiaogang Was About to Become a Dragon?

"Of course, my invincible theories and deep reserves of Soul Power laid the foundation, but Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul played a part too!"

Yu Xiaogang rose from the ground and fixed Xu Yuan with a burning gaze, as though he had discovered a priceless treasure.

"Child, I must admit that without your Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul, I might have had to wait another two or three years!"

"I, Yu Xiaogang, won't forget this favor..."

At that, Yu Xiaogang suddenly paused.

"Very well, very well. It seems I'll have to make one more exception!"

Yu Xiaogang hesitated for two seconds, then closed his eyes and sighed helplessly.

He looked as though he had made a momentous decision.

Then Yu Xiaogang opened his eyes and looked at Xu Yuan. "In that case, I'll reluctantly allow you to become my second disciple!"

His words fell.

The entire Sports Field went deathly silent!

Everyone was so stunned by Yu Xiaogang's shamelessness that they could not speak.

The corners of Xu Yuan's mouth twitched.

Is this how you repay a favor, or how you repay kindness with betrayal?

"Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, I'm sorry!"

"I have no plans to take anyone else as my teacher for now."

Xu Yuan forced a strained smile and rejected Yu Xiaogang's fanciful proposal.

"Ah, you needn't reject me so quickly. Think it through first!"

"Your Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul is extraordinarily unusual, perhaps the only example in the tens of thousands of years of Douluo Continent's history!"

"No one else could possibly grasp the direction your Martial Soul should develop. Only a grandmaster like me, whose theories are invincible, has the wisdom to guide your future!"

Yu Xiaogang raised a hand, signaling Xu Yuan not to rush.

"You should know that I rarely accept disciples. But today, I can make an exception for you as repayment."

"If you're willing to become my disciple, I might be able to help you uncover the true secret behind how the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul grants wishes!"

"Don't you want to master your Martial Soul completely?"

Yu Xiaogang looked haughty, as though becoming his disciple would be a blessing Xu Yuan had earned over eight lifetimes.

"I'm sorry, Grandmaster, but my decision won't change!"

"Also, when can I collect those two hundred Gold Soul Coins?"

Xu Yuan changed the subject, hoping to get the Gold Soul Coins first.

"Xu Yuan, don't pick up a sesame seed and throw away a watermelon!"

"Do you know how many people across Douluo Continent long for my teacher's guidance but never get the chance?"

"Even our academy's Dean only found a suitable Fourth Soul Ring thanks to my teacher's guidance!"

Seeing Xu Yuan's indifference, Tang San stepped forward and spoke coldly.

"Ah, Little San, that's all ancient history."

Yu Xiaogang made a show of tugging Tang San back.

"Sorry, Teacher. I was just too angry."

Tang San cupped his hands and retreated behind Yu Xiaogang.

"Ahem, ahem..."

"If Xu Yuan doesn't wish to become a disciple, why must you keep pressing him, Grandmaster?"

Watching the master and disciple play off each other, Director Su could not help coughing twice before stepping forward to interrupt their performance.

"Exactly! Some clown of a grandmaster. Invincible theories? In the end, he still needed Xu Yuan's Martial Soul to break through!"

"Hey, keep your voice down. Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang will be a Soul Elder now. He'll get a hundred Gold Soul Coins every month!"

"A toad lusting after swan meat! So what if he's a Soul Elder? Does that mean he gets to claim Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul?"

The others on the Sports Field caught on and began quietly mocking Yu Xiaogang.

Hmph. Once you learn of Teacher's glorious deeds, you'll understand who the real clowns are!

Tang San listened to the murmurs around him and sneered inwardly.

Yu Xiaogang did not mind. He had been hearing such things for years.

"By the way, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang!"

"I remember you saying earlier that you remained at level twenty-nine because your Martial Soul underwent a harmful mutation."

“Since Xu Yuan's Martial Soul helped you break through to Soul Elder, does that mean your harmful Martial Soul Mutation has also...”

A teacher in his twenties suddenly spoke up.

His words exploded across the Sports Field like a thunderclap.

The teacher had struck at the heart of the matter.

Just how had the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul helped Yu Xiaogang break through to Soul Elder?

If it had merely increased his Soul Power by one level, that would be one thing.

It would still be incredible, but it was within what everyone could accept.

But if it had achieved the breakthrough by reversing the harmful mutation of his Martial Soul, that would mean something entirely different.

"The harmful mutation of my Martial Soul..."

Yu Xiaogang's body jolted.

To him, Luo Sanpao had been the beginning of every calamity.

If he had not awakened Luo Sanpao as his Martial Soul, how could the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's leader have fallen so far?

If Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul really could reverse the harmful mutation of his Martial Soul, would that not give him two blessings at once?

Yu Xiaogang fell silent. He closed his eyes and sensed his own body.

At that moment, he truly could no longer sense Luo Sanpao.

In other words, his Martial Soul had mutated a second time!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yu Xiaogang opened his eyes, his face alight with excitement.

He did not know what his Martial Soul had mutated into, but could it possibly be worse than Luo Sanpao?

Remembering that his Martial Soul had originally mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Yu Xiaogang trembled all over with excitement.

Could his Martial Soul have mutated into...

"Little San, stand back!"

"Today is the day your teacher becomes a dragon!"

Yu Xiaogang swept his sleeve aside and waved a hand with triumphant flair.

"Becomes a dragon?"

Tang San looked stunned. Was Xu Yuan's Martial Soul really that powerful?

Not only had his teacher paid no price, but he was even about to become a dragon?

What kind of Martial Soul Mutation could make his teacher believe that?

"No way..."

Xiao Wu straightened her slender body. Could it be that only her wishes demanded such a steep price?

Just look at Yu Xiaogang. He was about to become a dragon!

"That's not fair!"

"Why didn't I become a dragon when I made a wish?"

Xiao Wu clenched her little fists and pounded Xu Yuan lightly, her dewy eyes demanding an explanation.

"A dragon?"

Yu Xiaogang's words made Xu Yuan doubt himself.

He hurriedly examined himself inwardly. That's right. It's the Golden Sacred Dragon's essence and crystallized, purified medicinal power!

Could Luo Sanpao's foundations really be that deep?

Even with the sacred dragon essence drawn out, could he still become a dragon?

How did that make sense?

Every eye on the Sports Field turned to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and roared, "Martial Soul Possession!"

The moment he spoke!

A pale purple radiance erupted from Yu Xiaogang, and a surge of Soul Power made him spread his limbs.

His bones crackled throughout his body as his waist swelled outward, bursting through his clothes in the blink of an eye.

"Ah!!!"

"Is this the power of Beast Martial Soul Possession?"

"Is this the power of becoming a dragon?"

Lost in the joy of Martial Soul Possession, Yu Xiaogang failed to notice his limbs growing thicker and shorter.

His skin took on a purple tint. Two plump, pale-purple pig ears sprouted from his close-cropped head, and finally, a pig's tail emerged from his tailbone.