Blue Silver Emperor! Azure Emperor's Nine Trials! Yu Xiaogang Wants to Take an Apprentice!

On the battlefield, the blue-and-white mecha in fighter-jet form gradually came to a stop. A graceful figure floated out and flew straight toward the freshly cleared arena.

She was a girl of fifteen or sixteen, dressed in a simple, elegant blue gown. Waterfall-like hair fell down her back, her eyes were bright and lively, and her skin was luminous and fair. She still had the air of a child, like the girl next door, but her slender figure carried a natural playfulness.

"Who from the Sun Moon Empire will face me?!"

Her voice was clear and pleasant. It sounded a little spirited, but rang with fierce confidence.

Across from her, Heaven Dragon Douluo stared in disbelief.

He had already coveted the Crimson Typhoon, and now another mecha had appeared before him, this one blue and white.

The Sun Moon Empire had to win this arena match!

If they secured the forging methods for these so-called mecha and Battle Armor, the Sun Moon Empire could build mecha this powerful too!!

Still, he looked toward Ye Gucheng.

"No need to look at me. We've already chosen our fighter for the first Soul Saint match. It's her.

Now it's your turn to send someone out."

Others might not know, but Ye Gucheng knew exactly how monstrous his ninth sister, Ye Qingqiu, was.

They had the same father but different mothers, so his ninth sister was only four years younger than he was. Yet her level was already close to catching up with his.

How? Because she had awakened the purest Martial Soul of the Ye family—the Blue Silver Emperor!

It was the true form of their ancestor, Azure Emperor Ye Qing, a genuine god-tier Martial Soul.

At fifteen, an ordinary talented Soul Master who reached Soul Ancestor was already among the best. A super-genius might reach Soul King.

But his ninth sister had already become a Soul Saint.

If that wasn't cheating, what was?!

Yet despite her rapid rise in level, her foundation was solid!

The girl had consumed no shortage of the Blue Silver Continent's finest resources and greatest natural treasures. Her reserves were so deep that she was no worse off than veterans who had only broken through to Soul Saint in their forties or fifties.

It was only because everyone doted on her and kept her out of the public eye that few people on the continent knew how formidable his ninth sister was.

On the Sun Moon Continent's side, a trace of delight appeared on Heaven Dragon Douluo's face when Ye Gucheng confirmed it.

They had a chance in this first round!!

The girl still looked childish. Though she was royalty, she was bound to fall short of veterans who had weathered countless battles, killed, and seen blood.

And as it happened, he had brought just such a man with him.

Kong Lin—the chief instructor of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial guards, and both chief trainer and chief staff officer of the Iron Armor Army!

A peak level seventy-nine Soul Saint, he was around sixty years old. Though somewhat advanced in years, his foundation was extraordinarily deep. With his unusual Martial Soul and combat strength, he was the Sun Moon Empire's truly invincible fighter at the Soul Saint level.

Short of crushing him with superior Soul Power, even Heaven Dragon Douluo could think of no particularly good way to defeat him in a fight between equals.

"Kong Lin, step forward!"

"Yes!"

An old man clad in silver armor strode out and landed directly opposite Ye Qingqiu.

He was immensely broad and powerfully built, standing over two meters tall. With his wide face and heavy, imposing presence, he looked steady as a mountain.

He had once served in the Iron Armor Army's vanguard, charging at the very front, breaking enemy lines and cutting down commanders. He had slain countless foes and earned battle honors beyond counting. But during one charge, a Titled Douluo had intercepted him and shattered his Martial Soul.

Miraculously, the peculiar nature of his Martial Soul had allowed him to survive the Titled Douluo's full-force blow. But it had also left him unable to advance to Soul Douluo for the rest of his life.

Afterward, he began teaching the soldiers of his army how to fight and kill on the battlefield. Over the years, he had trained untold generals and marshals, and his own combat experience was extraordinarily rich.

Though he faced a young girl, Kong Lin's gaze remained resolute.

Even a lion used its full strength to catch a rabbit. He understood that well.

Seeing both fighters take the field, Heaven Dragon Douluo looked at Ye Gucheng. When Ye Gucheng gave a slight nod, he cleared his throat.

"Both fighters are in position. Prepare yourselves!"

The next moment, Kong Lin activated Martial Soul Possession. Seven Soul Rings slowly pulsed beneath him: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—the optimal arrangement.

"Kong Lin of the Sun Moon Empire's Iron Armor Army. Martial Soul: Xuanming Turtle. Level seventy-nine Soul Saint. One spinal Soul Bone."

This was a rule established before the match. The arena fight permitted only one's own abilities, such as Martial Souls and Soul Bones; other soul-tool methods were forbidden. That was why each fighter had to declare the number of Soul Bones they possessed before the match.

Kong Lin's Martial Soul was the Xuanming Turtle, a mutation of the Black Tortoise.

It was because of this unusual Martial Soul that Kong Lin was known as the Sun Moon Empire's strongest turtle... no, its strongest shield!

The strongest shield below Soul Douluo. Even an assault-type Soul Douluo could not break through his defense in an instant, let alone a Soul Saint. No one at that level had any answer to him.

That was why Heaven Dragon Douluo had sent him out: Kong Lin was already in an unassailable position!

Opposite him, Ye Qingqiu had also activated Martial Soul Possession.

A vast, sacred azure radiance appeared behind her, and a dragonlike green vine lifted her into the air.

Her seven Soul Rings lit up one after another—

Purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red. Seven Soul Rings appeared beneath the vine that resembled an azure dragon. The last ring, red as fresh blood, drew every eye.

"Ye Qingqiu. Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor. Level seventy-one Soul Saint. Four Soul Bones: a skull bone, a right leg bone, a right arm bone, and an External Soul Bone."

Her clear voice struck the shore like a thunderclap. The entire crowd fell silent. Even the waves seemed to go still.

A level seventy-one Soul Saint!

Four Soul Bones, including an External Soul Bone!

Seven Soul Rings, the lowest a purple thousand-year ring—and even a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?

You... had to be joking?!!

A staggering sense of absurdity swept over everyone!

The deathly silence lasted only two breaths before the sky screen erupted. Comments flooded across it faster than ever before!

[Douluo Continent · Evil-Eyed Lecherous Tiger Dai Mubai]:

"What the hell? Those Soul Rings of hers... what kind of monster is she?!"

[Sun Moon Continent · Onlooker Zhang Laoliu]:

"I've probably overdone it and blurred my vision. There's no way a Soul Ring arrangement that ridiculous is real!"

[Douluo Continent · Seven Treasure Sect Master Ning Fengzhi]:

"As far as I know, there is only one way to achieve an arrangement like that: raising the ages of one's Soul Rings through divine trials!"

[Douluo Continent · Theory Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang]:

"Sect Master Ning is right. That is precisely what I thought!

"Some gods grant rewards for their divine trials, helping the candidates increase the age of each Soul Ring. It's the only explanation for how such a young girl could have such a terrifying arrangement.

"Of course, it also proves that the ninth princess's talent is rarely seen in all of history. Otherwise, she would never have received a god's inheritance trial so early.

"Ahem. Your Highness, I am the recognized theory grandmaster of the Douluo Continent. I created the Soul Master World's Ten Core Theories and have unique insights into Soul Master cultivation. Your talent is without equal. Only by becoming my disciple can you keep it from going to waste!"

[Sun Moon Continent · Onlooker Zhang Laoliu]:

"If you're a theory grandmaster, your Soul Power Level must be pretty high, right?"

[Douluo Continent · Wang Sheng of Notting Academy]:

"Of course! Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang reached level twenty-nine before he turned fifty!"