Douluo: My System is Too Awesome! Chapter 22

So, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang completely failed to catch Bai Ye's sarcasm and even thought Bai Ye was speaking up for him.

Xiao Wu had never wanted to take a master in the first place. No matter how many benefits Yu Xiaogang listed, if he could not even provide a suitable candidate for her, then would his words not be the same as saying nothing at all?

Without a candidate, all the benefits of taking a master would sound too hollow. Xiao Wu would not be moved in the slightest!

With that thought, Yu Xiaogang immediately had an idea.

"That's true. Taking a master is an important matter, and finding a suitable teacher is difficult. But if you want me to recommend someone for Xiao Wu, I do have a few candidates."

Having made up his mind, Yu Xiaogang pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking again in a deep voice.

"Oh? Then let's hear who you have in mind, Grandmaster."

Bai Ye generously played along with Yu Xiaogang's feigned profundity, letting out a surprised "Oh?" before asking further.

But no matter who it is, I don't want to take a master!

Listening to Bai Ye and Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu felt like she was going crazy inside.

But since Bai Ye and Yu Xiaogang were both doing this for her own good, and she could not explain why she was refusing, Xiao Wu sighed inwardly and decided not to reject him directly. She would wait until Yu Xiaogang named his candidates, then find some excuse to turn them down.

"I have two candidates. One is the headmaster of your Nuoding Academy. His cultivation is at the Soul Ancestor level, and he can barely help Xiao Wu with her development as a Soul Master and offer her some advice."

"When it comes to helping Xiao Wu hunt soul rings, he can also be of assistance while she is a Soul Master and Soul Grandmaster. However, when it comes to choosing suitable soul beasts for Xiao Wu while hunting soul rings, he is rather average."

"As for the other candidate, his cultivation is relatively low—only that of a Soul Grandmaster—but he is highly knowledgeable."

"Not only can he help Xiao Wu with her development as a Soul Master, but when Xiao Wu needs to hunt soul beasts to break through her cultivation, he can also help her choose the soul beasts most suitable for her."

"Although his strength is relatively low and he cannot directly help Xiao Wu hunt soul rings, he has friends at the Spirit Sage level. If necessary, they can come and help Xiao Wu hunt soul beasts as well."

In response to Bai Ye's question, Yu Xiaogang solemnly laid out the candidates he recommended for Xiao Wu to take as her master.

So this is what they mean by recommending yourself without avoiding suspicion?

Listening to Yu Xiaogang, Bai Ye immediately saw through him. Wasn't the second candidate Yu Xiaogang himself? Bai Ye could not help sneering inwardly.

Yu Xiaogang had only offered those two candidates, and among them, Yu Xiaogang himself was clearly better than the headmaster of Nuoding Academy.

Was he trying to railroad Xiao Wu into choosing between the two, so she would pick him?

But was there not another possibility? Just possibly, Xiao Wu did not have to choose between those two at all. She could choose someone better.

Rather than picking the tallest among two short men, why not simply find a tall man instead?

Thus, before Xiao Wu could come up with an excuse to refuse, Bai Ye spoke directly.

"Grandmaster, you should know that Xiao Wu and I both possess Innate Full Soul Power, right?"

"Uh... I know..."

Hearing Bai Ye's words, Yu Xiaogang was taken aback and did not understand what Bai Ye meant for the moment.

"Since you know that we have Innate Full Soul Power, then you should also understand that our future potential is enough for us to cultivate to the Spirit Douluo level at the very least. Yet the candidates you recommended are one Soul Ancestor and one Soul Grandmaster."

"Even if that Soul Grandmaster truly has friends at the Spirit Sage level, can a teacher and a teacher's friend really be the same?"

"You should know how solemn a matter taking a master is on the Douluo Continent. A person can basically only take a master once in their lifetime."

"I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the two people you recommended. But by asking Xiao Wu to take two people whose cultivation is lower than the other's as her master, do you think we will never encounter more powerful and outstanding Soul Masters?"

"I know you may be concerned about us, but if someone who did not know better heard you say that, they might think you had ulterior motives!"

As Yu Xiaogang stood there slightly stunned, Bai Ye directly cut him off, speaking in a tone laced with a faint sneer.

Although Bai Ye had not used any openly hostile words, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly reddened. He felt extremely embarrassed and ashamed.

Because, just as Bai Ye had said, he truly did have ulterior motives.

After Bai Ye finished speaking, Yu Xiaogang's heart sank somewhat. He had always thought Xiao Wu was an orphan from the countryside, someone easy to fool.

But he had not expected Bai Ye to be by Xiao Wu's side.

Bai Ye was also a country child, but when he had joined Spirit Hall, he might have learned some knowledge about the world of Soul Masters. He was unexpectedly not so easy to fool.

Indeed, recommending a genius with Innate Full Soul Power to take the headmaster of Nuoding Academy, who was merely a Soul Ancestor, or himself, who was merely a Soul Grandmaster, as a master would not sound good at all.

Anyone who knew the situation would definitely say he was scheming against children!

But so what?

He needed to take in a disciple, a Soul Master genius with astonishing talent. Only then could he verify his theories, and only a disciple capable of easily cultivating to the Title Douluo realm could prove his "ability"!

Yet geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power like Xiao Wu were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns on the Douluo Continent. He had finally encountered one at Nuoding Academy, so how could he simply give up?

"You misunderstand. I have no ill intentions. It is simply that I do not know any Soul Masters above the Spirit Douluo level, and in Nuoding City, the highest cultivation level is only that of a Soul Ancestor."

"You both possess Innate Full Soul Power and now need to hunt soul rings. Only after obtaining and absorbing soul rings can you continue cultivating properly."

"That is why I recommended these two candidates. In Nuoding City, they are already the most suitable choices. As for what happens in the future, isn't that too far away? The most urgent matter is to resolve what is right in front of us first."

In order to salvage his image, Yu Xiaogang immediately put on the appearance of someone who had been misunderstood and solemnly explained himself in response to Bai Ye's faintly sarcastic questioning.

"Um... there's no need. Sorry, Grandmaster, but I've actually already absorbed my first soul ring. I'm a Soul Master now."