"Brother, you're the best!"
Na'er's silver eyes narrowed with her smile.
Although she had no idea what the East Sea Dragon King was, the evolution of her own bloodline was an indisputable fact.
Moreover,
Na'er had a feeling that her connection with Gu Yue had weakened. It seemed she would never have to worry about being devoured by her again!
The only side effect was...
She seemed to be growing increasingly afraid of this young senior brother of hers.
"No need to thank me."
Li Zha waved a hand.
Heh,
What's the fun in killing a little dragon?
Dragons should be raised until they're big before you kill them, of course!
Skin them, pull out their tendons, and make a belt to play with-that's where the fun is!
"Na'er, there's just one thing I want you to do. Remember this."
"What is it, Brother Li Zha?"
"We cannot live under the same sky as Evil Soul Masters! If you encounter one in the future, run if you can't beat them. If you can, kill them outright! And don't just kill them-make them experience the most excruciating pain this world has to offer. Understand?"
Na'er froze. This upperclassman and senior brother of hers seemed to hate Evil Soul Masters intensely.
"Understood!"
After they finished eating,
Li Zha took Na'er on a tour of the Spirit Pagoda.
Apart from the top few floors, which belonged to the Qiangu Family and which Leng Yaozhu forbade Li Zha from visiting, he could wander wherever he pleased.
Na'er trotted happily behind Li Zha, her large silver eyes blinking as she surveyed the human world with curiosity.
Gu Yue would have been furious to see this. The place she had tried every possible means to join was now somewhere Na'er could casually tour.
"The human world is so much fun."
Na'er looked at the Soul Spirits, Soul Guidance Mechas, and even Battle Armor inside the Spirit Pagoda.
There was also soul guidance technology, such as the Soul Network, Soul Guidance Trains, Soul Guidance Lamps, and Soul Guidance Communicators...
This was simply so much more fun than that boring Star Dou Great Forest!
Na'er even began to wonder,
Why does that Gu Yue want to destroy humanity?
She keeps talking about the Soul Beasts' blood feud,
But don't Soul Beasts devour one another too? The weak being meat for the strong is the law of the world, isn't it?
Walking ahead of her, Li Zha suddenly spoke.
"Na'er, what are you planning to study for your second profession?"
"Well..." Na'er thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't know either."
Li Zha revealed a smile full of ill intent.
"All right, then your senior brother will decide for you. You'll study mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair!"
"In the future, I'll do the forging, and you'll make the mechas. With the two of us together, conquering the world might not be out of reach!"
Na'er's eyes lit up, and her heart stirred. "Sure! Na'er and her senior brother are the world's best pair!"
Once the weekend was over,
Li Zha told Leng Yaozhu about Na'er's plans, and Leng Yaozhu was naturally delighted.
After all, Na'er's talent was hardly poor. If she could study mecha design under her, Leng Yaozhu would have someone to carry on her teachings.
However,
On her very first day of class, Na'er's little face fell at the sight of the densely packed blueprints.
Only then did she realize how badly she had been tricked.
But she clearly did not dare tell Li Zha that she wanted to back out, so she could only steel herself and study.
Fortunately, Na'er's talent for spiritual power was equally astonishing. She could not compare with Li Zha, but she far surpassed Soul Masters of the same age and rank.
Na'er simply memorized the low-tier mecha blueprints by rote. Whether she understood them or not did not matter-as long as she could draw them, that was enough.
And so,
Li Zha and Na'er began their packed training schedules.
From Monday through Friday, they practiced Meditation and Breathing and studied forging or mechas.
Soon, the weekend came again,
And another illusion descended.
"Teacher Han, it's you, isn't it?"
Within the illusion,
Li Zha looked at the illusory forest and Soul Beasts before him and spoke helplessly.
"Huh? You actually realized this was an illusion, kid?"
"Heh."
Li Zha raised his Fire-Tipped Spear, sent a Hundred-Year Soul Beast flying with a swing of its shaft, and grumbled.
Last time,
After experiencing the Holy Spirit Cult's invasion, that dream had felt so real it was practically a bug. When Li Zha thought back on it afterward, nothing about it seemed right.
This time, Li Zha had learned his lesson.
The moment he lay down in bed, he entered the [Mountain and River State Diagram].
Illusions are spiritual attacks, so I'll simply make my spiritual body disappear!
Hey,
You can't target me!
Then Li Zha discovered that all the scenes he had been seeing were fantasies within his own Sea of Consciousness.
Han Tianyin was surprised-even shocked.
A One-Ring Soul Master had actually seen through his spiritual illusion?
"Looks like you've got secrets, kid."
Li Zha said, "Teacher Han, if I hadn't seen through it, were you planning to teach me like this all the way until graduation?"
Han Tianyin exclaimed in delight, "Oh, good idea!"
Teaching cultivation through illusions would let him finish his lessons without anyone being the wiser. His students would not even know he existed as their teacher. It sounded pretty good!
He could pass through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to him!
Li Zha chuckled. "Now that's living."
"Yes, this really is a good idea. I've decided to try it on Na'er. Whatever you do, don't tell her. As for you, come to my place from now on. I'll put you through even more brutal training!"
After leaving him with those words,
Uchiha Han Tianyin Itachi left Li Zha's Sea of Consciousness.
Li Zha sat up,
And looked at Na'er beside him.
Perhaps because they were still quite young, Leng Yaozhu had arranged for Na'er to sleep with Li Zha.
At that moment,
Na'er lay asleep beside him, her little face contorted in pain and her brows tightly furrowed. Every so often, her arms and legs flailed.
It looked as though she was fighting a terrifying battle in her dreams.
"Don't tell Na'er... Now I'm really curious. How long will it take her to realize someone's controlling her dreams...?"
The question rose in Li Zha's mind.
How the hell is this any different from Kisame's situation?
Li Zha got out of bed to drink some water. Suddenly, the Blazing Dragon Spirit appeared and exclaimed excitedly,
"Hahahaha! I did it! Your dragon lord did it!"
Li Zha coughed twice and pressed his hand downward to signal him to quiet down. "Little Fire, what's all the fuss about? What did you do?!"
The Blazing Dragon Spirit waggled his brows and grinned. "Master, I learned it! I learned the Illusion Technique in that book!"
"Pfft!"
Li Zha spat out a mouthful of water.
"What did you say?"
The Blazing Dragon Spirit declared smugly, "Heh, we dragons are born Lords of Soul Beast, the darlings of heaven, earth, and all creation."
"When I first saw that Illusion Technique, I felt it wasn't very difficult. After trying for a week, I finally learned it!"
Li Zha's eyes widened.
Wait, this dragon learned a spell even I haven't mastered?
"Transform something and show me."
"You got it! Watch closely, Master."
The Blazing Dragon Spirit extended a claw and pointed at the stool on the floor. "Heaven and earth are boundless, lend me the power of the cosmos! Swiftly, in accordance with the decree-transform!"
The stool on the floor,
Suddenly turned into a flowerpot.
Li Zha hurried over to inspect it and found that the flowerpot was incredibly lifelike. The leaves and flowers felt just like real ones, with no trace of the stool at all!
In fact,
Even when Li Zha examined it with his peak Divine Ability Realm spiritual power, he could not detect a single flaw.
"Holy crap?"
Li Zha examined it closely.
After a while, the flowerpot gradually began to reveal the stool's original form.
The Blazing Dragon Spirit scratched his head sheepishly.
"This spell really takes too much energy. If someone keeps examining it like that, I can't maintain it for very long."
Li Zha, however, was delighted.
That's already enough!
It could transform all things, even the user himself. Used well, this [Illusion Technique] could rival a Soul Skill at a critical moment!
"Little Fire, well done."
Li Zha patted his head in praise.
Since his Soul Spirit had learned it, he no longer needed to.
"Master, it's only what I should do!"
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