Becoming Ning Fengzhi's Disciple

"Mm!" Ning Fengzhi nodded, then turned his gaze to the books and notes on the table beside him and said with a smile, "I see you were reading books about Spirit Beasts. Are you choosing a Spirit Beast for your Martial Soul?"

The madam beside Ning Fengzhi, as well as Chen Xin and Gu Rong, also turned their gazes to Xu Yang. They wanted to see what insight this child had.

"That's right. I'm choosing a Spirit Beast for my Martial Soul."

"My Martial Soul is the sun, and it has both fire and light attributes, so I chose the Sun Flower as my First Soul Ring. The Sun Flower not only has the same attributes as my Martial Soul, the soul skill it grants is also very useful."

Xu Yang nodded. He was not nervous at all. He raised his head and glanced at the five people before him, then calmly stated his choice for his First Soul Ring.

Hearing Xu Yang's choice, the five people present could not help frowning. As the Number One Support Sect on the Continent, they understood the Sun Flower very well, because most of the soul skills provided by the Sun Flower were healing soul skills called "Morning Light." The effect was to bring down a ray of light from the sky, restoring a Spirit Master's injuries and stamina. Many Healing Spirit Masters had this as their First Soul Skill.

But Xu Yang's Martial Soul was clearly a Power Attack System Spirit. Wasn't adding a support soul skill just messing around?

"You are Xu Yang, correct? What system do you think your Martial Soul belongs to?"

Ning Fengzhi looked at Xu Yang with a serious expression and slowly crouched down, bringing his face level with Xu Yang's.

"I know! Power Attack System. And it can only follow the Power Attack System!"

"If you know, then why did you still choose the Sun Flower? Don't tell me you didn't see in the books that the soul skill provided by the Sun Flower is a support soul skill. It's completely incompatible with your Sun Martial Soul. You must understand that a Spirit Master has only nine choices for soul skills. Every single one is crucial and cannot be wasted in the slightest!"

Ning Fengzhi was somewhat angry. It had not been easy for him to come across a genius, and he could not let him ruin himself like this.

Xu Yang was startled, not understanding why Ning Fengzhi had suddenly become angry. But he quickly figured it out. Ning Fengzhi must have taken a liking to his talent and wanted to recruit him, but he did not understand the traits of the Sun Martial Soul and was afraid Xu Yang would choose a few useless Soul Rings. It was a case of disappointment born from high expectations.

For an ordinary Power Attack System Spirit, soul skill choices generally fell into four directions: attack soul skills, amplification soul skills, defensive soul skills, and speed attacks. Rashly choosing a support soul skill would only be a waste. After all, most Spirit Masters only had nine soul skills in their lifetime.

Perhaps the Sun Flower was not suitable for other Power Attack System Spirits, but for Xu Yang, who possessed the Sun Martial Soul, it was the best choice for his First Soul Ring. As for lacking attack power in the early stages, he could add it with his later Martial Souls.

In any case, after reaching Titled Douluo, the first three soul skills basically would not have much use.

Moreover, "Morning Light" was not useless. A healing soul skill would be enough to let him carry out some high-intensity training in the early stages, so it was still very useful.

Most importantly, there was its effect of drawing in and gathering Sun Power. That function alone was enough for him to choose the Sun Flower.

He immediately explained, "Sect Leader, you may not understand my Martial Soul very well. My Martial Soul is the sun. During the daytime, I can borrow Sun Power to accelerate my Soul Power cultivation, and the Sun Flower can draw in and condense Sun Power. It is the most suitable choice for my First Soul Ring."

Xu Yang did not hide the traits of his Martial Soul. Instead, he explained them in full. At this time, the more Ning Fengzhi sensed his genius and importance, the more resources he could obtain in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Just having them help him hunt a suitable Spirit Beast was enough for him to take this risk.

Ning Fengzhi found it hard to believe. "You... what you said is true?"

Xu Yang nodded. "It's true! Truer than pearls!"

"Wonderful!"

Ning Fengzhi shouted excitedly, nothing like his usual calm, refined, and gentle self. If everything Xu Yang said was true, then the Sun Flower was indeed the most suitable existence for his first ring.

Even if it only increased his cultivation speed by five percent, with years of accumulation, it would still open up a considerable gap between him and others.

For a Spirit Master, cultivation before the age of twenty was an extremely important process. It could be said that one's accomplishments before twenty determined one's future achievements.

And Xu Yang's choice could let him pull away from Spirit Masters of the same age before he turned twenty. It was truly stunning. If calculated according to a five percent increase in cultivation speed, then when Xu Yang reached twenty, it was very possible he would have ten more levels of Soul Power than others.

Do not underestimate those ten levels of Soul Power. Perhaps it would be precisely because of those extra ten levels that Xu Yang could become a Titled Douluo with absolute certainty.

"Good! Good! Good!" The more Ning Fengzhi looked at Xu Yang, the more satisfied he became. Not only did he possess a top-tier Martial Soul, he could also use the traits of his Martial Soul to select a suitable Soul Ring. No matter how one looked at it, he was a genius. With a serious expression, he said, "Xu Yang, are you willing to become my disciple?"

"Disciple Xu Yang greets Teacher, Teacher's Wife, and the two Elders!"

Hearing this, Xu Yang hurriedly bowed and agreed. If he still pretended to be reserved at a time like this, he would be an idiot.

As one of the Upper Three Sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had an incomparably deep foundation. It was probably only a little inferior to Spirit Hall. The knowledge and assistance within were exactly what he needed. Moreover, in this life, the sect had raised him. As long as the sect did nothing to wrong him, he would naturally regard himself as a member of the sect.

As for the fact that in the future, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would fall from a top-tier sect to a second-rate sect because of the war between God King Tang and Spirit Hall, he felt that as long as he planned properly, it should not be difficult to avoid that outcome.

As for Tang San, Xu Yang did not like him. It could even be said that he somewhat detested him. But he would not think of dealing with him for no reason, after all, the two of them did not know each other and had no grudge.

However, he would definitely seize many opportunities ahead of him. Among them, the Immortal Herbs in the Sunset Forest Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were a must. With the support of the Immortal Herbs, he felt he could forge a foundation for becoming a god.

"Then, Yang Er, do you need to pack your things?... If not, we'll return directly to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"All right. Teacher, please wait a moment. I happen to have something to pack!"

Xu Yang did not object to Ning Fengzhi's request. He hurriedly put away the notes on the table and ran toward the dormitory.

He did not have many things to pack, but there was one thing, along with his notes, that he definitely had to take with him.

After returning to the dormitory, Xu Yang first packed the notes in the cabinet, then lay on the ground and took out the box he had hidden under the bed earlier.

When he opened the box, what entered his eyes were two lumps of yellowish-black gelatinous substance. Because they had been stored for a rather long time, they looked extremely hard. If some debauched noble were here at this moment, he would definitely recognize this thing—Whale Rubber.

Whale Rubber was a special substance produced in the brains of whale-type Spirit Beasts. It was an extremely yang-natured, highly nourishing substance, with certain aphrodisiac and virility-enhancing effects. After taking it, it could strengthen a Spirit Master's physique, allowing the Spirit Master to choose a Soul Ring with a higher age when absorbing one.