What powerful illusions!
He had just felt that taking his martial soul down the path of illusions was the lowest of roads, but now he could not help wavering.
Yet he wavered only briefly before regaining his composure.
"Your martial soul is Broken Dream? Innate full soul power?"
The man with the hearty voice asked.
Jiang Xia said, "Yes."
The man waved a hand, dismissing the spirit master who had brought Jiang Xia over.
"Do you know who this senior before you is?"
Jiang Xia looked bewildered and shook his head.
In truth, he was also wondering whether there had been such a master of illusions in the original story.
Soon after shaking his head, Jiang Xia actually began to have an inkling.
He seemed to know who the other party was.
Just then, the old man introduced himself.
"My name is Han Tianyi."
The man beside him also smiled and said, "Elder Han is a veteran honored expert of the Spirit Pagoda. If he claimed second place in the mastery of mental illusions, no one would dare claim first."
Jiang Xia understood.
It matched.
This Han Tianyi had the Brain martial soul and was known as the continent's foremost mental master!
In the original story, Qiangu Dongfeng had once invited him to step forward against the rebuilt Shrek Academy.
He was not a Limit Douluo, yet surpassed one, exceeding most Limit Douluos in spiritual power.
Not to mention that he was also a genuine Four-Word Battle Armor Master, and a Four-Word Battle Armor Master was equivalent to a Limit Douluo!
Looking back at the hearty man, Jiang Xia found that his gaze seemed to be signaling something.
Jiang Xia understood and immediately bowed down before Han Tianyi.
"Elder Han, this disciple wishes to enter your tutelage. Please accept me, Teacher."
The hearty man was probably the branch master of the Spirit Pagoda in Heaven Dou City.
Elder Han's status and standing were naturally higher than those of a branch master like him.
Today, Elder Han, who stood on par with a Limit Douluo, had come to visit, and a compatible child with innate full soul power and a clean background happened to have appeared in his jurisdiction. How could he not push the boat along with the current?
If the introduction led to a successful apprenticeship, he would have earned a favor for nothing.
It was only after understanding the pagoda master's intention that Jiang Xia had decisively bowed down.
As for taking the path of illusions, that could wait until after he secured his teacher.
A powerful backer on par with a Limit Douluo, even if unable to provide adequate guidance in cultivation, would certainly supply enough resources for any soul master's early development.
Of course, setting aside the field of illusions, Han Tianyi was bound to possess a formidable foundation in cultivating and using spiritual power. There was no way he would be unable to teach Jiang Xia.
In short, taking him as his teacher was the right move.
Jiang Xia could also sense that Elder Han was very pleased with him?
He did not know whether it was his imagination.
But there could be no harm in trying.
Looking at Jiang Xia bowing before him, Han Tianyi smiled with gratification.
"Hongchen, you really have given me a pleasant surprise."
Han Tianyi acknowledged the pagoda master's favor.
With his Brain martial soul and his path of illusions, finding a disciple was difficult.
Within the Body Sect, it was clearly difficult to find a compatible disciple.
Brain body martial souls were exceedingly rare.
And most body soul masters who possessed the Brain martial soul would not choose his path of illusions.
That was why he had come to the Spirit Pagoda to serve as an honored expert.
To be fair, the Spirit Pagoda had the most comprehensive information on soul masters in the entire federation, including the other two continents. If one wanted to find a successor, the Spirit Pagoda was the most suitable place.
Likewise, the technology used to construct the Spirit Ascension Platform also benefited his illusions, and he had immersed himself in researching the Spirit Ascension Platform over the years.
Half his mastery of illusions was owed to the Spirit Ascension Platform.
In turn, he had also helped improve many of the Spirit Ascension Platform's technologies over the years.
Today, he had come to Heaven Dou City at Pagoda Master Hongchen's invitation. Upon learning of a soul master with the Broken Dream martial soul and innate full soul power, he had immediately taken an interest.
Pagoda Master Hongchen had also handled matters very reliably, investigating Jiang Xia's information in advance and presenting it to Han Tianyi.
While Jiang Xia slept for several hours in the office downstairs, Pagoda Master Hongchen had been looking into his identity.
Clearly, Jiang Xia's background was spotless, making him very suitable to take as a disciple.
Thus, an apprenticeship ceremony arranged through his introduction had naturally followed.
In fact, under normal circumstances, even if Han Tianyi learned of such a child, he would at most pay him some attention, rather than directly accept him as a disciple.
Part of this was also to give Pagoda Master Hongchen face.
"My disciple, rise."
Elder Han smiled brightly, lifted Jiang Xia up, drew him close, and asked him about a few things.
Most of the questions concerned the Broken Dream martial soul.
The more he learned, especially about Broken Dream's ability to invade the mind and will, the less he could conceal his smile.
"Shall we test his spiritual power?" Pagoda Master Hongchen suggested.
"I'll test him myself after we return."
Hearing this, Pagoda Master Hongchen looked slightly disappointed. He would not be able to learn anything about it.
"My disciple, you shouldn't have any attachments left in Heaven Dou City, should you? I'll take you to Shrek City. With your innate full soul power, it's time you fused with a spirit soul."
Jiang Xia immediately said, "Teacher, I still have some family matters to resolve."
"Hmm?"
Han Tianyi frowned slightly.
Wasn't this new disciple of mine an orphan?
Pagoda Master Hongchen's heart lurched.
Was there still a problem with this boy's identity?
His parents were clearly both dead, and with no one to rely on, he had been taken in by an orphanage.
"Is it troublesome?" Elder Han asked.
Jiang Xia hesitated.
"It should be somewhat troublesome..."
He recounted his family's affairs.
Hearing this, anger flashed in Pagoda Master Hongchen's eyes.
"Utterly lawless!"
Those people had even tampered with Jiang Xia's household registration.
Because so much time had passed, he had thought Jiang Xia's background spotless when investigating his origins.
Who could have imagined that Jiang Xia had neither cried nor made a fuss, staying peacefully in the orphanage for three years?
And that so many matters were tied up with his parents?
"Elder Han, please take Jiang Xia back to Shrek City to report in first. I'll handle matters here."
Han Tianyi gave Pagoda Master Hongchen a long look.
"Little Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Xia frowned slightly.
"I want to know who stole my family's belongings."
He could not simply let three years of poverty pass for nothing, without even knowing what had happened.
He had painstakingly studied the great art of transmigration and successfully reincarnated. He should have lived in fine clothes and feasted on delicacies, yet he had ended up suffering for three years.
It was impossible for him not to be furious.
Besides, he also needed to learn the truth behind his parents' deaths.
Meeting Jiang Xia's resolute gaze, Pagoda Master Hongchen sighed helplessly.
"I'll investigate everything thoroughly and notify you before executing them."
Hearing this, Jiang Xia nodded.
Pagoda Master Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief.
And so, Jiang Xia left Heaven Dou City with Han Tianyi.
Watching the two depart, a cold glint also flashed through the pagoda master's eyes.
"Investigate! Those maggots in the darkness are growing more and more brazen!"
He was only a branch master of the Spirit Pagoda, but his standing was by no means low.
Shrek City.
Spirit Pagoda headquarters.
Jiang Xia had flown the entire way.
Looking down over all of Shrek City, he witnessed the prosperity of this vast metropolis.
In Shrek City, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold, they all but wished to build their skyscrapers straight into the clouds.
"Deploying Godslayer Missiles at two of this city's three major hubs..."
Jiang Xia gave a bitter chuckle.
So the city universally acknowledged as the safest on the continent was unsafe instead.