Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 119 The Arrogant Young Lady

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Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a bit awkward, Flander stepped in to smooth things over and introduced his good buddy as the former "Grandmaster" of the Spirit Hall.

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai and the others were all taken aback, clearly not expecting that the legendary master would be such a middle-aged man who looked somewhat decadent and lazy.

"Is he... very famous?" Arou tugged at Xuanming and asked in a low voice.

Despite knowing Tang San's teacher for so many years in Notting City, she still didn't really understand him.

"He was quite famous. More than twenty years ago, he was a Soul Master of the Spirit Hall, a renowned theoretical master. However, he was later expelled from the Spirit Hall by order of the former Pope," Xuanming said.

About three years ago, the finals of the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament were held in Tiandou City. As the Pope, Bibi Dong was theoretically required to attend, so she came to visit him as well.

At that time, Yue Guan, that gossipy guy, told him a lot about Bibi Dong and reminded him of some things he shouldn't touch, including Yu Xiaogang.

As the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan's patriarch, Yu Xiaogang was highly regarded from a young age. However, due to a mutation in his martial soul, he was looked down upon by many within the sect. Arrogant and proud, Yu Xiaogang eventually left the sect in a huff, determined to prove to those who looked down on him that he was not a good-for-nothing.

To resolve his mutated spirit, Yu Xiaogang went to Spirit City and joined the Spirit Hall, where he stayed for almost ten years.

Back then, the relationship between the seven major sects of the Soul Master world and the Spirit Hall was not as strained as it is now. As the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's patriarch, Yu Xiaogang was naturally treated with great respect there. Even if he was ridiculed within the clan, outside, no matter how useless his spirit was, he was still a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the patriarch's son!
Laugh at him? Then the one laughing is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan.

Wuhun City is home to a large number of Soul Masters, making it the best place for investigation and research, with materials everywhere.

Through nearly ten years of investigation and statistical research, Yu Xiaogang published a large number of theories, or rather conjectures, including the ten core competencies of martial spirits, which caused a sensation at the time.

Yu Xiaogang's theories were mostly conjectures based on statistical analysis of patterns, rather than absolute ones. Just as he was preparing to conduct further investigations and research to verify those conjectures, he was expelled from the Spirit Hall by Qian Xunji because of his affair with Bibi Dong.

As the absolute authority in the world of soul masters, the Pope had expelled Yu Xiaogang from the Spirit Hall, which was a case of everyone kicking him while he was down. All his previous theories and conjectures, whether right or wrong, were ridiculed by everyone.

After all, even the Pope has said he doesn't approve of him, so who would dare to support him?

Even if you're absolutely right, it still has to be wrong.

After leaving the Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang met Flander and Liu Erlong. Relying on the Trinity Spirit Fusion Technique, they earned the reputation of the Golden Iron Triangle.

Later, because of Liu Erlong's matter, Yu Xiaogang fled directly to Notting City to hide.

He dodged until Tang San appeared.

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After a brief introduction, Flander led everyone on their way.

Originally, this kind of thing should have been led by Zhao Wuji, but unfortunately, Zhao Wuji had just activated his Martial Soul True Body, and all his attributes would drop by 50% for the next seven days. In a place like the Star Dou Great Forest, there was no chance that several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts would suddenly appear.

With the arrival of Yu Xiaogang, Flander decided to lead the team himself.

After leaving the academy, everyone ran forward. With the support of their soul power, the mobility of a Great Soul Master far exceeded that of a carriage. If a Soul Master with a recovery ability helped, traveling a thousand miles a day would not be a problem.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, how about... I carry you on my back?"

Since it was an academy operation, Arou didn't join Xiaowu's group, but instead walked with Xuanming.

Xuanming looked at Arou with a strange expression. "No need, I can fly."

"Fly?" Arou was taken aback.

Xuanming paused for a moment, then grabbed Arou's wrist. His soul power surged, and the two of them floated into the air.

The Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone's flight energy consumption can be recovered very quickly if the speed is controlled and the flight is conducted within a vegetated area, allowing for near-infinite flight. However, this recovery requires absorbing energy from the surrounding vegetation; to achieve unlimited flight, one must stay close to the ground, otherwise the recovery will not keep pace with the energy consumption.

The road from Shrek Academy to the Star Dou Great Forest is mostly narrow paths and wilderness areas, which he can fly directly through.

"He can fly?"

Flander and Tang San's group were a little confused when they saw Xuanming and Arou fly directly to the front of the group.

It's not a flying beast spirit, so how does it fly?

“Soul Bone,” Yu Xiaogang said.

"It should be a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone with considerable age, and it comes with the ability to fly."

Aside from Soul Masters who naturally possess wings and the ability to fly, for a Soul Master to truly fly, either their Martial Soul itself must possess very special spatial attributes, or they can only rely on Soul Bones.

Although some high-level Soul Masters may appear to be able to fly, their movement is essentially a burst of super-high speed, relying on powerful Soul Power to maintain airborne status; it is not true flight.

"Too young and already possessing a soul bone..." Flander sighed.

"The future life is terrible."

“He is a power-attack type Soul Master, and his Soul Bone should absorb an explosive type Soul Bone that matches his fighting style. This kind of flight-assistance Soul Bone is just a waste of a precious Soul Bone slot for him,” Yu Xiaogang said.

"He's just a young man blinded by the precious soul bone. Xiao San won't be any worse than him in the future."

Flanders didn't say anything about it.

He didn't deny Tang San's abilities, but the difference in their martial souls was ultimately cruel.

How can Tang San's Blue Silver Grass fight against Xuanming's Blood Spear?

Even if Tang San has twin martial souls, Xuan Ming also has twin martial souls!

Three years ago, at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament held in Tiandou City, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, who also possessed twin martial souls, expressed his expectations for Xuanming's future. Although that was somewhat of a competition with the Tiandou royal family for talent, the fact that the Pope could publicly say such things in that setting showed just how talented Xuanming was.

"How about we fly slower?"

Looking at the Shrek group, who were far behind, Arou couldn't help but say something.

"Your injury..."

"I'm fine, and I don't want to deal with that young lady," Xuanming said.

He had just noticed that Ning Rongrong's mood was very strange; she looked like she was holding back a lot of anger.

She looked even more aggrieved after seeing him, but he didn't even glance at Ning Rongrong, not giving her a chance to lash out.

This was Ning Fengzhi's educational activity, and he had no interest in interfering. Moreover, if Ning Rongrong didn't change her current personality, she would become the next Qian Renxue in a few years.

Qian Renxue possesses formidable martial prowess, so she can act arrogantly as she pleases, since no one dares to provoke her anyway.

However, Ning Rongrong is a support-type Soul Master, and she has little combat power. If she doesn't change this personality, Ning Fengzhi wouldn't dare to entrust the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to her.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's growth to its current height is inseparable from the successive sect leaders' mastery of interpersonal relationships and their ability to navigate between various forces.

If someone as arrogant and domineering as Ning Rongrong were to become the sect leader, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would likely be devoured by various powerful forces within a few years.

(End of this chapter)