Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 114 Dragon Attribute Soul Beast

After listening to Yu Xiaogang's words, Flander seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, "Xiaogang, I remember that Yang Ping'an had his martial soul eat metal-attribute soul beasts. Your Luo Sanpao is an unformed golden holy dragon. Can he also eat metal-attribute soul beasts or light-attribute soul beasts?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression froze for a moment before he spoke: "I'm afraid that won't work. Due to the limitations of his family background, Yang Ping'an is unable to hunt dragon-attribute soul beasts and can only choose metal-attribute soul beasts. However, he chooses metal-attribute soul rings for every single one of his soul rings. Only with the addition of four consecutive soul rings and his martial soul consuming metal-attribute soul beasts can his martial soul truly transform."

"It's too late for me now. Luo Sanpao has already absorbed two dragon attribute soul rings. He can only continue to add more dragon attribute soul rings, otherwise all his previous efforts will be in vain."

Flander and Liu Erlong were silent for a while after hearing this, but Flander finally spoke up: "Xiaogang, don't worry, Erlong and I will find a way to help you find a dragon-type soul beast, and you will definitely be able to break through as soon as possible."

Yu Xiaogang didn't think about anything else; he was simply immersed in the joy of his cultivation improvement.

However, the three of them still tried to get Luo Sanpao to eat the meat of a metal-attribute soul beast. Although Luo Sanpao liked it very much, it had almost no effect on Yu Xiaogang's body after eating it. Just as Yang Ping'an said, he was too old now, and his bodily functions had begun to deteriorate. Only true dragon-attribute flesh and blood could improve him. Otherwise, it would just be a waste.

During this period, Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and others were busy with Yu Xiaogang's physical body and martial soul, and did not pay attention to the promotion matches as they had in the past. After all, the promotion matches did not affect participation in the finals, so Qin Ming had been leading the team and arranging tactics recently.

Qin Ming joined the team because of Shrek Academy's training and Flander's influence, and he paid more attention to the team's overall performance. His relationship with Tang San was not as good as Yu Xiaogang's, and he was not Tang San's teacher. His tactics were based on the opponent, which meant that Tang San could not fight however he wanted as before, nor did he revolve around him in everything.

Moreover, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were both trained by Qin Ming, so their relationship was actually better, and their combat power was in no way inferior to Tang San's.

This has resulted in Tang San no longer being the absolute core of the team as before, and even the tactics being arranged by him. In addition, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass weakness has been targeted by countless people. Now, among the four Soul Masters of Shrek Academy, Tang San's performance is relatively average. He is neither as domineering as Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, nor as fearsome as Dugu Yan.

With one-third of the qualifying rounds completed, the Beast Academy finally drew a formidable opponent: the Divine Wind Academy.

In terms of offensive capabilities, Shenfeng Academy ranks among the top in the entire qualifying tournament. All its members are wind-attribute and can fly, giving them a natural advantage against enemies at the Soul Master and Soul Sect stages. Even the Beast Academy finds them a major headache.

Surprisingly, Yang Ping'an, who had never participated before, was placed in the first position, which means that Yang Ping'an may be able to showcase his strength in the Soul Master Competition for the first time.

Yang Ping'an was very puzzled by this, since he had never intended to play and only wanted to develop his skills in a low-key manner.

Seeing Yang Ping'an's expression at that moment, Long Gong arranged for all the students present to leave, leaving only Snake Granny, Meng Chuan, Meng Kang, and others. Even Meng Haoran was arranged to leave, leaving only the older generation present.

Long Gong spoke with a somewhat conflicted expression: "Ping An, you have made tremendous contributions to our Beast Academy over the years, and everyone in the Meng family is grateful for your efforts. However, sometimes circumstances are beyond our control, and there is nothing we can do about it."

Yang Ping'an looked puzzled: "Dean, what does this have to do with whether I participate or not? I just want to focus on my cultivation."

Long Gong shook his head: "In the world of Soul Masters, there's no such thing as peaceful cultivation. Did you join my Beast Academy because you know how cruel the Soul Master world is and want to find a place to cultivate in peace?"

Yang Ping'an nodded: "Dean, thank you for providing me with a peaceful environment to cultivate over the past few years. Otherwise, I would not have had any time to cultivate at all."

Long Gong's expression was somewhat grave: "No, you don't understand. You're still just a child. You haven't experienced the struggles of the Soul Master world, so you have no idea how cruel it is."

"Many people think that as long as they hide away and cultivate in peace, they can avoid all troubles, which is absolutely wrong."

"As long as you're in the Soul Master world, there's fighting everywhere, not just for resources or Soul Rings, but it's impossible to even have peace."

"If a normal commoner Soul Master shows even a little talent, many forces will extend olive branches to him, from ordinary sects to the three upper sects, the Spirit Hall, and the two great empires. If they cannot recruit him, they would rather be destroyed."

"Look at those students who graduate from advanced soul master academies. As long as they have a little talent, many of them either join major forces or return to their families before graduation. Very few of them become independent cultivators. On the one hand, it is because the struggles of independent cultivators are arduous. On the other hand, the pressure from major forces is too great. At best, the individual will die of old age, and at worst, the family will be implicated. It is precisely because my Meng family exists that no one or sect has interfered with your cultivation so far."

Yang Ping'an bowed respectfully: "Thank you for your protection over the years, Dean, but what does that have to do with my participation? Wouldn't it be better if I kept a low profile?"

Long Gong sighed, "This is also my fault. It's mainly because I didn't let you meet with Yu Luomian. Maybe you could still cultivate discreetly, but now you can't hide it anymore. Your last meeting with Yu Luomian has already exposed your worth."

"Just last night, Yu Yuanzhen personally wrote to me, hoping that I would let go and let you join the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family after graduation."

Yang Ping'an looked surprised: "How is this possible? I'm just an ordinary Soul Master, how could I possibly attract Yu Yuanzhen's attention?"

Long Gong gave a wry smile: "The conversation you had with Yu Luomian and Yu Xiaogang that day revealed too much knowledge of soul masters. Even Yu Luomian, with his knowledge, was shocked. Because I was there, he couldn't take action directly, but he informed Yu Yuanzhen overnight, which led to Yu Yuanzhen writing a letter to me. Moreover, the wording was very harsh, and it was not a matter of negotiation at all."

Yang Ping'an was puzzled again: "Dean, what does this have to do with whether I play or not? Does my presence on the field solve the problem?"

Long Gong shook his head: "It may not necessarily solve your problem, but it's the best approach in the short term."

(End of this chapter)