Douluo Continent: Half-level Innate Realm, but a Sword Cultivator with a Heart-Only Mind

After the meditation class ended, Qi Dao was preparing to go to the woods behind the mountain for some extra practice when he immediately heard a shout as soon as he stepped outside.

"Qi Dao, come here!"

The brief shout carried a hint of command.

Qi Dao frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the sound.

Yu Xiaogang stood not far away, dressed in a black robe, holding two books in his left hand and his right hand behind his back, his expression somewhat stiff.

Qi Dao stood still, his gaze neither humble nor arrogant.

"Master, you don't seem to be a teacher at the academy, so you have no right to order me around."

"If you need something from me, please put aside your inherent arrogance and stop speaking to me in such a commanding tone."

In an instant, Yu Xiaogang's already stiff face became even stiffer, and he felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

However, in order to get Qi Dao to cooperate with his research on his martial soul, he had no choice but to lower himself and walk in front of Qi Dao.

He was determined to take Qi Dao as his disciple.

Although Hans disagreed with him taking Qi Dao as his disciple, he could have simply approached Qi Dao directly.

As long as Qi Dao is willing to become his disciple, Hans can't say anything more.

"Is it okay now?"

Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

He, the number one master of martial spirit theory, took the initiative to submit to a first-year student who was only half a grade higher.

Qi Dao should be content!

Qi Dao could see that he was just putting on an act, but his inner arrogance remained unchanged.

But he calmly replied, "Speak, what brings you here?"

Given Yu Xiaogang's nature, Qi Dao knew without a doubt that he came to find him most likely to find out why he, a mere useless person with a malignantly mutated martial soul, was able to severely injure Xiao Haijie with a single sword strike.

As expected, Yu Xiaogang's first words were: "Qi Dao, I heard you defeated Xiao Haijie from the sixth grade yesterday?"

Qi Dao said calmly, "That is indeed the case."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, and then he pretended to be profound and said, "Do you know that I have investigated countless soul masters, but there has never been a soul master who could defeat a beast soul master with a hundred-year soul ring with only half a level of soul power?"

"Therefore, I conclude that your martial soul definitely possesses some kind of special characteristic."

"So what exactly are you trying to say?"

Qi Dao countered with a question, feeling a sense of familiarity with Yu Xiaogang's words.

It seems that's how he fooled Tang San.

A burning glint flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes. "Your parents took you to see the dean before, probably because they wanted you to become my apprentice, right?"

"I never accept disciples, but today I can make an exception and accept you as a nominal disciple, and help you discover the secrets within your martial spirit."

"You must also be eager to uncover the secrets of your martial soul, right?"

After speaking, Yu Xiaogang carefully observed the changes in Qi Dao's facial expression.

But upon hearing Qi Dao's reply, the expression on his face instantly froze.

Qi Dao decisively shook his head and said, "Sorry, I refuse!"

Are you kidding me?

What are the benefits of being Yu Xiaogang's disciple?

After being rejected by Qi Dao, Yu Xiaogang panicked and blurted out, "How could you refuse? Don't you want to find out the secret of your martial spirit?"

"It's you who wants to find out the secret of my martial spirit, isn't it?" Qi Dao looked calmly at Yu Xiaogang, and suddenly drew the Wushuang sword hanging at his waist.

The cold blade gleamed with a sharp, icy light, its tip pointing directly at Yu Xiaogang before him.

Looking at the unparalleled sharp tip, Yu Xiaogang, despite being a level 29 Great Soul Master, couldn't help but take a step back.

Qi Dao shook his head at his pathetic state, his face seemingly expressionless, yet a hint of mockery flickered across his lips.

By this time, the commotion had attracted a lot of people. Qi Dao raised the Peerless Sword in his hand and swept it around in front of everyone, allowing them to clearly see the cracks on the Peerless Sword.

Qi Dao then looked at Yu Xiaogang again.

"See? My martial soul is indeed just a maligned mutation of the Iron Sword martial soul."

"No, that's impossible!"

"Your martial spirit must possess some kind of unique, unknown aspect!"

Yu Xiaogang saw the cracks on the sword, but he preferred to believe his own deduction rather than what he saw with his own eyes.

More and more students gathered around to watch.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's outburst, a first-year student whispered, "Who is this guy? He seems to have gone mad."

"I've heard of him. He's supposedly a friend of the dean, and he has some kind of... 'master' title, but it seems like he's just someone who freeloads off our academy."

"I see. But why is he bothering our boss?"

"Didn't you hear what he just said? He wants to take the eldest brother as a disciple."

"Huh? A freeloader actually wants to take the boss as a disciple? What a pipe dream."

As the crowd whispered among themselves, Qi Dao spoke up to end the conversation.

"Nothing is impossible in this world!"

"True strength lies in not complaining about circumstances, while true genius..."

"And we will never be troubled by our martial spirit!"

"Like...me!"

Qi Dao readily accepted the title of genius, and then swiftly sheathed Wushuang.

He looked at Yu Xiaogang and said, "Master, forgive my bluntness, but judging from your current performance, you are not qualified to be my teacher!"

"Am I not worthy?"

Yu Xiaogang's face twisted into a ferocious expression as he pointed at Qi Dao's nose and berated him angrily.

"How dare you say I'm not qualified to be your teacher?"

"They are arrogant and ignorant, thinking they are special."

"You're incredibly short-sighted!"

"Just you wait and see. Without my help, you, with your half-level innate martial soul, probably won't even be able to break through the bottleneck of level 20."

Qi Dao smiled faintly and said, "There's no need for you to trouble yourself with that, Master."

Seeing that Qi Dao was determined not to become his disciple, and noticing the growing commotion around him, Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly and turned to leave.

A mere half-level innate soul master actually thinks he's a treasure.

After Yu Xiaogang left, Xiao Chenyu stepped forward and whispered, "Boss, it's a good thing you weren't fooled by that old guy."

"I've investigated him. He's just a freeloader who looks down on everyone. But he's actually the most useless one. He's so old and still stuck at level 29. All he has is the title of 'Master' which sounds impressive."

"Alright, ignore him!" Qi Dao smiled faintly, then said to Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and the others who had gathered around, "I'm going to do some extra training. Do you want to come with me?"

Xiao Chenyu and the others immediately turned into bitter faces.

"Boss, let's just forget about it. We finally have some free time."

"If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll regret it when you're old." Qi Dao shook his head, not imposing his own standards on others, but simply smiled and said, "Alright, I'll go alone!"

After saying that, he walked towards the back mountain of the academy.

Watching his departing figure, Xiao Chenyu and the others huddled together.

"With this kind of perseverance, if the boss doesn't succeed, who will?"

"Perhaps, our leader will truly become a powerful figure in the future!"

Liu Longling chuckled.

"Then we'll be the underlings of a powerful figure from now on."

"Brother Xiao, do you think the boss will still remember us after he becomes successful?"

Xiao Chenyu said, "Of course I have to remember that!"