Just as Shi Yu was about to leave the Spirit Ascension Chamber, Deputy Tower Master Li pushed open the door and entered, his expression serious.
"Vice Tower Master Li, what's wrong?" Seeing that the other party's expression was not right, Shi Yu asked somewhat nervously.
Could it be that they discovered I absorbed a soul bone here and are now looking for trouble?
On the surface, there was no apparent movement, but in reality, they were already prepared to teleport away at any moment.
He couldn't beat his opponent, but he could still leave if he wanted to.
"The people you killed in the Ascension Platform have powerful backgrounds; they're now demanding an explanation from you," said Vice Tower Master Li.
So that's what happened... Shi Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the trouble from them wasn't as bad as she had imagined.
"So what does Deputy Tower Master Li mean?" Shi Yu asked tentatively, wanting to see if this person was willing to protect him.
"Of course I want to protect you. After all, I'm the one who let you join the Spirit Pagoda, so it's my duty to protect you," Vice Pagoda Master Li said responsibly.
I definitely need to say nice things, otherwise how can I win Shi Yu over as much as possible?
Shi Yu cooperated by showing gratitude, but not joy; the other party's choice of words basically indicated that a turning point was coming.
Soon, Vice Tower Master Li changed his tone and sighed, saying, "However, one of the people you killed at the Spirit Ascension Platform was a disciple of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo of the Spirit Transmission Tower."
"She even brought out the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, which put a lot of pressure on me. Protecting you won't be an easy task," Vice Tower Master Li said with a troubled expression, sighing repeatedly.
"Then what should I do?" Shi Yu felt that the other party probably already had a solution.
He might be saying these things to himself; the more difficult the task, the more grateful he will be to him if he manages to accomplish it.
"For a genius like you, I can try to contact a high-ranking official at the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda. If he is willing to step in and resolve the feud between you, then this matter may be resolved peacefully," Vice Pagoda Master Li said through gritted teeth.
"Then I'll have to trouble Vice Tower Master Li," Shi Yu said gratefully.
What the other party did was exactly what he wanted. If he could use this to make contact with the higher-ups of the Spirit Pagoda, it would seem easier to obtain the Soul Spirit technology.
Even if you can't acquire Soul Spirit technology quickly, you can try to obtain Soul Spirits with spatial or temporal attributes through this relationship.
One doesn't necessarily need soul-spieling technology to possess a soul; a ready-made soul-spiel works just as well.
You can simply buy some soul spirits and store them, absorbing them when needed.
In any case, he can bring some things back to their original world; the Eight Spider Lances, his external soul bone, are the best example.
"Hide here for a while, I'll go contact them right away," said Vice Tower Master Li as he walked out of the Ascension Chamber.
Shi Yu waited quietly inside, carefully sensing the changes within himself.
Absorbing an external soul bone had a very limited effect on his soul power, and did not raise his soul power level by even one level.
"I wonder if the age limit of the spirit rings has increased," Shi Yu wondered, but he couldn't find the answer because he couldn't release the spirit rings.
The only certainty is that stimulating him with the energy of the Ascension Platform still won't allow him to release his soul rings; this method simply won't work.
He was slightly disappointed, but that was all. He didn't have any spirit rings, but his spatial abilities were significantly enhanced, which might be even better than having spirit rings.
Furthermore, although he doesn't have any spirit rings, he can still use some spirit ring abilities.
Just like the previous exchange with Gu Yue, that was the effect of his second spirit ring.
Since you can use your skills anyway, whether you have spirit rings or not seems irrelevant.
His current situation gives him the feeling of a disguised form of spirit ring destruction, that is, gaining greater power by sacrificing spirit rings.
The difference is that even without his spirit rings, he can still unleash abilities similar to spirit skills.
A dozen minutes later, Deputy Tower Master Li returned and told Shi Yu some good news: that high-ranking official was willing to step in and resolve the feud between them.
"But he has a condition: you need to become his apprentice, or more accurately, his prospective disciple."
"After a one- or two-month trial period, you will be able to become his formal disciple."
"This high-ranking member holds a position in the Spirit Pagoda no lower than the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, and his strength is formidable. Becoming his disciple is definitely a win-win situation for you," Vice Tower Master Li said with a smile, somewhat envious of Shi Yu's opportunity.
After he sent the video of Shi Yu's battle in the Spirit Ascension Platform, that high-ranking official decided to take him as a disciple.
Because I don't know much about Shi Yu's personality and family background yet, I'll temporarily accept him as a prospective disciple. Once I understand him better and find that there are no problems, I'll formally accept him as a disciple.
"What is that high-ranking official's name?" Shi Yu asked, his mind filled with various guesses.
"Master of the Tower for All Time," Vice Master Li said respectfully.
Fearing that Shi Yu might not understand the status and position of the Ancient Tower Master, he specifically explained, "The Ancient Tower Master I'm referring to isn't a branch tower master, but the Grand Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower, the highest authority, one of the most powerful people in the world."
"A supreme powerhouse at the ultimate level, or a powerful four-word battle armor master, whose personal strength is also at the pinnacle."
It was actually the Eternal East Wind… Shi Yu never expected that he would be connected with the Eternal East Wind so quickly.
If he were to directly become Qian Gu Dongfeng's apprentice, wouldn't that be a shortcut to becoming a core figure in the Spirit Pagoda?
With this connection, many things should be easier for me to do; the benefits are numerous.
"The Tower Master of the Ancient Tower is going to accept me as a disciple so easily? There must be countless people who want to become his disciples, so why did he choose me?" Shi Yu asked cautiously, with a hint of doubt.
Is it really that simple to find a top-tier master to be your apprentice?
Even he himself felt it was unrealistic, so simple.
"Actually, the higher-up I contacted wasn't the Tower Master of the Ancient Tower. With my limited authority, I'm not qualified to contact the Tower Master of the Ancient Tower directly."
"I don't know if it was my luck or yours, but when I contacted that high-ranking official, the Tower Master of the Ancient Tower happened to be there, and he also watched the video of your battle in the Spirit Ascension Platform."
"Your performance surprised him and caught his attention."
"Later I heard that among those you defeated were disciples of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, and the Ancient Tower Master praised you repeatedly. It seems that this is why he decided to take you as his disciple," Vice Tower Master Li explained.
He hadn't actually contacted the high-ranking officials at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters in the last ten minutes; he had contacted them before.
Those ten-odd minutes were just for show.
"So, the fact that the Ancient Tower Master accepted me as his disciple was partly a way of competing with the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo?" Shi Yu understood.
"That's not entirely true. We mainly value your talent," Vice Tower Master Li emphasized.
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