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Douluo Continent, within a secluded, picturesque valley.
This was Canglan Academy, a mysterious academy not recorded anywhere on the Continent.
At this moment, on the academy's training grounds, spirit power surged and Energy Blasts scattered everywhere.
Lin Yuan, dressed in white robes, stood calmly in the center of the field with a gentle demeanor.
Sword Qi wrapped around him, forming an invisible barrier.
A ghostly figure had already appeared behind him—it was Zhu Zhuqing.
Her Sharp Claws, accompanied by a shriek that tore through the air, aimed straight for Lin Yuan's back.
However, the claws stopped exactly one inch from Lin Yuan's back, unable to advance further, held firmly by an invisible Sword Qi.
Following this, a thin line condensed from emerald green snake venom, like a living poisonous snake, silently wrapped around Lin Yuan's ankle.
At the same time, a distinct spatial fluctuation flashed, and Xiao Wu's figure appeared out of thin air to Lin Yuan's left, her legs scissoring toward his neck!
High in the sky, a massive phantom image of an Ice Phoenix appeared behind Shui Bing'er; the bone-chilling cold almost froze the entire valley. A beam of light containing the power of Ultimate Ice descended from the heavens!
And at the very back, Ning Rongrong held the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and several beams of light instantly fell.
Furthermore, on the bodies of these few girls, appeared Battle Armor, which should only emerge twenty thousand years later!
In addition to that, Ning Rongrong was wielding two Spirit Tool Hand Cannons!
However, facing this attack coming from all directions, Lin Yuan didn't even use his Spirit.
He merely extended his right hand, forming a Sword Finger, and in an instant, ten thousand streams of Sword Qi burst forth from around him.
All the attacks vanished into thin air.
"Sigh," Ning Rongrong pouted, the first to lose heart. "Teacher, you're still so strong. We thought that by wearing the Battle Armor and using spirit tools this time, we could at least force you to use your Spirit."
Xiao Wu also looked distressed as she descended from the air: "Don't even mention yourselves. When the academy first opened, I was the only student. So many years have passed, and I still don't know what Teacher's true Spirit is."
"We only know he has a very special Eye Spirit, and a mysterious Sword Spirit."
Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips, looking at Lin Yuan with eyes full of unwillingness and adoration: "Teacher, I will strive to become stronger!"
Lin Yuan looked at the vibrant young girls before him and smiled contentedly: "No need to rush. The oldest among you is only around eighteen years old; your future is limitless."
Dugu Yan retorted somewhat indignantly: "But Teacher, you are also very young! You are only twenty-five this year, right?"
"Yes, exactly!" Ning Rongrong immediately leaned closer curiously. "Teacher, the feeling you give me is far stronger than my Grandpa Sword! Grandpa Sword is already ninety years old and is now Rank Ninety-six, but the feeling you give me is more than a hundred times stronger than his!"
Lin Yuan chuckled, and his figure began to turn ethereal: "Alright, go cultivate on your own. If you follow me, it won't take long for you to become as strong as I am."
Before his voice faded, he had already disappeared from the spot.
"Hey, Teacher, why are you preparing to slack off again!" Ning Rongrong stamped her foot in frustration.
Every time they tried to pry information out of Lin Yuan, he would immediately vanish—a trick that never failed.
Previously, she had been brought here directly using this trick; her Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Gu couldn't even react before she was gone.
On the other side of the valley, Lin Yuan's figure appeared in a small pavilion, where he was comfortably lying on a lounge chair, completely at ease.
Just now, having received feedback from his disciples' cultivation advancements, he had finally broken through.
Rank Ninety-nine, Demigod Realm!
He sighed slightly internally, feeling that this speed was still a bit slow. After obtaining the System, it actually took him a full six years to break through from Spirit Douluo to Demigod.
Listen, is that something a human should say?
A twenty-five-year-old Demigod—how were others supposed to live?
One must know, how many ranks were Tang San and Bibi Dong, who also possessed twin spirits, when they were nineteen?
Six years ago, on Lin Yuan's nineteenth birthday, he officially broke through to Rank EightySpirit Douluo, and it was then that he bound a System called "Get Stronger by Accepting Disciples."
As the name suggests, the stronger the disciples he took, and the higher their talent, the greater the benefits he received, and the faster his strength increased.
To take disciples, the best way was naturally to open an academy.
He decided to grab everyone he knew who had good talent or special Spirits and make them work for him!
That's right!
You read that correctly!
He simply grabbed them!
He didn't want to stage the drama of "Jiang Ziya Fishing—those who wish to be caught will bite the hook," nor did he want to sincerely ask others to become his disciples.
His newly opened Canglan Academy had nothing; who would willingly become the disciple of a stranger like him?
Just because he broke through to Spirit Douluo at nineteen?
That might work, but Lin Yuan felt it was too slow.
Therefore, Lin Yuan directly chose a relatively secluded valley as the academy site.
And his first disciple was naturally Xiao Wu.
Before she even entered Notting Academy, she was intercepted and grabbed by him.
Xiao Wu thought that as soon as she left Star Dou, she was going to be hunted, but when she heard Lin Yuan only wanted her to become his disciple, she was stunned.
To survive, she could only pretend to comply and plan her escape later.
In her view, taking a disciple was fake; fattening her up to be a Ninth Spirit Ring was the real goal.
She was terrified inside.
But gradually, she realized that Lin Yuan was not interested in her spirit ring. After becoming his disciple, he taught her diligently and even gave her treasures, causing her Spirit (bloodline) to evolve!
Subsequently, Lin Yuan successively 'invited' over Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and other talented individuals.
He settled them in this quiet valley.
Given the capabilities of his Spirit, by the time those Titled Douluo realized the girls were missing, it was already too late.
This method felt somewhat villainous.
But what fault did Lin Yuan have?
He just wanted to quietly Achieve Godhood, avoid getting involved in the Continent's struggles, and not get entangled with any other powers.
As for Ning Rongrong and the others...
Initially, they were unwilling.
Not long after, they realized it was truly wonderful!
The spirit tools they wore and the matching Battle Armor were all provided by him.
And under his guidance, their strength had naturally undergone earth-shattering changes compared to the original work.
Furthermore, the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had long been intercepted by him, bypassing Dugu Bo entirely.
This was all thanks to the special nature of his own Spirit.
However, just at this moment.
The sky across the entire Douluo Continent was completely enveloped, without warning, by a layer of extremely brilliant golden light!
A boundless heavenly screen hung above the Douluo Continent, visible regardless of where one was located!
Above the heavenly screen, three large characters gradually appeared.
[martial soul ranking]
(End of Chapter)
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