“Xue Lei Han.” Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s voice carried a slight tremor.
“Are you willing to take me as your teacher?” Seeing Flender and Zhao Wuji somewhat stunned, he smiled bitterly and explained.
“You both know what I’ve been trying to prove and verify all these years.
The reason I took Tang San as my disciple, besides recognizing his talent of diligence compensating for mediocrity, has a deeper layer, he also possesses twin martial souls.” “And Xue Lei Han is also a twin martial soul possessor.
Moreover, both of them can absorb soul rings beyond the normal age limit.
This is precisely what I want to prove.” Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang spoke so many words in one breath, yet his eyes remained fixed on Xue Lei Han.
What flowed in his eyes, was it the gloom and unwillingness from the past?
The moment Xue Lei Han heard Grandmaster’s words, his mind went blank.
He indeed had never taken a teacher before.
In the imperial etiquette of Heaven Dou, a person could only take one teacher in their lifetime and treat that teacher with respect as if he were their father.
But Xue Lei Han had never taken a teacher.
During his years in the imperial palace and Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he had always kept a low profile.
Most of the rest of his time was spent in the Soul Arena, so he had never considered taking a teacher.
His eldest brother Xue Qinghe and second brother Xue Beng had both taken teachers, and as the third brother, he had been fortunate enough to witness such scenes.
As a child, he had admired the person who could master countless theoretical concepts.
Now, that object of admiration was standing right before him.
And what he needed right now was exactly this.
Perhaps he could help me break through that bottleneck in my sword dao.
Grandmaster watched Xue Lei Han deep in thought and felt moved.
He couldn’t help recalling the time he took Tang San as his disciple, Tang San had also pondered like this.
Xue Lei Han smiled freely.
So what if his teacher for life had low soul power?
He would just protect himself, wouldn’t he?
Even if others mocked him, his heart would not waver in the slightest, right?
Thinking of this, he took a few steps back, laid his sword flat on the ground, took out a pot of tea leaves and a small exquisite teacup from his storage ring.
With a slight movement of soul power, the tea leaves and water began to boil gently.
Zhao Wuji couldn’t help but look at Xue Lei Han strangely and secretly transmitted a voice to Flender, “What is the Xue kid doing?” “Idiot, this is the Heaven Dou imperial family’s teacher-taking ceremony.
Ordinary people will never see it in their lifetime.
Shut your mouth right now and watch carefully.” Flender transmitted back fiercely, his eyes never leaving the ceremony.
Zhao Wuji curled his lips and continued watching.
Seeing Xue Lei Han’s actions, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s stiff face also revealed a slight smile.
He watched Xue Lei Han, and a trace of gratification appeared in his eyes.
Xue Lei Han handed the bowl of tea to Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, his eyes full of solemnity.
After Grandmaster took the small teacup, Xue Lei Han returned to his sword, picked it up, and lightly slashed his arm.
Fresh blood immediately surged out and dripped onto the floor.
Then he slowly knelt, his expression serious and his tone solemn, “Under the vast heavens, I, the third prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Lei Han, take Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang as my teacher.
From now on, I belong to Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s school.
I shall treat my teacher as my parents and respect him without fail.
Your joy is my joy, your sorrow is my sorrow, your pain is my pain, your humiliation is my humiliation.” Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s heart shook upon hearing these words.
He then drank the bowl of tea in one gulp.
Seeing that Grandmaster had finished the tea, Xue Lei Han stood up from the ground, bowed respectfully with hands clasped, and said, “Teacher.” “Congratulations, old friend.” Flender was the first to step forward and offer congratulations.
Zhao Wuji still had a trace of shock in his eyes but also stepped forward to congratulate Grandmaster.
Grandmaster smiled as he looked at the respectful youth before him, feeling extremely satisfied.
He had heard of the third prince’s reputation while he was still in the Heaven Dou Empire.
He was usually frugal, dressed in plain clothes, humble in character, never putting on airs in front of servants and guards, and would regularly donate part of his gold soul coins to the poor in Heaven Dou Empire’s slums.
He could truly be said to love the people like his own children.
Yu Xiaogang smiled and patted Xue Lei Han’s shoulder.
“It’s getting late today.
Go rest first.
You’re still growing.
Regarding your second martial soul, the three of us will not speak of it to anyone.
We also won’t ask more about the color of your soul rings.
Everyone is entitled to a few secrets.” Xue Lei Han respectfully replied, “Yes.” “In the future, just call Tang San ‘Xiao San’ or senior brother.” After bowing respectfully to Yu Xiaogang once more, he left the dean’s office.
He gazed at the boundless night sky, his heart without the slightest regret.
His heart remained as firm as his Azure Rose Sword.
After returning to the dormitory, Xue Lei Han found that Oscar and Tang San were still awake.
He sat down on his bed, smiled slightly at Tang San, and said, “Senior brother.” Tang San was startled.
Seeing that Xue Lei Han was looking at him when speaking, he asked strangely, “Lei Han, were you talking to me just now?” “That’s right.
Thanks to Grandmaster’s acceptance, I have just taken Grandmaster as my teacher for life.” “What?” Tang San jumped up abruptly.
The look in his eyes toward Xue Lei Han grew increasingly joyful.
He had originally thought of getting closer to Xue Lei Han, but he never expected Xue Lei Han to become his junior brother.
What a twist of fate.
“Good brother!” Tang San hugged Xue Lei Han tightly.
Xue Lei Han smiled, but seeing Oscar winking and making faces on the side, he couldn’t help but glare at him irritably.
“However, I didn’t expect Teacher to have come to the academy.” Tang San sat on Xue Lei Han’s bed, and the two youths conversed softly.
“Yeah, I didn’t expect it either.
The Grandmaster whom I admired as a child for his unparalleled theory actually appeared in Shrek Academy and is even Senior Brother’s teacher.” Xue Lei Han shrugged.
Too many things had happened tonight.
Even if Dugu Yan suddenly appeared before him the next moment, he wouldn’t be surprised.
“You should still call me Xiao San.” Tang San smiled bitterly.
Xue Lei Han was a few months older than him, so it felt awkward for him to be called senior brother.
Their conversation was interrupted by Oscar.
Oscar also climbed out of bed and asked Tang San, “Xiao San, what did Rongrong come looking for you for earlier?” Seeing his nervous appearance, Tang San couldn’t help but laugh inwardly and teased him, “Nothing much.
Just exchanging feelings, that’s all.” Xue Lei Han also revealed a slight smile.
Oscar then turned his spear toward him.
“Lei Han, what exactly is your relationship with Rongrong?
I keep hearing her call ‘Lei Han gege, Lei Han gege.'” As he spoke, he even imitated Ning Rongrong’s tone in a high-pitched voice, “Lei Han gege.” Xue Lei Han instantly felt goosebumps all over his body.
Tang San burst into loud laughter.
Oscar nodded and laughed along.
“Ning Rongrong is my sworn sister.” Seeing the laughter gradually die down, a trace of nostalgia appeared on Xue Lei Han’s calm face as he said, “She often came to play with me when she was little.
She was a clever and mischievous little girl.
Whenever she encountered danger, I would protect her without regard for my own safety.” “Just a sworn sister?” Oscar raised his tone.
“Otherwise?
What are your intentions?” Xue Lei Han looked at Oscar with some vigilance.
Seeing him suddenly deflate, he chuckled.
“It’s getting late.
Let’s rest.” He then hugged his sword and began to cultivate slowly.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Xue Lei Han got up a little earlier than usual.
He wanted to try out his newly acquired ten-thousand-year soul skill this morning.
Seeing that the sun had not yet risen, he did not disturb the sleeping Tang San and Oscar.
Alone, he quietly carried his sword and arrived at the small forest where he often practiced.
Then, he drew his sword.
The Azure Rose Sword emitted a cold gleam in the pitch-black forest.
As usual, Xue Lei Han began practicing from the most basic sword techniques that Dust Heart had taught him, executing each move one by one.
Even when his arms grew sore and numb, he did not stop.
In his eyes, one could see his obsession with the sword and his love for it.
Sword practice without soul power was indeed quite physically taxing.
Seeing that the sun had already risen, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and then channeled soul power into his sword.
“Clap clap clap.” Applause sounded from behind Xue Lei Han.
Xue Lei Han turned his head and said respectfully, “Teacher, Xiao San.” Standing behind him were the teacher he had just taken yesterday, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, and his senior brother, Xiao San.
Yu Xiaogang smiled.
“Lei Han, your cultivation method truly opens my eyes.
Yesterday I heard from Flender that even Zhao Wuji suffered at your hands.
It seems it wasn’t false.” He took a few steps forward, looked at Xue Lei Han’s Azure Rose Sword, and nodded.
“It seems your second martial soul has a very harmonious relationship with your first martial soul.
Your Azure Rose Sword now carries a chill.
Part of it comes from your Azure Rose Sword’s own attribute, and the other part is due to your second martial soul, the extreme ice attribute.” Xue Lei Han nodded in heartfelt admiration.
“Release your soul skills one by one.
I will examine them carefully.” Grandmaster and Tang San took a step back, signaling Xue Lei Han to begin.
“Teacher, Xiao San, this is my first soul skill, called Ice Slash.” Xue Lei Han’s first purple soul ring lit up, and the Azure Rose Sword immediately glowed with a blue light.
Facing a thick, sturdy large tree, he flicked his wrist.
A blue sword beam flew toward the tree, causing a burst of smoke.
When the smoke dissipated, the entire tree had become an ice sculpture, and the surrounding grass was covered in frost.
“This is my second soul skill, called Ice Sword Qi.” With that, the blade of the Azure Rose Sword was wrapped in a layer of pale ice-blue.
“This is my third soul skill, called Ice Howl.
Its effect is to reduce the enemy’s attack power or defense power by about ten to thirty percent.” The sword flashed, and a proud roar came from the sword, shaking the leaves on the opposite trees until they fell one after another.
“This is my fourth soul skill, called Profound Ice Meteor Sword.” The fourth black soul ring lit up slightly.
Xue Lei Han suddenly leaped high into the air, spun his body in mid-air, and a beam of icy light shot out from the tip of the Azure Rose Sword, slamming fiercely into the tree that had already become an ice sculpture.
Grandmaster looked at the ground that had turned into an ice pit and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, “It seems this fourth soul skill is currently your strongest attack.” “Yes.
Do you need me to use my self-created soul skill as well, Teacher?” Xue Lei Han glanced at the ice pit and the giant tree that had been blasted into fragments, nodded to himself, landed in front of Grandmaster, and said with clasped hands.
“You even have a self-created soul skill?” Grandmaster was both surprised and delighted.
He waved his large hand, signaling him to come forward and demonstrate.
Tang San memorized all of Xue Lei Han’s soul skills, constantly thinking about how he should coordinate with Xue Lei Han and how he should deal with his sword techniques if they sparred.
Grandmaster nodded in satisfaction.
Together with Tang San, he stepped forward to correct Xue Lei Han’s soul power circulation and cultivation method.
He also reached out to feel the soul power within Xue Lei Han’s body.
Xue Lei Han benefited greatly for a while.
After breaking through to level forty, he had always felt a slight awkwardness in the soul power within his body.
Under his teacher’s rich experience, Xue Lei Han changed the way he circulated his soul power and immediately felt a sense of lightness.
“Let’s go eat first.” Seeing his two twin martial soul disciples looking at him respectfully, Grandmaster smiled and stood up.