Douluo: The Holy Radiance of the Dragon King

"Hehe, sure! I know this area of ​​the East China Sea best. It's your first time here, junior brother, so I'll definitely show you around and give you a great time!"

Mu Xi readily agreed to take Feng Zaixing out for a stroll, but whether she was actually taking Feng Zaixing or simply wanting to have fun herself was anyone's guess.

Mu Chen tapped Mu Xi's head and said irritably, "Don't lead your junior brother astray. He's a genius in both forging and cultivation. Don't hinder his cultivation."

Feng Zaixing is a level 16 Soul Master, a successor of the Body Sect, and he cultivates extremely diligently, always maintaining a state of readiness for battle even while walking. Mu Xi is far inferior to him.

Zhenhua smiled gently and said, "Junior brother, don't be nervous. My disciple is used to being hardworking. Muye and I only take him out once a year. It's good for him to get out more often."

Makino nodded, adding jokingly, "But remember not to take him to fancy parties or similar places. We never teach him those things, and he wouldn't feel comfortable there."

Mu Chen's eyes flickered, and he smiled knowingly, "True geniuses don't need to do these things. We won't be seeing our top genius at tonight's ball."

Feng Zaixing smiled shyly, while Zhenhua and Muye rarely showed a wry smile and did not respond.

In this era, high-society balls and banquets are commonplace. Soul Master geniuses from prestigious families must learn etiquette from a young age in order to maintain good social skills and uphold the family's reputation.

Aruheng's mental capacity was impaired due to his cultivation of innate secret techniques, and Muye preferred the handsome Feng Zaixing to inherit the position of sect leader.

However, Feng Zaixing had his own opinion, believing that such insincere social interactions were not only a waste of time but also meaningless.

The day after Feng Zaixing awakened his martial spirit, Mu Ye and Zhen Hua devised a training plan for him, which included half a day a week for etiquette classes. Feng Zaixing crossed this out and replaced it with physical training classes.

"Instead of wasting time on etiquette classes, we should invest our precious time in cultivation and turn our talents into strength as soon as possible. Then countless people will come to us to build relationships. Making friends at a dance is not as good as going to the Spirit Ascension Platform for a fight."

After saying that, Feng Zaixing made up his own 007 training plan, leaving him with absolutely no free time; which made the two of them both laugh and cry.

Zhenhua couldn't help but tell Feng Zaixing that the Holy Angel Family attached great importance to etiquette courses; however, Feng Zaixing was well-versed in history and immediately cited the Spirit Hall from 20,000 years ago as a negative example, the previous generation of six-winged angel Qian Renxue.

"Qian Renxue possessed unparalleled talent, yet she wasted her time as an undercover agent in the Heaven Dou Empire. Had she stayed in the Spirit Hall, she would have already cultivated into a god and unified the continent. The Six-Winged Angel would have far worse off than she is today. With such a cautionary tale, how can we not learn from it?"

Feng Zaixing asked the two teachers a serious question, leaving them speechless.

Having said that, the two could only let him go. After all, Feng Zaixing's theory was logically consistent. Going to the Spirit Pagoda would be a good opportunity to befriend two Soul Master families and become a Divine Craftsman as soon as possible, which was better than anything else.

After the warm reminiscing, Mu Chen led Zhen Hua and the other two to the VIP seats, said goodbye, and went with his wife Yuan Bao'er to greet the other guests.

As the president of the Donghai City Forging Association and an eight-star Saint Craftsman, Mu Chen holds a prominent position in Donghai City. Celebrities from all walks of life want to curry favor with him, from government officials led by the Donghai City Governor to large and small Soul Master families. The number of people who come to curry favor with him is countless.

Unable to bear the loneliness, Mu Xi quickly pointed out some important figures to Feng Zaixing, hoping to gain his junior brother's approval:

"Junior brother, look, that old gentleman is Yu Zhen, the dean of Donghai Academy, the number one academy in Donghai City. I study at Donghai Academy, and he has mentored several outstanding geniuses. What do you think?"

Feng Zaixing looked in the direction Mu Xi pointed, his eyes calm and unwavering, and said in a low voice, "Do you want to hear a lie or the truth?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Mu Xi's bright eyes: "Lies first?"

"I've had the opportunity to spar with two geniuses I've met."

The young geniuses behind Yu Zhen are generally between twelve and eighteen years old, including Great Soul Masters and Soul Venerables.

Mu Xi blinked: "Then what about the truth?"

"Even if we put them all together, they wouldn't last a single move," Feng Zaixing said frankly.

Mu Xi's breath hitched. "It can't be that bad, can it? They're already the most outstanding geniuses here..."

"The Soul Masters of the Skysea Alliance have never been very strong, have they?"

"...That's true." Mu Xi sighed, her oval face full of helplessness.

Donghai City, and even the Tianhai Alliance cities in the eastern part of the Federation, all share a common characteristic: top-notch economic level, but mediocre Soul Master level.

"By the way, junior brother, although they are not very capable, our East Sea Academy has a very powerful teacher, a white-robed, blue-sworded, six-ring Soul Emperor. I heard he comes from Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent."

Since the senior students were not up to par, Mu Xi changed her approach and brought up the renowned "iceberg teacher" of Donghai Academy.

"That's impressive." Feng Zaixing gave Mu Xi face and showed his agreement.

Wu Changkong is indeed a rare teacher with a normal temperament. His talent is no less than that of Lan Muzi, the senior disciple of Shrek Academy, and he is also responsible.

"Junior brother, you have extraordinary talent. You'll definitely go to Shrek Academy in the future, right? That's the hall of dreams that countless soul masters like us yearn for."

Mu Xi spoke softly, her bright eyes filled with longing for the top academy on the continent.

But Feng Zaixing's words were bound to be unexpected.

"Senior sister, some of the information I've gathered about Shrek Academy isn't as wonderful as everyone imagines. I'll be going to Mingdu in the future."

"Really? Is there something wrong with Shrek Academy?"

Mu Xi looked confused and instinctively didn't quite believe it, but Feng Zaixing was of extraordinary status and wouldn't lie to her.

"Yes, Senior Sister can ask Uncle-Master herself." Feng Zaixing nodded slightly, without going into details.

Mu Xi seemed to be deep in thought, then changed the subject and continued to introduce some guests to Feng Zaixing.

Feng Zaixing listened quietly, his eyes changing from time to time, because as the guests gradually arrived, two families caught his attention: the Xu family and the Xie family.

Beside each of the two heads of the family was a child of similar age.

The boy with short brown hair and dark green eyes had a cold expression that kept strangers at bay, while the girl had two small braids with light blue hair, making her very pretty and endearing.

Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan, two of the East Sea F4, are born with full soul power and their martial souls are more and more outrageous than the last. Especially the latter's Star Wheel Ice Staff, which even Yun Ming has to stand obediently when hit.

Xie Xie possessed the Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger, a pair of twin martial souls that were born together. Later, they inexplicably merged into one, mutating into the Time-Space Dragon, the shadow guardian of the Dragon God.

"Senior sister, both the Xu and Xie families have produced extraordinary geniuses. They should both have innate full soul power and their martial souls are also unusual."

Feng Zaixing took the initiative, pointing to Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan, and gave them high praise.

"Oh? I didn't know that. We have such a genius in Donghai City?"

Mu Xi was genuinely envious upon hearing this; innate full soul power was extremely rare in their area.

"Something unusual? Zaixing, what have you noticed?" Makino became interested.

His disciple has very high standards; even Luo Guixing didn't receive such praise.

"I think they are very similar to Xu Miao and Long Zhen; their martial souls may mutate or evolve."

Feng Zaixing uses real people as examples, acting as a prophet.

"That's remarkable, but unfortunately, their blood and energy are too weak, making them unsuitable for our lineage."

Makino carefully examined the two of them, and then regretfully realized that it was difficult to find geniuses with vigorous blood and energy, and even if he wanted to recruit outsiders, he had no chance.

"I don't know about the Xie family, but the Xu family does have a history of martial soul mutation. It is said that the Xu family has a long history and some connection with the former royal family of the Star Luo Empire ten thousand years ago."

Mu Xi put her mind to work and realized that what Feng Zaixing said made a lot of sense.

"Then let our martial uncle pay more attention to them. Perhaps investing in them will yield good returns," Feng Zaixing said with a faint smile.

Since nothing happened in the original timeline, he had no reason to cause trouble for Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan. He didn't even want to touch Tang Wulin, nor could he.

Even the worst bamboo produces the best shoots. It's rare to find someone of such high moral character in the Tang family. Before joining Shrek Academy, Tang Wulin was considered a model of good character.

He Feng Zaixing is a descendant of angels, and his state of mind is of utmost importance; unless he goes against Shrek Tang Sect or someone else makes the first move, he should act openly and honestly.

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As night fell, the brightly lit banquet was filled with laughter and merriment. Mu Chen rented a cruise ship and cruised along the coast. The lights of the ball were dazzling, and countless handsome men and beautiful women wearing various masks displayed their charm on the dance floor, dancing one magnificent dance after another.

Feng Zaixing and Mu Ye were not used to this kind of scene, so they said goodbye and left early. The two walked on the beach, their shadows blending into the night.

"As expected, it's not just you who doesn't like it, I don't like it either. It's all rambling on and on with no useful information at all. We're much happier cooking for ourselves."

Makino complained, and together with Kaze Zaixing, they set up the stove. The god-level mecha Xiao Hong arrived, opened its storage space, and found a variety of seafood such as eel, tuna, seaweed, and kelp, with a slightly intoxicating sea aroma.

"That's right. It's better for the Body Sect to retain some traces of the old era. Those people appear to be gentlemen, elegant and charming on the surface, but who knows how many scoundrels and prostitutes are in the dark behind the scenes."

Feng Zaixing used extreme fire to boil water, complained about the boring banquet, and practiced his manipulation of fire elements.

"Hehe, now it's my turn!"

Makino conjured up various kitchen utensils as if by magic, changed into a white chef's uniform, stir-fried eel with one hand and simmered golden seafood soup with the other, put the steamer on the rack, and the seafood buns were ready in no time.

Feng Zaixing could tell that Mu Ye really enjoyed the cooking process; his skills were superb, and it was no exaggeration to say that the aroma could be smelled for miles around.

"Teacher, this skill seems to be usable in combat too. If I could learn to multitask, wouldn't the power of my first soul skill double?"

While controlling the fire and performing the Muye movements, Feng Zaixing swallowed hard and began to daydream, acknowledging that this path was feasible, similar to the distraction control technique of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Just then, he heard a timid voice in his ear, low and very cautious.

"Big brother, Na'er is so hungry, can you give Na'er something to eat?"

Feng Zaixing suddenly turned around and saw a little girl standing next to a sand dune dozens of meters away. Her short silver hair was particularly eye-catching under the lights of the cruise ship in the distance, and her purple eyes were hazy, like a layer of dark gray covering a clear gemstone.

"Big brother, Na'er doesn't remember Na'er's family, and Na'er is so hungry..."

The evening breeze was cool. The little girl hugged her shoulders and murmured softly, her purple eyes flashing with a blank light, like a little animal that had lost its home, exceptionally timid.

"Teacher, let's have another pair of chopsticks for dinner."

After saying that, Feng Zaixing picked up a freshly made seafood bun, rushed to the little girl, and said softly:

"Little sister, don't cry. Big brother has plenty of food here. Eat slowly, don't burn yourself..."

While comforting the little girl in front of him, Feng Zaixing felt a surge of nameless anger.

Damn it, what kind of parasites are those big shots, letting such a child wander outside?

The day I find the damn evidence against you, I'll punch your dog heads off and throw your whole families into the abyss to fill in the gaps!