In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 150 Dragon King's Palace and Hidden Dragon Academy (Part 4)

"You wouldn't want Yu Xiaogang to be a useless laughingstock for the rest of her life, would you?"

After Wang Zhao finished speaking, he didn't give Liu Erlong a chance to react. He immediately turned his head back and straightened his body, but a wicked smile still lingered on his face.

Hehehe~

"Little Gang...he...he's not a piece of trash..."

Although Liu Erlong's head was a little dizzy and confused at the moment, he still subconsciously retorted.

"Okay, he's not useless."

Wang Zhao was coaxing a child.

"However, knowledge is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowledge. I think only masters who possess both strength and theory are true masters. If a master could also cultivate his detached beast martial soul to a similar form, it would be even more convincing."

"……yes."

Liu Erlong nodded in agreement, but he still hesitated in his heart.

At this moment, Wang Zhao suddenly changed his tone and backed down.

"However, while the master may possess a wealth of theoretical knowledge, his character is truly questionable. What if you pass on the cultivation methods I teach you to him in the future, and he then announces them to the world in his own name? Hmm, it seems I'll have to reconsider this matter."

"No, that can't be!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong quickly shook his head.

"Xiao Gang would never do that. Even if he did, I would definitely stop him and oppose him!"

"Oh, I see."

Wang Zhao leaned back slightly.

"So, Sister Liu, what's your final decision?"

"I……"

After hesitating several times, Liu Erlong finally stated:

"I am actually the illegitimate daughter of Yu Luomian, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Although I don't really acknowledge him, he is still my only remaining family in this world. Blue Tyrant Academy was able to be founded thanks to his support."

"If I were to casually resign from my position as dean and take up a post at the advanced soul master academy under your Ancient Dragon Clan, then you would first need to explain this to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan on my behalf."

"That's no problem."

Wang Zhao immediately agreed.

He is now wealthy and powerful, possessing immortal herbs and a large number of martial soul transformation pills refined from rare treasures. In his view, soul masters with the potential to become Soul Saints could be transformed into Soul Douluos in the future, and soul masters with the potential to become Soul Douluos could be transformed into Title Douluos in the future. Liu Erlong is not like Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, etc. According to the original story, she could have reached the Title Douluo level by simply waiting for the passage of time. If he could recruit her, it would mean that he could create a Dragon Martial Soul Master in a short period of time to fill the gap.

Of course, what he valued more was Liu Erlong's identity: Yu Xiaogang's cousin, former lover, and Yu Luomian's daughter. With a direct but not close relationship to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she was practically the prototype of a perfect pawn.

As for explaining things to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, that's not difficult to resolve. Anyway, Liu Erlong's situation isn't widely known. She's just "voluntarily" taking a position at an academy under the Ancient Dragon Clan, and no one will say anything about it. Furthermore, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan won't have any conflict with the currently powerful "Ancient Dragon Clan" because of this.

"I can leave Blue Tyrant Academy, but I will not join the Ancient Dragon Clan. Of course, I do not belong to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan either, because my surname is Liu, and I am a free person."

Liu Erlong concluded.

"Also, will the academies under the Ancient Dragon Clan be open to commoners?"

"meeting."

Wang Zhao nodded calmly. He wasn't surprised that Liu Erlong wouldn't join the "Ancient Dragon Clan" directly. He figured he could just brainwash her slowly, which would also help to deceive the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong's eyes lit up.

It's important to understand that in this era, let alone anything else, advanced Soul Master academies that are willing to open to ordinary people are truly rare, and the pressure they face is also immense.

Didn't you notice that while Tianshui Academy is open to commoner Soul Masters, it also has the restriction of only admitting female Soul Masters? Is this solely due to their "preference for women over men"? Not necessarily. After all, powerful male Soul Masters with ice and water attributes have appeared in the world before, and Tianshui Academy wouldn't want to shut them out. It's just that societal pressures prevent the Ningshui Feiluan family, whose strongest member is only a Soul Douluo, from fully opening its academies to commoner Soul Masters like the Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Therefore, they are forced to impose the restriction of "only admitting female Soul Masters."

"But your Ancient Dragon Clan is known as 'Ten Thousand Dragons Paying Homage,' won't recruiting commoner Soul Masters with various martial soul types, even those with some talent, have a negative impact?"

Liu Erlong suddenly asked again.

"Regarding this..."

Wang Zhao kept this a secret, saying with a deeper meaning:

You'll find out when the time comes.

"Tell me if you want, whatever."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong couldn't help but purse his lips.

Damn it, here comes the riddle teller again.

Just as annoying as one of my awful best friends!

Thus, Liu Erlong couldn't help but ponder in his heart again.

Wang Zhao was right about one thing: she really wanted to establish a high-level soul master academy for ordinary people, but she lacked strong background support, so she had no choice but to accept the help of her biological father, whom she once hated and even resented.

If given a choice, it wouldn't be difficult to get Liu Erlong, who wasn't particularly keen on being associated with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, to leave Blue Tyrant Academy while she could retain her freedom. At most, it would be a bit of a regret, since she had only recently founded Blue Tyrant Academy and didn't have much emotional attachment to it. Not to mention, she also had the reason to learn the cultivation method of detached beast martial souls from Wang Zhao.

In short, now that Liu Erlong had agreed to this matter, things became much easier. Wang Zhao quickly discussed some matters with her, and soon she took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Afterwards, Wang Zhao said to Qian Renxue:

"If we want to create a super power, it's not enough to just have strong strength and resources. We also need social influence through various channels and in various aspects. For example, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, although it is not the most powerful power on the continent, its transcendent status in the business world is something that even the Spirit Hall finds difficult to match. Furthermore, the Clear Sky School in the past was not just a bunch of muscle-bound fools. It also had four affiliated clans that brought them convenience and economic benefits in various industries such as forging, alchemy, transportation, and construction. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School is actually similar. In addition, the four lower sects and various families and sects of all sizes cannot do without these."

"But these things cannot be built up overnight. If we want to take the easy way out and reap the ripe fruits directly, we will undoubtedly need to accept the dependence or flattery of some small and medium-sized forces."

"However, if we were to accept it, there would be even more trouble later, so we'll rule that out for now."

"...Xiao Zhao, you've actually already thought of other, better options, haven't you?"

Qian Renxue, who was already familiar with Wang Zhao's way of speaking, asked.

(End of this chapter)