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

Chapter 218 The Fifth Member of the "Seven Dragon Girls" Team

What kind of person is Wang Zhao now?

The owner of the separated giant dragon martial soul.

The fifth spirit ring after 100,000 years.

With the Soul King realm, he was vaguely comparable to a Title Douluo...

His existence makes some of Yu Xiaogang's theories seem like a joke!

Liu Erlong shook her head, trying to force herself to stop thinking about it, but then a stern question suddenly rang out from the depths of her heart.

What makes Xiao Gang think he can compare to Wang Zhao?!

Upon hearing this, she was caught off guard, her beautiful eyes widening involuntarily. Her heart was in turmoil, but she chose to remain silent.

Soon after, Wang Zhao wandered around Qianlong Academy a few times, then returned to the Dean of Students' office. After saying goodbye to Liu Erlong, he prepared to take Qian Renxue shopping in Tiandou City.

Looking at the backs of the handsome man and beautiful woman, Liu Erlong's eyes flashed with a hint of envy. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she quickly called out to Wang Zhao again.

"Hey, Wang Zhao, wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?"

The two stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Liu Erlong.

"Someone is looking for you."

She began by speaking succinctly.

Who is it?

Wang Zhao was somewhat puzzled.

"You came to convey my message instead of coming directly to the Dragon King's Palace; could it be about the Hidden Dragon Academy?"

"Can ordinary people see you at the Dragon King's Palace now?"

Liu Erlong rolled her eyes at Wang Zhao.

"But you guessed right, it really is about the Hidden Dragon Academy, and the person who wants to find you is no ordinary person either. He is an unknown Soul Douluo powerhouse who is with a little girl."

"Contra?"

Wang Zhao became interested.

Did he specify why he wanted to see me?

"It seems he wants the little girl he brought to join the Hidden Dragon Academy, but he firmly said he wants to see you before that."

"Oh……"

Wang Zhao thought for a moment.

"No problem, I happen to have some free time now, so I'll just go find him. Where does he live?"

"It's in the closest inn to the Hidden Dragon Academy..."

Not long after, at a hotel, Wang Zhao led Qian Renxue to a corner of the lobby, where they were eating some snacks.

Soon, the two were greeted by an old man and a young girl. The old man was dressed in a gray cloth robe, but his sideburns were neatly combed, and his eyes were slightly cloudy. The little girl he brought was also quite plain. Her face was not particularly delicate or cute, but it was very pleasing to the eye. Her eyes were bright and piercing, and a strange rose-colored pattern was faintly visible on her neck.

The elderly man and the young girl quickly sat down opposite Wang Zhao and Qian Renxue at the table. Although the old man's gaze hadn't left Wang Zhao the entire time he was walking over, he withdrew his gaze as soon as he sat down and politely greeted Wang Zhao:

"This must be the infamous Dragon King Palace Master from the mainland recently, right?"

"I am Wang Zhao, and you are?"

The old man stroked his beard.

"I am Jiu Xin, the current patriarch of the Dragon-Patterned Rose Clan. This is my granddaughter, Jiu Qingyi. Of course, you may not have heard of the Dragon-Patterned Rose Clan, but we are actually from a reclusive lineage."

"Oh?"

Wang Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Where does the nobleman live in seclusion?"

Jiuxin looked at him with a hint of probing in her eyes and said, "Have you ever heard of the Hongyu Mountains, where the Lingdou Plain and the Jinlan Plain meet?"

"Oh, is that place...?"

Wang Zhao nodded slightly, as if he had thought of something, and then continued.

"I remember that the vast mountain range, where my ancient dragon clan once lived in seclusion, was home to many other families, large and small, who were also dragon martial soul masters. Our clan history mentions that several hundred years ago, a family left the vast mountain range and went to the northeast, seemingly preparing to reappear. However, we lost contact with them after that."

Upon hearing this, Jiuxin became excited.

"That's right! That is indeed our Dragon-Patterned Rose family. Palace Master, you are indeed from a family in the ancestral lands of the Vast Mountain System..."

Wang Zhao smiled slightly.

He had already done his homework when he planned to create a fictional "Ancient Dragon Clan" out of thin air from the vast mountain range.

Unexpectedly, he actually encountered a clan that hadn't been subdued by the Spirit Hall because it had left the Vast Mountain System several years ago, but it's not a big problem.

After all, when Wang Zhao met the grandfather and grandson, he was already secretly thinking about how to trick them into the Dragon King Palace. A family with a Soul Douluo-level expert in charge, tsk.

At this moment, Jiuxin sighed as he spoke.

"Several hundred years ago, our Dragon Pattern Rose family originally intended to emerge into the world, but after spending some time on the continent and experiencing various changes, we were forced to go into seclusion again. Well, our ancestors were probably too embarrassed to return to the Vast Mountain Range, so they found the Hongyu Mountain Range where we are now."

"After hearing about it, some Soul Master families on the mainland joined the Hongyu Mountain system one after another. Over the years, they have formed a small-to-medium-sized circle of reclusive families. However, starting decades ago, they began to exclude outsiders and gradually completed a true closed loop of seclusion."

After explaining, Jiu Xin patted the head of his quiet granddaughter beside him and said, "Qing Yi is six years old this year and has just awakened her martial soul. I originally planned to travel the continent alone, but seeing her extraordinary talent, I took her with me and thought I would teach her myself."

"I had barely left the clan when I learned of your deeds, Lord, in a small town. I hurriedly returned to the clan to look through the clan history and discovered that we were actually one family hundreds of years ago, so..."

Wang Zhao glanced at the little girl next to Jiu Xin, and then spoke at the opportune moment.

"Should we enroll her in the Hidden Dragon Academy?"

Jiuxin paused for a moment, then quickly nodded.

"Yes."

Wang Zhao then turned to look at Jiu Xin.

What are your family's thoughts on this?

"We, uh..."

Kushina's expression showed hesitation.

"I was determined to lead the entire Dragon Rose family in an attempt to re-emerge, but I was blocked by several elders in the family."

Wang Zhao understood, but wasn't in a hurry. He simply adopted the demeanor of a teacher facing a new student about to enroll, sizing up the seemingly taciturn Jiu Qingyi.

"What is her innate soul power level?"

"Level 7.8"

Jiuxin immediately said very precisely.

Wang Zhao nodded, calculating in his mind that if his innate soul power, which was close to level eight, was refined through the Dragon Transformation Pool in the Hidden Dragon Academy and the effect was good, and he was given a top-grade Martial Soul Transformation Pill, he could probably become a Soul Master genius with talent equivalent to full innate soul power.

In this light, his planned "Seven Dragon Girls" team can be expanded to include another member. In addition to her, there is the "Lucky Girl" Su Linglong, who has already begun training, Tian Yue (who goes by the alias "Yue'er"), Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan, who has absorbed the Primordial Immortal Herb. He still needs to find two more.

(End of this chapter)