As countless petals fell, the pink and white peach blossoms danced lightly in the wind, their fallen blossoms like clouds. The young man walked slowly, his robes fluttering, his Aura extraordinary and refined, like an exiled immortal untouched by the mortal world.
"Teacher, it's all my fault for not handling the recruitment well. Please punish me, Teacher."
Seeing the approaching figure, Wang Sheng bowed his head and cupped his hands, his face full of shame.
The young man, Su Ran, waved his hand indifferently:
"This isn't your fault. At least you didn't lose to Dai Mubai and didn't embarrass me."
"Teacher? He's the teacher of Taoyuan Academy? He's so young?!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. Although she had thought that the teachers of Taoyuan Academy would be younger than the two old geezers from Shrek, she never expected him to be almost the same age as them!
Clearly, the teachers and students from Shrek were also a bit surprised.
"I never thought that the only one willing to take me as a master would be this girl."
Su Ran glanced at Ning Rongrong, a helpless smile appearing on his handsome face beneath the mask.
He had originally thought that Zhu Zhuqing had the most hope of being recruited into Taoyuan Academy during this enrollment.
He never expected to recruit a little demoness from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Although she was a bit willful, since she was his first Disciple, then willful she could be. If she had the strength to be willful, what was wrong with that?
"Teacher! I'll be your Disciple!"
Ning Rongrong adorably stuck out her tongue at Su Ran.
The Tiger Form Fist that Wang Sheng had just performed was very exquisite; even Grandpa Sword might not be able to teach such a boxing technique.
This Teacher Su Ran must not be simple!
"Alright, then you are my Disciple from now on."
Su Ran gave Ning Rongrong a peach blossom token.
[First Disciple: Ning Rongrong]
[Aptitude Rank: S]
[Spirit: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda]
[spirit power: Rank 26]
...[Taoyuan Academy Headmaster, Teacher: Su Ran]
[spirit power: Rank 71 → Rank 72]
[Spirit: Divine Show Peach Branch]
[Shared Spirit upon taking Disciple: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda (shares Disciple's Spirit Ability)]
[Disciple successfully taken, all Spirit Ability durations increased by 10%]
[First Spirit Ability: Folding Branch Like a Dream — Illusion Skill, 500 years → 550 years]
[Second Spirit Ability: A Dream Peach Sword Order — A peach branch sword flying out from a dreamlike Peach Garden, capable of piercing souls and killing, 1000 years → 1100 years]
[Third Spirit Ability: Chaotic Red Flying Snow — Peach Blossom Branch forms a chaotic flurry of flying swords, a turbulent storm, 3550 years → 3900 years]
[Fourth Spirit Ability: Scarlet Moon Peach Bloom — Peach Immortal dances gracefully under the Peach Moon, the crimson Peach Moon descends, blooming with a hum, causing a violent explosion, 10000 years → 11000 years]
[Fifth Spirit Ability: Burning Flower Thousand Peach Slash — Unleashes hundreds to thousands of Peach Immortal Slashes in an instant, stacked and launched, with astonishing power, 20000 years → 22000 years]
[Sixth Spirit Ability: Nine Luminaries Peach Blossom Sword — Combines the power of the nine luminaries: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu, giving birth to nine peach blossom swords, each with different powers and effects, 40000 years → 44000 years]
[Seventh Spirit Ability: Red Dust True Body, 70000 years → 77000 years]
[Several other secret techniques suitable for Cultivating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit have also been successfully sent as rewards.]
A panel flashed across Su Ran's eyes, and he felt a hint of joy in his heart.
In truth, Su Ran was not a native of the Douluo Continent, but a Transmigrator.
When he realized he had arrived alone on the Douluo Continent, he was both surprised and delighted.
He awakened the Divine Show Peach Branch Spirit, which was said to be a top-tier immortal-grade Spirit, even more Advanced than Yue Guan's Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
After several years of diligent Cultivation, Su Ran finally achieved a Breakthrough to Rank 71 Spirit Saint.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Su Ran awakened the [World-Renowned Immortal Master Disciple-Taking System], which directly rewarded him by opening a Taoyuan Academy opposite Shrek Academy, allowing him to take Disciples and impart knowledge.
The higher the Aptitude of the Disciples he took, the richer the rewards he would receive.
At the same time, he could also share his Disciple's Spirit and Spirit Abilities.
As for Wang Sheng, Su Ran had passed through Nuoding City years ago when Wang Sheng was still a work-study student, not even at Rank 10 spirit power, and his mother was seriously ill. Su Ran, out of kindness, gave him some gold coins to treat his mother's illness.
From then on, he dropped out of Noding Academy and wholeheartedly followed Su Ran as a little attendant.
Gradually, he learned many things from Su Ran, becoming a subordinate who was like a Disciple but not quite, nominally calling him "Teacher."
And Wang Sheng also transformed from a novice without a single Spirit Ability into a Spirit Grandmaster with good Aptitude.
He now served as the Taoyuan Academy's gate guard + handyman, occasionally secretly learning… "Headmaster, this young man is a bit extraordinary; his Aura is quite strong."
Li Yusong had already sensed the Aura emanating from Su Ran.
Flender also frowned. This masked young man couldn't be much older than Mubai and the others, yet the calm composure and spirit power fluctuations he exuded were no less than his own.
"This is the teacher of Taoyuan Academy? He looks so young."
"He shouldn't be much older than us. His demeanor is so good, like a young man from another world, descended from the heavens."
"But why is he wearing a mask?"
"He must be ugly and unpresentable," Tang San replied to Xiao Wu.
"Is that so?"
"Mm!"
..."No matter how mysterious the Aura he releases, given his age, he cannot be a powerhouse of the same Rank as us."
"Young man, no matter who you are, opening an academy opposite ours and injuring our students—isn't that a bit underhanded? Especially since you're a junior."
"How about this, I'll give you two choices. One, merge Taoyuan Academy into our Shrek. I can let you be a teacher at Shrek. Two, you compensate our Shrek with two thousand gold coins and move your school within three days. Then this matter will be settled. Otherwise, we can only handle it according to the rules of Spirit Masters."
Flender intended to extort a hefty sum; no matter which choice, he would profit without loss.
"As I just said, if Headmaster Flender wishes to spar, I am willing to oblige."
Su Ran spoke calmly, neither humble nor arrogant. Just standing there, he exuded an air of carefree detachment.
He wouldn't fall for this cunning Flender's trick.
"Young man, at your age, your spirit power is at most Rank 40 or 50. The lowest-ranked teacher at our Shrek is a Spirit Emperor. You are simply not qualified to be a teacher. I advise you not to seek trouble."
"Whether I'm qualified or not, you don't get to decide."
"Besides, in this day and age, even a Spirit Grandmaster without Rank 30 can take Disciples. Why can't I?"
Su Ran said indifferently, making a 'please make your move' gesture with one hand, as is customary in Spirit Master duels.
Tang San's face was peculiar: "Why do I feel like I'm being subtly insulted? Is it my imagination?"
Flender's eyes narrowed:
"I had a bit of admiration for you, but since you're so stubborn, don't say that our Shrek is bullying the young. As long as you can defeat Yuesong, this matter will be temporarily settled. Otherwise, your Taoyuan Academy will surely become a ruin today."
"Yuesong, go."
Li Yusong leaped from his stool. A long staff with countless intricate patterns appeared in his right hand. Six spirit rings, one white, one yellow, three purple, and one black, emerged around him, signifying that he was a Spirit Emperor powerhouse.
Too lazy to even use a Spirit Ability, he swung the long staff, producing a whistling sound as it cleaved towards Su Ran.
"Don't say this old man is bullying the young. I won't use Spirit Abilities. If you can win, you're impressive."
"You talk too much."
"Since you're not using them, then I will."
Su Ran didn't waste any more time either.
His feet sank, and the surrounding scenery seemed to become dreamlike. peach blossoms began to fall from the sky, and a beautiful, massive peach blossom tree bloomed behind him.
And from within that peach tree, a shimmering Peach Blossom Branch flew before Su Ran, and seven spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—appeared beneath his feet.
Seven rings, Spirit Saint!