Chapter 2: The World-Renowned Immortal Master Su Ran Takes Ning Rongrong as His Disciple
As countless petals fell at this moment, the pink and white peach blossoms danced lightly in the wind, their scattered petals like clouds. The young man walked slowly, his robes fluttering in the wind, his Aura extraordinary and ethereal, like a banished immortal who did not partake in worldly affairs.
“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 with cupped 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 Taoyuan Academy’s teacher? He’s actually so young?!”
Ning Rongrong’s eyes widened. Although she had thought that Taoyuan Academy’s teacher would be younger than those two old geezers from Shrek, she never expected him to be almost the same age as them!
Evidently, the teachers and students on the Shrek side were also somewhat surprised.
I never thought that the only one willing to become my Disciple 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 didn’t expect 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 let her be willful. If she has the strength to be willful, what’s 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 is definitely not simple!
“Good, then you are my Disciple from now on.”
Su Ran gave Ning Rongrong a peach blossom token.
【First Disciple: Ning Rongrong】
【Aptitude Level: S】
【Spirit: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda】
【spirit power: Level 26】
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【Dean and Teacher of Taoyuan Academy: Su Ran】
【spirit power: Level 71 → Level 72】
【Spirit: Divine Beauty Peach Blossom Branch】
【Disciple Shared Spirit: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda (Shares Disciple’s Spirit Ability)】
【Disciple successfully taken, all Spirit Ability years increased by 10%】
【First Spirit Ability: Zhe Zhi Ru Meng (Plucking Branches as Dreams) — Illusion Skill, 500 years → 550 years】
【Second Spirit Ability: A Dream Peach Sword Order — Like a peach branch sword flying out from a peach blossom Spring in a dream, it can both pierce Spirits and kill people, 1000 years → 1100 years】
【Third Spirit Ability: Chaotic Red Flying Snow — Peach blossom branches form chaotic swords sweeping and surging, 3550 years → 3900 years】
【Fourth Spirit Ability: Scarlet Moon Peach Bloom — Peach Immortal dances under the peach moon, scarlet peach moon descends, bursting forth 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, stacking and firing, with astonishing power, 20000 years → 22000 years】
【Sixth Spirit Ability: Nine Luminaries Peach Blossom Sword — Combines the power of the Sun, Moon, Fire, Water, Wood, Gold, Earth, Rahu, and Ketu Nine Luminaries to create nine peach blossom swords, each with different power effects, 40000 years → 44000 years】
【Seventh Spirit Ability: Red Dust True Body, 70000 years → 77000 years】
【Various other secret formula rewards suitable for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit cultivation have been successfully sent.】
A panel flashed across Su Ran’s eyes, and he felt a little joy in his heart.
Actually, Su Ran was not a native of the Douluo Continent, but a transmigrator.
When he realized he had come to the Douluo Continent alone, he was both surprised and delighted.
He awakened the Divine Beauty Peach Blossom Branch Spirit, which was said to be a top-tier immortal-grade Spirit, even higher than Yue Guan’s Odd Velvet Sky Reaching Chrysanthemum.
After several years of diligent cultivation, Su Ran finally broke through to Spirit Saint Level 71.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Su Ran actually 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 talent of the Disciples he took, the richer the rewards he would receive.
At the same time, he could also share his disciples’ Spirits and Spirit Abilities.
As for Wang Sheng, he was actually a person Su Ran met when he passed through Nuoding City. At that time, Wang Sheng was still a work-study student, didn't even have Level 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 Nuoding Academy and single-mindedly followed Su Ran as a little attendant.
Slowly, 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 with no Spirit Abilities into a Spirit Grandmaster with good Aptitude.
He currently serves as the gate security and handyman for Taoyuan Academy, occasionally secretly learning from Su Ran.
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“Dean, this young man is a bit unusual; his Aura is quite strong.”
Li Yuesong 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, but the calm and composed demeanor about him, that spirit power fluctuation, was actually no less than his own.
“This is Taoyuan Academy’s teacher? He looks so young.”
“He shouldn’t be much older than us, and his temperament is so good, like a young man from outside the world, descended from the heavens.”
“But why is he wearing a mask?”
“He must be ugly and can’t bear to show his face,” Tang San replied to Xiao Wu.
“Is that so?”
“Yes!”
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“No matter how mysterious the Aura he releases is, given his age, he cannot be a powerhouse of the same level as us.”
“Young man, no matter who you are, opening an academy opposite ours and injuring our academy’s students, isn’t that a dishonest thing to do? Especially since you are a junior.”
“How about this, I’ll give you two choices: first, merge Taoyuan Academy into our Shrek, and I can let you be a teacher at Shrek. Second, you compensate our Shrek two thousand gold coins and move your school within three days, and 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 option, he would make a profit.
“I just said, if Dean Flender wishes to spar, I am willing to oblige.”
Su Ran spoke indifferently, neither humble nor arrogant, simply standing there with an air of carefree detachment.
He would not fall for the cunning Flender’s trick.
“Young man, at your age, you can at most have forty to fifty levels of spirit power. The weakest teachers at our Shrek are Spirit Emperors. You are simply not qualified to be a teacher. I advise you not to seek trouble.”
“Whether I am qualified or not is not for you to say.”
“Moreover, even Spirit Grandmasters who haven’t reached Level 30 can take Disciples these days, so why can’t I?”
Su Ran said indifferently, making a 'please make your move' gesture with one hand, as is common in Spirit Master duels.
Tang San had a strange look on his face: Why do I feel like I’m being subtly criticized? Is it my imagination?
Flender’s eyes narrowed:
“I originally had some appreciation for you, but since you’re being stubborn, don’t blame us Shrek for bullying the young. If you can defeat Yuesong, this matter will be temporarily settled. Otherwise, your Taoyuan Academy will surely become ruins today.”
“Yuesong, go.”
Li Yuesong leaped up from the bench, and 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 on it, signifying that he was a Spirit Emperor powerhouse.
Too lazy to even use a Spirit Ability, the long staff whistled through the air as he swung it towards Su Ran.
“Don’t say this old man is bullying the young. If I don’t use Spirit Abilities and you can win, you’re impressive.”
“You talk too much.”
“Since you won’t use them, I will.”
Su Ran didn't waste any time either.
His foot sank, and the surrounding scenery seemed to become dreamlike. peach blossoms began to fall from the sky, and a beautiful and enormous peach tree bloomed behind him.
And from within that peach tree, a shimmering peach blossom immortal branch flew before Su Ran, and seven spirit rings appeared beneath his feet: yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.
Seven rings, Spirit Saint!