9: Chapter 9 Thunderwing Dragon, the Divergence Between Master and Disciple

Early the next morning.

Yun Yuan awoke from his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he found Bibi Dong wrapped around him like an octopus.

"Sigh, she wore me out last night. Coaxing a little girl to sleep is such a hassle."

Last night, Bibi Dong directly dragged him along to chat despite his sleepiness, refusing to let him go until three in the morning.

Looking at Bibi Dong sleeping like a log on top of him, Yun Yuan sighed. Having such a Senior Sister meant he was in for plenty of suffering in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Yuan started waking Bibi Dong up and then dragged her outside.

Today they still needed to continue searching for a suitable Spirit Beast for him, so they couldn't waste too much time.

Watching the two little ones emerge from the tent, seeing the massive dark circles around Xiao Yuan's eyes, he couldn't help smiling.

"Xiao Yuan, did Dong'er not let you sleep last night?"

Hearing this, Yun Yuan's emotions instantly became agitated as he complained to Qian Xunji.

"Teacher, you must properly discipline Senior Sister. Last night she forcefully dragged me over there to chat."

"When I wanted to sleep, she directly shook me awake again. I suffered a lot last night."

Hearing Yun Yuan's words, Bibi Dong, who was standing to the side, couldn't take it anymore, and her small hand gave Yun Yuan's waist a twist.

"Ah, it hurts."

"Teacher, look, if you don't keep Senior Sister in check, she's going to bully me every day."

Yun Yuan would have been fine if he hadn't spoken, but the moment he did, Bibi Dong exerted even more strength.

How was she bullying her Junior Brother, Yun Yuan? She was clearly training him, yes, she was training him.

"Alright, Dong'er, let go of your Junior Brother."

"As a Senior Sister, you should properly take care of your Junior Brother. How can you treat your Junior Brother like this?"

Qian Xunji pulled a long face and earnestly lectured Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong stood in front of Qian Xunji with her head drooped, listening to Qian Xunji's lectures.

"Understood, Teacher. I will treat Junior Brother well from now on."

Until finally, Bibi Dong softly made this promise to Qian Xunji.

After the small interlude in the early morning, Qian Xunji continued to lead Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong in the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a suitable Spirit Beast for Yun Yuan.

As time passed, the sun hung high in the sky.

"Hmm?"

Qian Xunji extended an arm to block Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong, who were about to walk, signaling them to stop.

"Teacher, have we encountered a Spirit Beast suitable for Junior Brother?"

Seeing Qian Xunji stop with a faint smile on his face, Bibi Dong's eyes curved into crescents as she stepped forward two steps and softly asked Qian Xunji.

"Mm, we have encountered one. It is a Spirit Beast ranked third on the priority sequence."

"Moreover, judging by its size, it should be a Spirit Beast of over four hundred years, suitable for Xiao Yuan to absorb."

Qian Xunji explained to Bibi Dong.

This time they headed to the Star Dou Great Forest not necessarily to hunt down the Spirit Beast ranked first on the priority sequence.

This priority sequence referred to Spirit Beasts whose attributes were suited for Yun Yuan's qingtian spear Spirit and easily produced amplification-type Spirit Abilities.

As long as it reached the top five of the sequence, it was their target, because subsequent spirit rings could all be hunted and acquired according to the Spirit Beasts on this sequence.

Next, Qian Xunji's gaze locked tightly onto the Spirit Beast a hundred meters away, and the light Soul Power on his body was released from within.

The light Soul Power at the Titled Douluo level pressed directly onto that Spirit Beast, instantly suppressing it to the point where it couldn't move.

"Alright, Xiao Yuan, Dong'er, let's go over."

While releasing Soul Power to suppress that Spirit Beast, Qian Xunji led Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong to walk over.

Crossing a hundred meters, the three arrived before this Spirit Beast. The instant he saw the appearance of the Spirit Beast, Yun Yuan recognized its species.

Thunderwing Dragon, a sub-dragon species, possessing wind and thunder attributes, a top-tier Spirit Beast.

To use such a top-tier Spirit Beast as his first spirit ring, Yun Yuan was quite satisfied. Just as he was about to summon the qingtian spear to finish off this Spirit Beast,

the smile on Qian Xunji's face faded, his brows furrowed slightly, and he extended an arm to stop Yun Yuan's action.

Seeing this, Yun Yuan raised his eyes to look at Qian Xunji, his gaze filled with doubt.

"Could it be that Teacher is still not satisfied with this Spirit Beast?"

The next moment, Qian Xunji gave his answer.

"Xiao Yuan, it's a pity. The age of this Spirit Beast is a bit beyond my expectations."

"Just now from afar, judging by its size, I thought it was a Spirit Beast of over four hundred years. But after getting closer and judging by its characteristics, I discovered that the true age of this Spirit Beast is close to six hundred years."

"I reckon the reason for its small size is likely developmental stunting."

After hearing Qian Xunji's explanation, Bibi Dong beside Yun Yuan sighed, having originally thought they had encountered a Spirit Beast suitable for her Junior Brother.

But she didn't expect this Spirit Beast to actually be stunted in growth, wasting such an overbearing and mighty appearance.

Yun Yuan looked at the nearly six-hundred-year-old Thunderwing Dragon before him, remaining silent while pondering internally.

Ultimately, Yun Yuan's eyes revealed unprecedented firmness. He raised his eyes to look at Qian Xunji and stated his choice.

"Teacher, I want to try absorbing this Spirit Beast's spirit ring."

The moment Yun Yuan said this, Qian Xunji immediately rejected it.

"No, this cannot be done. The danger is too great; Teacher cannot let you gamble with your life."

This time, no matter what Yun Yuan said, he would not agree. Since ancient times, no Spirit Master had ever been able to absorb a spirit ring exceeding five hundred years when absorbing their first spirit ring.

Furthermore, this was a Spirit Beast with an age reaching six hundred years. If Yun Yuan were to absorb it, the situation would be a nine-deaths-and-one-life scenario. How could he agree to this?

Teacher Qian Xunji's stern rejection was within Yun Yuan's expectations, but he still had a certain degree of confidence in being able to absorb this six-hundred-year spirit ring.

"Teacher, do not rush to refuse. Since Disciple has this thought, naturally Disciple has a certain level of confidence."

"Disciple has practiced the spear since childhood, and my physical constitution is stronger than Spirit Masters of the same rank. Absorbing this six-hundred-year spirit ring, in Disciple's view, only carries a slight risk."

"If Disciple is unwilling to even take this bit of risk, how can Disciple speak of stepping onto the peak of Spirit Masters?"

His natural talent, although not belonging to that Atlas Douluo from twenty thousand years later, but...

Listening to Yun Yuan's persuasive words, Qian Xunji's heart was already somewhat shaken.

Yun Yuan carefully watched Qian Xunji's expression from the side, and seeing that he was somewhat hesitant, he stepped forward.

"Teacher, you can probe my physical constitution. It is definitely stronger than ordinary Spirit Masters."

Seeing Yun Yuan's firm gaze, Qian Xunji also stepped forward and then placed his hand on Yun Yuan's shoulder to begin probing.

"It really is stronger than ordinary Spirit Masters."

After probing for a while, Qian Xunji's heart relaxed a lot, but seeing Yun Yuan's stubbornly persistent look, he sighed softly.

"As you wish."

Seeing that Qian Xunji had relented, Yun Yuan was overjoyed.

The next moment.

With a thought from Yun Yuan, a silver-white, transparent spear radiating an incomparably sharp intent appeared in his hand—impressively his Spirit, the qingtian spear.