Oscar was indeed correct, but as for how to do it specifically, that depended on how he arranged things.
If Tang San wanted to attach at least a ten thousand year spirit ring to his second martial soul, then besides requiring strong spiritual power, his physical constitution was also of utmost importance.
Now that Tang San no longer had the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and although he might obtain Shrek Academy's whale glue in the future, that alone would never be enough to sustain him in absorbing so many spirit rings.
If he really insisted on doing so, then the only way was to work on his Blue Silver Grass. The Blue Silver Emperor itself represented life force. If his Blue Silver Grass martial soul could grant him strong enough vitality, then in the future he could also bear the pressure that came from attaching a ten thousand year spirit ring to his second martial soul.
Of course, doing so would mean that his Blue Silver Grass would temporarily lose part of its combat effectiveness. But actually, it wasn't really a loss.
Once his martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, with its innate power, even the most basic entangling skill would become immensely powerful.
So Oscar wasn't wrong, and Tang San now fully understood how he should cultivate in the future he had clarified his path forward.
He would not remain limited to the Blue Silver Grass, but would ensure that it complemented his Clear Sky Hammer. Only then could he bring out the full potential of both martial souls.
And in Tang San's eyes, Oscar who was also a twin martial soul user was one of his senior role models.
But he could not copy Oscar's path, otherwise wouldn't he just become the protagonist all over again?
Oscar explained that his own first martial soul was a food type sausage, different from Tang San's. Although their general cultivation direction was similar, the specifics were quite different.
Therefore, Tang San couldn't follow Oscar's path, but had to walk the path most suitable for himself.
After hearing this, Tang San felt it made perfect sense. His Blue Silver Grass wasn't developing as a support type, so it truly was different from Oscar's first martial soul.
However, after seeing Oscar unleash tremendous battle power with his second martial soul the Frost Sword even without any spirit rings attached, Tang San began to have new ideas for his own second martial soul.
Even if he didn't need to attach spirit rings yet, that didn't mean he couldn't use it.
Although his father and former teacher Yu Xiaogang had advised him not to reveal his second martial soul, here within Shrek Academy, there was no longer any need to hide it. That meant he could start cultivating it too.
In the future, he just had to avoid using it in front of outsiders. Of course, it wasn't because he was jealous that Oscar, a support type soul master, now possessed immense combat ability.
Oscar didn't know the true way to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer, but he did know a few methods. Since he wanted to shape Tang San into a great figure, naturally he had to "offer flowers to the Buddha," so to speak.
This method was the same as the one Tang Hao taught in the original story. The Clear Sky Hammer, being one of the top tool type martial souls on the continent, was terrifyingly heavy even without spirit rings.
Thus, while Oscar guided Tang San in cultivating his Blue Silver Grass, he also taught him how to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer and use it for powerful attacks.
The first thing Tang San had to do was bitterly train the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique. This hammer method wasn't secret, but it was the most compatible with the Clear Sky Hammer.
With Tang San's current ability, he could at most swing twenty four consecutive hammers. Oscar demanded he reach at least fifty four before he could barely qualify to move on to the next stage.
Using the Clear Sky Hammer to perform the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique was a huge test of both physical strength and willpower. At Tang San's current pace, to reach fifty four strikes, he would need to at least attain the Soul King realm.
Since he hadn't gained the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, nor the Eight Spider Lances to strengthen his body, this was an extremely difficult path for him.
But Tang San would not give up. On the contrary, the tougher it was, the harder he would fight, especially since Oscar was working even harder than him.
And not only Tang San in Oscar's influence, the whole Shrek Academy was improving at a frightening speed.
A month quickly passed. Through a clone of Flender left at the academy, Oscar learned that Zhao Wuji had successfully obtained his eighth spirit ring and advanced to Contra. But they hadn't returned yet, because the Shrek group had made breakthroughs.
All of them had advanced one rank of spirit power in that month. Dugu Yan, who had been at a bottleneck at level 49, broke through to level 50, only needing a ten thousand year spirit ring to advance to Soul King.
Dai Mubai reached level 40. Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu all advanced to level 30.
Oscar himself advanced from level 47 to 48. Ma Hongjun from 45 to 46, and Ning Rongrong from 26 to 27.
Shrek's growth was excellent. After Dugu Yan broke through, they immediately set off together to the Star Dou Forest. Flender and Zhao Wuji were now waiting at a nearby town outside the forest.
Notably, during cultivation, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong learned that Dugu Yan's fourth spirit ring was already at the ten thousand year level.
She didn't bother to hide it, since she had nothing to fear after all, her grandfather Dugu Bo was a real Title Douluo.
Now, having broken through to level 94, with his martial soul evolved and a spirit core added, Dugu Bo could even contend head on with Super Douluo above level 95. He had no fear of being targeted.
Beyond Dugu Bo himself, the deterrent force of the entire "Jade Scale Clan" was terrifying. If even the weakest of them Dugu Bo was so fearsome, who would dare provoke the entire clan?
Furthermore, with the Jade Scale Clan now allied with the Frost Sword Sect, the two together had faintly reached the level of the Upper Three Sects, perhaps even surpassing them.
Even Spirit Hall treated the Jade Scale Clan and Frost Sword Sect politely. Though they could not rope them in, their relationship remained friendly.
In fact, the Frost Sword Sect had good relations with nearly all major powers on the continent no conflict of interests, and even some cooperation.
Although Ning Rongrong and Tang San were shocked and envious when they saw Dugu Yan's ten thousand year spirit ring, and each had some private thoughts, none showed greed or other negative emotions.
After all, with a poison master for a grandfather, it was no surprise she had heavenly treasures to aid her cultivation.
Of course, they were envious, but once they understood the risks and opportunities involved, they dropped such ideas.
Forcefully absorbing a ten thousand year spirit ring would bring devastating spiritual shock. At best, it could shatter a martial soul.
As geniuses, they naturally wouldn't gamble with their future.
Meanwhile, as Oscar led the group to Star Dou Forest, three guests arrived at the Frost Sword Sect's base in Spirit City.
The sect, as a newly risen hidden clan, naturally kept a foothold there. Even though they had refused Spirit Hall's recruitment, maintaining goodwill was necessary.
Spirit City was the holy land of soul masters. Since ninety percent of its residents were soul masters, who were rarely short of money, running businesses there was highly profitable.
On a bustling street stood the Frost Restaurant and Frost Escort Bureau, where a peak Contra resided.
This Contra was actually a clone of Gai Yue. At level 89, even with only sixty percent of his full power, he was beyond the reach of ordinary Contras.
And with the Frost Sword Sect behind him, no one would dare attack first. His displayed spirit power was real, so his reduced strength would not be exposed.
Though Spirit Hall had failed to recruit them, they still sent people to maintain relations. This time, they sent three young people.
Because one of Oscar's clones had shown extraordinary talent there, Spirit Hall naturally wanted to test the waters.
These three were none other than Spirit Hall's famed "Golden Generation," the youngest holders of the Purple Record Medal, the absolute top geniuses of their era.
Two men and one woman. The leader was Xie Yue, 19 years old, with the rare single born twin martial souls, Moon Blades. His spirit power had reached a terrifying level 46. Two years later, at the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, his power would leap to level 52, becoming a Soul King.
The second man was Yan, also 19 and level 46, with the rare dual attribute martial soul, Flame Lord of fire and earth. His talent rivaled Xie Yue's, and he too would reach level 52 at the tournament.
The woman was Xie Yue's younger sister, Hu Liena. The siblings bore different surnames from their parents. Her talent surpassed both Xie Yue and Yan's.
At only 18, she was already level 45. Two years later, she too would reach level 51, becoming a Soul King.
Not only that, but she and her brother possessed a terrifying martial soul fusion skill. When unleashed, even high rank Soul Kings would not frighten them.
Because of her gifts, Hu Liena was chosen by the current Pope, Bibi Dong, as her only personal disciple.
The arrival of these three drew Spirit Hall and the Frost Sword Sect closer together.
With attendants, they entered the third floor private room of the escort bureau, where a handsome young man awaited them.
Nearly two meters tall, with long sky blue hair tied with a golden headband, his handsome features made even Xie Yue and Yan, renowned as two of the most handsome men at Spirit Hall Academy, pale in comparison.
Even Hu Liena, who had seen countless handsome men and beautiful women, couldn't help but glance twice at the blue haired youth.
"Since coming to Spirit City, I've long heard of the Golden Generation's fame. Seeing you today, it is indeed well deserved," the youth said with a warm smile, his voice like a spring breeze. "I am Ailan of the Frost Sword Sect. Greetings to the three of you, outstanding young talents."
The three smiled in return. But when Yan noticed Hu Liena's expression, his own smile faded, his eyes carrying a trace of hostility toward the handsome youth.
Hu Liena spoke: "We heard from our elders about Brother Ailan's talent, so we wanted to visit and spar a little. I wonder if Brother Ailan has time today?"
She went straight to the point. It wasn't because of his looks, but because she and her brothers hadn't met a peer of equal talent in a long time, and were eager for such a spar.
Ailan smiled faintly: "My teacher already mentioned this to me. He asked me to come here to welcome the Saintess, precisely for this purpose."
"Of course, a spar is important. But since the three of you must be tired from your journey, why don't we first have some tea and refreshments, get to know one another, and then spar afterward?"
He added with a smile: "After all, without elders here, we young people need not be so restrained, right?"
Hearing this, Xie Yue and Hu Liena smiled in agreement. They hadn't expected Ailan to be so easygoing, and his thoughts aligned with theirs.
Although the Spirit Hall elders had told them to test this so called genius of the Frost Sword Sect, as young people, they weren't focused on power struggles, but on friendship.
At their age, politics was too far away. Meeting someone of similar age and talent brought them genuine joy.
So seeing Ailan not being hostile but instead extending an invitation made Xie Yue and Hu Liena naturally happy.
Yan normally liked such people too but what upset him was that Hu Liena seemed unusually warm and friendly to Ailan.
She was the Saintess of Spirit Hall, usually aloof and cold. Yet now, at their very first meeting, she was already calling him "Brother"?
As Hu Liena's devoted admirer, Yan was deeply uncomfortable. And since he wore his heart on his sleeve, it wasn't hard for others to notice.
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