'With my current level, I can attach three soul rings to the Clear Sky Hammer. No—just adding one soul ring should be enough to push my cultivation into the Soul Ancestor realm. If possible, I can add two more later. With that as a foundation, whether it's the Clear Sky Hammer or Blue Silver Grass, I could attach a 10,000 year soul ring as the fourth. Just thinking about it…' Tang San's heart burned with heat.
'Like this, even if my cultivation doesn't reach Soul King, it should be about the same, right? I'll ask Teacher Xiaogang, hear what he says. Hopefully… he'll give me a proper reason.' His eyes flickered.
He quickly stood, left his bed, and walked out the door.
Not long later, he arrived at Yu Xiaogang's room. Before his knuckles landed a second time—creak—the door swung open.
'Did Teacher expect me to come?' Tang San was briefly surprised, noticing the door had only been left slightly ajar.
"Come in," Yu Xiaogang's calm voice said.
Still doubtful, Tang San pushed the door open, stepped in, and respectfully bowed, "Teacher."
Yu Xiaogang turned his chair around, gestured at the seat beside him. "Sit."
Tang San nodded, took his seat.
"Xiao San, you must be curious why your teacher insisted on you absorbing soul rings from animal-type soul beasts, right?" Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly. "Or perhaps you think your teacher made you absorb animal-type rings only to use you as proof for my theories?"
Tang San shook his head. "If Teacher asked me to, there must have been a reason."
Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Indeed, I have my reasons."
"Xiao San, do you remember back at Nuoding Academy? When you first arrived, I took you as my disciple. I won't deny—I chose you because of your twin martial soul talent. What I didn't expect, was that your second martial soul would be the Clear Sky Hammer."
His expression grew deeper. "Until one day… your father personally came to me. And he gave me this."
Light flickered in his palm, revealing a delicate token inlaid with six sigils.
Tang San's heart surged violently, eyes fixed on it.
Even when his Clear Sky Hammer had been exposed before Tai Tan, Yu Xiaogang never mentioned this. Yet his father had already contacted him.
"Xiao San, do you remember when you first arrived at Shrek Academy? Back then, because Zhao Wuji's hands were itching, he personally tested you all. You used hidden weapons to give him a good beating… and you yourself were injured, yes?"
Tang San nodded dumbly.
"Did you notice anything different about Zhao Wuji the next day?" Yu Xiaogang asked with a smile.
"…He seemed bruised up," Tang San muttered, recalling.
Yu Xiaogang nodded. "According to Flender, that very night, a man in black arrived at the academy."
His voice lowered. "Xiao San, Zhao Wuji was a Soul Sage at rank 76. Yet that man defeated him effortlessly, without even using a martial soul. Can you imagine how terrifying his strength must be?"
"That man was your father."
"Teacher, you mean… my father came to see me?" Tang San shot to his feet, his entire body trembling with excitement.
"Yes," Yu Xiaogang said seriously, then began telling all he knew of Tang Hao.
'Father… you really have been watching me all this time? Then wait, you'll see! I will not disappoint you. I will defeat Yang Yunhai with my own strength…' Tang San's resolve hardened. Then he turned back, eyes sharp. "Teacher, I have two questions."
"Speak," Yu Xiaogang nodded.
"The first… do you know who my mother is?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head, but still offered his speculation, linking it to Tang San's martial soul.
"The second," Tang San continued, "why do you and Father both refuse to let me cultivate my Clear Sky Hammer? Is it just to hide my Clear Sky Sect identity?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "No. Not to hide you. To make you stronger."
"Xiao San, what do you think is the greatest advantage of twin martial souls?"
Tang San thought for a moment. "The skills. One martial soul can have at most 9 soul rings, 9 skills. With two martial souls, that's 18."
Yu Xiaogang frowned. "Foolish boy. Have you learned nothing? Yes, twin martial souls cultivated to Titled Douluo can hold 18 rings. But you forget—you cannot wield both martial souls at once. In battle, you can only use 9 skills, tied to the martial soul you wield at the time."
"Don't underestimate twin martial souls. Their true advantage… is that you can raise one first, then the other."
Tang San's eyes widened. "Teacher, you mean…"
Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Your father and I both insisted you cultivate the Blue Silver Grass first precisely because it is far weaker than the Clear Sky Hammer. Xiao San, think carefully. With your current rank 38, if you attached a soul ring to the Clear Sky Hammer, how old a ring could you bear? Definitely not 10,000 years. If you tried, your body would explode from the energy."
"But if you first cultivate your Blue Silver Grass to Titled Douluo… and only then add rings to your Clear Sky Hammer? Your very first ring could be 10,000 years. All 9 rings could be 10,000 years. Can you imagine the power?"
Tang San's cheeks flushed, his heart racing.
Yu Xiaogang's voice carried weight. "That is our plan for you. And this advantage exists only for twin martial souls. Honestly, I never expected your Blue Silver Grass to truly reach rank 90. Only rank 60 is enough—to prepare your body so the Clear Sky Hammer can carry 9 rings, each 10,000 years or higher."
"At that time, even a Titled Douluo wouldn't be your match. Two Titled Douluo? Still not your match."
His eyes sharpened. "The Clear Sky Hammer is the strongest Tool Type martial soul. Heavy, explosive, demanding immense physical strength. To use it freely, you must have an incredibly strong body."
"And how do you gain that? Which rings increase physical strength more—animal, or plant?"
"Animal!" Tang San answered without hesitation.
Understanding finally dawned. Twin martial souls couldn't be used at once. The weaker one must pave the way for the stronger. By adding animal-type rings to the Blue Silver Grass, his body would grow tougher and stronger, so that when he finally turned to the Clear Sky Hammer, he could bear terrifyingly high-level rings.
'Father… Teacher… you had already planned everything for me. And yet, just now, I actually doubted Teacher…' Tang San's heart filled with shame.
(End of Chapter)
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