Chapter 21: Anonymous Report—Maybe I Should Wait Until I'm a Titled Douluo Before Coming Back Out
"That's right—poison!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded firmly and analyzed with confidence. "That way, once your control takes effect, even if it only restrains the opponent for a brief moment, the poison within your martial soul can invade their body."
"Even if your Blue Silver Grass is shattered afterward, that poison won't be dispelled anytime soon."
"Continuous weakening and damage—that is the true essence of a control-type soul master!"
Listening to his teacher speak so eloquently, a trace of admiration flashed in Tang San's eyes.
"So that's how it is. The teacher's theories really are profound!"
At this moment, Tang San was also thinking that, as a Tang Sect disciple, using poison was precisely what he excelled at the most!
However, if Lin Yuan were here, he would probably burst out laughing on the spot.
Adding poison to Blue Silver Grass?
This suggestion sounded reasonable on the surface, but in reality, it completely narrowed Blue Silver Grass's future path!
What is the specialty of the Blue Silver Emperor?
It is a boundless life force!
You add poison to a royal martial soul whose life attribute is already maxed out?
That's like smearing shit onto a peerless divine sword—sure, it's disgusting, but it also destroys the sword's own sharpness!
Unfortunately, Tang San at this stage didn't understand any of that.
All he knew was that the man before him was his guide—and also the very culprit who would lead him onto the wrong path.
Not long after, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived at an area densely packed with bamboo.
Yu Xiaogang even reached out and touched one of them.
Tang San asked in confusion, "Teacher, is this also a soul beast? Are we going to absorb the soul ring produced by this one?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "This is just a ten-year Lone Bamboo. Although it's suitable for your Blue Silver Grass, the attributes it provides are still a bit too weak."
"Let's keep searching for something more appropriate first. If we really can't find anything else, we can always come back and absorb this one."
Hidden in the shadows, Tang Hao: ???
'I asked you to look after Xiao San, and this is how you do it?'
Even Tang Hao was having trouble holding himself back.
Yu Xiaogang actually had the idea of letting a twin martial soul genius absorb a ten-year soul ring?
Tang Hao was thinking to himself,' If you really dare do that, I'll smash you with one hammer on the spot!'
What kind of "Grandmaster" is this supposed to be?
And the reason he followed along in the first place was precisely because he didn't feel at ease.
He was quite clear about what kind of soul master Yu Xiaogang was.
That martial soul of his could handle some ten-year soul beasts without much trouble, but when it came to hundred-year soul beasts, success largely depended on luck.
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Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch
After finishing their registration and collecting their subsidy, Lin Yuan and Xiao Wu left.
During the process, Branch Hall Master Matthew Nuo had extended invitations to both of them, but they declined because they were studying at Nuoding Academy.
In Lin Yuan's impression, Matthew Nuo was actually a fairly decent branch hall master.
In the original story, Tang San had innate full soul power and joined Nuoding Academy first. As a member of Spirit Hall, Matthew Nuo didn't force the issue or compete with outside academies for him.
This in itself proved one thing—Spirit Hall wouldn't casually suppress or eliminate talented soul masters for no reason.
In the original story, Lin Yuan believed the main reason Spirit Hall acted against Tang San was his stance.
Leaving aside whether he supported the Heaven Dou Empire, the fact that he belonged to the Clear Sky Sect alone was enough to provoke Bibi Dong—and Spirit Hall's—killing intent.
That Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect were enemies was common knowledge across the continent.
This continent didn't lack geniuses like Tang San. Oscar and Feng Xiaotian also possessed innate full soul power, yet Spirit Hall paid them no particular attention.
One had to remember that even the three members of the Golden Generation only had rank 9 innate soul power.
Aside from Tang San and Oscar, the major elemental academies also had gifted students—and they were all living just fine.
So in the early stages, as long as one didn't openly oppose Spirit Hall, nothing would really happen.
Not long after Lin Yuan and Xiao Wu left the Spirit Hall branch, an anonymous letter suddenly appeared on the ground out of nowhere.
This was something Lin Yuan had left behind using the spatial abilities of his dual pupils.
Matthew Nuo frowned, picked it up, and opened it. Inside, it read:
[It is suspected that Spirit Hall's mortal enemy, the Clear Sky Douluo, has been active near Nuoding City. For the safety of the Spirit Hall branch personnel, please report this truthfully to the Spirit Hall Main Branch.]
[Important! You must report this. If any casualties occur due to negligence, you will bear the consequences!]
Matthew Nuo's expression changed drastically upon reading it.
At that moment, Su Yuntao had just returned from outside. Seeing Matthew Nuo like this, he asked in confusion, "Hall Master, what happened?"
Matthew Nuo replied, "Someone gave me an anonymous letter saying that the Clear Sky Douluo from back then has recently appeared near Nuoding City and told us to report it."
"What do you think—could this be someone's prank?"
Su Yuntao asked, "How did this letter appear?"
Matthew Nuo shook his head. "I don't know either. I wasn't paying attention for a moment, and suddenly it was at my feet."
Su Yuntao said, "Hall Master, someone capable of such methods probably doesn't have low cultivation. How about we explain the situation in detail and honestly report it?"
"After all, this isn't a trivial matter. Who would do something like this as a prank?"
"Anyone who knows about the Clear Sky Douluo and his enmity with Spirit Hall would either have considerable status or considerable strength."
"Ordinary people wouldn't even pay attention to things like this."
...
After leaving the Spirit Hall branch, Lin Yuan simply went shopping around the city with Xiao Wu.
And while strolling through the streets, he casually wrote today's diary entry:
[Hehe, just came out of the Spirit Hall branch—picked up a free gold soul coin.]
[I wonder whether Matthew Nuo will report my anonymous letter about Tang Hao to the Spirit Hall Main Branch.]
[Not sure if a branch hall master from such a remote place even has the authority to reach that level.]
[Sigh, letting Tang Hao keep wandering around Nuoding Academy isn't a solution either. Having a Titled Douluo secretly watching from the shadows all the time really doesn't feel good.]
[And Tang Hao has definitely discovered Xiao Wu's identity as a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast. If he doesn't leave, it'll be hard for me to interact with Xiao Wu at all.]
[Worst case scenario, I'll have no choice but to distance myself. Otherwise, I'm really afraid Tang Hao might lose control and smash me to death with one hammer.]
[After all, now that Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year soul beast identity has been exposed to him, her soul ring and soul bone are probably already considered his possessions in his heart.]
[What a pity—I still have so many things I haven't recorded in the diary yet. Do I really have to take Xiao Wu and hide away in some remote mountain forest?]
[The system just gave me a teleportation treasure that can take other people with me in times of danger.]
[If this anonymous letter gets intercepted, or if Spirit Hall doesn't send anyone to deal with it, then I'll just take Xiao Wu and run. I'll come back out after reaching Titled Douluo—otherwise it's far too dangerous.]
[Anyway, as long as Xiao Wu stays with me, her cultivation progress won't be a problem.]
[Crap… I'm not actually becoming a pervert, am I? I really am not into lolis!]
Xiao Wu: ???
Bibi Dong: ???
Qian Renxue: ???
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