Yu Xiaogang

The gatekeeper held his head high, arrogant and overbearing.

Tang San narrowed his eyes slightly, his hands moving to his waist.

Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record Third Rule...

Gula was too lazy to argue with the gatekeeper. He summoned his Groudon Martial Soul, and a three-meter-tall crimson phantom floated in midair.

"Get lost!"

It was a soft shout, not loud, but it contained the majesty of a divine beast. It nearly scared the gatekeeper's soul out of him. His legs went weak, and he collapsed backward onto the ground, his face deathly pale.

"Keep your mouth clean from now on. Little San, let's go."

Gula didn't bother looking at the gatekeeper. He was just a small fry, not even a Bug Catcher Kid refreshed by the roadside; defeating him wouldn't give any reward. Gula walked straight toward the academy gates.

Tang San withdrew his vigilance and Killing Intent, gave the gatekeeper a cool glance, and quickly caught up with Gula.

"Wait." A deep male voice came from behind them.

It was Yu Xiaogang. As usual, he had gone to Spirit Hall to check whether his Thesis had been published, but nearly a month had passed without any news. His hopes were probably slim.

He had been in a bad mood, but the moment he saw Gula's Martial Soul, his mood immediately improved.

Yu Xiaogang did not recognize the Groudon Martial Soul, but Gula had not concealed his Soul Power Fluctuation just now. Yu Xiaogang was, at any rate, a rank twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, and he could tell Gula's level was definitely above rank ten.

Gula stopped and turned back to see a middle-aged man with a stiff face. Guessing Yu Xiaogang's identity, he made no effort to hide his impatience. "Something you need?"

Yu Xiaogang was taken aback. What an arrogant child.

Still, were children nowadays this rude? Looking at the two boys' clothes, Yu Xiaogang decided not to take offense.

He forced out a strained smile. It looked as though the muscles in his face were having a hard time making that expression, giving people the feeling that he was half-smiling while looking down on them.

"Children, may I see your Martial Soul Certificates?"

"Are you a teacher at the academy?"

Tang San glanced worriedly at the gatekeeper, thinking Yu Xiaogang had come to make trouble for them.

"No. I'm a friend of the dean. I saw everything that happened just now. It wasn't your fault."

Yu Xiaogang's expression turned stern, and he angrily rebuked the gatekeeper. "Why haven't you gotten lost yet?"

The gatekeeper hurriedly scrambled up and walked away with his head lowered.

Tang San's expression eased, and he handed his Martial Soul Certificate to Yu Xiaogang.

Gula's eyes shifted slightly, but he did not stop him.

Yu Xiaogang took the Martial Soul Certificate. When he saw Innate Full Soul Power and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, his heart gave a jolt, and he felt as if he had been favored by fate.

Looking again, he saw that Gula also had Innate Full Soul Power, and that his Martial Soul was called Magma Beast. The appearance description on the Martial Soul Certificate was exactly the Martial Soul he had just seen. It was indeed extraordinary, tall and majestic, unlike an ordinary Martial Soul.

"Two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power. Could it be that heaven has favored me!"

Yu Xiaogang was wildly excited inside, but his face remained as calm as still water. He did not lose his composure, only clenched the Martial Soul Certificates slightly nervously.

Suppressing his excitement, he calmly put away the Martial Soul Certificates, showing no intention of returning them to the two. "I happen to be free. I can take you to register."

Gula neither agreed nor disagreed. Tang San thought it would be more convenient to have someone familiar with the academy lead the way, so he nodded and agreed.

"Thank you, uncle."

Under Gula's education, Tang San had begun to understand courtesy. Though Gula himself did not do it very well, Tang San liked the feeling of someone disciplining and teaching him, and had always held himself to strict standards.

Yu Xiaogang smiled and nodded, leading the two of them into the academy.

After passing through the gate, the view suddenly opened up. The road was a full twenty meters wide, with trees, flowers, and grass planted on both sides. The air was fresh, carrying a faint floral fragrance. The scents mingled together, bright but not vulgar, leaving one refreshed and relaxed.

"So you two are friends from the same village."

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San chatted congenially, and he learned of their origins.

Halfway along, feeling that they were familiar enough with each other, Yu Xiaogang suddenly said something shocking. "Little San, you actually have a Second Martial Soul, don't you?"

Tang San was startled. His right hand instinctively dropped, ready to fire his Sleeve Arrow at any moment, and his wariness toward Yu Xiaogang instantly rose to its peak.

He firmly remembered the warnings from his father Tang Hao and Gula. With a puzzled look on his face, he played dumb and said:

"What are you talking about? Don't Soul Masters all have one Martial Soul? How could I have a Second Martial Soul?"

Yu Xiaogang had not expected that he would fail to bluff a child. His expression looked rather unpleasant, and he forced a smile.

"You don't need to hide it. I have researched six hundred and forty-seven Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters, and the highest Soul Power among them did not exceed rank one. For you to awaken with Innate Full Soul Power, there is only one possibility: the quality of your Second Martial Soul is extremely high, raising your Innate Soul Power."

A trace of disdain flashed through Tang San's eyes. Yu Xiaogang's analysis was far inferior to Brother Gu's.

He did not even understand the Blue Silver King, yet he still had the nerve to claim he had researched Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters. What a clueless fellow.

Even if he felt disdain in his heart, Tang San had no intention of rashly offending the dean's friend, so he continued playing dumb. "But my Martial Soul is Blue Silver King. Even the lord deacon of Spirit Hall said he had recognized it wrong."

"What? Blue Silver King!?"

Yu Xiaogang's confidence wavered.

Gula raised his hand and pushed up nonexistent glasses, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes as he added a chilly stab from the side. "That's right. Little San's Bloodline Reversion caused his Martial Soul Mutation. Haven't you heard of it?"

The blade light pierced his heart, and Yu Xiaogang's body swayed. He was unwilling to accept reality.

"Was I really wrong? It isn't Twin Martial Souls, but a Martial Soul Mutation caused by Bloodline Reversion?"

Yu Xiaogang's confidence wavered. Thinking about it, that made sense too. Twin Martial Souls were one in a million—how could an unlucky wretch like him have run into one?

He gave a bitter smile, a gloomy air spreading around him.

But Yu Xiaogang had suffered plenty of blows before, and he soon adjusted his state of mind.

Whether or not it was Twin Martial Souls, a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with Bloodline Reversion was just as rare—perhaps even rarer than Twin Martial Souls. It was the first case he had ever heard of, and it was perfectly suited to become the work with which he proved himself to the world.

Yu Xiaogang gave a light cough, as if the person embarrassed just now had not been him. "Blue Silver King, yes, I know it—the king among Blue Silver Grass. Many soul beast races experience this kind of Bloodline Sublimation, becoming a bloodline stronger than ordinary soul beasts."

"A positive Martial Soul Mutation is a good thing. It has strengthened your talent, but it is also a bad thing. With no predecessors to pave the way, do you know how to cultivate a Blue Silver King martial soul?"

Yu Xiaogang spoke on and on, not believing that Tang San, who had come out of a little mountain village, understood Soul Master knowledge.

As if showing off, he threw out his bait. "Blue Silver Grass is innately frail. After Bloodline Sublimation, at most it reaches the strength of a normal Plant Type martial soul."

"So if you want to become a Soul Master, the best route is to add Poison Attribute Soul Rings to the Blue Silver King."

"For example, Soul Rings from soul beasts such as Red-banded Snakes and rattlesnakes would add Poison Attribute to the Blue Silver King, making you a Control Type Soul Master. Once you become powerful in the future, you can add Soul Rings from top-tier soul beasts—Mandala Snake, Man Faced Demon Spider, Medusa Queen, and the like."

"Among the Title Douluo, there is an esteemed one whose title is Poison. That proves toxins have potential no inferior to any attribute, and they are extremely easy to acquire later in life. I wouldn't tell just anyone this."