Xiao Wu looked utterly worried, pitiful enough to make anyone's heart ache.
Gula stepped forward, forced his voice into a thin thread, and transmitted it at close range. "You should be able to sense that Tang San has a kind of attraction about him. He's the son of a human and a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor."
"So as long as you get along well with Tang San, with your similar experiences, his father won't attack you."
After all, the men of the Tang family were all spirit-beast lovers. They were far too easy to understand.
Xiao Wu's pupils contracted. Hearing such explosive news, she was beyond shocked. "So that's how it is. No wonder... Wait, what about you? You also have this kind of... affinity. What's the reason?"
"Hm? I do too?"
Gula was puzzled, guessing inwardly, Is it Celebi? No, Celebi is the God of the Forest and has nothing to do with spirit beasts. Xiao Wu isn't a plant either. Then it must be the Plane's favor the system mentioned.
His eyes narrowed slightly. Child of Nature? Can the current Plane Consciousness nurture a Child of Nature? Or did it link up with Celebi's ability?
Gula couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
"I have some guesses, but I'll have to talk about the specific reason later. Little San is about to wake up. We'll talk later."
Xiao Wu guessed that Gula was hiding something and pouted. "You only say half of it. So mysterious."
Gula glared at her. Xiao Wu lowered her voice, gave a light snort, and fell silent.
Before long, Tang San woke up. The Soul Power around him fluctuated violently, then gradually returned to calm.
"How are the effects of the soul skill? What changes did the Blue Silver Grass have?"
Gula asked curiously.
Tang San smiled confidently. "I'm very satisfied."
He summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. The originally blue-silver vines now had an extra layer of golden halo over their surface, giving off faint Soul Power Fluctuations.
"The Blue Silver Grass gained an additional trait. Like the sunflower, it can absorb sunlight to recover Soul Power, and it can also reduce damage from Light Attribute attacks, converting a small portion into Soul Power."
Gula nodded. "Just this ability alone can greatly enhance your sustained combat ability."
Tang San nodded in agreement. "That's right. The original consumption of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul was already very small. Now that it has the same ability as plants to absorb sunlight, during the day, the cost of maintaining the martial soul is even lower than the Soul Power it converts."
"In addition, the soul skill's effect is to store energy equal to thirty percent of my total Soul Power. Because it's stored inside the martial soul, every additional ring increases the storage ratio by ten percent."
"The energy can be Soul Power, or any energy that doesn't conflict with Blue Silver Grass. For example, Sunlight Energy or Life Force, and it can be transmitted through the Blue Silver Lurantis Crown for others to use."
"I named my Second Soul Skill Blue Silver Energy Ring."
The corner of Gula's mouth twitched. This name gave him such a strong sense of déjà vu.
"A very strong soul skill, and very suitable for you. Although it has no attack power, it can greatly strengthen your endurance. When you become a Title Douluo, you'll be able to store an amount equal to your full Soul Power. Relying on Self-Created Soul Skills, you can wear most enemies to death."
Gula paused, then continued, "And with your Second Soul Ring, you've once again shown the same soul skill growth trait as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. That's enough to prove that the Blue Silver Grass martial soul isn't simple."
"It's not like there are no other Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters who have taken the support-system route, but they definitely haven't displayed this kind of powerful uniqueness."
"Little San, be careful not to expose your soul ring's true effect."
Tang San nodded. "I understand. I'll only tell you."
After fusing with the sunflower soul ring, Tang San seemed to have a faint golden light lingering around him, giving people a warm feeling. His sense of distance had faded quite a bit.
"Mm. Storing Sunlight Energy lets you use Synthesis at any time. That counts as achieving the original goal."
"Coincidentally, Xiao Wu has also decided on her soul ring choice. When the time comes, there should also be a suitable choice there for your Third Soul Ring."
Gula deliberately kept him in suspense. "As for the specific situation, it's better for Xiao Wu to tell you herself."
After saying that, Gula quickened his steps and left space for the two of them.
Tang San was puzzled. "Xiao Wu, what do you want to say?"
Xiao Wu hesitated, stopping and starting several times, but in the end, she still told Tang San about her true identity.
Tang San's pupils quaked, violently quaked, then quaked again.
A spirit beast transformed into human form? This identity was far too shocking. Tang San had imagined Xiao Wu might be some family's runaway Young Miss, but he had never imagined Xiao Wu would have this identity.
But after a year of getting along, despite the difference in gender, Xiao Wu's mischievous, willful yet lively personality was enough for the very solitary Tang San to regard Xiao Wu as one of his own.
Thus, the two quickly accepted reality, and Tang San proposed that the three of them become sworn siblings.
"Ah, sworn siblings?"
Gula wasn't opposed to becoming sworn siblings. He had already chosen to face the difficulty head-on and prepare to correct Tang San's personality. The identity of sworn brothers would make it easier for him to interfere with Tang San's thoughts.
It would also make it convenient for him to give the two of them benefits and nurture them.
"Sure, then let's become sworn siblings. As for the position of Big Brother, I'll take it without hesitation."
Gula said with a smile.
Xiao Wu seemed to have an objection, but before she could say it, Gula glared at her. Xiao Wu instantly wilted and looked at Tang San with an aggrieved expression.
Tang San met Xiao Wu's eyes directly. "I've always wanted a younger sister."
And so Xiao Wu became Third Sister.
Tang Hao, hidden in the shadows, was in an extremely complicated mood at that moment.
He had been searching for Medicinal Herbs outside, and would occasionally return to Nuoding City to pay attention to Tang San's cultivation progress.
He had come back this time because he guessed Tang San would need to hunt for a soul ring, so he had returned early to keep watch and followed them to the Star Dou Great Forest. Who would have thought he would see this scene?
The same sworn brotherhood—two elder brothers and a transformed Third Sister. It was exactly the same as the three siblings had been back then.
"Ah Yin..."
Tang Hao sighed and said pessimistically, "I hope you don't end up with the same fate as us."
He looked at Gula, no longer harboring the slightest doubt about Gula's extraordinary talent. Whether the three of them could make it to the end would most likely depend on Gula.
Tang Hao was already thinking about how he could draw Gula in. After all, even with his brains, he knew that if a team kept making one person give without return, problems would arise sooner or later.
But after thinking it over again and again, he could not come up with anything worth giving Gula. He was reluctant to give away a soul bone, and the sect's secret techniques could not be passed to outsiders. In that case, he had nothing left.
Unable to think of a suitable gift, Tang Hao simply stopped dwelling on it and let Tang San make his own way.
After the three finished becoming sworn siblings and changed how they addressed one another, they headed toward the Laurel Tree Forest in Xiao Wu's memories.
Xiao Wu's moods shifted constantly, and she quickly threw the gloom of becoming Third Sister to the back of her mind, leading the way ahead without a care.
"Big Brother, Second Brother. No, wait—Third Brother still feels smoother to say."
Xiao Wu got tangled up over the form of address and asked Tang San for his opinion.
Tang San said with a soft laugh, "Either is fine. Go with what you like."
Xiao Wu giggled. "Then I'll call you Third Brother from now on. Actually, I should be Eldest Sister, and you two..."
"No."
Gula and Tang San spoke in unison, ending Xiao Wu's fantasy of becoming Eldest Sister.
"Tch, fine then."
Xiao Wu muttered under her breath.
In the distance, laurel trees about thirty meters tall could be seen faintly. Their pale silver bark shimmered softly under the sunlight, like the lingering glow of a bright silver moon spilling down.
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