Clear Sky Hammer Turns into a Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot? Tang San and Yu Xiaogang Are Both Dumbfounded

Tang San raised his left hand with a resolute expression, then gathered the Soul Power within his body into his palm.

In an instant, black light surged forth.

Sensing this powerful aura, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed slightly.

In that brief moment, his mind raced as he muttered involuntarily,

"Tang San, Tang San... His surname is Tang."

Yu Xiaogang's pupils suddenly contracted. Could it be...?

Just then, a hammer handle condensed above Tang San's palm.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang abruptly rose from his seat, his eyes filled with immense excitement.

He stared fixedly at that jet-black hammer handle.

Such a terrifying aura could only belong to the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one Weapon Soul on the Douluo Continent!

Yu Xiaogang could no longer suppress the corners of his mouth.

Without blinking, he stared intently at Tang San's left palm.

The next second, at the spot where the hammerhead should have appeared, a jet-black bamboo-shoot-like object emerged, pointed at one end, round at the other, and layered upon itself.

Yu Xiaogang stumbled and nearly rammed his head into the table.

What the hell was this?

The aura was clearly one that only the top-tier Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, possessed.

Yet its form was completely different.

A Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot?

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At the same time, Ye Xian, who had just finished eating and walked out of the cafeteria, received the system's response in his mind.

Thinking of the Clear Sky Hammer turning into a bamboo shoot, he found it genuinely hilarious.

It was simply too absurd.

At that moment, Tang San, inside Yu Xiaogang's room, froze where he stood.

He was just as dumbfounded.

Looking at the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand, he tried hard to recall what it had looked like before.

The last time he had summoned it, Tang Hao had smacked it away with one slap before even two seconds had passed.

As a result, he had not gotten a good look at it himself.

For a moment, he even wondered whether he had remembered it wrong all this time.

But he clearly remembered it as a hammer.

There couldn't possibly be such an absurd hammer, could there?

Tang San looked at the bewildered Yu Xiaogang in surprise.

"Godfather, my Martial Soul didn't seem to look like this before."

Yu Xiaogang came back to his senses.

"Then what did it look like originally?"

Tang San thought hard for a moment.

"At least it looked like a normal hammer, not like this, with one end large and the other small."

"And my father also said that my Martial Soul was a hammer, but that I must not use it casually."

Excitement appeared in Yu Xiaogang's eyes once more.

"What does your father do?"

"He's the village blacksmith."

"A blacksmith?"

Yu Xiaogang's gaze flickered.

"A blacksmith... a hammer..."

Could it be a Martial Soul Mutation?

But after researching theory for so long, he had never heard of a Martial Soul mutating after it had already awakened.

For now, he could only find some relevant materials and study the matter further.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San solemnly.

"Alright, put your Martial Soul away."

"Remember, do not reveal this Martial Soul in front of others without good reason."

Although the Clear Sky Hammer had changed shape, its aura had not changed.

Anyone who had seen the Clear Sky Hammer would surely be able to tell that the two were connected.

"Also, without my permission, never attach a Soul Ring to this Martial Soul in the future."

What his father and Godfather had said was more or less the same.

This increased Tang San's trust in his newly acknowledged Godfather by several degrees. He nodded.

"I understand, Godfather."

Yu Xiaogang calmed himself, then walked around the table to Tang San's side and lightly patted his shoulder.

"The most urgent matter now is enabling your Martial Soul to continue cultivating."

"Early tomorrow morning, leave the academy with me first. I'll take you to find a suitable Soul Ring."

Tang San's eyes immediately lit up, and the joy on his face was beyond words.

After absorbing a Soul Ring, he would count as a true Soul Master.

"Alright, Godfather!"

He agreed without the slightest hesitation.

At the same time, the words "Godfather" came far more sincerely from his heart than before.

Just as Tang San was grinning broadly and laughing away, one sentence from Yu Xiaogang sobered him up.

"Right, remember to bring that Ye Xian from your village along."

"Huh?"

Tang San paused, then quickly nodded.

"Alright, alright, Godfather."

Though he did not quite understand why, Tang San clearly did not dare defy Yu Xiaogang's wishes.

He could understand a few things, though.

Godfather wanted to take Ye Xian as his disciple.

Was he really inferior to Ye Xian?

Since he could not figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

Tang San had guessed correctly. Yu Xiaogang indeed wanted to use this opportunity to display his formidable abilities.

That way, he could draw Ye Xian into becoming his disciple.

After returning to the dormitory, Tang San told Ye Xian what Yu Xiaogang meant.

The latter immediately agreed without hesitation.

This left Tang San somewhat confused.

Ye Xian had refused to acknowledge Godfather as his master.

Yet in the end, he was receiving nearly the same treatment as Tang San.

Had Tang San acknowledged a father for nothing?

Early the next morning, Ye Xian and Tang San left the dormitory together.

The two headed straight toward the academy gates.

From far away, Ye Xian spotted Yu Xiaogang.

The previous night, Tang San had suddenly told him that Yu Xiaogang would take him to hunt for his First Soul Ring.

And that he was supposed to come along.

Ye Xian naturally would not refuse such a good opportunity.

He had agreed on the spot.

"Godfather, we're here."

Upon seeing Yu Xiaogang, Tang San immediately bent at the waist in a bow and salute.

Ye Xian nearly went numb. Tang San's "Godfather" almost made him break.

But he still held back his laughter and merely nodded in greeting.

"Great Master."

"Mm, let's go."

Yu Xiaogang answered in a pretentious manner.

Only then did the three head out of the academy.

"Godfather, where are we going to find Soul Beasts?"

Tang San asked curiously.

Yu Xiaogang had made the decision so abruptly that Tang San had made almost no preparations.

He did not even know where they were going.

"We're going to the Soul Hunting Forest, four hundred li northeast of Notting City. It's a place where Soul Beasts are kept in captivity."

Yu Xiaogang smiled as he looked at Tang San.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Ye Xian beside him, wanting to see whether the latter had any reaction.

Then he was disappointed. Ye Xian still treated him exactly as before.

Along the way, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang chatted endlessly.

Yu Xiaogang brought out his proud, invincible theories and explained them to Tang San.

Tang San was extremely interested.

By contrast, Ye Xian simply walked by himself at the side.

He seemed uninterested in Yu Xiaogang's theories.

The apprenticeship scene Yu Xiaogang had imagined never happened at all.

There was not even the slightest sign of it.

Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly. Had he misjudged the situation?

He quickly dismissed that thought.

The reason Ye Xian's reaction was not strong enough was simply because Yu Xiaogang had not been sufficiently appealing to him.

He refused to believe that Ye Xian would remain so calm after seeing Tang San absorb his First Soul Ring.

A child was still a child, after all, and considered things too one-sidedly.

By then, Ye Xian would probably kneel and beg to become his disciple, asking him to hunt Soul Beasts for him.

Thinking of this, a stiff smile involuntarily appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face.

He was thoroughly enjoying his own fantasy.