Tang Hao Willingly Becomes a Hired Enforcer

"From now on, if you ever need me, just give the word."

Tang Hao spoke with utter sincerity.

He had also deliberately placed himself in the lower position.

Those words were usually spoken by those beneath someone to those above them.

One had to know that Tang Hao had once been the youngest Titled Douluo on Douluo Continent. The pride in his bones was beyond measure.

Even though he was no longer what he had been in his prime and suffered from old injuries, his strength was undeniably still there.

Now that Ah Yin's resurrection had gained even the faintest possibility, he willingly bowed his head, lowered his stance, and was prepared to become Su Ming's top enforcer.

"What are you saying? Even without this private partnership between us, I would have helped.

Tang San is my little brother, after all. It's only right for me, as his big brother, to do this. Besides, I'll be taking Tang San to the Sun Moon Continent for revenge someday."

Su Ming laughed heartily and accepted Tang Hao's solemn thanks.

He was not surprised by Tang Hao's current attitude.

The contents recorded in the notes he had given Tang Hao were not made up.

They were all genuine deductions.

It was only that some of the highly effective methods had conditions that were far too difficult to fulfill.

But in Tang Hao's eyes, this was already more than enough.

Su Ming would definitely involve himself in Ah Yin's resurrection.

The Willpower he could harvest during the process would only increase, never decrease.

"I'll be leaving first. And don't forget about collecting Whale Rubber."

After talking with Tang Hao for a while, Su Ming headed back.

Everything that needed to be done and arranged had been handled. There was no need to remain here any longer.

Before leaving the cave, he repeated several important matters once more.

As he watched Su Ming depart, Tang Hao vanished into the cave.

Before carrying out Su Ming's instructions, he needed to visit Ah Yin first.

The notes also recorded methods for improving Ah Yin's living environment.

He had to go over and arrange things properly. It would benefit the recovery of Ah Yin's true body.

This matter could not be delayed.

Late at night, Su Ming returned to Nuoding Academy.

When he arrived outside the dormitory building, he happened to see Tang San and Xiao Wu sparring.

Naturally, his arrival caught both their attention.

The two of them stopped what they were doing at the same time and looked toward Su Ming.

"Your relationship has gotten this good in less than an afternoon?" Su Ming teased after giving them a look over.

Then he waved his hand and said, "I just wandered in by mistake. Pretend you didn't see me. Carry on, carry on."

Su Ming's teasing tone made Xiao Wu blush, and she hurriedly put some distance between herself and Tang San.

Tang San was also a little embarrassed by his big brother's words.

But Su Ming gave neither of them the chance to explain. He strolled leisurely into the dormitory building.

As he passed Tang San, Su Ming added:

"Oh, right, Tang San. Wait for me outside my dorm room tomorrow morning. It's time to take you hunting for your first Spirit Ring."

"Got it, Brother Ming." Tang San nodded excitedly.

He was no longer a clueless novice, so he naturally understood what a Spirit Ring meant to a Soul Master.

Although he still did not know what kind of martial soul cultivation plan Brother Ming had made for him, Tang San was already looking forward to it.

The cultivation path for his Blue Silver Grass martial soul would likely be revealed tomorrow.

His path of martial soul awakening through Spirit Hall was finally about to begin.

For a moment, countless thoughts ran through Tang San's mind.

Su Ming's voice was neither loud nor soft, and Xiao Wu, who was not far away, heard it as well.

Hunting for a Spirit Ring? Xiao Wu's expression visibly froze when she heard that, as though she had thought of something.

Su Ming naturally knew what Xiao Wu had associated it with, but now was not the time to expose her true identity.

So he did not pay it much mind.

Just like that, Su Ming left.

After Su Ming's interruption, Tang San and Xiao Wu had lost the mood to continue sparring.

"Xiao Wu, it's getting late. We should go back and rest early. We can spar another day."

Tang San felt that they should return and rest up now.

He could not hold his big brother back during tomorrow's spirit hunt.

"Mm, okay." Xiao Wu distractedly agreed to Tang San's suggestion.

The two returned to the Seventh Dorm together.

This also allowed them to avoid the original plot involving the dormitory inspector.

The next morning, Tang San, having prepared himself, arrived early outside Su Ming's private dormitory room.

Thinking that Brother Ming might still be asleep, Tang San did not rashly knock and disturb him. Instead, he waited quietly outside the door.

About twenty minutes later, the door slowly opened.

Su Ming walked out of the room, looked at Tang San, who had been waiting outside for some time, and said slowly, "Let's go have breakfast first. I'll explain everything to you in detail on the way."

"Okay, Brother Ming."

Tang San silently followed behind Su Ming as they headed toward the cafeteria together.

After breakfast, the two left Nuoding Academy and went to the nearest carriage house, where they rented a carriage for the journey.

They also hired a coachman.

Their destination was naturally the Soul Hunting Forest, four hundred li northeast of Nuoding City.

The Soul Hunting Forest was a place where the Heaven Dou Empire raised low-level soul beasts.

It happened to contain the soul beast Tang San needed for his first Spirit Ring.

As for the Spirit Hunting Pass, Tang Hao had already brought it to him last night.

The carriage set off at an unhurried pace.

Inside the carriage, Su Ming looked at the eagerly expectant Tang San and stopped keeping him in suspense.

He began explaining the cultivation methods for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, as well as the cultivation plan he had tailored specifically for Tang San.

"On the Sun Moon Continent, there are many methods and examples of cultivating the Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"Based on my research and study of ancient texts over this period, your Blue Silver Grass martial soul can absolutely follow the food-type path."

"Food-type?" Tang San was somewhat puzzled and repeated the words under his breath.

He had not expected the path Brother Ming had planned for him to be the food-type route.

"Blue Silver Grass martial souls taking the food-type path may indeed have no precedent on Douluo Continent, but that does not mean there are no examples on the Sun Moon Continent."

Seeing Tang San's confusion, Su Ming began to explain.

"Blue Silver Grass has another aspect that many people overlook: it can be eaten! On the Sun Moon Continent, there are many ways to turn Blue Silver Grass into exquisite dishes."

"Because of this, some Soul Masters came up with the idea of taking their Blue Silver Grass martial souls down the food-type path. They even achieved considerable success."

After putting forth this argument, Su Ming continued,

"For your Blue Silver Grass martial soul, you only need to stack one type of Spirit Ring from now on."

"Spirit Rings imbued with vitality! By repeatedly absorbing this type of Spirit Ring, under the support of immense vitality and as your Soul Power rises, your Blue Silver Grass martial soul will evolve into a Blue Silver King martial soul!"