Tang Hao Willingly Becomes a Hired Enforcer

"Whenever you need me, just give the word."

Tang Hao spoke with utmost sincerity.

He had also deliberately placed himself in the lower position.

Those words were generally spoken by subordinates to their superiors.

Tang Hao had once been the youngest Titled Douluo on Douluo Continent. The pride he carried was beyond measure.

Even if he was no longer what he had been and suffered from old injuries, his strength was still undeniably real.

Now that Ah Yin's resurrection had gained a faint possibility, he willingly lowered his head and humbled himself, ready to become Su Ming's top-tier enforcer.

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

In the end, Xiao San is my little brother. It's what I, as his big brother, should do. Besides, I'll be taking Xiao San to 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 of the notes he had given Tang Hao were not fabricated.

They were all genuine deductions.

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

But in Tang Hao's eyes, that was already enough.

Su Ming was definitely going to involve himself in Ah Yin's resurrection.

There would only be more Willpower to harvest from the process, never less.

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

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

Everything that needed to be done and arranged had been taken care of, so there was no reason to stay any longer.

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

Watching Su Ming depart, Tang Hao's figure vanished back into the cave.

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

The notes also recorded ways to improve Ah Yin's living environment.

He needed to make proper arrangements there, which 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.

His arrival naturally caught their attention.

Both of them stopped what they were doing and looked toward Su Ming.

"In less than an afternoon, you two have already gotten this close?" Su Ming teased after giving them a once-over.

He then waved a hand. "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 also felt a little embarrassed at being teased by his big brother.

But Su Ming gave neither of them a chance to explain, leisurely strolling into the dormitory building.

As he passed Tang San, Su Ming added:

"Oh, right, Xiao San. Wait for me outside my dormitory tomorrow morning. It's time to take you to hunt your first Spirit Ring."

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

He was no longer a complete novice, so he naturally understood what Spirit Rings 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 presumably be revealed tomorrow.

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

For a moment, Tang San thought of many things.

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

Hunting a Spirit Ring? Xiao Wu's expression clearly froze as if she had thought of something.

Of course, Su Ming knew what Xiao Wu had connected it to, but this was not the time to expose her true identity.

So he did not pay it much mind.

Just like that, Su Ming left.

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

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

Tang San felt that they should go back and rest up now.

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

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

The two of them returned to the Seventh Dorm together.

This also allowed them to avoid the original plot where they got tangled up with the teacher checking the dormitories.

Early the next morning, Tang San, fully prepared, arrived outside Su Ming's private dormitory early.

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 stepped out of the room and looked at Tang San, who had been waiting outside for some time. "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 carriage station nearest the academy, where they rented a horse-drawn carriage for the journey.

They also hired a driver.

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

Soul Hunting Forest was a place where Heaven Dou Empire kept low-level Soul Masters.

It happened to contain the spirit beast Tang San needed for his first ring.

As for the Spirit Hunting Pass, Tang Hao had already brought it to Su Ming 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 to explain the cultivation methods for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, as well as the personalized cultivation plan he had created for Tang San.

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

"After consulting ancient texts and conducting continuous research over this period, I believe your Blue Silver Grass martial soul can fully pursue the food-type path."

"Food-type?" Tang San repeated the words, somewhat confused.

He had not expected that the path Brother Ming had planned for him would be a food-type one.

"There may indeed be no precedent for a Blue Silver Grass martial soul following the food-type path on Douluo Continent, but that does not mean there are none on Sun Moon Continent."

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

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

"That was precisely why some Soul Masters came up with the idea of putting their Blue Silver Grass martial souls on the food-type path. They even achieved considerable success."

After presenting that argument, Su Ming continued,

"From now on, your Blue Silver Grass martial soul only needs to stack one type of Spirit Ring."

"Spirit Rings imbued with vitality! By repeatedly absorbing this type of Spirit Ring, bolstered by immense life force, as your Soul Power rises, your Blue Silver Grass martial soul will evolve into a Blue Silver King martial soul!"