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Before dawn the next day, Gu You arrived at the cliff where Tang San cultivated the Purple Demon Eye.

It wasn't long before Tang San arrived. Seeing Gu You there, he said nothing and simply sat down, opening his eyes wide to gaze toward the direction where the sun was about to rise.

When Tang San closed his eyes again and stood up, Gu You rose as well and asked, "Xiao San, how did things go yesterday? Did Uncle Tang say anything?"

Tang San twisted his neck and answered, "Dad didn't say anything after seeing my Martial Souls yesterday. He only told me to use the Hammer in my left hand to protect the Blue Silver Grass in my right hand from now on."

Tang San and Gu You walked down the mountain along the path, talking as they went. "I also told him that the Lord Soul Master from the Spirit Hall invited you and me to join the Spirit Hall. His mood turned strange after hearing that, but it returned to normal when he heard me say I would think about it."

"Did you tell him that I also have Innate Full Soul Power?" "No. He didn't ask, so I didn't tell him."

"Xiao San, judging from your father's behavior, he might very well be the Clear Sky Douluo. When he told you to use the Hammer to protect the Blue Silver Grass, it might be because your mother's Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Grass. Perhaps he became so despondent because he failed to protect her."

"Although I don't know why your father hasn't told you his true identity, we're both born with Innate Full Soul Power. That means we only need to absorb one Soul Ring to become true Soul Masters. There are records of only two people with Twin Martial Souls. One lived a very long time ago, and the other is the current Pope of the Spirit Hall. You're the third. I need to go to the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City to look up some more information. You'd better not add a Soul Ring to your Martial Souls yet."

"Why?" Tang San asked in confusion. "Once a Martial Soul has a Soul Ring, it can level up and continue cultivating. Why shouldn't I add one yet?"

"Because according to the records in the books, the first person with Twin Martial Souls died from his body exploding while absorbing a Soul Ring. As far as we know, only the current Pope of the Spirit Hall has successfully cultivated Twin Martial Souls to the Title Douluo realm," Gu You replied.

"Besides, I need to help you plan the development paths for your Martial Souls. I'll give you several options, and you can choose one. Your father didn't tell you the truth, and he probably won't take you to add Soul Rings either, so you must hold back. I swear in the name of Holy Soul Village's number-one genius that I'll definitely help you become the second Title Douluo with Twin Martial Souls."

Seeing the resolute expression on Gu You's face, Tang San couldn't help laughing. "All right, number-one genius. I believe you. I'll leave the combination of my Soul Rings to you." "Leave it to me."

That was all there was to it. Aside from the time they spent chatting and fishing every afternoon, Gu You constantly pored over books while Tang San studied blacksmithing. Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

On the afternoon before they set out, Gu You asked Tang San to meet him beside the deserted pond.

Three months of learning blacksmithing had made Tang San's originally fair face rougher. Gu You said, "We're going to Nuoding City to study tomorrow. Xiao San, over these three months, I've prepared several development paths for our Martial Souls. You need to decide exactly how you want to develop your two Martial Souls."

Hearing this, Tang San, who had been lying on the grass relaxing, immediately sat upright and gazed at Gu You expectantly.

"Xiao San, you're different from me. You have two Martial Souls, and you're born with Innate Full Soul Power. That means that, barring accidents, once you cultivate to the Title Douluo level, you'll have a full eighteen Soul Skills."

"Let me give you my conclusion first. I suggest that you prioritize cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, then cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer. The Blue Silver Grass should follow the Amplification Type Support System path, while the Clear Sky Hammer should follow the Stall Type Power Attack System path."

"Amplification Type Support System and Stall Type Power Attack System? You said Martial Souls were classified into the Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, Control System, and Support System, along with the less common Defense System and Food System. What are these two?"

"Xiao San, these are new classifications I came up with after thinking carefully over the past three months. They divide the original Soul Master classifications into more detailed categories."

"First, the Power Attack System. Soul Masters who focus primarily on attack and are relatively slow are usually classified as Power Attack System Soul Masters. I studied a large number of Soul Master records in the Spirit Hall and found that Soul Masters with wolf or bear Martial Souls, as well as those with sword or Hammer Martial Souls, were all called Power Attack System Soul Masters."

Gu You paused. "That creates a problem. Even if the Soul Skills of these Martial Souls all focus on offense, both the damage they deal and the way they deal it are completely different. Take a Soul Master with a bear Martial Soul, for example. If his First Soul Skill combines defensive enhancement with increased strength, then he's unquestionably a Power Attack System Soul Master. But if you had the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, would you add a Soul Skill that increased both defense and attack? Impossible. The Hammer is a Tool Martial Soul used for hand-to-hand attacks, and its defensive protection couldn't compare with that of a Beast Martial Soul even if you added defensive enhancement."

"The comparison between wolf and bear Martial Souls is the same. Even with identical Soul Skills, their benefits in battle would differ. No matter how you look at it, the bear Martial Soul is better at enduring damage."

"So I've divided Martial Soul categories and development paths more carefully. We only have one afternoon, so I won't go into my ideas in detail for now. Let's return to your Martial Soul development paths."

"First, the Blue Silver Grass. This Martial Soul has two major development paths: one is the Support System, and the other is the Control System."

"Let's start with the Control System path, which I don't recommend. Judging from the Blue Silver Grass's own characteristics, it doesn't possess the distinctive traits of other common Plant Type Martial Souls, such as the strength of vines or the diverse abilities of flowers. So if you take the Control System path, you'll inevitably need to add control abilities to the Blue Silver Grass. What abilities can effectively give the Blue Silver Grass control?"

As he spoke, Gu You raised one finger. "One word: Poison."

"The Blue Silver Grass wants to restrain others, but its own strength is far inferior to that of vines. It can only make up for its lack of control by adding Poison. But the Blue Silver Grass itself doesn't contain Poison, so both problems have to be solved at once. You need to consider a Soul Ring that can both increase the Blue Silver Grass's strength and add Poison."

"The conclusion is snakes. Among animal-type Soul Beasts, snakes satisfy both requirements."

"Xiao San, I believe some mediocre teachers will have you add a poisonous animal-type Soul Ring to the Blue Silver Grass and lead you down the path of a Control System Soul Master. Their reference point will be Martial Souls completely different from yours, such as vines or ropes. But you must understand that the Blue Silver Grass is different from those Martial Souls. Although it is weak by nature, it possesses powerful vitality and an astonishingly high reproduction and growth rate. That's exactly why it's suited to the Support System path."

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