Putting the Cart Before the Horse

At this moment, a trace of hesitation clearly appeared on Tang San's face. However, after only a brief moment of thought, he asked,

"Two seniors, I want to know—my martial soul is only Blue Silver Grass, a useless martial soul. Why do you value me so highly?"

Having lived two lives, and having survived in a place as treacherous as the Tang Sect in his previous life, he naturally had his own considerations. He could not possibly believe them just because of a few casual words.

Upon hearing this, the corners of Yue Guan's lips suddenly curved upward. His bewitchingly handsome face appeared even more alluring beneath the sunlight.

"Why? Naturally, because of your Innate Full Soul Power."

"Innate Full Soul Power?" Tang San looked somewhat confused, his brows knitting slightly.

"But my martial soul is a useless martial soul. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, isn't it still useless?"

After hearing this, Yue Guan asked in return,

"What? Didn't Grandmaster tell you what Innate Full Soul Power represents?" Yue Guan's gaze swept toward Yu Xiaogang, carrying a hint of provocation.

Tang San could not help but turn back toward him.

"Teacher, what does Senior mean by that?"

Under Tang San's gaze, Grandmaster felt somewhat lost as well. A light sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead, and anxiety showed in his eyes.

What did Innate Full Soul Power represent? Didn't it just mean a higher innate level, a higher starting point, and faster cultivation? What else could it represent?

But since Yue Guan had said so, that definitely was not the reason. Then what could it be?

Could it be that Spirit Hall had discovered something new over the past twenty years?

Taking a deep breath, Grandmaster's expression turned serious. Then he said coolly,

"Yue Guan, if you have something to say, say it plainly. Stop keeping us in suspense."

Seeing this, Yue Guan had not expected Grandmaster's skin to be so thick. He actually did not feel the slightest embarrassment. But then again, a piece of trash who had the nerve to shamelessly pursue Spirit Hall's Saintess could not possibly do so without some thick skin.

Still, Yue Guan was somewhat disappointed that he could not see Yu Xiaogang in an awkward state. With a soft sigh, he turned to Tang San and said,

"Kid, let me put it this way. A soul master's innate level basically represents their future cultivation potential. Innate Full Soul Power means that, as long as nothing unexpected happens and you cultivate step by step, you will certainly become a Titled Douluo in the future. Do you understand now?"

"As for this useless martial soul you mentioned, a soul master's level is what matters most. As long as your Soul Power is strong enough, so what if your martial soul is useless? Even if it is Blue Silver Grass, once you reach the level of a Titled Douluo, crushing a Soul Douluo to death with one hand would not be a problem."

Tang San was stunned. His gaze could not help but turn toward Grandmaster again.

"Teacher, is what he said true? Does Innate Full Soul Power mean I will definitely become a Titled Douluo in the future?"

Before Grandmaster could answer, Yue Guan spoke.

"There is no need to ask him. He is not qualified to access information of this level." Yue Guan's tone carried a trace of contempt as he shot Yu Xiaogang a sidelong glance.

"Besides, who told you that your martial soul is a useless one?"

Hearing this, Tang San felt as though his entire worldview had been distorted.

"No, isn't Blue Silver Grass a useless martial soul?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a smile. Then Yue Guan said,

"Perhaps Blue Silver Grass is a useless martial soul, but your Blue Silver Grass possesses Innate Full Soul Power. Whether because of a mutation or some other reason, the fact that it can reach Innate Full Soul Power means it is no longer ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Otherwise, how could a martial soul of ordinary quality contain so much Innate Soul Power?"

Others might not know Tang San's situation, but how could the two of them not?

Blue Silver Grass?

Blue Silver Grass, my ass.

If they were not mistaken, this martial soul should have been inherited from that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. How could the bloodline of a soul beast capable of becoming a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast be ordinary? Though it still looked like Blue Silver Grass, they could sense that it was definitely not so simple.

At this point, Yue Guan was growing impatient.

"Enough. After all that, have you considered my conditions?"

At this moment, a gentle breeze passed through the surrounding forest, rustling the leaves. Tang San gazed up at the sky, his thoughts in disarray.

Though this information had yet to be verified, it was obvious that it was more advanced than what his teacher had taught him before. But he had already kowtowed and taken him as his master, and the matter had spread far and wide. The entire academy knew about it. If he left now, would that not mean betraying his master?

Just as Grandmaster was panicking inwardly, Tang San took a deep breath and said,

"Sorry, but as I said before, I am used to freedom. I do not want to join Spirit Hall."

"Oh? Is that so? Then forget it." A smile remained at the corners of Yue Guan's lips. He was not particularly surprised by this result; it was within his expectations.

Before coming here, the Pope had already instructed him. If Tang San was willing to join, that would be best. If he was unwilling, then so be it. Either way, it would not affect anything.

Seeing this, Grandmaster also let out a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his taut nerves finally relaxed somewhat.

"As elders of Spirit Hall, the two of you must have important business here. I will not see you off."

Looking at Yue Guan and the other, Grandmaster felt increasingly uneasy.

However, Yue Guan replied calmly,

"No rush. A chance meeting is better than none. Since you are here to obtain a soul ring, we naturally ought to lend you a hand." As he spoke, a clear hint of ill intent showed in Yue Guan's eyes.

Grandmaster immediately had a bad feeling and hurriedly said,

"There is no need. We have already found what we need. This Mandala Snake is quite suitable for my disciple."

After taking a glance at it, Yue Guan could not help but sneer inwardly.

The Mandala Snake was highly venomous, with potent paralysis effects on the body's nerves. Its body was tough and it was quite fast as well. Among low-level poison-attribute soul beasts, it could be considered top-tier.

If used as Blue Silver Grass's soul ring, there was a strong chance that Blue Silver Grass would inherit the Mandala Snake's venom while becoming considerably tougher. It was obvious at a glance that Yu Xiaogang intended to train Tang San into a Control-type soul master.

Thinking of this, Yue Guan could not help but mock him.

Blue Silver Grass martial souls had high compatibility, but this was truly putting the cart before the horse. After all, he had seen that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast before. Even when the three of them had joined forces, they had been unable to kill Tang Hao beneath that domain.

The Blue Silver Domain possessed such powerful restorative abilities. It was clearly a top-tier Support-type martial soul, yet Yu Xiaogang actually wanted to cultivate this supreme recovery-type martial soul into poisonous grass. He really knew how to play around. Tsk, tsk.

"Do you need this soul beast badly?"

Seeing this, a bad thought arose in Grandmaster's heart.

"Elder Yue, what do you mean by that?"

"It means nothing."

Anyway, I think the Blue Silver Emperor is suited to the Support-type path. Its life force is incredibly vast. It may not rival the Nine Heart Begonia, but it should not be far off. Cultivating it into poisonous grass is rather absurd.

After all, a martial soul's purpose could be seen through the domain it possessed.