Tang Hao's Request, Tang San Agrees

Seeing how shocked the two were, Xiao Lin chuckled.

Although the example Xiao Lin had given was entirely possible, one point was crucial.

That was the talent of a Food Soul Master.

Not just anyone could obtain the Copy Divine Skill from a Mirror Beast's soul ring.

However, on the current Douluo Continent, Xiao Lin felt that aside from Oscar, only Tang San was qualified.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass spirit was no weaker either, and with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San's talent even surpassed Oscar's.

After a while, Tang Hao finally recovered from his shock.

"Xiao Lin, how confident are you about the Mirror Beast?"

Tang Hao's direct question left both Xiao Lin and Tang San looking surprised.

No way, was Tang Hao really planning to do this?

He had only wanted Tang San to gain a Blue Silver Grass food-type soul skill that could heal people quickly.

Xiao Lin grumbled inwardly, but he began calculating the possibility of Tang San absorbing a Mirror Beast soul ring.

After roughly ten seconds, Xiao Lin ultimately shook his head.

"Uncle Hao, Little San's Blue Silver Grass does indeed possess adaptability similar to a Food System Spirit. He can even absorb so-called Poison Attribute Soul Rings, but at Little San's current level, it's basically impossible."

"Little San's Blue Silver Grass currently falls far short of the requirements for a Food System Spirit. He still needs time to build up his foundation. At the very least, he needs to absorb three more Life Force Soul Rings."

Xiao Lin was not speaking nonsense. To be safe, after absorbing three soul rings with powerful life force, even if Tang San's spirit was not a Food System Spirit, it could still serve as healing medicine.

Only then would absorbing a Mirror Beast be likely to succeed.

"However, with Little San's and my talents, we'll be able to absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings by our Fourth Soul Rings. Mirror Beasts above ten thousand years are extremely rare, and I haven't found any in the stories I've read."

Xiao Lin actually did know of a Mirror Beast—the one Oscar absorbed in the original work. Its soul ring age was also highly suitable for Tang San.

But Tang San's Fifth Soul Ring was supposed to be given by his mother.

The two of them were good brothers. How could he let Tang San lose the chance to recognize his mother?

Besides, the Mirror Beast soul ring was something that would happen years later. Whatever happened then, they could decide when the time came.

If Tang San still wanted to absorb a Mirror Beast soul ring then before awakening his birth mother, that was not impossible either.

Perhaps if the power that would originally become a soul ring were converted into Tang San's cultivation instead, it might make Tang San even stronger.

However, that would require more theoretical research from Xiao Lin. He would not let any of Tang San's opportunities go to waste.

Now that Tang San had shifted toward a life force support path, even heading in the direction of a Food Soul Master, Tang San was bound to lose one opportunity: the External Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances.

Because once Tang San and Xiao Lin underwent Super Limit Soul Ring Absorption together, Tang San's Third Soul Ring would likely be around four thousand years old.

That left Xiao Lin deeply conflicted.

Because External Soul Bones appeared together with soul rings.

Whether it was him or Tang San in the original work, neither had deliberately searched for or absorbed a soul bone.

The External Soul Bones had appeared during the process of absorbing soul rings.

So Xiao Lin could not even specifically kill a Man Faced Demon Spider to obtain its soul bone.

Furthermore, Tang San had already taken the life force support path rather than the poison-and-binding control path.

Xiao Lin truly did not know what to do.

He could not possibly absorb this Man Faced Demon Spider himself, could he?

Sigh??

It seemed that wasn't impossible.

He could absorb a soul ring around two thousand years old as his second soul ring.

A Man Faced Demon Spider would work too, and the Imprisoning Dragon Staff's metal-type soul power was not afraid of so-called poison.

Even if the soul power conversion caused some of Xiao Lin's soul power to become poisonous, couldn't he just eat an Immortal Herb to solve it?

Tang San, an expert at using poison, was right beside him. He could not just pretend not to see it!

But if he did that, wouldn't it feel like he was stealing Tang San's opportunity?

He was Tang San's good brother. He could not be so double standard.

He had to give Tang San an even better return.

The Evil Eye Tyrant—Huo Yuhao's External Soul Bone.

Xiao Lin narrowed his eyes. He had already found Tang San's External Soul Bone.

It would be a spiritual-type one, from an Evil Eye Tyrant at the level of the Ten Ferocious Beasts. (This was only Xiao Lin's inner thought; nothing had been decided yet.)

That way, Xiao Lin would have a clear conscience.

An External Soul Bone could grow along with its host. His two-thousand-year External Soul Bone could not necessarily be said to be inferior to the Evil Eye Tyrant's External Soul Bone.

Xiao Lin was immensely satisfied, even a little impressed by his own wisdom.

That way, it would not be excessive for Xiao Lin to eat a few more of the immortal herbs Tang San had gathered, would it?

Come to think of it, whether the Evil Eye Tyrant Master's External Soul Bone would yield a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone or not, Xiao Lin had practically given away an enormous opportunity.

Compared to that, a few immortal herbs actually left Xiao Lin at a slight loss.

Besides, when Xiao Lin bought Whale Rubber and absorbed it in the future, could he possibly leave Tang San out?

Lowering his head, Xiao Lin felt that he had to claim that head bone capable of condensing spiritual power himself.

This Spirit Attribute Head Soul Bone was the rarest kind. Xiao Lin could not simply give it up.

Was there another big brother in this world as kindhearted as him?

Soul rings and soul bones at the level of Fierce Beasts...

Should he find a way to study how to obtain External Soul Bones from Soul Beasts that could be confirmed to drop them?

While Xiao Lin was thinking about the Future, Tang Hao and Tang San, father and son, also reached a shared goal beside him.

That was to have Tang San absorb a Mirror Beast's soul ring—provided they could find one.

At the same time, Tang Hao gave Tang San quite a few requirements.

For example, all his subsequent soul rings had to be ones that increased Vitality. Even if Tang San and Xiao Lin wanted to experiment with other Food Soul Master soul rings, they still had to choose ones that increased Vitality.

In short, if he happened to successfully become a Food Soul Master, that would be best.

If not, then he was not to mess around recklessly.

Even if Tang San was dissatisfied with the path of Omni Support and wanted some offensive soul rings, he still had to prioritize soul rings that increased Vitality.

As for whether he would end up healing his enemies to death with Vitality or something else, Tang Hao did not care.

"Alright. From now on, when you're on your own, listen to Xiao Lin more. I have matters to attend to lately, so I can't protect you two all the time."

Hearing Tang Hao speak as if he were leaving behind final words... ah, no, farewell words, Tang San's vision instantly blurred.

Tang Hao wiped away Tang San's tears with his large hand, then forced out an ugly smile to comfort him. "I hope that the next time we meet, you'll be able to see your mother."

"Mm."

Tang San nodded hard, agreeing to everything.

Although Tang San had not felt much affection for his father before, ever since awakening his Martial Soul, he had been able to sense that Tang Hao had more or less fulfilled a father's responsibilities. He had gradually developed some feelings for Tang Hao as well.

Moreover, from the information Xiao Lin had provided over the past few months, Tang San had begun to suspect that his mother was in something like a vegetative state—neither Xiao Lin nor Tang Hao had told him the truth—which was why his father wanted him to focus on absorbing soul rings that increased Vitality.

And Tang San had always been filled with gratitude toward the mother he had never met, so a few more tears slipped down his face without his realizing it.

"Alright, a real man shouldn't cry. I hope the next time we meet, it'll be at the pinnacle of soul masters."

Tang Hao rubbed Tang San's head, then turned to Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin's theoretical knowledge far surpassed Yu Xiaogang's. The examples he gave were reasonable and entirely possible. This is a blessing for my Clear Sky Sect, and Little San's good fortune.

"Xiao Lin, I'll leave Little San in your care. And regarding the Mirror Beast, please check the ancient texts to see whether there are any records of it. Uncle Hao has nothing much to give you—only a little over twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins."

As he spoke, Tang Hao took out a ring-like Storage Soul Tool from his soul tool. It held roughly over twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"I'll give you this ordinary Storage Soul Tool as well. It has less than half a cubic meter of space."

"Uncle Hao, you're being too formal. Little San and I are the closest of friends, brothers bound like limbs."

Xiao Lin spoke politely, but his hands were not slow in the slightest as he accepted the Storage Soul Tool.