As he walked around the academy, Oscar's eyes were lifeless, and he felt deeply unwilling to accept things as they were. Just because he was a Support Soul Master, he could only hide at the back of the team and couldn't protect Rongrong.
At the thought of this, Oscar felt utterly despairing.
But then he thought: What if one day in the future, Ning Rongrong married someone else, and that person was someone she didn't like? Would she be happy? No, she would definitely be in great pain. Besides, she was the heir to a great sect, and she might not be able to decide her own marriage in the future. It was very possible that it would be a political marriage. If that happened, Rongrong's life would be ruined.
At the thought that Rongrong might one day marry someone she didn't like, Oscar felt as if a knife were twisting in his heart. He had to save her. He absolutely couldn't let Rongrong marry someone she didn't like. He roared inwardly, No, absolutely not. I have to prove myself to Rongrong. Even if she doesn't accept me in the end, I still have to tell her that I'm capable of protecting her...
At the thought of this, Oscar immediately turned grief and indignation into strength.
At that moment, Oscar remembered Tang San. When Tang San had first enrolled, he had injured Teacher Zhao with his Hidden Weapon techniques. And Tang San's Hidden Weapon techniques had been able to injure Teacher Zhao, so they might even be superior to Zhao Zilong's.
If he could learn more advanced Hidden Weapon techniques from Tang San, he would definitely be able to protect Rongrong.
At the thought of this, Oscar immediately perked up.
Meanwhile, Tang San had just left Master's office when he ran into Oscar. Oscar saw Tang San and immediately approached him to butter him up. "Xiao San! Tell me, aren't we brothers?"
Oscar's sudden familiarity left Tang San a little bewildered. Seeing him like this, Tang San felt that it couldn't be anything good and asked, "What's going on? Do you need something again, Xiao Ao?"
"What do you mean, 'again'? Have I ever asked you for anything before?" Oscar immediately sounded a little displeased.
Tang San gave an awkward smile and asked, "Then what is it this time?"
"I want you to teach me Hidden Weapons," Oscar said directly, stating his purpose.
Tang San was a little confused when he heard this. "Isn't Zi Long teaching Rongrong and Meng Yiran? Why don't you ask him to teach you while he's at it? He shouldn't refuse."
"I just think your Hidden Weapon techniques are more impressive," Oscar said, trying to flatter him.
Tang San was quite pleased to hear this. Although he thought Zhao Zilong's Hidden Weapon techniques were very impressive too, he didn't think Zhao Zilong's talent for Hidden Weapons was greater than his own. What was more, he had lived two lives, knew many of the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon techniques, and was highly skilled in them. The Hidden Weapons Zhao Zilong used were mostly ordinary throwing knives and Flying Needles; he didn't use any mechanical Hidden Weapons.
However, Tang San had seen Zhao Zilong use the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to kill a Man Faced Demon Spider before. He had used it with great ease, but he didn't know how to craft mechanical Hidden Weapons.
After all, powerful Hidden Weapons were all mechanical Hidden Weapons. Hidden Weapons launched using only throwing techniques had limited lethality.
Tang San coughed twice and said awkwardly, "But, Xiao Ao, you're a Support Soul Master. Why did you suddenly think of learning Hidden Weapons? You should be spending your time improving your Soul Power."
Oscar sighed helplessly, then explained, "I really like Rongrong. But since we're both Support Soul Masters, if I want to protect her, I have to gain strength. So please, Xiao San, teach me Hidden Weapons."
Hearing Oscar's words, Tang San began making plans. He wanted to establish the Tang Sect, and Oscar was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. If he could bring Oscar into the Tang Sect, it would certainly bring the sect nothing but benefits.
At this thought, Tang San said, "Xiao Ao, it's not that I don't want to teach you. It's just that the senior who taught me my Hidden Weapon techniques warned me never to pass these techniques on to others."
Oscar looked a little disappointed, and Tang San continued, "Although I can't teach you some of the special Hidden Weapon techniques, I can start by teaching you some basic ones. Once you've learned them, you should have no problem dealing with Soul Masters below Soul Ancestor rank. As for the more advanced techniques, if you have talent for Hidden Weapons, I can teach you those in the future too."
"Really, Xiao San?" Oscar was overjoyed.
Tang San nodded. "But training in Hidden Weapon techniques takes a long time. If you spent that time practicing your Soul Power, that would actually be best for you."
Oscar nodded. "That's all right. I just want to learn Hidden Weapons. Please teach me."
"All right!" Tang San didn't refuse. He mostly wanted to compete with Zhao Zilong. Zhao Zilong was teaching Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong Hidden Weapons, so Tang San would teach Oscar how to use them too. They would see who taught better.
After all, having a companion who was skilled in Hidden Weapons made Tang San's competitive spirit urge him to challenge Zhao Zilong.
The next morning, Shrek's group arrived at the cafeteria. Since Flender had bought quite a lot of ingredients, their meals were much more plentiful than before.
After breakfast, Shrek's group went to the outdoor training grounds.
Master looked at everyone from Shrek and said, "Now I'm going to put you through intensive training. Dai Mubai, Zhao Zilong, step forward."
At Master's words, Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong stepped forward. Yu Xiaogang said, "Next, the two of you will have a match. However, Zhao Zilong, you can't use your External Soul Bone or Third Soul Skill."
"What..." Dai Mubai was stunned.
Yu Xiaogang continued, "What is it? Your Soul Power is at level 37, while Zhao Zilong is only at level 31. Do you have a problem with that?"
Although Zhao Zilong was already at level 33, he was still hiding his Soul Power level.
Dai Mubai was immediately displeased. He said, "Master, my Soul Power is already higher than Zi Long's. If you restrict his External Soul Bone and Third Soul Skill too, what fun is there in that?"
Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, looking unfathomable. "Zhao Zilong's Third Soul Skill is a Control Type Soul Skill. In one-on-one combat, Control Type Soul Masters completely counter assault-type Soul Masters. If he uses his Third Soul Skill, you won't stand a chance."
"What did you say?" Dai Mubai clenched his fists when he heard this.
Over the past several days, Dai Mubai had gained a general understanding of his companions' abilities. Every one of them was powerful, especially Zhao Zilong. Dai Mubai had always wanted to spar with him, and now Master had unilaterally declared that he had no chance of winning. This left Dai Mubai very displeased.
Yu Xiaogang saw the look in Dai Mubai's eyes. Because his Soul Power had continued to weaken, Yu Xiaogang had become more and more useless, and now he felt inexplicably intimidated under the gaze of Dai Mubai, a level-37 Soul Elder. He immediately turned his head away and said, "Since you insist, then Zhao Zilong, use your Third Soul Skill and External Soul Bone. You're all companions, so this way you can understand each other's abilities better."
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