Walking through the academy, Oscar's eyes were lifeless, and he felt deeply unwilling. Just because he was a Support Soul Master, he could only hide at the back of the team and could not protect Ning Rongrong.
At the thought of this, Oscar felt utter despair.
But then he reconsidered. What if, one day in the future, Ning Rongrong married someone else, someone she did not even like? Would she be happy? No, she would definitely suffer. Moreover, she was the heir of a major sect, so her future marriage might not be hers to decide. It could very likely be a political marriage. If that happened, Rongrong's life would be ruined.
Thinking that Rongrong might one day marry someone she did not love, Oscar felt as though his heart were being twisted by a knife. He had to save her. He absolutely could not let Rongrong marry someone she did not like. He roared inwardly, No, absolutely not! I have to prove myself to Rongrong. Even if she does not accept me in the end, I still have to tell her that I have the ability to protect her...
With that thought, Oscar instantly turned his grief and anger into strength.
At that moment, Oscar thought of Tang San. When Tang San had first enrolled, he had relied on hidden weapon techniques to injure Teacher Zhao. Since Tang San's hidden weapons could injure Teacher Zhao, his skill with hidden weapons might even surpass Zhao Zilong's.
If he could learn more advanced hidden weapon techniques from Tang San, he would definitely be able to protect Rongrong.
At that thought, Oscar was immediately energized.
Meanwhile, Tang San had just come out of Master's office when he ran into Oscar. Seeing Tang San, Oscar walked over to strike up a relationship. "Xiao San! Tell me, aren't we brothers?"
Tang San was somewhat baffled by Oscar's sudden familiarity. Looking at him, he felt that this could not be anything good and asked, "What is it? Do you need something again, Xiao Ao?"
"What do you mean, again? Have I ever asked you for anything before?" Oscar was immediately dissatisfied.
Tang San smiled awkwardly and asked, "Then what is it this time?"
"I want you to teach me hidden weapons," Oscar stated his purpose directly.
Tang San was somewhat puzzled and said, "Isn't Zi Long teaching Rongrong and Meng Yiran? Just ask him to teach you while he is at it. He probably would not refuse, right?"
"I just think your hidden weapon techniques are more impressive," Oscar said, flattering him a little.
Tang San was quite pleased to hear that. Although he thought Zhao Zilong's hidden weapon techniques were also very formidable, Tang San did not think Zhao Zilong had greater talent for hidden weapons than he did. Besides, he had lived two lives and knew many of the Tang Sect's hidden weapon techniques, all of which he had mastered. Most of the hidden weapons Zhao Zilong used were merely ordinary throwing darts and Flying Needles, without any mechanism-based hidden weapons.
However, Tang San had previously seen Zhao Zilong use a Godly Zhuge Crossbow to kill a Man Faced Demon Spider, and he had handled it with great ease. Still, he did not know how to forge mechanism-based hidden weapons.
After all, the truly powerful hidden weapons were all mechanism-based. Hidden weapons launched solely through technique had limited destructive power.
Tang San coughed twice and said somewhat awkwardly, "But, Xiao Ao, you are 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 before explaining, "I really like Rongrong. But since we are both Support Soul Masters, if I want to protect her, I have to possess strength. So please, Xiao San, teach me hidden weapons."
Hearing Oscar's words, Tang San began making calculations in his heart. He wanted to establish the Tang Sect, and Oscar was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. If he could draw him into the Tang Sect, it would bring nothing but benefits to the sect.
With that in mind, Tang San said, "Xiao Ao, it is not that I do not want to teach you. It is just that the senior who taught me these hidden weapon techniques warned me that such arts must not be passed on to outsiders."
Oscar was somewhat disappointed, but Tang San continued, "Although I cannot teach you certain special hidden weapon techniques, I can first teach you some basic ones. Once you learn them, dealing with Soul Masters below the Soul Ancestor level should not be a problem. As for advanced hidden weapon techniques, if you have talent in this area, I can teach them to you later."
"Really, Xiao San?" Oscar asked in delight.
Tang San nodded. "But training in hidden weapon techniques takes a very long time. If you used that time to cultivate your Soul Power instead, that would actually be best for you."
Oscar nodded. "It is fine. I just want to learn hidden weapons. Please teach me."
"Fine." Tang San did not refuse. He mainly wanted to compete with Zhao Zilong as well. Wasn't Zhao Zilong teaching Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong hidden weapons? Then he would teach Oscar how to use hidden weapons and see who taught better.
After all, having a companion proficient in hidden weapons had stirred Tang San's competitive spirit, driving him to compete with Zhao Zilong.
The next morning, the Shrek group arrived at the dining hall. Since Flender had bought quite a lot of ingredients, their meals were much more plentiful than before.
After breakfast, the Shrek group went to the training ground outside.
Master looked at the Shrek group and said, "Now, I will be putting you through intensified training. Dai Mubai, Zhao Zilong, step forward."
Hearing Master's words, Dai Mubai and Zhao Zilong both stepped forward. Yu Xiaogang said, "Next, the two of you will have a spar. However, Zhao Zilong may not use your External Soul Bone or your third soul skill."
"This..." Dai Mubai froze for a moment.
Yu Xiaogang continued, "What? Your Soul Power is now level 37, while Zhao Zilong is only level 31. Do you have a problem with that?"
Although Zhao Zilong was already level 33, he had concealed his Soul Power.
Dai Mubai was immediately dissatisfied. "Master, my Soul Power is already higher than Zi Long's. If you also restrict his External Soul Bone and third soul skill, what would be the point?"
Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and replied with an inscrutable expression, "Zhao Zilong's third soul skill is a control-type soul skill. In a one-on-one fight, control-type Soul Masters completely counter assault-type Soul Masters. If he is allowed to use his third soul skill, you would have no chance of winning at all."
"What did you say?" Dai Mubai clenched his fists.
Over the past few days, Dai Mubai had gained a rough understanding of his companions' strength. Every one of them was powerful, especially Zhao Zilong. Dai Mubai had long wanted to test himself against Zhao Zilong, yet Master had now unilaterally declared that he had no chance of winning. That made Dai Mubai very unhappy.
Seeing Dai Mubai's gaze, Yu Xiaogang felt inexplicably unsettled. His Soul Power had been continuously weakening, making him increasingly useless, and being stared at by a level 37 Soul Elder like Dai Mubai made him feel nervous. He immediately turned his head away and said, "Since you insist, then Zhao Zilong, use your third soul skill and External Soul Bone. You are companions, so you can better understand each other's strength."
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