Twin Martial Souls, Four Martial Souls

Tang San saw Old Jack off, feeling somewhat disappointed. After all, what Su Yuntao had said about Soul Rings might have been related to a breakthrough in his Mysterious Heaven Skill. But he did not show it. He believed there would still be opportunities.

As he slowly returned to the blacksmith shop, Tang Hao was surprisingly not asleep in his room. Instead, he sat in a chair with his eyes closed, resting.

"Dad, go back to your room and sleep some more. I'll prepare lunch."

Tang Hao still had his eyes closed as he said flatly, "Are you disappointed too? Do you also want to become a Soul Master?" Tang San paused. "It's fine, Dad. Being a blacksmith is good too. We can still make a living that way. Didn't you promise to teach me how to forge farm tools?"

Tang Hao slowly opened his eyes. Tang San and Lan Xue saw agitation in them. Without realizing it, Tang Hao had clenched his right fist. A trace of extremely cold hostility showed on his aged face. "Soul Masters? What use are Soul Masters? Let alone a useless martial soul, even the most powerful martial soul and the strongest Soul Master are nothing but trash."

Tang Hao was extremely agitated, his body trembling. Tang San vaguely saw something glistening in his father's eyes.

Running over, Tang San grasped Tang Hao's fist. "Dad, don't be angry. I won't become a Soul Master, then. I'll always stay with you and cook for you." "Uncle, I never wanted to go anyway. Don't be angry."

Taking a deep breath, Tang Hao's agitation came quickly and passed just as quickly. He said flatly, "Release your martial souls and let me see them."

"Okay." Tang San nodded and raised his right hand. The Mysterious Heaven Skill within him silently began to circulate. In his consciousness, he felt that special warm current merge with the Mysterious Heaven Skill. A faint blue glow appeared in his palm, and in an instant, a small blue-green blade of grass appeared.

Lan Xue raised her hand. A water-blue Ice Jade Orchid Empress appeared, with golden patterns rippling across it.

Tang Hao stared blankly at the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand, lost in thought. Only after a long while did he gradually recover, the light in his eyes flickering uncertainly. He murmured, "Blue Silver Grass. It really is Blue Silver Grass. Just like hers." Then he turned to Lan Xue. "This Ice Jade Orchid Empress..." Someone had once described the Ice Jade Orchid Empress: "This thing belongs only in heaven; how many times could one ever encounter it in the mortal world?" Only the Blue Silver Emperor and the Blue Silver Emperor's descendants could produce a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Ice Jade Orchid Empress.

Suddenly, Tang Hao sprang to his feet and turned to walk into the inner room. His abrupt movement nearly knocked over Tang San, who stood before him, and the Blue Silver Grass martial soul in his hand vanished on its own.

"Dad." "Uncle."

Tang Hao impatiently waved his hand. "Don't bother me." With that, he lifted the door curtain and entered the inner room.

"But I have another martial soul." Tang San still spoke of the difference he had discovered after today's Spirit Awakening. It was something he had not asked Su Yuntao or Jack about, since they were outsiders after all. "I have three more too," Lan Xue could not help saying.

The first rule of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Never let anyone you cannot completely trust know the full extent of your true strength.

Tang San had long memorized the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record by heart, and he had always strictly upheld its guiding principles.

The door curtain was suddenly thrown aside, and Tang Hao appeared in the outer room again. His face was now filled with shock. His eyes were red, and it seemed he had been crying just moments ago.

Tang San did not speak. Instead, just as he had raised his right hand before, he slowly raised his left hand. This time, it was no longer blue light. A faint black glow surged from his palm, rapidly condensing into something strange in his hand.

It was a completely black hammer. Its handle was about half a foot long, and its head was cylindrical. It looked like a miniature forging hammer, but on the hammer's black

Its surface held a peculiar gleam, and a faint pattern coiled around the cylindrical hammerhead.

For some reason, when this hammer appeared in Tang San's hand, the air throughout the room became somewhat oppressive. Tang San seemed unable to bear the little hammer's weight and could only grip it as his arm slowly sank. His face had already turned somewhat pale.

Unlike the Blue Silver Grass, which required almost no Mysterious Heaven Skill to maintain, the moment this little black hammer appeared, it nearly drained all of Tang San's inner power. He could only barely force himself to keep hold of its handle. Though the hammer looked small, it was actually far heavier than a forging hammer.

"Th-this is..." Tang Hao practically leaped in front of Tang San, grabbing the hand that held the hammer and bringing it before his own eyes. Tang Hao's hand was powerful. At the very least, Tang San no longer felt that the hammer placed such a tremendous burden on his arm.

When Tang Hao's hand grasped his, a warm feeling of blood connection made Tang San feel especially comforted. "Dad, is something wrong?"

Looking at the little black hammer, the excited gleam that had vanished earlier appeared in Tang Hao's eyes once more. "Twin Martial Souls. They're actually Twin Martial Souls. My son, my son."

Suddenly, Tang Hao opened his strong arms and pulled Tang San tightly into his embrace.

Tang Hao's chest was broad. Perhaps because he had been a blacksmith for so long, although he appeared lazy on the surface, the muscles on his body had not diminished with age. His embrace was warm. The sense of security brought by a father's love could not be replaced by anything else.

"Dad." Tang San was somewhat stunned. In his memories, this seemed to be the first time Tang Hao had embraced him like this.

The little iron hammer in his hand seemed to be growing heavier and heavier. Although Tang San liked the warmth brought by his father's love, he did not want the hammer to slip from his hand and strike his father.

"Dad, I can't hold on anymore," Tang San could not help saying.

Tang Hao released him. "Put it away."

The black light faded, and the weight vanished. Tang San found it very strange. The hammer had clearly been formed from his Mysterious Heaven Skill mixed with a special power inside his body, so why could he not lift it? What surprised him even more was that after summoning the little hammer, nearly all his inner power had been depleted. Tang San had never seen such a marvelous expression on his father's face. All kinds of complex emotions kept appearing on Tang Hao's face. After a long while, he slowly said, "Remember this: in the future, you must use the hammer in your left hand to protect the grass in your right hand. Forever." Tang San nodded, though he did not understand why.

"What about yours?" Tang Hao looked toward Lan Xue.

"Oh, the first is the Ice Jade Orchid Empress." She released the Ice Jade Orchid Empress.

"The second is the Ever-Changing Food God." Little Xue released a ball of nine-colored mist that turned into a sausage one moment and a hamburger the next. A trace of surprise appeared in Tang Hao's eyes.

"The third is the Vampire Empress." Lan Xue's ears became pointed, the two canine teeth in her mouth grew longer and sharper, and a pair of bat wings sprouted from her back. Suddenly, a blue light appeared, and a handsome man emerged. He had pointed ears, blue skin, and silver-white hair. He dropped to one knee before Lan Xue. "Sword Demon Swode pays respects to his master." Lan Xue was extremely surprised. Why had Virlit's servant, the Sword Demon, come as well? Tang Hao and Tang San were equally shocked. "Go back." "Yes." With that, the Sword Demon vanished.

"The fourth is the God of Abilities." Suddenly, Lan Xue began to radiate holy light. Her delicate body was covered in a layer of silver-white armor, as though it had been custom-made for her figure. The armor fit together seamlessly, while her exposed skin gave off a faint golden glow. Like a celestial maiden descending to the mortal realm, she left Tang San staring in a daze, blood trickling from his nose like a little snake.

Tang Hao was utterly shocked. He had only ever seen Twin Martial Souls; he had never even heard of Four Martial Souls. Even he could not withstand the pressure of the God of Abilities. "Remember, you must never use your other martial souls. You may only use the Ice Jade Orchid Empress. You must remember that." "Oh."