Sudden Incident

As Yu Xiao Gang's words fell, shock appeared on Tang San's youthful face.

He did indeed possess Twin Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and a hammer of unknown origin. He had never told anyone this secret. Yet this slovenly middle-aged man before him had seen through it at a glance?

"How... how did you know?" Tang San instinctively took half a step back, his right hand already reaching for the Sleeve Arrow at his waist. He had uncovered my secret. If he can't give me an explanation, he has earned his death!

"Don't be nervous." Yu Xiao Gang set down his teacup and took a gilded badge from a drawer. "As the author of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, I naturally see things others cannot." The badge reflected a dazzling glare beneath the sunlight. It was the mark of an "Honorary Scholar" awarded by Spirit Hall.

Tang San's pupils contracted slightly.

He had seen this badge in Spirit Hall's brochures. It was said that fewer than ten people on the entire continent possessed one.

But what shocked him even more was what the man said next. "Three years ago, Her Highness Ye Lingtong, the Saintess of Spirit Hall, personally invited me here to teach. She said this place needed theoretical researchers more." When Yu Xiao Gang mentioned the word "Saintess," the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Ye Lingtong had risen to fame, yet no one knew her true origins. Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects, had failed to uncover her actual background. They had only vaguely discovered that she seemed to have an extremely close connection to Qian Daoliu.

Moreover, according to the latest reports, Qian Daoliu seemed to have already left Spirit City.

Yet no one dared harbor ill intentions toward Spirit City. Leaving aside the longstanding rumors that a true god had descended there, more importantly, there seemed to be a genuine angel guarding it.

Of course, that was beside the point.

Yu Xiao Gang naturally had no interest in such matters. Looking at the boy before him, his heart stirred violently. This was the finest test subject through which he could prove his theories!

If he missed this opportunity, then even if he spent his entire life searching, he likely would not encounter another possessor of Twin Martial Souls.

With such a perfect opportunity before him, he naturally would not let it slip away!

He would certainly do everything in his power to sweet-talk Tang San into becoming his student!

The wariness in Tang San's eyes gradually turned to contemplation. He recalled Old Jack's instructions before he had set out: "Xiao San, when you get to the academy, listen to your teachers."

Although the man before him looked slovenly, he could reveal Tang San's greatest secret. He must truly possess real knowledge.

"Master." Tang San released the Sleeve Arrow and gave a respectful bow. "You are correct. I do indeed have another Martial Soul." He extended his left hand, and a small pitch-black hammer silently appeared, its head wrapped in fine dark patterns.

Yu Xiao Gang abruptly rose to his feet, utterly unaware that he had knocked over his teacup.

His trembling finger pointed at the Clear Sky Hammer. "Th-this is..." His voice shook. After a moment, he suddenly lowered it. "Child, you must never display this Martial Soul before others again!"

This was actually the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul!

Could this child before him have some close connection to the Clear Sky Sect?

Tang San obediently withdrew his Martial Soul. He looked at Yu Xiao Gang, then solemnly dropped to both knees. "I am willing to become your student! Please accept my bow, Teacher!"

After becoming master and disciple, everything fell naturally into place. Yu Xiao Gang quickly made a plan to obtain Spirit Rings. After reaching an agreement with Tang San, the two set out together for Soul Hunting Forest two days later.

At that moment, Michael happened to step into the boundaries of Nuoding City.

Everything happening here was quickly sensed by Ye Su.

Ye Su's true body had now arrived at the boundary between the Douluo Plane and the God Realm. Before entering the God Realm, he had merely glanced down by chance and noticed what was happening on the Douluo Plane. He happened to witness Tang San taking Yu Xiao Gang as his master.

The corner of Ye Su's mouth twitched slightly. He had not expected the plot to have derailed so badly, yet Tang San had still become Yu Xiao Gang's disciple.

And Yu Xiao Gang was even teaching at Spirit Academy, with his cheap mother's handiwork behind it.

Ye Su immediately reviewed the river of history and saw what had happened three years earlier. He roughly understood the situation.

His cheap mother had simply been naive and well-endowed, thoroughly dazzled by Yu Xiao Gang's reputation, and had casually given him a recommendation slot.

His mother was an idiot too. She could not see at all that Yu Xiao Gang had no real talent or learning.

Forget it. No matter what, she was still his cheap mother.

Ye Su shook his head and turned his gaze toward Nuoding City again.

He had not expected Qian Daoliu, transformed into Michael, to find this place so quickly.

At this moment, Qian Daoliu was at the entrance of Soul Hunting Forest, helping someone seek justice.

Dressed in white, Michael looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. His apparent age alone made him highly convincing.

At the very least, most people believed that a youth of this age would at most be a Second Ring Great Spirit Master. Reaching the Second Ring at such an age would already make someone a peerless genius. In truth, most people still thought Michael was probably only a First Ring Spirit Master.

Little did they know that the youth standing before them was in the Demigod Realm!

Michael was helping someone seek justice.

Soul Hunting Forest's entrance was filled with spirit-hunting teams. The middle-aged woman following behind Michael had bloodshot eyes, her expression haggard and despairing as she continued to sob, "My husband clearly gave you more than a hundred Gold Soul Coins and asked you to help him hunt a White Spirit Ring. So why is my husband dead now? Why are you even taking away all our family's possessions? Sob... sob... sob...!"

Ye Su watched from the sky with great interest, clearly perceiving the course of events.

The woman's husband had been a First Ring Spirit Master. A few days ago, he had finally broken through to the Second Ring. After saving more than a hundred Gold Soul Coins, he had entrusted a spirit-hunting team to help him obtain a suitable Spirit Ring. Yet he had never expected the team to be so malicious. After murdering her husband, they had even turned around and accused him of causing a Soul Beast Riot, claiming it had severely injured the team. Using that excuse, they had directly looted every valuable possession from their home.

The woman had first filed a complaint in the city, only to be rejected on the grounds of insufficient evidence. She then begged the nobles, but what noble would be so kind? Finally, she went to Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall in Nuoding City had been responsible enough, but the spirit-hunting team had been too careful. The evidence had indeed been wiped away completely. In the end, Spirit Hall could only ensure the woman's safety and could do nothing more.

Sure enough, it was still far too difficult for commoner spirit masters of this era to rise above their station.

Ye Su was no longer in a hurry to enter the God Realm. He wanted to see how Qian Daoliu, now transformed into Michael, would handle this matter.

If Michael, the Angel of Judgment, could not even handle such a small matter, then Ye Su could replace him with another Angel of Judgment.

As the eyes of a god and the mouth of a god, if he could not distinguish right from wrong, then he would truly be an insult to a god.