Inside Yu Xiaogang's office.
Yu Xiaogang's brows were practically furrowed into a figure eight. His face was filled with confusion and shock.
"Xiao Tian, can you explain what happened now? Why has your strength improved so quickly, and why are your first two Soul Rings both Thousand Year Soul Rings?"
Xiao Tian looked at Yu Xiaogang's expression, so full of thirst for knowledge, and grinned wickedly. He had wanted to mess with Yu Xiaogang like this for a long time.
So he feigned ignorance and said, "Master, actually, this is all thanks to your guidance."
Yu Xiaogang: ???
What the hell?
When had I ever guided you to absorb two Thousand Year Soul Rings? How did I not know I was this amazing?
Boom!
Tang San immediately turned his gaze to Yu Xiaogang, his eyes full of confusion.
What did Xiao Tian mean by that?
Could it be that his teacher had given Xiao Tian special tutoring without telling him?
As if sensing Tang San's faint but unmistakable gaze, Yu Xiaogang felt immense pressure and hurriedly said, "Xiao Tian, stop keeping us in suspense. When did I ever guide you to absorb two Thousand Year Soul Rings?"
Xiao Tian chuckled sinisterly to himself, then hurriedly explained on the surface.
"Master, Tang San, you've both misunderstood. Master really didn't teach me to directly absorb Thousand Year Soul Rings. That was my own decision."
Phew—
At Xiao Tian's words, the two of them inexplicably sighed in relief at the same time.
That's more like it. That scared me to death—I almost thought Tang Hao was going to kill me.
That's more like it. I'm Master's only final disciple. How could Master possibly give Xiao Tian special treatment?
"But, Master, you did teach me how to make better use of Sword Qi and Sword Intent. Do you remember something you once said? In daily life, I could spread Sword Intent over my entire body as much as possible. That would benefit my comprehension of the Sword Path and also increase my strength."
Yu Xiaogang: ???
Huh? Had I ever said that?
He had indeed given Xiao Tian some basic guidance. But since he was not a Sword Cultivator after all, he had merely shared a few of his own views mixed with some speculation, using Xiao Tian as an experiment to verify his theories.
Maybe he really had said something like that?
Xiao Tian had only been a six-year-old child at the time. Surely he could not be so calculating as to deceive him now, right?
So—
Yu Xiaogang could only nod stiffly and force a somewhat rigid smile. "Yes, I remember. And then? Don't tell me you want to say that this is why you improved so quickly?"
Tang San remained expressionless, his face like a poker mask as he watched Xiao Tian and Yu Xiaogang, no one knowing what he was thinking.
"Mm, yes, yes, yes! Master, you're so smart!"
Yu Xiaogang:
"Back then, I followed your advice and continuously released Sword Intent in my daily life, covering my entire body with it whenever possible. Over time, I discovered that my understanding of the Sword Path had indeed deepened.
"More importantly, I could feel my physical constitution constantly strengthening, and my Soul Power cultivation speed also increased considerably! It seemed as though improving my Sword Intent also helped improve my Soul Power."
Xiao Tian spoke with an excited expression.
"That was why I dared to take the risk of directly absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring as my First Soul Ring. Though, to be honest, I was lucky. Originally, I had only planned to find a three- or four-hundred-year-old soul beast to absorb, so I didn't ask the academy teachers for help. Since it was only a hundred-year soul beast, it shouldn't have been a problem with my strength.
"But my luck was pretty good. Along the way, I encountered a dying silkworm-type soul beast that had just reached a thousand years. I remembered Master saying that silkworm-type soul beasts were generally weak and usually granted Soul Skills related to Soul Power, so I..."
After Xiao Tian's explanation, all three people present were dumbfounded. There was actually such a way to do things?
Even Yu Xiaogang was beginning to question his life because of Xiao Tian's outrageous stunt. He had plagiarized—no, researched theories for his entire life, yet this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Could Jian Daochen Xin have cultivated this way too?
Yu Xiaogang felt the urge to go ask him, but quickly suppressed it. That man probably would not even spare him a glance.
"Xiao Tian, why were you so impulsive back then? Even if silkworm-type soul beasts are weak, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. If you failed, weren't you afraid of exploding and dying?"
Tang San asked doubtfully, his eyes dark. He felt somewhat unbalanced inside.
Why was Xiao Tian's luck so good? Why did he happen to encounter a dying silkworm-type soul beast? Why hadn't he exploded and died while absorbing his First Soul Ring?
Xiao Tian smiled innocently. "Actually, I was somewhat confident. Didn't you say that you only took one minute to absorb your First Soul Ring?
"Before absorbing a Soul Ring, my constitution should have been about the same as yours. After tempering my body with Sword Intent, I became even more confident.
"Still, I was indeed lucky. Absorbing that Azure Jade Silkworm took me more than half a day. No matter what, a thousand-year soul beast truly couldn't be underestimated."
After hearing Xiao Tian say that, Tang San's resentment grew even stronger.
Of course, it was not directed at Xiao Tian, but at Yu Xiaogang.
As his teacher, Yu Xiaogang had not tested him before he absorbed his First Soul Ring.
Now he understood that he had been fully capable of absorbing a soul beast with a higher cultivation age back then!
Even if he could not have been as lucky as Xiao Tian and absorbed a Thousand Year Soul Ring, he could at least have absorbed one that was eight or nine hundred years old, right?
His Second Soul Ring had come from a Ghost Vine around six hundred years old, and he had not taken very long to absorb it either.
Tang San regretted it so much his guts turned green.
"Master, don't you often tell us that Soul Ring absorption has theoretical limits? The First Soul Ring cannot exceed four hundred and twenty-three years, while the Second Soul Ring cannot exceed seven hundred and sixty-four years."
Xiao Wu's puzzled voice rang out.
Damn!
Xiao Tian could not help giving Xiao Wu a mental thumbs-up. What a perfect assist!
"And you, Xiao Tian! Why didn't you call us when you obtained your First Soul Ring? Do you know how dangerous that was? And you clearly knew that a First Soul Ring could only be a hundred-year one, so why did you risk your life trying for a Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
Xiao Wu was genuinely angry.
Better safe than sorry. What if Xiao Tian had really been unlucky and died?
And he had absorbed a Soul Ring alone for more than half a day. Xiao Wu felt it was already a miracle that Xiao Tian had not been discovered and eaten by other soul beasts!
Xiao Tian: .
Seeing the concern on Xiao Wu's face, Xiao Tian's heart warmed slightly.
But Yu Xiaogang's expression had frozen. Facing the gazes of all three of them, especially that of his disciple Tang San, he was truly sweating bullets.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's expression, Xiao Tian felt utterly delighted. Sweating bullets now, aren't you, bro?
For the past two years, in order to fleece him for all he was worth, Xiao Tian had endured Yu Xiaogang's constant nagging from the sidelines—how to wield a sword, how to use it, and most ridiculously, insisting that he run every single day!
Xiao Tian had been left completely speechless. What use was running, anyway?
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