Tang San and Master's Wisdom

Soul Hunting Forest was a comprehensive soul ring hunting ground controlled by Spirit Hall.

Outside the forest, a bustling scene came into view. Vast rows of houses rolled in undulating waves, distributed in a staggered and orderly fashion all around. The streets were filled with the clamor of voices; hawking, shouting, and bargaining rose and fell in succession, echoing through the major thoroughfares and small alleys.

Merchants enthusiastically displayed their goods to passing soul masters, offering everything from soul beast materials to all sorts of bizarre soul tools.

Whether it was a large thousand-year soul beast or a small ten-year soul beast, soul masters could find their own here.

Safety in this forest was extremely high, meticulously maintained by Spirit Hall, and it had nearly become an exceptional place for low-tier soul masters to acquire soul rings. Here, soul masters could hunt for soul rings with peace of mind, without having to worry about sudden ambushes by powerful soul beasts.

Along a small path in the center of the forest, two figures—one large and one small—were shuttling through at a rapid pace. They cautiously avoided the dead branches and fallen leaves on the ground so as not to make a sound that would alert the surrounding soul beasts.

Both of them were observing the surrounding environment with extreme vigilance, ready at all times to deal with any danger that might arise.

The youth beside, about six years old, had a trace of faint purple light flashing in his eyes, and this youth was precisely Tang San.

Just a few days ago, Tang San and Great Master met again, and feeling a mutual affinity, they immediately formed a master-and-disciple bond on the spot.

However, Tang San currently looked to be in a very bad mood. His brows were tightly locked, and his face carried a trace of unperceived melancholy.

His heart was filled with doubts and incomprehension, wondering why this lifetime's Xiao Wu did not stick to him every day as he had anticipated. Although Tang San still became Xiao Wu's younger brother by virtue of his astonishing wisdom as a god king, the relationship between the two simply could not compare to the intimate closeness of the previous life.

Alas, could it be that my rebirth has caused some changes to happen?

Tang San let out a helpless sigh, unable to figure it out for a moment, and so Tang San did not continue thinking; after all, the most important matter nowadays was still hurriedly acquiring his own first soul ring.

Once he had his first soul ring, he could advance to a soul master once more, and he would be able to go to Spirit Hall every month to collect a subsidy of one gold soul coin to improve his diet.

Eating those watery gruels, white porridges, and eggs every day in the work-study students' cafeteria during this period, Tang San felt that his mouth was about to taste completely bland; that simply was not food for human consumption, and he, Tang San, was going to eat on the second floor of the cafeteria.

As for the matter of collecting Spirit Hall's subsidy, Tang San did not bear the slightest burden in his heart; after all, free money from the government should not be refused.

Moreover, according to what Master said, the money distributed by Spirit Hall was all paid out by the Two Great Empires, and then Tang San had even less psychological burden.

What a joke, he was the future Blue Hao King of the Heaven Dou Empire and teacher of Emperor Xue Beng, while his good brother Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, so those gold soul coins were actually all his own money.

What did it have to do with Spirit Hall when he, Tang San, collected his own gold soul coins?

As for the choice of the first soul ring, Tang San in this lifetime had his own plans; in this lifetime, Tang San did not plan to hunt the Mandala Snake from his past life, but rather a Ghost Vine.

The reason was also very simple: after being reborn into another life, even without acquiring a soul ring, Tang San could use Blue Silver Binding.

Just three days ago, Tang San demonstrated his self-created soul skill binding to Master, and Master was moved to hot tears on the spot.

At a mere six years of age, without even advancing to a soul master, he actually managed to create a soul skill by relying on his own wisdom. What a terrifying matter this was! What kind of shocking and appalling talent was this! It was simply terrifyingly formidable!

This also meant that after Tang San advanced to a Titled Douluo, his soul skills would reach a full ten! Having one more soul skill than other soul masters—such a genius was actually the disciple of him, Yu Xiaogang; what a supreme honor this was!

Yu Xiaogang originally thought that his disciple Tang San's talent was already terrifying enough, but he never expected that his wisdom would also be so terrifying! Having such a peerless proud son of heaven as his disciple, he, Yu Xiaogang, could die without regrets.

As for Tang San, after creating the skill Blue Silver Binding, he did not grow arrogant or complacent; after all, who was he? He was Tang God King, and even in the God Realm where experts gathered like clouds, his wisdom was few and far between.

Although he, Tang San, was famous throughout the God Realm for the formidable strength of Asura God and Sea God, his own wisdom was not the least bit inferior to his formidable strength.

After all, back in his previous life, Tang San had clearly heard several deities privately calling him the Wisdom God King, and this was the entire God Realm's recognition of his wisdom! One could imagine just what kind of astonishing wisdom he displayed on ordinary days!

Compared to the recognition of the entire God Realm, the small matter of self-creating Blue Silver Binding appeared very insignificant; after all, Tang San's goal was the sea of stars, so how could he feel complacent over this matter?

The quantity of ghost vines in the Soul Hunting Forest was very large, and before long, Tang San found a nine-hundred-year Blood Thorn.

In reality, with Tang San's current strength, absorbing a thousand-year soul ring was not a problem at all, yet he chose a nine-hundred-year soul ring. This was because Tang San clearly knew the principle that a tree standing out in a forest would be destroyed by the wind.

If Tang San's first soul ring were already a thousand-year one, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of Spirit Hall, which was disadvantageous to his current growth and plans. Therefore, he chose a nine-hundred-year soul ring, which could both elevate his strength and maintain a certain degree of low profile, avoiding being exposed prematurely within Spirit Hall's field of vision.

The forty-fourth rule of the Tang Sect code: when one has not yet grown strong, one must play the fool and endure, and when one grows strong, strike back at the enemy with the momentum of a thunderbolt.

Regarding these golden rules and jade precepts written in the Tang Sect code, Tang San had always known them by heart.

Yet having merely chosen a nine-hundred-year Blood Thorn, Master was already startled: "Little San, you couldn't possibly be choosing this nine-hundred-year Blood Thorn as your first soul ring, could you?"

"Yes, Teacher, this nine-hundred-year soul beast is the target of my first soul ring."

A confident radiance flashed within Tang San's gaze.

"No, absolutely not. You simply cannot absorb this soul beast; I have never heard of anyone being able to absorb a nine-hundred-year one for their first soul ring. You are simply making a fuss!"

Master pointed at Tang San and said sternly.

"Teacher, listen to me. Since I dare to choose this nine-hundred-year soul beast as my first soul ring, I naturally have my backing. My mind is made up, you do not need to persuade me anymore!"

Tang San finished speaking while puffing out his chest and raising his head, originally expecting to receive Master's praise, but what Tang San did not expect was to be fiercely slapped across the face by Yu Xiaogang.

This slap directly dazed Tang San.

This wasn't right. Logically speaking, after he finished speaking with absolute confidence, shouldn't he have received praise? What was this slap supposed to be?