Revealing the Martial Soul

With Tang San's arrival, the tense standoff between the two sides began to dissipate, turning into a seemingly "friendly" conversation.

Dugu Bo, seeking a solution to the poison afflicting himself and his granddaughter, chose to seize the opportunity and led Tang San towards the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on the mountain.

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang and the other two finally escaped death. Seeing that Tang San was no longer in mortal danger and was even speaking cordially with Dugu Bo, they proactively retreated and left the Sunset Forest.

Before departing, Yu Xiaogang glanced back, his eyes filled with mixed emotions.

On one hand, he held expectations for the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. If he could consume them, his aging problem would be completely resolved, paving a smooth path for his future cultivation.

On the other hand, he marveled at the immense power of Titled Douluo. To truly thwart the Martial Soul Hall's soul hunting operation in seven years, he still had a long way to go.

"In seven years, both Brother Flender and Erlong will have advanced to Soul Saint, and I will also experience a surge in strength. With our Martial Soul Fusion Skill, we will surely be able to contend with Titled Douluo."

Yu Xiaogang's gaze instantly turned resolute, and he then left with Flender and Liu Erlong.

The trio returned to Blue Tyrant Academy. Liu Erlong and Flender simultaneously looked at Yu Xiaogang, finally voicing the questions that had been brewing throughout their journey.

"Xiaogang, what's going on with your spirit power and your Martial Soul?"

Liu Erlong spoke first. When she had unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill earlier, she had clearly sensed a familiar Aura, which sparked an unbelievable thought in her mind.

"That's right, Xiaogang, you..." Flender's face also showed disbelief.

Seeing their reactions, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but curve his lips. He then said nonchalantly, "My Martial Soul mutated a few years ago, and my spirit power broke through level thirty because of it. And..."

He paused slightly, then raised his left hand. A Dragon Soul, shimmering with blue electric light, flew out from his palm. It swam in the air, and a purple Soul Ring was coiled around its Dragon Body.

"I was also fortunate enough to awaken my second Martial Soul, the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon."

Upon seeing this, their expressions instantly turned blank. They then stepped forward to touch Yu Xiaogang's left hand, observing it closely.

After confirming that the Martial Soul on his hand was indeed the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon, their faces simultaneously lit up with excitement.

"Congratulations, Xiaogang, you've finally resolved your inner turmoil."

Flender patted Yu Xiaogang's shoulder, genuinely happy for his old friend.

When he first met Yu Xiaogang in their youth, he had heard him exclaim, "There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters." But later, as they formed the Golden Iron Triangle and spent their days together, he still noticed the deep-seated longing in Yu Xiaogang's eyes whenever he saw powerful Martial Souls.

Liu Erlong, on the other hand, was thinking more deeply than Flender. Besides being happy for Yu Xiaogang, she couldn't help but connect this development to their relationships with their respective families.

Yu Xiaogang had been disowned by his family because, as the Clan Leader's son, he had not awakened the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Even though his father, Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen, had tried his best to protect him, he was ultimately unable to overcome the influence of the elders in the clan.

But now that Yu Xiaogang had awakened the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, everything changed. With his status as the Clan Leader's son, there was no reason for even the elders to object to his return to the family.

And once he returned to the family, many obstacles between them would disappear.

With this thought, Liu Erlong couldn't help but rush into Yu Xiaogang's arms, tears of excitement flowing down her face.

Flender, seeing this, wisely left with a smile, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to whisper to each other alone.

The two chatted until sunset.

During this time, Liu Erlong tentatively brought up returning to her family, and Yu Xiaogang gave an affirmative answer. However, he stated that they would have to wait until Tang San graduated, at which point he could prove his martial soul theories, and only then would he have sufficient capital to return to the family.

Liu Erlong happily agreed. Afterward, the two walked to the dormitory area and waved goodbye at a fork in the road.

Watching Liu Erlong's retreating back, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh. Although he had chosen to accept this relationship, their differing statuses still left him feeling somewhat flustered.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it.

Yu Xiaogang shook his head and turned towards the dormitory. Upon returning, he sat cross-legged on his bed and opened the newly updated entry on his panel.

[Click on the entry "Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body" to start the corresponding quest: Enter the Illusion Realm and undergo the ice and fire baptism, accumulating a total duration of 600 seconds.]

[ps: Only one attempt per day]

The scene shifted, and Yu Xiaogang's figure fell into a pool with a "plop."

The pool was divided into two parts, one milky white and the other vermilion. Yu Xiaogang's body fell into the middle, and a chilling cold and a scorching heat emanated from the two sides of the pool, beginning to tear at his body.

Yu Xiaogang immediately mobilized his Soul Power to resist, but it was like trying to quench a burning cart with a cup of water. In the next moment, his entire body was completely torn apart by the two forces.

In the dormitory, Yu Xiaogang woke up with a start. After a few breaths to calm his heart, he looked at the prompt on his panel.

[Quest "Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body", total duration +3 seconds]

Though he had countless words he wanted to say in his defense, Yu Xiaogang swallowed them back. In the end, he could only sigh powerlessly.

"There's no other way, I'll just have to accumulate it bit by bit."

The next morning, at Blue Tyrant Academy, in the advanced class classroom.

The class bell had already rung, and the homeroom teacher entered the classroom as usual. However, unlike usual, four people followed behind him.

At the front was a middle-aged man in black with short hair. Behind him followed a handsome young man in white with blond hair, a young man with peach blossom eyes and a handsome face, and a girl with long legs wearing a pink dress.

The homeroom teacher stood at the podium and addressed the students below. "Starting today, our class will welcome a new instructor, Teacher Yu Xiaogang, known in the Soul Master World as 'Master.' We also have three new students: Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu. Please give them a warm welcome with applause!"

The members of Shrek Academy greeted the students below, who in turn turned their gazes towards them, filled with curiosity.

Blue Tyrant Academy had three levels of classes. The lowest was the primary class, with Soul Power Levels ranging from twenty to twenty-five, comprising three classes with over 120 students. The next level up was the intermediate class, with Soul Power Levels from twenty-five to thirty, consisting of two classes with over 80 students. The highest level was the current advanced class, with Soul Power Levels above thirty, having only one class with over 30 students.

Normally, new teachers and students would start in the primary class and then advance to the intermediate and advanced classes based on their performance. However, it was unprecedented for both teachers and students, like those from Shrek Academy, to be directly placed into the advanced class. Thus, the students were quite curious and wanted to see something different in these newcomers.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu took their seats one by one. Dai Mubai and Oscar, with their handsome appearances, attracted the attention of many female classmates. Xiao Wu, with her tall stature and pure temperament, also drew the gaze of many male classmates.

After communicating teaching matters with the head teacher, Yu Xiaogang had already stepped onto the podium. Seeing that the students in the class were in an uproar because of Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu, he couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

"As expected of the protagonist group. When the seven of them were together before, I didn't feel anything, but now that they're in a crowd, they immediately stand out. I guess Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun would have the same effect in the advanced class."

Yu Xiaogang smiled, then cleared his throat, calming the restless emotions in the class, and began to speak, "Today is my first time meeting all of you. The head teacher just called me 'Master,' but you don't need to take it to heart. You are all students in the advanced class and will soon graduate and venture out into the world. Therefore, my upcoming lectures will be about various Soul Beasts and Martial Soul Characteristics, so that you can be prepared when you encounter them in the future."

"So, today's topic will be Vine Type Soul Beasts and Vine Type Martial Souls."

"Among Vine Type Soul Beasts, I've listed two: the Ghost Vine and the Thunder Vine."

"The power of the Ghost Vine lies in its neurotoxin and parasitic ability. Once scratched and injected with its toxin, the body will quickly become paralyzed. At the same time, the parasitic seeds it releases will absorb the host's energy, rapidly growing new vines to Entangle.

"Unlike the Ghost Vine, which has obvious control attributes, the Thunder Vine attacks by controlling lightning, making its methods simpler and more brutal."

Yu Xiaogang skillfully drew the forms of the Ghost Vine and the Thunder Vine on the blackboard with chalk, coloring them with different colored chalk. The appearances of the two Soul Beasts clearly presented themselves in the students' eyes, as if they were Living Things.

Seeing this, apart from Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu, the other students below couldn't help but show expressions of astonishment, and they also developed a sense of admiration for the Teacher on stage.

Time slowly passed with Yu Xiaogang's explanations. As it neared the end of class, Yu Xiaogang began to wrap up the content he had just explained.

"Therefore, the development direction of Vine Type Martial Souls is mainly focused on the control system. However, it specifically depends on their attributes. If there are vines with thunder attributes, they might also develop towards the assault system like the Thunder Vine. You all need to pay close attention to this in the future."

As Yu Xiaogang's words fell, the lecture for this session successfully concluded.