Thank You for Clearing My Doubts

The girl held out a slender, fair finger and gestured in the air.

"Look, Blue Silver Grass is grass by nature. Once it grows, it will instinctively wrap around anything it encounters."

"That's simply its nature. There's no need to deliberately hunt some serpent-type Soul Beast to obtain a binding skill."

The moment she said this, the audience watching the Heavenly Curtain erupted in agreement.

"Exactly! The Blue Silver Grass in my family's fields covers the ground if we don't clear it for a few days."

"Isn't that binding?"

"Right, right! That's common sense! Has the person who came up with that theory ever done farmwork?"

"To make Blue Silver Grass bind things, you have to kill a snake? Isn't that completely pointless?"

Shrek Academy.

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and even Dai Mubai, who had all been agreeing with Grandmaster just moments ago, heard these words.

Their gazes instinctively drifted toward Yu Xiaogang.

There was now something strange in their eyes.

They suddenly felt... that the girl made a lot of sense!

Wasn't it only natural for Blue Silver Grass to bind things?

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's hands clenched tightly behind his back, and his face became incomparably ugly.

He stared fixedly at the Heavenly Curtain and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth. "Utter nonsense!"

"What could a little girl who hasn't even grown all her hair know? What experience does she have?"

"She dares teach people nonsense here?!"

Yet the girl in the scene did not stop explaining.

She continued gently and methodically.

"Also, if you want to improve Blue Silver Grass's toughness, there's no need to look for a Mandala Snake."

"There is a plant-type Soul Beast called the Giant Spirit Vine."

"This type of plant Soul Beast has a distinctive trait: it absorbs the spiritual energy of nearby plants to grow."

"It can grow incredibly thick and sturdy. At the same time, its toughness rivals iron and stone, and it naturally possesses extremely strong binding properties."

The more the girl spoke, the more animated she became. She even stood up and spread her arms wide, drawing a huge circle.

"And this Giant Spirit Vine has an especially amazing trait: multi-attribute fusion!"

"If it absorbs the spiritual energy of poisonous plants, it will gain poison and become immune to poison."

"If it absorbs other elements, it can gain the effects of those elements as well."

"Just think about it."

The girl looked at the Vague Man, her eyes sparkling.

"Once this Giant Spirit Vine grows, it can become as thick as a great tree, even as tall as a bell tower!"

"If Blue Silver Grass absorbs its Soul Ring, it can gain toughness, binding, and multi-attribute fusion. Wouldn't that accomplish several things at once?"

"And since they're both plant-type, absorption would be safe and stable."

"No matter how you look at it, wouldn't that be a hundred times better than risking absorption from an animal-type Soul Beast?"

Upon hearing this, the entire continent launched into a frenzy of discussion.

Countless Soul Masters, especially plant-type Soul Masters, nodded repeatedly as they listened.

"Brilliant! This is a real theory!"

"Giant Spirit Vine? If Blue Silver Grass absorbed that, wouldn't it become Giant Spirit Blue Silver Grass?"

"Thick and powerful, with multi-attribute fusion too—wouldn't that be far stronger than that little snake with nothing but poison?"

"Seriously, making Blue Silver Grass absorb a snake Martial Soul really sounds like something only an idiot would do."

Inside Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, now looked somewhat pale, with a fine layer of sweat on his forehead.

His breathing quickened, and his chest rose and fell violently.

"Utter nonsense! Utter nonsense!"

Yu Xiaogang pointed at the Heavenly Curtain in near hysteria. His voice trembled, and spittle flew from his mouth.

"My Martial Soul Core Competitiveness Theory cannot possibly be wrong!"

"When Blue Silver Grass absorbs a Mandala Snake, it gains the ferocity of a beast Martial Soul and powerful attack strength!"

"How could plants possibly compare to animals in attack power?!"

He suddenly turned and pointed at Tang San. His eyes were bloodshot, nearly crazed.

"Xiao San! You are the best example!"

However.

Tang San did not immediately echo his teacher as he usually did.

He stared blankly at the Heavenly Curtain, then lowered his head to look at the thin blade of Blue Silver Grass in his palm.

Descriptions like "as thick as a great tree" and "multi-attribute fusion" involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

What if...

What if he had absorbed the Giant Spirit Vine back then...

Would his Blue Silver Grass be stronger than it was now?

A seed of doubt began to take root in Tang San's heart.

"Teacher..."

Tang San opened his mouth, only to realize that he could not find any words to refute the girl.

Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged a glance, each seeing shock and doubt in the other's eyes.

As veteran Soul Masters, they had no choice but to admit it.

That Giant Spirit Vine plan... truly sounded far more perfect than the Mandala Snake.

"Xiaogang... perhaps..." Flender began hesitantly.

"Shut up!"

Yu Xiaogang abruptly turned around, his gaze as vicious as though he wanted to devour someone.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu grabbed Tang San's arm and comforted him softly. "It's okay, Brother."

"No matter what you absorbed, you're already amazing now. We don't need to listen to that woman."

Within the Heavenly Curtain.

After hearing the girl's theory, the Vague Man seemed to recall something pleasant.

He chuckled softly and nodded.

"You're right. What I said was indeed too narrow-minded."

"Thank you for clearing my doubts."

Looking at the kind girl before him, who had specifically gone to search through books and research information over a stranger's question, he asked warmly,

"What is your name?"

A breeze swept past, lifting the girl's crimson hair.

A little embarrassed, she tucked her hair behind her ear and revealed a gentle, tranquil smile.

"My name is Jiang Zhu."

The scene shifted, no longer showing that afternoon spent discussing Martial Soul theories.

Yet this patch of grass seemed to have become the place where the two met.

Jiang Zhu came more and more often.

At first, she still cared about maintaining the image of a lady, either sitting properly or standing gracefully.

But perhaps the Vague Man's lazy air was simply too infectious.

Or perhaps she felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation here.

Gradually, she began to imitate the Vague Man.

She no longer cared whether grass clippings stained her skirt. Following his example, she lay flat on the ground without a shred of decorum, gazing at the blue sky and white clouds.

The distance between them also quietly narrowed.

"You know, Healing System Soul Masters don't just need to learn how to protect themselves in battle."

"They also need to learn how to predict where their teammates will be injured..."

Jiang Zhu lay on her side, her crimson hair spread across the grass like a blooming flower.

Her eyes sparkled as she happily shared everyday matters with the Vague Man beside her.

As well as some cultivation insights she had learned at Spirit Hall Academy.

Though the Vague Man did not speak much, he listened attentively every time.

Now and then, he offered a thought or two, always drawing a surprised smile from Jiang Zhu.

Seeing this scene, countless men beneath the Heavenly Curtain turned green with envy.

"What? Is his charm really that great?"

"He just lies there doing nothing, and peerless beauties come to him on their own?"

"And this Little Sister Jiang Zhu too—you're a future peerless beauty on the rankings! Don't be so forward!"

"I don't understand! Why are all the women who take the initiative to approach him such top-tier beauties?"

Just as the men across the continent were fuming with indignation.

A carriage from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect slowly came to a stop not far from the entrance of the Dark Night Arena.