Useless Martial Soul

Having strength was not truly about protecting anyone. At the very least, he would not end up needing a little girl to protect him.

Chen Huang imagined himself at the academy, crying his eyes out because he could not beat someone. Then Xiao Shan would step forward, using her not-so-broad yet warm little chest to shield him from the wind and rain. In three moves, she would send his bullies running, then comfort him: "Xiao Huang, don't cry."

"Ugh, that gave me goosebumps."

Chen Huang remembered that some fans from his previous life had believed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul did not deserve Innate Full Soul Power, so his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had to be extraordinary. In the end, his Blue Silver Grass had indeed successfully awakened. In that case, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass should have been an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor from the beginning.

Xiao Shan's should be the same, right? Chen Huang looked at Xiao Shan and said, "Xiao Shan, release your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."

"Oh."

Looking at the Blue Silver Grass in her hand, Chen Huang added, "Xiao Shan, try channeling your Soul Power into your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."

Xiao Shan blinked, then did as he said, pouring her Soul Power into the Blue Silver Grass.

The Blue Silver Grass immediately shone brilliantly under the effect of her Soul Power. Within a one-meter radius around Xiao Shan, all the Blue Silver Grass visibly grew much taller under the light.

Xiao Shan frowned. With a thought, she poured Soul Power into the Blue Silver Grass in her hand again. This time, it did not emit any light, but under the influence of her Soul Power, the Blue Silver Grass continued to lengthen, turning into a Blue Silver Vine.

Chen Huang looked at the several-meter-long Blue Silver Vine. He grabbed both ends and gave it a light pull. The vine snapped cleanly into two.

Chen Huang looked at Xiao Shan and asked, "How much Soul Power did that consume?"

"The same amount I used when I jumped earlier," Xiao Shan replied.

Not far away, Tang Hao, who had been secretly watching, fell into thought. He had never known Blue Silver Grass could possess such vigorous vitality. If it were paired with a healing-type soul skill, it really could make someone into a healing-system Soul Master.

Of course, Xiao Shan had Twin Martial Souls, and the Blue Silver Grass was merely a transition. It would be best if it possessed some combat ability. Since the Clear Sky Hammer could not be used, she could not become a healing-system Soul Master. Otherwise, her life and death would depend entirely on her teammates. And what if she encountered someone who wanted both her money and her body?

Looking at it this way, becoming a Control System Soul Master was best. Before school began, Tang Hao could take them to the Star Dou Great Forest. For their Spirit Rings, they should choose Plant Soul Beasts between three hundred and four hundred years old, ones that increased toughness and control ability.

On the Douluo Continent, setting aside Master's theories, plant-type Soul Masters naturally absorbed Spirit Rings mainly from Plant Soul Beasts. Likewise, beast Martial Souls mainly absorbed Spirit Rings from ordinary beasts.

Chen Huang quietly circulated his cultivation method to restore his Soul Power. He discovered that cultivating after completely exhausting his Soul Power was much more effective.

Before long, his Soul Power had recovered.

He released his Weed Martial Soul and tried channeling his Soul Power into it. Making it grow longer like Xiao Shan's Blue Silver Grass was easy, but it truly had no other abilities. This was probably the true meaning of a useless Martial Soul.

If nothing unexpected happened, even if Chen Huang acquired excellent Spirit Rings later on, his Martial Soul's performance would still not be very good.

The direction of a Soul Master's development was a subject every Soul Master needed to learn. Junior Soul Master Academies might teach it a little, but it was taught far more extensively at intermediate Soul Master Academies.

In short, a Soul Master's development path needed to be planned early.

Once he reached Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, Chen Huang wanted to learn from Master. Master might not excel in other areas, but his understanding of Soul Beasts was truly profound. Only after studying in depth could Chen Huang better choose combinations for his Spirit Rings.

On the other hand, although he was Tang Hao's disciple, he was only his disciple in blacksmithing. Tang Hao had taught him forging mainly so he could train his body and have a trade to make a living from in the future. For now, being a blacksmith earned more than farming his family's land. It did not count as a master-disciple relationship in cultivation.

In the original story, Master had led Tang San to hunt his Spirit Rings, while the teachers had led Shrek's students to hunt theirs. Not much was said about ordinary students. Chen Huang only knew of Canghui Academy, where teachers also led the students. Perhaps that was simply how it worked everywhere.

Douluo's power system was quite strong. Becoming a Titled Douluo was equivalent to absorbing most of the power of nine Soul Beasts. Yet without teammates, one could hardly take a single step. Many Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent had only ten-year Spirit Rings for their first ring—white ones. Therefore, Chen Huang remained somewhat doubtful of his earlier speculation.

The worst-case scenario was going to the Star Dou Great Forest himself and hunting Spirit Rings on his own.

Several days later.

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: Little friend, are you there, little friend?

Hearing the notification, Chen Huang logged in.

Loli Connoisseur: What is it?

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: This old Daoist has already planted the Sweet Potatoes and Corn as you taught me.

Loli Connoisseur: ? Don't you have so many disciples and granddisciples? Why did you plant them yourself?

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: This old Daoist would not dare entrust something so important to them. What if someone, ah, handled it carelessly? This concerns not just this old Daoist, but all the common people. This old Daoist cannot afford to be careless.

Loli Connoisseur: That's true. If something goes wrong with this batch of seeds, come find me then. I'll send you some more.

Chen Huang had not sent Zhang Sanfeng much. If he wanted to plant them on a large scale, it would take Zhang Sanfeng many years at the very least. If anything went wrong along the way, it might take many more years.

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: Nothing can go wrong. No one would dare touch land planted by this old Daoist himself.

Chen Huang smiled. As the patriarch of a sect, that was perfectly normal.

Loli Connoisseur: That's not what I'm worried about. I feel like these Sweet Potatoes and Corn are a little different from the ones in my previous life. Their yield seems lower than what I told you, but they taste much better. I forgot about that at the time. Besides, who knows what might happen when crops from my world are brought into yours?

Chat Group: I know.

Loli Connoisseur: .

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin:

Chat Group: In Zhang Sanfeng's world, those Sweet Potatoes and Corn are expected to lose some flavor while producing a higher yield. They should not become impossible to grow.

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: Oh, right. This old Daoist's hundredth birthday is approaching. According to news from Wudang Sect disciples outside the sect, my disciple Zhang Cui Shan, his wife, and my granddisciple are already on their way back.

Loli Connoisseur: That fast? Isn't the flow of time in our worlds supposed to differ greatly? Why does it feel like so much time passed on your side all at once?

Ninety-Nine Year Old Virgin: Because this old Daoist was already close to his hundredth birthday when I joined the group. Sigh, it seems Wuji has already been struck by the Mysterious Nether Palm. Other people with ulterior motives have probably learned of my disciple's family by now.