Tang San: I've Never Seen Anyone So Shameless! (Please Follow, Please Vote)

Tang San looked at Lu Duzhou, his eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.

Lu Duzhou slowly began,

"First, you need to understand one thing: martial souls are not immutable."

"The Soul Rings and Soul Bones you acquire in the future, as well as certain precious spiritual herbs you consume, can all affect your martial soul."

"If you want faster Cultivation Speed and a higher limit, you must let your martial soul evolve in a better direction."

"The choice of direction is very important. Changing course midway is highly taboo; you need to persist down a single path."

After a pause, Lu Duzhou looked at Tang San.

"Xiao San, your martial soul is the plant-type Blue Silver Grass. Blue Silver Grass is characterized by its toughness and tenacious Life Force."

"So your first choice should be the Life Evolution Route. In the future, acquire support-type Soul Rings and become a Healing Soul Master."

Tang San hesitated upon hearing this, then shook his head.

"Big Brother, I don't want to take the support path. I want strength. I don't want to rely on others."

Lu Duzhou nodded.

"Then you can only choose the second direction."

"Life as the supplement, metal as the main focus—simply put, the Life Sharpening Route."

"The defining trait of plant-type combat Soul Masters is that their plants are extremely fragile, and their attack power is a whole level below Beast Martial Souls."

"However, plant-type martial souls also have their advantages. Most have rootstalk leaves, or things like petals and fruit."

"These parts are numerous and can support battles of attrition."

"Your Blue Silver Grass martial soul only has leaves, Xiao San, so you need to focus on the leaves."

"The most direct method is to make the leaves sharp. Make every leaf like a blade, then fire them out with Soul Power. Their killing power will certainly be considerable."

He paused for a drink of water. Seeing Tang San deep in thought, he understood that the boy had thought of combining the leaves with Hidden Weapon Techniques.

"I remember that within Spirit Hall, there is a Title Douluo named Yue Guan, whose martial soul is a chrysanthemum."

"He took this very path."

"The petals of his chrysanthemum dance through the air like a tornado made of blades."

"Anyone who falls into it will be cut into a thousand pieces!"

"Xiao San, he is your goal."

Tang San looked at Lu Duzhou with admiration and sighed.

"Big Brother, you know so much!"

"Then how should I choose my first Soul Ring?"

Xiao Wu interjected,

"Of course you should choose a metal-type Soul Beast! Third Brother, use your brain too!"

Lu Duzhou smiled.

"Second Sister is right."

"However, while it should be metal-type, for the strengthening of your martial soul's origin, plant-type Soul Beasts should still be your first choice."

"Also, you possess Innate Full Soul Power, and your Physical Body is very strong. You can try absorbing a Yellow Soul Ring that is over a hundred years old."

"You must tell the Dean all of these requirements when the time comes, so he can help you hunt a suitable Soul Beast."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Wu.

"Second Sister, you also have Innate Full Soul Power. When the time comes, go hunt souls with Xiao San."

"When you get to the forest and Xiao San absorbs his Soul Ring, the Dean will definitely have to guard him. Don't run around."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately formed a plan.

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, she could directly Condense Soul Rings rather than hunt Soul Rings.

She had originally planned to Condense her Soul Ring directly at the academy, but after hearing Lu Duzhou say this, it seemed more appropriate to make a trip to the Soul Hunting Forest.

After all, if she condensed a Soul Ring at the academy, it would be difficult to explain where it came from.

While the three ate lunch, Yu Xiaogang arrived at the office of Bruno, the dean of Notting Academy.

"Bruno, when Lu Duzhou was rejected after asking to become my disciple, he bore a grudge. He has actually been ruining my reputation among the new students and openly opposing me."

"How can such a student, who has no respect for his teachers, remain at the academy? Expel him immediately!"

Bruno frowned deeply upon hearing this and said,

"Master, I will get to the bottom of this after the New Student Conference. Don't be impatient."

Although he was a Level Forty-Two Soul Ancestor while Yu Xiaogang was merely a Level Twenty-Nine Soul Grandmaster,

Yu Xiaogang had once been the wisdom corner of the Golden Iron Triangle and had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind him. Bruno could not afford to offend him.

Thus, although Yu Xiaogang did not teach, Bruno still allowed him to live at the academy and provided him with research funds.

However, Bruno knew Lu Duzhou well.

After being rejected by Yu Xiaogang, he had never pestered him again.

Moreover, the cultivation boost that his land martial soul uniquely provided to plant-type martial souls had no small effect on raising the overall strength of the academy's students.

At the very least, he contributed more than Yu Xiaogang, the Master who ate and drank for free.

Bruno could not directly refuse Yu Xiaogang, so he could only stall for time.

Yu Xiaogang gave a dissatisfied snort.

"Fine. When the time comes, I'll wait for you to give me an answer."

Not long after Yu Xiaogang left, Lu Duzhou returned to the Seventh Dormitory with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Their beds were arranged on either side of Lu Duzhou's.

After putting away their belongings, the three went together to the dean's office.

Bruno had been about to look for Lu Duzhou. Seeing him come on his own initiative, he immediately let them in.

Bruno asked with a stern expression,

"Lu Duzhou, Master says you disrespected your teacher and even slandered him. Is that true?"

Before Lu Duzhou could answer, Tang San became furious.

"I have never seen anyone so shameless!"

"Senior Student merely discussed his theories with him, and even said that that so-called Master was his role model. He was never the slightest bit disrespectful."

"On the contrary, that man repeatedly insulted Senior Student, saying he had a Waste Martial Soul and would never become any powerful Soul Master."

"He actually has the nerve to come complain to you!"

Xiao Wu did not know what had happened, but after hearing Tang San's words, she more or less understood.

She immediately planted her hands on her hips and said indignantly,

"This person is awful!"

Bruno looked at Lu Duzhou in surprise.

"And these two are?"

Lu Duzhou introduced them.

"They are the newly arrived Work-Study Students, Tang San and Xiao Wu. Both are geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power."

"The three of us hit it off immediately and are now Sworn Siblings."

"That is why they spoke up for me out of loyalty. I ask that you not blame them, Dean."

Bruno had just finished reading this year's New Student Statistics and had long been very interested in these two geniuses.

"Good, excellent! Two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power."

"On behalf of the academy, I welcome you both."

After saying that, he looked at Lu Duzhou again.

"Xiao Zhou, I roughly understand what happened."

"Although you were not in the wrong, Master is Master after all. With your maturity, you should understand that standing against him is not a good choice."

"Master asked me to expel you. I disagree, but I cannot reject him outright either. Try to appear before him less often, all right?"

Before the powerful Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Bruno and Lu Duzhou were both considered people at the bottom.

There was no need to make things difficult for each other.

Lu Duzhou nodded.

"Fine, I agree."

"However, I have one condition."

"Xiao Wu and Tang San need to acquire their first Soul Rings. I hope you can take them to the Soul Hunting Forest and obtain suitable hundred-year Soul Rings for them."

"Choose the most suitable ones possible according to each of their needs. Dean, is that all right?"