The Legendary Ten-Year Lone Bamboo, Yu Xiaogang: Are You One of My Haters?!

"What happened?"

"Wasn't Yu Xiaogang friends with the dean of Nuoding Academy?"

"Why didn't he bring the dean of Nuoding Academy along? Was he planning to take Tang San to hunt for his first Spirit Ring by himself?"

"But with his cultivation at Level 29 Soul Grand Master, he probably couldn't defeat a Century Soul Beast at all!"

White World, at the foot of the mountain where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located.

After discovering that only Yu Xiaogang had arrived at the entrance of Nuoding Academy in the Comparison Video, waiting for Tang San.

Dugu Bo was practically staring at a ghost. He simply couldn't understand it.

"Could it be that he doesn't plan to help Tang San hunt a Century Soul Beast for his first Spirit Ring?"

That wasn't impossible...

Tang Chuan, however, folded his arms and narrowed his eyes as he stared at the Comparison Sky Screen.

Because he knew very well that Yu Xiaogang's true purpose in taking Tang San as his disciple was to use Tang San to prove his reputation as a grandmaster of Martial Soul theory and prove that he wasn't a good-for-nothing.

And one of the key theories Yu Xiaogang wanted Tang San to prove was that so-called Martial Soul Mimicry Theory.

This required Tang San to use his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to absorb an animal-type Soul Beast.

If he brought along the dean of Nuoding Academy, what would happen if the dean questioned him and expressed his disagreement?

What if Tang San listened to the dean of Nuoding Academy then?

Wouldn't Yu Xiaogang's most important goal fall through?

And if one wanted to be even more conspiratorial about it.

Perhaps Yu Xiaogang was in such a hurry to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for his first Spirit Ring because he had his own ulterior motives: he wanted to keep Tang San from coming into contact with knowledge about Martial Souls.

That would make it easier to fool Tang San in the Soul Hunting Forest.

And get Tang San to agree to become an experimental white mouse.

Black World, Shrek Academy.

As Yu Xiaogang's good brother, Flender knew even better just how useless Yu Xiaogang's strength truly was.

After discovering that Yu Xiaogang seemed to be planning to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest alone.

Flender was also stunned, unable to understand why Yu Xiaogang hadn't asked the dean of Nuoding Academy for help.

Or, if that really wasn't possible, he could have called Flender over!

But when he thought of Tang San's first Spirit Ring being a Century Spirit Ring.

Flender still forcibly held back his urge to ask Yu Xiaogang about it and prepared to keep watching.

Perhaps the dean of Nuoding Academy hadn't arrived yet?

The Comparison Video continued playing.

[After meeting up with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang where they would go to hunt Soul Beasts next.]

[Yu Xiaogang said they would go to the Soul Hunting Forest four hundred li northeast of Nuoding City to hunt Soul Beasts. He also introduced the situation in the Soul Hunting Forest, as well as the precautions involved in hunting Soul Beasts and absorbing Spirit Rings.]

[As they talked, Yu Xiaogang led Tang San away from Nuoding Academy and into the urban district of Nuoding City, where they bought some things they needed to prepare for hunting Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest.]

[Besides food and drinking water such as cured meat, flatbread, fruit, and clean water, as well as outdoor survival supplies such as a tent, a fire starter, and realgar powder, they specifically bought a full twenty jin of white radishes.]

Black World, Shrek Academy.

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had actually bought a full twenty jin of white radishes in the Comparison Video, Ning Rongrong was extremely curious. She couldn't help turning around and asking.

"Grandmaster, why did you have Tang San buy so many white radishes?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's stiff face immediately flushed slightly. He didn't know how to answer.

Should he honestly say that it was to make the Fart Soul Skill of his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, more powerful?

That would seriously damage his image as Grandmaster!

But if he deliberately refused to explain, the Comparison Video would reveal it sooner or later anyway.

He could only say that he had been blocked at both ends, so to speak!

Yu Xiaogang's face immediately darkened, and he wanted nothing more than to kill Ning Rongrong.

This wretched girl! Why bring up exactly what everyone wants to avoid?

No one else asked, so why are you acting like you have ten thousand questions?

Are you one of this grandmaster's haters or something?

But refusing to answer would be awkward too.

In the end, Yu Xiaogang could only put on a dark expression. After remaining silent for quite some time, he replied with deliberate profundity.

"You'll know soon enough."

Still playing coy? I'd like to see what great secret there is...

Ning Rongrong grumbled inwardly. Full of doubts, she continued watching the Comparison Video.

[After preparing everything they needed, Yu Xiaogang hired a carriage and set off with Tang San for the Soul Hunting Forest.]

[On the way, Yu Xiaogang also gave Tang San a belt-type storage Soul Tool. Tang San named it Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges!]

[After traveling for a day and a night.]

[On the second day, the carriage arrived safely at the Soul Hunting Forest. After getting Tang San out of the carriage, Yu Xiaogang passed through a market built around the Soul Hunting Forest and arrived at its entrance.]

[After presenting his warrant, Yu Xiaogang successfully led Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest.]

[After entering the Soul Hunting Forest, Yu Xiaogang immediately summoned his Luo Sanpao.]

[It was a light-purple Martial Soul with a white belly and face, short, thick limbs, and a pair of drooping ears. It looked like a little pig and was an external, materialized Martial Soul that also possessed independent intelligence.]

[After summoning his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, two Century Spirit Rings immediately rose beneath Yu Xiaogang's feet.]

White World, at the foot of the mountain where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located.

"This Martial Soul is actually an external, materialized Martial Soul, and it even possesses intelligence?"

"That's incredible!"

After seeing the existence of Luo Sanpao, Dugu Bo couldn't help feeling astonished. It seemed simply unbelievable to him.

A Martial Soul like this could be said to be completely unheard of.

"It really is incredible!"

Beside him, Tang Chuan nodded in agreement.

In his eyes, Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul was an extremely special Martial Soul with tremendous potential for development.

After all, it possessed a materialized body. Didn't that mean it could eat things and digest and absorb them?

And according to the law of conservation of mass and energy, if one fed Luo Sanpao spirit medicines or the flesh and blood of a light-attributed dragon-type Soul Beast, wouldn't that improve Luo Sanpao's aptitude, or even its bloodline?

If Luo Sanpao could evolve into a Holy Radiant Dragon, then it could undoubtedly become a powerful dragon knight!

Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang had completely ruined Luo Sanpao's development, turning it into a pig that only knew how to fart...

[After Yu Xiaogang summoned his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, Tang San was also very curious about Luo Sanpao's uniqueness and asked why it had taken such a form.]

[Yu Xiaogang gave a bitter smile and merely said that Luo Sanpao was a degraded mutation of a Martial Soul that had dragged him down. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be unable to break through Level 30 and would not have been forced to research Martial Soul theory.]

White World, Shrek Academy.

"Pfft!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Ning Rongrong once again couldn't hold back her laughter.

"This Grandmaster is just too funny!"

"He thinks that his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, dragged him down."

"But doesn't his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul say that there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters?"

"This is practically him slapping himself in the face!"

[Seeing that his teacher was somewhat saddened, Tang San hurriedly comforted him.]

[Yu Xiaogang shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.]

[Then, he called for his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, to clear the path ahead and led Tang San deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest.]

[As they went deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest, Yu Xiaogang walked along while introducing Tang San to the various Soul Beasts they encountered and teaching him how to identify their cultivation ages.]

[Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang spotted a Lone Bamboo. He quickly walked over with Tang San, patted the Lone Bamboo, and began explaining.]

["Xiao San, this is a Ten-Year Lone Bamboo. Its characteristic is toughness. Although its attack power is relatively weak, its defensive power and durability are quite good. It's fairly suitable for your Blue Silver Grass!"]

[But as he spoke, Yu Xiaogang seemed to think of something. He hesitated for a moment before saying.]

["But its age is still too low. Let's look around some more. If we really can't find anything suitable, we'll choose it as your first Spirit Ring!"]

Black World, Shrek Academy.

When she saw this, Ning Rongrong finally couldn't hold herself back any longer. She turned to Yu Xiaogang and asked.

"Grandmaster, were you really planning to choose this Ten-Year Lone Bamboo as Tang San's Spirit Ring back then?"

"This is only a Ten-Year Lone Bamboo!"

"If Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul absorbed this Ten-Year Lone Bamboo's Spirit Ring as its first Spirit Ring, wouldn't it be ruined?"

"Grandmaster, weren't you friends with the dean of Nuoding Academy?"

"As the dean of a junior Soul Master Academy, his cultivation should at least be at the Soul Elder level, or even the Soul Ancestor level, right?"

"Why didn't you ask him to come with you to the Soul Hunting Forest and help Tang San hunt for a Spirit Ring?"

"Wouldn't it have been easy for him to help Tang San hunt a Century Soul Beast as his first Spirit Ring?"

Beside them, Flender also turned his gaze toward Yu Xiaogang, looking as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.

That's right! Why didn't Teacher have Dean Fenos come with us to the Soul Hunting Forest and help me hunt my first Spirit Ring back then?

Hearing this, Tang San was also stunned, and his mind sank into thought and confusion.

After all, when he had hunted for his second Spirit Ring earlier.

His teacher had called Dean Fenos over to help him hunt his second Spirit Ring.