This encounter with Kai left Tang San feeling even worse.
Tang San had guessed the outcome from the start.
Compared to himself, who divided his attention between studying general knowledge and cultivating, blacksmithing to familiarize himself with the crafting of Hidden Weapons from his past life, and practicing the force techniques taught by his father—
Kai, who simply studied theory and focused wholeheartedly on cultivation, was bound to progress faster than him.
But Tang San had never expected the gap to be so great. A soul power difference of nearly ten ranks left the once-confident Tang San with his convictions shaken.
Was it really meaningful to spend so much time learning these so-called Self-Created Soul Skills?
Starting something was never difficult. What was difficult was persevering without seeing results and maintaining that persistence over time.
Tang San had never lacked that kind of perseverance. But he had personally witnessed someone his own age surpass him, with the gap growing wider and wider, while he himself continued studying Self-Created Soul Skills whose future benefits remained impossible to see clearly.
Tang San's resolve wavered.
He gradually reduced the time he spent blacksmithing and devoted more energy to cultivating his soul power.
With the support of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San increased his cultivation time, and his soul power rose noticeably faster. This delighted Yu Xiaogang, who had begun paying attention to him again. He broke through a rank in just two short months.
Was this how fast a genius with Innate Full Soul Power cultivated?
Without realizing it, Yu Xiaogang thought of Bibi Dong. When he had first learned Bibi Dong's age and rank, he had found it unbelievable—she was a Soul King before the age of twenty, perhaps even a Soul Emperor.
But as they spent more time together, Yu