Same Name?

Xue Ye had so many brothers and sisters, but only Prince Xue Xing survived; the rest were all dead.

Prince Xue Xing barely survived, but he was just a prince without any real power. He had the title of prince but no fiefdom and still lived in Heaven Dou City.

Such is the nature of royal power struggles, and Prince Xue Xing is no innocent either, secretly contacting the Fourth Prince with the intention of getting involved in this power struggle.

Xue Qinghe burned and destroyed the letter. If his father and teacher knew about his connection with the Spirit Hall, they would probably have a problem with him.

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Shrek Academy

Tang San, who had suddenly left, returned, Dai Mubai immediately went to visit him.

He found Tang San's dormitory and, unusually, saw Tang San looking distraught and dejected, as if he had suffered a blow.

Although Tang San was a genius, his appearance was quite ordinary. In the entire Shrek Academy, only Ma Hongjun, a fat guy, was uglier than him. He didn't care much about his appearance and always wore ordinary clothes. He looked no different from ordinary people.

He was sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes somewhat vacant, his Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, appearing in his hand.

"What's wrong, Xiao San?" Dai Mubai wanted to show his concern for Tang San.

However, Tang San had absolutely no mood to deal with Dai Mubai, let alone open up to Dai Mubai about his own affairs.

What are you saying?

Am I a hybrid of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a human?

Or is it that even without releasing his Martial Soul, he, possessing half Blue Silver Grass bloodline, would be suppressed by the Blue Silver Emperor?

He said he missed the chance to awaken and become the Blue Silver Emperor?

In fact, Tang San didn't care about his human-beast hybrid heritage. What was breaking him was that his father, Tang Hao, told him that he had to live in anonymity for the rest of his life because everyone knew about his existence as a human-beast hybrid, and the entire continent was his family's enemy.

Even his teachers, Yu Xiaogang and Boss Dai, indirectly had a blood feud with him for killing his mother. The forces that attacked him included not only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan but also the Star Luo Royal Family.

Moreover, he once had another chance to awaken his bloodline and become the Blue Silver Emperor, but that opportunity is now gone.

When Tang San learned the whole truth, his mind went blank, and he couldn't make sense of everything in a short time.

Am I the human-beast hybrid despised by the entire continent?

Tang San had read related materials when he was in school, and he secretly scoffed to himself that someone could actually fall in love with Soul Beast.

But he never imagined that one day he would become the protagonist in it.

His own parents were the couple who had an illicit affair and fled.

Once exposed, Tang San would have nowhere to hide in the human world.

Moreover, since I was able to awaken my bloodline and become the Blue Silver Emperor, why didn't my father take me sooner? This accident wouldn't have happened.

Tang Hao explained it this way, "To sense the Blue Silver King, complete the awakening ceremony, and successfully awaken, there are requirements for both physique and spirit. Originally, according to my plan, you would have to reach at least level 49 and have experienced the soul impact of Soul Beast before you could enter the Blue Silver Forest to awaken."

Tang San felt even more distressed after hearing this. With his Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye, his physique and mental strength far surpassed those of ordinary people, so he shouldn't need this long at all.

However, Tang San would not tell these secrets to anyone, even though Tang Hao was his father.

Now he's like a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express his suffering.

Tang Hao already looked down on Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Trash Martial Soul. He looked down on it even more after Tang San's Blue Silver Grass failed to awaken into the Blue Silver Emperor.

The reason for telling Tang San Tang San truth this time was to prevent him from using the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul in public one day and exposing his identity.

Tang Hao knew that his son, though seemingly humble and gentle, was actually quite competitive.

The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is inherently unsuitable for combat, becoming increasingly ineffective as the game progresses. If Tang San were unaware of the truth, he would most likely have used the Clear Sky Hammer.

In short, the frank and open conversation between the father and son went very unpleasantly.

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Tang San returned to the Shrek Academy and began wondering what he should do next.

How should I continue to face my teacher?

Despite the deep-seated hatred stemming from the murder of his mother, Tang San still harbored resentment towards Yu Xiaogang, who was merely the son of Thunder Douluo. Adding to the conflict was the fact that Yu Xiaogang had been genuinely kind to him over the years, creating a dilemma for Tang San.

Besides, his future training will depend on his teacher.

Thinking of this, Tang San suppressed his emotions and once again became a well-behaved student.

As if she knew nothing, she still approached Yu Xiaogang with unwavering respect and trust, seeking his advice on her own issues.

He possessed half Blue Silver Grass bloodline, and the Blue Silver Grass had its own Blue Silver Emperor. Tang San sensed the faint suppression and connection, and the smile on his face became somewhat stiff.

The Blue Silver Grass Clan definitely has other racial characteristics, which are still related to the Blue Silver Emperor.

I hope my teacher knows some information.

Why didn't Mother tell Father more? The position of Blue Silver Emperor was also taken away...

"So, teacher, do you know what the purpose of this connection is?" Tang San briefly explained his situation, looked at Yu Xiaogang, and asked expectantly for an answer.

"Hmm..." Yu Xiaogang pondered for a long time.

In fact, after Tang San left last time, Yu Xiaogang frantically searched through the records of emperors from various races.

However, there was no useful information. Generally, the strength of Soul Beast that can become an emperor is definitely not low, so how could it be allowed to be studied in detail?

"Third Brother, as far as I know, most royal-level Soul Beast possess a very strong bloodline suppression over their lower-ranking Soul Beast, allowing them to easily command an entire clan..."

"Some bee- or ant-like Soul Beast can directly control their swarms of bees and ants to fight using their minds. This is just a basic ability of royal-level Soul Beast. Due to differences in race, these royal-level Soul Beast will also have other different abilities..."

"This connection with the Blue Silver Emperor should have functions such as command and control..." Yu Xiaogang got so excited that he completely forgot about pretending not to know Tang San's identity.

Chapter 154 Same name?

Spirit City

Upon learning that the Martial Soul Hall Team from the Advanced Academy had been formed, Zhu Zhuqing glanced at the level configurations of the three teams.

I almost popped my eyes out. The best-equipped team already has a Soul Emperor?

And if I'm not mistaken about the age, she's twelve years old, right?

Same age as me!

But I'm only at level 29, which is considered genius among my peers.

Why is it that we're both twelve years old, yet I'm only level 29 while the other person is level 60?

Just how talented is this senior named Xiang Yu?

Below the Soul Emperor, the team members were a row of Soul King... wait, something's not right...

Zhu Zhuqing saw a familiar name: Dugu Yan!

Senior Sister Dugu Yan was actually able to join the team at the Soul Ancestor level, and as a full member at that?

In other advanced Soul Master Academy, Soul Ancestor might be able to be a team captain, but in the Spirit Hall Academy, even in the strongest team, a level 49 Soul Ancestor is not enough.

However, the selection competition of the Spirit Hall Academy is no joke. Senior Dugu Yan Yan's ability to successfully compete for a formal team member must mean she is quite strong.

Zhu Zhuqing took a close look at the team's roster and, for some reason, felt that the name Bian Que sounded familiar, as if she had heard it often.

But upon careful recollection, she realized that none of her classmates were named Bian Que!

Thinking this, Zhu Zhuqing opened her textbook on alchemy and glanced at it unintentionally...

I think I see a familiar name...

Turn back and open to the first page after the cover. Authors: Bian Que, Yue Guan.

Bian Que!

Is it the Bian Que from that team? Or just someone with the same name?

Yue Guan? Isn't the Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall's Alchemy Hall really named Yue Guan?

Turn to the author's biography on the second page.

Bian Que: Master of the Alchemy Hall, founder of alchemy, developer of pills such as the Soul Power Breakthrough Pill and Soul Power Recovery Pill, lecturer of alchemy at the Spirit Hall Advanced Academy, and Dean the Alchemy Institute of the Technical Academy...

Yue Guan: Elder and head of the Alchemy Hall of the Spirit Hall, lecturer of alchemy and herbalism at the Spirit Hall Advanced Academy, and Dean the Pill Hall of the Technical Academy...

"Zhu Zhuqing, what are you looking at?" Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing had been reading a book for a long time without turning the page, Dugu Yan thought that Zhu Zhuqing had encountered some problem and came over to answer her questions.

"What's so interesting about this?" Dugu Yan asked, somewhat puzzled, when she noticed that Zhu Zhuqing was looking at the author's biography.

"I've noticed that Bian Que from the Spirit Hall First Team seems to share the same name as the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall," Zhu Zhuqing said truthfully.

After reading Bian Que's impressive resume, she became even more convinced that it was just a coincidence that they shared the same name.

"Haha, Zhu Zhuqing, you're so cute!" Dugu Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words. Seeing the junior schoolmate looking at him with a puzzled expression, he suppressed his laughter and explained.

"There are no two people with the same name. These two guys are the same person. Although I don't know why this guy is so busy researching pill formulas and refining medicine every day, yet his cultivation speed is still so fast."

"However, the Spirit Hall First Team includes a twelve-year-old level 55 Soul King who is also the Alchemy Hall Master of the Zhu Zhuqing. You won't see him at the academy, but you should be able to see him at the advanced academy's lecture on alchemy." Dugu Yan then pointed to herself.

"Of course, if you can Alchemy Hall ahead of schedule like I have, you will also be able to see Bian Que."

"..." Zhu Zhuqing didn't answer, instead becoming somewhat withdrawn. A Soul Emperor and a Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall —are all her peers this powerful these days?

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A few days later, Xiang Yu, having successfully acquired Soul Ring, returned as a level 61 Soul Emperor.

Qian Renxue immediately ran to pick him up. Among her four siblings, perhaps due to their Martial Soul, Qian Renxue was particularly close to Xiang Yu.

She even planned to give up on the competition for the captain and vice-captain of the team, hoping that Xiang Yu would be directly elected as captain.

Then he got scolded by Qian Xunji.

It's a very simple thing, not a life-or-death competition. Just have a fight, and whoever wins becomes the captain, making everyone accept it wholeheartedly.

Qian Renxue is still the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. To surrender without a fight—what kind of talk is that?

He scolded Qian Renxue until she was in tears, and she almost cried on the spot.

"Don't cry. How dare you cry? Can't you even think before making a decision? Is this how I taught you?"

"This isn't child's play. As the Holy Maiden, you don't even fight and just admit defeat. What will your followers think? Won't they have objections to your position as Holy Maiden?" Qian Xunji flicked Qian Renxue on the forehead again.

"But I'm no match for Brother Xiang Yu!"

"Being unable to win is one thing, but whether to fight or not is another!"