Douluo: Martial Soul Ah Yin, Exposing Tang San's True Colors

However, their gazes today were, intentionally or otherwise, fixed on the center of the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy's final competition grounds.

The reason they had come today was for no other purpose than to watch Grandmaster make a fool of himself.

"Heh heh, I heard Grandmaster took on a disciple. I wonder what kind of child would actually dare to apprentice under him."

"I heard it's a seedling with Innate Full Soul Power, very high talent!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, but it's a pity his Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass; there's no room for development in the future."

"It's actually a trash soul like Blue Silver Grass?"

"Oh right, you probably don't know yet, do you? The child competing against Grandmaster's disciple today also has Innate Full Soul Power, and I heard his Martial Soul is also Blue Silver Grass!"

"Two Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls? Two cases of Innate Full Soul Power?!"

"Is it really that bizarre?"

Soon, this revealed news was confirmed by everyone present.

"Then who do you think will win this time?"

"Grandmaster, of course. I heard he designed an extremely strict training plan for his disciple."

"He has been training his disciple day after day."

"Perhaps today, his disciple really might win," someone whispered.

Standing before the office window, looking down below.

Seeing that the nobles and wealthy merchants who bought tickets to watch had actually all arrived, the dean of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Dean, there are many people outside trying to climb over the walls. We can barely hold them back anymore. What should we do now?" Director Su ran over from somewhere, sweating profusely as he spoke.

Notting Junior Soul Master Academy was, after all, only a small academy.

Facing the large crowd from inside and outside Notting City wanting to see Grandmaster make a fool of himself, Director Su and the others simply couldn't stop them.

This group had heard that if Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's disciple lost, Grandmaster would publicly announce that he was unworthy of the title of Grandmaster.

So, when the day finally arrived, they swarmed the gates of Notting Academy like locusts.

They strongly demanded that the academy let them in to watch the match.

Previously, they had heard that Grandmaster's disciple Tang San and another child named Su Yun were both possessors of Innate Full Soul Power with Blue Silver Grass!

A duel between two cases of Innate Full Soul Power Blue Silver Grass that had never been seen before!

Coupled with the wager that Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had admitted to himself!

With such entertainment, who wouldn't come to watch the match in person?

Hearing Director Su's words, the dean could only show a helpless expression on his face, turning to look at his old friend beside him: "Xiaogang, what should we do now?"

"I advised you back then not to make such a big deal out of this. Now look, so many people have come."

"I even heard that City Lord Xiao, the father of Xiao Chenyu, has graced our academy with his presence."

The dean shook his head slightly and said, "You are truly too reckless."

As a friend, the dean was actually quite concerned about Yu Xiaogang.

Otherwise, the dean wouldn't have taken Yu Xiaogang in for so many years, letting him eat and drink for free at the academy.

In the dean's view, the battle between two children who were only one-ring soul masters—and whose Martial Souls were both the trash-tier Blue Silver Grass—had too many variables.

If Tang San were to accidentally lose the match, then Grandmaster's already precarious reputation in the soul master world would truly and completely be ruined!

Therefore, he really couldn't understand why Yu Xiaogang would so grandly publicize the match between his disciple Tang San and Su Yun.

"It's fine, just let them in," Yu Xiaogang said with a faint smile on his face, his smile carrying a deep sense of confidence.

Let them in?

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, the first person to be shocked wasn't the dean, but Director Su.

"Grandmaster, there are over a thousand people outside," Director Su said, feeling like crying.

If all these people were let in, wouldn't the academy be as packed as a pot of boiling dumplings?

"Xiaogang, do you have absolute certainty of victory?" The dean's tone was heavy as he looked directly at Yu Xiaogang and asked.

He was very worried for Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang smiled and replied, "That goes without saying."

"Over this past year, I have provided my disciple Tang San with systematic instruction, and his physical fitness is far superior to other children."

"Furthermore, during our usual sparring sessions, even some older students with Beast Martial Souls were no match for him."

"Defeating Su Yun, I don't think that should be a difficult task for him."

"Oh?"

Hearing that Tang San could actually defeat older students with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, a flicker of light clearly flashed in the dean's eyes.

He looked toward Director Su at his side and asked, "Director Su, is this true?"

Director Su was usually responsible for overseeing the sparring assessments between students. Hearing the Dean's question, he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Dean. Tang San's strength is indeed very impressive. Whether it is his physical agility or his level of understanding regarding his Martial Soul, he far surpasses the average student."

"Sometimes, even students with a higher Soul Power Level than him are taken down in a single strike when he finds the right opportunity."

The Dean nodded and asked again, "What about Su Yun?"

He wanted to know how strong Su Yun was.

"Su Yun's strength is also quite good; he wins and loses in his usual spars."

"However..."

Halfway through his sentence, Director Su paused for a moment before continuing, "However, he never uses his Soul Skill in public, choosing only to compete with others using weapons."

"He doesn't use his Soul Skill?" The Dean was stunned, then, as if realizing something, he turned his head to look at Yu Xiaogang beside him.

Yu Xiaogang smiled slightly and said, "That's right. It is precisely because of the bet I made with that child that he is intentionally hiding his first Soul Skill."

"But rest assured, his first Soul Skill is certainly far inferior when compared to Tang San's first Soul Skill."

"The first Soul Ring I personally selected for Tang San was a four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake Soul Ring."

"Director Su must have seen his first Soul Skill, Bind, and should be very clear about how powerful the Bind skill is."

Director Su nodded upon hearing this.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could not only manifest tough vines, but it also carried the toxins of the Datura Snake.

Once bound by his Blue Silver Grass, other students of the same Soul Power Level had no choice but to beg for mercy.

"I recall that it was Teacher Xiong who led Su Yun to hunt for his Soul Ring, and his Martial Soul is a Beast Martial Soul."

Yu Xiaogang continued, "When it comes to the study of the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, I believe you should understand."

"Not just in this academy, but perhaps no one in the entire continent has done as much research as I have."

"I can guarantee you that the best first Soul Ring for Blue Silver Grass is the Datura Snake Soul Ring."

"I have mentioned this point in my Martial Soul Mimicry Theory: plant-type Martial Souls can also absorb animal-type Soul Rings."

"And without my guidance, the Soul Ring Su Yun hunted is likely just an ordinary plant-type Soul Ring."

By the time Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, his tone had become increasingly firm and powerful: "Therefore, I can tell you that it is impossible for Su Yun to defeat Tang San, no matter which way you look at it!"

Seeing his old friend, who had been decadent for many years within the academy, suddenly become so confident—as if he had returned to his former self in an instant—the gloom in the Dean's heart was finally swept away.

"Good. Since you have such confidence in Tang San, then I can rest easy."

The Dean looked at Director Su and instructed, "Director Su, do as Grandmaster says and let those people in."

Having received the Dean's order, Director Su did not linger in the office and immediately left the room.

"Let's go, Xiaogang. Let me see just how outstanding your disciple really is."

Yu Xiaogang smiled slightly, and then the two of them left the office together, heading toward the academy's competition grounds.

Following Director Su's decision to let people in, the competition grounds, which had been relatively spacious, immediately became crowded.

Of course, Director Su did not let people in for free.

Otherwise, it would have been unfair to the nobles who had previously bought tickets to enter the academy.

For every person who entered, Director Su charged double the previous ticket price, earning the academy a tidy sum.

A full half-hour passed before the people entering the academy finally found their seats under the arrangements of Director Su and the others.

And once the scene had quieted down, the Dean stepped forward to announce to everyone present that this year's final competition was officially underway!