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

Tang San stood behind Yu Xiaogang's seat, and as he met the gaze cast by his teacher, he seemed to instantly understand the intention behind his teacher's renewed challenge.

He immediately stepped forward, walked in front of his teacher, looked at Su Yun, and said, "Su Yun, losing to you today was due to my carelessness; I have nothing to say."

"But my teacher once taught me that a momentary victory or defeat is not terrifying; what is terrifying is becoming obsessed with that momentary victory or defeat."

"If you have the courage, dare you fight me again in ten years? This time, we won't bet my teacher's life—we will bet my own!" As he reached the end, the burning fighting spirit in Tang San's eyes was fully ignited. "The two of us will bet our lives. Do you dare!"

His teacher was willing to stake his own life to seek a battle for him, so how could he easily retreat?

"Good! Worthy of being my, Yu Xiaogang's, disciple!" Yu Xiaogang clapped in approval. Seeing that Tang San was able to understand his meaning and take the initiative to stand up and say these words, he felt extremely happy.

Although Xiao San lost the first battle and he himself had lost the title of Grandmaster in public, he had now obtained something far more precious.

First, if Su Yun did not agree to the match in ten years, he would inevitably be subject to the gossip of others, the reason being that he had already paved the way for everything before issuing the second challenge.

What could a battle between two one-ring soul masters possibly prove?

In the eyes of a soul master above the level of Soul Emperor, it was nothing more than two little brats playing in the mud.

As long as Su Yun refused the match, even if he had lost the title of Grandmaster, it would only be temporary.

Xiao San possessed Twin Martial Souls and was gifted with Innate Full Soul Power; cultivating him into a Soul Douluo was, if not a sure thing, certainly not a difficult task for him.

What's more, Xiao San's second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, known as the number one Tool Martial Soul in the world. His father might very well be that former Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao. With his help in the future, it was not impossible for Tang San to grow into a Title Douluo!

As for Xiao San's Clear Sky Hammer...

How to cultivate the martial soul... once he grew up, I could go and discuss it with her to see if I could obtain the cultivation secret manual for the second martial soul, provided that Xiao San's identity as a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect remained a secret.

Just imagine, when Xiao San eventually became a dual-martial soul Title Douluo, the world would once again know the name of me, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

By that day, the loss of the title today would be nothing more than a joke. As the saying goes, to advance, one must first retreat; it is exactly that.

Secondly, if Su Yun truly agreed to the match in ten years, that would also be exactly what I wanted.

Ten years of time, under my guidance, was enough for Xiao San to grow to the strength of a level 40 Soul Ancestor.

Although Su Yun also had a teacher behind him, that teacher could only provide him with some support in actual combat.

In terms of martial soul theory, Su Yun's teacher was definitely inferior to me. Beyond my own research, I had the backing of Martial Soul Hall and the ancient records of my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect; no one could possibly have a more thorough understanding of martial souls than I do.

Although Su Yun won this competition, it also exposed the shortcomings of his first soul skill. That is, it must touch the opponent to be effective.

Xiao San was merely careless in this match; with his agile footwork, unless he actively sought an offensive opportunity, he would almost never be touched by an opponent's attack.

Compared to the Bind soul skill I chose for him, one could only attack, while the other could both attack and defend—the difference in quality was clear at a glance.

This further proved that Su Yun's teacher's research on martial soul theory was a complete mess.

In the match ten years from now, Xiao San would definitely be able to defeat Su Yun, and by then, my reputation would naturally return.

Therefore, regardless of whether Su Yun was willing to accept my second challenge, the advantage was firmly in my hands.

It is just a pity for Su Yun; although you also possess Twin Martial Souls, you do not have a good teacher for martial soul theory, and you cannot even find the method to cultivate Twin Martial Souls. Sooner or later, this piece of raw jade that is you will become riddled with holes.

And Xiao San will become the symbol of my return to the soul master world, becoming a true piece of fine jade!

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang's mood suddenly became incredibly excited!

He never expected that his disciple losing to Su Yun this time would not only fail to be a bad thing, but instead turn into a good thing!

Is this what the old saying means by "misfortune may be a blessing in disguise"?

And while Yu Xiaogang was excited inside, Ah Yin's voice also rang out in Su Yun's mind.

"Heh, little Su Yun, this man named Yu Xiaogang is truly deep. I originally thought his title of Grandmaster was well-deserved, but now it seems this man is truly unworthy of the title."

Although Ah Yin was gentle and kind-hearted, she had, after all, walked through the human world once.

Even if she did not know that Yu Xiaogang was acquainted with Tang Hao and Bibi Dong, she had sensed something strange through Yu Xiaogang's eyes and his conversation with that imposter.

"Regardless of whether you agree to his challenge, the situation is already laid out here."

"He just used rhetoric to smooth over your battle just now with a single sentence, meaning something like: 'Today's battle was just for fun; if you have the ability, wait for me for ten years, and we will fight again in ten years.'"

"How truly shameless."

After spitting at Yu Xiaogang, Ah Yin added, "But since this imposter said he wants to bet his life, then why not..."

Halfway through her sentence, Ah Yin seemed to think of something, immediately took back her words, and said with a light laugh, "Sorry little Su Yun, I was a bit impatient. If I really let you bet your life against that imposter and something went wrong, I would become a sinner."

To be honest, seeing this imposter occupying her child's body, Ah Yin's heart truly could not be at peace for a single moment.

She wished to kill this bastard at every waking moment.

Therefore, when she heard 'Tang San' say he wanted to bet his life, Ah Yin was truly tempted, which is why she spoke up, only to realize halfway through that her request was a bit excessive, causing her to retract her words.

Hearing this, Su Yun smiled inwardly. He naturally knew Ah Yin's thoughts, so he comforted her with a few words in his mind.

"It doesn't matter, Sister Yin. Bets and such don't matter; the important thing is to find a way to help you recover your human form."

"As for this imposter, can I not bully him without a bet?"

"After he goes to the intermediate soul master academy later, I will continue to follow him and bully him every day until you transform again, and then we will find another opportunity..."

Regarding Yu Xiaogang's plans, Su Yun was not a fool; he could naturally guess a thing or two.

At worst, every time I beat up Tang San, I'll just find some tabloid to write a report: In the year XXX of the Douluo Calendar, the former Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's direct disciple, Tang San, was beaten by Su Yun again on X month X day, totaling XXX times to date...

Ah Yin smiled upon hearing this and teased, "You really are a clever little guy."

This little guy certainly has a broad imagination.

"Hehe, by the way, Sister Yin, did the system give us any prompts regarding this challenge from the fake Tang San?" Su Yun suddenly asked.

Although he wasn't very interested in the bet, if the system were willing to offer some rewards, he would be willing to reluctantly accept it.

Understanding what Su Yun meant, Ah Yin paused for a moment before shaking her head. "No."

The system had not issued her any tasks.

No system task?

Then it's even more impossible for me to agree.

I'm not your punching bag, Tang San, Su Yun thought to himself. Do you expect me to be your sparring partner?

Rather than fighting you, I'd be better off figuring out how to reel Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong into my pond in ten years.

Thinking of this, Su Yun immediately prepared to utter the classic line, "Daga kotowaru," to reject the ungrateful master-disciple duo.

However, just as he was about to speak, a mountain-like pressure from an unknown source suddenly descended from the void, crashing down upon him!

A voice filled with majesty and unquestionable age simultaneously rang in Su Yun's ears:

"Kid, agree to him!"

"Kid, agree to him!"

The voice, like a decree from a god, exploded in his ears. Before Su Yun could make a move, he felt as if his body were being controlled by an invisible force, leaving him unable to budge.

"Tang Hao!"

Su Yun's pupils constricted, his heart filled with immense shock.

Although the owner of this voice had concealed his identity, the ability to transmit sound across space and possess such power made it impossible for even a fool like Su Yun not to guess who it was.

The Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!

"Little Su Yun! What's going on?" Sensing Su Yun's abnormality, Ah Yin, as his martial soul, also felt an extremely powerful aura locking onto him.

Moreover, this aura was controlled so perfectly that even though it was right in front of them, no one else in the academy could perceive that Su Yun was currently in danger.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ah Yin, who was inside the Martial Soul Space, also saw her pupils constrict.

"How could it be... this aura... it's... Ah Hao!" Sensing the familiar aura, she couldn't believe it, so she suddenly manifested on the spot. In her soul form, she scanned the surroundings, attempting to find her husband's figure, but alas, in the vast crowd, with her current strength, she couldn't possibly track the trail of a Title Douluo.

Ah Yin never expected that the person suddenly targeting Su Yun would be her own husband.

Why would Ah Hao target Su Yun?

Could it be for the sake of this imposter?

Catching a glimpse of Ah Yin's panicked expression, Su Yun immediately understood that she had recognized the owner of the aura suppressing him as Tang Hao. He replied anxiously in his heart, "Sister Yin, I feel like I'm being suppressed by an invisible pressure; I can't move my body at all."

"Also, there was a man's voice just now; he wants me to agree to a duel with this imposter in ten years." At this moment, only Su Yun's eyes and mouth could move, so he cast his gaze toward Yu Xiaogang and Tang San in front of him, noticing their expressions were perfectly normal, which meant Tang Hao hadn't met them yet.

Is Tang Hao appearing to suppress me just to save face for Grandmaster and Tang San?

Or has he already recognized the uniqueness of my martial soul?

Su Yun's mind raced with guesses. After all, Tang Hao had been with Ah Yin, and his understanding of Blue Silver Grass might even surpass that of Grandmaster.

However, before Su Yun could ponder for long, Tang Hao's voice rang in his ears once again: "Kid, I know you're guessing who I am, but I advise you to think about something else right now."

"Listen well, I will only say this once."

"If you agree to the duel with the child named Tang San in ten years, I will let you go immediately and ensure your safety for the next ten years."

"But if you refuse, I will kill the people around you, such as that little girl who has always been on good terms with you."

"Her life is now completely in your hands. Whether she lives or dies depends on your choice."