Gangzi Broke Down Again

The Frost Illusion Butterfly returned to Chen Yumo's body, and the Spirit Ring vanished with it. Even without releasing his Martial Soul, Chen Yumo could use the methods from his memories to perform the Simulation Spirit Skill and the Ice Mist Spirit Skill.

Self-Created Soul Skills truly were not restricted by Martial Souls, Spirit Rings, or Spirit Bones.

Over the next few days, Chen Yumo continuously practiced the Simulation Spirit Skill.

Finally, on the third day, he successfully learned how to use the Simulation Spirit Skill to disguise the color of his Spirit Rings without anyone noticing anything unusual.

The second blow against Gangzi was basically ready. Now, all he had to do was wait for Gangzi to take his place.

However, Tang San's spirit-hunting trip lasted unusually long this time.

After becoming proficient with the Simulation Spirit Skill, Chen Yumo practiced the Ice Mist Spirit Skill for another two days before Tang San, his teacher, and the Nuoding Academy Dean finally returned to the academy, dusty from the road.

But seeing the smiles on their faces, there probably had been no accidents during this spirit hunt. Tang San had most likely obtained a Spirit Ring that satisfied him.

Especially Gangzi.

He had put on that self-important bearing again, his stiff zombie face expressionless as he clasped his hands behind his back and pretended to be some kind of master. Yet the lofty arrogance between his brows only made him look especially ridiculous.

Chen Yumo was currently in a state where the more he looked at Gangzi, the more displeased he became.

He had originally thought that after being dealt a harsh blow by Hook Literature, Gangzi would behave himself for at least a while.

Who would have thought it really was only for a while? He was the type to climb onto the roof after going three days without a beating.

That only strengthened Chen Yumo's resolve to keep dealing blows to Gangzi.

Didn't you say I had twisted your theory, that I could never become a Spirit Master and would forever be nothing but a useless Martial Soul worm?

Heh heh heh...

Tang San truly was in a very good mood.

With the Nuoding Academy Dean's help, he had successfully hunted a nearly seven-hundred-year Ghost Vine for his second Spirit Ring. He had also gained a Spirit Skill called Parasite, whose effects were extremely powerful.

Paired with his first Spirit Skill, Bind, even the supposedly useless Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass could unleash impressive control abilities.

Compared to the other useless Martial Soul, the Ice Silkworm, at Nuoding Academy, his Blue Silver Grass had undoubtedly escaped the category of useless Martial Souls under the Master's guidance and become a true combat Martial Soul!

How could Tang San not be happy?

Smiling all the way, Tang San arrived at the entrance to Seven Dorm. Just as he was about to push open the door, he heard Wang Sheng and the others talking inside.

Wang Sheng's voice carried a trace of confusion. "How strange. How did he do it?"

Someone beside him chimed in, "It's simply incredible. He only had an Ice Silkworm Martial Soul, and the Master even sentenced him to death back then, declaring that he would never break through to become a Spirit Master in his life. Yet not only did he become a Spirit Master, his Martial Soul even evolved!"

Wang Sheng said, "It really makes people jealous. Tang San and the others cultivate so quickly, but that's understandable. We can't compare to the talent of Innate Full Soul Power."

"But Chen Yumo only had Innate Level One! I'm still stuck at level eight, yet he's already broken through level ten!"

"Exactly! I heard Chen Yumo's first Spirit Ring is also a hundred-year Spirit Ring! His Martial Soul even evolved into an Ice Butterfly. He really broke out of his cocoon and became a butterfly!"

"Good heavens, the useless one actually rose to prominence!"

"Now I just want to know what expression the Master would have if he found out Chen Yumo became a Spirit Master..."

"Shh, are you trying to get yourself killed? That's Tang San's teacher..."

The moment those words were spoken, the noisy discussion inside Seven Dorm vanished without a trace.

Tang San, eavesdropping outside the door:?

Chen Yumo's Martial Soul had evolved?

He had broken out of his cocoon and become a butterfly, evolving from an Ice Silkworm into an Ice Butterfly?

"Hiss..." Tang San sucked in a breath, then silently recalled a certain noon from two years ago.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a phantom pain on his face, as if someone had been constantly slapping him across the mouth.

At the very least, nearly everyone at Nuoding Academy knew that Chen Yumo had spent the past two years feeding Mulberry Leaves to his Ice Silkworm.

Whenever anyone saw him, they would inevitably see the Ice Silkworm in his palm crunching away at Mulberry Leaves. Since he attended Nuoding Academy, he could not exactly avoid people, so they were bound to see it. He himself had never tried to hide it, either.

Especially after his teacher declared that feeding one's Martial Soul was completely unnecessary and could never help it grow, most people at Nuoding Academy merely treated him as a joke.

They had never taken him seriously...

Tang San included.

Having unconditional faith in Yu Xiaogang, he had never deeply considered why Chen Yumo could persist for two years. Whenever he saw him, he merely gave him a cold glance before going about his own business.

Yet now, the person his teacher had declared incapable of becoming a Spirit Master had not only evolved his Martial Soul, but also obtained a hundred-year Spirit Ring...

Just as someone in Seven Dorm had said.

Tang San began to worry as well.

Having studied under Yu Xiaogang for nearly three years, he understood only too well how much his teacher valued his reputation.

Just hearing Wang Sheng and the others' conversation made him feel as though he had been slapped in the face. How much worse would it be for Yu Xiaogang, who had declared that Chen Yumo had no future?

When Tang San found Yu Xiaogang, he was in the corner of his room, his hair disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, and his face twisted with desolation. He kept muttering, "Impossible, impossible..."

He looked as though he had gone mad.

It could only be said that Chen Yumo had his own unique intelligence network at Nuoding Academy.

Tang San had heard in Seven Dorm that his Martial Soul had evolved. How could Gangzi, whom Chen Yumo had specially focused on, possibly be left out?

Just as Tang San had expected.

The instant Yu Xiaogang heard the news, he broke down and shouted that it was impossible in public. But Director Su stated clearly that he had witnessed it himself, and the other teachers agreed with Director Su.

They had no reason to join forces and deceive him.

That meant it was true.

But precisely because it was true, Yu Xiaogang broke down even further. The turmoil in his heart was even greater than when he had heard his Hook Literature before.

Especially when he faced the teasing, spectacle-watching looks from the academy's teachers, Yu Xiaogang felt an urge to crawl into a crack in the ground.

"Great theorist?"

"You declared that someone only had a useless Martial Soul?"

"They could never break through to become a Spirit Master in their entire life?"

"Life is unpredictable, Master!"

"Didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly, did you?"

Gangzi fled through the door, and behind him, there seemed to be the sound of people slapping tables and laughing loudly.

That was how Yu Xiaogang came to look as he did now in Tang San's eyes.

"Teacher, you..." Tang San opened his mouth, but stopped himself.

"Little San!" Hearing Tang San's voice, Yu Xiaogang suddenly snapped back to his senses. Like a drowning man grasping a lifeline, he seized Tang San's hand.

"How could he possibly become a Spirit Master? I understand External Beast Martial Souls better than anyone. No one understands this kind of Martial Soul better than I do! Even with intense outside stimulation, the possibility of evolution is minuscule. How could he evolve his Martial Soul so easily?"

"This is fake. I don't believe it!"