Douluo: Angel and Knight
Chapter 22

Father and Son

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Just as Su Yuntao had expected, the next two children showed no talent for cultivation.

Then it was Tang San's turn. Seeing the golden light around him, not as much as the black-haired little girl before but more than the other children, Su Yuntao's eyes lit up.

Could it be that Holy Soul Village's ancestral graves had smoked twice today? After producing one genius, could it produce another Spirit Master? Su Yuntao did not expect Tang San to be like Angela. As long as he could cultivate, that would be enough.

"Oh, Blue Silver Grass. A useless Martial Soul."

Once he saw Tang San's Martial Soul, Su Yuntao did not bother hiding his disappointment. What a waste of emotion.

After saying that, he was already preparing to pack up and leave. He still had to take Angela to Nuoding City.

"Uncle, you haven't tested my Soul Power yet."

Seeing Su Yuntao about to leave again, Tang San hurriedly grabbed his sleeve.

As a reincarnator, Tang San naturally knew how much Innate Soul Power he had. But if he did not test it, how could he get a Work-Study Student slot? How could he go to Nuoding Academy and meet his Xiao Wu?

"Ugh, what a bother. What's there to test for a useless Martial Soul? Come, put your hand on it."

With an impatient look, Su Yuntao took the Testing Crystal from his bag again and had Tang San test himself.

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

Looking at the Testing Crystal, which once again shone brilliantly, Su Yuntao's face filled with wild delight.

Could Holy Soul Village's ancestral graves really have smoked twice today? Two with Innate Full Soul Power!

Though one of them had the universally acknowledged useless Martial Soul, this was Innate Full Soul Power! Only one person with Innate Full Soul Power appeared on the continent every few years. No matter how useless the Martial Soul, it could not conceal how rare it was.

At the very least, Su Yuntao dared to guarantee that although this boy might receive worse treatment than the girl from earlier after entering Spirit Hall because of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, it would not be too bad.

"Child, what is your name? Are you willing to join Spirit Hall?" Su Yuntao extended the invitation again.

Tang San choked. That was not right. In his previous life, hadn't Su Yuntao left without even asking after seeing his useless Martial Soul? It seemed that girl had brought about a change.

"My name is Tang San. As for whether I should join Spirit Hall, I need to go back and ask my father." In the end, Tang San still used this excuse to brush him off. Joining Spirit Hall was, of course, impossible.

"Fine, child. Go ask your parent now. I'll wait outside."

Su Yuntao had no objection. Children looked for their parents when faced with major decisions. He understood that.

For the sake of gaining another genius, he could afford to wait this long.

"Thank you, Uncle." Left with no choice, Tang San turned and walked out.

Of course, he was not actually going home to ask Tang Hao whether he should join Spirit Hall. He was merely going back to tell Tang Hao about his Twin Martial Souls. Following the course of his previous life, this should have been the first time since his birth that he felt paternal love.

As for Su Yuntao, he could just make up an excuse when he returned. In any case, Su Yuntao saw him as someone with a useless Martial Soul, so he probably would not care much about him.

As he walked out of the wooden house, he happened to see Angela talking to Old Jack. But this time, Tang San did not erupt with killing intent.

He had already thought it through. She was just a super Martial Soul preparing to join Spirit Hall. Would a mighty God King like him care about that? In his previous life, even Qian Renxue, with a God-level Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power at level twenty, had lost to him. A strange super Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power was nothing special.

In this life, he had been reborn with the memories of a God King spanning tens of thousands of years. He understood all of Spirit Hall's plans and knew where every opportunity on the continent was. There was no need to fear a super Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power. Even if she was a variable, how many changes could someone with such talent bring after joining Spirit Hall? With his wisdom and talent, dealing with her would be effortless.

Thinking this, Tang San arrived at the entrance of his rundown home.

"Father!" Tang San entered the house and found Tang Hao forging iron.

"What is it? Why are you shouting?" Tang Hao did not even raise his head. At the same time, his lowered eyes were filled with complicated emotions. He had sensed everything that had happened during the Martial Soul awakening earlier.

Blue Silver Grass. He had not expected it to truly be Blue Silver Grass. That meant the soul inside that small body might really be his son. But what was going on with those Self-Created Soul Skills? As he had said before, no one on the continent understood Self-Created Soul Skills better than Tang Hao. His grandfather, Tang Chen, was known as the continent's strongest expert, yet he had only begun creating his own Soul Skills after becoming a Title Douluo. How could a young child create such powerful and exquisite Soul Skills on his own?

Tang San knew nothing of Tang Hao's inner turmoil. He merely said excitedly, "Father, my Martial Soul awakened. It's Blue Silver Grass!"

"Blue Silver Grass? Not bad." Tang Hao continued forging with his head lowered. He had already sensed it, so there was no need to be surprised.

"But Father, I have another Martial Soul." Tang San merely assumed Tang Hao's expression meant he was reminiscing about his mother.

Upon hearing Tang San's words, Tang Hao suddenly raised his head. His face was full of shock as he looked at Tang San.

Tang San said nothing. He merely slowly raised his left hand, and a strange little hammer appeared in his palm.

"Twin Martial Souls. It's actually Twin Martial Souls. Son, my son."

Tang Hao rushed before Tang San in a single stride and fiercely embraced him. What Self-Created Soul Skills? My son is a supreme genius! A supreme genius with Twin Martial Souls! Isn't it perfectly normal for him to create his own Soul Skills? What was I even doing before?

Only after Tang San could no longer endure it did Tang Hao restrain his surging emotions. Staring at Tang San's face for a long time, he finally said, "Remember this. In the future, you must use the hammer in your left hand to protect the grass in your right hand. Forever."

At the same time, a thought arose in Tang Hao's mind, invigorating the spirit that had been dejected for six years. Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls, numerous powerful Self-Created Soul Skills, and the guidance of him, the Clear Sky Douluo—Clear Sky Sect would become great once more! And he could take revenge on Spirit Hall for forcing Ah Yin to her death!

Of course, he could not tell Tang San these thoughts now. First, Tang San was still young in Tang Hao's eyes. Knowing too much would only become a burden.

Second, after his emotional outburst, although Tang Hao already believed in his heart that this was his son, deep down... there was likely still a barrier that even Tang Hao himself had not noticed.

After all, humans were not only skilled at deceiving others. Sometimes, they were even better at deceiving themselves. But certain things, certain realities, simply remained there. No matter how one deceived or hypnotized oneself, traces would eventually remain.

"Why is asking a question taking so long?"

Outside the wooden house, Su Yuntao paced back and forth anxiously.

Seeing this, Old Jack could only step forward with a bitter smile. "Grandmaster Su Yuntao, Tang Hao is probably drunk again. Shall I go hurry him along?"

"Fine. I'll go with you. Village Chief Old Jack, lead the way." Su Yuntao could finally wait no longer.

At that moment, Tang San finally appeared around the corner.

"Uncle, I'm sorry. My father doesn't want me to become a Spirit Master."

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