Four hundred li northeast of Nuoding City.
Soul Hunting Forest.
Trash Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San deep into the Soul Hunting Forest for over two hours.
Along the way, Yu Xiaogang had kept his hands behind his back, striding with the bearing of a lofty expert.
He tirelessly explained the Ten-Year Spirit Beasts they encountered to his precious disciple while instilling the Martial Soul theoretical knowledge he had supposedly researched himself—
The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul!
Tang San, aware of his own lack of Martial Soul theory, hungrily absorbed the knowledge Grandmaster imparted, accepting all of it without caring whether it was right or wrong.
When he learned that Grandmaster's Martial Soul was actually a Mutated Martial Soul Pig Beast that looked like both a pig and a dog, fat enough to swell into a ball and ugly beyond words, with only half a level of Innate Soul Power—
Tang San furrowed his brow in surprise and could not help revealing a hint of disdain.
Yu Xiaogang naturally noticed Tang San's disdainful expression and hurriedly tried to salvage his image.
He put on a bitter expression, raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle toward the sky, and gloomily explained why he had devoted himself to Martial Soul theoretical research.
Tang San was immediately moved after hearing this and felt deeply touched.
Thinking of the rumors he had heard at Nuoding Academy, Tang San no longer felt that Grandmaster had done anything wrong.
What was wrong with freeloading meals, drinks, and lodging?
Grandmaster was a specially appointed teacher of the academy. Providing him with food, drink, and shelter was the academy's duty. No one had the right to say otherwise.
And besides, was it wrong not to teach students?
That was utter nonsense.
Grandmaster needed to conduct