It was a shame that Tang San knew so little about soul masters. All he knew so far came from the simple introduction Su Yuntao had given yesterday.
Fortunately, in three months, he would be able to systematically study everything about Martial Souls.
At the thought, Tang San instinctively glanced toward the girl not far away—the one who had rejected Spirit Hall and agreed to go with him to the Junior Soul Master Academy.
Watching her kick the tree again and again, Tang San felt a strange sensation rise in his heart. He couldn't help asking,
"Xiao Yun, isn't your Martial Soul a War Scythe?
Why are you practicing fist and foot techniques?"
"Uh..."
Su Yun's leg came to an abrupt halt just as he was about to kick. A faint, almost imperceptible smile flickered in his eyes.
But when he turned to look at Tang San, he bit his lip lightly, his expression already full of indecision.
Tang San was immediately at a loss. Was this really such a difficult question to answer?
Though puzzled, he quickly said, "Xiao Yun, if this question puts you in a difficult position, just pretend I never asked."
Su Yun didn't answer at once. After a long while, his brows suddenly relaxed, and he smiled like a flower in bloom.
"If Little San Gege wants to know, then it's really not hard to answer."
At those words, Tang San looked at Su Yun's smile and froze for a moment.
Su Yun then spoke, one word at a time.
"Because I'm a legendary Twin Martial Soul user!
One person with two Martial Souls."
Without the slightest hesitation, Su Yun took the initiative and revealed that he had two Martial Souls.
To Su Yun, it wasn't a secret he had to keep hidden. If he wanted, he could draw another one at any time—Triple Martial Souls, even four Martial Souls. But there was no need.
He had only one real secret: the system.
Even if his Superman Physique Martial Soul was exposed to Tang San, so what? Could Tang San guess how absurdly powerful it was?
Su Yun thought it was a great bargain to use such an unimportant matter to play Tang San.
Looking at the first Douluo series as a whole, Tang San was clearly someone starved for affection, and people like that tended to display a powerful need to compensate emotionally.
With an emotional void inside, those deprived of love yearned unusually strongly for attention, approval, and intimacy. When someone offered even a little warmth, they were prone to intense emotional swings.
What Su Yun was doing now was speeding up the trust between them. If Tang San got carried away and shared the secret of his Twin Martial Souls in return, that would be even better. In his previous life, Su Yun had read a psychology book, and one of its pages described it this way:
When two people honestly share personal secrets, they send the message "I trust you." This helps break down psychological defenses and create a sense of alliance, like sharing in a conspiracy. Much as children who share secrets can come to feel "we're on the same side," it can quickly warm a relationship.
However, it was important to note that exchanging secrets worked only under certain conditions, such as when trust already existed, the sharing was measured, and both sides were honest. Under those circumstances, it could bring people closer. But if used as a shortcut to intimacy, it often did more harm than good.
Su Yun didn't care, though. Twin Martial Souls might be a secret Tang San couldn't afford to reveal, but it wasn't one for him.
Even if Tang San chose to keep his own secret hidden, it didn't matter. He'd feel at least a little guilty, right? Then whenever they met, he'd be reminded of it. Su Yun wouldn't have to do a thing—he'd just rack up Friendship Points like crazy.
As Su Yun revealed the secret, Tang San's face instantly flushed an unnatural red.
He had never imagined that Su Yun had two Martial Souls just like him, nor had he expected the other boy to share such a secret with him.
He had been alone and without family in his previous life. In this life, he had a father, but one who spent his days drinking. That made Tang San cherish family deeply. Although Tang Hao was far from a worthy father, Tang San still clung tightly to their bond, looking after him like a housekeeper.
And now, Tang San felt the familial affection he had always longed for in this girl before him—the trust between family.
It was an experience he had never had in either of his two lives.
After all, [the first rule of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Never let anyone you can't completely trust know the extent of your true strength.]
As a disciple of the Tang Sect, Tang San had long since committed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to memory, and he followed its general principles to the letter. That made it difficult for him to trust others. Likewise, in a place like the Tang Sect, rife with assassination and poisoning, it was hard for others to trust him.
This first experience of being trusted by someone else left Tang San in a daze. His heart began to pound despite himself.
[Friendship Points +36 from Tang San.]
[Friendship Points +35 from Tang San.]
[Friendship Points +38 from Tang San.]
This time, he scored 109 Friendship Points outright, and Su Yun's smile grew a little brighter.
After a long while, looking at the girl before him, who was like a sun, Tang San tossed thoughts of the Tang Sect and the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record's general principles far behind him.
Carried away by his emotions, Tang San finally spoke.
"Actually, I'm just like you. I have two Martial Souls, too."
As he spoke, Tang San slowly raised his left hand. Faint black light surged from his palm, and the radiance instantly gathered into a pitch-black hammer in his hand.
"Huh?"
Su Yun opened his mouth and covered it lightly with his hand, putting on a surprised expression. Of course, his surprise wasn't entirely feigned. He hadn't expected Tang San to actually get carried away. Then he put on a suitably delighted look.
"What a coincidence!"
As he spoke, Su Yun also let his [Superman Physique] possess him.
A streak of white light flashed, and Tang San saw Su Yun change into a very peculiar outfit that gave off an air of bright righteousness. The highly saturated red, blue, and gold colors, along with the "S" emblem on his chest, struck Tang San with their visual impact and infectious energy.
So this was Yun's Second Martial Soul?
A suit of clothes?
Sure enough, Yun looked good in anything.
Tang San marveled inwardly, once again surprised by the Martial Souls in this world. It really seemed like anything could be a Martial Soul.
With [Superman Physique] possessing him, that feeling of strength coursing through his whole body returned. But Su Yun had no intention of showing it off, and continued with his act.
"That's amazing!
Little San Gege, you're just like me.
Not only do we both have Innate Full Soul Power, we're also both legendary Twin Martial Soul users!"
He finished speaking and gazed at Tang San with eyes like little stars.
"Yeah! We really are alike."
Tang San couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It wasn't just their Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. Even their backgrounds were similar.
Su Yun should have had a happy, complete family, but after a sudden tragedy, both his parents died, leaving her all alone.
Tang San could relate. Two lonely souls had drawn each other in.
That was also why Tang San got so carried away. Of course, appearance played a big part too. There was no denying it: humans were all superficial.
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