Watching his prized first soul skill, Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting, fail to so much as touch a single hair on his opponent's head before being frozen into yellow shards of ice scattered across the ground by the ice crystal barrier that had appeared from nowhere, Yu Xiaogang stood rigid as if struck by lightning.
Fighting wouldn't work!
He definitely couldn't win!
Although Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power was low, he still had enough sense to see that much.
This white-haired young man before him was definitely no ordinary person!
Since taking the initiative got me nowhere, I can only use my invincible wisdom to conquer Tang San!
Yu Xiaogang frantically encouraged himself inwardly, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart.
He took a deep breath, clasped his hands behind his back once more, and tried his best to assume an unfathomable expression that said, "I was going easy on you just now."
He turned his head and fixed Tang San with a blazing gaze, deciding to throw out the ultimate trump card he had prepared!
He believed that as long as he said those words, Tang San, this country bumpkin who had never seen the world, would surely be utterly impressed by his vast knowledge and immediately bow down to him as his master!
"Tang San!"
Yu Xiaogang suddenly raised his voice, staring at Tang San with a sharp gaze that seemed capable of seeing through everything as he shouted:
"If my judgment is correct, you... should be the legendary owner of Twin Martial Souls, shouldn't you?!"
The moment those words came out, the air around them seemed to freeze.
Yet Yu Xiaogang did not stop. Instead, he grew more excited, his voice so loud that he seemed to want the entire street to hear him:
"What kind of terrifying talent is Innate Full Soul Power? And Blue Silver Grass, a Martial Soul universally acknowledged as worthless, is absolutely incapable of supporting Innate Full Soul Power with its quality!"
"So there is only one truth! Blue Silver Grass is merely your first Martial Soul! There must be another extremely powerful, perhaps even terrifying, second Martial Soul hidden within your body! Am I right?!"
Having said that, Yu Xiaogang sharply flicked his sleeve, slightly lifted his chin, and looked down on Tang San from the corner of his eye.
In his view, he had exposed Tang San's earth-shattering secret in a single sentence. Tang San must have been deeply won over by his wisdom, so moved that tears filled his eyes, and was about to kneel and cry, "Master, your calculations are truly divine!"
However...
When Yu Xiaogang eagerly saw the expression on Tang San's face, the smugness on his own face instantly froze.
No admiration!
No excitement!
Not even the slightest trace of surprise!
There was only coldness and... anger!
Tang San's previously calm little face was now covered in frost.
His sword-like brows were tightly furrowed, and his fists were clenched so hard that his knuckles had turned pale from exertion.
Heaven knew how furious and agitated Tang San was at that moment!
This idiot! This moron! This loudmouth!!!
Tang San roared wildly in his heart.
Twin Martial Souls were his greatest trump card, a secret his father, Tang Hao, had repeatedly warned him never to reveal to outsiders!
But now?
This middle-aged man who called himself the Grandmaster had actually shouted his secret out loud in public, right at the gates of Notting Academy!
Not only was the unfathomable white-haired young man standing nearby, but Old Jack, the village chief who had accompanied him all this way, was there as well. Even the gatekeeper, who had just climbed up from the ground, was pricking up his ears to listen!
His trump card, his secret, had been stripped bare by Yu Xiaogang at that very moment, completely exposed beneath the sunlight!
Tang San's right hand, hidden beneath his sleeve, had already locked onto the mechanism of the Silent Sleeve Arrow. Icy killing intent surged wildly in the depths of his clear eyes.
"Article Three of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record's general principles: Once you determine that your opponent is an enemy, if he has brought death upon himself, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only leave trouble for yourself!"
"This man publicly exposed my life-or-death secret and placed me in danger... Yu Xiaogang, you have already brought death upon yourself!!!"
Just as the killing intent in Tang San's heart was about to break free and he was preparing to act without regard for the consequences—
Xue Bingchen, who had been watching Yu Xiaogang as though watching a monkey show, suddenly chuckled and spoke unhurriedly.
"I say, this 'Grandmaster'..."
Xue Bingchen's voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone present, carrying an air of calm certainty.
"Why do I recall that Spirit Hall's public records contain clear documentation regarding the conditions for the birth of Twin Martial Souls?"
Xue Bingchen looked at Yu Xiaogang with an amused half-smile and proceeded to publicly dismantle him with scholarship:
"The birth of Twin Martial Souls is extraordinarily demanding."
"It requires the Martial Souls inherited from both parents to be extremely close in quality, or even completely equal!"
"Only under such circumstances can their child have an extremely tiny chance of inheriting both parents' Martial Souls at once and becoming the owner of Twin Martial Souls."
At this point, Xue Bingchen turned and looked gently at Tang San, his tone carrying a trace of praise.
"So, Tang San."
"If the quality of your second Martial Soul truly is as powerful as he claims—"
"Then, according to the principle that their qualities must be equal... the quality of your first Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, absolutely cannot be that of an ordinary worthless Blue Silver Grass!"
"It must be a top-tier plant-type Martial Soul of an extremely high rank, one that can even continuously evolve!"
Boom!
Xue Bingchen's words were like parting the clouds to reveal the clear sky, instantly exploding through Tang San's mind!
Tang San abruptly raised his head, unprecedented brilliance bursting from his eyes.
My Blue Silver Grass... isn't a worthless Martial Soul? It's a top-tier Martial Soul that can evolve?!
Over the past few days, he had endured countless contemptuous looks and mocking remarks because of Blue Silver Grass.
But now, this man before him, who seemed like an immortal banished from the heavens, had given him the most shocking and blood-stirring answer with the most rigorous logic!
Seeing the excitement in Tang San's eyes, Xue Bingchen's smile deepened.
He leaned down slightly, gazed directly into Tang San's eyes, and spoke with a voice full of temptation and dominance:
"I am very interested in you. I can help you—help you unlock Blue Silver Grass's true power!"
"Today, I wish to take you as my disciple. You... are you willing?"
The moment those words were spoken, the entire place fell deathly silent!
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, standing to one side, was completely dumbfounded.
"His parents' Martial Souls must be equal in quality? Blue Silver Grass can evolve?"
Yu Xiaogang stood rooted to the spot, frantically searching through his so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul in his mind.
That's right! There really does seem to be such a theory! But... how did I forget it?
Cold sweat instantly poured down Yu Xiaogang's face.
He quickly realized why—ah, when he had secretly read through Spirit Hall's library back then, he had only bothered copying down flashy conclusions that could catch people's attention. He had not remembered any of these profound derivation processes at all!
This was truly his left brain attacking his right brain—he had forgotten his own theory!
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