No One Understands Twin Martial Souls Better Than I Do

"Does Grandmaster intend to be my instructor?"

Inside the dean's office, with only the two of them remaining, Tang Sanmei looked at the middle-aged man with the crew cut before her, her expression somewhat peculiar.

During her time at the academy, the name Grandmaster had become deafeningly familiar—though, of course, it was always associated with unsavory reputations like "street loafer" or "freeloader."

No one knew the Grandmaster's real name, and the title itself was used mostly in jest.

"Then, are you willing to take me as your master?" Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, coming to a stop right in front of Tang Sanmei.

Tang Sanmei's expression shifted upon hearing this. Having studied at the academy for some time, she had gained a certain understanding of the common knowledge within the soul master world.

Taking someone as a master and having an instructor for cultivation were fundamentally different things. She had originally assumed the man before her merely wanted to be her instructor; she hadn't expected him to ask her to formally apprentice under him.

"Oh, you're unwilling? That's fair," Yu Xiaogang said with a stiff smile, then lowered his voice.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must possess Twin Martial Souls!"

"You—how did you know?" Tang Sanmei felt a jolt of alarm. Her Twin Martial Souls were her greatest secret; both her father and her brother had warned her repeatedly never to let anyone else know.

"Are you surprised as to why I would know you have Twin Martial Souls?"

Seeing Tang Sanmei stunned, Yu Xiaogang assumed this young girl had been overwhelmed by his world-shaking intellect. He curled his lips upward while shaking the enrollment documents in his hand.

"According to my research into the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls, since innate soul power is directly proportional to the quality of one's martial soul, you must possess another martial soul—and a very powerful one at that."

"I heard the teacher say in class that martial souls can mutate. Perhaps I simply fall into that category," Tang Sanmei said, her initial panic subsiding. She regained her composure, her face expressionless as she countered.

"I cannot speak for other martial souls, but I have studied Blue Silver Grass for many years. No matter how it mutates, Blue Silver Grass cannot grant Innate Full Soul Power. Therefore, you must possess Twin Martial Souls." Having said this, Yu Xiaogang turned his back with the air of an expert, turning to admire the scenery outside the window.

You have invited the path of death. Tang Sanmei silently marked Yu Xiaogang for death, a flash of ruthlessness appearing in her eyes as a metallic glint flickered within her left sleeve.

At the same time, Tang Yin had arrived outside the dean's office. At a glance, he saw the academy dean—an old man—napping on a recliner beside the tightly shut office door, and Xiao Wu, who was pressing her ear against the door to eavesdrop.

"Xiao Wu!" Tang Yin glanced at the feigning-asleep dean before turning his gaze to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu, caught in the act of eavesdropping, moved away from the door upon hearing Tang Yin's voice, then hopped over to his side.

"Brother, are you here to find Sanmei? Let Big Sister tell you..."

Xiao Wu chattered on, recounting the events that had occurred on the plaza. Finally, she patted her flat chest: "Don't worry! Whoever wants to bully Sanmei will have to step over Big Sister Xiao Wu's dead body first!"

"Mm-hmm." Tang Yin nodded perfunctorily. He approached the door and frowned slightly; he couldn't hear a single sound.

"I have cast a soul power barrier," a raspy voice came. The dean had awakened from his feigned sleep at some point.

"What? A sound-dampening barrier!" Xiao Wu finally reacted, instantly turning into a ruffled rabbit, her face full of indignation.

"Fine! I was wondering why there wasn't a sound for so long—so it was you, you old geezer, playing tricks!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu balled her fists and assumed an attacking stance, about to charge at the dean, but she was intercepted by Tang Yin halfway.

"Brother, why are you stopping me?" Xiao Wu glared at Tang Yin, but she was met only with his look of "are you an idiot?"

"Do you think you can win against him? The dean is a level 42 Soul Ancestor."

Although Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, her strength after taking human form was only slightly greater than his, and she couldn't even beat a serious Sanmei, let alone the dean.

"I..." Xiao Wu's entire body slumped upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Tang Yin turned his attention back to the dean.

"Dean, having my sister alone in a sealed room with an unidentified person who isn't even an academy teacher—and whose name no one even knows—while going to the trouble of casting a sound-dampening barrier..."

"This seems somewhat inappropriate, doesn't it?" Tang Yin's tone was unfriendly.

If he didn't know what Yu Xiaogang was planning, anyone else seeing this situation would suspect ulterior motives.

"Uh, hey, what are you kids thinking about all day?" The dean was slightly taken aback, then realized the implication, a look of helplessness appearing on his face.

It was true that he hadn't considered that angle. He had set up the sound barrier at Yu Xiaogang's request, and now that he thought about it, it was indeed improper. With the girl's brother showing up, he couldn't keep covering for his friend.

Thinking this, the dean waved his hand and dispelled the soul power barrier.

The moment the barrier vanished, a smug voice drifted out from the office.

"I can say without a hint of boasting that in the current soul master world, there is likely no one who understands Twin Martial Souls better than... this man."

The three people outside the door were all stunned. The dean gave a slight cough and, amidst Tang Yin's mocking gaze and Xiao Wu's confused expression, opened the office door.

"Xiaogang, I've helped you as much as I could. Now that her brother has come looking, handle the rest yourself. I'm leaving."

The dean didn't wait for a reply after saying this, turning and walking away.

For the sake of this friend, he had truly lost all his dignity today.

Tang Yin ignored the fleeing dean and looked first at Tang Sanmei. His mouth twitched slightly. Others might not know, but as someone who had grown up with her and frequently sparred with her, he knew that her current expression and posture were proof of one thing.

Yu Xiaogang had already incited Tang Sanmei's intent to kill.

I just saved your life; it shouldn't matter if I use you a little later on, right?

Tang Yin naturally wouldn't let Tang Sanmei actually kill Yu Xiaogang. Setting aside the fact that the man still had utility, even if he didn't, he couldn't be killed—at the very least, not by them.

Don't look at Yu Xiaogang's current disheveled state; his true identity was the son of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader Yu Yuanzhen, Flender's best friend, Liu Yulong's sweetheart, and the "white moonlight" of Martial Soul Hall Pope Bibi Dong.

Any one of these identities was someone they couldn't afford to provoke right now. It could be said that if Yu Xiaogang died here today, the entire soul master world would fall into chaos.

"Brother!" Tang Sanmei turned and ran toward Tang Yin the moment she heard his familiar voice, the previous look of ruthlessness vanishing without a trace.

"Brother, you... when did you come in?" Tang Sanmei's eyes darted away. She had been so completely immersed in her killing intent that she hadn't noticed the doorway, and she was terrified that her brother would see through her usual facade and realize she was a cold-blooded, vicious person.

"Just now." Seeing this, Tang Yin knew exactly what was going on, but he feigned ignorance and asked, "I just walked in and heard someone saying there was no man who understood Twin Martial Souls better than him..."

Tang Yin placed heavy emphasis on the word "man."

In the current world of Spirit Masters, the person who undoubtedly understood Twin Martial Souls best was the Pope, Bibi Dong.

Before the incident in the secret chamber, Bibi Dong had been an innocent and naive young girl who knew nothing of the malice in human hearts.

Whether it was the archives collected by Martial Soul Hall or her own insights into cultivating Twin Martial Souls, they had inevitably been obtained by that "Grandmaster" of theory, Yu Xiaogang.

In the original story, the spirit rings Yu Xiaogang recommended to Tang San were either poison-based or spider-based, and Bibi Dong's own martial soul was...

It was a pity that before the secret chamber incident, Bibi Dong had not yet reached the level of Title Douluo to attach a second set of spirit rings to her martial soul. Yu Xiaogang had lacked a reference, to the point that he even had to seek out Bibi Dong specifically during the Spirit Master Tournament to demand her cultivation methods.

However, all things considered, as for Yu Xiaogang's claim that he was the man who understood Twin Martial Souls best in the current Spirit Master world...

Although it was incredibly irritating, there was no real reason to refute it.