Notting Academy,
Inside the office, the books piled against all four walls had doubled compared to two years ago, most of them strewn about in disarray.
Even the desk was piled with a thick stack of opened books.
In front of the desk,
Yu Xiaogang explained the type of Soul Ring Tang San would acquire next:
"Little Three, you know my plan for Blue Silver Grass: its leaves, stems, and roots must all become poisonous. It must even be able to bloom, and its fragrance must be poisonous too.
"It must contain a mixture of multiple Deadly Poisons: toxins from animal soul beasts, toxins from plant soul beasts, paralytic toxins, corrosive toxins... all of them must be included!"
He picked up a thick open book from the desk.
The open page bore an illustration of a vine-like plant, which he showed Tang San.
"This will be your next Second Soul Ring. It is called the Venomous Rot Vine."
"It is a Deadly Poison vine, and its characteristics match its name. Once the vine is damaged, it immediately sprays poisonous white juice in retaliation.
"Resilience has always been Blue Silver Grass's weakness, so I specifically adjusted for this vulnerability.
"The enemy knows Blue Silver Grass is fragile, and we know Blue Silver Grass is fragile. So why not turn their plan against them?
"When the time comes, Blue Silver Grass will blanket the sky and attack them.
"As long as they dare tear apart the Blue Silver Grass, what awaits them will be a rain of poisonous juice."
"Once you absorb the Soul Ring, there is a high chance you will gain a similar Soul Skill. Then you will not need to wait passively for it to be torn apart—you can attack actively. As long as it touches their skin, their flesh will rot away rapidly.
"If even a single drop touches their eyes, it can corrode their eyeballs.
"Their eyes will rot completely, and they will become blind!"
"Good!"
Tang San's blood surged with excitement!
His eyes widened as he stared at the Venomous Rot Vine in the book, unwilling to blink even once.
This was exactly right!
What in this world could be more correct than his teacher's theories, more reasonable than his teacher's words?!
Nothing!
Absolutely nothing!
Tang San's heart pounded wildly. Filled with anticipation, he could practically see the scene already!
Blue Silver Grass blanketed the sky, trapping the enemy.
They would struggle to tear apart the Blue Silver Grass, believing they could escape, only to be met by countless streams of poisonous juice!
It was simply...
Simply wonderful!
Ever since Tang Hao left, Tang San had realized that he no longer had any family.
Everyone had distanced themselves from him.
Xiao Wu had always been very cold toward him, and Grandpa Jack no longer cared for him as he once had...
Only his teacher!
Only his most respected teacher had always cared for him, protected him, and painstakingly planned his future!
"Teacher, when are we going to Soul Hunting Forest?"
Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang, his black eyes shining brightly. He wished he could absorb the Soul Ring immediately.
Yu Xiaogang said, "Rest well tonight. We'll leave tomorrow."
Tang San said excitedly:
"Alright!"
The next day, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the Dean of Notting headed to Soul Hunting Forest together.
It could not be helped.
Even the outer and middle regions of Soul Hunting Forest could contain Ferocious Beasts around four or five hundred years old, while the middle region was home to Ferocious Beasts six or seven hundred years old.
For Yu Xiaogang, even a soul beast four or five hundred years old could easily kill him.
Soul beasts could greatly increase their cultivation by eating soul masters. No soul beast would refuse such a tonic delivered right to its doorstep.
If he died in Soul Hunting Forest, how could he prove himself then?
Three days later,
In the middle region of Soul Hunting Forest, the dean said, "Over there. We found it."
Tang San's eyes lit up. He immediately used Purple Demon Eye to look over, and sure enough, about fifty meters to the right, he saw a vine-type soul beast coiled around several towering trees.
As they drew closer for a better look,
Its vine stems were thick and dark purple. Its leaves were obovate and elliptical, with long, thin tail needles curved backward at their tips.
Yu Xiaogang said with certainty, "That's right. It's the Venomous Rot Vine, probably around six hundred and seventy years old!"
"Little Three, it is perfectly suited for you!"
Without wasting any time, the dean dealt with it.
Tang San walked over and delivered the final blow. He sat cross-legged where he stood and guided the slowly rising yellow Soul Ring onto his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
The absorption went very smoothly.
Half an hour later, Tang San opened his eyes. "Teacher, I succeeded!"
Yu Xiaogang hurriedly asked, "What Soul Skill did you get?"
Tang San smiled faintly.
He immediately released his second Century Soul Ring. In an instant,
Countless Blue Silver Grass plants, more like vines and darker purple in color, grew within a radius of twenty meters.
Under the expectant gazes of Yu Xiaogang and the dean,
The stems and leaves of this dark-purple Blue Silver Grass began secreting a thin, sticky white juice. More and more accumulated, and soon the grass, tree trunks, and leaves were covered in it, so much that it began dripping down.
The forest looked as though it had been sprinkled with a nearly invisible layer of salt grains.
Tang San explained excitedly, "Teacher, my second Soul Skill is called Corrosive Juice Secretion."
"The leaves and stems of Blue Silver Grass can secrete large amounts of white juice that corrodes flesh. This juice is sticky, difficult to clean once it adheres to anything, and highly corrosive.
"Once it sticks to skin, a large patch will fester in no time!"
"With this Soul Skill, I won't fear even heavily armored enemies. The poisonous juice can flow through the gaps and corrode their bodies!"
Tang San held up a stalk of Blue Silver Grass and proudly displayed it to Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang observed it closely with satisfaction:
Blue Silver Grass had gradually shifted from its original single-blade grass form toward that of a vine-like plant. Extremely tiny tail needles had also grown from its leaf tips, and the shape of its leaves somewhat resembled those of the Venomous Rot Vine.
He lightly cut the Blue Silver Grass vine stem with a dagger, and milky-white juice immediately flowed from the wound.
Previously, Blue Silver Grass had never produced any juice at all.
He took out a piece of raw meat from his Storage Soul Tool and smeared the poisonous juice onto it.
Almost in the blink of an eye,
The area of raw meat coated in the poisonous juice changed color at a visible rate, developing sore-like blotches before beginning to rot.
It would likely take no more than five minutes.
This fist-sized piece of raw meat would rot completely, turning black and foul-smelling.
This meant it was poisonous as well.
"Mm!"
"Very good!"
Yu Xiaogang tossed away the raw meat and nodded in satisfaction. "Little Three, continue cultivating diligently. Once you absorb the Third Soul Ring, you will become even stronger!"
Tang San nodded solemnly. "I will, Teacher!"
In truth, the color of Blue Silver Grass had changed greatly.
From its former black shade that was not very noticeable, it had become a dark purple visible to the naked eye, tinged with black and cyan.
It was a filthy-looking color.
It looked like something that had soaked in water for many days, becoming moldy and discolored.
Even Tang San's skin had darkened along with it.
Because martial souls had a significant effect on a soul master's body.
Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had naturally both noticed.
But Tang San chose to ignore such minor issues. As long as he could grow stronger, everything was worth it!
Yu Xiaogang cared even less. These minor setbacks could never stop his disciple from becoming the continent's greatest genius, much less stop him!
Tang San excitedly released his new Soul Skill, controlling Blue Silver Grass to continuously secrete poisonous juice and dyeing the entire forest within sight with a glistening white layer.
After being exposed to the air for a while, the poisonous juice emitted a sour, rotten stench.
It made people want to stay far away.
Hahaha!
Wonderful!
Listening to Teacher was indeed the right choice!
I am the strongest Blue Silver Grass on the continent!
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