Master, Master

Jiang Li continued, "Your second martial soul is a top-tier martial soul on the Douluo Continent. To be able to coexist with it, it means your first martial soul, the Blue Silver Grass, is definitely not an ordinary one."

"Within the Blue Silver Grass clan, a ten-thousand-year specimen can be called a Blue Silver King. Such a soul beast, when compared to a soul master's martial soul, should be a top-grade, high-tier martial soul just below a super martial soul."

"However, while such a martial soul is strong, it is impossible for it to coexist with your second martial soul."

"Adhering to the principle that existence is reasonable, your Blue Silver Grass must be the true emperor of the Blue Silver Grass clan: the Blue Silver Emperor."

"The reason your martial soul looked different from other Blue Silver Grass martial souls before was perhaps due to insufficient nutrition during your childhood, which caused your martial soul to degenerate into that state."

"And that voice constantly calling to you in your heart should be those Blue Silver Kings sensing your bloodline power and summoning you."

Tang San listened to Jiang Li's continuous explanation, feeling that what his master said was extremely logical.

He recalled his childhood, when his father had essentially left him to fend for himself.

It could be said that if he hadn't possessed the Mysterious Heaven Skill from his previous life, allowing him to form an endless cycle of internal energy within his body, he might have starved to death before he could even awaken his martial soul.

There is a common saying that ruining someone's future is akin to killing their parents. When Tang San heard that his martial soul had degenerated due to malnutrition in his youth, he immediately wanted to mark the culprit with a Path of Certain Death!

But he quickly realized that the culprit behind his martial soul's degeneration was his father in this life.

Marking his father in this life with a Path of Certain Death was an act of extreme unfilial piety; he could not do that!

For a moment, Tang San's heart was incredibly conflicted.

There was the frustration of being unable to vent his anger, but also the relief of being able to take Jiang Li as his master.

He wasn't stupid; his second martial soul was a top-tier one, yet his first had been downgraded due to other reasons.

If his beloved master hadn't brought him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to absorb the corresponding immortal herbs, he might have ended up exploding and dying after reaching a certain level of cultivation due to the mismatch in quality between his two martial souls.

At the thought of this, his back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

Suddenly, Tang San realized that his master also possessed a Blue Silver Grass martial soul like him. If his own could evolve into a Blue Silver Emperor, then wouldn't his master's...

"But Master, even if my martial soul is the emperor of the Blue Silver Grass clan, my identity is still human. Why would those Blue Silver Grasses call out to me?"

Hearing this question, Jiang Li was speechless. He couldn't exactly tell Tang San that he wasn't a pure human and that he carried the bloodline of a soul beast, could he?

He was truly afraid that his precious disciple wouldn't be able to accept the truth about his identity if he revealed it now, so it would have to be discussed later.

"This, the teacher does not know either. But don't worry, Little San, even if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, I will protect you as we go!"

"Since your soul power has reached the 20th-level bottleneck, our master and disciple duo will head to that place afterward. There will surely be a suitable soul beast for you there!"

Jiang Li spoke with such righteous indignation that Tang San was moved to tears.

However, he soon realized something: if his martial soul had evolved after absorbing the immortal herbs, what about his master, who was even more outstanding than him?

"Master, has your martial soul also evolved into a Blue Silver Emperor?"

Jiang Li shook his head faintly and raised his hand to summon his Blue Silver King martial soul. The veins on it were still silver, but red and blue threads spiraled up along them. "According to the rules of the Blue Silver Grass clan, there can only be one emperor in the world at any given time."

"Since I am your master, how could I snatch my disciple's opportunity?"

As soon as Jiang Li said this, Tang San could no longer hold back his tears.

Having lived two lives, when had he ever felt such warmth?

Jiang Li's figure constantly merged with the image of the father he had imagined in his mind, becoming clearer and clearer.

With a thud, Tang San knelt before Jiang Li, sobbing miserably.

"Master!"

Tang San's address for Jiang Li changed from 'teacher' to 'father-figure master'. Although it was only a one-character difference, in Tang San's heart, he truly regarded Jiang Li as a father.

"Alright, Little San, you are already a Soul Grand Master. How can you act like such a little girl?"

"You don't need to worry about my martial soul. Although according to the rules of the Blue Silver Grass clan, there can only be one Blue Silver Emperor in an era, there are no absolutes. After completing the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, I have already found another path to evolve into a Blue Silver Emperor."

Tang San stood up from the ground while still crying; he could not disobey his master's words, or it would be a great act of unfilial piety.

He wiped the tears from his face and returned the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch that Jiang Li had given him earlier. "Master, please take back this Soul Tool. I have already clearly marked the usage of the immortal herbs inside."

Jiang Li was genuinely confused by Tang San's choice. With the existence of the Human Emperor Banner, these immortal herbs were useless to him now. "Little San, you are..."

"Master, my strength is too low. I fear I cannot protect these immortal herbs if I carry them with me."

"During the time you were absorbing and refining the immortal herbs, I have already extracted the poisonous herbs I needed. The remaining immortal herbs are of no use to me now."

Hearing Tang San say this, Jiang Li nodded and accepted it.

Just as the scene was filled with an atmosphere of 'fatherly kindness and filial piety' and harmony, a powerful pressure belonging to a Title Douluo approached from afar.

The voice arrived before the person.

"Hahahaha--"

"Little Jiang, the old man has returned!"

As the dark green phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor vanished, Dugu Bo's figure appeared.

Following beside him was a timid, purple-haired little girl, clearly his precious granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

It was evident that Dugu Bo was extremely excited; the look in his eyes as he stared at Jiang Li was practically glowing.

"Eh? Little Jiang, you've reached the Soul Douluo level?"

Dugu Bo rubbed his eyes, then adjusted his aura to sense it more carefully...

It was indeed the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, without a doubt.

He then cast his gaze toward Tang San, who was standing to the side, and similarly sensed that the boy's soul power had reached the bottleneck of a Soul Grand Master.

A giant question mark appeared above Dugu Bo's head: Wait? Did this master and disciple duo use cheats?