"Taking Yu Xiaogang as Master"

"How about it, classmate Gu Tian, would you like to take me as your master?"

Sea of Consciousness, the terrace of the white villa.

Chiyan was currently sitting under a parasol with her legs crossed, her long, flame-like hair swaying in the breeze. Listening to the commotion outside, her eyes were filled with confusion and disdain.

"Xiao Tian, has your brain broken?" Chiyan curled her lips, her hot figure exuding aggression even while sitting casually. "That mortal named Yu Xiaogang has theories that are a total mess, and his cultivation is even more of a pile of trash. You actually want to take him as your master? If you really want to learn, this lady will teach you how to play with fire myself. I guarantee you'll burn through this Douluo Continent in one go!"

Ao Linxi sat to the side, elegantly sipping her Nine-Colored Fruit Juice, smiling without a word; clearly, she had already seen through Gu Tian's wicked intentions.

Gu Tian shrugged with a mischievous grin: "Sister Chiyan, you don't get it, do you? Taking him as a master is just a title; this is called close-range observation. Just think about it: in front of that man who calls himself a Grandmaster, I'll keep shattering his truths in ways he can't possibly comprehend. While I'm at it, I'll hang around that Tang San every day and watch him want to kill me while being forced to call me 'Junior Brother.' Isn't that much more satisfying than just killing them?"

"Tch, you leaders have way too many schemes." Although Chiyan complained, she couldn't help but laugh when she thought of how Tang San looked yesterday when he was thwarted. "Fine, then This Seat will play along with your little act. But let's get one thing straight: if that old guy dares to lay a hand on you, I'll burn his office to the ground."

On the other side, Yu Xiaogang was looking at Gu Tian with an expectant expression. He believed that for him, if he could take Gu Tian as a disciple, his name would truly resound across the continent.

"Fine." Gu Tian spoke suddenly, retracting his dragon might and revealing a very innocent-looking smile. "Since Grandmaster values us so much, we shall take you as our master. However, I'm not used to those tedious rituals, so let's skip the tea-offering ceremony."

"Good, good! Those who achieve great things do not fuss over trifles!" Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed, his voice even trembling with excitement.

Seeing this, Tang San, though unwilling in his heart, thought that having his teacher instruct these geniuses would also benefit his own future growth, so he could only bite the bullet and step forward: "Greetings... to my junior brothers and sisters."

Gu Tian ignored him entirely, instead taking Xiao Wu and the other two to sit at a long wooden table in the center of the room.

"Since you have joined my school, I must fulfill my duties as a teacher and give you special instruction. We shall begin the first lesson today." Yu Xiaogang forcibly suppressed his inner ecstasy, walked to the blackboard with his hands behind his back, and resumed that "Grandmaster" air of pointing out the path for the world.

"Martial Souls are divided into Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls. Beast Martial Souls primarily rely on possession during combat to augment oneself, just like your Martial Soul, Gu Tian, where you merge with the Beast Martial Soul to enhance your own strength."

"Tool Martial Souls are the exact opposite; they function through external means, just like Xiao San's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. However, Tool Martial Souls are not limited to weapons; things like food-type Martial Souls also fall under the classification of Tool Martial Souls. This is very easy to understand."

Yu Xiaogang spoke with spittle flying, feeling that his set of theories was absolutely flawless.

However, the seating arrangement at the long table was very subtle.

Tang San sat alone on one side, his back straight as a rod, frantically taking notes in his notebook, terrified of missing a single truth from his teacher. He nodded from time to time, occasionally falling into deep thought, like a model student.

On the other side of the table, it was the territory of Gu Tian's group.

Gu Tian sat in the middle, with the delicate Xiao Wu on his left and the cold Gu Yue on his right, while Na'er squeezed in behind Gu Tian, half of her body pressed against his back.

As Yu Xiaogang's monotonous lecture droned on, Gu Tian's hands began to grow restless.

His left hand slid down Xiao Wu's rounded shoulder and naturally wrapped around her slender waist, even gently stroking the delicate curves through her dress. Xiao Wu's face flushed hot, and the rabbit ears on her head twitched uneasily, but she did not resist; instead, she leaned her head against Gu Tian's shoulder.

Meanwhile, Gu Tian's right hand boldly caressed Gu Yue's long, straight legs. Although Gu Yue remained cold on the surface, a touch of tenderness rippled through her dark green eyes. She pinched the back of Gu Tian's hand under the table with her slender fingers, but let him continue his mischief.

This scene, falling into the eyes of Tang San opposite them, was enough to burn his insides to ash.

Tang San gripped his pen, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and the pen he was using to take notes actually cracked under his grip.

He looked at Xiao Wu's shy, lingering expression, then at Gu Tian, who wasn't listening to the lecture at all and was only focused on teasing the three beauties. He felt as if his chest were tightening, unable to breathe. In his view, the person sitting in that position should have been him.

Teacher... Teacher is talking about core competitiveness, and you are actually... you are actually doing such filthy things! Tang San roared frantically in his heart, his eyes turning bloodshot from the congestion.

In his eyes, this sacred classroom had become some kind of unbearable, filthy place because of Gu Tian's presence. What made it even more intolerable was that Xiao Wu's eyes, which should have belonged only to him, were currently gazing with love at the man stroking her waist.

"Xiao San, is there a problem?" Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San's breathing had become extremely heavy and pushed his glasses up in confusion.

"No... nothing." Tang San gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and stared fixedly at the writing in his notebook.

But his rapid, heavy breathing sounded particularly abrupt in the quiet room, like a wild beast ready to explode at any moment.

Gu Tian sensed the killing intent, a wicked curve appearing at the corner of his mouth, and his hand movements became even more unscrupulous.

Showing off? This was the highest level of showing off.

Tang San took a few deep breaths to calm his agitation. Unlike Gu Tian, who had exposed his strength completely, Tang San had his own secrets.

[Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record Rule 1: Never let others know how much strength you truly possess.]

Tang San's greatest secret was his rebirth; he was a Tang Sect disciple in his previous life, and what was the essence of the Tang Sect?

It was hidden weapons, poisons, and movement techniques.

It could be said that the Tang Sect was Tang San's home, and Tang Sect hidden weapons were his everything.

[Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record Rule 2: Hidden weapons, as the name implies, are weapons used in secret, so naturally, the enemy must not know of them.]

In this world of Douluo Continent ruled by Martial Souls, hidden weapons could play a decisive role in battle.

If Xiao Wu hadn't warned him last time, Gu Tian would have long since fallen to his Silent Sleeve Arrow; even if he had luckily survived, he would have been left permanently disabled.

"Teacher, I would like to go back and rest first. Please continue teaching my junior brother and sisters!" Tang San was anxious to leave. He knew his heart was in chaos; in the ever-changing nature of combat, this state of mind would severely affect his judgment.

More importantly, he really didn't want to see Gu Tian's hateful face.

"Hmm! Xiao San, your aura is unstable, which will severely affect your cultivation. Go back and get some good rest now."

After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang looked at the four people including Gu Tian and said, "Gu Tian, you all should take care of Xiao San in the future. He has just suffered a failure in his emotions."

Gu Tian nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Grandmaster, we will 'take good care' of Senior Brother Tang San."

"By the way, speaking of Xiao San, I happen to be about to tell you more about Twin Martial Souls." Yu Xiaogang paused deliberately, and everyone's attention was drawn to him.

"As far as I know, Xiao San is the third Twin Martial Souls Spirit Master in the entire continent in the last three hundred years."

"Oh?" Gu Yuena asked, somewhat puzzled. "Who are the other two?"

In truth, aside from the task of protecting Gu Tian at his side, she had been given a separate mission by Gu Yuena: to conduct a field investigation into the current state of the human world.

After all, hearsay is false, while seeing is believing.

Faced with such rare Twin Martial Souls in this world, it was only natural to learn as much as possible about them.

"The first is the current Pope of Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong. Her two martial souls are the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor."

"The second is the Clear Sky Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao. His two martial souls are the Clear Sky Hammer and the Sound System."

"According to historical records, whenever this Clear Sky Douluo appears, he is always accompanied by a melody. If one listens closely, the tune is very similar to the song Breaking the Cocoon."

"The outside world infers that this Sound System martial soul of the Clear Sky Douluo can strengthen his own soul power."

"The third is your senior brother, Tang San."

Gu Tian was lost in thought. This Tang Hao actually had another title, Sound System, and was known as the Sound System Douluo. It seemed he truly lived up to the name!

"As for why I only compiled data from the last three hundred years, there is a reason for it. I studied over a thousand soul masters of different ranks and discovered a general pattern: the lifespan of an ordinary person is about one hundred years, and for every level of soul power gained, one's lifespan increases by two years. This means that a Title Douluo can live up to two hundred and eighty years."

"And if one reaches the level of a rank 99 Limit Douluo, their lifespan can approach three hundred years!"

Seeing that it was getting late, Yu Xiaogang decided not to continue his lecture and had Gu Tian take the young women back with him.

For him, today could be considered an important turning point in his life. He had a premonition that his pride and joy, his soul master theories, were about to be proven correct.

And after that, he would surely win back Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong! He would live a life of unbridled happiness.