Yu Xiaogang Wanted to Use Me as a Lab Rat

Notting Academy.

On the grassland.

"I finally... reached Soul Power Level 10."

"I can finally add my first Spirit Ring to my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!"

Zhou Tao slowly opened his eyes, unable to conceal the excitement in them.

After transmigrating from Blue Star, he had spent a full six years at Notting Academy!

Other than eating and sleeping, he had devoted nearly all his time to cultivation.

With the help of the Blue Silver Grass fields in the forest, his Soul Power had risen from Level 1 to Level 10.

That was right.

As a transmigrator, Zhou Tao had no cheat, no background—only a useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power at Level 1.

It was practically a hopeless start!

Even so, Zhou Tao had persisted in cultivating.

After all, as long as one possessed Soul Power, one had the possibility of becoming a Spirit Master.

There were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters!

If he gave up just because he had started without a cheat, how would he be any different from that useless Spirit Master, Yu Xiaogang?

Zhou Tao had held his frustration inside and cultivated like mad.

Now, the moment to absorb his first Spirit Ring had finally arrived.

"Six years have passed. It's time to handle my graduation procedures."

Zhou Tao stopped cultivating and strolled out of the forest.

Academic Affairs Office.

Director Su, now in his sixties, looked at Zhou Tao with a broad smile.

"Congratulations, Xiao Tao. You can finally obtain your first Spirit Ring."

"Have you considered finding a job at the academy?"

Director Su had a deep impression of Zhou Tao.

Though his Innate Soul Power had been low and his Martial Soul was useless.

Xiao Tao was exceptionally driven. Over six years, his cultivation had steadily improved, and he had finally reached Soul Power Level 10 before graduation.

Unlike that Yu Xiaogang, who mooched food and drink at the academy every day.

Already in his forties, his Soul Power had remained stuck at Level 29 without the slightest improvement.

"Thank you, Director Su, but I'm still young. I want to continue making my way in the Spirit Master world."

Zhou Tao politely declined Director Su's goodwill. He was only twelve years old and still in the golden period for cultivation.

There was no need to stop striving so early.

Director Su looked pleased. Zhou Tao was still as ambitious as ever, reminding him of his younger self. "Xiao Tao, then I wish you the best of luck."

Just as Zhou Tao was about to leave.

"Well, if it isn't Xiao Tao. Six years, and you've only reached Soul Power Level 10."

"If you had taken me as your master and followed my guidance, you would probably have become a Soul Grandmaster long ago."

A sharp, caustic voice came from the doorway.

Hearing it, Zhou Tao's heart stirred. He turned around and looked over.

A figure walked in, dressed in a black academic robe, his face somewhat stiff, his hands clasped behind his back, wearing a dispirited expression.

It was none other than "Big Master" Yu Xiaogang.

Behind Yu Xiaogang stood a boy in patched clothing. He was thin, had short black hair, and looked rather ordinary, but his eyes were exceedingly vicious.

Zhou Tao knew that today was the day new students enrolled.

If nothing unexpected happened, this was Tang San.

Zhou Tao had dealt with "Big Master Yu Xiaogang" long ago.

Because his Blue Silver Grass was a Mutated Martial Soul: Lightning Blue Silver Grass.

This Martial Soul came with golden lightning and possessed lightning attributes. It was extremely rare.

The Lightning Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had never appeared on Douluo Continent before.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang had always pestered Zhou Tao, wanting to obtain experimental data on a Mutated Martial Soul.

To put it plainly, he wanted to use Zhou Tao as a lab rat to prove his Martial Soul theories.

If it succeeded, the credit would belong to Yu Xiaogang.

If it failed, the blame would fall on Zhou Tao.

As a transmigrator, Zhou Tao was not about to fall for this fraud's trick.

Thus, although Yu Xiaogang had pestered him for six years, Zhou Tao had never taken the bait.

"Grandmaster, your wild-chicken Martial Soul theory is complete nonsense. You actually want my Lightning Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to take the control-system path!"

Yu Xiaogang had wholeheartedly pushed for Lightning Blue Silver Grass to develop its paralysis attribute and follow the control-system route.

He even claimed that Zhou Tao should first use Blue Silver Grass to Entangle enemies, then unleash powerful lightning to gain formidable control.

As a transmigrator, Zhou Tao had thoroughly read the original work and knew that the control-system route was utterly absurd.

The greatest potential of Blue Silver Grass was its vitality. That was the direction it should develop.

Yet that idiot Yu Xiaogang had fooled Tang San into making Blue Silver Grass follow the control-system route.

He had also given Blue Silver Grass a pile of useless Spirit Ring skills: Entangling, Spider Web Restraint, Blue Silver Prison.

Those binding-type Spirit Skills were completely redundant.

Because entangling and binding were abilities Blue Silver Grass inherently possessed.

By doing this, Yu Xiaogang had made Tang San waste four precious Spirit Skills for nothing.

He was simply an idiot.

And Yu Xiaogang was actually trying to use the same trick on him, fooling him into taking the control-system route.

How could Zhou Tao possibly fall for that?

"Isn't that nonsense? The moment my Martial Soul releases lightning, it naturally has a paralysis effect. I can achieve control without Entangling at all!"

"Besides, lightning is ten thousand times faster than Blue Silver Grass. By the time the Blue Silver Grass wraps around someone, the lightning would have already blasted the enemy to nothing. Why would I need Entangling?"

"If I directly enhance Blue Silver Grass's vitality attribute, I'll naturally have powerful Soul Power. Powerful Soul Power produces powerful lightning, and I can use lightning to attack enemies. In terms of control, wouldn't that be ten thousand times better than Entangling?"

Lightning was naturally effective against evil forces. Once lightning was unleashed, enemies could only rely on their bodies to withstand it. At best, they would be stunned; at worst, they would die. Why would he need binding for control?

Once Lightning Blue Silver Grass took shape, Zhou Tao could transform into a lightning mage. Whoever he struck would be hit.

Zhou Tao knew that Yu Xiaogang's method of cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was entirely wrong—stupidly wrong.

"You dare question my Martial Soul theories?"

"I am a renowned Martial Soul theory Grandmaster in the Spirit Master world."

"My theories cannot be wrong."

"Blue Silver Grass taking the control-system route is mainstream in the Martial Soul world. If you insist on deviating from the mainstream, you'll suffer a disastrous setback."

"And you even claim that ultimate vitality brings ultimate power, that as long as Blue Silver Grass's vitality is strengthened, its lightning power will become extraordinarily strong."

"If you insist on doing that, then go ahead. You've graduated anyway, so stop misleading the students here."

"I, Yu Xiaogang, have no desire to teach a student like you."

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang stood before the desk, his face dark with anger as he panted, nearly hysterical.

Zhou Tao questioning his Martial Soul theories was practically killing him.

He had always been a useless Spirit Master, unable to hold his head up before other Spirit Masters. Now, even the Martial Soul theories—the only thing he could use to put on a show—were being overturned. He was about to explode with rage.

Tang San, standing beside Yu Xiaogang, silently listened to the two debate. His expression was solemn, his brows tightly furrowed.

His gaze moved repeatedly between Zhou Tao and Yu Xiaogang, and he appeared undecided.

A trace of doubt also surfaced in his eyes when he looked at Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San's doubts and immediately pulled a small notebook from his clothes, opened it, and said.

"My Ten Core Competitiveness Theories, which I pioneered, can provide excellent guidance for cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!

"Although Lightning Blue Silver Grass is weak, it has excellent compatibility."

"As long as you absorb an animal Spirit Beast with a binding attribute, such as a Purple Lightning Snake, obtaining that Spirit Ring will allow Lightning Blue Silver Grass to strengthen its lightning paralysis effect and gain a perfect control-type Spirit Skill."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Tao refuted him.