Yu Xiaogang Lost His Composure, and the Grudge Was Set

"I read your theory. You said that plant-type Martial Souls could not necessarily absorb beast-type Spirit Rings."

"That was not your innovation at all. Everyone had known it for ages."

"Plant-type Spirit Masters had always absorbed beast-type Spirit Rings, and beast-type Spirit Masters also absorbed plant-type Spirit Rings. There was no obstacle whatsoever."

"Your theory was nothing more than packaging common knowledge and putting a theoretical shell around it to fool people."

"And in terms of paralysis, binding ability, and toughness, Purple Thunder Vine, Lightning Thorn... which one was not stronger than Purple Lightning Snake?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang stood there blankly. His lips trembled, and his face turned as dark as pig liver. He could not find any chance to refute him.

After holding it in for a long while, he finally spat out a sentence.

"I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice."

"What does a child like you know about Martial Soul theory?"

"You only read a few books in the library and got full of yourself. I am a Grandmaster who studied Martial Soul theory in Spirit Hall for more than ten years. I even published the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls. What gives you the right to compare yourself to me?"

At that, Zhou Tao laughed.

"Yet the Martial Soul theory you are so proud of has not raised your Soul Power, which has been stuck at Rank 29 for years, by even half a point."

"There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters. That really is an excellent saying."

The moment he said that, everyone in the Academic Affairs Office struggled to hold back their laughter.

Several teachers knew Yu Xiaogang, that great swindler, all too well.

Yu Xiaogang boasted that he was a theoretical Grandmaster, yet his Soul Power had remained at Rank 29. He was slapping his own face. It was simply too ironic.

Yu Xiaogang looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His face flushed red, then became extraordinarily ugly.

He wanted to argue, but for a moment, he could not utter a word.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Zhou Tao, then at Tang San, panting heavily.

His Martial Soul theory had been refuted so easily by a twelve-year-old child. Not only had he lost face, but he had also made Tang San doubt him as a teacher.

If he did not suppress this child, how could he teach Tang San in the future? How could he use Tang San to prove his Martial Soul theory?

He was already a useless Spirit Master. If he could not prove his Martial Soul theory, how could he ever hold his head high again?

"Xiao Tao, you are utterly disrespectful to your elders and completely full of nonsense!"

He slammed his hand against the table and glared fiercely at Zhou Tao. "You are merely a commoner Spirit Master with Rank 1 Innate Soul Power. After six years of school, you only reached Rank 10 Soul Power and do not even have a Spirit Ring."

"And you have such a weak, useless Martial Soul!"

"This is what happens when you refuse to listen to me!"

"You are a useless Spirit Master. What right do you have to criticize my Martial Soul theory? What do you know about Martial Souls?"

"No matter how hard you work, you will only be a Spirit Master without any background. Yet you still dream of challenging the experience of the entire Spirit Master world!"

Yu Xiaogang became hysterical, his fury rising higher and higher.

"Just from a single Martial Soul certificate, I could tell that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls. Does that not prove my Martial Soul theory?"

In truth, Tang San's powerful Soul Power had nothing to do with Twin Martial Souls. It was the result of his cheating ability, the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

At this point, Tang San had only just acknowledged Yu Xiaogang as his master and already regarded him as his own father.

The moment Yu Xiaogang said this, the hesitation in Tang San's eyes vanished, replaced by fervor.

How could the Martial Soul theory of someone who recognized at a glance that he was a genius Spirit Master possibly be wrong?

At that moment, confidence returned to Yu Xiaogang's eyes as he looked at Tang San.

"Now, I have you as my disciple, a wielder of Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power."

"You were already Rank 10 when you enrolled, ten thousand times more talented than Zhou Tao!"

"And tomorrow, I will take you to hunt Spirit Beasts and obtain your first Spirit Ring!"

"After absorbing the Spirit Ring, you will become a Spirit Master."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang looked at Zhou Tao again.

"As for you, with that useless Martial Soul, even hunting Spirit Beasts will be difficult. This is all you will ever amount to."

"In the future, Tang San will leave you far behind, so far that you will not even be worthy of looking up at him!"

Yu Xiaogang became increasingly pleased with himself, his arrogant expression returning. It was as though he were flaunting his noble status as a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his eyes full of disdain for commoner Spirit Masters.

In his eyes, Zhou Tao was merely a commoner Spirit Master with such poor talent. He would never amount to anything.

However, Zhou Tao did not back down and immediately retorted.

"Hmph, you finally found yourself a lab rat."

"You want to use his Blue Silver Martial Soul for experiments and force that bizarre control-type route on him?"

"You will absolutely lead him astray!"

At those words, Yu Xiaogang's face alternated between red and white. He wanted to refute him, but Zhou Tao had indeed struck his weak spot. The words on his lips were forcibly swallowed back down.

However, Tang San, that clingy leech, wore a gloomy expression as he spoke. "Grandmaster recognized at a glance that I have Twin Martial Souls. I believe him."

Once a master, always a father.

Tang San regarded Yu Xiaogang as his own father.

In his view, Zhou Tao had dared to refute his revered master. He had already earned his own death.

Zhou Tao immediately laughed. "Believe in Grandmaster, and you will have it for life."

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San really were one willing to deceive and one willing to believe.

He did not care whether Tang San believed Yu Xiaogang or not.

Tang San was no good person either. That ungrateful wretch had always been looking for "fathers" to leech off. Yu Xiaogang was merely his current target.

Once Yu Xiaogang was no longer useful, Tang San would find another target to leech off.

Seeing such an ungrateful wretch get led astray by Yu Xiaogang was truly a delight.

"Xiao San, let's go. Come stay with me. I will teach you personally and let him see that the control-type path is the correct route for the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!"

Yu Xiaogang could no longer endure it. He had only just managed to fool Tang San, and he could not let Zhou Tao keep talking.

While Tang San still trusted him, he hurriedly pulled Tang San away.

The office door slammed shut, cutting off the noise outside.

Not long afterward, loud laughter erupted in the office.

"That Grandmaster swindler actually managed to fool a disciple with Innate Full Soul Power."

"Still, that disciple with a useless Martial Soul is quite a fitting match for Grandmaster."

Director Su could not hold it in and burst out laughing.

"Xiao Tao, do not take it to heart. That Grandmaster is nothing but a clown. If he were not connected to the dean, he would have been driven out long ago."

"But are you planning to find your first Spirit Ring yourself?"

Director Su asked proactively.

After all, Zhou Tao was a twelve-year-old child. Although he had awakened his Martial Soul and studied for six years, he still had no Spirit Ring. His combat strength against Spirit Beasts was not high.

The first Spirit Ring was crucial. If it was chosen poorly, it would greatly affect a Spirit Master's future potential.

"Director Su, my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, but it has a lightning attribute. I plan to find a plant-type Spirit Beast and first enhance Blue Silver Grass's vitality."

"Once its vitality is sufficient, its Soul Power will naturally become stronger, and its lightning power will increase as well."

Zhou Tao did not conceal it. He knew that the proper path for Blue Silver Grass was the path of ultimate vitality.

Moreover, the stronger its life force, the stronger its Soul Power, and the stronger the lightning it could release.

Therefore, there was no need for any control abilities at all. With this additional lightning attribute, he would definitely become a powerful Spirit Master.