Plus Upgrade Version Grandmaster!

"This is... the power of knowledge!"

In the library, Yu Xiaogang stared at the book in his hands with an obsessed gaze.

Martial Soul Evolution Theory

This book, tossed out by Xiao Wu, brought Grandmaster infinite knowledge, as well as conjectures and theories regarding entirely new applications for Martial Souls.

His mind was currently racing, frantically cross-referencing the theories within the book with the various suggestions for Martial Soul evolution interspersed throughout.

"This is simply incredible!" He pointed a finger at a passage in the book, his eyes locked onto it.

[Martial Souls are... not immutable. Absorbing a spirit ring of the same type... carries a certain probability of triggering a positive evolution... The direction of evolution is controllable...]

"This! This is an epoch-making discovery!" Grandmaster instantly recalled the advice he had given Tang San when he was obtaining his spirit ring—advice he had been somewhat dismissive of at the time.

Now, seeing this Martial Soul treatise, it was as if the door to a new world had been flung open for him!

Suddenly enlightened! It was heaven-sent!

Just then, while Yu Xiaogang was still immersed in this ocean of knowledge, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Teacher..."

He whipped his head around to find Tang San and Du Hao standing quietly behind him.

"What are you two..."

Du Hao, carrying a bag of fruit, smiled and stepped forward to place it on the table. "Hello, Grandmaster. I have a small matter to discuss."

Watching Du Hao's respectful demeanor, Grandmaster adjusted the glasses he used for reading and looked at the boy with a puzzled expression.

"Hmm... sit down first." Although he didn't know why the two were looking for him, he was, after all, Tang San's teacher, and he couldn't afford to lose face.

In short: a man can die, but he cannot lose face.

Once they were seated, Du Hao spoke up. "Grandmaster, I came here this time because I wanted to ask about some things regarding spirit rings."

"You need my help?" Yu Xiaogang was full of confusion upon hearing this, looking down at the copy of Martial Soul Evolution Theory in his hands.

This book had been scavenged from his own dormitory.

Did he really still need his help?

"Don't be so modest, Grandmaster." Du Hao pushed the bag of fruit toward Grandmaster, a smile plastered on his face.

After some mutual conversation and understanding, Grandmaster, having grasped the gist of the situation, pushed up his glasses and looked at the young man before him with a suspicious expression.

"You mean to say, you haven't read much of it at all?" When he said this, Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled slightly.

One had to know that it had taken him an immense amount of effort to come up with his Ten Great Martial Soul Theories. That was only after he had secretly and painstakingly collected books from all sorts of sources.

It was only then that he had summarized the Ten Great...

He had even resorted to trickery and deception back then just to struggle through and compile those theories.

"I couldn't help it; I've been busy with training these past few days." Du Hao spread his hands. After all, he wasn't like Tang San, who studied and practiced cultivation techniques every single day.

New-era Spirit Master: "Yes, yes, yes! We call it 'training'!"

His physical constitution wasn't that strong; if he wanted to obtain a suitable high-year spirit ring, didn't he have to milk the system for all it was worth?

Otherwise, if his companions were all obtaining seven or eight-hundred-year spirit rings, would it be appropriate for him to have one of only one or two hundred years?

At the very least, he had to get something over 500 years, and then add the rewards on top of that...

He would strive to make his first spirit ring purple!

"Sigh..." Watching Du Hao's indifferent expression, Grandmaster felt a wave of melancholy.

It was truly a case of the starving being starved to death, and the flooded being drowned.

Was the knowledge he had spent his life pursuing really so insignificant in the eyes of this boy?

"I... I don't even know what to say to you." Grandmaster rubbed his temples. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know in what capacity he should lecture him.

He had no choice but to swallow those words back down.

"Alright, Grandmaster." When it came to business, Du Hao became serious. He looked at Grandmaster earnestly and said, "I came here because I trust in your wisdom. Surely, Grandmaster, you are very knowledgeable about spirit beasts and should be able to find a spirit ring that matches my Martial Soul."

One couldn't blame Du Hao for being lazy; that book hadn't been like <Spirit Power Manipulation: From 'Entry' to 'Burial'>, which had poured directly into his mind.

Not only was reading it time-consuming, but it also hindered his cultivation. He had to remember that he was currently in a state of full spirit power.

Every day of stagnation was one less day of cultivation progress; it was better to find a ready-made tool like Grandmaster. It was both time-saving and convenient.

He had even planned it out: in the future, whenever he obtained books containing such knowledge, he would just give them to Grandmaster. This would avoid his own troubles while also fulfilling Grandmaster's desires.

Wasn't that the best of both worlds?

"Uh, although I don't know what you're thinking, since you've asked..."

Grandmaster closed the book in his hands and continued, "Then, do you want me to help you find a suitable spirit beast, or do you want me to help you deduce your evolution path?"

As he spoke, he patted the Martial Soul Evolution Theory beside him; he was now full of confidence.

In the past, he might have made the wrong choice when it came to attaching spirit rings to Martial Souls, but now, Grandmaster had a thorough understanding of this aspect.

After carefully reading this knowledge.

He would absolutely not be able to perform such a heaven-defying operation as attaching a poison-attribute spirit ring to a plant spirit again.

He was now a plus-upgraded Grandmaster!

Seeing that the Grandmaster had said so, Du Hao had nothing more to say.

He simply stated his thoughts, "I want to know how many spirit beasts are suitable for my green onion?"

"Please introduce them in detail."

"Spirit beasts to compare?" The Grandmaster tapped his forehead, and after a moment, thought of suitable spirit beast options.

"Although I don't know why your level two spirit power reached level ten so quickly, I recommend these few types of spirit rings to match it." The Grandmaster stood up and walked towards a certain area of the library behind him.

In no time, he returned with two books.

"The options for food-type spirit souls like green onions are actually very different from beast-type and tool-type spirit souls. They have strong adaptability to various spirit souls." As he spoke, he spread the books in his hands flat on the table.

He pointed to a page with a picture of a creature that looked like a speechless ox-horse: "This is the Speechless Ox-Horse, a spirit beast with extremely strong endurance and the ability to endure hardship."

As he spoke, he flipped the page with the picture to the back and pointed to the introduction column, "The spirit ring obtained generally enhances endurance and defense, and a few people obtain the spirit skill of self-motivation."

Du Hao looked at the introduction of the Speechless Ox-Horse.

"What is the effect of this self-motivation spirit skill?" Du Hao asked with a frown of confusion.

Although he didn't know why, he felt that this spirit beast seemed destined for a life of toil, just like the ox and horse in his previous life...

The Grandmaster, hearing the question, curled his lips.

"The function of this spirit skill is very simple. It can make people cultivate or fight without fatigue, and it is a very rare ability."

After listening to the Grandmaster's explanation, Du Hao, sitting opposite him, had a question: "Does this special spirit skill have the effect of accelerating cultivation?"

Facing Du Hao's question, the Grandmaster took off his glasses and sighed, "Unfortunately, it doesn't. This skill can only produce an effect of excitement."

"But it has one advantage that other spirit beasts don't have..."