"I understand. His Martial Soul must have been lacking Innate Soul Power when it first awakened, so it wasn't fully awakened."
"Later, he created the Guidance Method, strengthening his blood and energy and indirectly improving the quality of his Martial Soul."
Yu Xiaogang spoke with great conviction, convinced that his explanation made perfect sense.
He really was a genius.
The Live Broadcast Room rarely praised him, but this time it did.
[Ye Tianyun's Imperial Banner is the most powerful Martial Soul in the world, bar none. It can instantly kill Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. They simply lack the Innate nourishment needed to provide enough Soul Power.]
Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction. He'd finally guessed correctly. That was all he'd done, though—guessed. Grandmaster's theories were built on a mix of guesswork and conjecture.
Tang San alone was dumbfounded.
No, he could accept that the Imperial Banner was the strongest Martial Soul.
But could they please stop comparing it to the Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass? They were clearly taking a jab at him. Tang San had his pride, too.
The Live Broadcast Room paid Tang San no mind and continued explaining.
[After Ye Tianyun created the Guidance Method, his Soul Power, blood and energy, and physical constitution all improved. The quality of his Martial Soul gradually rose until it had long since reached the divine level.]
Divine Realm.
After hearing this, the God of Destruction praised him from the bottom of his heart:
"As expected of the successor I chose. He could absolutely inherit the God of Destruction's position. Have you noticed how well his Martial Soul's temperament matches mine?"
The gods: "..."
They had never met anyone so shameless.
"Come on. How are the two of you a good match? You have nothing in common."
"That's right. His Martial Soul carries an evil attribute, so he'd be perfect for the position of God of Evil."
"Bah! It clearly has to do with life."
"No, it has to do with Goodness, too."
"Actually, he has something to do with my position as Asura God as well."
The God Kings were shameless to a fault.
No God King was willing to let such an outstanding successor slip away.
The Live Broadcast Room continued.
[Ye Tianyun wandered around the Star Dou Forest twice without encountering a decent Spirit Beast. Something like a Soft Bone Rabbit was far too weak in battle; Ye Tianyun wouldn't give one a second look.]
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Xiao Wu was furious and cursed him out:
"What's wrong with Soft Bone Rabbits? Did they eat his rice or something? Why look down on my bunnies? They're adorable!"
Yu Xiaogang rolled his eyes. The bunnies were indeed adorable, but they weren't much good in a fight.
If he had to choose, he'd pick a powerful Spirit Beast.
[On that very day, Ye Tianyun finally discovered a powerful Spirit Beast: a three-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.]
[It was hard to say whether Ye Tianyun was lucky or unlucky to encounter a three-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. This was an incredibly powerful Spirit Beast. Though it was only three thousand years old, no Spirit Beast under ten thousand years old could stand against it. It could easily slaughter a Soft Bone Rabbit.]
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Xiao Wu was so angry she wanted to hit someone. Could they please stop using Soft Bone Rabbits as an example?
But the moment she heard it was a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, she fell silent.
The eighty-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Forest had once defeated all three of them when they fought together. That showed just how powerful it was.
[Even Ye Tianyun was shocked. He'd never expected to encounter a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. This Spirit Beast had been tainted by the power of the God of Evil, who stood alongside the Asura God as one of the Five Great God Kings.]
Divine Realm.
The God of Evil was instantly ecstatic and began showing off:
"I told you we were fated to meet! A Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as his third Spirit Ring—it's simply perfect for me. It's practically destined to be mine."
The Asura God and the God of Destruction were green with envy.
But if they really encountered Ye Tianyun, they absolutely wouldn't give up. A successor this outstanding deserved to inherit their divine positions.
[Ye Tianyun immediately decided to take down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. It was powerful, but it was still relatively young, and he believed he could handle it.]
[After a grueling battle, Ye Tianyun paid a steep price, but finally took down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.]
[Once it was over, he couldn't help but remark that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was far stronger than Tang San. Tang San wasn't even as good as a beast.]
Tang San instantly lost it.
"What the hell does that mean? I'm not as good as a beast? It's only three thousand years old! If it were me, I could kill it, too."
He'd killed a two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider back then and even obtained an External Soul Bone. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was only a thousand years older.
Xiao Wu hesitated. She really wanted to tell Tang San that he might not be able to beat a three-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Yu Xiaogang, standing beside them, began to doubt the claim again:
"Ye Tianyun said the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger possessed the power of an Evil God King. Is that true? Or is he just bragging to make himself seem stronger?"
Besides my disciple Tang San, who else could have a connection to a god?
[Ye Tianyun quickly decided to absorb the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Spirit Ring and make it his third Spirit Ring.]
Yu Xiaogang was the first to question it again:
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible. According to my theory, a Spirit Master's third Spirit Ring should have a limit of seventeen hundred years. Only a very few can reach two thousand years. How could anyone possibly surpass three thousand?"
He'd originally set the limit at seventeen hundred years, but Tang San had performed a miracle. He didn't believe Ye Tianyun could do the same.
The Live Broadcast Room went straight for the kill.
[On the Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang published a paper on the age limits of Spirit Rings, but it was actually wrong.]
[His disciple Tang San's third Spirit Ring was two thousand years old.]
Yu Xiaogang: "..."
Fine, so he was wrong. Could they please stop bringing him up? Now the whole world was going to mock him—starting with the Soul Saint Brothers beside him.
[Of course, don't even think about absorbing a two-thousand-year Spirit Ring. Even Tang San, with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, paid a steep price to absorb a two-thousand-year Spirit Ring.]
The scene changed, and Tang San appeared.
Everyone could see the blood seeping from the vessels in Tang San's body as he absorbed the two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Spirit Ring. He was covered in blood.
Just looking at it made their scalps tingle.
"Forget it. We'd better stick to absorbing thousand-year Spirit Rings."
"Right. A two-thousand-year Spirit Ring is too dangerous for us to withstand."
"That's not necessarily true. We all have the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. We may not manage two thousand years, but a thousand seven or eight hundred should be possible."
Tang San's face darkened further.
The Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was his, yet all these people had it.
[The age limit of a Spirit Ring actually depends on each person's meridians, physical constitution, and mental strength.]
[As long as all three are strong enough, a person can absorb a Spirit Ring beyond the usual limit. Ye Tianyun's mental strength was extraordinary, and the Guidance Method could strengthen his meridians and blood and energy.]
[That was why absorbing a three-thousand-year Spirit Ring put only a little pressure on Ye Tianyun. Nothing like the horrifying ordeal Tang San went through.]
Of the three scenes, Tang San was covered in blood in two.
Ye Tianyun alone was unharmed. Only a trace of pain showed on his face, suggesting his mental strength was under some strain.
In every other respect, he completely outclassed Tang San.
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