Blue Silver King

Xie Xie was utterly baffled, inwardly crying that Wu Zhangkong was playing favorites, constantly putting him down just to boost Tang Wulin's confidence.

"By the way, Tang Wulin, what's going on with the scales on your hand?" Wu Zhangkong asked in confusion.

Tang Wulin shook his head. "Teacher Wu, I don't know either."

Tang Wulin concealed the fact that there was a dragon inside him, as well as the information about Old Tang.

"You don't know either?"

Wu Zhangkong frowned. After thinking briefly, he said, "Can you release them and let me see?"

Tang Wulin shook his head, then carefully described the two times the golden scales had appeared.

Wu Zhangkong furrowed his brow.

Triggered by an attack?

"Xie Xie, try stabbing him. Let's see whether that happens again," Wu Zhangkong said to Xie Xie.

"Yes!" Xie Xie gave Tang Wulin a malicious look, summoned his Light Dragon Dagger, and said with a grin, "Wulin, where do you think I should stab you?"

Xu Mengqing: ...

Wu Zhangkong glared. "Enough nonsense. Hurry up."

Xie Xie stuck out his tongue, while Tang Wulin had already extended an arm.

Xie Xie carefully drew a cut across Tang Wulin's arm with the Light Dragon Dagger. This time, he moved very slowly, under the watchful eyes of the three others.

Tang Wulin felt a sharp pain in his arm, but he was surprised to discover that when the Light Dragon Dagger cut through his skin, a faint glow seemed to flow from the dagger into his body.

Immediately afterward, the burning sensation from before emerged again. It felt as though he had been set alight. Heat surged up from his tailbone and spread throughout his body. Golden scales appeared one after another on his arm.

Wu Zhangkong raised a hand, and a razor-sharp current of air swept past. Tang Wulin's shirt instantly turned to scraps and fell away, exposing his upper body.

The golden scales covered his entire right arm. His arm swelled slightly as diamond-shaped scales gleaming with dazzling golden light emerged, covering it in the blink of an eye. At the same time, his hand began to change as well, with inch-long golden claws growing from the tips of his fingers.

Wu Zhangkong reached out and grasped Tang Wulin's right hand. "Use your strength."

Knowing he could not possibly hurt his teacher, Tang Wulin immediately tightened his right hand around Wu Zhangkong's. Wu Zhangkong raised his left hand and pressed it against Tang Wulin's chest, closing his eyes as he silently sensed the changes within his body.

After maintaining the grip for around ten seconds, Tang Wulin felt the powerful sensation in his body beginning to fade. If he allowed the strength to run out, he would probably faint again. He quickly willed the golden scales away.

Wu Zhangkong released him, and Tang Wulin's body swayed as weakness washed over him.

Xu Mengqing hurried forward to support him and helped him sit on the sofa in Wu Zhangkong's living room.

"Strange!" Wu Zhangkong's brows were tightly knitted, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Xie Xie and Tang Wulin did not dare ask anything.

Although Xu Mengqing knew, he could not say anything. After all, he had no way to explain how he knew.

After a moment, Wu Zhangkong muttered, "It doesn't seem like Twin Martial Souls. If it were Twin Martial Souls, once the second Martial Soul was activated, you would naturally be able to sense it. Nor is this Martial Soul Evolution. This power seems to have nothing whatsoever to do with Blue Silver Grass."

He considered himself widely experienced, yet what had appeared on Tang Wulin was truly something he had never seen or heard of.

"Teacher, these golden scales of mine..." Tang Wulin could not help asking.

Wu Zhangkong looked at him. "They're very unusual. This is an extremely powerful force. After being augmented by the golden scales, your own strength increased by at least threefold. That is why your consumption is so rapid. Yet you cannot control this power yourself. I just sensed the changes in your Soul Power, and I can say with near certainty that these golden scales are unrelated to your Soul Power. Although your Soul Power is being consumed, it is not the main force driving this power. Rather, after this power appears, it naturally consumes your Soul Power."

"It may sound complicated, but simply put, it is as if the golden scales themselves are a Soul Tool that consumes your Soul Power. However, they were not born from your Soul Power. This is also the first time I have encountered such a situation. I cannot say whether it is good or bad for now, but having another explosive ability is always a good thing for you. In the future, you should find a way to control it. I estimate that as your Soul Power grows, it should continue to change as well."

"Yes." Tang Wulin agreed, inwardly letting out a slight sigh of relief. Teacher Wu was already the strongest person in the academy. If even he could not explain this strange change, then who else could possibly know?

Little did he know, Xu Lao Liu beside him did know.

Wu Zhangkong continued, "This power is very peculiar. If it is a Martial Soul, then it should be the highest-grade Martial Soul I have ever seen. You only have one ring of Soul Power, yet when those golden scales appear, even I feel somewhat suppressed. This is the innate pressure produced by a Martial Soul. The stronger the Martial Soul, the greater the pressure it exerts on others."

"I feel that too," Xie Xie quickly said.

Tang Wulin pretended to be somewhat confused as he asked, "Teacher Wu, what should I do now?"

Wu Zhangkong said, "First, continue cultivating diligently and increase your Soul Power. The stronger your Soul Power, the greater your chances of controlling this force. You should also increase your Spiritual Power. Spiritual Power should be very helpful in controlling this force as well. In addition, you need to frequently experience this power. Have Xie Xie stimulate it for you, and the more often you feel it and the more often your body accepts it, the greater your chances of controlling it will become. I will think carefully about it too."

"Yes!" Tang Wulin nodded.

"Alright, now it's your turn." Wu Zhangkong then turned his gaze toward Xu Mengqing.

"If I'm not mistaken, your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul should have awakened a trace of Blue Silver King Bloodline."

Xu Mengqing's expression remained unchanged.

Tang Wulin also listened attentively to Wu Zhangkong's words.

Xie Xie asked curiously, "Teacher Wu, what is the Blue Silver King?"

Wu Zhangkong continued slowly, "The Blue Silver King is the king among Blue Silver Grass. Above it is the Blue Silver Emperor. Xu Mengqing's Martial Soul should have undergone an evolution, allowing him to awaken a trace of Blue Silver King Bloodline. Otherwise, there is no way he could have cultivated to level seventeen so quickly."

"Furthermore, your use of your Martial Soul already surpasses that of many Spirit Masters by far." Wu Zhangkong looked at Xu Mengqing. "I can tell that you have practiced spear techniques, haven't you?"

Xu Mengqing nodded slightly. "Yes. My father previously hired a Soul Ancestor to teach me basic spear techniques."

Wu Zhangkong nodded, and a rare trace of approval appeared on his face.

"Not a bad idea. I'm very curious what Spirit Soul you chose."

"Teacher Wu, the Spirit Soul I chose was Diamond Vine." As he spoke, Xu Mengqing released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and the Diamond Vine Spirit Soul appeared on his shoulder.

Wu Zhangkong looked at the nearly solid Diamond Vine Spirit Soul on Xu Mengqing's shoulder and nodded slightly.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie also looked curiously at the Diamond Vine Spirit Soul.

Xie Xie asked in confusion, "Meng Qing, why is your Spirit Soul different from ours? It's actually solid."

Xu Mengqing shook his head. "I'm not sure either. When I first bought it, it was indeed illusory. After I absorbed it, it became like this."