Martial Soul Ancient Tree of Life, Gangzi Wants Me to Go Control

Douluo Continent.

Heaven Dou Empire, Nuoding City.

The peace of Nuoding Academy was completely torn apart by the sound of arguing.

Many students stood on the street, watching a crew-cut man and a cold-looking young man argue.

"Zhou Tao! Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

Yu Xiaogang was panting like an ox, his eyes bloodshot as he roared at Zhou Tao.

Zhou Tao stood ramrod straight, his entire body brimming with confidence, forming a stark contrast with the irritable Yu Xiaogang.

"Plant-type martial souls are trash martial souls. They are naturally weak and have only one path of cultivation—the control-system direction."

"Your so-called ultimate life route is utter nonsense. You've gone down the wrong path and deviated from the mainstream cultivation methods of the soul master world."

"If you continue like this, you'll only waste your innate full soul power."

"Only by taking me as your teacher can you set foot on the correct path."

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed crimson, his chest heaving violently.

The students' gazes shifted back and forth between Yu Xiaogang and Zhou Tao, but no one dared to speak up and interrupt the argument.

"I don't think I've gone down the wrong path. On the contrary, I've comprehended where the true potential of plant-type martial souls lies."

"The true advantage of plant-type martial souls has never been binding, much less control, but powerful vitality."

"Binding, imprisoning, piercing, healing, wooden shields... these are all natural talents of plant types, and where their greatest potential lies."

"Plant-type martial souls already possess the ability to bind and imprison by nature. Adding control-type soul ring skills on top of that is completely like taking off your pants to fart."

Zhou Tao's expression did not change. Unhurried and calm, he spoke slowly.

He had transmigrated to Douluo Continent, so naturally, he knew Yu Xiaogang was all talk, and he also knew just how powerful the potential of his own martial soul—the Ancient Tree of Life—was.

As long as its vitality was strong enough, the Ancient Tree of Life would become an all-round existence.

"Your cultivation method is completely wrong. I refuse to take you as my teacher."

Zhou Tao raised his head and looked at Yu Xiaogang, utterly calm.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself.

This kid was a genius with innate full soul power, and although his martial soul was only a little tree, as long as he grew smoothly, he would definitely become a powerful soul master renowned across the continent.

As long as Yu Xiaogang took him as a disciple, once he made a name for himself, Yu Xiaogang could use his status as his teacher to build his own reputation.

But this kid was like sticky taffy, immune to both soft and hard approaches, and he even questioned his theories.

He had to strike back!

Yu Xiaogang pulled a small blue notebook from his pocket, its pages densely filled with records.

"I've studied martial soul theory for decades. The Ten Core Competitiveness Theories have long been verified by countless soul masters!"

"Plant-type martial souls are naturally soft and weak. You must strengthen their binding attribute and use soul rings to reinforce them before you can gain a foothold in the soul master world."

"The control-system route I planned for you is the optimal soul ring choice."

"You should add a snake-type martial soul over a hundred years old."

"This kind of soul beast is naturally tough and also carries toxins. After absorbing its soul ring, you'll be able to obtain a powerful control-type soul skill."

"Zhou Tao, you have to believe me. I'm doing this for your own good."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes fixed firmly on Zhou Tao as he tried to play the emotional card.

"Plant-type martial souls can indeed take the control-system route."

"But directly adding control-system soul rings means abandoning the foundation."

"I'd like to ask you, great theory master, why should tree-type martial souls absorb control-system soul skills?"

"Tree-type martial souls can already bind and imprison by themselves. They don't need this kind of soul ring at all."

"Instead, they should add life-system soul rings. As long as their vitality is powerful, their branches can become as tough as steel. Whether binding, imprisoning, or turning into shields for defense, all of it can be easily achieved."

"It can be said that if tree-type martial souls take the ultimate life route, they naturally become all-rounders."

"By absorbing a snake soul ring, all you gain is the lowest-level binding and toxins. It will only reduce plant types to some neither-fish-nor-fowl control-system martial soul."

Zhou Tao directly ignored Yu Xiaogang and spoke with a calm expression.

"What does a six-year-old brat like you know?"

"I am the continent's number one theory master. Can a little soul scholar like you understand plant types better than I do?"

"The control power of plant types is too weak, so control-system soul rings must be added."

"The control system has been personally verified as effective by countless soul masters. This is how the predecessors of plant types all walked their path!"

"You're just a little brat, and you dare deny the experience of those who came before you?"

Yu Xiaogang was practically about to faint.

Everyone else followed the wisdom of the ancients, so why was Zhou Tao the special one?

Yu Xiaogang wanted to pressure Zhou Tao into submission by putting him down.

But Zhou Tao wasn't buying Yu Xiaogang's act.

He did not argue. Instead, he slowly raised his right hand.

A small, tough, emerald-green tree rapidly condensed into being.

All the students held their breath, their eyes fixed firmly on Zhou Tao's palm.

The next second—

The little sapling turned into a sharp spike and suddenly stabbed forward.

A scene that shocked them appeared.

The blue notebook in Yu Xiaogang's hand was swept up by a branch and instantly flew out of his palm, Then it was pierced through by the little sapling in an instant, turning into fragments!

"Brat!"

Yu Xiaogang's expression turned ugly. He was just about to scold Zhou Tao, but he was interrupted.

"You said plant-type martial souls are weak. Just now, I let you witness the toughness of a tree martial soul with your own eyes."

"You said plant-type martial souls lack control ability. I showed you that too."

"Since plants themselves can already do this, wouldn't adding a control-type soul ring to them be like taking off your pants just to fart?"

"Plant-type martial souls don't need to add the abilities of other types. They already come with a powerful system of their own."

Zhou Tao's words were like a heavy hammer, smashing hard into Yu Xiaogang's heart, and into the hearts of every student as well.

Everyone widened their eyes and stared at Zhou Tao in disbelief.

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red from holding it in, He wanted to refute him, but he could not find an opening.

Zhou Tao's demonstration had slapped him hard in the face—

Without using a soul skill, without having a soul ring, he had achieved entanglement and attack!

Furious, he forcibly cut Zhou Tao off.

"Brat, you're nothing but a little soul master without even a soul ring. What right do you have to question me, a master of theory?"

"My theories are the summary of decades of experience in the soul master world."

"How many years have you even been cultivating? What right do you have to compare yourself to me?"

But Zhou Tao still stood calmly in place, as unruffled as an ancient well, as if he did not take Yu Xiaogang's roar seriously at all.

"Master, your theories are indeed the summary of decades of experience in the soul master world."

"After all, Spirit Hall collected information for over a thousand years, and you plagiarized it."

"But your path for soul masters is indeed outrageously wrong."

All the students exploded into an uproar.

They widened their eyes and looked at Yu Xiaogang in disbelief.

The Master's theories were copied?

Yu Xiaogang, who called himself a master of theory, had actually stolen Spirit Hall's theoretical achievements?

Whispers rose and fell one after another. Some people were shocked, some stared wide-eyed, and some looked disdainful.