Yu Xiaogang: Tang San Respects Me Like a Father, I'm Back in Business!

In this otherworld, the competition arena was utterly silent.

But the scrolling comments across the sky were anything but quiet.

[Jiamier: Not bad. Tang Si has a point. Dragons do not dwell with snakes. How could the mighty Clear Sky Hammer martial soul coexist with the useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul?]

[Zhang Qianxing: Blue Silver Emperor? How come I've never heard of this type of martial soul? Does anyone know what kind of martial soul the Blue Silver Emperor is?]

[Kara: Among countless Blue Silver Grass plants, there will always be one that breaks through the shackles of life and slowly grows into the emperor of all Blue Silver Grass! That must be the Blue Silver Emperor.]

[Li Kuo: The Blue Silver Emperor should be equivalent to the leaders among other soul beast groups, like wolf kings, tiger kings, and the like.]

[Li Qiqi: Tang Si makes sense. Twin martial souls of extremely similar quality—the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer—are far more convincing than a useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul coexisting with the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one tool martial soul in the world.]

[Miami: Hiss~ Doesn't that mean Yu Xiaogang really just guessed blindly? His luck is absurdly unbelievable!]

At Spirit Hall's competition arena.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned livid, his ears buzzing so badly that he could barely hear anything. His lips trembled as he muttered, "Martial soul coexistence, martial soul coexistence, martial soul coexistence..."

"Tea... Teacher..."

At that moment, Tang San was stunned as well. He understood the phrase dragons do not dwell with snakes.

Then, as the tide of the scrolling comments began to overwhelmingly turn in one direction, Tang San started to hesitate. He began to doubt whether Yu Xiaogang had truly seen through the fact that he possessed twin martial souls—or had merely guessed.

"Gulp~~"

Yu Xiaogang's throat bobbed. He saw Liu Erlong, Flander, and Zhao Wuji looking at him blankly beside him, as well as Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and everyone else in the distance.

Even Bibi Dong, seated in the place of honor at the competition arena, looked toward him.

Bibi Dong frowned slightly. No one knew better than she did whether Tang San's martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor. Especially now, after Tang Si's words had awakened her, she was even more certain that it was the Blue Silver Emperor!

Back then, Spirit Hall had hunted the Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin, precisely to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for her.

How could she not know whether that woman was the Blue Silver Emperor?

Cold sweat streamed down Yu Xiaogang's forehead, his heart raced, and he even lost the ability to think.

"Xiaogang."

Liu Erlong walked over and tightly grasped Yu Xiaogang's hand. "Xiaogang, I believe in you."

"Gulp~ Erlong, gulp~~ Thank you."

Liu Erlong pulled Yu Xiaogang back to reality. His ability to think gradually returned, and he cursed furiously in his heart: Damn Tang Si! Even if it takes my entire life, I, Yu Xiaogang, will kill you!

"Teacher."

Tang San called out again.

Yu Xiaogang came back to his senses. Seeing the questioning look in Tang San's eyes, his heart sank as he began considering how to twist his words.

What should I do? What should I do?

What matters most right now is regaining Little San's trust, as well as everyone else's!

Should I completely deny that beast Tang Si's words, or argue that I had always known the prerequisites for twin martial souls to coexist... Do I have to admit that Tang Si was right?

Yu Xiaogang could not make up his mind.

But then, he suddenly thought of something. Tang Si possessed the ability of foresight—what if Tang Si had other ways to prove that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul really was the Blue Silver Emperor?

Tang Si's martial soul is very likely truly the Blue Silver Emperor! Then... Little San's martial soul is also very likely the Blue Silver Emperor!

If I deny it now, and Tang Si produces more evidence... No! Denying the Blue Silver Emperor now is definitely not a wise choice!

After his thoughts raced through his mind, Yu Xiaogang had already made his decision.

"Whew~"

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, organized his words, and said solemnly, "Little San, Tang Si is right. Your Blue Silver Grass martial soul is actually the Blue Silver Emperor!"

"Ah? Teacher, what are you talking about?"

Yu Xiaogang suddenly adopted an earnest, heartfelt expression. "Little San, would you blame me for not telling you the truth about your Blue Silver Grass martial soul? The truth is, I knew from the very beginning that your martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor! But I kept telling you it was the useless Blue Silver Grass martial soul. I did it for your own good."

"For my own good?"

"Yes."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and sighed. "Little San, your Clear Sky Hammer martial soul is already powerful enough! If you had also known that the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul was even stronger than the Clear Sky Hammer, wouldn't you have become arrogant and complacent?"

"I..." Tang San opened his mouth, wanting to speak.

Yu Xiaogang raised a hand to stop him and continued, "Furthermore, if the outside world learned of your Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, many forces would surely take notice of you. Being watched by too many people is not a good thing. I'm sure you understand why."

Stifling a genius!

Tang San immediately thought of those four words.

"Little San, can you understand my painstaking intentions?"

Tang San had countless things he wanted to say, but when he saw the kindly face of Yu Xiaogang, who was like a father to him, deep emotion instantly welled up in his heart.

So, my teacher had been thinking of me from the very beginning. For the sake of my cultivation and safety, he had kept this secret all by himself for a full eight years!

Is there anyone else in this world as great as my teacher? Absolutely not!

Thinking of this, Tang San bowed solemnly in thanks. "Teacher, thank you for nurturing me all these years, and thank you for thinking so far ahead for me from the very beginning! That was why I was able to grow up safely until now."

Beside him, Liu Erlong suddenly understood. "So that was it, Xiaogang. I never expected you to have considered so much from the very start. No one can match your learning and wisdom!"

A faint smile curled at Flander's lips as he explained on Yu Xiaogang's behalf, "Xiaogang treats Xiaosan like his own son. It is only natural that he would give Xiaosan more thought."

After saying that, Flander also spoke on the heavenly screen.

[Flander: Xiaogang knew from the very beginning that Xiaosan's martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor. He did not tell anyone else because he wanted Xiaosan to grow up safely. Those who understand the reason will understand.]

[Liu Erlong: No one can compare to Xiaogang's foresight!]

[Tang San: That's right. Teacher had long since considered every crisis that might arise for me. A teacher for a day, a father for life. I respect Teacher as my father, so stop slandering him.]

[Bibi Dong: I believe in the Grandmaster's knowledge.]

Hu Liena: "???"

Hu Liena went completely numb!

She turned to look at Bibi Dong in utter disbelief, horror surging through her heart. Teacher, why are you saying anything on the heavenly screen at a time like this?! The right choice is to distance yourself from Yu Xiaogang immediately!

Among the crowd, Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. Tang Si has not finished speaking in the broadcast yet. It is clearly too early to express an opinion now!