Planning the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Preparing to Head to the Blue Silver Ancestral Land

"It was nothing. Now that the matter here is settled, I'll be leaving first. By the way, three Education Committee members, when can he enroll? In a few days, I need to take Little San to obtain his third soul ring."

"Uh, then it won't be too late for him to enroll after Your Excellency Tang Chuan has obtained a soul ring for student Tang San. It just so happens that they haven't returned recently either. Teacher Qin Ming took them to the spirit arena for combat practice."

Tang Chuan nodded without another word, then turned and flew toward Tang San.

"Tang—"

Xue Qinghe raised an arm, but in the end, she still did not call out to stop him. There were too many things she wanted to discuss with him.

Not only Emperor Xue Ye's invitation, but also some matters of her own.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, tomorrow we will send some students over to assist with the repairs. We shall take our leave first."

"Then Qinghe thanks the three Education Committee members in advance."

When Tang Chuan found Tang San, only Xiao Wu remained at his side. Tang Yuehua had long since disappeared.

"Where is Pavilion Master Tang?"

"She left first. Before leaving, she asked me to pass along a message to you, Father."

"If there is anything you need from her, you may ask for it. And you should note that she meant any request."

Tang San's face reddened as he spoke. The words were rather suggestive; even a young boy like him, who had never experienced such matters, could understand their implication. Yet those had been Tang Yuehua's exact words, and even she had blushed when she said them.

"Oh? Interesting."

Tang Chuan stroked his fair chin, a trace of amusement in his eyes. What was Tang Yuehua trying to do? Tang Hao had treated her like that, and she still wanted to seduce him?

Whatever she meant, Tang Chuan had no intention of giving up on placing a pawn within the Clear Sky Sect. She was merely a woman; he did not even need to invest any feelings.

"Let's go. Little San, once we return, pack your things. We'll set off for the Blue Silver Ancestral Land on another day."

"So soon?"

"It's not soon. You're already level thirty. I can't let you remain at this stage forever, can I? Little San, you must understand: flowers may bloom again, but people never regain their youth. You will have to grow up eventually. I can shield you from everything now, but what about later?"

After saying this, Tang Chuan paused, turned his back to him, and added, "A fledgling beneath an eagle's wings must eventually fly on its own."

"Father!"

Tang San solemnly cupped his hands toward Tang Chuan. The admiration in his eyes nearly overflowed. Such literary grace, such philosophy—Tang San felt that even if he practiced for another two and a half years, he would never catch up to his Father Tang Chuan!

Xiao Wu felt the same way beside him. At that moment, she truly thought Tang Chuan resembled a master philosopher, with every sentence containing profound wisdom.

But they were merely the sort of inspirational platitudes Tang Chuan had often used in his previous life.

After returning to the inn, Tang Chuan immediately locked himself in his room. Then he activated Forest of Myriad Phenomena, and an electronic light screen unfolded before him.

[Tang Chuan]

[Template: Sea God/Asura God Tang San]

[Soul Power Level: Level 93]

[Soul Bone Configuration: Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Torso Bone (unlocks at level 99), Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone, Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone, Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Skull, Evil Spirit Orca Left Leg Bone, Eight Spider Lances]

[Exclusive Divine Artifacts: Sea God's Trident (95% unlock progress), Asura Demon Sword (20% unlock progress)]

[Clear Sky Hammer Exclusive Skills: Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Great Sumeru Hammer (Ring Detonation Ultimate)]

In addition to what he already possessed, all of Tang Chuan's Clear Sky Hammer techniques had also been unlocked. This meant he could now pull off some stat-based maneuvers.

But Tang Chuan had barely begun celebrating before he looked at the Sea God's Trident's unlock progress and fell into thought. Was this still not enough to increase its progress? Did it require something else?

At that moment, he thought of something—the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was essentially the Sea God's Heart. It was a core component split off from the Sea God's Trident, a god-grade Soul Tool left behind from ancient times. In the original story, it had been hidden within the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace and gifted to Tang San by Emperor Xue Ye.

"So I still need to cooperate with Qian Renxue?"

"Then I'll play along with you."

The corner of Tang Chuan's lips curved upward. Obtaining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would not be particularly difficult. He merely had to build a good relationship with Xue Qinghe, or wait for Emperor Xue Ye to personally hand it over.

Though it was a treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire, none of them knew its true purpose.

Thinking of an outrageously overpowered skill like Unfixed Storm, Tang Chuan's eyes burned with desire.

After briefly straightening his clothes, Tang Chuan headed out, intending to explain a few things to Tang San. He planned to awaken Ah Yin. With his current Forest of Myriad Phenomena and essence blood, it was entirely possible to accelerate her awakening.

"Little San, are you there?"

He knocked on the door. Hurried footsteps sounded from within, and then Tang San opened it.

"Father? What do you need Little San for? Please come in first."

Tang Chuan nodded and calmly stepped inside.

Though they were only staying there for a few days, Tang San's room did not look very tidy at first glance. Components of hidden weapons and books were scattered everywhere.

"Little San, do you know how to forge?"

"Hm? I suppose I do."

Tang San did not sound very confident, because the only period in which his blacksmithing skills had improved was during the few months after his martial soul awakened, before he was due to leave for Nuoding City.

Tang Hao had only been willing to teach him a few things because of his Twin Martial Souls. As for something like the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, that was all much later.

"No, Xiaosan, you need to understand that the Hidden Weapons Compendium contains all kinds of mechanism-based hidden weapons. Those place extremely high demands on hammering and assembly skills. You're already a genius, so assembly won't be a problem, but your hammer technique is still somewhat immature."

"How about this? Once our trip to the Blue Silver Ancestral Land is over, I'll teach you a few hammer techniques. They can be used not only for forging, but also in conjunction with the Clear Sky Hammer!"

"There's actually such an unusual technique?"

Tang San's eyes lit up. A hammer technique for the Clear Sky Hammer—then Tang Hao should know it too, right? During those few months before school started, he had only taught him how to forge normally. He hadn't mentioned anything this awesome at all!

"That's right. The hammer technique is called the Disorderly Wind Hammer. As for the secret within the Great Sumeru Hammer Tang Hao used before, it's called Ring Detonation."

"By actively detonating your own soul rings and pouring all your Soul Power into the Clear Sky Hammer, its explosive force can grant you unstoppable strength!"

"Of course, there's a price. Ring Detonation carries severe backlash. Once a ring is detonated, you won't be able to use that soul ring for a long time, and even your Soul Power will be depleted for a while."

Tang San nodded, an idea forming in his heart. If he could also learn his father's domain technique, could he detonate his rings without suffering any harm? Even if he couldn't use soul skills, he still had the Hidden Weapons Compendium!

With that thought, Tang San decided that when he had the chance, he had to try it out. After all, theory could never match the immediacy of practice.