Tang San Really Is Useless

However, the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's ultimate gold attribute was better suited for augmenting offensive weapons.

In the original work, a Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear could tear through space with a single claw strike, its destructive power terrifying.

A three-thousand-year Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear could even defeat ordinary soul beasts that were ten or twenty thousand years old.

The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's offensive might was clear to see.

The Golden Crocodile King's gold attribute, on the other hand, was better suited for defense.

Spirit Hall's Second Worshipper, the Golden Crocodile King, had defensive power that utterly surpassed ordinary defense-type Soul Masters.

Yet despite possessing such formidable defenses, it was a beast Martial Soul of the assault type.

Wang Chen's purpose in absorbing a gold-attribute soul ring was to reinforce the walls of his Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul.

The furnace walls were tied to defensive attributes. Absorbing a defense-oriented gold-attribute soul ring would bring Wang Chen's Alchemy Furnace Martial Soul greater benefits than absorbing an attack-oriented one.

It was not that the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear was bad, but that the Golden Crocodile was better suited to Wang Chen.

Moreover, the Golden Crocodile King was not a ferocious-beast-level powerhouse like Bear Lord.

Wang Chen had a greater chance of succeeding in hunting it.

And he would be less likely to suffer retaliation from the entire Golden Crocodile clan.

The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear was different.

Among the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bears were ferocious-beast-level powerhouses such as Bear Lord, Di Tian, and Bi Ji.

Di Tian's Dragon God Claw came from the Dragon King. With one claw strike, even an ordinary first-class god might perish.

And behind Di Tian stood the Silver Dragon King.

Although the Silver Dragon King was a lovesick fool, if the one she loved was not him, then offending her would mean facing attacks with the strength of a quasi-God King, or even a God King.

Just thinking about it gave Wang Chen a headache.

With that in mind, Wang Chen used the head soul bone skill of the Dream God to control several soul beasts skilled in tracking and had them search for traces of the Golden Crocodile King.

While Wang Chen controlled soul beasts to search for traces of the Golden Crocodile clan, in Notting City's Junior Soul Master Academy—

Tang San stood on the training field, engaged in a duel with Xiao Long.

Xiao Chenyu looked at Tang San and said arrogantly, "Tang San, today I'll let you see just how powerful I am."

As he spoke, a layer of green light emerged from Xiao Chenyu's body. As the green light flickered, his muscles began to swell, his eyes gradually turned pale green, and he raised both arms, extending his hands forward as his nails transformed into sharp claws.

At the same time, a white soul ring rose from beneath his feet—the appearance of Martial Soul possession.

Tang San extended his right hand, and a Blue Silver Grass streaked with black patterns appeared before him.

This was the Blue Silver Grass Tang San had after absorbing the soul ring of a four-hundred-year Datura Snake.

After absorbing the Datura Snake soul ring, Tang San gained the soul skill Binding. At the same time, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul gained a trace of toxin capable of paralyzing enemies.

If Wang Chen had been the one choosing, he would never have let his Blue Silver Grass absorb a Datura Snake soul ring.

The path Blue Silver Grass should have taken was one of enhanced vitality.

And for enhancing vitality, nothing was better than absorbing high-year Blue Silver Grass soul rings.

Being of the same root and origin, this would bring greater gains to Blue Silver Grass.

Tang San had absorbed a four-hundred-year Datura Snake soul ring and obtained a mismatched Binding soul skill with a slight poisonous paralysis effect.

This directly contaminated the life attribute of Blue Silver Grass. It was a trash path—too scattered to be refined, too broad to excel at anything.

It looked like he knew a lot, but in reality, he was nothing.

At the same time, a yellow soul ring appeared beneath Tang San's feet.

Xiao Chenyu stared in shock at the yellow soul ring beneath Tang San's feet, then fixed Tang San with a determined gaze. "So what if you have a hundred-year soul ring? Your Martial Soul is only Blue Silver Grass. Watch me knock you flat."

As he spoke, Xiao Chenyu raised his right hand and clawed at Tang San.

Tang San was just about to defend himself.

In an instant, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as though he had lost some precious opportunity.

And in that very instant, Tang San failed to block Xiao Chenyu's attack and was sent flying by a single claw strike.

"Boss Xiao is amazing! He sent that Tang San flying in one move!"

"What genius? First soul ring, hundred-year soul ring? I think he's just trash."

"A trash Martial Soul is still a trash Martial Soul."

"Exactly! Boss Xiao is the strongest!"

Hearing everyone's mockery, Tang San looked at the five claw marks on his chest, blood continuously flowing from them.

Tang San's eyes turned bloodshot as he panted like a bull. "You have courted death."

The moment he finished speaking, Tang San immediately took out a Tang Sect hidden weapon and fired it at Xiao Chenyu.

The teacher watching the battle from the side did not dare let his guard down. He hurriedly knocked Tang San's hidden weapon away.

This concerned his job. If Tang San had succeeded, being fired would have been the least of his worries. If Xiao Chenyu's family came looking for him, he would probably lose more than just a layer of skin.

At the same time, he stood in the center of the arena and announced, "The match is over. Tang San has been knocked out of the ring. Xiao Chenyu wins."

Tang San looked at the teacher who had knocked away his concealed weapons, a vicious expression appearing at the corner of his lips. "You have a death wish too."

Xiao Wu came to Tang San's side and asked worriedly, "Third Brother, are you alright?"

Xiao Wu was puzzled. Based on how Tang San had fought her before, he should not have been unable to withstand even such a simple move from Xiao Chenyu.

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, and the bloodshot veins in his eyes slowly faded. He shook his head. "I don't know why, but my heart suddenly hurt earlier. It made me lose focus for an instant, but I'm fine now."

Xiao Chenyu raised his proud head as he walked past Tang San and said disdainfully, "Remember this from now on: whenever you see me at this school, call me Boss."

With that, he held his head high and left.

The lackeys behind him followed along, jeering, "Call him Boss! Call him Boss! Call him Boss..."

Tang San had just been about to kill Xiao Chenyu with his concealed weapons when he heard Tang Hao's voice. "Come find me at the back mountain later."

In fact, Tang Hao, who had been hiding in the shadows, had already frowned when he saw Tang San get sent flying by a casual palm strike.

He could not understand it. His son had begun cultivating and training from a young age, and his first soul ring had been a four-hundred-year soul ring. How could he not even be capable of blocking a single move from Xiao Chenyu?

He felt that perhaps Tang San had not learned how to use his Blue Silver Grass martial soul in battle, which was why he had failed to block Xiao Chenyu's attack.

That was why he had called Tang San to the back mountain.

He had spent many years with Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, and knew the Blue Silver Grass's methods of attack.

Tang San was shocked by the voice he had heard. Just as he was about to ask why, Tang Hao's voice came again. "Don't speak. Come find me. I'll teach you how the Blue Silver Grass attacks."

Tang San could only suppress the doubts in his heart, push Xiao Wu away, rise to his feet, and head toward the back mountain.

Worried that Tang San might do something foolish, Xiao Wu stayed far away and followed behind him toward the back mountain.

Only after reaching the depths of the back mountain and seeing a cloaked figure talking to Tang San and teaching him something did she finally relax and head back.

In truth, Tang Hao had noticed Xiao Wu following them long ago. But since she had not wandered around or posed any threat to Tang San, he did not bother with her.

Heaven Dou City. As Wang Chen collected the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Dugu Bo felt strangely empty inside, as if he had lost something exceptionally important.

However, his granddaughter was unconscious, her face pale and bloodless, and she occasionally muttered in her sleep that she was going to die.

This left Dugu Bo wholly focused on his granddaughter's safety.

As for the important thing he felt he was losing, he guessed it might be his granddaughter. The immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye never crossed his mind at all.

Dugu Bo summoned every physician in Heaven Dou City, but each one said that although Dugu Yan looked to be in danger, all her vital signs were actually normal.

She was merely having nightmares and reacting a little too intensely.

She would be fine once she woke up.

Even the head of the Ye Family, the wielder of the Nine-Star Begonia, said the same.

Still, at Dugu Bo's request, the head of the Ye Family used several healing soul skills on Dugu Yan, giving her an extra layer of protection.

At the same time, it put Dugu Bo's mind at ease.

Several days later, Dugu Yan finally woke from her nightmare.

After waking, she saw Dugu Bo worrying by her bedside and smiled. "Grandfather, I'm fine."

Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan and said, "Let the Ye Family Head examine you again. I won't be at ease until he confirms that you're alright."

The Ye Family Head carefully examined Dugu Yan's condition. Seeing that there was likely nothing wrong, he said, "Yan Yan is fine. There's no need to worry."

After Dugu Bo had sent the others away, Dugu Yan could no longer hide the smile at the corner of her lips. She whispered, "Grandfather, I found a way to solve the backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison in our Dugu family."

Dugu Bo stared at Dugu Yan in shock. "Is that true?"

Dugu Yan nodded. "It's true."

"How did you find out?"

Then Dugu Bo said angrily, "And were you set up this time because you found a way to solve the problem of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison's backlash on soul masters?

Did the other party target us because they did not want our Dugu family to solve the problem of the Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul's poison backlashing against soul masters?"

Dugu Yan shook her head. "Grandfather, I wasn't targeted, and they weren't trying to silence me.

My coma this time was actually because I was learning in a dream how to solve the problem of the Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul's poison backlashing against the soul masters of our Dugu family.

In my dream..."