Grandmaster's Ambition

Ao Tian, who had been following behind, suddenly paused and turned to look back.

At a distant street corner, a burly figure cloaked in a black robe stood staring toward Nuoding Academy.

Ao Tian also sensed the Mental Power of a Titled Douluo emanating from the black-robed figure as it swept through Nuoding Academy.

Ao Tian withdrew his gaze and continued following behind Grandmaster and Tang San.

He knew that the person watching them was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect's greatest genius of the past century, a powerhouse known as the Clear Sky Douluo.

"Teacher, thank you," Tang San said gratefully.

Grandmaster lowered his head with a smile. "You misunderstood. I'm not a teacher at Nuoding Academy."

"Didn't you just say you represented the academy?" Tang San asked doubtfully.

Grandmaster shook his head with a smile. "Those who represent the academy aren't necessarily teachers. I'm merely a resident here, mooching food and lodging. Everyone calls me Grandmaster."

"Then why do they call you Grandmaster?"

"Because I've studied Martial Souls for decades. On the Douluo Continent, when it comes to understanding Martial Souls, if I call myself second, no one would dare call themselves first." Grandmaster raised his voice slightly and cast an almost imperceptible glance behind him. Seeing Ao Tian following them, he was immediately somewhat pleased.

Ordinarily, given his temperament, he would not have spoken so arrogantly.

But today was different. He had already made up his mind to take these two children as disciples.

The child behind them seemed difficult to approach, so he could only display his vast knowledge.

Children easily admired capable people. If he made himself seem impressive enough, perhaps the two children would obediently accept him as their teacher.

Such excellent material, if taught by other teachers, would simply be a case of misleading disciples and wasting unparalleled talent.

Only he was qualified to become these two children's teacher and train them into peerless powerhouses.

Grandmaster unconsciously clenched his fists. Others called him Grandmaster, but he knew it was merely a form of mockery. Apart from that woman from years ago, no one acknowledged his theories, and they often treated him as a joke.

He had been holding in his frustration for more than a decade. Today, he had finally seen hope of holding his head high.

As long as he could take these two children as disciples and use his theories to cultivate them into superpowerhouses, those ignorant people who had mocked him would shut their mouths in shame, too embarrassed to show their faces.

"Bibi Dong, you didn't even give me a chance to explain back then. One day, I'll stand before you openly and honestly..."

Tang San furrowed his little brow. No matter how he listened, Grandmaster's words sounded like bragging.

Claiming that his understanding of Martial Souls was the best on the continent was far too arrogant.

Tang San's soul had long belonged to an adult over thirty years old. He was not some ignorant six-year-old little brat who could be fooled so easily.

In an instant, the small amount of goodwill he had just developed toward Grandmaster swiftly vanished.

Ao Tian watched the show from behind, smiling without a word.

The three arrived beneath the shade of roadside trees. Seeing that neither Tang San nor Ao Tian spoke, Grandmaster found it strange.

"You don't believe me?" he asked.

Tang San pulled his hand free from Grandmaster's grasp. "Grandmaster, thank you for resolving the situation for me earlier and bringing me in. I think I should go register now."

Grandmaster froze. This wasn't how a six-year-old child should react. Shouldn't he be admiring him?

He turned to Ao Tian, only to find a faint smile on Ao Tian's face, seemingly carrying a trace of mockery.

Seeing Tang San about to leave, Grandmaster grew anxious and hurriedly said, "Tang San, you are, after all, the third person in the past century on the Douluo Continent to possess Twin Martial Souls. If you do not receive proper guidance, you will take many detours and waste your exceptional talent."

Tang San, who had just raised his foot to leave, immediately set it back down. He turned around and stared at Grandmaster uncertainly, his left hand silently rising as he prepared to unleash a fatal strike at any moment.

Grandmaster had no idea he was already standing at death's door. Seeing that Tang San had been drawn back by his words, he immediately smiled.

"Are you wondering how I knew the secret of your Twin Martial Souls?"

Tang San said nothing. His gaze remained fixed on Grandmaster, and only Ao Tian could sense the killing intent hidden deep within his eyes.

As long as Grandmaster showed even a hint of ill intent, Tang San would attack without hesitation. His dad had warned him that the secret of the Clear Sky Hammer must never be revealed.

Tang San had positioned himself cleverly, using Grandmaster to block Ao Tian's view behind him. Even if Grandmaster were killed, no one would discover that he had done it.

How could a six-year-old child possibly kill an adult? And that adult was even a soul master.

Seeing Tang San remain silent, Grandmaster said calmly, "I told you already. When it comes to understanding Martial Souls, no one can compare to me. Just from this certificate of yours, I was able to deduce the secret of your Twin Martial Souls. Otherwise, I would not deserve to be called Grandmaster."

"I once investigated..."

"According to the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul that I researched..."

Grandmaster rattled off a heap of specialized knowledge, analyzing his deduction with great assurance.

Tang San lowered his arm, and his gaze returned to calm. "There are exceptions to everything. Perhaps I'm an exception outside your theories?"

Grandmaster shook his head. "Impossible. Over the past century, a total of nineteen people with Innate Full Soul Power have appeared on the Douluo Continent. I carefully researched every one of their Martial Souls, and every single one was a powerful Martial Soul. Yet your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is extremely ordinary. It simply cannot meet the conditions needed for Innate Full Soul Power. Therefore, I conclude that you must possess another powerful Martial Soul!"

The way Tang San looked at Grandmaster gradually became respectful. Suddenly, he took a step back and dropped to both knees with a bang, forcefully kowtowing three times to Grandmaster.

Grandmaster was stunned. He did not understand why Tang San had suddenly knelt and kowtowed to him.

"What are you doing?" He hurriedly reached out to pull Tang San up.

Tang San's expression was resolute as he respectfully called out, "Grandmaster, I'm willing to learn from you. Please accept me as your disciple."

Over the past few minutes, Grandmaster's extensive theoretical knowledge had convinced him. He already possessed powerful talent; what he lacked was knowledge of cultivation.

With such a wise person as his teacher, he would take far fewer detours.

Grandmaster smiled in satisfaction and pulled Tang San to his feet. "Kowtowing is a ritual for Monarchs and Parents. A bow would have been enough."

But Tang San remained solemn. "A teacher for one day is a father for life. I should pay you this great respect."

Grandmaster was immediately moved. He laughed heartily. "Good, very good. I've truly accepted a fine disciple."

Tang San smiled as well. He had originally felt somewhat lost about his upcoming Academy Life.

Now that he had accepted Grandmaster as his teacher, he suddenly had a direction.

Grandmaster suddenly remembered the other little genius. He hurriedly turned around and looked at Ao Tian expectantly.

Tang San's brow creased slightly. Perhaps because Ao Tian had previously refused to show Grandmaster his Martial Soul, he did not like this good-looking child much.

Tang San could also more or less guess that Grandmaster wanted to take Ao Tian as his disciple.

Ao Tian smiled and met Grandmaster's eyes.

Grandmaster said, "Ao Tian, if you also wish to become a powerful soul master, then learn alongside Tang San under me."

Ao Tian shook his head with a smile. "Sorry, I refuse."

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