I Have Two Soul Skills!

Xu Linjiu watched Tang San as the latter's body and appearance underwent visible changes while the first soul ring slowly merged into him.

His once thin, undernourished body gradually became solid and strong. The sickly yellow pallor faded from his skin, replaced by a healthy rosy glow, and he even grew several centimeters taller.

Perhaps because he had followed the entirely new path Xu Linjiu had chosen for him, Tang San's face had not transformed into the gentle, refined appearance of a noble young master as it had during the Blue Silver Emperor's awakening. Instead, his features became sharper and more defined, carrying a rugged heroic air.

"Little San, how do you feel?"

Xu Linjiu withdrew his gaze and asked about the changes in Tang San's martial soul.

Tang San spread open his palm, and a small blue blade of grass emerged from it.

Compared to before he absorbed the soul ring, the Blue Silver Grass was now much thicker and sturdier.

A layer of fine, scale-like bark covered its leaves, while countless streams of silver light flowed endlessly through the veins of its stalk.

The appearance of this bark not only gave the Blue Silver Grass considerable defense, but also endowed it with impressive destructive power.

The Blue Silver Grass lengthened in the wind. Tang San gripped its stalk and flicked his wrist, lashing it out like a long whip and leaving a deep trench in the ground.

The Blue Silver Grass's current appearance had clearly been shaped by the combined influence of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and the Evergreen Tree.

This happened to prove that Tang San's martial soul had taken the most important first step on the path to surpassing the Blue Silver Emperor.

Xu Linjiu looked thoughtfully at Tang San's new martial soul.

The changes to his martial soul had already fully proven that Tang San's martial soul had taken the most important first step on the path to surpassing the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Alright, Little San. Tell me about your first soul skill."

Tang San closed his eyes and took a moment to sense it.

When he opened them again, excitement was written all over his face.

The first soul ring beneath his feet lit up, and a soft blue radiance rose from below him.

As time passed, that blue light grew increasingly brilliant.

"Teacher, my first soul skill is called Blue Silver Evergreen."

"When the soul skill is activated, my strength and soul power both increase by five percent every minute. The enhancement can stack up to a maximum of one hundred percent. If I'm under sunlight, the stacking speed doubles."

As Xu Linjiu listened to Tang San's explanation, he silently marveled.

What an excellent Blue Silver Evergreen. Just a first soul skill, yet it could maximize both offense and endurance at once. Not to mention, it was percentage-based enhancement, meaning it would remain useful even at the Title Douluo stage.

In battle, as long as he made up for his offensive skills and then activated his first soul skill, Tang San could become a terrifying battlefield turret.

Even its only flaw—that it needed time to stack—could be remedied through factors outside the battlefield. Wasn't this far stronger than Blue Silver Entanglement?

Just then, Tang San, who had been sensing his soul skills, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Xu Linjiu with an odd expression.

"Teacher, I seem to have another soul skill."

"Oh?"

Xu Linjiu raised an eyebrow, genuinely surprised.

A mere hundred-year soul ring actually possessed two soul skills.

It seemed that the fusion of the Evergreen Tree's essence, the Miracle Seed, and the soul ring had produced an additional surprise.

Tang San said no more. He focused and poured soul power into the Blue Silver Grass in his palm.

The silver patterns on the grass blades suddenly lit up, condensing three dark green seeds of soul power in an instant.

With a flick of his wrist, Tang San hurled the three seeds toward a huge rock several meters away.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The moment the seeds touched the rock's surface, they exploded. Three craters of varying depths were blasted directly into the stone.

Seeing this somewhat familiar skill, Xu Linjiu immediately took out the Pokédex and checked Tang San's updated panel.

[Tang San (Named)]

[Attributes: Grass, Steel]

[Level: Lv.14]

[Abilities: Overgrow, Keen Eye, Tough Claws, Technician]

[Skills: Calm Mind, Agility, Seed Bomb]

Sure enough, aside from reaching level fourteen, Tang San's skill list had gained a new skill: Seed Bomb.

Xu Linjiu closed the Pokédex, and the doubts in his heart were completely resolved.

No wonder the evolved martial soul showed no trace of the Miracle Seed. He had assumed it had completely transformed into energy that triggered evolution, but it had unexpectedly also allowed Tang San to learn a new Grass-type offensive skill.

"This move is called Seed Bomb."

Xu Linjiu looked at Tang San, a hint of amusement in his voice. "This skill wasn't given to you by the soul ring. After you broke through to become a Soul Master and your martial soul evolved, the contract sensed it and taught it to you automatically."

Tang San's eyes lit up. He had only felt that this move was quite powerful, never expecting it to have such an origin.

Moreover, this skill had much more room for development. For example, he could first control the Blue Scale Silver Pattern Grass to quietly spread underground, then create soul power seeds once it entangled an opponent. He could also bury seeds underground in advance and trigger them once an enemy entered the area.

He could even remove the soul power seeds directly and throw them with the techniques of hidden weapons. That was far more convenient than crafting hidden weapons by hand.

"Alright, now that your martial soul has changed, it wouldn't be appropriate to keep calling it Blue Silver Grass."

Xu Linjiu stroked his chin and pondered briefly. "Clad in blue-scaled wooden armor, with silver patterns flowing through it—it shall be called Blue Scale Silver Pattern Grass from now on!"

Hearing this, Tang San immediately bowed. "Thank you for naming it, Teacher!"

"I told you, there's no need to be so formal."

Xu Linjiu helped Tang San up. "Since we're still in the Hunting Soul Forest, let's find a few hundred-year soul beasts for you to practice on. Master the combination of Blue Silver Evergreen and Seed Bomb. Once you've fully grasped this power, we'll return to Notting City."

At the same time, inside a hidden cave on the back mountain of Holy Soul Village, a weak Blue Silver Grass seemed to sense something and began to sway gently.

Meanwhile, on the other side of Douluo Continent, deep within an ancient forest, an enormous blue vine that pierced the heavens slowly twisted. A great face woven from grass vines emerged from it.

As though it had seen the faraway other end of the world across countless distances, it murmured:

"Has it appeared? The new hope of our Blue Silver Grass Clan."

By the next evening, Little Qing had pulled the carriage carrying Xu Linjiu and Tang San back to Notting City. Along the way, Xu Linjiu had also gotten Tang San a new set of properly fitting clothes.

After taking Little Qing back to its temporary residence behind the academy, Xu Linjiu brought Tang San back to the work-study student dormitory.

Over the past two days, the relationship between the two had clearly grown much closer.

Tang San was no longer as restrained as before, and whenever he encountered a problem, he would seek Xu Linjiu's help.

Just as Xu Linjiu and Tang San walked beneath the shadows of the trees to the entrance of the work-study student dormitory, they both stopped at the same time.

The usually quiet dormitory entrance was surrounded by work-study students. They crowded together, craning their necks to peer inside, apparently discussing something.

Tang San frowned. He was just about to raise his hand and push aside the person in front of him to ask what was going on when the dormitory's wooden door suddenly let out a dull crash.

Bang!

A figure flew out through the door and slammed heavily onto the ground, rolling several times before barely coming to a stop.

The work-study students watching the commotion instantly fell silent.

Then, a girl's voice came from inside the dormitory. "How many times do I have to tell you? I won't be your student! Can you stop bothering me already?!"