Yu Xiaogang's Thoughts

By dusk the next day, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San finally returned to Notting Academy.

The excruciating pain from the snake venom had completely faded, and Yu Xiaogang didn't seem to have changed much for the time being.

Back in the dormitory,

Yu Xiaogang eagerly said, "Xiao San, hurry and show me your second Martial Soul."

He had always believed in his own theories. Tang San was definitely a Twin Martial Soul wielder, and his second Martial Soul had to be an exceptionally powerful one.

Tang San hesitated for a moment before finally releasing the Forging Hammer Martial Soul.

Yu Xiaogang: "???"

The moment he saw that utterly ordinary Forging Hammer, Yu Xiaogang felt terrible.

That shouldn't be possible. How could it be a Forging Hammer?

How could two useless Martial Souls awaken Innate Full Spirit Power?

Innate Soul Power had to be directly proportional to the quality of one's Martial Soul. That was a conclusion reached by countless sages through endless investigations and research.

How could that possibly be wrong?

Seeing his teacher's dejected appearance, Tang San couldn't help lowering his head to look at the Forging Hammer.

After these past two days of contact, he had already been completely won over by his teacher.

His teacher's theories couldn't be wrong.

In other words, his situation should be an extremely rare exception.

As for the reason...

Tang San guessed it might be related to his cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Technique.

His Innate Full Spirit Power had come from cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Technique, rather than from the awakening of his two Martial Souls.

If he hadn't cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Technique, he might have been like the other children in the village, unable to awaken Innate Soul Power.

Yu Xiaogang gradually came back to his senses.

At that moment, an inexplicable trace of excitement appeared on his face.

The fact that Innate Soul Power was directly proportional to Martial Soul quality was practically indisputable throughout the Spirit Master world.

Yet now, he had encountered an exception.

If he could uncover the secret behind it, this groundbreaking theory would definitely make him a true master of theory.

"Tell me everything about your family, especially your father and mother. Explain the Martial Souls of your grandparents and three generations of ancestors as well."

Tang San frowned slightly.

His teacher had clearly looked utterly dejected just moments ago. Why had he suddenly become excited for no reason?

Could it be that my Martial Souls aren't as simple as they appear?

Thinking of that, Tang San became excited as well. But when he thought of his father, mother, and three generations of ancestors, he immediately fell silent.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.

"I've never seen my mother, nor have I seen my father's Martial Soul. I've never heard anything about my ancestors from three generations back either."

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

He had originally wanted to examine his parents' Martial Souls and see whether Tang San's two Martial Souls possessed some unknown potential.

In the end...

Forget it. Once the holidays came, he could visit Tang San's home and ask his father about it.

As for having two useless Martial Souls...

That wasn't a big problem.

The advantage of Twin Martial Souls had never been in the quality of the Martial Souls, but in the eighteen Spirit Ring slots brought by having two Martial Souls.

No matter how trash the Martial Souls were,

once he reached the later stages and added Spirit Rings to his second Martial Soul, the soul power brought by those Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings would be enough to forcibly push him into the realm of a Titled Douluo.

And if he could cultivate a genuine "good-for-nothing" into a Titled Douluo, he would gain even greater fame.

What kind of skill was it to cultivate a genius into a Titled Douluo?

Did a genius even need you to cultivate them?

Their talent belonged to them. Even without you, as long as they didn't die young, becoming a Titled Douluo would only be a matter of time.

Turning a good-for-nothing into a Titled Douluo, now that was real skill.

However, if neither Martial Soul was of good quality, that meant Tang San's combat strength wouldn't be very high. It would probably be difficult for him to make a name for himself early on.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help recalling Lin Chen.

Just from the name alone, Lin Chen's Martial Soul was clearly a high-quality one. If he could get him to serve as his precious disciple's dog...

Then every problem would be easily solved.

But he had already lost all face before Lin Chen. If he went looking for him again, would he have any dignity left?

Besides, he might not even be able to win him over.

Yu Xiaogang suddenly looked at Tang San. "You and Lin Chen both came from the same village. How is your relationship?"

Tang San looked embarrassed.

"My family is rather poor, and the children in the village all looked down on me, so I never had much contact with them."

Yu Xiaogang: "???"

"Isn't Lin Chen an orphan?"

"You at least have a father. Could your family really be poorer than an orphan's?"

Tang San: "..."

Compared to Lin Chen's family, his own was indeed much better off. After all, Lin Chen had survived until now entirely on the charity of the villagers.

Yu Xiaogang waved a hand. "Forget it. That's not important."

"Xiao San, remember this: an individual's strength is ultimately limited, and the Spirit Master world isn't a place for playing the lone hero."

"If you want to accomplish something, you'll need reliable teammates."

"Both Lin Chen and Xiao Wu have Innate Full Spirit Power. Their future achievements won't be low, and they'll definitely be suitable support for you."

"Only geniuses like them can keep up with your pace."

"I want you to do everything you can to build a good relationship with them. You must become brothers who can truly entrust your lives to one another."

He didn't want to embarrass himself again, so Tang San would have to make the effort instead.

No matter what, Tang San and Lin Chen came from the same village. That gave him a natural advantage in this matter.

"Um... Teacher, I'm not good at socializing."

Yu Xiaogang had already explained things very clearly, so Tang San didn't resist. He simply had no idea how to make friends with others.

"It's fine. This sort of thing can't be rushed. I'll teach you slowly."

Yu Xiaogang didn't think much of it.

He had managed to win over people as different from himself as Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong. Could he really fail to handle two little brats?

There was no difficulty at all.

"Tomorrow, invite them to eat on the second floor of the cafeteria. Just casually share the joy of obtaining your first Spirit Ring."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang took out a Gold Soul Coin from his clothes and handed it to him.

"In the afternoon, you can invite them to spar in the small forest behind the mountain. But remember, no matter whether you win or lose, don't get angry."

"The purpose of sparring is to bring you closer together."

"If you win, act humble and acknowledge that they're formidable. If you lose, be magnanimous and praise their strengths."

Yu Xiaogang explained everything in great detail, afraid Tang San wouldn't understand.

"Teacher, I'll remember."

Tang San accepted the Gold Soul Coin, his face full of seriousness and determination.

"Go on. I'll be teaching the theory classes for your year. Listen carefully in class from now on. I'll quiz you afterward."

Yu Xiaogang truly didn't want to teach classes, but as the saying went, one couldn't take from others without giving something in return.

He had no choice.