Gangzi's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls

"Pair of threes."

"Pair of fives."

"Pair of jacks."

A Jie leaned close to Red Star and whispered a few words into his ear.

"What did you say?" Red Star's expression darkened further. Blazing flames ignited in his hand, instantly burning the cards he held to ashes.

"Uh... Red Star, what could make you so angry?" Seeing Red Star burn even the cards, Qing Zhang helplessly set down his excellent hand. This round could no longer continue.

"That fog-brained idiot Gangzi has set his sights on the young master. He actually wants to use that brainless Holy Maiden to pry the methods for exceeding Soul Ring absorption limits and Martial Soul evolution out of the young master," Red Star replied in a low voice.

"That fog-brained idiot who hasn't even reached level thirty dares to target the young master?" Huang Mian curled his lips and said with a thoroughly punchable expression, "What a joke!"

Red Star rose to his feet. "I'm going to kill that fog-brained idiot!"

"Wait, brother. We should report this to the young master first." Qing Zhang took a purplish-gold feather from his clothes.

This was a feather created by Qian Xunyi using his sixth soul skill, Overlord Angel Feather Chain. It possessed an absurdly powerful support ability.

Every feather was a spiritual node. Its function was similar to a mobile phone, allowing communication and contact across extremely vast distances.

It functioned like a mobile phone, and Qian Xunyi could also use the feathers as relays to launch spiritual attacks.

After activating the Angel Feather with soul power, Qian Xunyi appeared within a light screen formed by spiritual power.

Red Star immediately reported the matter involving Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong.

"Not much capability, but quite the ambition." Qian Xunyi sneered. He was not surprised by this report. He had already suspected it when Bibi Dong asked about his secrets.

"Young Master, should I have my men deal with that fog-brained idiot?"

"There's no need." Qian Xunyi shook his head. "I have other arrangements for Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong. As for my secrets, even my dear eldest brother and dear father don't know them. There's no way he can learn them through the Holy Maiden. You only need to remain still. A Jie, continue keeping an eye on that fog-brained idiot."

As a transmigrator, Qian Xunyi possessed an informational advantage. He knew about Whale Glue, immortal herbs, and how to evolve Martial Souls. Yet he had kept these secrets even from Qian Daoliu, much less anyone else.

The person he was guarding against was Yu Xiaogang!

Since he had chosen to ignore the tangled love and hatred among Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Xunji, he had to bear the risks that came with it.

Telling Qian Daoliu the secrets of Martial Soul evolution and information about Whale Glue was equivalent to telling Qian Xunji. Telling Qian Xunji meant letting Bibi Dong know. If Bibi Dong knew, Yu Xiaogang would know. And once Gangzi knew, wouldn't the entire world know?

He did not want to one day pull out a book titled Twelve Core Competencies of Martial Souls.

Brother Jie licked his lips. "Rest assured, Young Master. I'll investigate every last hair on Yu Xiaogang's body."

"Let nature take its course. Don't interfere too much. Once my dear eldest brother realizes what's happening and drives that fog-brained idiot out of Spirit Hall, this ginseng fruit will be yours and your like-minded friends' to harvest for a month."

"Yes, Young Master." Brother Jie's eyes gleamed.

After ending the communication, Qian Xunyi began planning his next steps.

It was time to add Soul Rings to his Overlord Body Martial Soul.

According to the author's setting, even standard Soul Rings did not need to be Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. Once the Overlord Body reached completion, even God Kings could only contend with it in reverse.

Naturally, Qian Xunyi would not be satisfied with that. Every Soul Ring of his Overlord Body had to be over a hundred thousand years old—no, at the very least, they had to be Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

Where were the most ferocious beasts? The answer was the Star Dou Great Forest.

Unfortunately, Di Tian and those soul beasts should currently be sleeping within the space beneath the Lake of Life. Even gods could not probe that place, much less the current Qian Xunyi.

Then, aside from the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, there were the Ice Empress and Snow Empress of the Far North. He did not know whether the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still there.

Then there were the Demon Empress, the Sea Princess, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the ocean. Crossing the sea to another continent, there was the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler. Counting them up, that made seven Soul Rings.

The remaining two Soul Rings...

Qian Xunyi thought of the two Dragon Kings deep within the Icefire Yin Yang Well. They could provide him with two divine rings, though he could not obtain those two Soul Rings yet. He would have to keep an eye on Dugu Bo.

With everything planned out, Qian Xunyi hurriedly set off for his first destination, the Far North.

Not long after Qian Xunyi left Spirit Hall, a major event was taking place within Spirit Hall.

Using the authority of the Holy Maiden Token granted by Holy Maiden Bibi Dong, Gangzi successfully published his proudest work through Spirit Hall's channels: Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Buzz Cut stood onstage and spoke eloquently to the scholars below. At the end, he even boasted with great seriousness, "The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls is currently only a half-finished work by me, Yu Xiaogang. My main research direction at present is how soul masters can exceed Soul Ring absorption limits and how Martial Souls can evolve. I believe that before long, I will achieve a great breakthrough. At that time, my Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls will be renamed Twelve Great Competencies of Martial Spirits."

As soon as he said this, the scholars who had only come to support Gangzi for the Holy Maiden's sake became interested. They began praising him one after another, greatly satisfying Gangzi's vanity.

After finishing his speech, Gangzi privately found the Holy Maiden below the stage and quietly asked, "Dong'er, did your teacher tell you that secret?"

"Xiao Gang, Teacher said he doesn't know." Bibi Dong seemed somewhat disappointed as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang felt bitter inside, yet he still did not forget to sneer. "I told you. Your teacher's relationship with you isn't that good. The only reason he values you is because of your talent."

"I'll find another opportunity to ask again." Bibi Dong decided to test Qian Xunji a few more times.

But Qian Xunji truly knew nothing about using Whale Glue to temper the body or the Overlord Body Martial Soul. How could he possibly tell Bibi Dong anything?

Thus, after repeated probing, Bibi Dong increasingly believed Yu Xiaogang's attempts to drive a wedge between them.

All along, Qian Xunji had been a towering, father-like figure in Bibi Dong's heart.

Once she put on tinted glasses, every one of Qian Xunji's actions could be given the most malicious interpretation through Gangzi's words.

Gangzi's words repeatedly lingered in Bibi Dong's mind.

The reason your teacher took you in was ultimately because he valued your talent.

He doesn't love you at all. Otherwise, why wouldn't he even tell you such a small secret?

Unlike me, we're friends. That's why I hold nothing back from you.

In your teacher's eyes, you're nothing but a tool...

Gangzi's demonic voice invaded her mind, driving Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji further and further apart.

Meanwhile, after searching through the books of every Archives Hall in Spirit Hall and using every possible method to investigate Qian Xunyi's secrets without result, Yu Xiaogang finally gave up. Of course, he was not resigning himself to defeat. He simply no longer believed he could uncover any useful information through Bibi Dong.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang constantly felt that several wolf-like, tiger-like gazes were watching him from the shadows.

It left him sitting on pins and needles, with a constant feeling that something bad would happen if he remained here.

So, he decided to leave Spirit Hall.