Blue Silver Pole Vault; Tang Hao Feared Someone Might Covet Xiao Wu

After that incident, the two fell silent for a while.

Yu Xiaogang wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

How could he still face his father from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

If the people of the clan learned what he looked like when possessed by his martial soul, they would probably laugh themselves to death on the spot.

Tang San asked, "Teacher, can you change back to your original form?"

"I'll try."

With a thought, Yu Xiaogang released his martial soul possession. However, the mutation that had triggered automatically earlier had already burst through his clothes.

It had not mattered when he was covered in pigskin, but now he stood naked before Tang San.

For a moment, the two became even more awkward.

A blush spread across Tang San's cheeks.

Tang Hao had already left the Soul Hunting Forest. Otherwise, if he saw Yu Xiaogang like this, he would probably have charged over with bloodshot eyes, panting like a bull.

"Cough."

Yu Xiaogang's skin was remarkably thick. He turned around expressionlessly, took out some clothes from his soul tool, and got dressed.

"Xiao San, what is your first soul skill?"

To ease the awkwardness, Yu Xiaogang casually asked.

"Teacher, my first soul skill is Blue Silver Pole Vault. The Blue Silver Grass hardens and becomes like a bamboo pole, allowing me to use it to jump," Tang San answered honestly.

What use was that?

This soul skill did not seem very useful.

Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened slightly, dissatisfied with the skill's effect.

Sure enough, a martial soul like Blue Silver Grass still needed to absorb poison-type Soul Rings to become stronger.

But he had been the one who told Tang San to absorb this Soul Ring.

Even if he himself thought the skill was impractical, he still had to claim some credit.

"Blue Silver Grass turning into a bamboo pole can be developed into many practical techniques."

"It seems my judgment was correct. This Lone Bamboo has given you a decent soul skill."

Yu Xiaogang gave his evaluation with a serious expression.

Tang San nodded. "Teacher is right."

In truth, he felt that this soul skill had limited use. Using hardened Blue Silver Grass for pole vaulting was less free and convenient than simply jumping himself.

But Yu Xiaogang was, after all, a highly knowledgeable master. Perhaps he could help develop more techniques, so Tang San went along with him.

The two did not linger in the Soul Hunting Forest. After making a few simple preparations, they left.

Elsewhere.

Tang Wutong had returned.

Lu Yuan immediately received the good news she sent back.

Tang Wutong smiled softly. "My lord, I have completed the task you assigned. I personally witnessed Tang San absorb the Soul Ring of a ten-year-old Lone Bamboo."

Delight appeared on Lu Yuan's face. "You've worked hard."

Tang San had absorbed a Ten-Year Soul Ring. Now this was interesting.

That Yu Xiaogang had really delivered.

He had even disarmed Tang San's birth mother's Entanglement.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan said, "Wutong, since you have returned, Tang San should be coming back soon as well. Tang Hao will probably return with him."

"Keep a close eye on Tang Hao's movements. If there is an opportunity to act, get rid of him."

"As long as that man lives, he remains a threat."

Once Tang San returned, there would still be a scheduled battle between the two of them.

And Tang Hao was the petty sort.

In the original story, Zhao Wuji knocked Tang San unconscious. That very night, Tang Hao went looking for trouble and gave Zhao Wuji a brutal beating.

Though his fight with Tang San was merely a spar between juniors.

Even if he defeated Tang San, the chance of Tang Hao acting against him was low.

After all, Tang San would only have himself to blame for being weaker. Tang Hao would most likely just treat Lu Yuan as a whetstone, hinting to Yu Xiaogang that Tang San should train hard with him as his goal until he defeated him.

Just like Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy. She had beaten Tang San into shutting himself off, yet Tang Hao never went to trouble her.

But Lu Yuan could not afford to be careless.

Even if that possibility was extremely small.

What if Tang Hao saw Tang San absorb a useless Ten-Year Soul Ring and inexplicably took his anger out on him?

That would be troublesome.

A madman like that could not be judged by ordinary logic.

In any case, he and Tang San were destined to be enemies.

Rather than leave things that way, he might as well eliminate him.

Then he could go to the back mountain of Sacred Soul Village and take Ah Yin's Soul Bone.

Tang Hao definitely had Soul Bones on him as well. Once he died, all of those Soul Bones would belong to Lu Yuan.

Even if he could not use a single one of those Soul Bones, they would still be an incredibly valuable fortune.

Elsewhere.

Tang San returned to his beloved Seven Dormitory.

Xiao Wu immediately came up to him. "Tang San, you're back from hunting your Soul Ring?"

Tang San nodded slightly. "Teacher took me to the Soul Hunting Forest for several days and found a Soul Ring for me."

"Hehe, what is your first soul skill?" Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes and asked with a smile.

Tang San said, "My first Soul Ring is a Ten-Year Soul Ring, and its soul skill is Blue Silver Pole Vault."

"It hardens the Blue Silver Grass and turns it into something like a bamboo pole, which I can use to jump."

"Doesn't it seem... like the soul skill the master got for you is useless?"

Wang Sheng could not help interrupting.

Tang San frowned and coldly glared at him. "Wang Sheng, I told you not to make reckless judgments about my teacher!"

"How could someone like you understand my teacher's brilliance? Do you want to spar with me again?!"

With that, he left Seven Dormitory directly.

He still needed to find Yu Xiaogang. He also had to visit the Spirit Hall Branch to collect the soul master subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin each month.

Xiao Wu frowned slightly. She also felt that Blue Silver Pole Vault was not very useful.

Moreover, it was only the lowest-grade Ten-Year Soul Ring, with even more limited potential for growth.

She truly could not understand why Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang so fiercely.

"Oh no, I forgot to tell Tang San about challenging Lu Yuan."

Wang Sheng suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Don't worry. Didn't Boss Lu arrange to fight Tang San? It's fine to tell him later."

One of the work-study students reminded him.

Elsewhere.

Tang Hao hid in the shadows. Seeing his son Tang San leave the academy and head straight toward the Spirit Hall Branch, he assumed Tang San was going to collect his soul master subsidy or something similar.

He had no interest in following, so he turned his gaze toward Seven Dormitory.

Xiao Wu had not disappeared.

Tang Hao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

What happened in the Soul Hunting Forest several days ago had always felt strange to him. He feared that some hidden expert was secretly targeting Yu Xiaogang and Xiao San.

If an expert had truly seen Xiao Wu, then the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring meant for his son might end up slipping away.

Tang Hao planned to monitor her for a month.

If no one came for Xiao Wu during that time, he would leave Notting Academy and strike at several Spirit Hall Branches, collecting a little interest from Spirit Hall.

He stopped paying attention to Xiao Wu.

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang's room was still lit, Tang Hao straightened his filthy black robe and stealthily made his way over.

"The door isn't shut properly?"

Tang Hao muttered, then pushed the door open.

What he saw was a strange-looking pigman with purple skin and twin ponytails.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Tang Hao sprang forward. His large, rough, callused hand seized the pigman by the back of the neck. With bloodshot eyes, he panted like a bull. "Speak! Who are you? Where is the master?!"

"Your Majesty Haotian, I... I am the master."

Yu Xiaogang struggled to turn his head, revealing his sexy old face.