Master Yu Xiaogang

Tang San suddenly stepped forward, using his small body to shield Cinderella.

He raised his head. The eyes that were usually so gentle in front of Cinderella now shot icy daggers at the gatekeeper, as if poisoned.

Tang San clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

He swore that if this gatekeeper dared say one disrespectful word to Cinderella, or cast even the slightest filthy look her way, Tang San would definitely teach him what regret meant!

If this had been Tang San in his previous life, he would probably have already unleashed his hidden weapons or begun calculating how to kill with a single strike.

But in this life, under Cinderella's day-after-day guidance and teaching, he had learned how to handle problems more intelligently.

Killing someone outright carried too much risk and could easily bring trouble to his sister, but teaching him a lesson so he would remember it well was still necessary!

The gatekeeper felt a chill in his heart under Tang San's icy gaze, which was nothing like that of a six-year-old child, and instinctively took half a step back.

But he quickly came to his senses and immediately grew embarrassed and angry. A little brat dares glare at me?

"What is going on here?"

A hoarse male voice, carrying a trace of deliberately affected depth, came from nearby and abruptly broke the tense atmosphere.

Cinderella's heart stirred, and she looked toward the source of the voice.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man was walking over slowly. He wore a gray long robe, had a stiff expression, meticulously combed hair, and eyes that held both decadence and a pretentious air of profundity.

This was the "theory master," Yu Xiaogang.

When the gatekeeper saw who had arrived, the anger on his face instantly turned into fawning flattery. He hurried forward, bowing and scraping.

"Master, you're here! It's nothing serious. Just a few country folk trying to cause trouble. I'll drive them away right now!"

Yet Yu Xiaogang acted as though he had not heard the gatekeeper at all. His gaze passed straight over him and landed on Old Jack. He forced out a smile that he thought was kind but was actually stiff. "Sir, may I take a look at your martial soul certificates?"

The reason he had appeared was because, from not far away, he had clearly heard Old Jack's anxious defense.

"We really are here to enroll! This child has Innate Full Soul Power!"

Innate Full Soul Power!

Those five words exploded beside Yu Xiaogang's ears like thunder.

Who was Yu Xiaogang?

He had been born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet due to a malignant mutation in his martial soul, he could never break through level thirty for the rest of his life. He had endured countless scornful looks from others and endless inner torment, becoming a theory master.

After realizing that his soul power could not break through, he had devoted all his energy to researching soul master theory. He longed to prove himself, longed for the world's recognition, longed... to leave his name in history!

And what did Innate Full Soul Power mean?

It meant that, so long as they did not die young, they would surely become Title Douluo in the future! Wasn't this the perfect vessel for verifying his theories?

It was the perfect ladder that could free him from the name of trash and elevate him into the ranks of the continent's foremost theory masters!

How could he possibly miss it?

He had to seize this opportunity!

Thus, he had chosen the most appropriate moment to appear, playing the role of a knowledgeable elder who could resolve their predicament.

Although Old Jack found the man's demeanor somewhat strange, he still hurriedly handed over the two martial soul certificates.

"Master, please look! These are the two children, both from our village, and both have Innate Full Soul Power!"

Yu Xiaogang accepted the certificates and quickly scanned them.

When he saw "Tang San, martial soul Blue Silver Grass, Innate Soul Power level ten" and "Tang Xiandi, martial soul Crystal Dance Shoes, Innate Soul Power level ten," his pupils instantly dilated and contracted. Even his breathing grew rapid!

Blue Silver Grass? Innate Full Soul Power? This completely overturned his understanding of useless martial souls!

And these Crystal Dance Shoes? He had never even heard of such a tool-type martial soul, and they also possessed Innate Full Soul Power!

Double the surprise! Double the experimental material!

No! Double the opportunity!

An uncontrollable frenzy instantly surged through Yu Xiaogang's heart, and his gaze shot toward Tang San and Cinderella.

That look was like a starving wolf spotting a tender lamb, filled with naked possessiveness and desire.

Yu Xiaogang could practically see it already: he would take these two geniuses as disciples, teach them everything he knew, nurture them into powerhouses who would shock the continent, and then his name, Yu Xiaogang, would resound across all of Douluo Continent alongside his disciples' glory.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yu Xiaogang said "good" three times in a row, his voice even changing pitch. The muscles in his face twitched from excitement.

Although Yu Xiaogang tried to remain calm, he only appeared even stranger.

"They truly are geniuses seen once in a century! For Blue Silver Grass to possess Innate Full Soul Power, this is simply a miracle! And this Crystal Dance Shoes martial soul is even more extraordinary!"

Tang San, standing beside them, had not taken his wary gaze off Yu Xiaogang since the moment he appeared.

Tang San instinctively ignored Yu Xiaogang's fervor toward himself. In Tang San's eyes, Yu Xiaogang had fixated on Cinderella the instant he appeared, and his eyes held undisguised obsession toward her.

Tang San's heart sank at once, and his gaze turned even colder.

Another bastard coveting my sister!

The thought instantly appeared in his mind.

Back in Holy Soul Village, which of those wild boys who tried to attract his sister's attention by pulling her braids or throwing mud at her had not been secretly dealt with by him?

This Master, who looked decent enough on the surface, had a gaze even more hateful than those children! More dangerous!

Although the gap in strength between them was enormous, Tang San had already placed Yu Xiaogang on his blacklist of people who required close vigilance and a chance to be taught a lesson.

Naturally, the gatekeeper was on that list as well.

Tang San shifted slightly to the side, quietly shielding Cinderella even more thoroughly behind him.

Yu Xiaogang was completely immersed in the excitement of discovering two geniuses and did not notice Tang San's little movement at all.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm his excited emotions. Then, putting on the airs of a master, he said to Old Jack, "Sir, leave this matter to me. These two children are exceptionally gifted and must not be delayed. The gatekeeper was rude; on behalf of the academy, I apologize to you."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang even put on a convincing show of slightly bowing to Old Jack.

This immediately left Old Jack flattered and overwhelmed. He waved his hands repeatedly. "You mustn't, you mustn't! Master, you're far too courteous!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction, then cast another eager gaze toward Tang San and Cinderella. Especially Cinderella—her peerless beauty made his heart skip a beat, and his tone unconsciously softened.

"Children, come with me. I will take you to complete your enrollment procedures. As for your martial souls—especially how Blue Silver Grass can possess Innate Full Soul Power—there must be an extremely profound reason behind it. I am very interested. Perhaps we can discuss it properly."

Yu Xiaogang could no longer wait to display his vast knowledge and win over these two geniuses.

As for the possibility of failure, Yu Xiaogang was not worried in the slightest. He believed that relying on his abundant theoretical knowledge and insights to win over two children from a small place would be effortless.