Master Yu Xiaogang

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

He raised his head. The eyes that were usually gentle before Cinderella now shot toward the gatekeeper like poisoned daggers, cold and merciless.

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 at her, Tang San would absolutely teach him what regret meant!

If this had been Tang San in his previous life, his Hidden Weapons would likely have already flown, or he would have begun calculating how to kill with a single blow.

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

Killing someone outright carried too much risk and could easily bring trouble to his sister, but giving him a lesson so he would remember it for a long time 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 became angry from embarrassment. A little brat dared glare at him?

"What is going on here?"

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

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

Sure enough, a middle-aged man was slowly approaching. He wore a gray long robe, had a stiff expression, meticulously combed hair, and eyes that held both despondency and an affected air of profundity.

This was the "theory master," Yu Xiaogang.

Once the gatekeeper recognized him, 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 seemed not to hear the gatekeeper at all. His gaze passed right over him and landed on Old Jack. He forced a smile that he believed was kind but was actually stiff. "Sir, may I see 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 came 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?

Born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet unable to ever break through level thirty because of a malignant mutation in his Martial Soul, he was a theory master who had endured both the scorn of others and endless inner torment.

After realizing that his Soul Power could not advance further, he had poured all his energy into researching Soul Master theory. He yearned to prove himself, to gain the world's recognition, to... leave his name in history!

And what did Innate Full Soul Power mean?

It meant that, as long as they did not die young, they would surely become Title Douluos! Were they not the perfect vessels for validating his theories?

They were the perfect stepping stones for shedding the name of trash and joining the ranks of the continent's foremost theory masters!

How could he miss this?

He had to seize this opportunity!

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

Though Old Jack found the man's temperament somewhat strange, he hurriedly handed over the two Martial Soul certificates.

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

Yu Xiaogang accepted the certificates, his eyes swiftly scanning them.

When he saw, "Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, Innate Soul Power: Level Ten," and "Tang Xian Di, Martial Soul: Crystal Dance Shoes, Innate Soul Power: Level Ten," his pupils instantly expanded and contracted, and even his breathing became hurried!

Blue Silver Grass? Innate Full Soul Power? This practically overturned everything he knew about useless Martial Souls!

And these Crystal Dance Shoes? He had never heard of such a tool Martial Soul, and it too possessed Innate Full Soul Power!

Double the surprise! Double the experimental material!

No! Double the opportunity!

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

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

Yu Xiaogang seemed to already see himself taking these two geniuses under his wing, teaching them everything he knew, nurturing them into powerful figures who would shock the continent. Then, Yu Xiaogang's name would resound throughout the entire 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 on his face twitched with excitement.

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

"Truly geniuses seen once in a century! Blue Silver Grass possessing Innate Full Soul Power is simply a miracle! And this Crystal Dance Shoes Martial Soul is even more extraordinary!"

Tang San, standing to one side, had not taken his vigilant eyes off Yu Xiaogang from the moment he appeared.

Tang San instinctively ignored Yu Xiaogang's fervor toward him. In Tang San's eyes, Yu Xiaogang had stared at Cinderella the instant he appeared, and his eyes contained undisguised obsession with her.

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

Another bastard coveting his sister!

That thought instantly appeared in his mind.

Back in Holy Soul Village, which of those wild boys who had tried to attract his sister's attention by tugging her braids, throwing mud, and the like had not been secretly taught a lesson by him?

This master who looked so respectable had a gaze even more hateful than those children! More dangerous!

Though the gap in their strength was enormous, Tang San had already placed Yu Xiaogang on his blacklist of people who required utmost vigilance and needed to be taught a lesson when the chance arose.

Naturally, the gatekeeper was on that list as well.

Tang San shifted slightly, quietly shielding Cinderella even more securely behind him.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was completely immersed in the excitement of discovering geniuses. He did not notice Tang San's little movement at all.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm his agitated heart. Then he put on the airs of a master and 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 overwhelmed with gratitude. He repeatedly waved his hands. "You needn't do that, you needn't do that! Master, you're too courteous!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction, then turned his eager gaze once more 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. Regarding your Martial Souls, especially how Blue Silver Grass can possess Innate Full Soul Power, there must be an exceedingly profound reason behind it. I am very interested. Perhaps we can discuss it properly."

Yu Xiaogang was already impatient to display his vast knowledge and win over these two geniuses.

As for whether he might fail, Yu Xiaogang was not concerned about that at all. He believed that with his abundant theoretical knowledge and insight, winning over two children from such a small place would be effortless.