Refusing Yu Xiaogang

Early in the morning, Tang San arrived outside Old Jack's house to wait.

Old Jack packed his belongings, then drove a donkey cart carrying Jiede and Tang San toward Notting Academy.

With nothing to do in the cart, Tang San tried to strike up a conversation with Jiede about Soul Masters. However, Jiede ignored him completely, lying on the cart bed with his back to Tang San and letting out a disdainful snort.

"Humph!"

"You!" Tang San's expression darkened slightly, but remembering that his father had secured the work-study student spot for him, he could only let it go.

For Old Jack's sake, he endured it.

Near noon, the three of them finally arrived at their destination.

When they reached the gates of Notting Academy, just like in the original story, the gate guard immediately stopped them and mocked them.

"This proof is fake. Country bumpkins like you want to become Soul Masters?"

Old Jack argued indignantly, "There is a Spirit Hall seal on it!"

"You have invited your own death."

Tang San stared at the gate guard, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as the Silent Sleeve Arrow in his sleeve readied itself.

Jiede had no intention of stopping him. Not to mention someone would come to save the situation, even if the gate guard died, he would deserve it.

This was Douluo Continent, where Soul Masters reigned supreme. Offending a newly enrolled Soul Master student for no reason was practically asking for death.

Just as the situation reached a critical point, Yu Xiaogang appeared in time and stopped the gate guard.

"Stop!"

After Yu Xiaogang examined Jiede and Tang San's martial soul certificates, a trace of shock appeared on his face, followed by wild delight.

"I've found treasure—two seedlings with Innate Full Soul Power!"

"If you behave like this again, just wait to be expelled."

After warning the gate guard, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly pulled Jiede and Tang San into the academy.

"Come, follow me!"

Jiede did not resist. He waved to Old Jack.

"Grandpa, take the things I've been tinkering with these past few days back to my dad's house. Once I've completed enrollment, I'll go home."

Old Jack's eyes reddened. Although he would see his grandson again in a few days, he still could not bear to be separated for too long.

"Little Jiede, take good care of yourself."

Yu Xiaogang held one in each hand and walked swiftly, afraid the two would be snatched away by other teachers.

They arrived at an empty building.

Yu Xiaogang glanced back at them and decided to start with Tang San. He did not expose their secrets on the spot.

Instead, he leaned close to Tang San's ear and whispered, "You possess Twin Martial Souls, don't you?"

Tang San's pupils shook from Yu Xiaogang's bluff, and he immediately wanted to use his hidden weapons to get rid of Yu Xiaogang.

"Would you be willing to become my disciple? I can teach you cultivation methods." Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and gazed skyward at a forty-five-degree angle.

Tang San hesitated only briefly. Judging the other man to be a peerless expert, he immediately knelt and kowtowed.

"A teacher for a day, a father for life!"

Jiede watched without exposing anything. He had to admit that Yu Xiaogang was quite adept at handling people.

Yu Xiaogang hugged Tang San and was moved for quite a while before coming over to Jiede. Just as before, he leaned close to Jiede's ear and whispered,

"You possess Twin Martial Souls, don't you?"

Jiede gave him a questioning look.

Yu Xiaogang explained in a low voice, "Your Stinking Pellet Martial Soul simply cannot support your Innate Full Soul Power. Therefore, you must have another powerful martial soul. Am I right?"

Yu Xiaogang's method of judgment could only be described as a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

The condition for Twin Martial Souls to appear was that the two martial souls had to be of roughly equal quality.

Jiede shook his head and denied it. "No, you're wrong. I only have one martial soul."

Yu Xiaogang froze and muttered, "Impossible. My judgment cannot be wrong."

He continued, "Let me see your martial soul."

Jiede did not refuse and directly summoned the Mystic Core Martial Soul.

A foul stench instantly spread through the room. Tang San and Yu Xiaogang covered their noses and dry-heaved twice.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly urged, "Enough. Put it away first."

Jiede withdrew the Mystic Core Martial Soul. Yu Xiaogang sighed in relief and speculated, "Your martial soul is very unusual. One thing is certain: it has mutated!"

"Oh, if that's the case, then how should I choose my first Soul Ring?" Jiede asked innocently.

"Judging from your martial soul's characteristics, your first Soul Ring should come from a poison-resistant soul beast." Yu Xiaogang analyzed seriously.

Jiede was completely stunned for a moment. Well, damn.

Why was this man so obsessed with poison attributes?

Yu Xiaogang paused, then continued, "Or you could choose a skunk-type soul beast and further enhance the power of the stench!

When you fight, releasing a soul skill could make your enemies keep their distance, or even suffocate and faint.

I have plenty of experience with that."

Jiede fell silent, his face somewhat stiff. "Teacher, if there's nothing else, I'll be going. I need to register."

"What, you aren't willing to take me as your master?" Yu Xiaogang frowned.

"I've heard that taking a master is one of the major events in life and cannot be taken lightly, so I need to go home and ask my father first," Jiede said seriously.

"Do you know who I am?"

"I have read every record in Spirit Hall and published the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls!"

"In the Soul Master world, they all call me Grandmaster."

"Are you really not going to reconsider?"

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, looking quite like a grandmaster.

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's self-introduction, Tang San's breathing quickened, and excitement surged through him. I really did not choose the wrong teacher.

"Wow, that's amazing." Jiede wore an expression of admiration.

The corners of Yu Xiaogang's lips rose slightly.

Regardless of whether Jiede possessed Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power alone made him worth accepting as a disciple for in-depth practical research into martial souls.

The next second, Jiede shook his head and refused. "I still need to ask my father first."

After saying that, without caring about Yu Xiaogang's expression, he turned and ran out...

"That damned brat, he is infuriating me." Yu Xiaogang's face turned livid.

Tang San hurriedly comforted him. "Teacher, don't be angry. Jiede is already this old and still has no independent judgment. Clearly, he isn't good material. It doesn't matter if you don't take him."

"Little San, you don't understand. Jiede might also possess Twin Martial Souls," Yu Xiaogang said helplessly.

"What?"

Tang San cried out, "He also has Twin Martial Souls?"

Yu Xiaogang explained the conditions for Twin Martial Souls to him. Tang San suddenly understood, but he still did not want Jiede to become Yu Xiaogang's disciple.

After all, the two had already formed a grudge over the work-study student spot, and they had also had an unpleasant exchange in the cart.

Most importantly, he did not want to smell Jiede's martial soul when they fought together as teammates.

"I'll try again later," Yu Xiaogang said helplessly.

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had not given up, a trace of killing intent rose in Tang San's heart.

"Since Jiede also has Twin Martial Souls and we already have a conflict, I might as well kill him later and eliminate future trouble.

But Jiede did give me meat to eat before, and he also contributed a Soul Ring. I can't bear to kill him.

I need to think this matter over carefully later."

Yu Xiaogang said, "All right, Little San. Release your martial souls and let me have a look."

Tang San gathered his thoughts and summoned Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer in succession.

"Not bad."

Yu Xiaogang was incomparably excited.

"What am I seeing?"

"The Clear Sky Hammer!"

"And Twin Martial Souls!"

"Once I cultivate Tang San, with the Clear Sky Sect supporting me in the future, let's see who in the sect still dares mock me."

At this moment, Tang San coughed twice. "Teacher, my Blue Silver Grass has already absorbed its first Soul Ring."

"Oh, what Soul Ring was it?" Yu Xiaogang returned to his senses.

He was not surprised. Tang San carried the bloodline of the Clear Sky Sect, so it was surely a high-quality Soul Ring of over four hundred years.

"Release it and let your teacher take a good look."

Tang San smiled faintly, unable to suppress his pride. "All right, Teacher."

With a flick of his palm, Blue Silver Grass surged wildly from his hand, while a faint white Soul Ring encircled his body.