Tang San's Older Brother, Hextech Nine-Choose-Four!

Holy Soul Village.

The morning sun rose.

Golden morning light crossed the mountains and fell upon the steep cliff face.

Nine-year-old Tang Feng sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder.

A blue-gold Blue Silver Grass grew from his palm, its slender leaves swaying gently in the morning breeze.

Level nineteen!

In three years, his Soul Power had already far surpassed that of his peers.

Tang Feng opened his eyes and poured the last wisp of Soul Power within him into the Blue Silver Grass.

The grass blades rapidly extended, wrapping around a boulder more than ten meters away.

Only when his meridians were completely drained did he withdraw his Martial Soul.

His depleted Soul Power began to recover.

In just a short while, Soul Power once again flowed through every limb and bone.

Tang Feng did not stop. He released his Martial Soul again.

Drain it dry.

Recover.

Drain it dry again.

This had been his method of cultivation for the past three years.

"Without a Spirit Ring, level nineteen is already the limit."

"One more step, and I can hunt for my second Spirit Ring."

Feeling the increasingly condensed Soul Power within him, Tang Feng recalled the Martial Soul Awakening Day three years ago.

Holy Soul Village.

After the Spirit Hall deacon completed the guidance, six-year-old Tang Feng held out his right hand.

Specks of faint light gathered.

A withered yellow Blue Silver Grass lay quietly in his palm.

Innate Soul Power, level one.

Tang Hao, standing in the corner, remained silent.

There was not the slightest hint of joy on his stubbled face.

Only when Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, tested as having Innate Full Soul Power, and secretly revealed the Clear Sky Hammer did Tang Hao's gaze change.

The last trace of light in his father's eyes that had fallen upon Tang Feng was completely extinguished at that moment.

The next day.

Tang Hao left Holy Soul Village with Tang San and headed for Notting City.

Only a few copper soul coins were left behind on the dilapidated wooden table.

Tang Feng neither cried nor chased after them.

"Level-one Soul Power makes me trash, while Innate Full Soul Power makes him your son?"

"If that's the case, then from this day on, we'll go our separate ways."

A few copper soul coins would not last long.

Fortunately, Old Jack took Tang Feng into his home, giving him food and a place sheltered from the wind and rain.

On the very day Tang Hao and his son left, the Hextech Evolution Core officially activated.

[Nine-Choose-Four Enhancement activated!]

Nine beams of different-colored light unfolded one after another before Tang Feng.

Every Enhancement was enough to change his future path of growth.

[Martial Soul Qualitative Change, prismatic.]

Reshape the foundation of the Martial Soul and evolve Blue Silver Grass into twin god-tier Martial Souls.

The Life Blue Silver Emperor controlled healing and recovery.

The Ruination Blue Silver Emperor controlled binding, corrosion, and damage.

[Jeweled Gauntlet, prismatic.]

Soul skills and Martial Soul attacks could trigger one-times, two-times, three-times, five-times, or even ten-times critical hits. The higher the cultivation, the greater the upper limit.

[Axiom Arc, gold.]

After defeating a powerful enemy, restore a portion of Soul Power and speed up Soul Skill recovery.

[Fleet Footwork, gold.]

After releasing a Soul Skill, temporarily increase movement and reaction speed.

[Mental Barrier, silver.]

Increase mental resistance. Greatly weaken the effect of the first mental attack received.

[Attribute Stacking, prismatic.]

For every level of Soul Power gained, obtain one random Forging Tool. It could enhance physique, strength, agility, mental power, Soul Power quality, or recovery speed.

Silver increased it by five percent, gold by ten percent, and prismatic by twenty percent, with a chance to trigger a special qualitative change.

[Weakness Insight, silver.]

After locking onto a target, clearly see weaknesses in its exertion and Soul Power circulation. Consecutive hits increased damage.

[Mana Battery, silver.]

After consecutive Soul Skill hits, restore a small amount of Soul Power.

[Vampiric Habit, gold.]

Effective damage dealt by Soul Skills and Martial Souls could all be converted into health recovery. Every ten levels of Soul Power increased lifesteal by twenty percent.

The nine Enhancements floated deep within his consciousness.

Tang Feng did not hesitate.

"I choose Martial Soul Qualitative Change, Attribute Stacking, Jeweled Gauntlet, and Vampiric Habit."

[Martial Soul Qualitative Change!]

[Attribute Stacking!]

[Jeweled Gauntlet!]

[Vampiric Habit!]

Buzz!

The withered yellow Blue Silver Grass in his palm suddenly split apart.

One stalk of Blue Silver Grass turned blue-gold, its crystalline leaves pouring rich life energy into every limb and bone.

The other was stained with dark blue and deep-purple patterns, its vines lined with fine serrations. Its corrosive aura caused the surrounding grass and trees to rapidly wither.

[Life Blue Silver Emperor!]

[Ruination Blue Silver Emperor!]

[Twin god-tier Martial Souls awakened!]

The next moment, a silver Forging Tool descended into the depths of his consciousness.

[First level-up reward issued retroactively!]

[Silver Forging Tool, physique tempering!]

[Physique increased by five percent!]

A warm current washed through his entire body.

Tang Feng's bone and muscle density, endurance, and impact resistance all increased at once.

Previously, a single session of limit training would leave both his arms sore and numb for a long time.

After the forging, the same intensity of training could no longer push his body to its limit.

He clenched his fist, clearly feeling the changes in this body.

"Tang Hao, you decided I was trash."

"Unfortunately, you misjudged me."

Three years later.

On the boulder by the cliff.

Tang Feng slowly withdrew from his memories.

All eighteen Forging Tools had been used.

[Total forging: strength four times, agility four times, mental power four times, physique three times, Soul Power quality three times.]

Fourteen silver Forging Tools.

Four gold Forging Tools.

[Strength increased by forty percent!]

[Agility increased by forty percent!]

[Mental strength increased by forty percent!]

[Physique increased by twenty-five percent!]

[Soul Power quality increased by twenty-five percent!]

Tang Feng rose to his feet.

His nine-year-old body was not particularly tall, but his muscles and bones had been forged time and again, holding strength far beyond that of children his age.

Level-nineteen Soul Power flowed through his meridians.

His Soul Power was condensed and heavy, while its recovery speed was equally astonishing.

The mountain wind lifted his black hair.

Blue-gold grass leaves unfurled from his right hand, while dark-purple vines slowly slithered from his left.

"Level nineteen."

"Still not enough."

Tang Feng dispersed his two great Martial Souls and turned toward Holy Soul Village.

At the same time.

Outside Holy Soul Village.

Three figures arrived at the village entrance along the dirt road.

Tang San wore the uniform of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, with a belt inlaid with twenty-four pieces of jade around his waist.

Xiao Wu walked beside Tang San, her Scorpion Braid hanging past her waist as her pink dress swayed lightly with each step.

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, calmly surveying the small village before him.

Xiao Wu looked at the village entrance, then turned to Tang San.

"Third Brother, what are we doing here?"

Tang San stopped walking.

The familiar houses came into view.

His gaze passed beyond the village entrance and fell upon the depths of the village.

"We came back to see my brother."

Old Jack's home.

Afternoon sunlight streamed through the wooden window and fell across the neatly tidied room.

Tang Feng crouched beside the bed.

A blue-gold Life Blue Silver Emperor unfurled from his palm.

Its crystalline leaves glowed with a gentle light as they softly wrapped around Old Jack's legs.

[Life Blue Silver Emperor, Life Nourishment.]

Pure life energy slowly seeped through his meridians along the vines.

The aching pain Old Jack had accumulated in his knees over many years gradually faded beneath the nourishment of that life energy.

Warmth spread downward from his knees.

His once-stiff joints became flexible again.

Old Jack could not help lifting his leg and moving his knee.

The heaviness that had troubled him for years had already lessened by more than half.

"Much more comfortable."

"You train every day, yet you still worry about these old bones of mine."