Second Martial Soul, Golden Sacred Dragon Spear

A muffled peal of thunder sounded.

Nouding Academy entered its darkest hour in history.

Yu Xiaogang, renowned for his invincible Martial Soul Theory and revered as Grandmaster throughout the Soul Master World, announced that he was entering seclusion indefinitely.

Nouding Academy had lost its guest adviser, Yu Xiaogang, just as the Soul Master World had lost the theory of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

It seemed to make little difference. In fact, it really didn't.

At the Soul Ancestor Dean's direction, peace soon returned to Nouding Academy.

Not only that, he also paid the two hundred Gold Soul Coins Yu Xiaogang owed.

Xu Yuan hadn't been idle during that month, either.

First, he had a spear forged at a blacksmith's shop. Then he asked Nouding Academy's teachers to teach him Spear Technique.

During that time, his Soul Power had risen naturally to level fourteen.

"Xu Yuan, aren't you a Support System Soul Master?"

"Why waste time learning something as troublesome as Spear Technique?"

Xiao Wu sat on the edge of a flower bed, looking at him in puzzlement.

"It's precisely because I'm a Support System Soul Master that I need to practice Spear Technique."

"Otherwise, wouldn't I be a sitting duck on the battlefield?"

Xu Yuan swung the iron spear in his hands and thrust it forward as the academy's teachers had taught him.

That wasn't the real reason, though.

The true reason Xu Yuan practiced Spear Technique was his Second Martial Soul.

After refining the Golden Sacred Dragon's essence, Xu Yuan hadn't gained the Golden Sacred Dragon Beast Martial Soul he'd imagined.

Instead, the sacred dragon essence had fused with the Martial Soul imprint in Xu Yuan's bloodline, ultimately giving birth to a Light Sacred Dragon Spear Martial Soul.

The Light Sacred Dragon Spear was a top-tier weapon Martial Soul, and a Radiant Sacred Dragon's soul dwelled within its shaft!

Perhaps influenced by Luo Sanpao, a Martial Soul that existed outside its wielder's body, this Radiant Sacred Dragon could actually materialize!

It was as though Xu Yuan had gained another Martial Soul that could exist outside his body out of thin air!

What shocked Xu Yuan most was that the Radiant Sacred Dragon could shift between solid and spectral forms. In its solid form, it existed outside his body; in its spectral form, it could merge with him like a Beast Martial Soul!

"When I merge with the Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul, I can still wield the Light Sacred Dragon Spear and benefit from both enhancements at once!"

The corners of Xu Yuan's mouth lifted slightly.

While he was practicing his Spear Technique, Tang San suddenly walked over.

"Xu Yuan, you haven't used this month's Wish Slot for your Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul yet, have you?"

A money pouch hung at Tang San's waist. Clearly, he had come for this month's Wish Slot.

Xiao Wu sucked in a sharp breath when she heard him.

After what had happened to Yu Xiaogang, Tang San still dared make a wish on the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul? Had he gone mad?

"Little San, did that first Soul Skill of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's knock your brains loose?"

"Didn't you see what happened to your teacher last month..."

Xiao Wu said no more, but the look on her small face spoke volumes.

"Yeah, Tang San, why don't you think it over?"

Wang Sheng happened to emerge from the dormitory and saw them. Knowing how hard life was for Work-Study Students, he couldn't help worrying.

"It's fine!"

"If I've come to make a wish, then I'm prepared to pay any price!"

Tang San waved a hand, paying no heed to their words.

This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. He had planned it for a long time.

Heh...

Did they really think one setback would leave Teacher unable to get back on his feet?

That was just what the fools at Nouding Academy thought!

Seeing the worry on Wang Sheng's face, Tang San sneered inwardly.

Little did they know that his teacher had long since emerged from that shadow and thoroughly reviewed everything about his last wish.

In the end, he had discovered a startling fact!

The price of having a wish granted by the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul wasn't nearly as outrageous as they'd imagined!

It had seemed so disastrous chiefly because Teacher's Martial Soul had undergone a malignant mutation.

Suppose Teacher's Martial Soul hadn't been a Pig, and his Soul Skill hadn't been farting. What if it had been a dragon or a lion instead?

Then the price Teacher had paid from beginning to end was just one thing: his Martial Soul had gone from existing outside his body to merging with him!

And could that even count as a price?

He had merely gone from an anomaly to a normal Soul Master.

Xu Yuan naturally knew nothing of what Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were thinking.

But he saw this as a rare opportunity.

He had gained a Second Martial Soul from Yu Xiaogang, but the price Yu Xiaogang had appeared to pay was too terrible.

It had frightened the academy's other teachers and students away from making wishes.

If the price Tang San paid wasn't too high, Xu Yuan could use his case to spread the word.

"It's rare to find anyone in the whole academy who trusts me as much as you do!"

"Since we're both Work-Study Students from Dorm Seven, just give me a little something. That'll do."

Xu Yuan didn't demand an exorbitant price from Tang San.

He was curious, though. What would Tang San wish for?

At the start of the school year, he could have guessed that Tang San wanted to break through the bottleneck at the first level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

But Tang San had finished Soul Hunting now, and that bottleneck was no longer a problem. What else could he want?

Xu Yuan thought it over for ages but came up empty.

"In that case..."

Tang San hesitated. He weighed the money pouch in his hand; it held his teacher's life savings.

"Oh, Tang San, could you stop dithering all the time?"

"Even Xu Yuan, a Support System Soul Master, is much more decisive than you!"

Xiao Wu was happy to stir the pot and egged him on from the sidelines.

Forget it. If the money's gone, we can earn more.

Teacher's a Soul Elder now, anyway. He can collect a monthly Soul Master stipend of one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Unwilling to lose face in front of Xiao Wu, Tang San took out half the Gold Soul Coins, around fifty of them.

"So, are you going to make your wish now?"

Xu Yuan put away the fifty Gold Soul Coins, planted the spear in his hand on the ground, and turned to Tang San.

"Of course!"

Tang San nodded without hesitation.

He couldn't help being in such a hurry.

Over the past month, Tang San's repeated attempts to practice the Purple Demon Eye had caused his eyesight to deteriorate rapidly.

He hadn't gone blind, but his everyday vision was already affected.

Sometimes, even just after waking, a faint gray haze veiled his sight.

Now he could only pin his hopes on Xu Yuan's Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul.

Xu Yuan waved a hand, and the radiant Wish-Granting Tree that had cost Yu Xiaogang all his dignity appeared once more.

Xu Yuan stepped aside and gestured for Tang San to make his wish.

Gazing at the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul and its godlike power, Tang San felt a tangle of emotions.

Why couldn't I have a Martial Soul like this?

Forget it. I have Twin Martial Souls!

According to Teacher, Support System Soul Masters cultivate slowly and have no offensive power. Xu Yuan will never become a true powerhouse in this lifetime!

Tang San steadied himself and walked up to the Wish-Granting Tree.

"I wish for my eyes to return to their original state, before the Mandala Snake's venom damaged them!"