Blue Silver Grass's Multifaceted Development

Blue Silver Grass's Multifaceted Development

Heaven Dou Empire, southwest of the empire, Fasno Province.

Sacred Soul Village was merely a small village with just over three hundred households. It had earned the name "Sacred Soul" because a Soul Master of the Soul Saint rank had emerged from it a hundred years ago.

Dawn had only just begun to break, and a faint fish-belly white light rose in the eastern sky. A man clad in golden armor appeared at the entrance to Sacred Soul Village.

His skin was as delicate as a baby's, while his alluring appearance gave off a peculiar impression. Set into the chest of his golden armor was a gemstone the size of an infant's fist, radiating nobility from every angle.

If not for the Adam's apple on his throat, no one would have taken him for a man.

This person was Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who had left Spirit City and come to Sacred Soul Village. After arriving, he first looked around and confirmed that he could not see the person he least wished to encounter. Only then did he find the village chief, Old Jack, and inquire about Tang San's background.

Seeing that the visitor was from Spirit Hall, Old Jack held nothing back and told this effeminate-voiced Lord Soul Master from Spirit Hall everything he knew.

"Lord Soul Master, did Tang San cause some kind of trouble at school?" Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression turn somewhat strange after hearing about Tang Hao, Old Jack immediately said, "Tang Hao is just a blacksmith from our village. If I hadn't kindly taken them in back then, he'd still be begging on the streets."

"Xiao San is a pitiful child, but he's sensible. If he weren't burdened by that useless father who does nothing but drink and sleep all day, how could the boy not even get enough to eat every day?"

Old Jack spoke righteously. He despised a useless man like Tang Hao from the bottom of his heart.

"Hehe, the old village chief is right. However, may I ask, is your village's blacksmith, Tang... Tang Hao, still here?" Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan asked, feigning composure.

Even as he questioned Old Jack, his eyes vigilantly swept the surroundings, afraid that the man might suddenly appear nearby.

"Lord Soul Master, to be honest, ever since Tang San went to study in Nuoding City, I have rarely seen him in the village. He has probably already left Sacred Soul Village. As for where he is now, I'm not sure either," Old Jack said.

"I see. Then, old village chief, could you tell me about Tang Hao and Tang San?" Chrysanthemum Douluo flipped his palm, and a bag filled with Gold Soul Coins appeared in his hand. He placed it in Old Jack's hand and said, "I am a deacon of Spirit Hall. That child is a genius with Innate Full Soul Power. I'll have to trouble you, old village chief."

"L-Lord Soul Master, how could I accept this?" Feeling the heavy money pouch in his hand, Old Jack immediately tried to refuse. Yet when he saw Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's earnest expression, he still accepted it.

"All right. Tang Hao was not originally from Sacred Soul Village. He came here and settled down six years ago. At the time, he was severely injured and held a newborn baby in his arms. Seeing how pitiful they were, I let him stay in Sacred Soul Village."

"That child grew up to become the Tang San of today. But aside from the father and son, I have never seen Tang San's mother, nor has Tang Hao ever mentioned her."

"However, Lord Soul Master, I suspect Tang Hao's wife may already be dead. Otherwise, he would not have become like that."

Old Jack recounted everything that had happened back then, and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's suspicions were confirmed by his words.

Tang Hao had arrived in Sacred Soul Village six years ago, precisely matching the timing of that great battle. Moreover, Tang Hao and that Soul Beast had a child. With that, everything made sense.

As for Tang San, he possessed Blue Silver Grass as his martial soul and had the exceedingly rare Innate Full Soul Power. If he had Twin Martial Souls, then his Blue Silver Grass was definitely no ordinary Blue Silver Grass. It was very likely that, just like that Soul Beast's bloodline, it was the emperor of the Blue Silver Grass clan—the Blue Silver Emperor!

With this suspicion in mind, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was greatly startled. As a Titled Douluo who enjoyed studying flowers and plants, he had in some respects surpassed Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who preferred researching poisons.

If that's true, then the Blue Silver Grass Tang San has displayed at this stage is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface. Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan thought. I must hurry and report this information to His Holiness the Pope.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan did not linger. Amid a flash of golden light, he had already vanished from Sacred Soul Village.

Nuoding City, Soul Master Elementary Academy.

"Xiao San, have you memorized all the theoretical knowledge I asked you to memorize?" Master asked calmly as he looked at Tang San, who was sitting in a chair reading.

"Teacher, I've already memorized it all." Tang San put down his book, raised his head, and looked at Master.

"Not bad. You're clever and often able to draw inferences from one instance to another." Master nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "By the way, have you seen Cheng Xiao's first soul ring?"

"I don't know, Teacher. Since returning, Cheng Xiao has never displayed his soul ring. Whenever I ask to spar with him, he keeps putting it off from today to tomorrow, and from tomorrow to the day after." Thinking about how Cheng Xiao was either running off to play with Xiao Wu, studying theory in class, or going to the Library to read and study, Tang San could not help gritting his teeth.

At this rate, they would not get to spar even by graduation. What kind of person could only be seen during normal classes, meals, and sleep, while being completely nowhere to be found at any other time?

"Is that so? I heard from the headmaster that he picked up a Soul Beast of unknown attributes and used it as his soul ring. Now that you mention it, I have to suspect that there is a problem with his first soul ring." After pondering for a moment, Master said calmly, "Cheng Xiao's talent is decent, but unfortunately, he isn't very sharp-minded. How could martial soul theory learned in class compare to my personal instruction?"

Tang San nodded upon hearing this, and his recognition of Master's martial soul theory deepened further.

Just as Master had said, he had tested it according to Master's martial soul theory. After Blue Silver Grass absorbed the Mandala Snake's soul ring, it truly gained the soul skill Entangle. Furthermore, his Blue Silver Grass had gained poisonous properties due to the Mandala Snake's attributes, though he had never had the chance to display them.

Otherwise, the one who defeated Xiao Chenyu would not have been Cheng Xiao, but Tang San.

"By the way, Teacher, Cheng Xiao is rather different from the other students. He seems more mature than those his age, and his physical fitness and reactions are also excellent," Tang San suddenly said.

Hearing Tang San's words, a smile appeared on Master's stiff face. "Xiao San, although Cheng Xiao isn't very sharp-minded, his talent cannot be underestimated. A genius with Innate Full Soul Power is bound to be somewhat different from his peers."

"Besides, even if he is different from others his age, so what? What use is there in going to the Library every day to study? Researching martial soul theory requires unconstrained ideas and imagination."

"Since he trusts the knowledge in books so much, let him do as he pleases. I can say with full responsibility that his talent is not bad, but he will definitely be unable to achieve great accomplishments. At most, he will barely step into the threshold of Titled Douluo in his entire life."

"As for his martial soul, it seems to be related to shadows. I believe that apart from that Titled Douluo in Spirit Hall whose martial soul is a ghost, his path of martial soul cultivation will surely be filled with hardships."

"Without the guidance of mature theories, he will not go far on the path of a Soul Master. By the time he realizes that his martial soul cultivation has strayed from the proper path, it will already be too late."

After speaking, Master shook his head regretfully. In his view, if Cheng Xiao were willing to take him as his teacher, then although his future achievements would not surpass Tang San's, he would at the very least become a Titled Douluo above rank ninety-five.

"By the way, Xiao San, most Soul Masters pursue extreme paths in martial soul cultivation. The knowledge in textbooks also almost entirely guides Soul Masters toward developing in only a single direction. As your teacher, I hope you can distinguish right from wrong. If possible, you should stop reading the knowledge in those textbooks."

"If there is anything you do not understand about martial soul theory, come ask me. I will answer you as thoroughly as possible. As for the direction of your martial soul cultivation, I hope you can take a balanced path."

"Your Blue Silver Grass can develop in many aspects, so taking a balanced path will definitely not be a problem."

Tang San nodded. He had already witnessed Master's theories, so he would not refuse Master's suggestion. He had even begun looking forward to the multifaceted development of Blue Silver Grass.