Su Chen watched the expressions of the three before him and immediately understood. That someone had been born with innate full soul power and awakened twin martial souls-that screwup Su Yuntao must have failed to report it to Spirit Hall yet again, and again, and again.
(Su Yuntao: ...)
"Yes."
Su Chen nodded and continued, "In the village where I was born, a child awakened the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul. He had innate full soul power, and he even possessed twin martial souls!"
"What?"
"Innate full soul power?"
"His martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, and he has twin martial souls?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Bibi Dong, and even the usually taciturn Ghost Douluo, cried out, staring at Su Chen in utter shock.
People with innate full soul power were not particularly rare, nor were those with the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul. Twin martial souls, however, were another matter entirely. Such a genius might not appear even once in ten thousand years. Bibi Dong, who stood before them, was herself a soul master with twin martial souls. Now she was the Pope of Spirit Hall, worshipped by countless soul masters.
It was easy to imagine that, if the child with twin martial souls grew as smoothly as Bibi Dong had, he would be able to acquire eighteen soul rings. Soul rings increased a soul master's basic attributes. Once that child possessed eighteen soul rings, Bibi Dong might be the only person under heaven capable of fighting him.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo knew Bibi Dong's dream. If that child with the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul were allowed to grow, then, given the enmity between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, he would undoubtedly become the greatest obstacle to Spirit Hall's unification of the continent.
In fact, this was also why Tang Hao had sunk into despair.
So what if Tang Hao was a Divine Blacksmith? So what if he was the youngest Titled Douluo in the history of soul masters? So what if his ninth soul ring was a hundred-thousand-year soul ring? Bibi Dong possessed twin martial souls. To Tang Hao, she was like a towering mountain pressing down on him until he could barely breathe. This was also why he had been so excited, and why hope had rekindled in his heart, when he saw Tang San awaken twin martial souls.
"Yes." Su Chen nodded emphatically.
"What is his other martial soul?" Deep, deep wariness appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes. Like her, he possessed twin martial souls, and one of them was even the foremost tool martial soul-the Clear Sky Hammer. She could hardly help feeling wary.
"Blue silver grass!" Su Chen replied.
"What? A trash martial soul!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo looked astonished. His second martial soul was actually the trash martial soul, blue silver grass.
"Tang! Hao!"
The two syllables burst from Bibi Dong's mouth in an exceedingly low voice. She rose from the papal throne.
"Tang Hao?"
A distinctly fearful flicker passed through Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes. He blurted out, "Your Holiness, do you mean that child is Tang Hao's son?"
Even now, Chrysanthemum Douluo remembered the battle twelve years ago as clearly as if it had happened yesterday.
Bibi Dong did not answer Chrysanthemum Douluo. Instead, she looked at Su Chen, waiting for his response. In her view, someone who could awaken the Clear Sky Hammer while also possessing a blue silver grass martial soul could have only one background: his father belonged to the Clear Sky Sect, and his mother either possessed a blue silver grass martial soul or... was a soul beast!
The Clear Sky Sect was one of the Heaven Dou Empire's Upper Three Sects. Bibi Dong knew it very well. Only one of its disciples met those conditions: Tang Hao!
"Teacher, your guess is correct. That child is the son of Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!" Su Chen nodded.
"What was the deacon of that Spirit Hall Branch doing? How could no one report something this important to me?" Bibi Dong's expression grew grave.
(Su Yuntao: ...)
"What is the child's name?" Bibi Dong asked intently.
"Tang San!" Su Chen answered.
By now, Su Chen had received the third trial of the Dragon God’s Nine Trials. He needed to participate in the continent-wide Elite Soul Master Tournament three years later and win first place.
Was the Dragon God’s Third Trial easy?
No, the Dragon God’s Third Trial was not easy at all!
According to the progression of the timeline, Shrek Academy would claim the championship in the Elite Soul Master Tournament three years later. Shrek Academy also possessed the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, not to mention Tang San, that cheat of a man who excelled at scheming and using hidden weapons. Overturning that storyline would be no small challenge for Su Chen!
It was not only the Dragon God’s Third Trial that was difficult! Even the previous two trials had been far from easy.
The Dragon God's first trial required him to join Spirit Hall and become a student at Spirit Hall's Exclusive Soul Master Academy. On the surface, this task seemed utterly effortless. But what kind of faction was Spirit Hall? It was a faction hostile to Tang San. Joining Spirit Hall meant he needed to find a way to keep himself alive during the war a few years later.
The Dragon God's second trial required him to win first place in the Four-Academy Friendship Tournament and become Bibi Dong's student. That hardly needed further explanation. Once he became Bibi Dong's student, he would stand nakedly and openly against Tang San. Moreover, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan had also competed in the tournament. For Su Chen, who had only just acquired his first soul ring and had not mastered a single soul skill, it could hardly be called easy!
Simply to strengthen his resistance against Hu Liena's charm, Su Chen had spent six whole years preparing.
In other words, it would hardly be an exaggeration to describe the Dragon God's first and second trials as gambling with his life!
Now, to complete the Dragon God's third trial, Su Chen needed to begin making new preparations! If he did nothing, the chances of failure would be considerable. If he failed to complete the divine trial, the ultimate outcome would be death!
In a god's divine trials, opportunity and danger went hand in hand!
"Tang San!"
Bibi Dong repeated the name, a cold gleam flashing deep within her eyes. As she saw it, Tang Hao had inadvertently helped her by giving her an opportunity to devour Qian Xunji. Still, his grievously wounding Qian Xunji had damaged Spirit Hall's authority. As Pope, she had a duty to wash away that humiliation!
Furthermore, the appearance of another person with twin martial souls left Bibi Dong deeply uneasy. She was not foolish enough to let that child grow.
"Yes. Su Yuntao, a deacon of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall, has been trying to persuade his father, Tang Hao. But Tang Hao absolutely refused to let Tang San come here with me. By now, Tang San has probably just graduated from the Junior Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City!" Su Chen replied with a smile, putting in a good word for Su Yuntao.
Su Yuntao had failed to report something so momentous. Innate full soul power alone was enough to meet Spirit Hall's reporting requirements. If Spirit Hall investigated and held him accountable, Su Yuntao could lose his livelihood!
Su Chen had no ill feelings toward Su Yuntao. There was no harm in helping him out!
(Su Yuntao: Su Chen, you're an honest, decent fellow. Thank you so much!)
"Nuoding City? Mm, I understand!"
Bibi Dong looked at Su Chen approvingly, feeling that he was truly her lucky star. With a small smile, she said, "Su Chen, you've done well. You've only just become my direct disciple, yet you've already provided Spirit Hall with such important intelligence. I'll credit you with a meritorious deed for this!"
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