Tang San Returned, but His Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul Was Ruined

The newcomer was none other than Mo Hen.

Mo Hen was drenched in sweat, his expression frantic, as though the academy were about to suffer utter annihilation.

Seeing him, Lu Xuan was immediately puzzled.

"What's going on? Has someone else come to pick a fight with me?"

"No... no... it's Tang San!"

"Tang San?"

Lu Xuan was even more baffled. He genuinely couldn't imagine what could have happened to Tang San at this point.

Could Tang Hao have taken him away? Surely not...

Unable to figure it out, he decided to go and see for himself.

With a thought, Lu Xuan's figure inside the room turned into a blade of Blue-Gold Grass, which vanished into nothingness upon touching the ground.

Ning Rongrong, who hadn't even had time to burst into tears, thought to herself at the sight:

Tang San? The boy Father mentioned-the first student Teacher took in?

Her attention diverted, the girl sniffled and looked at Xiao Wu.

"Sister Xiao Wu, why don't... we go take a look too?"

"Let's go!" Xiao Wu said.

Soon, with Mo Hen leading the way, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu arrived at the academy gates as well.

Even from a distance, the two girls could see a ring of people gathered at the gates. Once they drew closer, they saw a boy kneeling on the ground, covered in blood and grime.

The boy was Tang San!

Tang San seemed to have already received treatment from Lu Xuan. Although his clothes were badly torn, he looked full of life, though his lips were still somewhat pale.

"Teacher, I know I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Please, Teacher, save me..."

Kneeling in the middle of the crowd, Tang San clutched Lu Xuan's trouser leg and pleaded desperately, his voice steeped in despair.

Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes filled with confusion. Hadn't he already been healed? Why did he still look as though the sky had fallen?

In the end, Xiao Wu asked someone beside her.

"What's going on? What happened to Tang San?"

"Hello, Sister Xiao Wu!"

The student watching beside them greeted Xiao Wu respectfully before explaining:

"You probably haven't heard, Sister Xiao Wu, but Tang San has twin martial souls too."

"A few days ago, he saw Teacher Lu fighting His Eminence Sword Douluo with his second martial soul, and he got ideas himself."

"So yesterday, Tang San sneaked out and went to the Soul Hunting Forest alone to add a soul ring to his second martial soul."

"But in the end..."

The student paused there, as though unsure whether he should continue.

Xiao Wu immediately grew impatient.

"What happened in the end? Go on!"

"See for yourselves."

As though afraid that saying too much might get him dragged into trouble, the student quickly retreated to the back of the crowd.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong turned their attention back to Tang San and Lu Xuan.

Despite Tang San's desperate pleas, Lu Xuan never agreed to help. In fact, his brow only furrowed deeper.

"Little San!"

"Cultivating a second martial soul is far more complicated than that. I can heal the injuries in your meridians caused by your failed soul ring absorption, but I cannot restore the lost essence of your second martial soul."

"Leave it at that!"

Lu Xuan sounded utterly helpless.

Honestly, he had never imagined that Tang San would sneak off to hunt for a soul ring behind his back!

This idiot really let it go to his head!

He actually thought defeating a four-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake meant he could swagger through the Soul Hunting Forest with a Soul Master's cultivation.

Now Tang San had not only injured himself all over, but his failed soul ring absorption had also cracked the hammer body of his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul.

Lu Xuan could only say... fucking impressive!

He hadn't even needed to go out of his way to screw Tang San over. The guy simply couldn't sit still and insisted on stirring up trouble himself!

"I'm sorry, Teacher! I really know I was wrong! I'll never disobey you again!"

"Please, Teacher, save me! I really don't want to lose my second martial soul! Boohoo..."

Seeing Lu Xuan's attitude, Tang San desperately shuffled toward him on his knees, scraping two bloody streaks into his freshly healed legs.

He looked utterly pitiful!

But Lu Xuan truly had no solution!

If anyone on the Douluo Continent could repair a shattered martial soul, they would truly be godlike!

At any rate, Lu Xuan couldn't do it.

"Sigh..."

"I remember telling you long ago that I didn't recommend obtaining a soul ring immediately. Were you so eager for quick success just for that little bit of fighting strength right now?"

"At a mere rank thirteen, you actually dared to absorb a second hundred-year soul ring. It's already a miracle among miracles that your body didn't explode on the spot."

"How else do you expect me to save you?"

Lu Xuan sighed heavily, his eyes full of disappointment.

"Life and death are decreed by fate; wealth and honor rest with Heaven."

"Go back to the dormitory and focus on recovering!"

[Second soul skill: Life Tide]

Lu Xuan cast his second soul skill on Tang San again, healing the fresh wounds on his legs, then looked toward Wang Sheng, the previous leader of the work-study students, standing nearby.

"Wang Sheng, help Little San back to the dormitory."

With that, he averted his gaze.

Naturally, Tang San refused to give up. He remained convinced that, as a Titled Douluo with twin martial souls, Lu Xuan must have a way to save him.

When Wang Sheng came over to help him up, he was still shouting at Lu Xuan.

"Teacher, you must have a way! I know you must have a way! I don't want to become a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master! I don't want to give up my second martial soul!"

"Please, Teacher! I really know I was wrong!"

Lu Xuan turned his back. "Take him back."

"Teacher! Teacher..."

Gradually, Tang San's voice grew more and more distant until it disappeared altogether.

Sighs and quiet discussions continued to rise from the crowd.

"Sigh..."

"Tang San was far too impatient. Seeing Teacher Lu use his second martial soul made him envious, but Teacher Lu is a Titled Douluo!"

"A genius with twin martial souls! What a waste of such wonderful talent."

"If you ask me, Tang San brought this entirely on himself. Teacher Lu is both a Blue Silver Grass Titled Douluo and someone with twin martial souls. He wouldn't even listen to advice from a teacher like that and insisted on having his own way. Wasn't he just asking for suffering?"

Lu Xuan's face betrayed little emotion, but everyone could still tell that he was in a poor mood.

After a short while, he waved at the crowd.

"All right, disperse!"

With that, Lu Xuan vanished, leaving only a blade of grass behind.

Seeing this, everyone tactfully dispersed and returned to their dormitories.

The evening breeze swept past, carrying the increasingly distant murmurs away into the night.

Ning Rongrong stood rooted to the spot, dazed for a long time.

"His second martial soul was ruined just like that? All because Tang San added a soul ring without permission?"

The girl was stunned. Even after sorting out what had happened, she couldn't come to terms with it for a long while.

He was a genius with twin martial souls! Was he really finished for good?

Suddenly, Xiao Wu spoke beside her:

"See, Rongrong? Tang San is the perfect example."

"You have to listen to Teacher! He would never harm us!"

"If Teacher says your physique isn't suited to absorbing a thousand-year second soul ring, then it definitely isn't. He really isn't playing favorites."

Xiao Wu was now a full head taller than Ning Rongrong. She spoke with noticeably more composure than in the original story, carrying herself very much like a big sister in charge.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong silently resolved never to contradict or question Lu Xuan again, then nodded obediently.

"Mm, I understand."

Xiao Wu smiled. "All right, let's head back too. I still need to prepare Teacher's foot-washing water."

"Me too! Count me in when you wash Teacher's feet!"

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