The grounds of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy were packed with people.
Many students stared at one another, then began discussing things in hushed voices.
"Why are there so many people here? What's going on?"
"You still don't know? What were you doing yesterday? Obviously sleeping. Yesterday, a guy named Su Bai talked back to Yu Xiaogang, and now Yu Xiaogang's disciple is going to duel him!"
"Holy shit, who's Su Bai? He's got guts. I know Yu Xiaogang spouts nonsense all day, but he's still a teacher. Su Bai actually dared to call him out to his face? Badass."
Gangzi's reputation among the students wasn't particularly good. Only someone as dim-witted as Tang San would put his faith in him, so quite a few people immediately began rooting for Su Bai.
"What else is there to say? Didn't you notice Yu Xiaogang doesn't even dare fight him himself? That's hilarious. At his age, he still needs a disciple he just took in to stand up for him. Doesn't he feel ashamed?"
"By the way, what's Tang San's martial soul?"
"I heard it's Blue Silver Grass?"
"Isn't that a trash martial soul? A useless teacher paired with a useless student. A match made in heaven! Hahahaha!"
The surrounding whispers carried clearly to the center of the grounds. Tang San's expression immediately darkened, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
These people actually dared to talk about Yu Xiaogang like that-and call me useless?
Every last one of them has courted death!
Yu Xiaogang patted his shoulder and said, "Don't let other people affect you, Little San. Believe in yourself."
He seemed broad-minded, but in reality, he had been insulted for so many years that he had no other recourse.
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang turned toward Su Bai and glared.
"Su Bai! There's still time for you to bow your head and admit your mistake."
"Don't refuse to back down just to save face. You're young and don't know any better, so I can forgive your rashness. As long as you apologize to me in public and do as I say from now on, we can put this behind us!"
As far as Gangzi was concerned, saying this already made him remarkably magnanimous. Unless Su Bai was an idiot, he would agree to his demands.
Instead, Su Bai gave a cold laugh and looked ahead.
"There's no point talking. Let's begin."
At those words, Yu Xiaogang frowned, growing even angrier.
Since Su Bai refused to accept the face-saving way out he had offered, he could hardly blame him for what came next.
"Do it, Little San!"
Hearing this, Tang San stepped forward. A yellow soul ring rose beneath his feet, and he said, "Please enlighten me!"
The sight of the yellow soul ring drew startled cries from quite a few people.
At Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, a hundred-year first soul ring was a rare sight.
None of them had expected Tang San, whose Blue Silver Grass was a textbook trash martial soul, to possess a hundred-year first soul ring.
Hearing the cries around them, both Tang San and Yu Xiaogang looked smug.
If these people learned that Tang San's first soul ring had reached the maximum age of four hundred and twenty-three years, wouldn't they be scared to death?
Su Bai's expression didn't change in the slightest. He stepped forward, and a yellow soul ring likewise rose beneath his feet as several stalks of Blue Silver Grass appeared on the ground.
Everyone froze when they saw him release his martial soul.
"What's going on? Su Bai's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass too?"
"That's not right. I remember that when he enrolled, the martial soul he'd awakened looked like a tower. How did it turn into Blue Silver Grass? Does he have twin martial souls?"
"I think Su Bai has innate full soul power too, doesn't he? And twin martial souls on top of that? So he was the hidden genius all along!"
Yu Xiaogang was dumbfounded too. Only after pondering for a long while did he say, "I see. It seems your pagoda martial soul can draw upon a soul beast's power and put it to your own use."
"But while you think that's clever, you've actually taken an inferior path."
"Foolish. Utterly foolish! Since your pagoda is so unusual, you should absorb support-type soul beasts and follow the support path!"
Even now, Yu Xiaogang clung to his theories. Looking at Su Bai, he continued on his own, "Take your current situation, for instance. You seem to have absorbed a hundred-year soul beast, but what's the reality?"
"A hundred-year Blue Silver Grass was probably the only soul beast you could hunt on your own, wasn't it? Chasing age without considering the soul beast's strength-how utterly foolish!"
"A worthless soul beast like Blue Silver Grass has neither offensive nor control capabilities. It's complete trash! What use is it even if it's a hundred years old? In my opinion, it's worse than ten-year lone bamboo!"
"Once your soul power increases, you'll discover that this soul ring has become a burden. Understand?"
After that speech, everyone finally understood why Su Bai could use Blue Silver Grass.
"So that's how it works. Damn, Gangzi really does know a thing or two."
"Su Bai's martial soul is so unusual, but it really does seem useless, just like Grandmaster said. Even if he absorbed hundred-year Blue Silver Grass, how much fighting power could it have? Don't tell me his first soul skill just makes Blue Silver Grass grow?"
"Gangzi is killing me. Did he forget that his own disciple's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass? And now he's looking down on it!"
As several people traded remarks, Yu Xiaogang finally noticed that Tang San's face had become frighteningly dark. He immediately felt a little embarrassed.
He had thoroughly enjoyed explaining things while showing off, but he hadn't considered Tang San's feelings at all.
Fortunately, who was Gangzi?
Yu Xiaogang was a man who stuck to his theories despite countless people mocking him, following the same road all the way into darkness.
He immediately offered reassurance. "Little San, don't take it to heart. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass is indeed a trash martial soul."
"But under the guidance of my theories, even Blue Silver Grass can become the strongest martial soul!"
Besides, you also have a top-tier martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
Yu Xiaogang kept that last part bottled up and didn't say it aloud.
Only after hearing his words did Tang San's expression improve considerably.
"Go. Show them your strength." Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San's shoulder. "Su Bai, you'll soon realize just how outrageously wrong you are!"
"You've turned a martial soul that could have become a top-tier support martial soul into a creature neither fish nor fowl, while Blue Silver Grass, originally a trash martial soul, can shine brilliantly under my guidance."
"That is the difference. Understand?"
As his words fell, a cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes. His first soul ring flickered, and several stalks of Blue Silver Grass immediately appeared beneath Su Bai's feet, growing wildly and binding him tightly.
First soul skill, Entanglement!
Feeling the Blue Silver Grass tightening around him, Su Bai was immediately amused.
Sure enough, Tang San's first soul skill hadn't changed. It was still Blue Silver Entanglement.
As the Blue Silver Grass rose and coiled around Su Bai, Tang San moved too, charging toward him at high speed.
He wanted to end this quickly and use the fight to make everyone understand that he, Tang San, was not useless, and his martial soul was not a trash martial soul!
Little did he expect the mockery in Su Bai's eyes.
Entanglement, huh...
Then I'll show you what real Mother's Entanglement looks like!
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