Grandmaster, You're Leading Students Astray

He could not be bothered with Tang San. If Tang San did not have a Titled Douluo father, he would not have minded beating him up.

But if he beat Tang San and Tang Hao gave him the same beating he had given Zhao Wuji, he would not be able to take it.

Speaking of me and my Titled Douluo father.

There were only three words for it: can't afford to offend him.

Tang San froze. He had praised him in front of so many people, yet he had not expected Shi Quan to reject him so bluntly.

"Shi Quan, we're classmates. Your teacher and my teacher are also friends, and you have nothing to do right now. Can't I ask you for some guidance?" Tang San continued unwillingly.

"Who says I have nothing to do?" Shi Quan lazily pointed at the blazing sun overhead. "Am I not sunbathing?"

Trying to play the sentiment card with me? Dream on.

"You!" Tang San angrily stepped forward.

The soldier beside Shi Quan stepped forward as well. An icy, battle-hardened pressure instantly bore down on Tang San. It was obvious that if Tang San dared advance recklessly again, the soldier would attack directly.

Tang San stiffened on the spot, unable to advance or retreat.

"Xiao San." Yu Xiaogang's hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Teacher." Yu Xiaogang's voice had just helped Tang San out of his awkwardness, and he quickly turned toward him.

"Xiao San meant no offense. You should be part of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's personal guard, correct?" Grandmaster stepped forward, patted Tang San's shoulder, and looked at the soldier standing before Shi Quan.

"Who are you?" The soldier sized Yu Xiaogang up and down. He had not expected someone in tiny Notting City to see through their origins.

Yu Xiaogang introduced himself. "My name is Yu Xiaogang."

"Yu Xiaogang, known as Grandmaster in the Spirit Master World. I never expected you to be in Notting City." Fury's hearty voice sounded from behind them.

"Captain." The soldier turned and saluted Fury. Fury gave a slight nod, strode to Shi Quan's side, and looked at Yu Xiaogang. "May I ask what brings Grandmaster here?"

"Nothing. I merely wanted my disciple to discuss and study Spirit Soul theory with Shi Quan." Yu Xiaogang answered stiffly.

"Oh?" Fury examined Tang San with interest. "The disciple of an old-generation Grandmaster wants to restore his teacher's reputation through the hands of a new-generation Grandmaster?"

"A new-generation Grandmaster?" Yu Xiaogang's expression changed. He stared intently at Fury. "What do you mean by that?"

Fury smiled. "Lord Shi Quan's New Spirit Soul Theory has received His Highness's approval, and His Highness praised him as a new-generation master of Spirit Soul theory. This matter should only have spread through Heaven Dou City for now, so it is only natural that Grandmaster is unaware of it."

Fury had never thought much of a Grandmaster like Yu Xiaogang, who possessed nothing but an undeserved reputation.

"New Spirit Soul Theory?" Grandmaster's expression twisted as he roared, "He's only ten years old. How can he be worthy of the title Grandmaster?"

Shi Quan replied flatly, "If trash like you can become one, then I can get that title whenever I want."

As the saying went, anger cost nothing.

He did not dare bully Tang San right now, but why would he be afraid of Yu Xiaogang? If he did not anger him to death, his surname would not be Shi.

"What did you say?" Grandmaster gritted his teeth.

Shi Quan picked at his ear. "Looks like you're not just useless. Your ears don't work either. If you're sick, go get treated. Stop howling here."

"You... you..." Grandmaster was so angry that he could not speak.

Shi Quan quickly took a step back and continued, "What's with you? You can't even speak clearly now? Captain Fu, quickly get someone to take a look at this old Grandmaster. If something happens to him, I can't bear the responsibility."

Grandmaster's fury reached its peak, and he shouted, "You brat, shut up!"

Shi Quan said calmly, "Did you grow up drinking Seawater? You sure are meddlesome. I'm going to keep talking. What can you do about it? A useless fool who leads students astray doesn't even let people call him out?"

"You dare say I lead students astray!" Grandmaster angrily stepped forward, only to be stopped by an icy spear before him.

Fury held the spear as he looked at Shi Quan behind him in surprise. He had not expected Shi Quan's tongue to be so sharp. In just a few words, he had angered Yu Xiaogang to such a state.

"Shi Quan, you dare insult my teacher? I challenge you!" Tang San's furious voice rang out.

"Oh, oh, oh, someone's getting worked up." Shi Quan sneered.

"You charged in like an idiot to become Yu Xiaogang's test subject. I really don't know what you were thinking. Such excellent Innate Full Soul Power, twi—" Shi Quan put on an expression as if he had misspoken, then quickly waved his hand. "Pah, pah, pah. Yu Xiaogang has completely ruined you."

"What did you say?" Tang San stood frozen in place. Grandmaster's expression changed as well. Both of them had heard that word, "twi." Although Shi Quan had not finished it, they both understood what he meant.

Twin Martial Souls.

"How could he know?" Grandmaster stared at Shi Quan with a twisted expression.

Tang San was likewise stunned. Twin Martial Souls were one of his greatest secrets, yet Shi Quan had seen through it too.

"My theory is not wrong. Xiao San is no test subject. Stop talking nonsense here." At this moment, Grandmaster had no time to think of anything else. He only wanted to defend his own name.

"Being loud doesn't make you right." In contrast to Grandmaster's fury, Shi Quan remained calm. He looked steadily at Tang San. "Tang San, your First Spirit Ring is from a Mandala Snake, and your Second Spirit Ring is from a Ghost Vine. Your Spirit Soul development path should be the Control System, and your Spirit Ring selection focuses on resilience and poison, right?"

Tang San gradually calmed down, though his gaze remained icy as he looked at Shi Quan. "Correct."

"There is no major issue with your Spirit Soul development path, but your Spirit Ring selection..." Shi Quan shook his head. "Wrong. And not just wrong—completely wrong!"

"You're talking nonsense. Where am I wrong?" Grandmaster retorted stiffly.

"Tang San, tell me: what are the traits of Blue Silver Grass in your eyes?"

"Low consumption and strong compatibility?" Tang San paused before repeating the advantages Grandmaster had once mentioned about the Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul.

Shi Quan chuckled and pointed to the Blue Silver Grass in a corner of the Sports Field. "Tang San, I asked about the traits of Blue Silver Grass, not your Spirit Soul."

"Blue Silver Grass..." Tang San looked toward the Blue Silver Grass in that corner of the Sports Field. It was an extremely dark and damp corner, and aside from Blue Silver Grass, no other plants grew there. "Its vitality is tenacious. It can grow in almost any environment."

"Correct!" Shi Quan snapped his fingers. "Tenacious vitality. Today, I'll give you a proper lesson, so listen carefully."

"As the most numerous plant on the continent, Blue Silver Grass can grow in almost any environment. Its traits are vigorous vitality and unyielding resilience. Although the Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul is weak, it also possesses the innate traits of Blue Silver Grass itself: tenacious vitality. The low consumption and strong compatibility you mentioned are merely advantages of the Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul, not its traits.

"The direction in which one obtains Spirit Rings should be based on the Spirit Soul's own traits, not its advantages. Therefore, the proper directions for your Spirit Rings should be vitality and resilience. Choosing poison was a grave mistake.

"The Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul's strong compatibility is indeed useful, but do you think you can simply add whatever attribute you want?

"Blue Silver Grass is Blue Silver Grass. You want to turn it into poisonous grass, but have you considered whether it can withstand so much poison?

"If the poison-attribute Spirit Rings you absorb exceed what Blue Silver Grass can endure, not only will your Blue Silver Grass collapse and wither, but the poison within it will directly invade your body.

"You are fine for now because the Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul's own vitality is strong enough to withstand the poison brought by your two Spirit Rings. Once your strength increases, try absorbing a few more Spirit Rings with potent poison and see whether your Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul can still endure it."

If Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul had not possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, his Blue Silver Grass would have been ruined long ago. Adding attributes that a Spirit Soul did not naturally possess was already an extremely risky matter, much less an attribute like poison. With one careless mistake, not only would the Spirit Soul be poisoned, but the Spirit Master himself would be poisoned as well.

Based on the current situation, there were two primary reasons Tang San's poison attribute had not completely destroyed his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul. One was the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, and the other was Tang San's External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances.

Because of the Eight Spider Lances, most of the poison within Tang San's body had gathered in them, greatly reducing the pressure the poison attribute placed upon his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul.

If he kept stacking poison attributes like this, it would be like throwing the Blue Silver Emperor into a poison pool. No matter how formidable it was, it would eventually be finished!

Tang San stared blankly at Shi Quan before snapping back to his senses and shouting harshly, "No, that's not true. Teacher would never harm me."

"Ah, yes, yes." Shi Quan waved his hand. "He wouldn't harm you. I'm sure Grandmaster Yu has some deeper intention in having Tang San absorb Spirit Rings like this, right? Perhaps he has long since devised a solution. Didn't Grandmaster Yu want to exchange Spirit Soul theories? Come on, tell us what you think. If I'm wrong, you can criticize me..."

After hearing Shi Quan's words, cold sweat trickled down Yu Xiaogang's forehead. Yet he could only grit his teeth and stubbornly say, "That's right. I already have a solution."

"I knew Grandmaster Yu would not have failed to think of a solution." Shi Quan smiled at Yu Xiaogang and continued, "It seems I was rash. However, I only said all this because I was afraid someone would call me a liar and accuse me of speaking falsehoods. Grandmaster Yu, please forgive me."

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San's already ugly expressions became even more twisted, but Yu Xiaogang could only grit his teeth and say, "It's fine."

"Then, Grandmaster Yu, shall we also discuss plant Spirit Souls absorbing beast Spirit Rings?" Shi Quan looked at Yu Xiaogang with a half-smile.

Hearing that, Yu Xiaogang immediately regained his confidence. "I proposed this theory long ago. Xiao San's absorption of the Mandala Snake Spirit Ring proves that this theory is correct!"