Clearing Xiao Wu's Meridians and Tailoring a Cultivation Art, Tang San Encounters a Mandala Snake!

As he thought,

Yao Xuan watched Xiao Wu training.

With Xiao Wu's strength, she certainly had more than enough power to beat Tang San black and blue.

But if he strengthened her further, she could surely give Tang San an even worse beating.

At that thought, Yao Xuan beckoned Xiao Wu over.

"Brother Xuan, what is it?"

Looking at Yao Xuan before her, Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"You've been training very diligently, so I've decided to give you your reward early!"

Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Yao Xuan smiled faintly and told her to lie on the bed.

Then Yao Xuan reached out, resting his hand on Xiao Wu's wrist, whose skin looked delicate enough to break with a breath or a touch, and infused a strand of his own energy into her.

Once that energy entered Xiao Wu's body, it began circulating along her meridians.

It forced open her eight extraordinary meridians one by one.

"Brother Xuan, it hurts!"

Feeling the changes within her body, Xiao Wu bit her lip tightly and frowned slightly.

Clearly, although having her meridians forcibly opened like this was a rare opportunity, the process also came with pain.

"Hold on. If you can't bear this little pain, how will you become strong in the future? Don't you want to avenge your parents?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Yao Xuan spoke evenly.

"Yes, Brother Xuan! I'll definitely hold on!"

At his words, Xiao Wu nodded firmly, determination entering her eyes.

It was not only for her parents, but also for herself.

After the incident with Tang Hao, Xiao Wu had matured considerably.

She understood more clearly the dangers soul beasts faced, as well as the importance of her own strength.

After all, although Brother Xuan and Sister Na'er had protected her,

what if they left one day?

And so, Xiao Wu endured with all her strength, never crying out in pain again.

Finally,

as the last meridian was forced open,

streams of black, foul-smelling impurities seeped from beneath Xiao Wu's skin.

And as these impurities were expelled,

Xiao Wu's skin became smoother, clearer, and more delicate.

Her body felt indescribably comfortable and unobstructed, and even her control over soul power improved.

"Brother Xuan, thank you! This is amazing!"

Feeling the changes in her body, Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes shone with shock, and her gaze toward Yao Xuan grew even more admiring.

"Next, I have another little gift for you."

Yao Xuan snapped his fingers.

The grime covering Xiao Wu's body instantly vanished, as though it had never appeared.

Then Yao Xuan had Xiao Wu get up again and lightly touched a finger to her forehead.

In an instant,

streams of mysterious information flooded into Xiao Wu's sea of consciousness.

It was a cultivation art called the "Jade Rabbit Art."

It was also something Yao Xuan had spent a few minutes putting together while bored earlier, drawing a little from his inheritance memory.

He had tailored the cultivation art specifically to Xiao Wu's circumstances.

Although it had taken Yao Xuan only a few minutes,

the effects of this "Jade Rabbit Art" far surpassed Tang San's so-called "Mysterious Heaven Skill."

It even surpassed every cultivation art on the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, it was the cultivation art best suited to Xiao Wu.

"Brother Xuan, this... this is far too precious!"

Sensing the cultivation art inheritance in her sea of consciousness, Xiao Wu's breathing suddenly quickened, and her mouth fell open involuntarily.

"Brother Xuan, you're so good to Xiao Wu! Even I'm a little envious!"

Watching this, Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes gleamed with envy.

She was very jealous of the treatment Xiao Wu had received.

"Na'er, don't pocket the benefits and then play coy. That drop of blood I gave you was ten thousand times more precious than what Xiao Wu has received now!"

Seeing Gu Yuena looking somewhat jealous, Yao Xuan shook his head.

"Brother Xuan, I spoke out of turn!"

Seeing Yao Xuan's somewhat displeased expression, Gu Yuena quickly rose, approached him, placed her delicate hands on his shoulders, and began kneading them.

"It's fine. Stick with Brother Xuan, and there'll be plenty more good things like this in the future."

Seeing Gu Yuena's attitude, Yao Xuan waved his hand, indicating that the matter was closed.

Time flew.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

With Yao Xuan's cleansing of her body and marrow and his cultivation art inheritance, combined with Gu Yuena's training,

Xiao Wu naturally broke through to the soul master realm and obtained her first soul skill, making great strides in strength.

And because Xiao Wu was a soul beast,

she could condense a soul ring herself without even needing soul hunting.

That also saved her the trouble of going out.

Of course,

even if Xiao Wu had not been a soul beast,

with Yao Xuan around, creating a God-bestowed Soul Ring by hand would only have taken a matter of minutes.

Elsewhere,

taking advantage of the early morning, while Nuoding Academy's students were still fast asleep,

Yu Xiaogang led Tang San out of Nuoding Academy furtively, like rats scurrying across the street.

They took a carriage toward the Soul Hunting Forest, roughly four hundred kilometers from Nuoding City.

Along the way, Yu Xiaogang taught Tang San about soul beasts and even bought a full twenty jin of white radishes.

Tang San was somewhat puzzled by this.

But only after they entered the Soul Hunting Forest did Tang San finally understand.

Because the method of attack used by Yu Xiaogang's martial soul, Luo Sanpao...

was actually farting!

Moreover, after every fart, Luo Sanpao had to replenish himself with white radishes before he could attack again.

Otherwise, Luo Sanpao could not even let out a stinking fart and would be left at others' mercy!

At that point, Tang San finally understood why Yu Xiaogang was so unwelcome and mockingly called "Grandmaster."

However, Tang San felt no regret.

Because throughout their journey, Yu Xiaogang had been teaching him his theories.

These included the limits of soul rings, the compatibility between soul beast attributes and martial souls, theories of martial soul evolution, and so on.

This also convinced Tang San that although Yu Xiaogang's martial soul was rather poor, he was still a true grandmaster of martial soul theory.

My choice couldn't be wrong!

Soon, night fell.

Relying on Luo Sanpao's power, Yu Xiaogang barely managed to repel an encircling pack of Netherworld Wolves.

However, the night was not peaceful.

Soon, a rustling sound reached them.

Looking out by the firelight, they saw a large, dark-green snake appear before them.

Its body was over three meters long, its head an inverted triangle, and its blood-red eyes resembled rubies as it flicked its tongue and watched Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

"This is bad. It's a Mandala Snake, and its cultivation is close to four hundred years!"

Watching the Mandala Snake in the distance, Yu Xiaogang's eyes gleamed with vigilance as he explained about it in a low voice, then added with a sigh:

"According to my martial soul mimicry theory, this should be the most suitable soul ring for you. It might even give your martial soul a chance to evolve."

"Unfortunately, your teacher lacks the ability and might not be able to defeat it. We'd better put safety first."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, a sharp gleam flashed through Tang San's eyes!

"Teacher, don't blame yourself. I'm already very grateful that you've taught me so much!"

As he spoke, Tang San stared fixedly at the distant Mandala Snake, an idea already forming in his mind!

Although Grandmaster might not be able to defeat this Mandala Snake, Tang San had his Silent Sleeve Arrow and some hidden weapons he had crafted, and with the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Tang Sect's secret techniques,

he might still be able to put up a fight!