"The Blue Silver Emperor already stands at the pinnacle of plant life. If it evolved any further, who knows what kind of martial soul it would become?"
Tang Chuan gazed at the Blue Silver Emperor in his hand, his tone filled with emotion.
Then the ten-thousand-year whale glue the system had rewarded him with appeared in his hand. It was an immensely nourishing substance for him as he was now, too, but after much deliberation...
"I'd better save it for Yuhao."
"As long as Yuhao makes a major improvement, could the system possibly skimp on my rewards?"
Tang Chuan then reined in his soul power and rose to look for Huo Yuhao. As he strolled leisurely toward the dormitory building, he happened to notice Mu En resting nearby with his eyes closed.
"You look unfamiliar, sir. Are you from the Tang Sect?"
To Tang Chuan's surprise, Mu En spoke first.
"Indeed."
Tang Chuan nodded.
Mu En opened his somewhat cloudy eyes, seemingly sizing Tang Chuan up. Just then, a shout came from the second floor. "Teacher!"
Tang Chuan looked up and saw Huo Yuhao waving as he ran toward him. He looked to have finished unpacking, and he hurried over to Tang Chuan.
"All settled in?"
Tang Chuan asked with a smile.
"Yes, everything's unpacked, Teacher."
As Huo Yuhao greeted Tang Chuan, he did not forget to greet Mu En as well, prompting Mu En to nod with a broad smile.
"Then come with me. I have something to give you."
Tang Chuan gave a mysterious smile, then turned and left.
Huo Yuhao hurried after him. Although he had already joined Shrek Academy, he had learned from Bei Bei and Tang Ya that new students also had to undergo an assessment. If they could not pass...
They would be expelled!
Mu En watched their retreating figures, lost in thought.
"Teacher, what do you think of Brother Sky Dream's plan to take me to the Far North to obtain my second martial soul once I reach rank twenty?"
Huo Yuhao walked beside Tang Chuan, asking him this along the way.
"Naturally, it's the best course."
Tang Chuan looked at Huo Yuhao, his profound gaze seeming to pierce straight through the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. "Tian Meng intends to take you to find the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, doesn't he?"
"H-how did you know?"
Huo Yuhao was utterly shocked. As expected of God King Tang San. He even knows about this.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was equally stunned.
But remembering Tang Chuan's identity, he accepted it.
By then, dusk was drawing near.
Huo Yuhao followed Tang Chuan to an open area not far from the Tang Sect's current location. There happened to be a stream there. Tang Chuan lit a campfire beside it and took out the piece of ten-thousand-year whale glue.
"Yuhao, this is ten-thousand-year whale glue. It can thoroughly improve your constitution and expel the impurities in your body. I prepared it especially for you."
Huo Yuhao was deeply moved as he accepted the ten-thousand-year whale glue from Tang Chuan. Almost instinctively, he waved his hands.
"No, Teacher, this is too precious. I..."
Before Huo Yuhao could finish, Tang Chuan interrupted him. "It was prepared for you in the first place. Besides, with your current constitution, negotiating with the Ice Empress would be harder than climbing to heaven."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm also emerged from the Sea of Consciousness.
"Yuhao, he has a point!"
Huo Yuhao gave Tang Chuan a long look, then rose and bowed deeply to him. "Thank you, Teacher!"
His eyes reddened as he felt Tang Chuan's goodwill.
"Just eat it."
"If you really can't hold on, jump into the water."
Huo Yuhao did not stand on ceremony. He had to grow stronger, and his conviction to take revenge kept sustaining him. He ate the whale rubber in great mouthfuls, feeling that terrifying, scorching power spread through his body.
"Ugh!"
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, his entire body burning.
Even his blood seemed about to boil.
Little Yuhao in particular was positively brimming with vigor, but Huo Yuhao had no attention to spare for that. He sprang up and jumped into the water.
"This kid..."
Tang Chuan smiled helplessly and waited quietly nearby.
Yet the power contained in the ten-thousand-year whale glue seemed too great, almost beyond what Huo Yuhao could currently withstand.
Hum-!
Tang Chuan raised his hand.
Amid a cluster of silvery-blue light, the Blue Silver Emperor unfurled. A gentle vitality quietly flowed into Huo Yuhao's body, accompanied by the internal energy of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
It was precisely thanks to this unseen assistance that Huo Yuhao's body did not collapse outright, but instead began absorbing the power of the whale rubber!
A short while later.
Only as the scorching sensation inside Huo Yuhao gradually faded did he fully come back to his senses. The stream washed away the impurities expelled from his body, and even his physique seemed to have grown sturdier.
"Teacher, this whale rubber is incredible!"
Huo Yuhao was tremendously excited.
[Disciple Huo Yuhao has consumed ten-thousand-year whale glue, greatly enhancing his constitution. Host obtains: Tidal Body Tempering Template. You may undergo tidal body tempering in the Sea of Consciousness once daily. Success will greatly increase spiritual power strength and physical strength.]
"Tidal body tempering? The one Tang San underwent on Sea God Island?"
Tang Chuan was surprised and delighted.
To think that tempering himself in the Sea of Consciousness could benefit his physical body too. This system really delivered!
"Whale rubber is good, but you've started too high. Ordinary whale rubber will have practically no effect if you take it later."
Coming back to his senses, Tang Chuan pointed this out. Now that Huo Yuhao had consumed ten-thousand-year whale glue, if he took hundred-year or thousand-year whale rubber afterward...
It would no longer have any effect.
"Still, there's no harm in starting with a high grade. Your constitution has improved considerably now."
Tang Chuan smiled as he spoke.
Huo Yuhao could guess how precious ten-thousand-year whale glue was, though he knew it did not amount to much for Tang Chuan.
Even so, he was moved.
"By the way, Teacher, although my Spirit Eyes martial soul has already obtained its first soul ring, its soul skills lean mainly toward support..."
Seeing Huo Yuhao hesitate, Tang Chuan smiled in understanding. "You want to ask... whether you can use offensive techniques?"
"Yes."
Huo Yuhao nodded hurriedly.
"The first soul skill Tian Meng gave you does lean toward support. But don't forget, when spiritual power is concentrated to its utmost, it can produce a soul shock effect, though its usefulness is limited."
As Tang Chuan spoke, an alluring purple light suddenly appeared in his dark-blue eyes, as profound as the starry universe.
It was the Purple Demon Eye!
"But if you combine the detection and shock effects of the Spirit Eyes with the Purple Demon Eye's ability to see through falsehood, you can absolutely unleash a powerful attack that directly strikes another person's Sea of Consciousness."
Huo Yuhao seemed to have found inspiration. By now, he had also scratched the surface of the Purple Demon Eye.
And so...
He tried using the Purple Demon Eye while activating his Spirit Eyes to unleash a spiritual shock. In the end, he could not control them at all. His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground...
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