Jade Transformation

His second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, but that was not the point for Tang San.

The point was that he had not known his second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer.

These things were basic common knowledge in the world of soul masters, so why had his teacher never told him?

Was it a coincidence, or deliberate concealment?

Tang San could not help dwelling on it.

"Headmaster, you don't need to prioritize me on this soul hunt. Once I've contacted my teacher, I'll decide what kind of third soul ring to obtain."

After a little thought, Tang San chose not to obtain his third soul ring for the time being.

Until he got to the bottom of this, he could not quite feel at ease.

Flender had wanted to persuade Tang San. After all, he trusted his old friend Yu Xiaogang. But when he saw the strange look in Tang San's eyes, he ultimately suppressed the urge.

He then led the others to help Oscar hunt for his fourth soul ring.

Oscar had long since chosen the target for his soul ring hunt.

A plant-type soul beast, ink jade bamboo!

For his fourth soul skill, he wanted something that could protect his teammates and grant them jade transformation. If he successfully obtained jade transformation, it would mean a change for him as well.

Creating a self-created soul skill was extremely difficult on the Douluo Continent.

According to his big brother, whether it was the Clear Sky Sect's secret arts or the self-created soul skills of those Titled Douluo, they were all applications of technique, further development of martial souls.

They did not count as self-created soul skills at all.

The reason was simple. Soul power was like a pool of stagnant water. Every time a soul skill was activated, it opened a sealed valve, allowing soul power to flow along a predetermined route and thereby release the soul skill.

Other than that, there was only one possible way to mobilize soul power: guiding it with powerful spiritual power.

But the problem was that spiritual power was ultimately formless. How much could it really move?

Unless one's spiritual power reached a realm where it possessed form and substance.

Once spiritual power reached that realm, one could simply begin developing spiritual skills. There was no need at all to follow the crippled cultivation path of self-created soul skills.

The fundamental reason he could mobilize the soul power within his body was that he had cultivated the method his big brother had taught him, forming an internal circulation that let his soul power flow like a river.

That was what supported his ability to fight despite being a support-type soul master.

But this was still far from enough.

The Mysterious Jade Glazed Body his big brother had taught him required an enormous amount of soul power just to reach minor accomplishment. Even if he cultivated to the level of a Titled Douluo, he might not necessarily succeed.

The so-called Mysterious Jade Glazed Body was, naturally, a body-tempering method Dai Mubai had adapted from the Mysterious Jade Hand.

Getting started was not difficult, but truly crossing the threshold into mastery was harder than one could imagine, even more difficult than the Indestructible Vajra Dai Mubai cultivated.

Otherwise, the Tang Sect would not have thought only of tempering the hands, but would have found a way to extend it over the entire body.

At present, Oscar could only perform a simple jade transformation of his skin. Dealing with some two-ring soul masters was naturally no problem, but against a three-ring Soul Elder with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his Mysterious Jade Glazed Body could not withstand their attacks at all.

After poring over all kinds of books and searching through all kinds of materials, Oscar had thought of a shortcut.

A soul skill that turned the body into jade.

Many soul masters gained soul skills that could turn their bodies into jade after absorbing particular soul rings. During that transformation, not only did their physical defenses increase greatly, but their resistance to elements such as water and fire was also astonishing.

There were not many soul beasts that could grant a Jade Transformation Soul Skill without conflicting with his sausage martial soul. Ink jade bamboo was one of them.

For this purpose, Oscar had long since instructed his subordinates to collect the relevant information.

Soon, they found their target.

A stalk of seven-thousand-nine-hundred-year-old ink jade bamboo!

"Big brother, if my idea works, I might be able to give you a surprise!"

Looking at the ink jade bamboo before him, an expectant smile appeared on Oscar's face. Then he severed its roots in a single stroke.

Immediately afterward, a deep purple soul ring began to emerge.

Oscar began absorbing this Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

"A seven-thousand-nine-hundred-year fourth soul ring? How is that possible?"

"According to Teacher, the maximum age for a fourth soul ring is five thousand years. How could a support-type soul master absorb a soul ring that old?"

"Is he trying to get himself killed?"

Tang San stared fixedly at Oscar as he absorbed the soul ring, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

At that moment, Tang San's state of mind was extremely complicated.

He hoped Oscar would succeed.

If Oscar succeeded, it would mean that he might well have found a way to grow stronger.

Coming to Shrek Academy really had been the right choice.

But the problem was that if Oscar succeeded, it would mean his teacher's theory was wrong.

At this stage, Tang San firmly believed in Yu Xiaogang's theories. His teacher could not possibly be wrong.

With these complicated feelings, Tang San stared fixedly at Oscar as he absorbed his fourth soul ring.

Vast amounts of soul power poured into Oscar's body. He circulated his cultivation method frantically, refining the energy within the soul ring.

But the soul ring's energy was simply too immense. It surged madly into his body like floodwaters bursting through a dam. Refining it would require enough time.

During this process, if he suffered any external interference, Oscar might very well explode and die on the spot.

As expected, a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring isn't that simple. A soul ring not even eight thousand years old is already my limit.

Feeling his body gradually swelling, Oscar could not help reflecting inwardly even as he frantically refined this soul power.

Had his big brother not warned him, he might truly have died if he had rashly pursued a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring.

Oscar himself was quite calm, but everyone watching from outside felt an overwhelming visual shock at the sight of his condition.

At that moment, Oscar's body had swollen like a balloon, as though he might lose his life at any second.

Flender repeatedly tried to forcibly interrupt him. Whatever happened, he could at least save Oscar's life.

But Black Panther stopped him every time.

Black Panther knew perfectly well what kind of person His Highness had trained Oscar into.

Oscar's current actions looked dangerous, but in reality, this was nothing more than his daily routine.

Had His Highness not kept him in check, with the madness in Oscar's bones, he would even have challenged a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring outright.

As time passed, Oscar's body gradually stabilized, and his aura grew steadily calmer.

His fourth soul ring, seventy thousand nine hundred years old-he had done it!

"He... he really succeeded?"

Seeing this, Tang San's mind fell into turmoil for a moment.

A feeling called doubt grew wildly within his heart.

Could Teacher really be deceiving me? Does he actually have no genuine knowledge or ability?

As soon as this thought arose, it was as though Tang San's mind had been opened.