"If I could eavesdrop on the thoughts of those four, I would know.
Seriously, why can I only eavesdrop on that ungrateful disciple of mine from my previous life?"
Yu Xiaogang was deeply dissatisfied. Why could he only eavesdrop on Tang San's thoughts?
Gurgle~
"I'm hungry. I'll get something to eat first."
Yu Xiaogang then left his room to get something to eat. To his surprise, groups of students started talking about him as soon as they saw him along the way, saying he was a fraud and a good-for-nothing who had actually put forward such laughable Martial Soul theories.
"I told you, this Grandmaster is useless. He's over fifty and still hasn't broken through rank twenty-nine. What a good-for-nothing. His Innate Soul Power was only half a rank, and in the end, he's still useless. Isn't he way too pathetic?"
"Exactly. Good thing I didn't choose to become his disciple. At first, I thought he was bad at cultivating his Martial Soul but had impressive theories. Who would've thought he was bad at everything? Even his Martial Soul theories were all wrong. He couldn't even measure up to a Soul King. Just as you'd expect!
"If you want to get stronger, you still have to learn Martial Soul Theory from people with high cultivation levels. Innate Soul Power really is important. And he even said there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters. He insulted himself twice."
"I read that Grandmaster's theories too. He even said there are only Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls in the world."
"I read that too, but the problem is that some people's Martial Souls are different. Some have water balls as their Martial Souls, and others have flames. What kind of Martial Souls are those? Do they count as Beast Martial Souls?"
"I know this one. Those count as Elemental Martial Souls. Our teacher already told us. And there are Plant-type Martial Souls too. Martial Souls like Blue Silver Grass all count as Plant-type Martial Souls, but he actually said they count as Beast Martial Souls too. Isn't that ridiculous? He's leading students astray."
Yu Xiaogang was furious when he heard what these students were saying, but with so many people around, he could hardly say anything. Besides, if he argued with a bunch of students, would he have any dignity left? Wouldn't that amount to admitting there were problems with his theories?
Yu Xiaogang soon collected his food at the cafeteria, but the problem was that all the cafeteria ladies looked at him with mocking expressions too.
He ought to have been thankful that Nuoding Academy's dean had not chosen to spread the matter across the entire continent. He ought to have thanked the dean for leaving him a little dignity. Otherwise, he would have lost face across the entire continent.
He should also have been thankful that he had a good father who was a rank ninety-five Super Douluo. Otherwise, who would have been willing to help him? Who would have shown him any respect? If not for his Titled Douluo father, Nuoding Academy's dean might have kicked him out long ago.
Soon, after finishing his meal, Yu Xiaogang began secretly eavesdropping on Tang San's inner thoughts.
Tang San always cultivated in secret, and Yu Xiaogang would choose to sneak over and eavesdrop. Previously, Yu Xiaogang had been unable to figure out what Tang San was always secretly cultivating, but this time, he overheard something good.
"Mysterious Heaven Skill... circulate qi through the heavenly cycle... focus the mind on the dantian..."
Yu Xiaogang's hand stopped! "This is something good!"
He held his breath and stood outside the door without moving.
Tang San's thoughts continued to reach him, filled with phrases such as "move qi through the governing vessel," "guide qi back to its source," and "circulate through the heavenly cycle." Every sentence was a mnemonic for the cultivation method.
Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted slightly. Although his cultivation was low, he still had some knowledge, and he could tell at a glance that this cultivation method had to be a peerless cultivation art.
He had already determined that this cultivation art was anything but ordinary.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes immediately lit up when he heard all this. In that case, could he choose to claim this cultivation art as his own?
"I really never expected you to have something this good. In that case, it's mine now."
"That said, something this good should still have some flaws. I'll revise it."
Although Yu Xiaogang said that, he was simply worried that someone would discover he had stolen the cultivation art from someone else. That was why he planned to secretly revise it and make some parts different. That way, even if someone discovered that it closely resembled Tang San's cultivation art, he could say it was merely a resemblance.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang was utterly certain that Tang San would never expose his own cultivation art. Even if he gave this cultivation art to others to practice and Tang San discovered something, Tang San would not dare act recklessly without evidence.
"That ungrateful disciple said he would go to Shrek Academy after graduating. That's the academy Flender founded. He'll gather the Shrek Seven Devils there. At that point, Ning Rongrong of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai of the Star Luo Empire's Zhu Family and Dai Family will be there too. Then there's that mud-legged genius among commoner Soul Masters, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, followed by that ungrateful disciple Tang San and the 100,000-Year Soul Beast Xiao Wu."
"It looks like I should really... Tang San, you ungrateful disciple... sigh, to think you see me that way. You aren't qualified to be my disciple. You won't get far in the end."
"All right, now it's time to properly revise this cultivation art, or I'll be found out later."
Yu Xiaogang decided to revise the Mysterious Heaven Skill thoroughly, then go to Flender's academy and give it to Dai Mubai and the others to cultivate. When that happened, he would be a true Grandmaster of Martial Soul Theory. He would definitely be able to wash away his humiliation and slap Leng Yulai and the others in the face.
Meanwhile, Tang San was also troubled after finishing his cultivation.
"Why is it that in this life, after I became the disciple of that useless Yu Xiaogang, that good-for-nothing Gangzi, Xiao Wu didn't choose to get close to me?"
"I remember it very clearly. After I became that useless Gangzi's disciple, Xiao Wu got close to me. But the problem is, even without that useless Gangzi, Xiao Wu should still have chosen to get close to me, right?"
"I have Innate Full Soul Power, you know. Although my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul hasn't awakened yet, and no one knows I have Twin Martial Souls, I'm still outstanding. I have Innate Full Soul Power. Why?"
"Still, it's a good thing I didn't choose to become Gangzi's disciple in this life. Otherwise, I definitely would've been dragged into that disgraceful spectacle and mocked by everyone."
Tang San was delighted when he thought of how Yu Xiaogang's theories had been trounced and thoroughly overturned, and how everyone at the academy had seen his true colors. Gangzi had previously cheated him out of money, and he had never had a chance to get revenge. He had remembered it all this time. Now that Gangzi had been screwed over and slapped in the face, he was delighted.
"But speaking of which, how did they manage to get Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings? Although what they said made a lot of sense, the problem is that no matter how much you train your body, it should still be very difficult to withstand a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, right? There must be some special method."
That was what Tang San thought, but he simply could not figure out what method they had used to obtain them.
"As a God King, there are actually things even I don't know. I've observed the Douluo Continent for so many years, so why didn't I know such a method existed?"
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