Seeing his disciple's puzzled expression, Yu Xiaogang smiled.
"What, are you curious why I marked so many snake-type Soul Beasts on the map when your martial soul is clearly Blue Silver Grass, a plant-type tool martial soul?"
Seeing him nod slightly, Yu Xiaogang stroked Tang San's head. Finding it pleasant to the touch, he gave it another gentle rub before explaining:
"San, you haven't been my disciple for long. Earlier in the carriage, we were only using medicine to treat our injuries, so I haven't had time to tell you my most precious theory yet~"
"Your most precious theory?"
The large hand stroking his head was warm, a feeling Tang San had never experienced before. He unconsciously nuzzled against the other man's palm and asked:
"Something like a sect's secret manual?"
"Haha, that's a vivid way to put it, but it isn't a secret manual. It's a theory I distilled from studying the texts left by generations of predecessors and combining them with certain Soul Masters' firsthand experiences.
"I call it the 'Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.'"
Yu Xiaogang was quite pleased with his disciple's intelligence, but by the end, his words carried the sorrow of being misunderstood and unrecognized. He said self-mockingly:
"And it's precisely because of this that many people call me a shameless thief and fraud. That was why that child named Lu Chen insulted me outside Nuoding Academy earlier without bothering to distinguish right from wrong."
"Teacher, you aren't the one who's wrong. This world is!
"Texts sitting there won't change the world for the better. Only those who come after them, put them to use, and develop something new can be called true grandmasters!"
Hearing this, Tang San clutched Yu Xiaogang's sleeve tightly, making him look at him. His eyes were full of resolve