The crowd gasped again, far more astonished than before at Tang San's appearance.
"Wait... what's going on?" Ning Rongrong looked completely bewildered.
"Is this still Blue Silver Grass? And he... he's become Soul Ancestor?"
Wasn't Tang San only level 36 when the preliminaries ended? Even if he's incredibly fast, it's impossible for him to level up four times so quickly, right?
" Martial Soul Evolution..." Yue Guan's eyes narrowed slightly.
This kid really is the offspring of Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor in human form!
"What's going on?" Bibi Dong frowned slightly and asked Xuan Ming telepathically.
"It's the Martial Soul Second Awakening," Xuan Ming said.
" Blue Silver Grass has evolved into Blue Silver King."
This fulfilled Big Ah Yin's wish; the Blue Silver King did help Tang San complete his Martial Soul Second Awakening, though not completely.
As for the surge in Soul Power Level, that was the work of the Ice Dragon King.
To avoid any accidents, when Tang San underwent his Second Awakening, the Ice Dragon King used the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone as a catalyst to burn away the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within Tang San.
Although this burning briefly granted him a leap in Soul Power, it also completely exhausted the Blue Silver Grass's potential to evolve into an emperor.
A portion of the extracted Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline was given to the Blue Silver King, while the remainder was infused into Ah Yin, greatly accelerating her recovery.
Xuan Ming stayed in the Blue Silver Forest for a long time to watch over Ah Yin as she digested this power. With the help of the Blue Silver King and his thousands of subjects, she has recovered to a cultivation level of over 70,000 years.
Tang San achieved Martial Soul Evolution, a surge in Soul Power, and a Fourth Soul Ring that could grow.
Ah Yin is now one step closer to resurrection.
In a way, everyone was happy.
Shrek Academy wins!
With the Blue Silver King Martial Soul and having reached the Soul Ancestor realm, Tang San's strength increased greatly. He didn't even use his third and fourth Soul Skill, and easily completed the battle against the seven members of the Silves Academy with just his first Soul Skill.
In the first round of the qualifying tournament, he won all seven of his first three matches, which is unprecedented.
" Xiao San, how come you've suddenly become so amazing?"
" Third Young Master, your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has suddenly become so strong! It's completely different from before."
"..."
As they stepped off the field, the Shrek Academy team members surrounded them.
Tang San only returned to the academy yesterday. At first, they didn't recognize Tang San. It was only after Grandmaster spoke up that they dared to believe that this handsome guy was the same Tang San who had previously been plain-looking.
"Just lucky," Tang San said calmly.
"You're not just lucky; I feel like I might not even be your match now," Dai Mubai said.
Tang San's evolved Martial Soul is completely different from his previous weak Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!
In terms of quality, it is already on par with his White Tiger Martial Soul, belonging to the top-grade category of high-level Martial Soul, approaching the level of top-tier Martial Soul like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
" Xiaogang, what's going on?" Liu Erlong couldn't help but ask.
"How did Tang San's Martial Soul and Soul Power suddenly change like this?"
"It must have been a stroke of Xiao San." Although Yu Xiaogang had many doubts in his heart, he could only give such a vague response in front of everyone at this moment.
Tang Hao took Tang San away and disappeared for almost a month, and he still didn't know what had happened to Tang San.
"A stroke of luck?" Liu Erlong raised an eyebrow, clearly not entirely satisfied with this explanation, but she didn't press further, instead changing the subject, "Then what happened when you disappeared for several days? Where did you go?"
"I... have some personal matters to attend to." Yu Xiaogang's eyes looked somewhat unnatural, and he was unwilling to elaborate.
Seeing this, Liu Erlong became even more suspicious. "You didn't go to see that woman, did you?"
Flender had already told her about Tang San's background, and she also knew about Tang San's Twin Martial Souls. At present, the only person in the Douluo Continent who knows the most about Twin Martial Souls is that woman from the Spirit Hall!
" Erlong!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes turned cold.
"Don't mention her again. I have nothing to do with her anymore!"
Meeting Yu Xiaogang's cold gaze, Liu Erlong felt a little flustered; it was the first time she had ever seen Yu Xiaogang like this.
Oscar sidled up to Tang San, grinning, and said, " Xiao San, tell us, where did this stroke of luck come from? Did you meet some unparalleled master who taught you some secret technique?"
Tang San smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "There are no peerless masters. It's just that I was lucky and happened to get some opportunities."
Yu Xiaogang cleared his throat and said, "Alright, everyone, stop crowding around here. Although Xiao San has made a new breakthrough, there's still a long competition ahead. We can't let our guard down. Watch the matches carefully and observe your opponents."
After hearing the Grandmaster's words, everyone dispersed and returned to their respective positions to adjust their state.
Tang San returned to the rest area with the others, his mind filled with a multitude of thoughts.
He didn't want to dwell on this topic too much, partly because he himself wasn't quite sure either.
After his Martial Soul evolved, his father took him into the Blue Silver Forest to question the Blue Silver King about why his Martial Soul had only reached this level.
The Blue Silver King's response was that there can only be one Blue Silver Emperor in this world.
After that, his father's emotions became very strange.
He always felt that there was a bigger secret about his Martial Soul, but his father was reluctant to tell him.
The first round of the qualifying tournament ended quickly. There were many things worth discussing today, especially the group including Dugu Yan who managed to defeat seven Dugu Yan single-handedly. Among them, Tang San was the one who attracted the most attention.
After all, Tang San's Martial Soul and Soul Power were completely different in the previous preliminaries compared to now. It's unbelievable that he has achieved such a huge improvement in just one month.
"Congratulations, Xiao San!"
At the Shrek Academy's rest camp, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong came to visit Tang San.
Xiao Wu is a carefree person by nature, and she has long forgotten her previous anger. Ning Rongrong only has a lot of opinions about Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai, but she always maintains a friendly attitude towards Tang San.
After all, both Tang San's identity and his Hidden Weapon were worthy of her attention.
Because of the Yu Luomian incident, Tang San still had dealings with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect regarding Hidden Weapon, and her father hoped to conduct more transactions with Tang San in the future.
Upon seeing Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu arrive, Dai Mubai, who was sitting by the campfire, clenched his fists but said nothing, simply getting up and walking away silently.
Tang San stood up, looking at Xiao Wu somewhat nervously, " Xiao Wu, are you... still angry with me?"
"Angry? No, I'm not," Xiao Wu said.
"I just can't stand him, we're still good friends."
"I see." Tang San breathed a sigh of relief.
" Xiao San, how come you suddenly became so handsome?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.
"Did you also eat some kind of Immortal Herb?"
The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone that Zhu Zhuqing took previously made her more beautiful and gave her a better figure.
Tang San's changes and the improvement in his Soul Power could only be attributed to that reason.
"I..." Tang San paused.
"If it's inconvenient to say, then don't. I was just asking casually," Ning Rongrong said.
Tang San nodded. "Is there... something you need?"
"Just came to see you. What, you've gotten so handsome you don't recognize your old friends anymore?" Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow.
"By the way, how about I introduce you to a girlfriend?"
"No need." Tang San quickly interrupted the topic, glancing at Xiao Wu somewhat guiltily.
Ning Rongrong naturally noticed Tang San's gaze, but unfortunately, Xiao Wu didn't have those feelings for Tang San.
"Alright, besides seeing you, we also have something we want to tell you about tomorrow's match," Ning Rongrong said.
You know the result, right?
Tang San's expression was somewhat grave. "I understand."
Shrek Academy versus Imperial Fighting Team!
"Brother Xuan Ming sent us to ask you if you'll accept his challenge to a match tomorrow," Ning Rongrong said.
"If you accept, then tomorrow it'll just be the two of you fighting."
Tang San was taken aback. "He wants to fight me?"
"Yes, he's very interested in your evolved Martial Soul and says he wants to see your full power," Ning Rongrong said.
"You haven't actually fought him before, have you?"
"Don't worry, he said he'll stop short of a fight; he won't go too far and it won't affect your later matches."
Upon hearing this, the Shrek members around them looked somewhat uneasy, and Tang San clenched his fists. "I need to discuss this with everyone."
" Xiao San, I support you!" Oscar was the first to rush forward.
" Third Brother, I support you too!" Ma Hongjun followed closely behind.
Since they couldn't beat Xuan Ming anyway, rather than going on stage to be humiliated or losing face, it was better to do it this way: they could compete and save face at the same time.
" Xiao San, you decide this match." Yu Xiaogang also came out of the tent.
Anyway, Shrek doesn't plan to play against the Imperial Fighting Team.
Other teams might be spared from trouble if they face Xuan Ming because he's in a good mood, but Shrek Academy, especially Dai Mubai, will inevitably suffer heavy losses if they go on stage!
Tang San was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, I agree. I'll give it my all in a fight against him."
"However, I also hope that he can take this game seriously."
"Seriously?" Ning Rongrong was slightly taken aback.
"Okay... okay, I'll tell him."
Does Xuan Ming need to be serious?
No, are you getting all arrogant?
Chapter 275 Have you had enough?
The next day, the second round of the qualifying tournament began.
The pace of the qualifying rounds is much faster than that of the preliminary rounds. There are no spectators, no cheers, only results. Moreover, in a one-on-one format, if the skill gap is too large, the match is often decided in a single move, with no room for respite.
Soon, the final match of today's qualifying rounds came: Imperial Fighting Team versus Shrek Team.
When Xuan Ming entered the arena representing the Imperial Fighting Team, everyone in the audience looked on in astonishment, clearly not expecting Xuan Ming to make a move in the qualifying round.
After all, while the Imperial Fighting Team's teamwork was a mess, their individual skills were extremely strong.
Just when everyone thought Shrek Academy was going to give up the match like they did in the preliminaries, Tang San stepped onto the field.
"Are they crazy?" Feng Xiaotian frowned.
He suffered a severe injury in the preliminaries and didn't fully recover until just before the qualifying rounds began. If his fate wasn't enough to show everyone the gap between him and Xuan Ming, wasn't the subsequent ordeal of the Thunder Academy enough?
Seven students from the Thunder Academy were easily defeated by Xuan Ming, and now Tang San still dares to go on stage?
"Isn't this Tang San a bit too arrogant?" Huo Wu said.
"Does he really think his evolved Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul can fight against Xuan Ming?"
"They're probably too embarrassed to surrender outright anymore," Huo Wushuang said.
"They've made it to the qualifying rounds, after all. It would be too shameful if they didn't even dare to play."
"They were in such a bad state during the qualifiers, why would they care about this?" Huo Wu said dismissively.
In the very first match of the opening ceremony, before the fighting even began, two team members were so frightened that they tumbled off the stage. Such a situation had never occurred before in the Soul Master Tournament.
In the arena, Tang San and Xuan Ming stood facing each other. Compared to Xuan Ming's indifference, Tang San's expression was exceptionally solemn.
He was certainly not so arrogant as to think he could defeat Xuan Ming. This battle was only to test his own limits and see just how far apart they really were.
"Both sides prepare—the match begins!"
At the referee's signal, Tang San instantly released his Blue Silver King Martial Soul. The evolved vines were far more resilient and powerful than before, gleaming with a deep blue luster.
Just as Tang San was about to use his first Soul Skill to test the waters, Xuan Ming slowly raised his right hand to everyone's astonishment.