Tang San pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head. How could he know the reason behind something so secret?
The Grandmaster suddenly turned to Han Qiu and asked, "And what about this young friend, who also possesses Twin Martial Souls?"
At those words, Tang San's heart shook violently.
Han Qiu had Twin Martial Souls too? He looked at Han Qiu in astonishment, stormy waves surging in his heart.
Could Han Qiu really be concealing a Second Martial Soul?
"Me?" Han Qiu chuckled.
Truth be told, the Grandmaster had spotted Tang San's Twin Martial Souls through thirty percent guesswork and seventy percent luck. What else but luck could have brought him across the protagonist, Tang San? But he had most likely only guessed at Han Qiu's situation by drawing a comparison.
"I'm guessing you saw the admission certificate." Han Qiu pointed at the document in his hand, his tone calm. "I suppose the certificate says I have a Trash Martial Soul but Innate Full Soul Power, and that's how you reached your conclusion, right? Tailor... Grandmaster, can you tell me why Twin Martial Souls appear?"
"What does this tailor have to do with me...?" Yu Xiaogang looked bewildered.
"Ahem, Grandmaster, don't pay attention to those details." Han Qiu smiled and asked again, "Grandmaster, can you tell me why Twin Martial Souls appear?"
"Ah, well... ahem..."
Yu Xiaogang didn't have Twin Martial Souls himself, nor had he read any books on the subject. He didn't know.
Ultimately, Han Qiu had long since forgotten most of the detailed setting of "Douluo Continent." After so many years, he only remembered the broad outline of the plot and the characters' trajectories.
After several years, no one could possibly remember the original novel's numerous, intricate rules and details.
Only the book's iconic scenes, outstanding characters, and those tyrannically powerful, heaven-defying Martial Souls had left a deep impression on him.
Just now, he had clearly caught him taking only a few casual glances at the admission certificate before becoming certain that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, which was how he had arrived at his guess.
But when Han Qiu finished speaking, waves suddenly surged in Yu Xiaogang's heart, filling him with astonishment.
Was this child's observation really that meticulous?
He had only stolen a hurried glance without showing any reaction. Almost no one could have noticed the tiny movement, yet Han Qiu had caught it precisely and even seen through his reasoning!
Such insight and intelligence were not something an ordinary child possessed. They were truly astonishing!
"The certificate?"
Tang San looked utterly bewildered, unable to recover for a moment.
"That's right, this very admission certificate." Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly and hurriedly changed the subject, slowly explaining his deduction. "This young friend is meticulous and exceptionally observant. I did indeed reach my conclusion from the information on the certificate."
"I once conducted a dedicated statistical study of six hundred and seventy-one Soul Masters with Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls. Of those, only sixteen could produce Soul Power, less than three percent! More importantly, none of those sixteen had Soul Power above rank one."
"One of the iron laws in the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls I have studied is that the level of one's Innate Soul Power and the innate quality of one's Martial Soul complement each other and are directly proportional."
"With Blue Silver Grass's mediocre grade, it could never give rise to Innate Full Soul Power. From this, I can conclude that a Second Martial Soul must be hidden within you!"
Before Tang San could speak, Yu Xiaogang continued his rigorous analysis. "I know what you're thinking. There are exceptions to everything in the world. But your Blue Silver Grass is certainly no exception!"
Very good. That sounded just like Yu Xiaogang.
"Looking through the records of the two great empires over the past century, only two Soul Masters with Twin Martial Souls have appeared in the world, but there have been a full nineteen geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power. Without exception, they were all exceptionally gifted. Many have since become Soul Grandmasters and established themselves in their own right."
"Of these nineteen geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power, four came from ordinary backgrounds and had no bloodline advantage. Their Full Soul Power all came from Martial Soul Mutation. But your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has a stable presence, with no trace of mutation whatsoever. Taking all the clues together, I can be one hundred percent certain that you possess Twin Martial Souls!"
The Grandmaster spoke at length, believing his reasoning clear and every word well-founded. Tang San listened open-mouthed, his heart full of shock, completely convinced by the rigorous theory.
Heh heh...
Good grief, a blind cat had stumbled upon a dead mouse. Couldn't his Blue Silver Grass really be different?
Han Qiu, standing to the side, understood and chuckled inwardly.
The Grandmaster's seemingly flawless theory seemed to fit most ordinary Soul Masters on Douluo Continent precisely, yet it did not apply to certain special cases. I rely on the system, and Tang San relies on his parents.
The Innate Full Soul Power of the two had never had anything to do with the quality or mutation of their Martial Souls.
Tang San had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill from childhood, refining pure internal power and Qi circulation in advance, while he himself had relied on Qi-State Origin-Flow as his foundation.
Both had cultivated Soul Power first and awakened their Martial Souls afterward. From the very root, they stood outside all the ordinary rules the Grandmaster had summed up.
According to the Grandmaster's theory, one had to have Twin Martial Souls first to obtain Innate Full Soul Power. But in reality, Tang San's two Martial Souls came from his father and mother respectively.
As for Han Qiu's own Martial Soul, it had been bestowed entirely by the system.
After explaining the whole theory of Mutated Martial Souls, the Grandmaster finished earnestly clearing up Tang San's doubts.
Good grief. One dared to say it, and the other dared to believe it.
Tang San's mind shook. He immediately dropped to both knees and solemnly kowtowed, taking the Grandmaster as his teacher.
Han Qiu stood to the side and watched quietly, neither stopping him nor stepping forward.
Little San had his own opportunities and path, though perhaps that path would be a little winding.
But Han Qiu knew he possessed a unique Martial Soul, and the path he would take was an entirely different one. Having read all of Douluo, he did not consider himself comparable to Yu Xiaogang, a tailor of theories.
The Grandmaster reached out and helped Tang San up.
Tang San then turned to Han Qiu and said earnestly, "Han Qiu, why don't you become his disciple too? I believe the Grandmaster can definitely help us cultivate our Martial Souls!"
The Grandmaster also looked at Han Qiu with a smile, his eyes full of curiosity.
He had always been very curious about Han Qiu's mysterious Vertical Eye Martial Soul and wanted to discover its true abilities. All his life, he had never believed in Trash Martial Souls, only untapped potential, although he had made a complete mess of cultivating his own Martial Soul.
Although he was a joke in the eyes of those great experts, they did not deny his abilities.
Gangzi's social skills were truly enviable.
Under their gazes, Han Qiu gently shook his head and said calmly, "No. The Grandmaster is indeed very capable, but he can't help me."
Tang San frowned slightly at those words.
The Grandmaster, however, was not displeased.
He could tell that the child was exceptionally perceptive, unlike either a rustic child or the offspring of an influential family, and had an unyielding pride of his own.
He simply assumed Han Qiu was young and conceited. When it came to Martial Souls, the boy could never see deeper or farther than he could.
A moment later, the Grandmaster spoke, his appreciation undiminished. "Very well, everyone has their own aspirations. Then I'll personally introduce you to an instructor later. You both have Innate Full Soul Power, and your first Soul Rings are extremely important. You need an elder to lead you in hunting Soul Beasts; you mustn't rashly venture out on your own."
Tang San nodded repeatedly.
Before leaving, Old Jack had also reminded them again and again that a teacher had to accompany and protect them when they obtained their first Soul Rings.
But Han Qiu gently shook his head again. "Thank you for your kindness, Grandmaster. But my Soul Ring is for me to decide. I plan to hunt a Soul Beast myself to obtain my first Soul Ring."
As his words fell, Tang San froze on the spot, and the Grandmaster was also taken aback.
Hunt a Soul Beast alone?
"Han Qiu, Soul Beasts are incredibly dangerous! I know your physique is far beyond that of an ordinary person..."
The Grandmaster was also deeply shaken.
My Soul Ring is for me to decide. He wants to hunt a Soul Beast alone? Did such bold words really come from the mouth of a six-year-old child?
But aren't you overestimating yourself?
Han Qiu had an even more shocking thought hidden in his heart, but he did not voice it. His target was not a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, but a Soul Beast a thousand or even ten thousand years old.
If he said that aloud, the Grandmaster and Tang San would probably only think he had gone mad, so Han Qiu chose not to say it.