It was not that Tang San had only advanced five levels in two years. If that were the case, his progress would have been far too slow.
And with Hu Jiu's carrot cultivation boost, how could so few levels possibly live up to Hu Jiu's lofty image?
In truth, Tang San had reached level 30 half a year ago. But he was ambitious and refused to settle for anything less than a Soul Ring at the limit of what he could endure.
Especially after losing to Hu Jiu, he had doubled down on his efforts, wanting to hunt down a powerful Soul Ring so he could surpass him in combat strength.
So, following Grandmaster's advice, he had chosen not to obtain a Soul Ring for the time being and continued cultivating as he had before.
According to Grandmaster's theory, one could cultivate even without a Soul Ring, since the accumulated results of cultivation would reveal themselves after obtaining one later.
Hu Jiu had tried to persuade him otherwise. After all, once one broke through a major realm and gained the amplification of a Soul Ring, cultivation speed was incomparable to what it had been before the breakthrough.
Unfortunately, Tang San listened closely to Teacher's words and chose this foolish method of cultivation.
Of course, there was an even more important reason: Tang San was proud and arrogant, and whenever he chose a Soul Ring, he would select one close to his own limit.
As a result, it was impossible for Tang San to obtain his ideal Soul Ring at a Primary Soul Master Academy.
Nuoding Academy was, after all, only a Primary Soul Master Academy. Its teaching staff was not strong enough to hunt the Soul Ring Tang San wanted.
And so, this delay dragged on until fourth grade graduation.