Tang Lan: ".And what right do you have to teach my brother and me?"
Yu Xiaogang's spirit jolted! Questioning his teaching ability?
Absolutely not!
"Of course, it's based on my theory!" Yu Xiaogang said sternly. "According to my research on the Martial Soul Mimicry Theory, even plant Martial Souls can absorb Soul Rings from non-plant Soul Beasts."
"Ah?" Tang Lan exclaimed exaggeratedly. "In all these years of the Soul Master world, aren't there any cases to reference?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
"Naturally, there are. The Spirit Hall's books record..."
"Then this isn't your theory, is it?" Tang Lan interrupted again. "It's just you summarizing the experience of those before you?"
Yu Xiaogang froze! Good heavens! He'd been "baited into talking"?
"And also," Tang Lan pressed on, "the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls state that the age limit for the first Soul Ring is around 432 years?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded stiffly.
He was pondering how to explain it, how to prove it was "his own theory."
Then, he widened his eyes!
Because A purple Soul Ring materialized beneath Tang Lan's feet! A Thousand-Year Soul Ring?
His first Soul Ring? His first Thousand-Year Soul Skill?! "How is this possible?!" Yu Xiaogang despaired. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Even Tang San was stunned. His own brother... Where did he hunt a Soul Beast to obtain this Soul Ring?
And he'd successfully absorbed it too!!!
"It seems you can't explain it either," Tang Lan said dismissively. "Then my last question."
Yu Xiaogang snapped back to attention, gazing at Tang Lan.
He had a bad feeling... "The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls mentioned that even if a Soul Master doesn't obtain a Soul Ring, their Soul Power accumulation will still continue, right?" Tang Lan asked.
Yu Xiaogang nodded simply.
He considered this theory to be infallible. After all, it was all "based on experience."
"So, does that mean I can cultivate directly to Titled Douluo before obtaining Soul Rings?" Tang Lan's words were astonishing.
"According to your theory, the limit for a Titled Douluo's Soul Rings is one hundred thousand years."
"I'm not aiming for all one-hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, but it should be fine to start with ten-thousand-year ones, right?"
Yu Xiaogang: "."
▄█〓█(╯●Д●)シ! Help! Is this child really only six years old? It's one thing to have a quick mind, but why is his thinking so unconventional? Seeing Yu Xiaogang fall into self-doubt, Tang Lan felt utterly refreshed! He had wanted to retort to this guy for a long time.
So satisfying! Beside him, Tang San's expression also completely chilled.
Master?
Just a "famous but undeserving" strawman.
"Brother," Tang San said coldly, "let's go. This so-called Master will only mislead disciples."
He pulled Tang Lan and walked out.
Yu Xiaogang was left alone, sitting in the office.
He couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Wait a minute!
Yu Xiaogang flipped open the file and saw on Tang Lan's profile, it was clearly written—Innate Soul Power Level 3!
"Impossible!"
"His Highness Haotian clearly said that both sons had full Innate Soul Power!"
"How could..."
"Did I hear him wrong?"
"But if he has Innate Soul Power Level 3, how did that kid obtain his first Soul Ring?"
"That's it!"
"He must have had some incredible fortune!"
"It's not my theory that's flawed, it's this person!"
"It's him who's the problem!!!"
On the way, Tang San complained, "Dad is too unreliable. How could he find someone like this, who deceives the world with false fame?"
"Fortunately, you're amazing, Brother. A few words and you exposed his fake face."
"Otherwise, if I had really taken him as a master, I would have been ruined for life."
What an outpouring!
It was clear how deep Tang San's resentment was towards Yu Xiaogang.
[Host significantly delayed Tang San's apprenticeship to Yu Xiaogang, seizing a moderate amount of Tang San's luck!]
[Reward: "Undying Seal Method - Minor Accomplishment"!]
Tang Lan's entire body trembled! He had cultivated the Undying Seal Method for six years.
However, due to the lack of opponents to practice with, he had only just begun to grasp it.
The Undying Seal Method wasn't a cultivation technique, but rather a "move."
It used the rapid conversion of life and death energies to borrow and transform power.
Transforming the energy of an incoming attack (death energy) into one's own energy (life energy). This not only weakened the attack's power but also amplified the user.
Paired with the Paragon state of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, his already inexhaustible internal energy... The saying "many ants can bite an elephant to death" was non-existent here!
Attacks that couldn't kill him would only make him stronger!
The only regret was that the converted death energy could only be temporarily stored within his body before it had to be expelled.
It couldn't be used to increase his own level.
"Brother? Are you listening to me?"
"Ah?" Tang Lan looked at Tang San. "What is it?"
"I'm asking, Brother, what's the deal with your Thousand-Year Soul Ring?" Tang San asked enviously.
A Thousand-Year Soul Ring! Just in terms of age, one of them was equivalent to a hundred of his.
He was also puzzled. Was this something a human could actually achieve?
"Oh, this," Tang Lan confessed. "When the Blue Silver Grass evolved back then, it just appeared on its own."
It appeared on its own? Could it really be like that? Tang San showed a look of envy. Why couldn't he get such an opportunity!
"Hey, Xiao Sanzi," Tang Lan said with a smile. "I suddenly comprehended a new self-created Soul Skill just now. Attack me with your Soul Skill."
"Okay!"
Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass and gave a reminder.
"First Soul Skill: Whip!"
The Blue Silver Grass transformed into a long whip and lashed out, striking Tang Lan's shoulder.
"Crack—"
The Blue Silver Grass snapped on its own.
It was the protective ability of the Indestructible Vajra Body, which came with a counter-attack.
Transformed by the Undying Seal Method, a small stream of internal energy appeared, condensing in his palm.
Tang San's eyes widened in disbelief!
That internal energy was pure and upright, exactly the internal energy of the Profound Heaven Skill! Tang Lan knows the Profound Heaven Skill too? Impossible! So... "Brother, your self-created Soul Skill can absorb the Soul Power of others' attacks?" Tang San asked, his voice choked.
Tang Lan nodded calmly.
"I call it the Undying Seal Method," Tang Lan said with a smile. "Come here, Xiao Sanzi, I'll teach you how to use it."
As he said this,
He truly explained the Undying Seal Method to Tang San.
Of course, He wasn't that kind-hearted! Just like Huang Rong tricked Ouyang Feng back then, he was teaching it in reverse.
The Undying Seal Method was inherently obscure and difficult to understand; Tang Lan had only gotten the basics after six years of practice.
Now he was making Tang San practice it in reverse. Wasting time was a minor issue. The real danger was qi deviation!
Tang San, without a hint of doubt, learned it with insatiable eagerness.
That same night, Tang Lan reaped rewards.
[Host caused Tang San to practice the Undying Seal Method in reverse, resulting in internal energy backlash that injured his internal organs, and plundered a small amount of Tang San's luck!]
[Reward: "Soul Ring Age +10"! ]
Even though it was only 10 years. Tang San was like a madman; as soon as he recovered from his injuries, he resumed his cultivation.
Every few days, he could trigger a reward. Ranging from 5 years to 20 years.
By the end of the semester, Coupled with Tang Lan's own cultivation of the Indestructible Vajra Body, his Soul Ring limit had been raised to 9054 years! He was 946 years short of breaking the ten-thousand-year mark! Besides the powerful system, The most important thing was that Tang Lan's first and second Soul Rings were both his Natal Soul Rings.
They could increase in age as his physique strengthened.
This is so BUGGY!
"Vacation time."
"It's about time."
"To completely take Xiao Wu home!"
The school was on vacation, and students were returning to their homes.
In the empty dormitory,
Xiao Wu sat dejectedly on the large bed, staring blankly at Tang Lan's half of the bed.
"I knew you'd be here."
Xiao Wu turned her head in surprise, meeting Tang Lan's smiling gaze.
"Brother Lan, why are you back?" Xiao Wu rushed forward and asked, "Did you forget something?"
"Yeah," Tang Lan chuckled. "I forgot about you. Want to come home with me?"
— Xiao Wu, who had only recently transformed, couldn't stay away from human society for too long.
"Can I really?" Xiao Wu cheered. "Yay! I can eat Brother Lan's meat again!"
After a semester of "dual cultivation" at night, coupled with his usual care and provocations, Xiao Wu's affection for Tang Lan had long since maxed out.
So, without hesitation, she agreed.
Reserve?
She was a transformed Soul Beast, she didn't have that annoying habit!