Tang San nodded. Even though his father had warned him not to reveal his second martial soul, it had already been discovered by his teacher. He trusted his teacher wouldn't disclose it to anyone.
Tang San stretched out his left hand, revealing a small blue hammer—it was the Clear Sky Hammer!
"What is this?"
Yu Xiaogang stared at the hammer in utter shock.
So, Tang San's second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer. Coupled with the fact that he wasn't in the Clear Sky Clan and enrolled as a work-study student, this...
Tang San looked confused. Why was his teacher so surprised? Was there something wrong with his martial soul?
"Teacher, is something wrong with my martial soul?"
Yu Xiaogang snapped back to reality, gripping Tang San's shoulder. "Little San, listen to me carefully. From now on, unless I give you explicit permission, you must never use your second martial soul in front of others!"
"As for the reasons, I can't explain everything right now. You'll understand in due time."
"Understood, Teacher," Tang San replied, still puzzled by how his father and Yu Xiaogang gave him the same warning.
After Tang San put away the Clear Sky Hammer, Yu Xiaogang outlined the path for Tang San's soul master development, suggesting he take the control system route. Tang San nodded in agreement.
Once the discussion about his future was finished, Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered that he hadn't yet asked Tang San about his injury.
"Little San, how did you hurt your face? You only just started at the academy today."
Tang San awkwardly explained the events leading to his injury.
Yu Xiaogang was thoughtful. "I didn't expect Su Ming to be so skilled at such a young age."
But he reassured Tang San confidently, "Don't worry. With your talent and if you follow my instructions, surpassing him is only a matter of time."
Yu Xiaogang then pulled out a belt-shaped soul tool. Originally, he planned to give it to Tang San tomorrow but decided to hand it over now.
"Little San, this is a soul tool for you. It has twenty-four jade stones, each containing a cubic meter of space."
Tang San accepted the gift without hesitation. "Thank you, Teacher."
As the saying goes, one should not refuse a gift from their elders. Plus, this seemed like a token of their relationship.
Yu Xiaogang explained, "I got this soul tool thirty years ago, and it has been sitting unused all these years. Why don't you give it a name?"
Tang San thought for a moment. "Let's call it 'Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges'."
Yu Xiaogang nodded approvingly. "A fine name. Go back and prepare yourself. Tomorrow, I'll take you to hunt your first soul beast."
After the conversation ended, Tang San returned to Dorm Seven.
As soon as he entered, he saw Su Ming and Xiao Wu both meditating.
Tang San noticed that Xiao Wu already had a brand-new blanket, meaning Su Ming had helped her buy it. He couldn't help but feel a twinge of disappointment for some reason.
Su Ming heard movement at the door and saw that Tang San had returned. He ended his meditation and greeted him.
"Tang San, you're back. I bought some ointment for you. Use it, and your face should be healed in a few days."
Tang San took the ointment, noticing Su Ming's concerned expression. Although he knew Su Ming meant well, something about it made him feel uncomfortable.
Then, Tang San hesitated for a moment before quietly asking, "Su Ming, can you keep the secret about my twin martial souls?"
Su Ming replied, "Don't worry, I'm tight-lipped. After all, we're from the same village, and we'll be living and studying together for a long time. Unless you reveal your talent yourself, I won't say anything."
The female protagonists: "Oh, sure, you're tight-lipped, but your thoughts aren't! We all know!"
Tang San felt a bit more at ease after Su Ming's reassurance.
But Su Ming had his own thoughts: Tang San, I can keep your secret, but it'll cost you. Nothing much—just forget about Xiao Wu, the Eight Spider Lances, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. They're trivial, after all. What really matters is your twin martial souls, right? Heh heh!
Tang San then turned to Xiao Wu. "Xiao Wu, were you just meditating?"
Xiao Wu responded, "Yes, why?"
Tang San asked, puzzled, "But you have innate full spirit power. What's the point of cultivating before you obtain a soul ring?"
At that moment, Su Ming chimed in, "I suggested she keep cultivating. According to your teacher's theory, even without a soul ring, continued cultivation will manifest its benefits once a soul ring is added. It's one of Master's theories, and I've looked into it. It should be true, since he 'organized' it from the Spirit Hall's archives."
Tang San's mouth twitched. Su Ming won't let this go, huh? Still, he realized, That makes sense. Whether Master's theory is original or not doesn't matter, as long as it works.
However, Su Ming found Xiao Wu's sudden dedication to cultivation a bit strange. Given that she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, she should already have a significant innate advantage. Until she reached the Title Douluo level, her cultivation should progress naturally without much effort.
Yet, earlier that day, Xiao Wu had specifically asked Su Ming whether cultivation without a soul ring was beneficial. Su Ming had been surprised but had still answered her.
What Su Ming didn't know was that Xiao Wu already knew this cultivation theory. She had asked to set up a reason for her increased cultivation, as she was actually already at Spirit Level 11, and her first soul ring had already formed.
Her question was a preemptive move, so Su Ming wouldn't ask why she was still cultivating even though she had reached full spirit power.
Still, Xiao Wu's plan had one flaw: Su Ming knew her character too well. It was out of character for her to be so diligent in her early cultivation. Su Ming suspected something was up.
What he didn't realize was that Xiao Wu had been motivated by the diary. Knowing that Su Ming's strength would grow rapidly, she didn't want to fall behind and even hoped to fulfill her dream of beating him at least once. That's why she had started to train seriously.
Ignoring Tang San, Su Ming and Xiao Wu resumed their meditation.
Seeing that he could continue cultivating even before acquiring a soul ring, Tang San also started training. Inspired by the three of them, the rest of Dorm Seven joined in, sparking a wave of competitive spirit.
Before long, everyone in Dorm Seven was caught up in cultivation!
Thanks to Su Ming and the others, the entire Dorm Seven group collectively cultivated until 11 p.m. before stopping for the night. Since Tang San had to get up early the next day, he went to bed even earlier. Su Ming, however, continued to train until midnight.
He was eagerly anticipating tonight's reward, just as Xiao Wu and the others were. After all, Su Ming had livestreamed twice today, and they were all curious about what kind of "low-tier" rewards they might receive.
At exactly midnight.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing today's diary. You have received the following rewards: Cultivation Manual "Wood Sutra," Supreme Soul Tool, 10 Bottles of Low-Grade Body Tempering Liquid.
Wood Sutra: A wood-element-exclusive cultivation manual. It enhances the practitioner's cultivation speed by ten times, compresses soul power to improve its quality, and increases control over soul power and martial souls. It has nine layers, with each breakthrough boosting life force and toughness attributes by 10%.
Supreme Soul Tool: A soul tool in the shape of a ring, with a 1,000-cubic-meter storage space that can hold living beings. Usable only by the host; no one else can access its contents.
Body Tempering Liquid: Temper your body and enhance physical constitution.
Su Ming was stunned by the rewards. He didn't expect them to be this good—three valuable items, and all of them exactly what he needed.
The most valuable, without a doubt, was the "Wood Sutra." Judging by the description, it was far superior to Tang San's Xuantian Skill!
As for the other two rewards, the Supreme Soul Tool and the Body Tempering Liquid...
The former offered a massive 1,000-cubic-meter storage space, perfect for storing future system rewards. Plus, it could store living beings, something Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges couldn't do with its mere 24 cubic meters!
Even better, according to the system, only Su Ming could use this soul tool. If he lost it, no one would be able to access its contents. Truly convenient!
As for the Body Tempering Liquid, it was exactly what he needed to refine his body and increase his soul ring absorption limit.
Meanwhile, in various other locations, the female protagonists also saw Su Ming's rewards, but they couldn't see the detailed descriptions.
The item that intrigued them the most was the cultivation manual. Its value undoubtedly surpassed the other two rewards!
After reviewing the descriptions, Su Ming decided to write in his diary to document his day's rewards—filling up some content for the next day's entry, heh.
"People, who can relate? Today's diary rewards are absolutely top-tier!"
"Let's not even talk about the ring-shaped Supreme Soul Tool with 1,000 cubic meters of storage space. Now I can store all my system rewards in one place, and only I can use it—no one else can even see what's inside!"
"And the ten bottles of Body Tempering Liquid? They'll enhance my physical constitution, allowing me to absorb higher-year soul rings!"
"With my Body Technique Mastery already boosting my physical strength, I estimate that I can already try to absorb a millennium soul ring for my first one. With these ten bottles of Body Tempering Liquid, my limit will be even higher!"
In the Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong also eagerly awaited tonight's rewards, hoping to receive something useful herself.
After reading Su Ming's notes about the Body Tempering Liquid, she thought its value even surpassed the Supreme Soul Tool.
Sure, the soul tool had a large storage space and could store living creatures, and it was bound to its user, but that was still within her expectations.
However, the Body Tempering Liquid was something different. It could break through the physical limitations of soul masters, allowing them to absorb higher-quality soul rings.
According to Yu Xiaogang's theory, a soul master's first soul ring limit was about 423 years, with the most talented individuals getting closest to this limit.
Yet, based on Su Ming's diary, Yu Xiaogang's theory was completely debunked. Su Ming had proven this theory wrong through his own experience!
In fact, the theory always had flaws—it wasn't hard to figure out. Whether someone could absorb higher-quality soul rings largely depended on their body's ability to endure it.
By delaying the absorption of their first soul ring and continuing to train, a soul master's limit would inevitably increase. But no one had ever tried this.
This was mainly because the prime years for soul master cultivation were before the age of 30. Delaying the first soul ring for higher absorption limits didn't seem worth the trade-off.
Furthermore, there wasn't an established system for physical training on the continent, and low-level training offered limited benefits. Soul ring absorption was simply faster.
However, Su Ming's Body Tempering Liquid changed the game. If its ingredients could be identified and mass-produced, the implications for the entire continent's soul master population would be staggering!
Bibi Dong wasn't the only one who realized this. Hu Liena, Qian Renxue, and Liu Erlong had the same thoughts.
Liu Erlong, in particular, had mixed feelings. She had always thought Yu Xiaogang was incredibly smart. Now, not only had Su Ming exposed most of Yu Xiaogang's theories as plagiarized, but he had also proven them wrong. Her emotions were all over the place.
As for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, they were astounded that Su Ming could absorb a millennium soul ring as his first. In their noble or royal families, even the most talented individuals typically had first rings of around 400 years. No one had ever absorbed a millennium ring before—it shattered the continent's records!
They couldn't help but feel envious.
Despite their young age, they already knew a lot about martial souls due to the influence of their elders. They wondered whether they could extend the age of their first soul ring by training their bodies now.
If Su Ming knew their thoughts, he'd say: Zhu Zhuqing might have the determination to keep training, but Ning Rongrong? Spoiled by her father Ning Fengzhi and her two grandfathers, she was far too pampered to stick to such a regimen!
Just then, the diary updated again.
"The most important reward is the 'Wood Sutra' cultivation manual. It boosts my cultivation speed by tenfold!"
The female protagonists were shocked. Su Ming already had innate level-ten soul power and was progressing quickly. Now, with his speed multiplied by ten, that was simply too outrageous! Even Bibi Dong, usually composed, showed surprise on her usually cold and beautiful face.
"However, after analyzing the manual's description, I doubt it'll increase my speed by a full ten times. If it's two or three times faster, I'll already be happy!"
Huh?
The female protagonists were confused. The manual said it would increase his speed tenfold, so why was Su Ming saying that even two or three times would be good?
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