Chương 316: Chapter 286: Gu Yuena's Frank Admission: I Want a Hundred!
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When it came to marksmanship, Tang San wasn't an expert, but he wasn't entirely ignorant either. After all, during his six years in Nuoding City, he often sparred with Spirit Hall soul masters and learned a bit about it.
Moreover, this was Spirit City, and as the Holy Son, it was more than sufficient to summon a few soul masters proficient in using spears to teach Gu Yuena.
Over the past two years of practice, Gu Yuena had made significant progress in her marksmanship and gained a deeper understanding of human ingenuity.
Though none of these humans could surpass her in strength and elemental control, their techniques and mastery over force were unparalleled, even by the Dragon God.
The Dragon God never considered such intricate details, relying solely on immense power, seldom utilizing elemental abilities.
"Hu~"
After practicing with the spear over ten times, Gu Yuena stopped, dismissing her instructors. She approached Tang San, who seemed lost in thought, and asked, "How's my progress?"
"You know I'm not adept with spears, but in terms of speed, precision, and power, you've already met the standards. With your Soul Ancestor-level strength, you should be invincible within the same rank and even capable of fighting above your level," Tang San evaluated. "However, to truly master spear techniques, you need battlefield experience. Actual combat is always the best teacher."
"Unfortunately, it's not yet time for war to break out."
"In fact—"
In this Douluo Continent, which he had gradually influenced and altered, the outbreak of war was still uncertain.
In the Tian Dou Empire, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, had gained Emperor Xue Ye's trust and started managing the empire's affairs. Xue Beng, with a missing finger and a disabled body, no longer posed any competition.
Her ascension to the throne of the Tian Dou Empire was certain, with only a declaration from Emperor Xue Ye, either by poisoning or voluntary abdication, left to cement it.
As for the Star Luo Empire, it was currently mimicking the development strategies of Spirit City, mainly focusing on establishing institutions for soul tool research, though facing considerable opposition from various noble families.
Spirit Hall publicly claimed to be researching soul tools for civilian use, which didn't face much opposition from soul masters, as these tools enhanced and simplified their daily lives.
However, the Star Luo Empire's focus was on weaponized soul tools, even inventing a soul tool bomb. An accidental combination of two unrelated soul tool circuits by a researcher led to the discovery that injecting soul power would cause it to gather and then "boom," explode.
Subsequently, the research team delved into explosion studies, ultimately developing an orange-sized soul tool bomb with a blast radius of about five meters.
While that might not sound significant, the explosion's power was enough to severely injure or kill even a Soul King!
The bomb's damage wasn't just from the explosion but also from the shrapnel it scattered, causing secondary injuries that were even more troublesome.
It could be called a weapon of war!
However, this aggressive soul tool incited great resentment among the noble families of the Star Luo Empire.
These families had established their power through their formidable martial souls, but now a single soul tool bomb could shatter a Soul Ancestor's defenses. How could they accept this?
Though some of these family leaders understood that Spirit Hall was likely researching offensive soul tools too, people often clung to wishful thinking.
What if Spirit Hall wasn't?
Moreover, the Star Luo Empire's greatest need to guard against is the Tian Dou Empire! At the very least, the advent of Soul Guide Weapons has diminished the influence of these families, threatening their positions in the Star Luo Empire.
Therefore, the major families of the Star Luo Empire are all opposed to the establishment of the Soul Guide research institutions by the Dai and Zhu families, and there have already been some signs of unrest...
"So, the situation on the continent is this complicated," Gu Yuena listened intently, retracting her Silver Dragon Spear. She thought to herself, "In this regard, soul beasts are comparatively straightforward."
"Ultimately, it all boils down to one thing: human nature is selfish," Tang San patted Gu Yuena's head. "It's just a matter of degrees of selfishness. Truly selfless people are extremely rare in this world."
Gu Yuena felt she was quite selfless. To secure the future of the soul beast clan, she even used part of her origin to create a clone. Now, she had to endure this guy's lectures.
If Tang San knew what she was thinking, he would surely chuckle.
After all, although the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest all acknowledged her as their co-lord, how many would genuinely thank her afterwards remained uncertain.
"Speaking of which, haven't you already guessed my identity?" Gu Yuena suddenly became serious, a silver halo appearing in her purple eyes, her aura growing heavier.
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" To Gu Yuena's surprise, Tang San remained relaxed. It seemed he was confident she wouldn't attack, revealing a hint of curiosity instead.
Instantly, Gu Yuena understood that he had some inkling of her true identity. But considering he hadn't intended to harm her, she dispersed her aura and asked in resignation, "How would you lie?"
"You're just an extraordinarily gifted young girl," Tang San replied without hesitation.
"Hmph!" Gu Yuena turned her head away, huffed coldly, and asked, "Do you know my true identity?"
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast transformed?" Tang San blinked.
"Did that rabbit tell you?" Gu Yuena was curious how Tang San had guessed a bit of her identity. "She's quite clever to discern my disguise."
In truth, Gu Yuena didn't really believe that Xiao Wu could see through her true form. Even with only a portion of her origin, she was still a Divine-ranked entity! How could a mere soft-boned rabbit possibly see through that? Only the person before her, possessing a super powerful dragon-type martial soul, could sense some clues.
"Xiao Wu did indeed guess something, but I mainly confirmed it myself. After all, as a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast, you initially retained much of your beastly nature. Even though the people at the Auction House gave you a background of being 'raised in the wild,' such children raised by beasts generally have extremely poor adaptability to human society and learning ability." Tang San wasn't sure if this reasoning applied to the Douluo Continent, but it was enough to fool Gu Yuena for now. After all, she didn't know the specifics.
Information disparity was ubiquitous.
Sure enough, Gu Yuena froze, her expression falling. "Damn, did my learning ability give it away?"
"No, more importantly, I find it hard to believe that someone would be chosen by the so-called Silver Dragon God at a young age." Tang San revealed the truth. "I've been bullshitting all along, and now you've spoken for yourself."
Gu Yue Na scowled, saying coldly, "Humans are truly cunning!"
"Don't be angry. How about I take you to buy candied haws in the Spirit Hall City?" Tang San comforted her.
"Am I the kind of person who loves to eat?" Gu Yuena turned her head away, her face flushed with anger. Then she declared, "I want a hundred of them!"
(End of this chapter)
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