"Correct, if you cultivated Clear Sky Hammer now, your strength would indeed start rising again in a short time. As long as you have suitable spirit rings, you will immediately become powerful, even more powerful than fifty or sixtieth ranked Spirit Masters. But, haven't you considered, if you began cultivating Clear Sky Hammer at ninetieth rank, getting nine spirit rings, what quality would they be? At that time, even if getting nine hundred thousand year spirit rings at the same time wouldn't be impossible. Even if Blue Silver Grass was no good, it would still be enough to push you to that level, it wouldn't be too late to prepare at that time. With your present cultivation speed, perhaps you will break your father's record of becoming the youngest Title Douluo. What's the rush?"
Dugu Bo clearly didn't know about the deadliness of twin spirits, but his arguments were clear and easy to see.
'Yes, I could obtain external strength before, why couldn't I do it later? When others have ten thousand year spirit rings, I have a twenty thousand year spirit ring, when others have fiffty thousand year spirit rings, I'll get a hundred thousand year. Relying on the effect of spirit rings can also pull closer the gap between me and the quality of others' spirits. What's more, right now I still have a spirit bone to trade. Aren't these also my own advantages?'
The disorder in his mind gradually left, and the fog in his heart quietly dissipated. Right now, the only question that still remained was how to make himself stronger.
Dugu Bo looked at Tang San's changing expression and knew this little freak had already figured out a lot from his pointer. Leaning back in his chair, he smiled:
"Little freak, do you know where I went this time?"
Tang San snapped:
"How could I know what an old freak like you is up to?"
Along with his mood recovering, he clearly became a lot more relaxed.
Dugu Bo grinned, saying:
"I went to exchange pointers with an old friend."
"Eh? Win or lose?"
Tang San asked.
The green light in Dugu Bo's eyes became agitated,
"I didn't win, and I didn't lose, it was at least a draw. Haha."
Tang San mocked:
"Only a draw, what's there to be proud about."
Dugu Bo curled his lip, saying:
"You know farts. Every time I fought that fellow before I would be beaten into the dirt, battered and exhausted, if I didn't rely on poison, I would be dead long ago. But this time he was the dirty one, were it not for this old man being compassionate and merciful, perhaps I'd have killed him."
Tang San started, if Dugu Bo said this, then his opponent was definitely a Title Douluo. Otherwise, how could Dugu Bo be beaten ragged?
"Your strength progressed?"
Dugu Bo said with immense pride:
"That's not it. This fellow's spirit power has reached ninety sixth rank, considered an expert among Title Douluo, with even more astonishing power behind him. This time he almost fell, you tell me how I couldn't be excited. Of course, this was also thanks to you."
"Me? How is it related to me? That was a ninety sixth ranked Title Douluo, I'm forty something ranked."
Dugu Bo grinned:
"Still remember those Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls you gave me? Really can't know without using, but they scared me out of my skin. This time it should have been me who lost. At that time, I was already forced back and prepared to run, but I suddenly remembered that nice thing you gave me. So I pulled it out and used it. I didn't expect that thing to really be so scarily powerful. That idiot ate at least seven or eight poison darts, and all of a sudden it let me turn the tables. In the end he had no choice but to take to his heels and run. Hahahaha."
Thinking back at the happy sight, Dugu Bo couldn't help laughing.
Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls? Tang San hadn't used them since he made these hidden weapons. Suddenly, a great flash of divine light lit up his mind, his brain suddenly becoming sharp. 'Hidden weapons. Hidden weapons, I'm from Tang Sect, I have hidden weapons.'
'That's right, Blue Silver Grass might not be a formidable spirit, but just like Teacher said, its plasticity is still extraordinarily formidable. If, if I can combine my Blue Silver Grass with the hidden weapons I inherited from Tang Sect, then, what will the result be?'
His heart suddenly throbbed breathlessly. Tang San swallowed a big gulp of saliva. His mind was already impatiently reflecting on how he should combine Blue Silver Grass with the mysteries of his hidden weapon secret lore.
Dugu Bo saw Tang San suddenly tremble after hearing about him using the Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls. He immediately became lifeless, and also couldn't help but start.
"Little freak, what is it?"
"Ah? It's nothing. Old freak, thank you for enlightening me, I've already figured it out."
Dugu Bo assumed the appearance of a capable person,
"Me saving you can't be free of charge. I already used up those Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls. Don't you still have some? Give me another two. I can trade for something. Or pay."
Tang San stared at Dugu Bo,
"Trade farts, take them."
Four dark green spheres flew straight at Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo was so scared he jumped, flustered catching the four Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls, grumbling:
"Stinking brat, are you after my old life! What if they exploded? Are you after my old life!"
Tang San smiled:
"If I didn't have even this much confidence, how could I even make them. Moreover, with my spirit power, even if they really exploded, could they injure an old freak like you?"
Dugu Bo cautiously loaded the four Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls into a spirit tool, satisfied saying:
"These things of yours, not only is the attack range great, but the penetrating power is great. Especially after colliding. The more violently they collide, the more spirit power I use, the greater the piercing power. It's a pity they're not poisonous enough. Otherwise, they would be even scarier."
Tang San reminded Dugu Bo:
"Old freak, don't depend on them too much. Even though the Cluster Soul Chasing Life Taking Balls have great power, as hidden weapons, what's most important is surprise. When confronting an opponent on the same level, if you lose the element of surprise, their effect won't be so good. As for the poison, originally when I made them I didn't have suitable drugs on hand, and even though I've gained some later, it's very difficult to reinforce the poison after they've already been formed."
Dugu Bo grinned, saying:
"That's no good. Make some more."
Tang San smiled wryly:
"You think they're candy? It's easier said than done. It requires a great amount of time. Right now I'm participating in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, spare time must all be used for cultivating, how could I make them. Let's talk about it once the tournament is over."
Dugu Bo nodded, saying:
"I heard you already passed the qualifiers. Next should be the ranking competition. With a little freak like you overseeing it, you should be able to get a good place, perhaps you'll even enter the top three."
Tang San smiled:
"Why not champions? Don't you have that much confidence in me?"
Dugu Bo shrugged, saying:
"That's not a question of confidence. In front of absolute strength, what use is confidence? If you can enter the top three, that's already a good achievement. There was never any doubt about who would win this tournament."
Hearing Dugu Bo say this, Tang San couldn't keep his heart from twitching,
"Eh? Since you say as much, do you know some team that's especially strong?"
Dugu Bo sighed, saying:
"How is Spirit Hall so powerful? It's because they recruit so many Spirit Master experts. Apart from the seven great schools, practically all formidable Spirit Masters belong to Spirit Hall. No one can possess more information about Spirit Masters and factors for cultivation than Spirit Hall. Under Spirit Hall's careful fostering, a group of elite Spirit Masters will emerge with each generation. This time is no different. I've heard that Spirit Hall has a few little juniors with astonishing talent, even the Supreme Pontiff praises them as Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, the masters of the future. And it's precisely them that are representing Spirit Hall in this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. They're all barely more than twenty, and there's no need to doubt their strength. Spirit Hall provided them with cultivation resources and outfitting in all areas, how could common advanced Spirit Master academies compare. Even you couldn't do it. You're after all still too young, perhaps you can catch up to them in another ten years."
Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo, naturally he wouldn't talk without thinking. Hearing him say this, Tang San's mood immediately turned serious.
"Since you say this, Spirit Hall is determined to win this tournament?"
Dugu Bo nodded, saying:
"Don't you know what the prize is for the final champions in this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament?"
Tang San blankly shook his head.
Dugu Bo snorted coldly,
"Originally Spirit Hall was preparing to give those things directly to those geniuses of the Golden Generation, but were opposed by the elders of Elder Palace. As a result, the Supreme Pontiff compromised and decided to give them some training, and that's this tournament. And Spirit Hall took out those things that were originally going to them as rewards for the champions. Tell me, how couldn't they be determined to win?"
"What are those things?"
Tang San curiously asked.
Dugu Bo retorted:
"To Spirit Masters, what's most precious?"
Tang San's heart twitched,
"Don't tell me it's a spirit bone?"
Dugu Bo shook his head,
"No, not one, but three."
"What?"
Tang San turned pale with fright. Three spirit bones? What kind of concept was that? Something like spirit bones was a divine existence to Spirit Masters. Any one spirit bone could give a Spirit Master an enormous boost. Three spirit bones, that wasn't something that could be weighed with money.
Dugu Bo said:
"These three spirit bones were set aside by Spirit Hall, left behind by their passed away elders. Since the Supreme Pontiff dares take them out as reward for the champions, you can imagine their confidence in their athletes. Do you still have thoughts of being lucky?"
"Of course."
Tang San said without the slightest hesitation,
"Since they've taken them out, there's no need for them to take them back again. Old freak, do you know the levels of Spirit Hall's athletes in the tournament, and what their spirits are?"