svetikya Chapter 8 One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father
Chapter 8 One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father
"Soul skills are all nonsense?" Tang San narrowed his eyes, his expression strange.
"Damn bastard." Yu Xiaogang's face was ugly. The young man in front of him had actually revealed his secrets. He quickly looked at God King Tang San.
There are concerns that it will be affected.
God King Tang San calmly said, "Teacher, I have heard these rumors. In my opinion, they are all malicious slander. It is because others are jealous of your wisdom. They cannot refute you with theory, so they deliberately target your flaws and weaknesses."
"Xiao San." Yu Xiaogang quickly grabbed Shenwang Tang San's hand.
What is this? His dream disciple?
Yu Xiaogang was almost moved to tears. He vowed that he would definitely train God King Tang San well.
"You are Tang San's younger brother. Would you like to become my disciple like your brother?" Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San with a kind smile.
In his view, the innate soul power between twin brothers should not be too different.
As for Qin Xu, he felt that the more he paid attention to him, the more arrogant and overbearing Qin Xu would become.
Tang San's heart stirred, and he secretly glanced at the Qin Ruins, preparing to observe the situation.
Qin Xu immediately said, "Tang San, you shouldn't become his disciple. In the world of Soul Masters, a Soul Master can only have one formal teacher."
Tang San thought for a moment, then looked at Qin Xu: "You know me?"
Qin Xu smiled slightly and said, "You must be a work-study student at Notting Academy this year. I just sponsored Notting Academy and am currently a member of the board of directors! You have innate full soul power and a bright future, so I naturally won't let you go astray."
This master possessed a large collection of books, but my collection is no less than his. Furthermore, although my talent for cultivation is lacking, I am still quite wealthy.
Rivals are enemies. Qinxu has already lost one God King Tang San, so we can't let this little guy be fooled too.
"Blue Silver Grass is just a useless martial soul. But I can transform it into a decent control-type martial soul." Yu Xiaogang was greatly shocked upon hearing that Tang San also possessed innate full soul power. Knowing that Tang San probably also had twin martial souls, he quickly said:
"In this world, only I know the correct direction for training Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters!"
Yu Xiaogang was quite anxious, but God King Tang San whispered, "Teacher, my younger brother's martial soul has undergone a malignant mutation. Although he has full innate soul power, the quality of his martial soul is not high."
Yu Xiaogang didn't care. That was innate full soul power. So what if the quality of the martial soul was poor?
At worst, we can conduct comparative experiments.
However, Yu Xiaogang said gently, "Xiao San, I understand. For your sake, I will teach her carefully."
Qin Xu shook his head and said, "Blue Silver Grass might be a useless martial soul, but Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power cannot be a useless martial soul. Innate soul power determines the quality of a martial soul. If you cultivate Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power as if it were an ordinary Blue Silver Grass, you would be misleading people."
Yu Xiaogang glanced coldly at Qin Xu, cursing him under his breath, but he didn't want to expose his disciple's secret of having twin martial souls. Once exposed, the Spirit Hall would definitely come to investigate, and then it wouldn't be certain whether God King Tang San could still stay by his side and learn from him.
Tang San's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his Blue Silver Grass wasn't a useless martial soul after all? He remained calm and listened quietly, preparing to gain more information.
"What do you know? The Blue Silver Grass martial soul has always been the most useless martial soul. The best development path for Blue Silver Grass is to go for poison and control types. Even if you are unwilling to become my disciple, I have said all I need to say." Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and said.
Qin Xu shook his head: "Yu Xiaogang, you've been at Notting Academy for over twenty years now, calling yourself a master, but all you do is freeload, cheat and swindle. For over twenty years, you haven't even taught a single student."
But why are you so eager to please these two kids, even though you keep saying they have the useless martial soul Blue Silver Grass? Are you crazy about taking them as your disciples?
It's very simple. These two children are born with full soul power, and you're trying to trick a genius into becoming your disciple. This proves your ridiculous theory. Even with poor teaching skills, a genius born with full soul power will still achieve considerable success.
A true master should discover the potential of ordinary people and teach them to become geniuses, rather than specifically seeking out geniuses to teach. At least, it shouldn't be about only seeking out geniuses…
Tang San's expression gradually changed.
Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red: "I didn't! How dare you insult this master!"
Qin Xu continued his attack: "You have never taught any disciples, which shows that your teaching level is mediocre."
Not to mention you have an unproven theory. If you take on disciples and, according to your theory, allow a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with innate full soul power to absorb a poison-attribute Soul Ring, have you considered the consequences of a failed experiment? What about the remedial measures after failure? Absorbing a Soul Ring is the most important thing for a Soul Master; the slightest mistake will diminish their potential.
Qin Xu looked at Tang San and said, "Little friend, you must not agree to him. Letting someone with no teaching experience teach you is like playing with your life and future. He wants to take you as his disciple so that he can use you as his guinea pig to test his unproven theories."
Tang San's gaze suddenly turned icy cold as he looked at Yu Xiaogang, his expression hostile.
Yu Xiaogang, by using himself as a guinea pig for no reason, is already courting death!
Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red, but he couldn't reveal the other party's secret of having twin martial souls. He glared at Qin Xu resentfully and said, "Xiao San, let's go."
God King Tang San lowered the silent hidden arrow in his hand; he wasn't confident he could subdue the young man instantly. He glanced calmly at Tang San and said indifferently, "You'd better not get involved with him. This man insulted my teacher; he's not one of us."
Qin Xu narrowed his eyes. He truly hadn't expected that God King Tang San would have such an astonishing thought process...
Tang San interrupted, "Brother, don't interfere with my choice. I've been fooled by this liar."
God King Tang San glanced at Tang San, sneered, and shook his head.
Tang San glanced gratefully at Qin Xu, just about to say something.
He realized that Qin Xu was looking for him not just to stop him from becoming Yu Xiaogang's apprentice, but there must be other reasons.
It's very likely that this was also for the purpose of taking on apprentices.
Qin Xu looked at Tang San, smiled slightly, and said, "Little San, do you know what my martial soul is?"
Tang San was slightly taken aback.
The next moment, he saw a faint cyan light appear on Qin Xu's palm. When the light faded, a small blue-silver grass appeared in Qin Xu's palm, with bright gold patterns on its surface.
Its mere appearance made Tang San feel refreshed and invigorated.
"Blue Silver Grass?" Tang San's eyes widened.
Qin Xu smiled and said, "Little San, we are both Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters. Now I want to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?"
"I..." Tang San opened his mouth, about to refuse.
"No need to rush, let me introduce myself first. My surname is Qin, and my current soul power level is level 30, but my innate soul power is only level 2."
This speed far surpasses that of those with similar innate soul power as me. Furthermore, by choosing suitable soul rings, I have significantly improved the quality of my martial soul, compensating for my acquired deficiencies. I can assure you, in this world, no one understands Blue Silver Grass better than me.”
Tang San's spirits lifted, and he suddenly looked up.
How to improve the quality of a martial spirit?
His own martial soul quality was far inferior to that of his elder brother, which had always been a major source of frustration for him! Yet the young man before him claimed that he could solve this problem?
Qin Xu put his finger to his lips: "This is also one of my secrets. Whether or not you become my apprentice, don't tell anyone."
Choosing the right spirit rings to compensate for the shortcomings of one's martial soul is a secret, but it won't attract the covetousness of others.
Tang San's heart pounded, and he felt a little uneasy.
He knew his own situation best. On one hand, he was certain that he was not a true innate full-strength soul force and worried that if he were to expose himself, Qin Xu's attitude towards him would change.
On the other hand, he also longed to improve the quality of his martial soul.
Through his observations, Tang San concluded that improving the quality of a martial soul is extremely difficult.
Having finally found an opportunity to improve the quality of his martial soul, Tang San was determined not to let it slip away easily.
Moreover, since God King Tang San has already become an apprentice, wouldn't it affect my future development if I didn't become an apprentice myself?
Qin Xu smiled and said, "Little friend, don't worry so much. Release your Martial Soul first and let me see. Besides, although I'm only level 30 right now, I've gained some insights into Martial Soul theory. I can guarantee that your first three Soul Rings will be top-tier; you definitely won't be disappointed."
"Top-tier spirit ring configuration?" Tang San thought of the imposing Grandmaster Su Yuntao, who only had two spirit rings. The young man in front of him could confidently claim to have the top three spirit rings, which made him quite curious.
"Senior, if I may be so bold as to ask, what do you mean by the best configuration of spirit rings?" Tang San bowed respectfully to Qin Xu and asked somewhat nervously.
"Little San, it's good that you have your own ideas." Qin Xu smiled and explained, "In the world of Soul Masters, every ten levels a Soul Master has, there is one opportunity to absorb and kill a Soul Beast and obtain a Soul Ring."
After absorbing a spirit ring, one not only gains spirit skills but also comprehensively enhances their strength. One-ring spirit master, two-ring great spirit master, three-ring spirit venerable, four-ring spirit grandmaster, and so on, all the way up to nine-ring titled Douluo…
Nine Rings, Title Douluo.
A longing flashed in Tang San's eyes; he yearned for the world of Soul Masters that Qin Xu had described.
"The optimal age limit for a Soul Master's Soul Rings refers to the maximum age limit a Soul Master can absorb from Soul Beasts. For example, a Soul Master's first Soul Ring can absorb Soul Rings with an age limit of over four hundred years, and their second Soul Ring can absorb Soul Rings with an age limit of over seven hundred years..."
Of course, not everyone can absorb such a high-level spirit ring. A spirit master's ability to absorb a spirit ring is related to their physical attributes and the quality of their spirit.
The latter's influence is no less than the former's, so this standard can only be achieved by the most elite Soul Masters on the mainland.
"Spirit rings not only represent combat power, but also potential. Ten-year spirit rings are white, hundred-year spirit rings are yellow, and thousand-year spirit rings are purple..." Qin Xu explained as he had Tang San follow him.
When Tang San recalled "Grandmaster Su Yuntao", he immediately remembered the two large spirit rings, one white and one yellow, that Su Yuntao wore.
In other words, even the revered Master Su Yuntao did not have the optimal soul ring ratio.
Even his first spirit ring was a very mediocre ten-year spirit ring.
How could Qin Xu obtain the best soul ring ratio for himself?
After listening to Qin Xu's account, Tang San's expression turned solemn.
So there's so much to learn about absorbing spirit rings.
If you rely on hunting for spirit rings yourself, not to mention that you don't know which spirit beast is most suitable for you, just considering the age limit of the spirit beasts you hunt, even if it's not a ten-year spirit ring like Master Su Yuntao, it's at most a hundred-year spirit ring.
Suddenly, Tang San's understanding of the Qin Ruins deepened, making him think even more highly of it.
While marveling at the naive boy, Qin Xu led Tang San to the restaurant on the second floor of Notting Academy.
Seeing Tang San's somewhat bewildered expression, Qin Xu smiled and said, "It's alright, it's on me today."
Tang San opened his mouth. He really wanted to become an apprentice, but he was worried that Qin Xu would change his attitude after seeing the quality of his martial soul.
But he was not one to hesitate. As they approached the restaurant, Tang San gritted his teeth and released his martial soul.
In Tang San's palm, tender shoots of blue-silver grass sprouted, and on the leaves, almost faded silver veins shimmered slightly.
No one noticed that the surrounding Blue Silver Grass bowed slightly. Qin Xu also felt his Martial Soul tremble slightly.
Qin Xu didn't care. On the contrary, he felt that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul was too weak in suppressing his own martial soul.
"Oh?" Qin Xu was slightly taken aback. He carefully observed Tang San's martial soul and quickly discovered that Tang San's martial soul quality was not as high as he had imagined, but its essence was extremely special, which only increased his curiosity.
"Malignant mutation? No, it's insufficient source energy? Then you shouldn't have innate full soul power. Could it be similar to Yuexuan's situation?" Qin Xu stroked his chin.
Tang San initially thought Qin Xu would connect this to the possibility that he might have a secret, but after listening to Qin Xu's analysis, Tang San realized that he was only six years old at the moment.
It's abnormal for Qin Xu to doubt himself.
Qin Xu frowned, investigated for a long time, and had a vague guess in his heart, but he did not tell Tang San immediately. He only said, "The martial soul has degenerated, but it is not beyond repair. It is much better than my situation back then. I will find a way."
Hearing Qin Xu's words, Tang San felt reassured. Qin Xu not only didn't pry into his secrets, but was also willing to help him find a solution. He felt a warmth in his heart and made up his mind.
Looking up at Qin Xu, he said, "Senior, I was just hesitant before because I didn't think my talent was as good as you expected. Now, I am grateful that you don't mind my lack of talent. Please accept me as your disciple."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San respectfully knelt down and bowed to Qin Xu.
Qin Xu accepted the greeting, but after Tang San finished kowtowing, he was stunned. However, since Tang San was still by his side, he could not immediately inquire, but he still asked.
"My dear mistress, kowtowing is a gesture of respect reserved for royalty and parents..."
"A teacher for a day is a father for life. Since you are Xiao San's teacher, you should be respected by Xiao San as a father." Tang San said respectfully.
In his previous life, as an outer disciple of the Tang Clan, he placed great importance on lineage and mastery, considering them as important as bloodline inheritance.
"Good, good, good." Qin Xu was overjoyed and immediately helped Tang San up.
At this moment, Qin Xu felt a cool sensation in his head, and everything around him was changing.
At first, he felt a stinging sensation in his eyes, and then a series of bright lights appeared before him. Immediately afterwards, a forest of characters, like tadpoles, appeared before Qin Xu and flooded his mind.
"Good fortune, black mark, dimensional ascension..."
Qin Ruins
[Fate - Blue; Luck - 1; Life - 50; Soul Power - 90]
Ok?
In an instant, Qin Xu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he grasped the use of the black seal almost instantly.
"Strengthen everything?" Qin Xu's heart stirred slightly, but he quickly suppressed his inner joy.
The Black Seal Martial Soul has finally awakened.
However, it could not bring him great strength.
Its sole purpose is to enhance all things by harnessing the good fortune brought about by destiny.
Good fortune is a transformation of destiny, like a dragon or snake! However, ordinary people cannot actively utilize good fortune; it can only subtly influence them. And when good fortune drops to a certain level, misfortune will follow.