novelhk Chapter 26 Theoretical Clashes on the Carriage
Chapter 26 Theoretical Clashes on the Carriage
"Master, the resilience of the Blue Silver Grass you described is exactly the same as what my elder brother said."
"Hmm...hmm? You mean, after all these years, I, Yu Xiaogang, still need to plagiarize the theoretical knowledge of a six-year-old?"
"Master, calm down. He's just a child. What the mistress meant was that great minds think alike."
Xiao Yan tried to smooth things over with a smile, but secretly he wished they would start arguing.
"That's right, Master, don't rush, I haven't finished speaking yet." Tang San was very calm. "The option of adding poison to a martial soul that you mentioned, my older brother has never mentioned it before, it's quite novel."
"This toxicity can just make up for the Blue Silver Grass's weakness of lacking offensive means, thus making you a Battle Soul Master."
"Oh! Is that so, Master? Neither I nor my mistress ever thought of that."
"Hmph, just a kid, a kid. He only has some hearsay and thinks he can start his own school of thought. Now he realizes how ignorant he is?" Yu Xiaogang sneered inwardly.
"So there's still a lot you need to learn from me. You need to know that there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding."
Yu Xiaogang noticed that when he patiently explained things to the two children on the carriage, they listened intently without showing any of the resistance he had shown earlier, which made him even more smug.
Sure enough, it was just a child's arrogance. As long as I put forward the core concept, even a child would be fooled. It seems I need to change my teaching methods.
Yu Xiaogang seemed to remember something, and took out an exquisitely designed belt from his pocket. The black belt was inlaid with twenty-four milky white gemstones, each one incredibly beautiful. Now that his theory had been proven authoritative, he should naturally offer a reward.
This is clearly the most valuable thing that Master Yu Xiaogang owns: the original soul tool "Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon".
"Little San, now that you've finally seen the light, as your master, I should naturally give you a little something as a gift. This is a storage-type soul tool that I've had for many years..."
"Pfft."
Xiao Yan, who was just teasing Gangzi, finally couldn't help but laugh.
"Master, are you perhaps misunderstanding something?" Tang San's tone was somewhat displeased. "I simply didn't refute your idea of imbuing Blue Silver Grass with poison, but that doesn't mean I agree with you."
"Poisoning Blue Silver Grass? I don't know what you were thinking. And who said they wanted to take a piece of trash like you as their master?"
Tang San had heard Xiao Yan's explanation a few days ago. It was clear that for the Blue Silver Grass, which was known for its vitality, adding poison would actually contradict its original vitality. Tang San only refrained from refuting it because his elder brother Xiao Yan seemed very interested. But now, if he didn't say anything, Yu Xiaogang would really take advantage of him.
Yu Xiaogang's hand, which had just handed over the belt, froze in mid-air, and the smile on his face vanished instantly.
"Master, please don't be like that. Children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things." Xiao Yan smiled apologetically as he took the belt from the air. This thing was a good item, and it wouldn't hurt for Tang San to have a name attached to it. If he missed it, although he disliked Gangzi, he would never do something like murder and robbery.
"However, Xiao San is, after all, my younger brother, so the matter of him becoming my apprentice is still up for discussion. I'll accept the gift from you, his half-master, on his behalf."
Yu Xiaogang let Xiao Yan take the thing from his hand. He glanced at Xiao Yan, as if to say, "Did you tell Tang San about these ideas?"
Xiao Yan, naturally acting as if it were none of his business, shrugged and stuffed the belt he had collected into Tang San's hand.
Tang San looked at his elder brother with a puzzled expression. Was it really worth selling himself for a tattered belt?
"Do you think there's something wrong with my idea that I shouldn't assign poison to the first spirit ring of Blue Silver Grass?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Come here, little sister, tell your master what unique ideas you have."
"Whose teacher are you...?"
"As a plant-type weapon spirit, Blue Silver Grass does not have obvious offensive power, but it also has its own advantages, and these are things that some plants do not have: Blue Silver Grass's vitality." Seeing that Xiao Yan had spoken, Tang San stopped talking and silently shut his mouth, waiting for his older brother to speak first.
"So what?"
Yu Xiaogang was somewhat disdainful, thinking that this kid could actually say something. Blue Silver Grass was just a weed. Everyone knew that it had strong vitality, so there was no need to mention it.
"Doesn't the master think that if Xiao San's first spirit ring is a poisonous plant or animal spirit beast, it would conflict with the compatibility of his Blue Silver Grass?"
What is grass? It grows all over the mountains and fields, ever-renewing, just as a wildfire cannot burn it out. When Soul Masters consider their Soul Rings, the core thing they value is to maximize the advantages of their Martial Soul. If poison is applied, it will actually make the Blue Silver Grass, whose inherent life force is an advantage, mediocre. If a plant is to be able to withstand poison, it must be fragile. Otherwise, how can the venom within the plant adhere to its opponent?
And what you call added resilience is not just an empty shell.
Blue Silver Grass isn't some other random grass; it doesn't have thorns or anything like that. It's just grass, and it's common because it's grass, and powerful because it's grass.
Xiao Yan's theory made Tang San's eyes light up. Yes, even ordinary grass can become powerful by utilizing its own characteristics.
"Is the master going to say that the Blue Silver Grass will mutate again based on the absorption of different soul rings, thereby satisfying the requirements of the poison?"
But grass is grass, and its growth trajectory is just like that. Just like the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex of the three sects, even if it is attached to the worst soul ring, it cannot escape the fate of a battle soul master.
Since you're so fixated on poison, why not offer suggestions to snakes or other poison-attribute martial souls from the start? Going through all this trouble here, is it really going to be effective? Poisoning the vibrant Blue Silver Grass is simply an unnecessary disaster.
"I didn't say that I had to give Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass a poison-attribute soul ring. It would be best if it did, but if not, other options are also acceptable."
Xiao Yan didn't continue. Looking at Yu Xiaogang's stubborn expression, he knew that he had convinced the other party. In addition, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex that he had just mentioned would stimulate him to some extent.
Continuing to argue might lead to a breakdown in relations. Although the carriage ride was a bit bumpy, it was free nonetheless. Plus, Gangzi had just given him a big belt, so he might as well teach him a lesson.
"Besides, Master, you don't even understand your own martial soul, so why are you here to instruct me on my martial soul?"
"Little San, how dare you speak to the master like that?" Xiao Yan immediately adopted a mature and lecturing tone, but the look in his eyes as he looked at Tang San was practically saying, "Well done!"
"The master's martial soul is already a mutated, separated martial soul, which is already very painful. Please don't reopen his wounds."
"But big brother, aren't you also a separated martial spirit? Yet you know to train with the Rolling Ball Beast to strengthen your martial spirit. I've never heard of a master exercising with his martial spirit on the playground."
Yu Xiaogang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. From the moment he saw Xiao Yan's information, all he could think about was conducting experiments on this child who also possessed a separated martial soul. However, he never considered learning from Xiao Yan's methods. He even believed that with his own Luo Sanpao as a precedent, Xiao Yan's martial soul was nothing more than a flash in the pan.
"What do you know! A bunch of brats. What is Xiao Yan's status? What is mine? He can attract attention on the playground with that ugly thing, but I am a master. How could I possibly train with my martial spirit? Don't you think those people have mocked me enough?"
Xiao Yan looked at Yu Xiaogang, whose neck was flushed red, with some pity. He raised his hand to signal Tang San not to say anything more. It was clearly his own martial soul, possessing the bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex or even the Golden Sacred Dragon, yet you looked down on it and ruined it to the point that all he could do was fart. It was truly pathetic.