Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Shrek Academy lounge.
The other team members had already left, and only Master and Tang San remained in the empty room.
The team fighting soul match against Blazing Academy had just concluded, with Shrek Academy narrowly winning.
Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was completely countered by the fire-attribute Martial Souls of all their opponents, it was only through the strong performance of Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, and Tang San's use of the ability from the newly acquired ten-thousand-year spider-type right arm Martial Soul Bone at the last moment, that they barely managed to turn the tide of the battle.
"Little San, you're still not going back to rest. Is there something else?" Sitting in his wheelchair, Master looked at Tang San, who had been standing by the window for a long time, and spoke softly.
Hearing this, Tang San immediately turned around and walked quickly to Master.
He was silent for a long while, a hint of unwillingness on his face. After a moment, he slowly raised his head, his gaze firm as he looked at Master, and said in a deep voice:
"Teacher, I... I want to switch to Cultivating my second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer!"
Master's reaction was beyond Tang San's expectation. He did not get angry or refuse, but instead looked at Tang San with deep eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Why do you suddenly have this idea?"
Seeing that Master did not object, Tang San's heart settled slightly. The frustration and unyielding Martial Soul accumulated from today's battle surged up, and he said with a hint of excitement and unwillingness:
"Teacher, my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, as my Soul Power Rank continuously increases, its limitations as a standard trash Martial Soul are becoming more and more apparent!"
"Whether it's Dai Mubai's White Tiger Martial Soul, Fatty's Evil Fire Phoenix, or Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the Foundation of these top-tier Martial Souls is too strong! Their Martial Soul Abilities will multiply in power as their Soul Power increases, becoming more and more terrifying."
As he spoke, he slowly spread his palm, summoning his dark Blue Silver Grass.
Although the Blue Silver Grass gained the ability to devour after its mutation.
But in Tang San's eyes, it was exceptionally fragile.
"And what about my Blue Silver Grass? Although you said it has strong plasticity, it's simply too useless! No matter how good the spirit rings I attach are, or how many abilities I give it, the basic attributes of the Blue Silver Grass are simply too poor, completely incomparable to those top-tier Martial Souls!"
"If I hadn't been lucky enough to accidentally acquire the Eight Spider Lances, an external Spirit Bone, and absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring beyond my Rank, forcibly increasing my cultivation and physical fitness, I'm afraid my strength would have been far surpassed by Mubai and Fatty long ago! My feeling of powerlessness was even stronger today against Blazing Academy! Relying solely on Blue Silver Grass, my path as a Soul Master simply won't go far!"
Hearing this, Master nodded in agreement. He pushed his wheelchair closer to Tang San and said with a rather solemn tone:
"Little San, these problems you're thinking about now are precisely the problems I, your teacher, have been contemplating and researching recently."
"However, Cultivating two Martial Souls simultaneously has one major, and most fatal, difficulty. That is, the two Martial Souls might conflict due to the different attributes of the attached spirit rings!"
"On the Douluo Continent, you are the third person confirmed to possess twin spirits."
"Intelligent people are not just us. If we can think of Cultivating two Martial Souls simultaneously to compensate for the shortcomings of a single Martial Soul, our predecessors must have thought of it too."
At this point, Master's voice carried a hint of heaviness.
"According to the secretly guarded records of Spirit Hall, the first Genius Soul Master with twin spirits, when he tried to attach spirit rings to his second Martial Soul, his situation was very similar to yours now; he also felt that his first Martial Soul lacked potential."
"However, when he cautiously added the third spirit ring to his second Martial Soul... the Soul Power of different attributes contained within the two Martial Souls clashed violently and irreconcilably within his body, ultimately leading to... his body exploding and dying, a truly tragic end."
Hearing this, Tang San's expression suddenly changed. His pupils constricted slightly, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Teacher, what did you say? That Soul Master's body... exploded and died?"
Master nodded heavily, confirming this cruel fact, but then added: "However, from the experience of that failure, at least one thing can be confirmed. When adding the first two spirit rings to the second Martial Soul, the body should not experience too many problems. The conflict only fully erupted when the third spirit ring was added."
Tang San was stunned for a moment, then immediately pressed on:
"Then... Teacher, you just said I'm the third. Who is the other twin spirits owner? Did he... did he succeed?"
Hearing this question, Master's expression instantly became somewhat complex and profound. He was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, his voice carrying an indescribable emotion:
"The second person to possess twin spirits... she succeeded. Moreover, she not only succeeded but also became one of the most powerful experts on the Continent today."
"She is the current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall — Bibi Dong."
"What? Bibi Dong has twin spirits?" Tang San's face changed again. This news shocked and astounded him even more than hearing about the first twin spirits owner exploding and dying.
That woman, who stood at the pinnacle of power on the Continent, actually possessed such a talent?
"Hmm." Master looked at Tang San's shocked expression, nodded, and said with some confidence in his tone: "When I was young... I had some acquaintance with her."
"Little San, don't worry, I will help you solve the problem of Cultivating twin spirits. At worst, in a few days, I will personally go to Spirit City and ask her to see if she can tell me how to correctly Cultivate twin spirits to avoid the risk of exploding."
At this point, a hint of certainty even appeared on his face, as if recalling some past events. "I believe, with the acquaintance she and I had back then, this small matter... she should not refuse me."
Taking a deep breath, Tang San didn't think too much and directly asked the most crucial question:
"Teacher, then in your opinion, should I start attaching spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer now? If I really do, what attribute of spirit ring would be most suitable?"
Hearing this, Master fell into contemplation, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrest of his wheelchair.
After a moment, he suddenly looked up, his eyes shining with the unique light of a Martial Soul theory researcher, and said earnestly: "Add them! Since we already know that the risk of the first two spirit rings is relatively controllable, this opportunity must be seized. As for the attribute..."
"I believe we should prioritize attaching fire-attribute spirit rings!"
"Fire attribute?" Tang San was stunned for a moment, his face full of confusion as he asked:
"Teacher, why is that?"
"The Clear Sky Hammer is a pure power-type Tool Spirit. Wouldn't attaching a fire attribute be somewhat mismatched? And didn't we just get countered by Blazing Academy's fire attribute?"
"It's precisely because we were countered that we need to understand and learn it even more, and even control it!" Master's voice rose a few octaves, carrying a nearly fanatical excitement.
He immediately brought out the theory he had been inspired by from the pot of boiling water while watching the earlier match.
"Little San, think about it! Water can counter fire, that's common sense."
"But conversely, extreme flames can also evaporate water! The reason Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Grass is so troublesome is precisely because it contains an extraordinary and vast life force. This manifestation of life force is remarkably similar to water's characteristic of nourishing all things!"
"If your Clear Sky Hammer is augmented with fire-attribute spirit rings, gaining the power of fire! Then, when facing Tang Chuan's life-filled Blue Silver Grass, it can form an absolute attribute counter! Using fire to burn his Blue Silver Grass, which is like the water of life! Wouldn't that be perfect?"
Hearing Master use the theory of fire countering water to argue for the necessity of attaching fire-attribute spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San's mind immediately had a flash of insight, and he drew an analogy:
"Teacher, if we look at it according to your Martial Soul theory..."
"Although my Blue Silver Grass itself is countered by fire, if I later attach ice-attribute or water-attribute spirit rings to the Blue Silver Grass, wouldn't it also be possible to counter fire-attribute Martial Souls like Blazing Academy's?"
"Even if it can't achieve a complete counter, at least it should give the Blue Silver Grass corresponding fire resistance, right? So it wouldn't be easily burned off and completely ineffective like it is now when it encounters fire."
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