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"Tianheng, go to the Grand Spirit Arena and bring Teacher back. I have something important to discuss with him," Tang San said in a serious tone.
"What happened?" Everyone's expressions turned grim.
Tang San wouldn't make such claims without reason. Clearly, something had occurred.
"Tianheng, you go ahead. The rest of you come back to the academy with me."
As they were speaking, Flender walked over. "Xiao San, all of you go into the academy first. I'll go find Xiaogang. If there's anything urgent, you students can discuss it among yourselves first. If it can't be resolved, we older folks will help you."
"Regardless of what happens, don't give up on yourself. You still have everyone here, including your teachers."
"That's right, Xiao San. We're all classmates—there's no obstacle we can't overcome together." Dai Mubai smiled as he echoed the sentiment.
Tang San was deeply moved.
He nodded earnestly. "Thank you, everyone. Principal, let's head inside."
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In an empty classroom within the academy.
Tang San stood in front of everyone and extended his left hand.
The Hao Tian Hammer martial soul emerged, accompanied by four soul rings—purple, black, black, black.
"Xiao San, what's going on with your martial soul? Isn't it supposed to be Blue Silver Grass?" Dai Mubai hadn't processed it yet and found it utterly absurd.
Blue Silver Grass was a plant-type martial soul—completely unrelated to hammer-type weapon martial souls.
Tai Long's eyes widened in disbelief.
The brothers, Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng, exchanged glances and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"The Hao Tian Hammer martial soul… Tang San, so you're a successor of the Hao Tian Sect."
"Third Brother, what's going on?" Xiao Wu vaguely sensed that Tang San had been hiding something from her.
But she never expected him to possess twin martial souls.
Tang San waved his hand, and everyone fell silent. He began, "As you've seen, I possess two martial souls. My first martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, and my second martial soul is the Hao Tian Hammer."
"Mubai, didn't you ask why my strength has increased so rapidly? As you can see, I've added soul rings to the Hao Tian Hammer, and the increase in my soul power comes entirely from those soul rings."
"Twin martial souls… In the past hundred years, only two people on the continent have possessed them. Tang San, your talent is truly rare in history."
"You're a disciple of the Hao Tian Sect. Like us, you're one of the disciples of the three great families. It's ironic that we've coincidentally ended up together." Yu Tianheng chuckled.
It was a pity that Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong had already dropped out of school. Otherwise, Shrek Academy would have gathered disciples from all three great families.
Tang San shook his head. "Tianheng, I know very little about the Hao Tian Sect. Father has never mentioned the sect to me, and I'm not sure what happened in between."
Yu Tianxin had once inquired about what happened to the Hao Tian Sect from Yu Luomian and knew some of the inside story.
He spoke up. "After the battle between the Spirit Hall and the Hao Tian Sect years ago, the Hao Tian Sect withdrew from the world and hasn't appeared since. For more than a decade, no disciples of theirs have surfaced on the continent."
"I heard from Xiao Wu that you're from Holy Spirit Village. Back then, only one person from the Hao Tian Sect remained outside—Tang Hao, the youngest Title Douluo on the continent, also known as Lord Hao Tian."
Tang San nodded. "That's correct. He's my father."
Hao Tian Hammer! Tang Hao! Isn't this the master of the Power Clan?
Tai Long's face filled with shock as he abruptly knelt before Tang San. "Young Master, you're the young lord of our Power Clan!"
"Forgive me for not recognizing your identity sooner."
Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng understood what was happening, while the others simply watched Tai Long in confusion.
Recalling Tang Hao's words, Tang San quickly helped Tai Long up and pretended to be puzzled. "Tai Long, what do you mean? Father left me long ago. What connection do we have?"
Following his lead, Xiao Wu understood Tang San's implication and chose not to expose the truth.
Yu Tianxin added, "Tang San, you might not know this. Your father was once the young master of the Hao Tian Sect. The Power Clan was one of the affiliated clans under the Hao Tian Sect, subordinate to your father—they are essentially your vassals."
After some explanation, Tang San finally "understood."
"Young Master, wait here. I'll return home. Once Grandfather hears this news, he'll be thrilled!" Overcome with excitement, Tai Long didn't dare to hide the information.
This reaction was exactly what Tang San had hoped for.
Father was right—the Power Clan remains loyal to us.
Smiling inwardly, Tang San said, "Tai Long, hurry back soon."
"I've already added soul rings to the Hao Tian Hammer. As the strongest weapon-type martial soul, it naturally won't fear Ning Tianchen's Seven Kill Sword martial soul. From the promotion matches onward, we'll surely avenge our previous defeat."
He didn't mention the issue of conflicting twin martial soul powers and had no intention of telling his classmates.
"Xiao San is a peak Soul Ancestor, while Ning Tianchen is only a low-level Soul King. The gap in their soul power isn't significant. Even if Ning Tianchen has one more soul ring, Xiao San's soul ring configuration is more than enough to compensate for that difference."
"With this, the Seven Treasures Team will no longer be a threat!"
The members of Shrek Academy began to dream of the future.
It seemed that defeating the Seven Treasures Team and winning the Soul Master Tournament would be as easy as taking candy from a baby.
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About the time it took to burn a stick of incense, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly returned to the academy under Flender's guidance.
Upon entering the gates, Yu Xiaogang anxiously asked, "Flender, did you find out what happened?"
He vaguely guessed that Tang San had encountered some trouble while obtaining soul rings for his second martial soul—trouble that might even threaten his life.
Flender sighed bitterly. "I saw Xiao San at the academy gates. There were too many people on the streets—it wasn't the right place to ask."
Yu Xiaogang frowned and quickly made his way to the classroom.
When he arrived, Tang San left the classroom with him to speak privately.
Flender noticed that everyone else was chatting and laughing, assuming the matter was resolved. He casually asked a few questions.
Upon hearing their replies, he exclaimed in surprise, "What? You're saying Xiao San has cultivated the Hao Tian Hammer?"
When Yu Xiaogang had revealed this secret to him initially, it had shocked him.
There had never been a successful case of twin martial soul cultivation on the continent.
Tang San possessing such talent was both a blessing and a curse.
Now that he was cultivating the Hao Tian Hammer, he would inevitably face the challenges of twin martial soul cultivation!
Dai Mubai shrugged. "Principal, there's no need to be so alarmed. The stronger Xiao San gets, the greater our chances of defeating the Seven Treasures Team in the upcoming matches."
Flender was unaware of Tang San's physical condition and could only hope he hadn't encountered any issues related to twin martial soul cultivation.
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"Big Brother Tianchen, Flender rushed off to bring Yu Xiaogang back. Do you think something might have happened at Shrek Academy?" Ning Rongrong said with a hint of schadenfreude.
"It'd be great if they got kicked out of the tournament. This year, they've been the most conspicuous team," Yu Die grumbled.
Ning Tianchen stroked his chin, analyzing what might have happened.
The only thing that could make Yu Xiaogang panic was if something had happened to his prized disciple.
Tang San had been training systematically—how could anything have gone wrong unless…
Ning Tianchen suddenly smiled. "How intriguing. I'm looking forward to it."
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