Ke Jie shook his head. "Forcing the potential of twin martial souls to boost soul power in a short time is essentially self-destructive."
Ning Fengzhi had already informed him about Ning Tianchen possessing twin martial souls and even asked him to help research methods for cultivating them.
To be honest, without much experience dealing with multiple twin martial soul users, Ke Jie didn't know where to start.
But with his knowledge, he could tell that only when reaching the Title Douluo level and adding soul rings to the second martial soul would one achieve the greatest boost.
From his observations, Tang San's soul power was abnormally turbulent, clearly indicating a clash of soul power within him. With this condition, his future was practically ruined.
"Someone on the continent actually possesses two martial souls—oh my!" Oscar gaped in disbelief.
Ning Rongrong smirked. "Hmph, so what if it's twin martial souls? It's not like we don't have them."
Everyone immediately turned their gaze to Ning Rongrong. "Could it be, Miss Rongrong also has twin martial souls?"
Realizing her slip of the tongue, Ning Rongrong became flustered.
Ning Tianchen patted her forehead and then turned to face everyone, laughing as he said, "No need to guess anymore. I'm also a twin martial soul user. My other martial soul, like Rongrong's, is the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
The rest area was semi-enclosed, allowing those outside to clearly see what was happening inside. Therefore, Ning Tianchen didn't showcase his second martial soul.
"Having two martial souls means you can switch between them during battle, right? Boss, can your Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul enhance yourself?" Chen Huayu asked.
Ning Tianchen shook his head. "I haven't tried it. And my Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul doesn't have any soul rings yet, so it can't provide enhancements. However, auxiliary-type soul masters using enhancement skills on themselves typically see a reduction of about fifty percent in effectiveness—I imagine I'd be no exception."
Yu Die forced a laugh. "Even so, that's not bad. In future battles, you'll be able to continuously enhance yourself, while your opponents won't have that luxury."
In high-level soul master battles, even having just ten percent more enhancement than your opponent could potentially change the tide of battle.
Twin martial souls were truly extraordinary.
"Can twin martial souls be mass-produced now? Two twin martial soul users appeared in a single day," Oscar couldn't help but quip.
"Mass production is definitely out of the question. There may be quite a few soul masters on the continent with twin martial souls, but not all of them are born with full soul power or high innate soul power. It's also possible some simply aren't outstanding enough to be remembered," Ning Tianchen said casually.
As they conversed, Tang San on the stage had already consecutively won four matches.
Tang San planted his Hao Tian Hammer martial soul in front of him, placed his right foot on it, and beckoned toward the audience with a flick of his hand. "Who's next?!"
The instructor of the Portland Academy team looked grim.
The Portland captain volunteered, saying, "Teacher, let me go. So what if it's the Hao Tian Hammer martial soul—he's not invincible. After four battles, his soul power must be significantly depleted."
After hesitating for a moment, the instructor decided to send him onto the stage to attempt to defeat Tang San.
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Ke Jie suddenly recalled something and couldn't help but say, "Since Tang San possesses the Hao Tian Hammer martial soul, his father must be Tang Hao. Therefore, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul likely comes from his mother."
He knew a bit about Ah Yin, though he wasn't aware she was a transformed spirit beast.
"If I remember correctly, his mother was a healing-type soul master. Why didn't Tang San follow his mother's path when cultivating the Blue Silver Grass martial soul? Why did he choose the control-type path instead?"
Ning Tianchen fell into deep thought.
Deciding that the Blue Silver Grass should follow the control-type path was Yu Xiaogang's choice for Tang San.
This decision wasn't wrong—after all, most plant-type soul masters followed the control-type route. Among Blue Silver Grass soul masters, only Ayin took the healing path.
Thus, in terms of soul power theory, isolated cases were hard to form an effective system.
The mistake lay in Tang Hao, who clearly knew the suitable cultivation path for Blue Silver Grass, yet still allowed Tang San to continue down the control-type soul master route.
"Blue Silver Grass can provide healing?" Everyone was puzzled.
Ke Jie explained, "Ordinary Blue Silver Grass indeed cannot follow the healing path—it can't even cultivate properly."
"If I remember correctly, Tang San's current Blue Silver Grass martial soul is very special—it's the royal lineage of the Blue Silver Grass race. His ability to cultivate isn't due to his own talent but rather because he inherited the martial soul bloodline from his mother."
Feng Xiaotian muttered, "That makes sense. According to the records of the Feng family, there have been examples of Blue Silver Grass soul masters cultivating. But without exception, although these people could obtain soul rings, the inherent weakness of Blue Silver Grass left them at a complete disadvantage against soul masters of the same level."
"By the time they reached the Soul Grandmaster stage, the Blue Silver Grass martial soul couldn't even withstand the power of soul rings, resulting in failed absorption."
Ke Jie added, "That's why Blue Silver Grass is widely regarded as a useless martial soul, and there are reasons for it."
"No isolated case is coincidental—it always stems from multiple factors."
It was sheer luck that Yu Xiaogang stumbled upon a gem like Tang San. With any other Blue Silver Grass soul master, it would've been impossible to reach such heights.
Of course, it's possible that before taking Tang San as a disciple, Yu Xiaogang had taken on other Blue Silver Grass disciples.
Mostly, Yu Xiaogang used these "disciples" to test theories rather than genuinely intending to teach them.
When he took Tang San as a disciple, hadn't he also conducted experiments on him?
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On the stage, the fifth match concluded.
Tang San's hands trembled slightly, and his combat efficiency was noticeably lower than before.
The Hao Tian Hammer martial soul was extremely heavy. Even though he managed to win with minimal soul power consumption, the physical exhaustion was immense.
Even relying on the Tang Sect's Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon, his stamina was still insufficient.
In his current state, completing a one-against-six sweep was the most he could hope for—a one-against-seven sweep was completely unrealistic.
His hands gripping the Hao Tian Hammer, he panted heavily but maintained his aggressive demeanor. "Who's next?!"
Both the captain and vice-captain of the Portland Academy had already been defeated. The remaining members were too weak and had been intimidated by Tang San's overwhelming presence.
Though the instructor could see that Tang San was nearing his limit and that anyone sent out could potentially drag the match out for a win, seeing the mental state of his students, he signaled to the referee to concede, ending the match.
After all, sending a student who had already lost heart onto the stage would likely result in another loss to Tang San. Allowing him to achieve a one-against-six or even one-against-seven record would severely damage the academy's reputation.
"The match is over! Shrek Team wins!" The referee practically ground out the words through gritted teeth.
Tang San pulled out his Hao Tian Hammer martial soul again. Would the stage even survive the next round of matches?
These Tiandou Empire folks were so stingy—couldn't they use better flooring material?
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Tang San staggered off the stage. Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu, who had been waiting anxiously below, quickly supported him.
"Teacher, wielding the Hao Tian Hammer is too exhausting—my stamina can't keep up," Tang San said with a bitter smile.
Yu Xiaogang didn't blame him. "Achieving a one-against-five sweep—you've already done exceptionally well."
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