Tang San, who had already been recognized once by Yu Xiaogang, showed no reaction to Yu Xiaogang's question, nor did he secretly prepare any hidden weapons to assassinate him. Instead, he calmly summoned his Haotian Hammer Spirit.
"Teacher, this is my second spirit," Tang San said nonchalantly, showing no sign of worry about exposing the secret of his twin spirits.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and cursed silently in his heart, Xiao San, why don't you play by the usual rules?
"Xiao San, aren't you surprised that I said you have twin spirits?" the master asked.
"Teacher, please go ahead," Tang San replied with no trace of surprise on his face.
Though puzzled, Yu Xiaogang stood up, turned his back to Tang San, and clasped his hands behind him.
"Blue Silver Grass is considered a useless spirit. Its innate soul power can't possibly reach full capacity. You must understand that before you appeared, there were only nineteen spirit masters with innate full soul power in the world, and all of their spirits were top-tier."
"So I deduce that you must have another spirit."
Tang San nodded. Though he had anticipated the master's words, he still admired his wisdom.
The master continued, "However, after seeing your hammer spirit, I have a further hypothesis — your Blue Silver Grass spirit must be extraordinary."
Tang San, who had been calm before, now showed a look of surprise and suspicion. In his previous life, before awakening the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit in the Blue Silver Forest with his father, he had always regarded his spirit as the useless Blue Silver Grass. Yu Xiaogang deduced the twin spirits from the Blue Silver Grass but had never said the Blue Silver Grass was extraordinary.
"Teacher, why do you think so?"
The master said calmly, "When I saw your other spirit, I thought so immediately."
"The spirit's inheritance comes from the parents. If the father's spirit is high quality, you inherit the father's; if the mother's is high quality, you inherit the mother's. Only when both parents' spirit qualities are similar is there a chance of twin spirits. This is a conclusion I've reached after decades of research."
"When I saw the hammer in your hand, I knew your Blue Silver Grass is no ordinary spirit. Child, you must have confidence in your future," the master said enigmatically.
Hearing this, Tang San felt relieved. According to the master's ranking of spirit competitiveness, it made sense that his Blue Silver Grass was recognized as extraordinary, since his other spirit was the Haotian Hammer — what ordinary Blue Silver Grass could be twin to that?
The master glanced at Tang San, thinking this impression would surely stay with him.
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was not ordinary; it was the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit. The master had not known about the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit in the previous life but did now. That's why the master added an extra layer of showmanship — although he still dared not directly say "Blue Silver Emperor Spirit," not knowing if Tang Hao was secretly watching him.
The master turned around, squatted down, and patted Tang San's shoulder.
"I'm glad you trust me so fully, but Xiao San, remember this — never, ever reveal your hammer spirit to the world."
"From now on, just train with the Blue Silver Grass spirit."
"Yes, teacher. I understand," Tang San nodded solemnly.
Without the master's reminder, Tang San already understood why. His hammer spirit was at odds with the Spirit Hall. At least until he became strong, he must never let the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit be exposed to the Spirit Hall's watchful eyes.
Although he had the backing of the Sea God Asura, he couldn't afford to be reckless.
After the apprenticeship ceremony, Tang San completed various school formalities and then headed toward his dormitory — the Seventh Dormitory.
Tang San's mood was even more excited than when he met Yu Xiaogang.
The Seventh Dormitory — this was where he first met Xiao Wu.
"I'm Xiao Wu, Wu as in dance" — this sentence was deeply imprinted in Tang San's mind.
Thinking of the little girl Xiao Wu from the past, a strong wave of affection arose in Tang San's heart.
In the Seventh Dormitory, Tang San faced a challenge from Wang Sheng. Knowing the dormitory's rules, Tang San easily defeated him.
"Sorry about that earlier. Every working student who comes here has to face this. We working students are looked down upon by the others, so we have to stick together. I just hope you, the newcomer, can join us," Wang Sheng said.
Tang San smiled gently. "So, you want to give me a show of force?"
Wang Sheng blushed and smiled honestly. "You gave me a show of force, actually. But you're really impressive. You must be just six years old, right?"
In fact, Tang San was over a hundred years old through three lifetimes, but shamelessly, he nodded.
Wang Sheng pulled over a fellow student and sat down beside Tang San. "You defeated me, so you're the boss of the Seventh Dormitory now."
"That's the rule — whoever's fists are strongest is the boss. Think it's easy? I'm not joking. Watch."
Tang San didn't bother with modesty and sat directly in the boss's spot.
He knew his fate with Xiao Wu started from being the boss of the Seventh Dormitory.
Tang San looked at Wang Sheng with a superior gaze.
In the previous life, his relationship with Wang Sheng ended at Noding City Academy. But after becoming a god, because of their schoolmate connection, Wang Sheng's future was still pretty good.
Because he was a schoolmate of God King Tang San, Wang Sheng married into a noble family in the Heavenly Dou Empire and benefited from the connection, but they were destined to be in different worlds.
From then on, Tang San just needed to wait in the dorm for Xiao Wu, then deliberately lose to her to let her enjoy being the boss of the Seventh Dormitory.
Thinking of this, Tang San smiled with tenderness.
Xiao Wu, my Xiao Wu, come quickly. Your big brother will share the bed with you.
Time passed second by second. Tang San stared intently at the dormitory door.
"Boss, what's wrong?" Wang Sheng asked curiously as he noticed Tang San's gaze fixed on the door.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking," Tang San waved his hand impatiently.
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