Tiandou City's guards mobilized, scouring the streets for the bold young Soul King who dared thrash a prince. In the heart of the empire, where nobility rules, the Fourth Prince's dignity could not be publicly trampled—making apprehending the culprit priority one.
Yun Chuan, unbothered, sat at a street-side tea stall, idly sipping cold tea as squads of guards hurried past him. "Here I am, out in the open—and none of you recognize me? Your intelligence leaves much to be desired," he mused.
After a while, a detachment of guards led by six Soul Kings finally surrounded him—all were seasoned soul masters, their leader sporting a bear-themed martial soul, now in beast form, muscles swelling, fur sprouting. Others had animal or weapon souls: stag, wolf, pike, sword.
None of them had the ideal soul ring combinations; mostly three yellow, one purple, one black ring, and all were aging out of hope for Soul Emperor.
Still, five Soul Kings was a serious response—the authorities weren't taking Yun Chuan's apparent power lightly.
"Been waiting long enough; let's see what you can do," Yun Chuan taunted, standing, soul rings flashing in textbook yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black order—making the veterans envious. A young Soul King with such an optimal ring set must be blessed by fortune and powerful backing.
"All together!"
The bear-soul leader called out, and all moved to attack, their rings igniting with skills—beams and bursts filled the air.
Yun Chuan, placid, joked, "Five on one? Where's your honor?" Then, unfazed, he triggered the first soul ring:
"First Soul Skill: Bind!"
Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground, wrapping around the Soul Kings—though it wasn't really a soul skill, just a basic manipulation.
Truthfully, Yun Chuan never understood why in the original, Tang San needed soul rings just to perform basic moves. A Blue Silver Grass martial soul should naturally be able to extend itself and bind enemies! With just a little experimentation, any plant-soul user could do this.
Pairing a Mandrake Snake soul ring with Blue Silver Grass? Absurd.
Animal rings and plant rings are fundamentally different in effect. Old and powerful clans all know full well that animal soul rings can dilute the purity of plant martial souls, sometimes even causing regression and diminishing unique abilities. That's why they prefer same-type ring absorption.
Soul rings bring out the true potential and evolution of a martial soul; perfect example being Poison Douluo, whose ordinary Jade Phosphor Serpent became the Serpent Emperor at Title Douluo level through ring evolution.
It's no family secret—those with generations of expertise know Grandmaster's theories are laughable. In fact, all Tang San's setbacks with his martial soul arose because he mixed in animal rings early on, muddying his Blue Silver Grass's bloodline and delaying his awakening as the Blue Silver Emperor.
Only with the intervention of the Blue Silver King did Tang San finally awaken his true power; otherwise, he'd have been stuck as an average Blue Silver Grass user.
And as for Grandmaster's reputation? Overrated.
Honestly, as the possessor of Plant Sovereign, no one understands Blue Silver Grass and plant-soul power better than Yun Chuan.
Had Tang San continued to absorb animal rings, his Blue Silver Grass would've been permanently crippled—even with Title Douluo-level spirit power.
If not for the Blue Silver Emperor awakening, his talent would have gone entirely to waste.
A "Grandmaster"? That name is laughable!
Author's note: Please be less critical, everyone! Putting effort into building the plot, then having people complain about "filler" chapters really hurts author morale. If you only want the results, should I just send out the outline?
(End of Chapter 114)