After his martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San eagerly sought to emulate the feats of Teacher Tang Chuan (Yun Chuan), hoping to develop extraordinary soul skills:
The Blue Silver Armor that enhances physical strength and defense.
The majestic Thousand-Hand Guanyin capable of defeating Titan Giant Ape.
The awe-inspiring Tree Realm that can command nature itself.
These incredible techniques completely refreshed Tang San's understanding of Blue Silver Grass, filling him with envy and ambition. As a fellow Blue Silver Grass wielder, he yearned to craft equally dazzling skills.
However, Tang San was unaware that Yun Chuan's martial soul was no ordinary Blue Silver Grass—it was truly the Plant Sovereign, transcending the limits of mere Blue Silver Grass. This divine status allowed Yun Chuan to create such formidable soul skills.
By contrast, Tang San's evolved Blue Silver Emperor martial soul only meant enhanced durability and stronger soul skills, limited strictly to Blue Silver Grass itself. He could barely mimic Yun Chuan's freeform plant manipulation or alter Blue Silver Grass's fragile nature.
When Tang San fashioned a rudimentary Blue Silver Armor, it was merely a hollow shell, providing neither significant strength amplification nor shock resistance, and was easily penetrated by inner energy attacks.
His version of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin was a crude one-meter tall figure, unimaginative and exhausting to maintain. It paled in comparison to Yun Chuan's lifelike hundred-meter statue.
Disheartened, Tang San wondered where he fell short and why his replicas differed so radically from Yun Chuan's.
He speculated the answer lay in the intricate hand seals Yun Chuan formed during his custom soul skills—a core component enabling the astounding power and flexibility of his creations.
Convinced mastering these hand seals was the key, Tang San devoted himself obsessively to practice, but made little progress, instead neglecting regular cultivation and social contact.
Tang Hao and Ah Yin accompanied Tang San to stay at Shrek Academy, caring for their son. They worried about his obsessive behavior and worsening isolation.
One day, noticing Tang San venturing alone to practice his soul skills again, Ah Yin called out to him.
Startled, Tang San recognized his mother and asked why she called him.
Relieved seeing him regain composure, Ah Yin invited him to talk.
They sat on a bench nearby, where Ah Yin gently expressed concern about his neglect of cultivation.
Tang San admitted his focus on developing custom soul skills, hoping to surprise them once successful.
Intrigued, Ah Yin offered assistance, reassuring him that as a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass manifested human, she possessed deep expertise to guide him.
(End of Chapter 129)