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"Dad, is there something wrong with my Martial Spirit?" Tang San's expression changed, and he immediately recalled what Shi Quan had said on the arena.
"Xiao San, what Shi Quan said was correct. Your Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit, to be precise, should be the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Spirit, inherited from your mother. It's just that due to some special reasons, your Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline hasn't Awakened yet. But the Bloodline is real. The Blue Silver Emperor, as the name suggests, is the sovereign among Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirits, a unique existence. All Blue Silver Grass must bow before the Blue Silver Emperor, so it's very normal for him to feel a Bloodline suppression from you!"
At this point, Tang Hao's gaze grew even colder. "Your mother's Blue Silver Emperor indeed possessed Life attributes. When used, it gave a feeling of warmth and vitality. However, your current Blue Silver Grass gives me a feeling of coldness, evil, and a lack of vitality."
"Dad, do you mean Shi Quan's words are true?" Tang San's body trembled violently, and for the first time, suspicion crept into his gaze as he looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang then slowly said, "Xiao San's Martial Spirit has no problems. The reason Shi Quan felt that way is partly because his strength already surpassed Xiao San's, and more crucially, because of Shi Quan's Fourth spirit ring."
"Although Shi Quan repeatedly claimed that plant Martial Spirits are best suited to absorb plant-type Spirit Beasts, his Fourth spirit ring clearly came from a beast-type Spirit Beast. This Spirit Beast even possessed Dragon Clan Bloodline, and what's more, it was the Sacred Dragon Bloodline, one of the most powerful Bloodlines within the Dragon Clan.
Dragon Clan Spirit Beasts are naturally the sovereigns among Spirit Beasts, not to mention one of the strongest, the Sacred Dragon. His Blue Silver Grass had already evolved to the Blue Silver King Bloodline level, only one level below the Blue Silver Emperor. With the Sacred Dragon Bloodline, an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor naturally couldn't suppress it."
"Furthermore, regarding the Life attribute, Life is one of the most special existences among all attributes. The vitality of Spirit Beasts is generally not weak; as long as it's a living creature, it possesses Life. Most Spirit Beasts have Life attribute Martial Spirits."
"As for the poison attribute, it can give Xiao San combat ability in the early stages, and a hundred-year spirit ring's influence on the Martial Spirit is negligible; it won't affect the Blue Silver Grass's inherent attributes at all. Shi Quan's words are completely alarmist."
"I didn't know Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline before, so for his Third spirit ring, I specifically chose the Soul Devouring Spider, which has the ability to devour. This was a decision I made after carefully studying the Blue Silver Grass plant."
"As everyone knows, the Blue Silver Grass plant has strong vitality and can be found almost anywhere on the continent. But many people overlook one point: wherever Blue Silver Grass is abundant, there are inevitably no other types of grass, especially in farmlands. Once Blue Silver Grass appears, farmers will completely clear it out."
"The reason for all this is that Blue Silver Grass itself plunders nutrients from other plants. As long as Blue Silver Grass is present, the harvest of that farmland will plummet. So, plundering and devouring are actually innate abilities of the Blue Silver Grass."
"It is precisely for this reason that I chose the devouring ability for Xiao San. And if I'm not mistaken, Shi Quan's Blue Silver King Martial Spirit also possesses the devouring ability, right, Xiao San?"
"Yes, Teacher, Shi Quan's Third Soul Skill and Fourth Soul Skill both have devouring abilities." Tang San nodded.
"So, the devouring ability is beneficial to the Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit." Yu Xiaogang's voice grew more and more impassioned as he spoke, as if he was ready to vent all the indignation in his heart.
"Moreover, there's a most important reason for absorbing beast-type spirit rings: Xiao San's twin spirits!"
"Your Excellency, you didn't allow Xiao San to attach spirit rings to his Clear Sky Hammer precisely so that his Clear Sky Hammer could be affixed with stronger spirit rings!"
"But to attach powerful spirit rings, one must have sufficient physical quality to withstand the energy impact brought by the spirit rings, otherwise, one will explode and die!"
"Furthermore, the Clear Sky Hammer is a Martial Spirit that focuses on strength and explosiveness, and its own weight is extremely high. Therefore, to wield it easily, one must possess powerful Physical Body strength, and the requirements for physical quality will only be higher."
"Xiao San, do you think animal spirit rings or plant spirit rings provide a greater boost to a Spirit Master?"
"Animals!" Tang San blurted out.
"That's right, it's animals. I admit, it was indeed my mistake not to realize that Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit was the Blue Silver Emperor, but everything I did was to ensure a better and stronger future for Xiao San."
At this point, Yu Xiaogang's eyes couldn't help but redden slightly. He had poured all his heart and soul into Tang San, his disciple, only to be doubted by both Tang San and Tang Hao in the end. How could he not feel grief and indignation?
"I'm sorry, Teacher. This disciple knows his mistake. This disciple shouldn't have doubted Teacher." Tang San knelt before Yu Xiaogang with a thud and bowed his head. He had actually doubted the teacher he respected the most; such behavior was extremely unfilial and disrespectful.
Tang Hao's expression also became somewhat complex. After a moment of thought, he shook his head and said softly, "Master, Xiao San's Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline involves too many matters. I originally didn't want to doubt you, but when Shi Quan suddenly spoke of it, I truly panicked. I have to be cautious about this matter. To be on the safe side, Xiao San, get up and come with me. If Xiao San's Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline is fine, I will personally apologize to you, Master, when we return."
"As for the Academy, I'll trouble you, Master, to explain."
With that, as the door opened, Tang Hao grabbed Tang San and disappeared from the Academy.
"Dad, where are we going?"
"You'll know when we get there." Tang Hao didn't explain.
A few days later.
Led by Tang Hao, the two arrived in the forest where the Blue Silver King resided.
Tang Hao's movements didn't stop; he directly led Tang San into the depths of the forest.
"It should be here." Looking at the two ancient trees in front, which required several people to encircle as Ah Yin had described, Tang Hao pondered to himself. Then, with an acceleration, he continued forward with Tang San, quickly passing the ancient trees and arriving at an open, flat area covered in Blue Silver Grass.
"This is...?" Tang San looked at the lush Blue Silver Grass around him, his eyes filled with surprise. Just by their size, he could tell that many of the Blue Silver Grass here had reached a thousand-year cultivation.
Tang Hao, meanwhile, was searching for something. After a moment, Tang Hao noticed a slightly sunken area not far away. He quickly identified it as the likely location of the Blue Silver King.
"Where's the Blue Silver King?" Tang Hao frowned, looking at the newly grown Blue Silver Grass on the ground and then around him.
From the growth of the Blue Silver Grass, the Blue Silver King had been gone for at least several months.
"The Blue Silver King isn't here. Who can help Xiao San examine his Bloodline? Damn it!" Tang Hao's face was grim.
"Didn't Ah Yin say that her people would always wait here for her return? Why isn't the Blue Silver King here, and there are no signs of a battle around..."
"Could it be that the Blue Silver King sensed the dissipation of the Blue Silver Emperor's aura? And so it left? From these traces, it's only been a few months."
"If I calculate, this time seems to be when Xiao San consumed the Immortal Herb. Could it be that the Immortal Herb Xiao San consumed had a problem?"
"Or is there a problem with Xiao San's spirit ring?"
All sorts of conjectures arose in Tang Hao's mind.
Damn it! Tang Hao cursed inwardly.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Tang San looked at Tang Hao, puzzled.
Tang Hao then said with a grim expression, "There should be a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver King here. It can help you examine your Martial Spirit's Bloodline, but for some reason, the Blue Silver King is gone!"
"Dad, Teacher treats me like his own son. He wouldn't harm me." Tang San said with a firm expression.
"I know, but I'm worried he's wrong. Both are theoretical Masters, but your Teacher can only stay in place, while Shi Quan..." Tang Hao sighed.
"Dad, Shi Quan was just lucky to obtain a rare treasure that caused his Martial Spirit to evolve. If Teacher had had such a fortuitous encounter when he was young, his current achievements would certainly be no weaker than Shi Quan's."
Tang Hao couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing this. His son placed too much importance on emotions; once he decided on something, it was almost impossible to change his mind.
"Xiao San, I know you value emotions, but sometimes you need to be more rational, understand?"
"I understand, Dad." Tang San nodded in agreement.
Tang Hao shook his head. Now that the Blue Silver King was nowhere to be found, and he couldn't be sure if Tang San's Bloodline had a problem, Shi Quan's words remained a thorn in his side.
Furthermore, with the Blue Silver King gone, Tang San's hope of an early Awakening of his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline had also vanished. Now, the only way to determine if there was a problem with Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor was to wait until Tang San broke through the seventieth level.
The reason Martial Spirit Avatar is called Martial Spirit Avatar is that when it is unleashed, one's own Martial Spirit undergoes a qualitative change, releasing its true power and truly integrating with the body.
Therefore, breaking through to Spirit Saint is a qualitative improvement for both the Spirit Master and the Martial Spirit itself.
According to Ah Yin's previous words, even if Tang San couldn't Awaken earlier, the Blue Silver Emperor would Awaken when he broke through to Spirit Saint.
But the problem was, if Tang San's Martial Spirit truly had a problem and he couldn't Awaken the Blue Silver Emperor when he reached Spirit Saint, then Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor would be completely unable to Awaken. If they discovered the problem now, they still had a chance to remedy it, but if it truly reached Spirit Saint, there would be no chance of a remedy at all.
Ah Yin's seed was missing, and the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone was stolen. Now, the only remaining connection to Ah Yin was the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within Tang San. If the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within Tang San were destroyed, his only hope for Ah Yin would also vanish with it.
Thinking of this, Tang Hao grew even more agitated. He let out a long breath and calmed himself for a long time before his expression gradually returned to normal.
"Let's go." With that, he led Tang San back towards Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
On the way back, Tang Hao also pondered whether Yu Xiaogang's theories were reliable. Tang San's strength was not far from the Fortieth Bottleneck. What kind of choice should Tang San's Fourth spirit ring be?