Li Qing looked at Tang San with some surprise. It seemed that his conversation with Xiao Chenyu and the others yesterday had already broken the filter Tang San had for Yu Xiaogang in his heart.
Otherwise, given his personality, he should have flown into a rage.
"Ask."
Tang San said, "I want to ask, would it be different if my first soul skill had poison attached? Of course, I'm not questioning what you said yesterday, but I can't distinguish right from wrong."
Good heavens.
Tang San actually knew to explain potential misunderstandings. Was this still Tang San?
Since that was the case, he might as well add more fuel to the fire for Yu Xiaogang. Although he didn't dare to kill him, it wouldn't be bad if he could get rid of him using Tang San's hand.
Li Qing shook his head, pretending to be helpless.
"First of all, you're not a snake; you don't have a venom sac. If too much poison accumulates in your body, it's not a matter of talent anymore. It could be fatal."
Tang San's spirit jolted.
He might not understand other things, but the path of poison was his forte. If it was truly as Li Qing said, the soul ring's poison would accumulate in his own body.
That was indeed a fatal hidden danger.
Xiao Wu, hearing this, looked at Tang San with worry. Although she was a soul beast, she didn't understand Soul Masters. She really didn't know that poison would accumulate inside a Soul Master's body.
This could truly be fatal. How could humans withstand the poison of a soul beast?
Li Qing continued, "Every martial spirit has its own attribute, either hidden or obvious. Attaching soul rings according to the martial spirit's attribute is the best choice."
Tang San quickly said, "But my Blue Silver Grass is just a weed..."
Li Qing shook his head and said, "Your Innate Soul Power is at least eight or nine levels. Unless you could cultivate before awakening, there are only two possibilities."
"One, your Blue Silver Grass is a mutated martial spirit, and it's a beneficial mutation."
"Two, you have Twin Martial Spirits. Besides the Blue Silver Grass, you have another martial spirit. However, Twin Martial Spirits also have a prerequisite: the quality of the two martial spirits must be similar."
"And historically, there has never been a case of Twin Waste Martial Spirits. So, no matter the reason, your Blue Silver Grass cannot just be ordinary Blue Silver Grass."
Tang San's spirit was greatly shaken. Li Qing's words had a much greater impact than when the Master first guessed he had Twin Martial Spirits. He had actually guessed that he could cultivate before awakening.
Even if it was just a casual remark.
Moreover, Li Qing also mentioned a point the Master had never brought up, which was that the quality of Twin Martial Spirits must be similar. This meant his Blue Silver Grass might not be simple.
Because his Clear Sky Hammer, judged solely by its weight, was not an ordinary martial spirit.
The Master was truly useless. He didn't know information that even a child knew, and he even told him to temper his martial spirit with poison. This was trying to take his life.
Master, you are courting death.
After a moment of thought, Tang San still couldn't figure out the potential attribute of his Blue Silver Grass. He could only ask Li Qing, "Then can you think of the attribute of my martial spirit?"
Li Qing rolled his eyes at him and said, "Can I understand your martial spirit better than you?"
He said all this just to get Tang San to get rid of Yu Xiaogang. He wouldn't actually help him find the right direction. Although saying it clearly wouldn't help his growth much, every little bit of weakening counted.
After all, while he and Tang San had no conflict of interest now, that might not be the case in the future.
"Thank you!"
Although there was a slight regret, Tang San still sincerely thanked him, because Li Qing had at least let him know that his Blue Silver Grass was not a waste martial spirit.
If he had truly cultivated the Blue Silver Grass as a waste martial spirit, it might have truly become one.
...
In a medical hall four streets away from Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang, who had been unconscious all night, finally woke up, but his brain was short-circuited for a moment.
"Li Qing, you really deserve to die."
Recalling his experience, Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists tightly, anger rising from his heart.
Who was Yu Xiaogang?
Even legendary figures like Bibi Dong and peerless beauties like Liu Erlong were conquered by him, and top Soul Sages like Flander could only serve as foils.
How could he endure such humiliation?
"Hiss, pain, pain, pain!"
Because he used too much force, he aggravated his injuries, causing Yu Xiaogang to grimace in pain.
"Damn Li Qing, I won't let you have an easy time."
After the pain subsided, Yu Xiaogang's anger flared up again, but this time he didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements. He just began to think in his heart about how to deal with this little brat, Li Qing.
Call for backup?
No.
Li Qing's secret must be in my own hands. That will be the key for me to prove myself to the world, to prove the name of the Master. Absolutely no one is allowed to touch it.
Nor can anyone know its origin. It must be the result of my Master's research.
It is the crystallization of my wisdom.
However, Li Qing is quite strong. His strength, speed, etc., are far beyond normal Soul Masters. I may not be his match in a normal fight. If I don't call for backup, how should I proceed?
Steal, deceive?
Stealing probably won't work. He wouldn't keep such a secret at home, or even in a storage soul tool. It's highly likely only in his mind.
Deceive?
He must be wary of me now, and he is clearly much more mature than an average seven-year-old child.
It might not be easy to deceive him.
Hire a Soul Master to cripple him, kidnap him, and then torture him to extract a confession?
That seems feasible.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes gradually brightened, but then quickly dimmed, because to deal with Li Qing, he would need to hire at least a Soul Elder.
And not just an ordinary Soul Elder.
Money is easy to handle. Although he doesn't have any, he can borrow from the dean of Nuoding Academy. The difficulty is that in a small place like Nuoding City, top Soul Elders are not easy to find.
But it's not a big problem. If he can't find one in Nuoding City, he can look outside the soul beast forest. There's no shortage of Soul Elders there.
...
"Xiao Wu, why do you think my Blue Silver Grass is special?"
Tang San sat on the flowerbed after finishing the cleaning. He had been thinking about it all morning but couldn't figure it out, which made him feel a bit depressed.
Xiao Wu thought for a moment and said, "Humans have ranks of nobility and commonness. Do you think soul beasts also have them? Like the Blue Silver King, the Blue Silver Emperor?"
"Ah?"
Tang San looked at Xiao Wu with a bewildered expression, his eyes full of disbelief.
You really dare to think.
It's just a weed from the mountains and fields, and you're talking about the Blue Silver King and Blue Silver Emperor.
Seeing that he didn't believe her, Xiao Wu continued, "Don't disbelieve me. I once read in an ancient text that both animal-type and plant-type soul beasts have bloodline hierarchies."
Tang San's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Did it record the Blue Silver Grass?"
Xiao Wu shook her head and said, "No, but the reason why Blue Silver Grass is everywhere is because of its tenacious vitality."
"And the Blue Silver King and Blue Silver Emperor, as nobles among the Blue Silver Grass, must have even stronger vitality."
"Do you think the attribute of your Blue Silver Grass martial spirit could be life? Why don't you try cutting yourself with a knife? If your recovery ability is unusual, then that must be it."