Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

Chapter 35 Cheng Xiao has no chance of winning
Nottingham College, Dean's Office.

"Xiao Gang, Tang San has already obtained his second spirit ring. Don't you want to see how strong he is now?" Mano put down the information in his hand and looked at the master who was sitting on a chair in front of him, reading a book.

"Nothing interesting." Closing the book, the master looked up at Mano and said calmly, "Xiao San has sparred with Cheng Xiao privately, but both ended in failure."

"But this time, Xiao San's second soul ring has gained the parasitic ability of the ghost vine. Once it is activated, it will be hard to defend against. Moreover, combined with his first soul skill, it can achieve the effect of surprise. Before, Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass lacked the ability to decide the outcome, but with the parasitism, Cheng Xiao will no longer have the possibility of winning."

Hearing this, Mano frowned slightly and said, "Xiaogang, Cheng Xiao is at least a genius with full innate soul power, and he also has a top-level beast martial soul."

"As far as I know, Cheng Xiao left the academy half a month ago and went to hunt soul beasts alone with another genius with full innate soul power. I think their strength should not be as bad as you said, right?"

"And you said that Tang San had sparred with Cheng Xiao in private, but failed. In my opinion, why not take advantage of the opportunity when they both got their second spirit rings to have a good sparring match to see who is better, Tang San or Cheng Xiao? What do you think?"

"Xiao San will not lose." The master shook his head and said calmly: "If you want to see it, then arrange it. I also want to see what effect Xiao San's second soul skill will have on the human body after it is used."

"That's right, Xiaogang." Manuo laughed and said, "It's settled then. I'll arrange it right away when Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu come back from hunting souls."

Hearing this, the master nodded, then stood up, nodded slightly at Mano, and left the dean's office.

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"Teacher, you are looking for me."

Tang San gently knocked on the master's door. As soon as he entered, he saw the master sitting on the chair, staring at him with burning eyes.

"Xiao San, you're here." The master stood up from the chair, walked in front of Tang San, and reached out to touch his head.

After two years of getting along, Master has already regarded Tang San as his own son, so the action of touching Tang San's head has become a habitual action.

"Take a break. Your cultivation speed is already astonishing." The master pulled Tang San to sit down. Looking at Tang San, who was not even as tall as his shoulders, the master couldn't help but sigh in his heart that an eight-year-old child had reached the realm of a great soul master after only two years of cultivation, but he... had only just reached that level after decades of cultivation.

"Teacher, I'm not tired." Tang San shook his head gently, then laughed, "Teacher, without your teaching, I wouldn't be able to practice so fast. If I were to say, the reason I can practice so fast is because of your good teaching."

"You kid." Hearing Tang San's flattery, the master smiled with satisfaction and said, "The dean of our Notting College wants to see you and Cheng Xiao compete. As your teacher, I should also inform you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared."

Tang San said: "Teacher, Cheng Xiao and I have practiced together many times. His martial spirit is very special. I have never seen his martial spirit possessed. Most of the time, he relies on the two short swords he made to fight." "Oh? A beast martial spirit that has never been possessed by a martial spirit?" The master's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he thought about it.

"That's right." Tang San nodded and said, "According to my observation, his first spirit skill should be a spirit skill that strengthens his own ability, which can increase the strengthening effect for his body and weapons."

"The first soul skill is a self-enhancing skill. What kind of soul beast did he hunt for this first soul ring to make him so stupid?" Upon hearing this, the master couldn't help but shook his head. He felt it was ridiculous that Cheng Xiao hunted for a first soul ring with an enhancing skill.

After all, he didn't worship me as his master. How could an eight-year-old child understand the theory of martial spirits? The first spirit ring gained a soul skill effect, and it was a hundred-year-old soul beast. The master couldn't imagine how low the effect of the soul skill would be.

"Forget it, Xiao San. Let's not talk about Cheng Xiao, let's talk about you." The master's eyes lit up with wisdom and said, "Xiao San, after you obtained the ghost vine's spirit ring, the blue silver grass has become more slender and tougher than before, right?"

"Yes, teacher, after absorbing the ghost vine's spirit ring, my blue silver grass has become tougher than before." Tang San nodded and stretched out his hand to release his martial spirit.

"Wait a moment." The master pressed down Tang San's outstretched hand, then looked out the window where the sun was shining, and said leisurely: "Let's go to the back mountain of the academy. It happens that I also want to see the effect of your second soul skill." After that, the master took Tang San out of the room and came to the back mountain of Notting Academy. Because it was afternoon, there was no one in the back mountain and it was very quiet.

"Come on, Xiao San, release your martial spirit and let me see it." The master raised his hand and made a gesture to Tang San.

Tang San nodded slightly, then slowly spread out his right hand. As the blue light shone, blue silver grass that changed from light blue to dark blue emerged and moved quietly in his palm.

"It's just as I expected." Seeing the changes in Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, Grandmaster leaned forward slightly, took a closer look at the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand, and muttered to himself: "My martial spirit theory is indeed correct. After absorbing the ghost vine's spirit ring, the Blue Silver Grass has gradually moved closer to the appearance of the ghost vine."

Taking a deep breath, the master pointed to the big tree beside him calmly and said, "Xiao San, wrap the blue silver grass around the tree and pull it hard to see how tough it is."

"Okay, teacher." Hearing the master's words, Tang San did as he was told very obediently. A blue silver grass shot out from his palm, and in a breath, it wrapped around the big tree that the master was pointing at. With the urging of the soul power in his body, he pulled hard with his palm, and the big tree wrapped by the blue silver grass gradually became bent.

Seeing Tang San doing as he was told, Grandmaster couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. Then, he walked to the big tree that was entangled by the blue silver grass, took a careful look at it, then made a gesture to Tang San and motioned him to come over.

Seeing this, Tang San also put away his spirit blue silver grass and came to the side of the master.

The master pointed at the tree bent by the blue silver grass and said calmly, "Yes, although your blue silver grass has become thinner, its toughness has increased a lot. Look at the place where the blue silver grass is wrapped around the trunk. Is there a charred color? I think this is because your blue silver grass absorbed the corrosive toxins of the ghost vine after absorbing the second soul ring. Combined with the neurotoxins of the mandragora snake obtained by your first soul ring, the two toxins added together are enough to eliminate most of the soul masters you face."

"Okay, Xiaosan, release your second soul skill and see how effective the parasitism is."

(End of this chapter)