Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 8 Plan
As soon as Shi Yi returned to Yu Xiaogang's room, he heard Yu Xiaogang's voice.

"How is it?" Yu Xiaogang asked softly.

Shi Yi was a little confused for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened when he heard this and he said, "As a senior brother, why don't you give some comments on your junior brother, the new disciple you accepted as your master?"

Shi Yi was slightly startled when he heard this, then he came to his senses and smiled, "Of course I believe in your judgment. I have only met my junior brother once, and I can see that he is a polite child, but he is not suitable to be your apprentice."

Yu Xiaogang was still smiling when he heard the first half of the sentence, but his expression changed instantly when he heard the last part, and his face became darker than before.

"Tell me, why Xiaosan is not suitable to be my apprentice." Yu Xiaogang said with a dark face.

"Being well-mannered shows that he is a well-behaved child. Rules are not a good thing in theoretical research. You should know this much better than I do. From another perspective, rules mean constraints. Even if he becomes your disciple and perhaps inherits everything you have learned, it will be difficult for him to surpass your achievements in theory." Shi Yi chuckled.

Yu Xiaogang's expression relaxed upon hearing this. Indeed, Shi Yi's words touched his heart. After two years of getting along with Shi Yi, he understood that although Shi Yi worshipped him as his master and learned a lot from him, in theory, he and Shi Yi were more in the form of communication. Whenever he discussed some theoretical issues with Shi Yi, Shi Yi could always come up with many novel ideas and always hit the nail on the head at critical points. Even though he had studied the theory for so many years, he also learned a lot from Shi Yi. With Tang San's personality, he was more like those children in the sect. They attached great importance to status and would not do anything beyond their status and position.

"Yes, you are right, but Xiao San also has his own advantages, for example, he has innate full soul power."

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he observed Shi Yi's expression, as if he wanted to see a different look on Shi Yi's face.

Shi Yi nodded calmly and said, "Not bad, you have talent."

Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi's slightly stiff face full of surprise, while Shi Yi smiled and spread his hands and said, "Xiao Yi has already felt what you said, but I am quite curious, how can a child with full innate soul power study in Notting College."

"You will know this soon. It's almost time. Let's go eat. I want to hear your opinion about your junior brother's spirit ring. This is also a test of your learning results in the past two years." Yu Xiaogang said to Shi Yi meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi rolled his eyes at Yu Xiaogang and said, "If you want me to design a growth plan for you, just tell me directly."

"If your growth plan can be recognized, it will be of great benefit to you in the future." Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi seriously and said.

Shi Yi naturally understood the deep meaning of Yu Xiaogang's words. If the growth plan designed by Shi Yi could be recognized by Tang San, on the one hand, it would deepen the friendship between them as fellow apprentices. On the other hand, it would also be an investment. If the growth plan designed by Shi Yi achieved the expected results, it would actually be equivalent to a successful investment. In the future, Tang San would naturally have to give a return on this investment if he achieved something.

Shi Yi felt warm at heart when he looked at Yu Xiaogang. He had not expected that Yu Xiaogang was willing to let him participate in Tang San's training plan. Although it was partly because of his own ability, if Yu Xiaogang still used the original plan to train Tang San, he would have nothing to say.

Shi Yi was naturally happy about this. Since he and Yu Xiaogang already had the status of master and disciple, it would only take a few words to get some help. There was nothing wrong in helping this cheap junior brother. After all, he still had to rely on this cheap junior brother to gain some opportunities.

"Let's go, we can chat while eating." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Yu Xiaogang also nodded, and then the two of them slowly came to the cafeteria. They were about to look for Tang San, but they saw Tang San taking the initiative to walk over from not far away and bowed slightly to them.

"Teacher, senior brother, you are here to eat too."

Shi Yi and Yu Xiaogang nodded, and Yu Xiaogang slowly said, "Have you packed everything?"

Tang San nodded respectfully and said, "Thank you for the bedding, Teacher. Thank you, Senior Brother."

"You're welcome." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Yu Xiaogang patted his shoulder and said, "Come with us to the second floor to eat. Then I'll take you to my place to get acquainted with the place."

Tang San shook his head, glanced at Shi Yi in front of him without leaving a trace, and said: "No, teacher, I'd better eat with my roommates."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang did not insist. He glanced at Shi Yi, nodded, and said, "Okay, you are right to do this. Go ahead. Wait for me at the cafeteria entrance after dinner."

Shi Yi also smiled and nodded politely towards Tang San without saying anything more.

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang took Shi Yi and went straight to the second floor.

Yu Xiaogang and Shi Yi sat down slowly. Shi Yi smiled at Yu Xiaogang and said, "Teacher, it seems that I don't know what social etiquette is. Today is my first day as your disciple, but I won't even come if I don't invite you to dinner."

Yu Xiaogang's slightly stiff face darkened slightly and said, "Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"

"Then can it be considered shameless to eat with the teacher? Isn't it a disciple's duty to eat with you? I even moved into your room because I saw how lonely you were living alone." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned even darker when he heard this. Seeing this, Shi Yi hurriedly said, "Let's talk about Junior Brother's martial spirit so I can help you with some ideas."

Yu Xiaogang's complexion returned to normal, and he raised his lips slightly and whispered, "Blue Silver Grass."

"Blue Silver Grass? Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power?" Shi Yi repeated it in feigned surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face as he cooperated with Yu Xiaogang's performance.

Then Shi Yi pretended to be in deep thought and said to Yu Xiaogang: "What do you think? You are going to hunt for the first spirit ring for your junior brother soon."

"Blue Silver Grass doesn't have any special properties. I want Xiao San to go for the control system, which is also the path taken by most plant martial spirits. What do you think?" Yu Xiaogang said softly. "I also agree to let Xiao San go for the control system, but there are many different means of control. What kind of soul skills do you plan to let Junior Brother obtain?" Shi Yi asked.

"If you want to tie the grass into a rope, toughness is essential. Of course, control alone is not enough to win, so we need to give the blue silver grass special properties such as toxins."

Shi Yi shook his head and said, "No matter how tough Xiao San's martial spirit is, it is still grass. Even if it is tough, its control is limited."

Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly when he heard this. Shi Yi was right, but there didn't seem to be a good solution, because the nature of the martial soul itself could not be changed. Grass is grass, even if nine soul rings were added, it is still grass.

"Do you know what the advantages of blue silver grass are?" Shi Yi chuckled.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi in confusion, only to hear Shi Yi continue to say: "Blue Silver Grass can be seen almost everywhere on the continent, and it grows very fast, so the advantage of Blue Silver Grass lies in its strong vitality. If a rope can tightly bind others while absorbing their soul power and growing continuously, do you think the control effect will be better this way?"

"So, I suggest that you try to choose a plant-type soul beast for Xiao San. Although the benefits that plant-type soul beasts bring to the body are not as strong as those of animal soul beasts, most of them will provide more powerful and pure soul power. Choose the right characteristics from the plant-type soul beasts, such as strong vitality, toxins, parasitism, devouring, reproduction, and even certain auxiliary abilities."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up when he heard this and he thought slowly. Shi Yi's plan was indeed a perfect plan. If Tang San only had one martial soul, he would definitely choose this plan, because this plan almost fully developed the potential of the Blue Silver Grass. However, Tang San was different. Tang San's second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one weapon soul in the world.

As the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, one of the top three sects, Yu Xiaogang naturally has a good understanding of the Clear Sky Hammer. In order to perfectly unleash the power of the Clear Sky Hammer, a strong body is indispensable. It can even be said that strength is the most important attribute. Taking this into consideration, Yu Xiaogang prefers to let Tang San's first martial soul absorb animal soul beasts to lay a solid foundation for the second martial soul. After all, between Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer, even a fool knows which one he should prefer.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang thinking, Shi Yi did not interrupt him. He knew very well what Yu Xiaogang was thinking, because the two characteristics of toughness and toxicity can be found in animal soul beasts, the most representative of which are snakes and spiders. However, Shi Yi also knew better than anyone that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was not ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

In Shi Yi's opinion, the awakened Blue Silver Emperor is not inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer. With the bug ability of the Blue Silver Domain, if he cultivates to a deep level, he can completely block out the sun and sky with the Blue Silver Grass with just a wave of his hand. In addition, with the additional characteristics, he doesn't need to use hidden weapons or hammers. He can just use a bundled package when he sees someone. If he runs fast, he is awesome. If he doesn't run away? Sorry, he will die here. With the Blue Silver Grass everywhere as a supplement, no one can outlast him.

Poseidon is invincible in the sea, Qiandaoliu is invincible in the sky, and Tang Chen is invincible on land. If he practices Blue Silver Emperor according to Shi Yi's method, even if he can't take away Tang Chen's invincibility on land, he will at least be invincible in the forest.

Shi Yi has said everything he needs to say. As for what choice Tang San makes, it depends on Tang San's own luck. This can be considered a small compensation from Shi Yi to Tang San. After all, there are still many opportunities waiting for him to seize.

While Yu Xiaogang was thinking, the dishes were served and Shi Yi started to eat them with relish.

"Xiao Yi, isn't this growth cycle too long? If Xiao San wants to connect the characteristics he has acquired to form combat power, he must at least be at the level of Soul Emperor, or even Soul Sage." Yu Xiaogang whispered to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi took two bites and said slowly: "Teacher, we need to take our time. More haste, less speed. You should understand what kind of martial spirit the Blue Silver Grass is. It takes a process for a weak thing to grow into a strong one, just like a little ant. Even if my spirit power is improved to the present, the little ant still has no combat power. It is just a bigger ant. If you only focus on improving toughness and toxins, you can certainly make the Blue Silver Grass change in a short period of time, but you will also sacrifice its future."

"What if I say Xiao San has two martial spirits?" Yu Xiaogang looked at Shi Yi and said softly.

Hearing this, Shi Yi stopped eating chopsticks and pretended to understand, "I was wondering how Blue Silver Grass could have innate full spirit power. So your plan also takes into account Junior Brother's second spirit? What is Junior Brother's second spirit?"

Yu Xiaogang looked around and said to Shi Yi: "Haotian Hammer."

"..." Shi Yi pretended to be silent.

Shi Yi looked at Yu Xiaogang with a strange expression and said, "What benefits have you given to the Haotian Sect? Why would you want someone like this to be your disciple?"

Yu Xiaogang said with a dark face, "Stop talking nonsense and continue to think of a plan for your junior brother."

Shi Yi said slowly: "If it is a twin martial spirit, there is nothing wrong with your training plan. After all, you have chosen the Clear Sky Hammer as the main force, what else do you want? As for the training plan of the Clear Sky Hammer, my junior brother's father should know more than us."

Yu Xiaogang asked: "Is there no possibility of further optimization?"

"Yes, just give up the blue silver grass completely and choose a power-type soul beast for your junior brother to absorb." Shi Yi said.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have seen a ghost and asked, "Are you serious?"

"As far as I know, a spirit master with twin spirits cannot use two spirits at the same time. Besides, it's not the quantity of ability but the quality of ability. Even if Xiao San is a genius, he only has one brain and can only do a limited number of things at the same time. Having many abilities can certainly allow him to make different choices in different environments, but not everyone will have the right choice. Choices are often not necessarily completely correct. More choices mean a higher probability of error. A spirit like the Clear Sky Hammer often only provides one choice for the spirit master. When Xiao San has cultivated the Clear Sky Hammer to be extremely powerful, he can choose whatever he wants and can even create his own options."

While the two were talking, a middle-aged man in a black robe was sitting in an inconspicuous corner on the second floor of the cafeteria.

Hearing Shi Yi's words, Tang Hao couldn't help but show emotion on his face. His method of practicing the Clear Sky Hammer was not like most of his tribesmen who chose a balanced development route, but rather an extreme strength development plan. When facing the pursuit and blockade of the Spirit Hall, he was not without other choices, but he still chose to use the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand to open a path.

"In fact, you can also train Xiao San according to your original plan, because a soul master can only plan for the first five soul rings. When you reach the level of Soul Emperor, what kind of soul beast you want is not what you can imagine but what is available in reality." Shi Yi whispered to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, with the development of soul masters, even the high-level soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest are becoming less and less. It is not easy to find a suitable soul beast now."

As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, Yu Xiaogang naturally knew this truth. The most suitable soul ring for a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex soul master was naturally a thunder-attributed dragon. Now, let alone thunder-attributed dragons of high age, even ordinary dragons of high age have become extremely rare. For a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex soul master who has passed the Soul King level, what soul ring he can obtain in the future depends on luck.

"You can also tell Xiaosan about these plans. You will often know which one is best for you." Shi Yi said to Yu Xiaogang.

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang nodded, picked up the chopsticks in front of him, and slowly began to eat.

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(End of this chapter)