Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends.

"Yeah, right. Tang San doesn't have many expectations for you, his drunkard father," Cinderella added in her mind.

As for Tang Hao not mentioning teaching her the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, Cinderella didn't care at all.

She wasn't a power-type character to begin with, so the hammer technique was useless to her.

Moreover, if she wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult for her to get the complete set of techniques and power-generating methods from Tang San. In her eyes, Tang Hao's little scheme was childish and laughable.

Cinderella looked at Tang Hao, her azure eyes blinking in the moonlight, as if she suddenly remembered something.

She showed just the right amount of surprise and curiosity, lowering her voice even further, as if she had discovered some incredible secret: "Dad, the way you appeared just now was amazing, and you went to warn the master, are you also a Soul Master?"

Cinderella's face was full of curiosity.

Seeing Cinderella's shocked expression, Tang Hao felt much less awkward because of Tang San.

He did not intend to continue hiding his strength from Cinderella, after all, they would become Soul Masters in the future.

He nodded, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable authority: "Yes, Cindy, Daddy is also a Soul Master."

Although Cinderella already knew that Tang Hao was a Soul Master, upon hearing Tang Hao's admission, she still gasped in surprise, covered her mouth with her little hand, and widened her eyes: "Really? Daddy, you're so amazing! Are you very powerful? Even more powerful than a Grandmaster?"

Tang Hao snorted, his tone tinged with disdain: "Yu Xiaogang? Someone like him isn't even worthy of carrying my shoes."

Although his words were arrogant, they carried an air of self-righteousness coming from him.

Cinderella's admiration deepened. She tugged at Tang Hao's sleeve, gently shaking it, and asked in a coquettish and expectant tone, "Daddy, since you're so amazing, can you take me and Xiao San to get soul rings? That way we can get the best soul rings too!"

Tang Hao looked at Cinderella's dependent eyes and his heart softened slightly, but he immediately shook his head and lowered his voice.

"No. My identity is sensitive and cannot be easily exposed. Besides, I don't know what kind of spirit beast is suitable for your martial spirit."

He paused, looking at Cinderella's seemingly disappointed face, and added, "But don't worry, when Yu Xiaogang takes you there, I'll follow in secret. If we encounter any real danger, I'll intervene. Otherwise, just follow Yu Xiaogang's plan. His theoretical knowledge will be useful for you in choosing the right soul rings."

Hearing that Tang Hao would protect her in secret, Cinderella felt completely at ease.

With Yu Xiaogang, the "tool guy," leading the team openly, and Tang Hao, the "super henchman," providing covert protection! Everything's settled!

A sweet smile immediately returned to her face, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes! I understand. With you protecting us in the shadows, Xiao San and I will be safe. We will definitely listen to Master and try our best to obtain the soul rings."

Tang Hao was very satisfied with Cinderella's reaction, feeling that she was both sensible and knew how to rely on him.

He reminded him again, "Remember what I told you, especially about the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique. Tell Xiao San after he gets his soul ring."

"Don't worry, I will tell the mistress every single word!" Cinderella assured her.

Tang Hao nodded, said no more, and with a flicker of his figure, he once again disappeared into the night like a ghost, vanishing without a trace.

"Alright, I'm leaving. Take care of yourself, and keep an eye on the mistress too."

After Tang Hao finished speaking, before Cinderella could respond, his figure flickered and disappeared as if blending into the night, coming and going like the wind.

Cinderella stood on the rooftop, feeling the cool night wind, her azure eyes gleaming with calculation.

Tang Hao's nighttime visit brought two important pieces of information: Yu Xiaogang had been subdued and could be used without worry.

Tang Hao is still an incompetent father, but he won't cause any trouble for the time being.

"The tools are in place, and the obstacles have been cleared." Cinderella smiled perfectly.

"Next, I need to study hard and acquire the soul ring as soon as possible."

……

In the days leading up to her departure to acquire the Soul Ring, Cinderella practically lived in Yu Xiaogang's study.

Thanks to her unparalleled affability and Tang Hao's subtle prodding, Yu Xiaogang opened up almost all of his books to her.

Cinderella aimed to gain a clear understanding of the knowledge about soul beasts, soul rings, and martial soul characteristics, and combined this with her understanding of Tang San and her own martial soul, gradually forming a plan for her soul skills.

She clearly remembered that in the original timeline, Tang San's first soul ring came from the Mandala Snake, which gave him the Entangling skill.

In Cinderella's view, this was a complete waste of talent and a total misconception!

Blue Silver Grass is a plant, and entwining is its nature. With the stimulation of soul power and skill training, it will naturally master various entwining and binding techniques in the future. Why waste a precious soul ring slot to obtain a skill that can be obtained through cultivation?

Chapter 57 The Hunting Forest

"This is tantamount to buying the casket and returning the pearl!" Cinderella thought to herself.

Moreover, Tang San's martial soul is not ordinary Blue Silver Grass at all, but Blue Silver Emperor, the emperor among Blue Silver Grass, representing the ultimate vitality and control.

Additional toxicity?

This is simply polluting this royal bloodline. Its life essence should be strengthened so that it can evolve into a true Blue Silver Emperor.

Cinderella also had a clear idea for her own Crystal Shoes Martial Soul.

The Crystal Shoes spirit originates from her experience—the self in the fairy tale who endured hardships, ultimately reunited with the prince and found happiness through the crystal shoes.

Crystal ballet shoes symbolize searching, finding one's home, encounters that transcend social classes, and glamorous transformations at crucial moments.

Cinderella could sense that her soul skills would also be related to this aspect. Combining her knowledge of soul beasts with the essence of Douluo Continent, the soul skills she needed should be related to "movement", "dodge", "positioning" or "burst and control at critical moments".

Therefore, when Yu Xiaogang was passionately explaining in his office his plan to tailor-make Blue Silver Grass for Tang San, adding toughness and neurotoxins, and absorbing beast spirits, Cinderella interrupted him.

“Master, I think it might not be appropriate to let Xiao San absorb the soul ring of a poison-attribute soul beast.”

Yu Xiaogang was in the middle of his enthusiastic talk when he was interrupted and was clearly taken aback. A hint of displeasure flashed across his face, but remembering Tang Hao's warning, he forced it down and forced out a stiff smile.

“Cindy, why do you say that? Beast Martial Souls can provide ordinary Blue Silver Grass with excellent toxicity and enhance its toughness, which is an excellent attribute for control-type Soul Masters.”

Cinderella had already prepared her answer to Yu Xiaogang's question.

"Master, what you say makes sense. However, Blue Silver Grass is a plant. Won't there be a conflict when it absorbs the soul rings of animal soul beasts? Moreover, I think Blue Silver Grass's vitality is already amazing. If we could enhance this aspect, making it more resilient, recovering faster, and even healing wounds, wouldn't that be even better? That way, Xiao San could control enemies and protect teammates at the same time. Wouldn't that be even more powerful?"

Cinderella cleverly packaged the potential of the Blue Silver King with the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass and proposed a treatment method that Yu Xiaogang had never considered.

Yu Xiaogang was speechless for a moment when asked the question. In his opinion, Blue Silver Grass was a useless martial soul and could not cure anything.

Although there are indeed risks involved in a plant-based martial soul absorbing an animal soul ring, and the success rate is not 100%, this is a conjecture in his theory that has not yet been fully verified.

However, this treatment completely deviated from the control and poison attack strategy he had planned for Tang San.

“This…” Yu Xiaogang frowned, trying to refute.

“Cindy, you’re being too naive. How could Blue Silver Grass possibly have healing abilities? That’s an ability that only top-tier support-type martial souls can possess.”

“How will we know if we don’t try?” Cinderella insisted.

“I believe that Xiao San’s Blue Silver Grass is special! Master, didn’t you say that theories need to be verified by practice? Let’s find a plant soul beast with particularly strong vitality to try. Moreover, Blue Silver Grass is a plant martial soul, so absorbing plant soul rings is obviously more suitable than absorbing animal martial souls, and absorbing plant soul beasts is obviously more suitable than absorbing poison-attribute soul beasts.”

Yu Xiaogang's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He looked at Tang San, who had remained silent, hoping that this seemingly more composed boy could offer him support.

"Tang San, what do you think? Choosing a poison-attribute beast spirit can greatly enhance your combat power, giving you strong control and offensive capabilities from the very beginning."

Both of their eyes were focused on Tang San.

Tang San spoke calmly without hesitation: "I'll listen to my sister."

These five simple words clearly stated Tang San's stance.

In Tang San's mind, a hundred of Yu Xiaogang's theories couldn't compare to a single sentence from Cinderella.

Moreover, Cinderella's analysis sounds more reasonable.

Plants absorbing animal soul rings? He also thought it was unreliable. As for toxicity, the Xuan Tian Bao Lu was extremely cautious about the use of poison, and he didn't like this kind of uncontrollable power.

Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, a feeling of frustration rising in his chest.

He was utterly humiliated, especially in front of the two children he saw as his hope!

But Yu Xiaogang dared not retaliate. He could only suppress his anger and place his hopes on Tang Hao, who was hiding in the shadows, hoping that he would come out and speak the truth.

Tang Hao, hidden in the shadows, heard everything clearly.

At first, he also thought that Yu Xiaogang's poison-attribute soul beast plan sounded very powerful and aggressive.

But after listening to Cinderella's words, he thought about it carefully: Cindy's words seemed to make more sense. The blue silver grass was Alan's true form, and Alan's power was full of life and had never been poisonous.

It does feel a bit strange to let the mistress's Blue Silver Grass take the poison attack route.

Moreover, the idea that plants can absorb animals sounds far-fetched.

In contrast, Cinderella's proposal to enhance vitality or even provide healing, while seemingly unbelievable, strangely resonated more with his understanding of Amber.

Therefore, Tang Hao chose to remain silent, assuming Cinderella's choice.

Yu Xiaogang waited in vain for Tang Hao's support, and his heart sank completely. A huge sense of frustration and powerlessness welled up in his heart.

He felt incredibly stifled as a teacher, with absolutely no authority whatsoever.

“…Okay.” Yu Xiaogang finally managed to utter these two words with difficulty, his voice dry.

"Since you insist, let's follow Cindy's idea and find a plant-type soul beast with strong vitality."

Yu Xiaogang slumped back into his chair, as if all his energy had been drained away.

He spent a lot of time researching information in order to show off his erudition in front of Tang San and Cinderella, but he didn't expect that his ideas would be completely rejected by them.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang became much more cautious about Cinderella's soul ring.

The Crystal Dance Shoes are clearly an agility-based attack or a special support type. Following conventional thinking, Yu Xiaogang suggested hunting a speed-type soul beast, such as a hundred-year-old Swift Weasel or a Light and Shadow Cat, to obtain acceleration-type soul skills.

This direction largely aligned with Cinderella's own vision, so she offered no further suggestions.

……

The Soul Hunting Forest is deep and tranquil, with ancient trees reaching for the sky.

Yu Xiaogang led Luo Sanpao in front, with Tang San and Cinderella following behind him.

Tang San remained highly vigilant throughout, protecting Cinderella.

In fact, after learning that Tang San and Cinderella's father was Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang had considered having Tang Hao lead them to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts.

After all, the Star Dou Great Forest covers a wider area and has a richer variety of soul beasts.

Chapter 58 Tang San's First Soul Ring

Tang Hao naturally disagreed with Yu Xiaogang's idea. In his opinion, the most important thing now was to hide their identities and let Tang San and Cinderella get through their developmental period.

Moreover, for a Soul Master like him who has reached the Title Douluo level, the skill of the first Soul Ring is not important.

This is why Tang Hao agreed to let Yu Xiaogang lead them to the Soul Hunter Forest.

Moreover, the number of soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest was more than enough for Tang San and Cinderella, who had both become the number one soul masters.

Even if all else fails, he can still catch two spirit beasts in the wild and throw them in front of Tang San and the others.

Luo Sanpao had an extremely keen sense of smell and quickly discovered a plant soul beast that met the requirements: a life vine that was about four hundred years old.

This kind of soul beast is not very aggressive, but it has extremely strong vitality. It coils around the ancient tree and emits a faint green halo.

"That's it! Four hundred years old, just close to the limit of the first soul ring. Little Three, listen to my command."

Although Yu Xiaogang felt aggrieved, he still dutifully gave instructions.

At the same time, Yu Xiaogang waved his hand, and a yellow soul ring on his body flew towards Luo Sanpao.

"His farts are like thunder, deafening and earth-shattering."

Luo Sanpao's blue eyes lit up instantly, and the yellow halo surrounding him seemed to turn into a light screen. His round body suddenly sprang up and then turned in the air, followed by a thunderous roar.

Meanwhile, Tang San and Cinderella quickly took out masks from their pockets and put them on.

On their way here, they learned about Yu Xiaogang's soul skills from him, so they made preparations well in advance.

With a loud bang, the vines of life clinging to the giant tree instantly became listless and weak.

Looking at the appearance of the Vine of Life, Yu Xiaogang was still not at ease, so he ordered Luo Sanpao to shoot it a few more times.

"Mistress, go, deliver the final blow to the Vine of Life."

Upon hearing this, Tang San looked at Cinderella. Seeing her nod, he then used the Ghost Shadow Step to approach silently.

Although the Vine of Life was on the verge of death, it still lashed out with its vines after sensing the fatal threat. The speed was not fast, but the power was still considerable, and it carried a strong aura of life.

Tang San used his Ghostly Shadow Steps to easily dodge the vines' attacks. He infused the stone he had prepared with the power of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and shot it with the precision of a hidden weapon towards the core node of the Vine of Life.

At the same time, he released his Blue Silver Grass martial spirit, attempting to touch and feel the rich life energy.

Surprisingly, his Blue Silver Grass seemed to have a natural affinity for the energy of the Vine of Life.

"Mistress, hurry up!" Yu Xiaogang shouted.