Douluo Continent: Ink Bamboo as a Cauldron to Break Through Ten Thousand Heavens

Faced with Beibei's question, Chen Cheng smiled and said, "This child has a very good temperament and is a spirit-type soul master. His only shortcoming is that his aptitude is not very good. Moreover, we ate his fish, but we still let him absorb ten years of soul rings. So I thought I would compensate him and gave him a Xuan Shui Pill to help nourish his body."

Beibei glanced at the Ten-Year Wind Baboon lying on the ground, then at Huo Yuhao's badly tattered clothes, shook her head, and said nothing more.

Tang Ya seemed very happy, ran over and took Bei Bei's arm, cheering, "Yay! Our Tang Clan finally has a new member!"

"Were you just craving their grilled fish?" Before getting punched, Chen Cheng quickly put on a serious expression. "Alright, let's discuss Tang Ya's spirit rings, shall we?"

Tang Ya felt choked up, but since it concerned her future and the main purpose of this trip, she could only shake her fist and let it go.

Beibei felt she was already immune to these two sworn enemies, and asked, "Chen Cheng, do you have any clues?"

Chen Cheng was silent for a while before saying, "As you know, my martial soul, Ink Bamboo, isn't a very strong one, so I'm always trying to develop it. My first soul skill, which was originally a bamboo strip that could change at will, has been continuously developed and researched. Combining it with the ink attribute of my martial soul, the best proof is that I've created a pill that can restore soul power and injuries."

Beibei nodded. Besides studying in the library and the Soul Guidance Department, Chen Cheng spent most of his time cultivating his martial soul in lush, vegetated areas. He had no objection to Chen Cheng's broadening of his horizons.

"Because I also have a plant-based martial soul, I have some sense of Tang Ya's situation. There should be a talent in her martial soul that is waiting to awaken. Perhaps it's not the right time yet, or perhaps it's being suppressed, so it hasn't been revealed. But I guess it's a rather powerful ability." Chen Cheng couldn't hold back anymore. All his senses were just made up. Anyway, the original work said that Tang Ya had a devouring attribute, so she did. As long as he could make it work.

After listening to Chen Cheng's reasonable and well-founded explanation, Bei Bei looked at Tang Ya with some doubt, while Tang Ya lowered her head and remained silent.

"Tang Ya's third spirit ring is an opportunity. Choosing the right spirit ring should allow this talent to shine. However, I have a feeling that even if it doesn't awaken this time, it will still appear if suppressed for a long enough time. But there's no need to worry too much. After all, awakening can make you stronger, which is a good thing. In the future, Blue Silver Grass will have the opportunity to evolve into Blue Silver King or even Blue Silver Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ya remained silent with her head down, but slowly, her shoulders began to tremble, and large tears dripped onto the ground.

Chen Cheng was speechless. He remembered that in the original story, Tang Ya had always suppressed her Devouring Talent, feeling like a useless burden to others. When the Tang Sect finally gained some momentum, she abandoned them and went to cause trouble at their enemy's doorstep. Her talent had awakened, but it was stolen by an evil spirit master, forcing Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao to search for it for hundreds of chapters. When they met again, Tang Ya, now an evil spirit master, immediately pierced Bei Bei's chest with a spear—a sight that made everyone's stomach churn. This time, he was determined to get this straight! You, the partner of the descendant of Shrek Academy's top leader, are always acting all bitter and resentful. You feel there's something wrong with your spirit, but you can't solve it yourself, and you're unwilling to talk about it, just keeping it bottled up inside? The world's number one school, the holy land of spirit masters, one of the few Limit Douluo you can count on one hand—can't you solve your problems?

While Chen Cheng was internally complaining, Bei Bei gently hugged Tang Ya and patted her back to comfort her.

"Alright, alright, Xiaoya, you can tell us anything. You don't have to carry it all on your shoulders. Look, Chen Cheng bickers with you every day, but he still tries his best to help you, doesn't he?" Beibei said gently to Tang Ya in her arms.

"Hey sis, why are you crying? Look at Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, they both have the ability to awaken their martial souls. I'm developing my martial soul every day, hoping it will awaken too. Why are you crying?" Chen Cheng teased from the side, then waved his hand when he saw Bei Bei's unfriendly look and didn't continue. He turned to Huo Yuhao's side; romance in Douluo Continent really lowers your IQ.

It took a while for Tang Ya and Bei Bei to come over, and it seemed that they had been coaxed.

  

"My awakened ability is devouring. I'm afraid of being identified as an evil soul master, so..." Xiaoya said softly, her eyes reddening as if she was about to cry again.

"What's wrong with that? Abilities themselves aren't good or bad; it's the person using them who defines good or bad! For example, Soul Masters acquire Soul Rings and Soul Bones through Soul Hunting. To Soul Beasts, Soul Masters are evil, but a Soul Master with a noble heart will use their power to protect the weak, and that power becomes justice. Besides, the ability to devour can also be divided into two aspects. If you don't harm anyone and just devour energy, you can use it for cultivation. Perhaps there are places where energy is overflowing and desperately needs an outlet, and the ability to devour becomes a savior..."

Tang Ya originally thought Chen Cheng would start talking nonsense again, but who knew he would say such a serious thing. She looked up at Bei Bei, her eyes sparkling with hope and expectation.

Beibei nodded and said calmly, "Chen Cheng is usually a bit eccentric, but he is well-read and has always been the best in theory among us. Sanshi and I have never talked about the awakening of martial souls, but he can still tell. Maybe that's his talent. I believe in him."

"What, after all this time, you still don't trust me?" Chen Cheng gave Bei Bei a disdainful look. "But to be fair, our Elder Xuan's Gluttonous Divine Ox is famous for devouring things. If you have any questions, why don't you ask him? Isn't this knowledge found in a library? Or are you two lovebirds so inseparable that you've never even been to a library?"

"Chen, Cheng!!!"

A roar echoed across the Starry Sky Forest...

Huo Yuhao finally woke up, and as he sat up, his body crackled and popped, as if he had grown a little taller. He had expelled many impurities, which Chen Cheng had thoughtfully removed with his Ink Bamboo Wind technique. Now, his skin was radiant and elastic. Although still thin, he was completely transformed compared to before. He had also successfully fused with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and had been communicating in the Sea of ​​Spirits for a long time. Currently, Heavenly Dream couldn't discern Chen Cheng's exact purpose, but his kindness towards Huo Yuhao was undeniable. Huo Yuhao expressed his gratitude with the phrase "a drop of kindness deserves a spring of gratitude." The gray bead moved slightly, unnoticed, while Heavenly Dream remained silent, indicating her understanding.

"Brother Chen Cheng, thank you!" Huo Yuhao stood up and bowed.

"Alright, stop with the nonsense. Tang Ya, our Tang Clan leader, Bei Bei, and the Tang Clan's senior brother will be your mentors after you join the Tang Clan. From now on, the Tang Clan will be your home, and we will all be your family. It's only natural for family members to help each other..."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was also showing signs of crying, Chen Cheng quickly changed the subject: "We need to hurry up and help Tang Ya get her soul ring. Then I have to rush to the academy. I'll stay at school tonight, and I still have a task to complete tomorrow: helping with class registration."

"Is Sect Master Tang also here to acquire a spirit ring?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously. "Did he choose a spirit beast?"

Tang Ya blushed and said, "We just discussed it, and this time we'll find a thousand-year-old Devouring Beast."