Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 166 Deceiving Tang Hao

Just as the three were about to leave the woods, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared a kilometer away and sped toward them.

"Tang Dachui is here."

Ye Liangchen, Bibi Dong, and Ye Cailan stopped in their tracks and waited quietly for the other to arrive.

"Huff huff..."

Before long, Tang Dachui arrived in front of Ye Liangchen and the other two, bringing with him a foul stench that was nauseating.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking our way? And how many years has it been since you last bathed? Why do you smell so bad?"

Ye Liangchen pulled the two women along, activated the Five Elements Bewildering Steps, and quickly retreated more than ten meters away from the stench.

"Young man, such incredible agility is truly impressive."

The newcomer was none other than Tang Dachui. He was shocked to see Ye Liangchen's lightning-fast movements. He had never seen such exquisite movements in all his years of wandering the Soul Master world.

"Swish..."

"Who are you? What are you doing blocking our way?"

Ye Cailan immediately released her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and nine soul rings—yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, and red—using her powerful soul force to press down on her opponent.

For some reason, Ye Cailan subconsciously disliked the other person. Even though she didn't know him, why did she hate the man in black robes so much? It was probably because of the stench emanating from him! She had been by her master's side for years and was used to the little guy's fresh scent. Suddenly smelling this stench made her feel extremely nauseous.

"Buzzing..."

Bibi Dong did not release her martial soul, but instead shielded Ye Liangchen behind her and pressed down on him with her powerful soul energy.

"Gentlemen, I meant no harm."

Tang Dachui looked at the two opponents, both of whom were Super Douluo, and felt that their soul power was even higher than his own. In particular, the blue-haired woman had a 100,000-year soul ring. He was very shocked. Are 100,000-year soul rings so easy to obtain nowadays?

"Your martial soul is the Blue Silver Emperor. I want to know your true identity. How come you have the aura of someone I knew before?"

Tang Dachui asked Ye Cailan curiously, "This woman looks a lot like my former wife, the Blue Silver Emperor. Her aura is also somewhat similar, but her appearance is different. Moreover, her strength has reached the level of a Super Title Douluo. She is a real human and is obviously not the Blue Silver Emperor."

Tang Dachui knew that after his wife, the Blue Silver Emperor, sacrificed herself, only one seed remained. Even if she were reborn, she would only be a weak Blue Silver Grass and it would be impossible for her to reach the Title Douluo level in such a short time.

"My name is Ye Cailan, nicknamed Blue Silver Douluo. I am the protector of my master. As for who this old friend you mentioned is, I don't know, and I don't even know you."

Ye Cailan stared coldly at the black-robed man who disgusted her.

"Hey! Old man, who are you anyway? Why don't you reveal your identity? And why are you always hiding your face like that?"

"And next time you go out in public, could you please wash off the stench? You're supposed to be a Soul Master, so pay attention to your appearance! Doesn't it feel uncomfortable to smell like that all the time?"

Ye Liangchen pretended to be curious and asked, while criticizing Tang Dachui's personal hygiene.

"Young man, your name is Ye Liangchen. Which faction do you belong to?"

"As far as I know, Tianshui Academy simply cannot produce a monstrous genius like you."

Tang Dachui couldn't refute Ye Liangchen's claim that he was unhygienic, as he hadn't showered in a long time. However, he was very curious about the boy's identity, as the guy seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

"You don't need to know who I am. And next time you ask someone's identity, could you please state your identity first? Otherwise, it makes you seem very rude!"

Ye Liangchen thought to himself, "If you won't reveal your identity, why should I?" Besides, he couldn't possibly tell the other party his identity. Although he wasn't afraid himself, he was afraid that this old guy might harm the others around him.

"My name is Tang Hao. I have come to see you today to ask this Blue Silver Douluo beside you about the cultivation method of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."

Since Tang Hao saw that Ye Cailan's martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor, he was a little worried that his son Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline would not be able to be activated.

He now knows that the woman's aura is very similar to that of his soul beast wife, but that's because she also possesses the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and has nothing to do with his soul beast wife.

"Are you Tang Hao?"

"That's the Hammer Douluo who swung a giant hammer and defeated Qian Xunji, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and is known as Hammer Bro."

"You did something so amazing, how did you end up like this? We thought you were a beggar!"

Ye Liangchen directly gave Tang Hao the title of "Hammer Douluo," since in this fantasy world, people didn't understand that "hammer" could also be an insult.

"Hammer Douluo?"

Bibi Dong and Ye Cailan almost burst out laughing. The dignified Haotian Douluo was called Hammer Douluo by this little guy.

"Young man, you are Haotian Douluo, but you can also call me Hammer Bro. This title is not bad either. My martial soul is Haotian Hammer, and it is indeed a hammer."

Tang Hao couldn't quite keep up with Ye Liangchen's wild imagination. As expected of a prodigy who could disrupt the morale of the Heaven Dou Empire's army, he had no choice but to reluctantly declare himself as Haotian Douluo. However, he really liked the title "Hammer Brother".

"Haotian Douluo?"

"I once heard an elder say that this title belongs to Senior Tang Chen, an invincible powerhouse on land. He is known as one of the three peerless Douluo, along with Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu and Sea God Douluo Poseidon. Only Senior Tang Chen deserves this title."

"You don't seem to live up to the title of Haotian Douluo the way you are now. I think you'd be better called Hammer Douluo."

Ye Liangchen first praised Tang Chen, making the other party feel proud, and then used a tone of disappointment to make Tang Hao compare himself with Tang Chen and reflect on his own performance.

Tang Hao is a sect slave. All it takes is to use psychological warfare to make the other party feel ashamed of the sect, and he will lower his proud head in shame.

To be honest, the only truly talented person in the Haotian Sect is Tang Chen. That guy created skills like the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, the Great Sumeru Hammer, and the Ring Explosion, making him even more impressive than Qian Daoliu. As for the others in the Haotian Sect, they are just people who live off their past achievements. None of them have anything creative to offer. Compared to Tang Chen, they are miles behind. This is the principle of decline after reaching the peak.

"Young man, you are right. I am indeed unworthy of the title Haotian Douluo. I have disgraced my grandfather."

"What good is a great reputation if you can't protect what's rightfully yours? At this moment, I feel that using the name of Haotian Douluo is somewhat of an insult to my grandfather."

Seeing Ye Liangchen praising his grandfather so highly, Tang Hao thought about how, when his grandfather was alive, the Clear Sky Sect was on par with the Spirit Hall. Then he thought about the current miserable state of the Clear Sky Sect, which was all his own doing. And his current wretched appearance was indeed unworthy of the title of Clear Sky Douluo.

Holy crap! Ye Liangchen almost laughed when he realized he'd completely fooled the old guy.

It has to be said that the people in Douluo Continent are not very bright. In the original story, during the Battle of Jialing Pass, Tang San's plan to sneak attack the Spirit Hall's supplies was hailed as a stroke of genius by the people of the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Blue Silver Douluo, could you tell me about the cultivation method for Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters?" Tang Hao came here to help Tang San understand the cultivation method for Blue Silver Grass.

"Hammer Douluo, you're not a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, why are you asking about these things?"

Ye Cailan was too lazy to argue with the other party. This old guy smelled so bad, it was disgusting. So she followed her master and called the other party Hammer Douluo.

"Sister Lan, follow my instructions and fool the other party." Ye Liangchen used his soul to transmit his voice to Ye Cailan, instructing her to fool Tang Dachui.

"Okay! Xiao Chen." Upon receiving Ye Liangchen's instruction, Ye Cailan immediately became interested.

"I have a son who also has the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and he is born with full soul power. I would like to ask you about the cultivation method of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

Tang Dachui told Ye Cailan about this directly. To be honest, he didn't know how to cultivate the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul at all, so he gave it to Yu Xiaogang.

"Just keep cultivating, but ordinary Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters can only cultivate to level 60 at most, and they can't go any higher, mainly because their Martial Soul is too weak."

Ye Cailan calmly explained to the other party that this is indeed how ordinary Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters are; a useless soul will always be a useless martial soul unless it can evolve.

"You're right, but his martial soul is the Blue Silver Emperor, not ordinary Blue Silver Grass."

Tang Hao doesn't know if Tang San can still activate the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. In his understanding, the Blue Silver Emperor lineage is passed down through a single lineage. He believes that since Ye Cailan possesses the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, his son might not be able to activate the bloodline.

"Your son also has the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul?"

Following Ye Liangchen's instructions, Ye Cailan pretended to be curious and asked.

"Yes, my son. He was born to me and another woman who possesses the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, but he has not yet awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline."

Tang Dachui said something, but he didn't mention that his wife was a soul beast, nor did he even mention Tang San's name.

"Where's your wife?" Ye Cailan asked, pretending to ask.

"Dead." Tang Dachui said in a deep voice, his voice filled with complex emotions, the nature of which no outsider could discern.

"A Blue Silver Grass Soul Master surnamed Tang? Your son wouldn't happen to be Tang San from the Shrek Academy team, would he? I've seen his matches. His spirit doesn't have the golden patterns of the Blue Silver Emperor; instead, it has some black patterns. He must have absorbed those poisonous spirit beast rings."

Following Ye Liangchen's instructions, Ye Cailan began to argue with Tang Hao.

"Yes! It's him. But his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline hasn't been activated yet, so he just looks like an ordinary Blue Silver Grass." Tang Hao nodded. Since the others had already guessed it, he simply admitted it.

"Something's not right. Since his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, he should develop his life attribute and take the support route, which would be the best course of action."

"But he chose the control type and even added a poison-attribute spirit ring. If I'm not mistaken, his first spirit ring should be the Mandragora Serpent, the second the Ghost Vine, the third the Human-Faced Demon Spider, and the fourth the Cave Demon Pearl. Almost all of these spirit rings are poison-attribute. If it weren't for the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline to temper them, he might have killed himself long ago. Every time he absorbs a poison-attribute spirit ring, his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline diminishes considerably. Now it seems that his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline is almost gone. Without a miracle, he might not be able to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline."

"I don't know what's wrong with you as a father? You just watched your son go down the wrong path of cultivation."

"Buzzing..."

After Ye Cailan finished speaking, she released her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and demonstrated several of its auxiliary soul skills. Those dazzling soul skills directly dazzled Tang Dachui's eyes.

Actually, when Ye Cailan saw Tang San's poison-attribute soul skills during the Soul Master Competition, she knew that his cultivation path was wrong.

"What? You're saying his previous cultivation path was wrong? And poison-attribute spirit rings consume the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline?"

Upon hearing Ye Cailan's words, Tang Dachui was struck dumb. It seemed that his son's first martial soul might very well have been ruined by Yu Xiaogang.

"Yu Xiaogang, you really are just a piece of trash who can only fart."

"It's all my fault for being blind and trusting you so easily. You mistress, I've ruined you!"

Tang Hao was furious. If Tang San's first martial soul was really ruined, then what was the point of him seeking revenge?

"Blue Silver Douluo, is there any way to remedy this?" Tang Hao asked Ye Cailan.

"How can we remedy this? His Blue Silver Emperor bloodline is almost depleted. Once he reaches level 40, his cultivation speed will definitely become extremely slow."

"If you really want to remedy this, the only way is to let him cultivate to level 50 and absorb a soul ring with the life attribute to see if a miracle happens. If he can't awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, then his first martial soul will forever be the Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"Speaking of which, you're a Title Douluo, how can you just find him any teacher? Can't you teach him yourself?"

"There's a question. Since your wife possesses the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, her bloodline should logically be passed on to your son. Why was his Martial Soul just ordinary Blue Silver Grass when he awakened it?"

Ye Cailan calmly recounted these events, leaving Tang Hao completely bewildered once again.

"Actually, my wife is a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form..."

Tang Hao is no longer hiding it and has directly revealed that his wife is a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"Your wife is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and she's even in human form?"

Ye Liangchen, Ye Cailan, and Bibi Dong all exclaimed in surprise, indicating their astonishment, although Bibi Dong and Ye Liangchen were faking it.

"Blue Silver Douluo, as far as I know, there can only be one Blue Silver Emperor on this continent. Only when the previous emperor dies can the next generation inherit the throne, right?"

Tang Hao really wanted to kill Ye Cailan at this moment and then infuse her bloodline into his son to see if a miracle would occur. However, given his current strength, coupled with his lingering injuries and the fact that his opponents had two Super Title Douluos, he had no chance of success.

"That is indeed the case for the Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast clan. Your son has half of his bloodline as a Soul Beast. If the Blue Silver Emperor really dies, your son's Martial Soul can indeed inherit the throne."

"But I am a real human being, and I shouldn't be able to affect your son's martial soul."

"Besides, his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline is almost gone, and his martial soul is almost ruined. How can he awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline? Now you can only use the method I mentioned before to see if a miracle can happen. Otherwise, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul is truly ruined."

Ye Cailan continued to deceive Tang Hao through Ye Liangchen's telepathic communication.

Thank you for letting me know.

After hearing this, Tang Hao rushed to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. To be honest, he really wanted to kill Yu Xiaogang.

"Cai Lan, is Tang San's first martial soul really ruined?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.

"Your Holiness, I didn't notice it before. It was Xiao Chen who gave me a hint through soul transmission. Now that I think about the spirit rings of those highly poisonous spirit beasts that Tang San absorbed, I can confirm that his first spirit has been ruined."

Ye Cailan knew that the Blue Silver King had long since led the Blue Silver Grass clan away from the Blue Silver Forest, and the Blue Silver Emperor's authority was now in the hands of the Blue Silver King. He would never help Tang San awaken his bloodline. Now that Tang San had ruined himself, this could be considered an unexpected gain.

"Xiao Chen, you're really something. In that case, Tang Hao has no choice but to let Tang San cultivate a second martial soul."

Bibi Dong looked at the little guy and was very happy. As expected of the little devil, he had fooled Tang Hao with just a few words.

"That's true. Anyway, it's none of our business, let them do what they want! Let's go back to the hotel."

Ye Liangchen successfully fooled Tang Dachui by relaying a message through Ye Cailan. Feeling quite pleased with himself, he called the two women and quickly left the small forest.

(End of this chapter)