Douro Continent

Chapter 276 Hercules, Grandpa's Really Here (Part 2)

Titan Tiger's eyes flashed with surprise. To win this bet, he had immediately unleashed about 60% of his pressure. In his view, his opponent was merely a level 37 Soul Master. That alone was enough to secure victory.

Titan appears extremely imposing, but in reality, he is very meticulous. From the moment he arrived until the previous conversations and the proposal of the bet, he never revealed what level of Soul Master he was. Yet, he knew Tang San's Soul Power level.

After Taino and Tailong described their battle with Tang San yesterday, Titan immediately realized that Tang San was an absolute genius. That's why he disregarded his status and came personally. One reason was to see what kind of young man Tang San was; the other was to recruit a future powerhouse for his family. His family was already in decline, and for Titan, this was a necessary measure.

Taino's nickname is "King of Strength," while Titan's nickname is "Hercules." His martial soul is also purely strength-based. Furthermore, just as Tang San judged, his soul power has exceeded level eighty, making him a powerful Soul Douluo. The precise level is eighty-six.

Soul Masters' cultivation methods are all biased, which is why there are various distinctions such as offensive, defensive, control, agile, food, and support types.

However, regardless of the type of tendency, it is difficult to ensure that all spirit rings are attached to only one attribute.

Take Tang San as an example. While most of the spirit rings attached to his Blue Silver Grass spirit are designed to enhance its resilience, following a control-type approach, the skills that appear after attaching these spirit rings differ. This is due to the diversity of spirit rings. Besides resilience, Blue Silver Grass also possesses various skills surrounding its resilience, such as spikes, poison, and spider webs. Although these skills complement each other, it's undeniable that his spirit rings are not based on a single attribute.

Generally speaking, this is the best choice for adding spirit rings, allowing for the comprehensive and effective development of one's skills in this category. Tang San's choice of spirit rings can be said to be the result of careful calculation by the Grandmaster.

To attach all spirit rings to only the same attribute, there's only one possibility: each spirit ring must be from the same type of spirit beast. Finding a ten-year-old strength-type spirit beast isn't difficult, and finding a hundred-year-old spirit beast of the same type isn't too hard either. Even a thousand-year-old spirit beast of the same type can be found. However, if you keep attaching spirit rings to the same type of spirit beast, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Moreover, focusing on a single path for spirit ring attachments has a significant drawback: the limited range of abilities. When facing different opponents, their adaptability is far worse than that of ordinary spirit masters. They only excel in one particular area.

However, this method of adding a single spirit ring also has its own unique advantage, which is to maximize this single attribute.

The Titan family, with its three generations of ancestors, follows a single-faceted path focused on strength, which is precisely the significance of a family of power. Titan's soul power is level 86, but even among titled Douluo, few can surpass his strength. For example, Tai Nuo, at level 58, in terms of strength alone, rivals Zhao Wuji at level 76, highlighting the advantage of a single attribute.

As a pure strength-type Soul Master, Titan's pressure naturally stemmed from his physical strength. Although it seemed he wasn't using his Martial Soul or skills, giving Tang San some breathing room and setting a time limit for himself, the pressure from a pure attribute Soul Master was actually an extremely terrifying thing.

With each distortion of the air, Tang San felt as if his body was about to be crushed by the immense pressure—a feeling he had never experienced even when facing Dugu Bo. While Dugu Bo's pressure was great, it was primarily mental. But the pressure from the Hercules Titan was purely physical.

Blue Silver Grass burst forth from Tang San's body, enveloping him in a large cocoon just like last time, its rhythmic movements mitigating the damage to his body as much as possible with the help of the Crane Control and Dragon Capture techniques.

But Tang San soon discovered that as the pressure increased, the Blue Silver Grass's effectiveness was diminishing. Even generating fluctuations with the Blue Silver Grass became extremely difficult.

The incense burned slowly. Titan and Tang San stood facing each other, the silent battle extremely dangerous. The incense had only burned less than a third of its way, but Tang San's clothes were already soaked with sweat. He gritted his teeth, enduring the ordeal.

As time passed, Titan's astonishment grew. The pressure he exerted had increased from 60% to 70%, something even a level 47 Soul Master might not be able to withstand, let alone a level 37 one. This young man before him was far more outstanding than he had imagined. It seemed this trip had truly been worthwhile.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji and a group of teachers had arrived at the academy gate led by Xiao Wu, and he soon learned about the situation from the surrounding students.

"Teacher Zhao, please go and stop them!" Xiao Wu said anxiously.

Zhao Wuji's gaze fell on Titan, his expression extremely solemn. He shook his head and said, "The bet is made, and everything else must wait until it's over. Bets between Soul Masters are sacred. If we stop them now, Xiao San will be finished in the Soul Master world. As the saying goes, without integrity, one cannot stand. But why is his opponent this old guy? This time, things are probably going to be troublesome."

"You recognize him? Isn't that Tyrone's grandfather?"

Zhao Wuji said seriously, "Of course I recognize this old guy. Back then, I accidentally injured his cousin, and he chased me everywhere, which is why I went with Flander to start Shrek Academy."

"What? He's even more powerful than you?" Xiao Wu panicked when she heard Zhao Wuji say that.

Zhao Wuji nodded with a grim expression. "This old guy is extremely terrifying, his strength is above level 80, he's a Soul Douluo. If it were any other Soul Douluo, I might have a chance. But against him, I have absolutely no chance. He's a pure strength-type Soul Master, his strength is so terrifying that it even surpasses most Title Douluos. As someone who also follows the strength path, I don't even have the power to fight back against him. The oppressive power he exudes is comparable to that of a Title Douluo. Without level 60 Soul Power, it's almost impossible to withstand it. That's why I said Xiao San is in big trouble this time."

"What should we do?" Xiao Wu's face turned red with anxiety. At this moment, she couldn't help but think of Daming and Erming. If one of them were here, would they still be afraid of that old man's power? However, distant water can't quench immediate thirst, and Zhao Wuji said that the bet couldn't be broken. What should she do? No, no matter what, she couldn't let Xiao San get hurt.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu couldn't help but shout, "Brother, if you can't hold on, just give up!"

Tang San naturally couldn't answer her, but upon hearing Xiao Wu's voice, his attention shifted slightly, and immense pressure immediately seized the opportunity. Tang San coughed up a mouthful of blood and quickly stuffed the large sausage into his mouth, chewing and swallowing. Only by relying on the rising heat from the sausage could he barely stay upright and avoid collapsing.

Zhao Wuji knew something was wrong as soon as he heard Xiao Wu shout, and quickly covered her mouth. "Don't disturb him. At this time, any external disturbance will affect his concentration. Xiao San is a smart kid, he will know what to choose. He hasn't reached his limit yet. If he really can't take it and something dangerous happens, then I might have no choice but to take action myself."

His clothes were torn, and eight spider spears, gleaming with a cold light, quickly spread out from Tang San's back. The four lower spider spears plunged directly into the fresh soil, supporting his body, while the four upper spider spears swayed slightly, their red and white light becoming exceptionally dazzling.

With the Mysterious Heaven Skill completely suppressed within Tang San's body, he discovered that the medicinal effects of the 'Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Grass' and 'Blazing Apricot Blossom' hidden within him were rapidly dissolving, making his body more resilient. The Mysterious Heaven Skill was also operating frantically, dissolving wave after wave of oppressive force.

The incense embedded in the gate of Shrek Academy was now more than half burned. Sweat dripped continuously from Tang San's clothes, which clung to his skin, making him look as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Titan was already getting impatient. The moment Tang San unleashed the Eight Spider Lances on his back, he immediately noticed something amiss. With the Eight Spider Lances projecting outwards, Tang San's ability to withstand pressure had clearly increased. Could it be a soul bone? And an external soul bone beyond the regular six soul bones?

Overwhelmed with emotion, Titan had made up his mind to recruit this young man into his ranks no matter what. If that truly was an external soul bone, it was no wonder that his own son, with his level 58 soul power, had lost to him. This boy's future was limitless.

Tang San himself did not realize that as he gradually emerged, his talent and the aptitude he displayed through the Tang Sect's unique skills were gradually attracting the attention of various major forces.

Titan decided to act swiftly and decisively, no longer holding back. Despite Tang San's external spirit bone, he knew the boy couldn't possibly withstand the pressure he exerted. The difference in spirit power was too great, especially since Tang San's pure strength was at the Title Douluo level. Even if it meant inflicting some injury, he had to defeat him first.

Thinking of this, Titan immediately increased the pressure he was applying to Tang San from 70% to 90%. The previously rhythmically distorted air instantly became rapid, and water-like ripples surged towards Tang San's body like waves.

*Pfft—* Another mouthful of blood spurted out. With the pressure suddenly increasing by nearly a third, Tang San could no longer hold on. Although he had a very high estimate of his opponent's strength, he hadn't anticipated everything.

Are we going to lose? Are we really going to lose? No.

Tang San looked at Titan opposite him. The old man remained calm, his clothes fluttering even without wind, exuding an air of unparalleled majesty.

At that very moment, Titan suddenly saw Tang San's eyes light up without warning, and two beams of golden-purple light shot out from Tang San's eyes.

(End of this chapter)