Douro Continent

Chapter 28 My name is Xiao Wu, the "Wu" in "dancing" (Part 5)

The master took out a paper packet from his pocket and handed it to Tang San, "Eat this first. You're growing too fast, the food can't be too bad."

Tang San paused for a moment, then opened the paper package. Inside were two chicken legs and a steamed bun, still warm.

"teacher……"

"Alright, hurry up and eat. I have something to say to you after you finish eating. You can't waste your youth." The master said calmly and seriously.

The coarse flatbread was not very filling, and Tang San had a good appetite, so he quickly finished all the food that the master had brought him.

The master poured him a glass of water and then went behind his desk to sit down.

"You are six years old this year, with innate full soul power and twin martial souls. Release your other martial soul so I can see it."

Tang San nodded. Since the master already knew he possessed twin martial souls, there was nothing left to hide. He raised his left hand, and black light surged forth, condensing once more into that small hammer.

Because of the training he underwent before coming to the academy, he had made considerable progress in physical strength, and now he could barely hold the hammer without feeling too much strain.

Upon seeing the hammer in Tang San's hand, Grandmaster abruptly stood up from his seat, his eyes gleaming with extreme excitement. He stared intently at the hammer, muttering, "Tang San, Tang San, surnamed Tang… Alright, put your spirit away. Don't reveal it to others lightly. And without my permission, never add any spirit rings to this spirit again. Remember this."

Tang San looked at his teacher with some surprise. "My father said the same thing to me. Why can't we add spirit rings to this martial soul?"

The excitement in the master's eyes gradually faded. "What does your father do?"

Tang San said, "He's the village blacksmith."

"A blacksmith?" The master's gaze was somewhat strange. He sighed and shook his head. "A blacksmith and a hammer, indeed a perfect match."

"It's not time to tell you yet. Just remember, the reason we're not letting you use this martial soul and attach soul rings to it now is for your future. You must remember that."

His father said so, and his teacher said so too, which increased Tang San's trust in the Grandmaster even more. "I will."

The master said, "Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, and classes will officially begin the day after tomorrow. However, this will only be a waste of time for you. The most important thing now is to ensure that your martial spirit can continue to cultivate. After accepting you as my disciple this morning, I thought about it carefully. Tomorrow morning, you will leave the academy with me first, and I will take you to find a suitable spirit ring so that you can advance to the level of a spirit master."

Tang San was overjoyed upon hearing this. Only after obtaining the spirit ring could he be sure whether his Xuan Tian Gong was restricted by the spirit ring. The master's approach was exactly what he wanted, so he quickly and readily agreed.

The master continued, "I'll handle things at the academy for you, so don't worry. I'll teach you about spirit abilities on the way there and back. Tang San, what are your thoughts on your Blue Silver Grass spirit?"

Tang San said, "Everyone says it's a useless martial soul, but I think everything has its uses and characteristics, even the most common Blue Silver Grass should be."

The master nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right. Every martial soul has its own characteristics. In my research, low-level martial souls make up a large proportion. I've always maintained that there are no useless martial souls, only useless people. Tomorrow I'll take you to find a spirit ring, so now you need to decide the direction of your martial soul's development yourself."

Tang San was taken aback. "The development direction of a martial soul? Teacher, what does this mean?"

The master said, "This has to do with the classification of martial spirits themselves. Generally speaking, there are only two categories of martial spirits: beast martial spirits and weapon martial spirits. Plant-type martial spirits are also included in weapon martial spirits, and your two martial spirits are both weapon martial spirits. The biggest difference between weapon martial spirits and beast martial spirits lies in their form of expression."

"When using a Beast Martial Soul, the power of the beast is added to the user, which is a possession effect. By combining the human body with the Beast Martial Soul, the user's strength is enhanced, achieving the goal of unifying the human and soul to launch an attack. Weapon Martial Souls are completely different; all Weapon Martial Souls function independently of the body. Therefore, Weapon Martial Souls are more supportive than Beast Martial Souls. To give a simple example, if your Martial Soul is the longest sword among our common foods, then your Martial Soul can be used as food. And because it is formed from soul power, its effect will be better than ordinary rice."

Tang San asked in surprise, "You can eat martial spirits too?"

The master nodded affirmatively, saying, "Food-type weapon spirits are all edible. Therefore, high-level food-type weapon spirit masters have always been the most sought-after talents by the army. The food provided by a food-type weapon spirit master above level 30 is enough to feed a hundred soldiers, greatly reducing the consumption of army resources."

Tang San stared blankly and said, "I still don't understand."

The master patiently explained, "The principle is actually quite simple. Food is a source of energy for any living being. Soul power is also a form of energy. When soul power can be transformed into energy that can be absorbed by humans, then it is no different from real food. Both are forms of energy that the human body needs."

Tang San only vaguely understood, but he grasped the general meaning: "So, weapon spirits are mostly used for support, right?"

The master said, "Nothing is absolute. Some weapon spirit owners can also become battle spirit masters. For example, if your weapon spirit is a sword that can be used as a weapon, then you can also become a battle spirit master. The so-called divine artifacts are actually created when a battle spirit master with a weapon spirit cultivates their spirit to its peak. Although there is a distinction between weapon spirit masters and battle spirit masters, there are some similarities between the two. Every spirit master has a development direction, such as food-type, reconnaissance-type, combat-type, healing-type, control-type, and so on. Now, before acquiring spirit rings, you must first decide on the future development direction of your spirit. A spirit master's spirit cultivation must develop in one direction."

(End of this chapter)