In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected bonus: the addition of Lan Si made him also hate the Spirit Hall.

"Wait a minute, teacher." Qian Renxue called out to Ning Fengzhi.

"What's wrong?" Ning Fengzhi asked, puzzled.

“Actually, before you came, Master, A-Si mentioned to me a problem he was having with his cultivation. His first and second soul skills can control hundreds of flying knives to attack enemies, but because he can’t concentrate on controlling them, he can’t unleash their full power. So I thought of your method of controlling by distraction. Could you make an exception and teach it to A-Si? Of course, A-Si won’t accept it for nothing.” As she spoke, Qian Renxue turned her gaze to Lan Si.

A flash of blue light appeared in Lan Si's hand, and a brocade box materialized out of thin air.

Qian Renxue walked to Lan Si's side, opened the brocade box, and the unique colorful light of the soul bone immediately illuminated the entire room. "Teacher, this is a gem-like wisdom skull, mainly for illusions. Its age is about 20,000 to 30,000 years. Qinghe obtained it by chance. It was originally prepared for A Si, but because it is more suitable for support-type soul masters and illusion soul masters, A Si has never absorbed it. Therefore, I want to exchange this soul bone with you for the opportunity to learn the Distraction Control Technique."

Looking at the glowing spirit bone inside the brocade box, Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes. He realized he had underestimated this disciple; he was actually willing to give up such a precious head spirit bone for Lan Si. Although this head spirit bone was very suitable for his beloved daughter Ning Rongrong, and it tempted him greatly.

But if he accepts it, wouldn't that completely benefit Xue Qinghe, binding a genius like Lan Si to Xue Qinghe's chariot and making him forever disconnected from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?

The cunning and shrewd man would never be greedy for petty gains and engage in such a losing business.

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly and said, "Qinghe, what are you saying? There's no need for the soul bone. It's just a mind control technique. Although it's a secret technique of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it's useless outside. The three upper sects are closely connected. A-Si comes from one of the three upper sects and is also your brother. It's fine to pass it on to him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Si put away the soul bone and walked up to Ning Fengzhi, her two round eyes sparkling with excitement. "In that case, Uncle Ning, could you also teach me the Ring Fusion Technique?" Lan Si clearly remembered that Ning Rongrong in the original novel seemed to have used a Ring Fusion Technique similar to Huo Wu's during the Soul Master Grand Finals. It could combine the power of four soul rings together.

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Ning Fengzhi's lips twitched. He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless. Just a moment ago, he was calling him Sect Master Ning, and now he was calling him Uncle Ning. He even had the audacity to ask him for guidance on the Fusion Ring Technique.

"Ahem..." Ning Fengzhi coughed lightly, agreeing with a helpless expression, "Okay, but you have to promise me you won't teach it to a second person. And the Fusion Ring technique requires someone with special talent to learn it..."

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When Ning Fengzhi came out of the teahouse, it was already noon. He boarded the carriage with Sword Douluo, feeling very depressed. He let out a long sigh and exclaimed, "This guy is really shameless. I've never seen anyone so greedy. I politely taught him the method of distraction control, but he didn't treat me like an outsider. He didn't even refuse. He directly put away the soul bone and then went further, asking me for the method of fusion ring."

"It's truly shameless, but for some reason, I've come to somewhat like this kid's straightforward personality. At least he's much better than those who harbor malicious intentions and say one thing to your face and another behind your back." Sword Douluo revealed a rare smile.

"Uncle Jian, I feel like you're insulting me." Ning Fengzhi rolled his eyes.

"Really?" Sword Douluo paused slightly, as if he had thought of something, and then suddenly realized, "Oh. It seems you also like to scheme against people. But I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about other people. Take Tang San for example, I don't really like him. He has great talent, but his character is so despicable. Perhaps Lan Si is right, he really did follow the wrong teacher."

"That's none of our business. In short, we've achieved our goal for today, and even exceeded it." Ning Fengzhi's lips curled into a mysterious smile.

............

Meanwhile, while Ning Fengzhi was rejoicing at his successful scheme, Lan Si and Qian Renxue had already returned to the Crown Prince's residence. The two closed the doors and windows, removed their disguises, and resumed their original appearances, enjoying a leisurely candlelight lunch.

"Well, A-Si, have you memorized the Distraction Control Technique and the Fusion Ring Technique?" Qian Renxue poured Lan Si a glass of red wine.

"Hmm, not bad. We should be able to achieve something before the Soul Master Competition finals. It's just that I didn't expect that old bastard Ning Fengzhi wouldn't accept the Soul Bone. It's perfect for Lingling." Lan Si picked up his red wine and took a sip. "However, it's only fair that we reciprocate. Consider it payment for that old bastard Ning Fengzhi's scheme against us."

"It seems you already know." Qian Renxue used a knife and fork to cut a small piece of soul beast meat, put it into Lan Si's mouth, and said with a smile.

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Chapter 150 An Accidental Encounter with Qin Ming

Lan Si opened his mouth and took the soul beast meat. While chewing, he laughed and said, "Of course, I'm not stupid. That old bastard Ning Fengzhi only values ​​Tang San's talent of twin martial souls. He wants to use you to make Tang San hate the Spirit Hall and nip the risk in the bud."

"I just didn't expect that I would suddenly appear out of nowhere. I bet he's secretly laughing now, feeling smug about his scheming. He thinks he not only stirred up my and Tang San's hatred for the Spirit Hall, but little does he know, I, Lan, have already become the son-in-law of the Spirit Hall."

As he spoke, Lan Si pulled Qian Renxue into his arms.

"If that old bastard Ning Fengzhi heard you say that, he'd be so angry he'd faint. Tang San already has an irreconcilable hatred for my Spirit Hall, but let's not go into that for now. Now he's actually using the Distraction Control Technique and the Melting Technique to aid the enemy. He's supporting you, the Spirit Hall's little son-in-law." Lying in Lan Si's arms, Qian Renxue stretched out her slender white fingers and pressed them against Lan Si's brow.

"This is what they call trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead." Lan Si grabbed Qian Renxue's hand and lowered his head to kiss her.

Because the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had already defeated Shrek Academy in the first round of the preliminary rounds, Lan Si did not go to the Great Soul Arena for the next two days. Instead, he focused on studying the Distraction Control Technique and the Ring Fusion Technique.

He knew the saying that you can't get fat in one bite, so he didn't try to do two things at the same time. For him, this Soul Master Competition was enough to do three things at once. Therefore, he first cultivated the Distraction Control Technique to the level of Three Apertures Exquisite Heart, and then began to study the Fusion Ring Technique.

His fourth soul skill, Azure Lotus Sword, is incredibly powerful. It's a technique that gathers all his power and concentrates it into a single point to break through an entire area. It possesses not only unimaginable penetrating power but also extremely strong cutting force. It was with this move that he managed to cut through the Blue Silver King's Blue Silver Barrier, despite a significant difference in cultivation level, and escape.

In addition, the Azure Lotus Sword can also be used as a hand blade, just like Qian Renxue's Sacred Sword. It also contains both extreme cold and extreme heat attributes. Once you are hit by it, even if it is just a scratch, the feeling of being struck by both ice and fire will be unforgettable.

Now that he has obtained the method of fusion rings, if he were to release the soul power that he could release when using his first three soul rings' output skills at the same time and add it to his fourth soul skill, the power would be unimaginable.

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three days later.

Lan Si didn't leave the hotel until all the Soul Master academies had completed the first round of preliminary rounds and the second round of preliminary rounds for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had begun.

Today marks the start of the second round of the preliminary rounds. When the Royal Academy's second team arrived at the Great Soul Arena, they immediately sensed that something was amiss.

It seemed that more eyes were being cast at Lan Si, and the vast majority of those eyes were from women.

Zhu Zhuqing instinctively sensed danger, grabbed Lan Si's arm with both hands, and tucked her into her unfathomable Somali trench while glaring at the women around her who were trying to get close to Lan Si, displaying the behavior of a kitten guarding its food.

Lan Si and Ye Lingling could only manage a wry smile, while the remaining seven soldiers from the original second team could only lower their heads, feeling both envy and fear towards Lan Si. They knew exactly what they should and shouldn't look at; in the past, anyone who dared to linger on Zhu Zhuqing's chest for more than a second had been beaten until they had black eyes.

Unlike Lan Si and his group, who were the center of attention, Shrek Academy was much quieter. The team uniforms, plastered with advertisements in a dingy green, had been taken off and replaced with the most inconspicuous black ones. Tang San, in particular, didn't come at all, clearly still reeling from the blow of a few days ago. Only the Shrek Five Monsters and nine other team members—Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu—were present.

It's worth mentioning that Qin Ming, the former leader and mentor of the Royal Academy of Heaven Dou, also came. After leaving the Royal Academy of Heaven Dou, he joined Shrek Academy with Flander and Zhao Wuji, and is now the leader and mentor of the Shrek team.

Qin Ming seemed to have noticed them as well, and stopped with the Shrek group.

"Teacher Qin Ming." Lan Si had no conflict with Qin Ming and had even received his help during their time with the Royal Fighting Team. So, upon seeing Qin Ming, she naturally led the Royal Fighting Team 2 members to greet him.

"Ah Si, Lingling, and Zhu Qing, it's been a long time. I never expected you guys to join the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. My junior brothers were beaten pretty badly by you guys a few days ago." Qin Ming smiled. He didn't hold any grudge against Lan Si because of the match three days ago. In his opinion, in a battle of spirits, losing is losing and winning is winning, and there's no need to let personal feelings get in the way.

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To hold a grudge against someone simply because you lost a battle would be far too petty.

"Teacher Qin Ming, you won't blame me, will you?" Lan Si asked with a smile.

Qin Ming smiled and shook his head. "How could that be? In a battle of soul masters, there's no such thing as not losing. If you could win every single one, that would be too unrealistic. The world of soul masters is full of hidden talents; you're bound to encounter an opponent eventually. But if it were you, perhaps you could make it a reality."

"Then thank you for your kind words." Lan Si nodded, skipping over the previous topic and pretending not to know: "By the way, where is Tang San? Why haven't I seen him?"

"Tang San, he..." A hint of hesitation flashed across Qin Ming's eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Wu's sweet voice suddenly rang out from behind him, "Hmph, how dare you ask what's wrong with Third Brother? It's all your fault. You've made Third Brother lock himself in his room by himself for three days without eating or drinking."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu's eyes reddened, and tears welled up. The other Shrek Academy members also glared at her. However, after Lan Si gave them a look, everyone except Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu lowered their heads.

"That can only be blamed on his poor mental fortitude. Even if he doesn't lose to me now, he will eventually lose to someone else. As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one. I made him realize early on that there are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. You should be thanking me." Lan Si shrugged slightly.

"You..." Xiao Wu was so angry that she couldn't speak. At this moment, heaven knows how much she wanted to summon Da Ming and Er Ming from the Star Dou Great Forest and smash Lan Si into mincemeat.

Seeing that the two sides were about to clash again, Qin Ming quickly stopped them, "Alright, Xiao Wu, we should go now. Ah Si, Ling Ling, Zhu Qing, see you again sometime."

As he spoke, Qin Ming led the Shrek group away.

Watching Qin Ming's departing figure, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that this Teacher Qin Ming is quite a nice person. Compared to the Shrek group, he's worlds apart."

"Hmm." Lan Si nodded slowly. He never considered himself a good person. But Qin Ming was one of the few characters in the original story without any flaws. He had the personality of a kind-hearted person.

P.S.: This is the fourth update; the make-up update is now complete.

Chapter 151 Tang San Decides to Switch to Cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer

Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy. Inside a dimly lit room.

Three days have passed since the battle between the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team and Shrek Academy ended. Tang San, however, still sat blankly leaning against the dark cabinet. He hadn't cultivated, nor slept, and since leaving the teahouse, he hadn't eaten or drunk anything. His body was in a state of extreme weakness.

He welded the doors and windows of the room shut with blue silver grass and attached a layer of spider web to bind them, making it impossible for outsiders to enter. Despite the calls from Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, and others outside the door over the past few days, he did not respond at all.

"Tang San, fire counters grass. Your Blue Silver Grass martial soul is useless to me. In this life, you are destined to be no match for me."

"Tang San, you're just a coward who can't accept defeat, just like your useless teacher, Yu Xiaogang..."

For the past three days, Lan Si's voice has been echoing in Tang San's mind almost every moment. He can't figure out where his problem lies, nor how he can defeat Lan Si, this formidable enemy.

Is the teacher's theory really wrong? Have I been on the wrong path as a Soul Master all along?

Or is Blue Silver Grass really just a useless martial soul? Should I switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, which is known as the number one weapon martial soul in the world?

However, Teacher Yu Xiaogang also said that if you cultivate the Blue Silver Grass to the level of Title Douluo and then add spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer spirit, it is not impossible to add nine 100,000-year spirit rings at that time.

At that time, I will undoubtedly be stronger than ever before.

But relying on Blue Silver Grass, can he really wait until the day he can cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo?

With his advancement to Soul Master, Tang San has become acutely aware of the inherent weaknesses and shortcomings of his martial soul. During his Soul Venerable period, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul might have been able to put up a fight against Lan Si's Azure Lotus martial soul, but now, Lan Si seems to be able to easily break through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass's strongest attack simply by releasing his martial soul, without even needing to use any soul skills.

Why is this happening? Maybe I should just switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer as my second spirit. Yes, that's the inherited spirit of the Clear Sky Sect, hailed as the number one sect in the spirit master world! If I had chosen to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer back then, my strength would be far greater than it is now. It would only become much stronger.

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Otherwise, relying solely on the useless martial soul of Blue Silver Grass, not to mention Lan Si, even if he encountered other opponents who could counter Blue Silver Grass and whose strategies were no less than his own, he would likely be easily defeated without being able to use hidden weapons.

Having made up his mind, Tang San's previously dull eyes regained their former fighting spirit and confidence.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Yu Xiaogang was also not doing well. His eyes were bloodshot, he was listless, kept yawning, and occasionally dozed off.

Since Tang San went inside, he hadn't closed his eyes or left. He ate and slept at the entrance, silently guarding the place.

He was afraid that his disciple might do something rash and switch to cultivating a second martial soul, which would mean that all the effort he had put into teaching Tang San for over eight years would be wasted. Tang San was his hope for proving his invincible theory. He couldn't just watch Tang San ruin his talent.

"Xiao Gang, why don't you go back first? I'll keep watch here. I'll let you know as soon as Xiao San comes to his senses." Liu Erlong came over with breakfast, her beautiful face showing a hint of haggardness. Like Yu Xiaogang, she hadn't slept for three days and three nights. However, unlike Yu Xiaogang, she was worried about Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang was worried about Tang San.

Already starving, Yu Xiaogang took the breakfast Liu Erlong brought and ate a few bites. She sighed, "Alas, I know my disciple better than you do. He usually keeps a low profile, but he's actually more competitive than anyone else. He has an extremely strong sense of pride. If he kept winning, that would be fine, but unfortunately, he ran into that jinx Lan Si, who repeatedly undermined Xiaosan's confidence. Just a few days ago, he even displayed an unprecedented level of the fourth ring."

At this point, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel a little envious. If only he could have become Lan Si's disciple back then, such a monstrous genius! He strongly suspected that the Spirit Hall had made a mistake when Lan Si awakened his spirit, and that Lan Si had concealed something from him—that Lan Si's true innate spirit power was level nine, not level five.

Otherwise, this theoretical master wouldn't have made the wrong judgment, allowing Lan Si to pursue a support-type build and absorb the Soul Power Sacred Wood, which was less than a hundred years old. This completely offended Lan Si. Fortunately, apart from Xiao San, no one else knows about this; otherwise, if it got out, his reputation as a master would be completely ruined.

"Xiao Gang, who exactly is this Lan Si? He's repeatedly made things difficult for you and your master. He even obtained the fourth soul ring of ten thousand years, which is far beyond the limits of your research." Liu Erlong was both angry and curious.

What kind of person is he exactly?

In her opinion, Tang San was already outstanding enough; among his generation, there was actually someone who could easily defeat him.

"Sigh, I don't know how he did it. Now my biggest worry is that Xiao San won't be able to handle the blow and will go and cultivate a second martial soul." Yu Xiaogang sighed, skipping over the previous topic: "By the way, who is Shrek Academy's opponent in the second round of the preliminaries today?"

“I just had someone inquire about it.” Liu Erlong’s expression instantly turned serious. “It’s Elephant Armor Academy. They come from the Elephant Armor Sect, which ranks sixth among the seven major sects. All seven participants are direct disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect. Three of them have reached level 40, and the other four are close to the Soul Sect level. Their strength should not be underestimated.”

Elephant Armor Sect?

Upon hearing these three words, Yu Xiaogang frowned. "That's terrible. The Elephant Armor Sect's ancestral martial soul, the Diamond Mammoth, is a powerful martial soul with extremely high defensive capabilities. Its main characteristics are strength and defense. Almost no soul master of the same level can break through their defense."

"If it were an open field, Shrek Academy might have a chance if they could wear down their soul power with hit-and-run tactics. But the competition area is only so big. Plus, Xiao San is in this state. Unless Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Rongrong, Mu Bai, and Xiao Wu all go on the field together, their chances of winning will be extremely slim. But if they do that, Shrek Academy's strength will be fully exposed, and the later matches will become even more difficult."

"The first round of the qualifiers was decided by drawing lots to ensure fairness. The second round of the qualifiers, in order to avoid strong teams meeting each other in advance, will generally not be too strong opponents for strong teams, but it is still crucial. Unfortunately, Shrek Academy suffered a crushing defeat to the second team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the first round of the qualifiers. Shrek Academy will meet Elephant Armor Academy. It seems that because of the first round of the qualifiers, Shrek Academy was judged to be a weak team."