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

"Yes. But she sacrificed herself for me and my mistress." Tang Hao recounted his past with A Yin to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu was somewhat silent, even more so with sadness and heartache. She covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. After learning how Tang San's mother had died, she couldn't help but cry with grief.

That Blue Silver Emperor was actually willing to sacrifice himself for the people he loved and his children.

If a mistress were to encounter such danger one day, could she do the same?

"Does Xiao San know about this?" At this point, she was very worried about Tang San. No one probably knew better than her how painful it must be to lose one's mother, because her mother had also been killed.

“No, he doesn’t know yet. In fact, in his mind, I’m still just a blacksmith.” Tang Hao shook his head. He didn’t say anything more, but took out a strange flower that was pure white and crystal clear, resembling a peony, from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Wu.

"What is this?" Xiao Wu wiped away her tears and asked curiously.

“I don’t know what it is either, but Ah Yin gave it a beautiful name, the Other Shore Flower. Its only function is to conceal the aura of a soul beast. Unfortunately, by the time Ah Yin and I found it, Ah Yin had already been discovered by the Spirit Hall.” Tang Hao, tears streaming down his face, said to Xiao Wu, “I’ve been observing you for a long time since Notting Academy. You and Ah Yin are very similar, really very similar. Although your personalities are different, I know that you really like Xiao San. Xiao San loves you just as much. Take this and go participate in the Soul Master Competition. With it, no one will be able to find you.”

"Thank you, Uncle Tang." Xiao Wu happily accepted the exotic flowers and plants.

"Are you still going to call me Uncle Tang?" Tang Hao glared at Xiao Wu, annoyed.

"Dad...Dad..." Xiao Wu blushed and lowered her head, her voice barely audible.

"Hmm." Tang Hao smiled knowingly, his stiff old face revealing a kind smile like that of an old father. He turned around, his back to Xiao Wu, and said, "Then I should go too."

"Wait...aren't you going to see the mistress? He misses you a lot." Xiao Wu called out to Tang Hao.

Tang Hao thought for a moment and sighed, "It's not the right time yet. I hope you won't tell anyone about tonight's events, including the mistress. When the time comes, I will naturally go to see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao's figure vanished from the room. A gentle breeze blew in from the window, and apart from the spider lily in Xiao Wu's hand, it was as if he had never been there.

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Meanwhile, in Yu Xiaogang's room.

"Teacher, actually, besides the two I gave to Fatty and Xiao Ao, I also obtained a soul bone. But I didn't absorb it directly and would like to ask for your opinion." Tang San took out the Ghost Eye Jade Lion head soul bone from his storage soul tool.

"What kind of spirit beast did this come from?" Yu Xiaogang examined it carefully and then asked.

"The Ghost-Eyed Jade Lion was about 15,000 years old. It was hunted down for me by the Old Poisonous Creature," Tang San replied.

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "Yes, you didn't absorb it. That was a wise choice. Although the Ghost Eye Jade Lion is an extremely rare spiritual-type soul beast, and the head soul bone it produces is an intelligence skull, the age of this soul bone is ultimately a bit low."

Chapter 179 Yu Xiaogang's Mysterious Confidence

———Anti-theft Chapter———

Pushing Otto's hand away, Lan Si sighed helplessly and said eloquently, "Uncle Otto, now you believe me, right? After all, I know your tragic love history perfectly well. Sometimes I really don't understand you. Why did you have to learn from Cao Cao? You ignored young, unmarried women and only liked married women."

"You brat, do you need another spanking?" Otto glared at Lan Si, his tone clearly forced, and said dejectedly, "Who likes married women? My type is already married, okay?"

Standing to the side, Qian Renxue watched the rather comical interaction between Lan Si and Otto, and couldn't help but chuckle, thinking to herself, "It seems that the relationship between this uncle and nephew is even better than I imagined."

"Uh..." Qian Renxue's laughter made Otto quickly realize what was happening, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face. "A-Si, who is this... and what do you look like...?"

Lan Si glanced at Qian Renxue, then at the neighbors who were gradually gathering outside the courtyard gate, and said to Otto, "This is your niece-in-law. As for the change in my appearance, I'll tell you about it later."

Upon hearing this, Otto nodded emphatically, invited the two into the courtyard, and closed the gate.

At this moment, Otto was preparing lunch when he saw Lan Si return with a beautiful young woman. He busied himself with the preparations, and Lan Si helped out as well. Soon, a table full of dishes was ready, all common farm-style fare. Qian Renxue, tired of delicacies, had developed a particular fondness for these rustic dishes.

The three of them ate and chatted, laughing and having a good time.

During the meal, Lan Si simply made up an excuse to brush off the matter of her second awakening of her martial soul, without going into details. Even if she had, it would only have caused Otto more worry.

After the meal, Lan Si helped clear the dishes and got down to business. He took out the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King from his Qiankun Bag and said seriously, "Uncle Otto, I'm going to help you become a Soul Master."

"No, Ah Si, this is too precious. I'm an old man over fifty, with half my body buried. Giving me such a divine object would be a waste. You and Xue'er should keep it." Seeing this, Otto was moved but quickly refused.

Although Lan Si only briefly described the immortal herb, one can imagine how precious it is, something that can transform a Soul Master's talent.

“Uncle Otto, this immortal herb was specially prepared for you, but it doesn’t suit us. Besides, using too many immortal herbs might not be a good thing. Taking one is enough to benefit you for life. I’ve taken three, and Xue’er has two. Any more would be harmful.” Lan Si explained.

“Ah Si is right, Uncle Otto, please accept it.” Qian Renxue did not put on any airs of being the young master of the Spirit Hall when dealing with this kind-hearted elder. She smiled and agreed.

“It still won’t work. Even if you don’t need it now, your children will definitely need it in the future.” Otto still refused.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Renxue blushed bright red. Lan Si suppressed a laugh and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Otto, I've already prepared your future grandson."

"Really?" A hint of emotion flashed across Otto's eyes. How could he not be tempted by the opportunity to become a Soul Master? However, compared to becoming a Soul Master, he valued the little A-Si, whom he had raised himself, even more.

"Of course it's true, I'll show you if you don't believe me." As he spoke, Lan Si reached into his Qiankun bag at his waist, and with a flash of golden light, a series of immortal herbs, such as the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, and the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herb, appeared out of thin air in front of the table.

Otto was completely clueless about these magical herbs, but after confirming that Lan Si had indeed left some for his future grandson, he finally agreed.

"Xue'er, I'll trouble you to go outside and protect us." Lan Si said earnestly to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue nodded, walked out of the house, closed the door behind her, and stood in the courtyard, saying calmly, "Come out."

As soon as she finished speaking, the two titled Douluo, Serpent Spear and Porcupine, appeared out of thin air and landed behind Qian Renxue. They knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Young Master."

"You must immediately send a message to Wuhun City, requesting two Soul Saints to come and secretly protect Uncle Otto, and not allow him to be harmed in any way," Qian Renxue said calmly without turning around.

"Yes." The Serpent Spear and the Porcupine did not hesitate and respectfully replied. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from the courtyard as if they had never been there.

Inside the room, Lan Si and Ao Tuan sat knee to knee.

Martial arts are the most difficult thing to learn from scratch, because it involves not only techniques but also countless meridians and acupoints of the human body. Even if you talked to Otto for three days and three nights, you still wouldn't be able to finish explaining it. Even in his previous life, Lan Si, when he first arrived in the world of Bad Guys, it took him a full month to get the basics down.

Therefore, instead of explaining the technique to Otto, he placed his hands on Otto's back and gently channeled the soul power of the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique into Otto's body, guiding it to circulate.

In this way, even if someone wanted to obtain the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique from Otto, Otto couldn't teach it to anyone. Because he didn't understand what a technique was at all; he only knew that there was a certain amount of energy within his body and how to circulate it.

An hour later, under Lan Si's guidance, a trace of soul power gradually emerged within Otto's body.

He let out a soft breath, stopped what he was doing, and said, "Uncle Otto, try summoning your Martial Soul using the method of soul power circulation I just taught you."

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Upon hearing Lan Si's words, Otto raised his right hand and summoned his own martial soul as instructed.

This was a casting hammer that Lan Si had seen countless times, with an extremely ordinary shape. However, under the effect of the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique, the surface of the casting hammer now had a trace of blue lightning arc that it had never had before.

"This...this is soul power?" Otto asked, his voice trembling as he looked at the iron hammer in his hand, which had clearly undergone a change.

Lan Si nodded, took out the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King from his Qiankun bag, and said seriously, "Well, Uncle Otto, your current soul power is roughly equivalent to level one or two. Now, eat this Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, and then use the soul power circulation method I taught you before to integrate its medicinal power. However, I hope you don't mention today's events to anyone. If anyone asks, just say that you accidentally ate an old mountain ginseng and suddenly gained soul power."

"I understand, Ah Si." Otto swallowed hard, took the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, swallowed it, and then sat cross-legged on the bed to refine its medicinal power.

As someone who has personally experienced it, he knows all too well how attractive this special method that allows ordinary people to possess soul power is. Once the outside world finds out, it will definitely cause Lan Si a lot of trouble.

Therefore, even if Lan Si doesn't say anything, he won't reveal it.

Chapter 180 Yu Xiaogang is condemned by thousands

————Anti-theft Chapter————

Just when everyone thought that Lan Si had carelessly lost Jingzhou and was doomed to defeat, a cloud of pale white flames suddenly shot into the sky, enveloping Lan Si's entire body. Instantly, the temperature in the air rose sharply.

Since the Azure Lotus Martial Soul evolved and acquired the extreme heat and extreme cold characteristics of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, the temperature of its surface, formed by the Supreme Qiankun Technique, has also increased dramatically, reaching a temperature equivalent to that of the extremely hot spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

The blue silver grass and spider webs that bound Lan Si were burned to ashes almost instantly upon contact with the flames.

Affected by the scorching flames, Tang San, who was about to pierce Lan Si with the Eight Spider Spears, had no choice but to distance himself from Lan Si.

Looking at Lan Si, who was completely unharmed and seemed to have been possessed by a demon, his eyes flashed with disbelief. His third soul skill had been broken so easily, and that was even before Lan Si had released his martial soul.

"Using Dai Mubai as bait to lower my guard, then releasing the Blue Silver Grass seed buried in Dai Mubai's body to bind me, buying time for the third soul skill Spider Web Binding, and finally ending the battle with the external soul bone's deadly poison. I must say, your plan is quite brilliant."

Lan Si took a step and slowly walked out of the pit. With each step, he left a bluish-white footprint with emanating heat.

He said calmly, "However, you seem to have overlooked something. That is, my Azure Lotus Martial Soul contains the fire attribute. Yes, the same fire attribute that your teacher once called 'without any warmth, only fit for a support role.' Since my Martial Soul contains the fire attribute, my Soul Power naturally also contains the fire attribute. Fire overcomes grass. Your teacher surely didn't even tell you this, did he?"

"Therefore, your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is useless to me. At most, you can only rely on your external soul bone to deal with me. Accept your fate, Tang San. In this life, you are destined to be no match for me."

As he spoke, Lan Si raised his right hand, flames gathered around his body in his right palm, and charged towards Tang San in a flash. When he was less than five meters away from Tang San, he suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Provoked by Lan Si's words, Tang San's eyes went vacant, his mentality instantly collapsed, and in his slight daze, he was shocked that his Purple Demon Eyes failed to catch Lan Si's figure.

With his eyes flashing blue light and his Purple Demon Eyes pushed to their limit, Tang San looked around for Lan Si's figure while his brain raced. Recalling Lan Si's past fighting style, which always relied on superhuman speed to ambush from behind, Tang San quickly realized this and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye, "Could it be behind me?"

The next second, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and a burning sensation instantly swept through his body. Looking ahead, he realized that Lan Si had moved in front of him and struck his lower abdomen with a palm.

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"Pfft." A mouthful of blood suddenly spurted from Tang San's mouth, and he was instantly sent flying backward. His Eight Spider Spears plowed the ground for dozens of meters before he finally stopped his retreat.

Tang San lowered his head, lost in self-doubt. Compared to the physical injuries inflicted by Lan Si's palm strike, the psychological trauma he suffered was undoubtedly more severe.

Seeing that Tang San had lost his fighting spirit, Lan Si felt bored. The battle had become meaningless at this point. He had already achieved his goal. Compared to defeating Tang San now, he was more interested in the blood he had collected from Tang San during the fight.

"So easily defeated, what a boring situation." Lan Si turned her gaze to Flander. "Dean Flander, that idiot over there who was used as bait without even realizing it is still alive. You decide what to do with him. Zhu Qing, should we go back?"

As he spoke, Lan Si waved in the direction of Zhu Zhuqing.

Seeing that Lan Si was alright, Zhu Zhuqing finally felt relieved and quickly followed after her.

Watching Lan Si and Zhu Zhuqing leave, Flander sighed helplessly and slowly walked towards the unconscious Dai Mubai.

Now he finally understood what Yu Tianheng had said not long ago.

To be able to easily defeat the combined forces of Dai Mubai and Tang San without using one's martial soul, and even after seeing through their scheme, to deliberately fall into their trap and then crush them—such strength is something no one at the Soul Master level could accomplish.

This is a real monster.

On the other side, Yu Xiaogang walked to Tang San's side with a worried expression and carefully helped him up, "Xiao San, are you alright...?"

"Teacher, I'm fine." Tang San shook his head, his face pale, and put away the Eight Spider Lances. He recalled Lan Si's words, "The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is useless... Accept your fate, Tang San. In this life, you are destined to be no match for me." He couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt, and his answer was so weak and powerless.

Lan Si's palm strike just now wasn't particularly heavy, but it was also quite powerful. For some reason, she held back her strength at the crucial moment, only managing to make him cough up blood. Otherwise, Tang San was absolutely certain that Lan Si could have shattered his heart meridian and killed him with that blow.

Lan Si couldn't possibly have been unaware that he harbored murderous intent towards him, yet he deliberately held back at the crucial moment. Was it because he disdained killing him? Did he believe that the Blue Silver Grass martial soul posed no threat to him?

With these thoughts in mind, Tang San, supported by Yu Xiaogang, and Flander carrying Dai Mubai, walked out of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy amidst the gloating gazes of the other students.

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On the other side, Lan Si quickly returned to their residence with Zhu Zhuqing, immediately closed the doors and windows, and with a flash of blue light, she reverted to her ice-blue long hair appearance after her martial soul evolved.

"Ah Si, why did you come back so urgently? Is something the matter?" Although she had seen him many times, Zhu Zhuqing still couldn't help but feel slightly intoxicated whenever she saw Lan Si regain his handsome appearance.

"Hmm." Lan Si nodded, her left hand outstretched, a drop of bright red blood floating in her palm.