At Nuoding Academy, in the infirmary.
"Master, the boy only suffered some superficial wounds. After I treat him, a day's rest should be enough."
"Alright, thank you for your help."
After seeing off the healing-type Spirit Master, the master's gaze shifted to the figure lying on the hospital bed—Tang San. Just moments ago, his most prized disciple had been mercilessly crushed by Cheng Xiao. Even with the use of his hidden weapons, Tang San was still defeated.
At that thought, the master sighed. If he had persisted a little more back then, perhaps he could have also taken Cheng Xiao as his disciple. To have trained two Title Douluo—what glory that would have been. But for now, the most important thing was for Tang San to wake up unharmed. Otherwise, the master feared that Tang Hao, in a fit of rage, might destroy the entire Nuoding Academy.
After all, Tang Hao was the kind of man who had dared to face off against the Pope of the Spirit Hall. His Clear Sky Hammer was reputed as the number one Tool Spirit in the world, and Tang Hao himself was the youngest Title Douluo in the history of the Douluo Continent.
Given his temper, if he found out that his son had been beaten into unconsciousness, it was hard to predict what dangerous actions he might take.
"Ah, Xiao San, if you had been training with the Clear Sky Hammer, maybe you wouldn't have lost so badly today," the master sighed as he looked at the still-unconscious Tang San.
The benefits of starting with the Clear Sky Hammer were undeniable, but with the current tense situation on the continent, letting Tang San train with the Clear Sky Hammer first would certainly attract the attention of the Spirit Hall. And if they discovered that Tang San was Tang Hao's son, a bloody storm would be inevitable.
As soon as the master finished speaking, Tang San's fingers suddenly twitched. After being unconscious for two and a half hours, he slowly opened his eyes. He stared blankly at the ceiling for a while before his gaze finally landed on the master.
"Teacher, I'm sorry," Tang San said dejectedly.
"Xiao San, this isn't your fault. The Blue Silver Grass doesn't have many early-stage advantages, and Cheng Xiao's Spirit is a top-tier beast Spirit we've never seen before. It's normal that you lost after underestimating him," the master reassured him gently upon seeing that Tang San had awakened.
"Teacher, there's something I'd like to ask you." Tang San raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Go ahead. As long as it's related to Spirit theory, I can provide you with a perfect answer," the master said.
Tang San nodded slightly and asked, "Teacher, is it really good or bad to choose to train with the Blue Silver Grass Spirit? If I had trained with the hammer Spirit, would I not have lost today's match?"
"My Blue Silver Grass Spirit already has two control-type Spirit skills. Should I consider adding Spirit rings that grant other types of abilities, like defense, hardness, toughness, or even attack power? I feel like sticking to a pure control-type path might make it hard to beat Cheng Xiao or other Spirit Masters in the future."
In truth, Tang San had already regained consciousness while the master was speaking earlier. He hadn't expected his teacher to say such things while he was unconscious, which caused him to feel even more confused. Where exactly had he gone wrong? Training with the Blue Silver Grass had been a choice given to him by both his teacher and his father. But if he had trained with the Clear Sky Hammer instead, would he now possess the strength to fight against others on equal terms?
The Clear Sky Hammer, with its overwhelming attack power, seemed to be a much better option than the Blue Silver Grass in every aspect. So why was he not allowed to train with the hammer first? If the idea was to add higher-quality Spirit rings after reaching level 90, wouldn't starting with the Clear Sky Hammer and then switching to the Blue Silver Grass have the same effect?
The master had once said that the quality of twin Spirits must be the same. So if his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer were of the same quality, why not train with the powerful Clear Sky Hammer first? Why instead focus on the weak Blue Silver Grass?
Every time he thought about the fact that his Blue Silver Grass had no other functions besides control, and that his so-called attack power was entirely reliant on the hidden weapons of his Tang Sect, he couldn't help but question his future path. Without the skills of the Tang Sect, would his future really be as his master had predicted, leading him to the pinnacle of the Spirit Master world?
Would he be forever suppressed by Cheng Xiao? In their match earlier, neither his first nor second Spirit skill had been able to harm or restrain Cheng Xiao in the slightest.
He didn't even know what Spirit skills Cheng Xiao had used, and that deep-seated fear he felt, a fear that arose from the depths of his heart, made him somewhat terrified of Cheng Xiao.
Should he really continue training with the Blue Silver Grass? If he could switch to the Clear Sky Hammer, he would break free from this predicament and never have to worry about encountering Spirit Masters who countered the Blue Silver Grass. After all, his other Spirit was the Clear Sky Hammer, the strongest Tool Spirit in the world!
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"Xiao San, how could you think that way?" The master's eyes narrowed slightly. "I know you're feeling upset about losing to Cheng Xiao, but you absolutely cannot train your second Spirit too early. Your current disadvantage is only due to your low Spirit power. Once your power reaches the Title Douluo level, will your Blue Silver Grass still be the same?"
"In the early stages, the Blue Silver Grass is considered a useless Spirit. Most beast and tool Spirits can easily overpower it. But precisely because of this, you need to train with the Blue Silver Grass to hide the existence of your second Spirit."
"Xiao San, have you considered that when your Blue Silver Grass reaches level 90 and you switch to training your second Spirit, what kind of quality Spirit rings will your second Spirit acquire? The reason I want you to train with the Blue Silver Grass first is so that, later on, you can attach all ten-thousand-year Spirit rings to your second Spirit. It's not impossible that they could all be hundred-thousand-year Spirit rings."
"Cheng Xiao's Spirit is indeed strange, with both stealth and enhancement abilities. But what of it? He only has one Spirit. While you may not be able to defeat him now, does that mean you'll never be able to in the future?"
"Remember this, Xiao San, you are a twin Spirit genius. He was merely lucky to have a Spirit we've never seen before. We don't know the specifics of his Spirit, so we couldn't tailor your Spirit rings to counter his."
"But don't worry. Even though you can't beat him now, once you finish training your second Spirit, with nine ten-thousand-year Spirit rings, do you think someone with just one Spirit could be your match when you have two Spirits and eighteen Spirit abilities?"
The master wasn't sure whether Tang San had fully absorbed his words, but he himself had taken them to heart. Someday, when Tang San became a twin-Spirit Title Douluo, wouldn't that be enough to prove the importance of Spirit theory?
The master understood Tang San's current doubts very well because he had once faced a similar situation. When his own Spirit had mutated and he became stuck, unable to break through the thirtieth level, he too had fallen into deep confusion and doubt.
But now, having pursued the path of Spirit theory and become a renowned master in the field, wasn't that also a form of success?
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