Chapter 139: Tang Hao Learns His Son Was Tricked
"Hmm, hmm, you're right. We can still help future Xue'er!" Bibi Dong responded excitedly after hearing Su Mo's words.
Su Mo's answer made her suddenly realize.
As long as Su Mo's strength is strong enough, he can help the future Qian Renxue.
"Sister Rakshasa, I've now broken through to Soul King. What quality of soul ring do you think I can absorb for my fifth soul ring?"
Seeing Bibi Dong's mood improve, Su Mo asked about his fifth soul ring.
Su Mo's fourth soul ring was a fifteen thousand-year-old soul ring.
Now that Su Mo had broken through to Soul King and absorbed those celestial herbs, his body had been strengthened again. Although not much, it still helped Su Mo improve a bit.
Moreover, Su Mo's external spirit bone, Eight Spider Lances, had evolved to the top level and could greatly enhance Su Mo's physique.
As for Su Mo awakening his second martial soul, it didn't enhance his physique but only improved his cultivation talent.
So, a god-level martial soul doesn't manifest in physique.
Just like Qian Renxue, her physique wasn't great in the early stages. A god-level martial soul only represented her martial soul's strength and cultivation speed, symbolizing infinite potential.
"About forty thousand years!"
Hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong immediately responded.
She had always kept an eye on Su Mo's situation, so she had already judged the maximum age of the fifth soul ring Su Mo could absorb.
"Forty thousand years..."
"That's much stronger than what a Soul Emperor can withstand, but it's still not up to the limit of what a Soul Saint can withstand for now!"
Su Mo nodded, expressing his agreement.
Being inferior to a Soul Saint is possible since the Soul Saint level is a significant watershed among soul masters. Those who can break through to Soul Saint and those who can't are worlds apart.
Because Soul Saints can perform their Martial Soul True Body.
So, it's normal for Su Mo's current limit to be below that of a Soul Saint. After the next advancement, Su Mo believed he could reach the limit that Soul Saints could withstand at the Soul Emperor level, which would be quite impressive.
"Breakthrough to level 50?"
"Good, good..."
The next day, when Ning Fengzhi and the others learned that Su Mo had successfully broken through to level 50, they were all delighted.
Although they knew that given Su Mo's cultivation speed, it was about time for a breakthrough.
But seeing Su Mo break through so easily still left Ning Fengzhi and the others very shocked.
There was truly no bottleneck at all, directly breaking through from level 49 to 50.
Most soul masters, almost all of them, would be stuck for some time between levels 49 and 50.
Su Mo experienced no stalling, just going straight up.
"What quality of soul ring do you need to absorb this time?"
After the surprise, Sword Douluo asked Su Mo.
Clearly, Sword Douluo intended to continue helping Su Mo hunt for soul rings.
"Grandpa Jian, about forty thousand years will do!"
Su Mo replied with a smile.
"Forty thousand years? Good lad, then we'll aim for a forty-thousand-year soul ring!"
Sword Douluo was not too surprised this time. After all, Su Mo had previously dared to request a seventeen thousand-year-old ring.
Now, it was just a bit more than doubled.
"A soul beast of about forty thousand years is relatively rare in ordinary forests. Let's go to the Star Dou Forest to find one!"
Ning Fengzhi suggested.
Entering the Star Dou Forest and dealing with a forty-thousand-year-old soul beast might alert other powerful soul beasts.
So, Ning Fengzhi also planned to join the hunt this time.
He would assist Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
"Let's take Lingling along. It will be good training for her!"
Bone Douluo suggested, thinking of Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling was now a Soul Elder, and her powerful healing abilities would be helpful to them.
"Great, I'll go tell Lingling!"
Ning Rongrong said happily.
"Yes, go ahead!"
Ning Fengzhi nodded in approval.
Seeing her father's approval, Ning Rongrong immediately went to find Ye Lingling.
"Lingling, Lingling!"
Soon, Ning Rongrong found Ye Lingling in the sect.
"Rongrong, what's up?"
Seeing Ning Rongrong looking for her urgently, Ye Lingling asked.
"Lingling, pack your things. We're going out for some training!"
Ning Rongrong said.
"Going out for training? Where and with whom?"
Ye Lingling was a bit surprised.
"Su Mo has broken through to level 50. My father and two grandfathers plan to take us to the Star Dou Forest to help Su Mo hunt for his soul ring and give us some training!"
Ning Rongrong explained.
"What? Su Mo has broken through to level 50?"
That's too fast!
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Ye Lingling's eyes widened.
Ning Rongrong always kept her updated on Su Mo's cultivation levels, so she knew Su Mo's cultivation speed. But like Ning Fengzhi and the others, she was still very shocked to hear that Su Mo had broken through to level 50.
Su Mo was only 15 years old, right?
A 15-year-old Soul King!
Ye Lingling didn't know how to describe Su Mo's prowess.
He was like a monster, beyond ordinary understanding.
"Alright, I'll pack now!"
Ye Lingling agreed, still trying to suppress her shock.
She was excited to go out for training.
Especially since she would be going to the Star Dou Forest with the sect leader and two Title Douluo. It would be very interesting.
Ye Lingling was still a young girl, naturally with a playful heart.
So, with Ye Lingling joining them, Su Mo and his party of five set off for the Star Dou Forest.
...
Meanwhile, as Su Mo and his group headed to the Star Dou Forest, at Shrek Academy...
Tang Hao appeared before Tang San for the first time since rescuing Xiao Wu.
"Father, you're here?"
Tang San was naturally excited to see his father.
"Your Majesty Haotian!"
"Your Majesty Haotian!"
At this time, with Tang San were the Golden Iron Triangle, including Yu Xiaogang. They were also excited to see Tang Hao.
Especially Yu Xiaogang, who idolized Tang Hao.
However, amid his excitement, Yu Xiaogang also felt uneasy.
Because Yu Xiaogang had come to check on Tang San's cultivation progress, he would ultimately discover that Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer martial soul had diminished in quality.
"Mm!" Tang Hao nodded, then said to Yu Xiaogang and the others, "It's been a long time, thank you for taking care of Xiao San!"
"Your Majesty Haotian, what brings you here this time...?"
After some pleasantries, Flender asked Tang Hao about his purpose.
Tang San also looked up at his father.
"I'm here to take Xiao San away!"
Tang Hao glanced at Tang San and directly answered.
"What?"
"Your Majesty Haotian..."
Hearing Tang Hao's words, Yu Xiaogang and the others became anxious.
To them, Tang San was very important to Shrek Academy, being a core member of the Shrek team.
So, hearing that Tang Hao wanted to take Tang San away, they naturally became anxious.
Especially Yu Xiaogang, who wanted to prove himself through Tang San!
Without Tang San, he had no confidence in building a strong team.
"I understand your concerns. You want Xiao San to continue participating in the next Soul Master competition!"
"I'm not against that. Xiao San indeed needs to prove himself in the competition!"
"This time, I'm taking Xiao San to personally guide his training. I'll bring him back afterward!"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang and the others anxious but hesitant to speak, Tang Hao smiled and explained.
"Father, are you going to personally guide my training?"
Tang San was excited upon hearing his father's words.
He was excited not only about receiving his father's guidance but also about being with his father.
Since awakening his martial soul, he hadn't lived with his father for almost ten years!
"Mm, your teacher's guidance is excellent, but some things require my personal instruction!"
Tang Hao smiled.
He didn't want to say this directly.
He greatly respected Yu Xiaogang's guidance.
Yu Xiaogang's teaching was exceptional for building a foundation, even better than his own.
He acknowledged Yu Xiaogang's vast theoretical knowledge, which provided Tang San with a wealth of martial soul insights.
But for more advanced guidance, especially in combat, Yu Xiaogang, who hadn't surpassed Soul Elder, couldn't be fully trusted by Tang Hao.
So he planned to take Tang San and personally guide him for a few years.
He would teach Tang San everything necessary for faster progress!
"I see. It's great that Your Majesty Haotian is willing to personally guide Xiao San!"
"Then, we'll temporarily entrust Xiao San to you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Tang Hao's words, Yu Xiaogang felt relieved.
Afterward, Tang Hao took Tang San away.
Tang Hao then tested Tang San's current cultivation.
With a soul power level of 45, Tang Hao was very satisfied.
"Excellent, Xiao San, your soul power level should have surpassed that of the boy named Su Mo!"
"He previously surpassed you because of a stroke of luck!"
"With regular cultivation speed, he can't compare to you. So, your soul power level must be higher than his now!"
Tang Hao first mentioned Tang San's soul power and then assessed Su Mo's current level, reassuring Tang San that he was more outstanding.
Tang Hao wasn't merely comforting Tang San; he truly believed this.
If Su Mo still had his original cultivation talent, Tang Hao's assessment would be correct. Without the luck-fueled surge in soul power, Su Mo would inevitably be surpassed by Tang San.
But Tang Hao didn't know that Su Mo's opportunities kept coming.
Not only had Tang San failed to surpass Su Mo in soul power, but the gap had widened.
Tang San was still at level 45, while Su Mo had broken through to level 50.
"Mm!"
"I won't lose to him!"
Tang San agreed with his father, firmly believing he wouldn't lose to Su Mo.
"Now, show me your other martial soul!"
Seeing Tang San brimming with confidence, Tang Hao nodded in satisfaction and continued.
"...Mm!"
Hearing his father's request, Tang San hesitated briefly but then nodded.
He couldn't hide anything from his father.
Tang San then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul before Tang Hao!
"Hmm? What's this?"
When Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang Hao's expression darkened, immediately noticing something wrong.
"Father..."
Seeing his father notice, Tang San didn't hide it and explained the situation.
Tang San claimed it was his eagerness that led to the quality decrease, not Yu Xiaogang's fault.
Though he held some resentment towards Yu Xiaogang for the mishap, Tang San remembered Yu Xiaogang's years of guidance and attributed the mistake mainly to himself.
"Foolish!"
"How could you be so careless!"
"Letting your martial soul's quality decline!"
Tang Hao was furious after hearing Tang San, scolding him.
He had never seen such foolishness, reducing his martial soul's quality.
Had the decline been more severe, he might have punished Tang San harshly to make him learn.
"So, crafting a higher-quality Clear Sky Hammer can restore your martial soul's quality?"
After his anger subsided, Tang Hao wanted to help Tang San restore his martial soul's quality.
To be honest, learning about this martial soul evolution method from Tang San shocked him.
It also made him feel a sense of crisis.
This evolution method could potentially end the Clear Sky Hammer's dominance among tool martial souls. If it spread, other top-tier tool martial souls might emerge.
The Clear Sky Hammer's status would be threatened!
"That brat..."
Thinking about the evolution method discovered by Su Mo, who defeated his son, Tang Hao felt a surge of killing intent towards Su Mo.
By eliminating Su Mo, this evolution method might never spread.
The sect's future status couldn't be threatened.
But thinking of Su Mo's connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang Hao suppressed his killing intent.
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