Chapter 188: Shi Nian Makes His Move

Tang San asked hurriedly, "Where is Father?"

Titan shook his head, "This old servant does not know where the Master is either, but I imagine he must be observing the Young Master's performance from the shadows."

"Perhaps it won't be long before the Master appears; perhaps after the Preliminary Tournament ends, or perhaps later."

"Young Master, you must remember, the Master has never abandoned you; it is only because of certain matters that it is inconvenient for him to show his face."

"Dean Flender was not wrong about one thing: even if you lose two matches in a row, it does not affect your chances of advancing."

"Whether for your own sake or for the Master's, I ask that the Young Master take the upcoming matches seriously and advance steadily from the Preliminary Tournament, would you?"

After some guidance, Tang San's mood eased significantly.

Thinking about it carefully, he truly could not give up on the excellent situation for advancement just because of a single match's defeat.

The match against the Feng-Huo Team today had already been forfeited, so he would set that aside; as long as he fought well in the subsequent matches, he would secure every point he was meant to get; even if they lost to the Tianshui Team and the Leiting Team later, they still had a very high hope of advancing.

If they could win against either the Tianshui Team or the Leiting Team, they would certainly be able to advance.

"But Senior Titan, I really don't know how to persuade everyone. If I could cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, I would have confidence..."

Titan interrupted him once again, "Young Master, Twin Martial Souls are not so easy to cultivate. Even if the Master is not here, you should at least ask your teacher, shouldn't you?"

Although he looked down on Yu Xiaogang's character, he acknowledged the man's wisdom.

Tang San went to find Yu Xiaogang, while Titan came to the Shrek Seven Devils' lounge to provide guidance to them in his capacity as an elder.

Upon hearing about cultivating Twin Martial Souls, cold sweat broke out on Yu Xiaogang's forehead inadvertently, "Xiao San, are you serious?"

"Remember what I told you? The first Spirit Master with Twin Martial Souls in nearly a hundred years died from an explosion of the body precisely because he cultivated two martial souls simultaneously, causing the two streams of soul power within him to clash. Do you wish to follow in his footsteps?"

It was not that there were no precedents for successfully cultivating Twin Martial Souls; his former lover, Bibi Dong, was a living example.

Bibi Dong had only added spirit rings to her second martial soul after obtaining multiple spirit rings for her first martial soul.

This was also why Yu Xiaogang had told Tang San to wait until he broke through to level ninety before considering adding spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer.

It was just a pity that he had left the Spirit Hall too early back then and had not learned the method for cultivating Twin Martial Souls from Bibi Dong.

If he were to cultivate it now, he had no certainty at all.

Tang San would not give up and continued, "But Teacher, you have also seen the strength of the Seven Treasure Team. If I cannot cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer, how can I win the subsequent matches?"

Yu Xiaogang acknowledged the power of the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, but did he dare to defy Tang Hao's wishes?

His rhetoric was identical to Titan's, "Xiao San, this matter is of great importance; I need to obtain your father's consent."

"Let's finish the Preliminary Tournament first."

As he spoke, he patted Tang San's shoulder lightly, "I know yesterday's defeat was a huge blow to you all, but you cannot give up the excellent situation for advancement because of it."

"At the very least, you will not run into the Seven Treasure Team again during the Preliminary Tournament stage."

"Other matters can be discussed later."

Tang San nodded and said no more.

Indeed, finishing the Preliminary Tournament was what mattered most.

Moreover, after the tournament, he would have a month of rest to discuss whether or not to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul.

When the teacher and student returned to the lounge, Titan had already successfully persuaded everyone.

At this moment, the morale of the Shrek Seven Devils was still not high, but they at least had the courage to fight again.

Seeing this, Tang San stopped talking about yesterday's events and instead looked toward the future.

"For tomorrow's match against the Canghui Academy Team, everyone, keep your spirits up. Don't forget the insults they directed at us during the opening ceremony."

In this situation, shifting the conflict was undoubtedly the best approach.

Sure enough, the members of Shrek were quite agitated; the previous gloom was gone, and they were full of confidence for the upcoming matches.

These past few days, Shi Nian had not been idle.

Originally, he had wanted to find an opportunity to strike at the people from the Seven Treasure Team, but when he noticed the powerhouses from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protecting them from the shadows, he abandoned that thought, which resulted in the Canghui Academy Team directly choosing to forfeit their previous match against the Seven Treasure Team.

In the Heaven Dou Empire division, there was more than one spot for advancement from the Preliminary Tournament; not acting against the Seven Treasure Team did not mean he would not act against other teams.

The families behind the Feng-Huo Team and the Tianshui Team were very powerful, and they also had the shadow of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over them.

The Xiangjia Team and the Leiting Team were certainly not weak, but they had massive sects behind them. However, Shi Nian was confident that with the strength of the Canghui Academy Team, he could easily deal with the simple-minded Xiangjia Team and the reorganized Feng-Huo Team.

The Shrek Team had their match against Canghui Academy tomorrow.

To ensure the match went without a hitch, Tang San rushed to the arena, wanting to figure out the strength of Canghui Academy.

Because he was out alone, he was, unsurprisingly, targeted by Shi Nian.

Although Shrek Academy had suffered two consecutive defeats, there were still many who believed they could successfully advance from the Preliminary Tournament.

Since the aforementioned teams could not be touched, the fifth team qualified to advance, the Shrek Team, became his primary target to break.

Without the enhancement of the Wangchuan Qiushui Dew, the realm of Tang San's Purple Demon Eye had not improved.

The Purple Demon Eye, which claimed to break through all illusions, was completely ineffective against mental attacks at the Spirit Saint level.

Under Shi Nian's guidance, Tang San did not notice anything unusual and walked straight out of Tiandou City.

In the shadows, under the concealment of Dugu Bo's aura, Wu Qi and he had not been discovered, but were watching this scene from the perspective of bystanders.

"Little fellow, you have a grudge against Tang San; why not use Shi Nian's hand to get rid of him?"

Dugu Bo said expressionlessly.

When he had clashed with Tang Hao earlier, he had already seen the true colors of this father and son.

Although Tang San's talent was not as great as Wu Qi's, if he were allowed to continue growing, he would surely become a major threat!

Wu Qi, however, shook his head.

Killing Tang San would certainly be satisfying, but since the other party could be reincarnated into Douluo Dalu, who was to say he could not be reincarnated again?

Currently, Tang San was still in the open; if he were to be reincarnated again and lie in wait in the world, would that not result in a situation where the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light?

Since that is the case, why go through all this unnecessary trouble?

"If Shi Nian kills Tang San, and then we step in to kill Shi Nian, do you think Tang Hao would blame us for it?"

"A person who has gone mad is capable of anything; we cannot hand the initiative over to him!"

"Besides, even if Tang San manages to break through to Title Douluo or even Super Douluo in the future, do you think I wouldn't be able to handle him?"

Looking at his confident appearance, Dugu Bo sighed deeply, having to admit that what he said made sense.

"Fine, I will do as you say; it is best if we can maximize the benefits. Regardless, I am determined to have this soul bone."

Wu Qi pressed his hand down, "Follow slowly. If we make a move in the city, we will also have trouble."

(End of this chapter)