Upon hearing Tang Xiaotian's inquiring words, Yu Xiaogang felt a sense of pride.
He nodded at first, then shook his head.
"Yes, and no."
"Little San should indeed add a strength-type soul ring, but not in the usual sense of pure brute strength."
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang Xiaotian and said, "Your Haotian Hammer mainly adds strength-type soul rings."
"But Little San's soul rings cannot be the same as yours."
"At least, his strength cannot come from brute force."
"He cannot absorb soul rings from large beast-type soul beasts like bulls, elephants, bears, and rhinos."
"These are pure brute strength, which will affect the speed of his Piercing Soul Spear and contradict his first soul ring."
Tang Xiaotian nodded and said, "In fact, our Haotian Sect rarely absorbs such pure brute strength soul beasts either."
"More often, we absorb soul beasts that combine speed and strength, like tigers, leopards, apes, and others."
"Does Little San also absorb such soul beasts?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "Although those soul beasts are good, they are not perfect."
"I have a theory: the best soul ring should have a high resemblance to the martial soul!"
"For weapon-type martial souls like spears, lances, and halberds, the best soul rings to absorb would be from snake and python-type martial souls."
"The best would be the pseudodragon martial soul that leans towards snakes and pythons!"
Tang Xiaotian smiled and said, "It's a coincidence!"
"Last month when I gave Little San the task of hunting the first soul ring from the Mandala Snake."
"I also sensed that not far away, there was a very powerful snake-type soul beast."
"It should have just entered the ten-thousand-year level, but its aura is extraordinary."
"Common snakes don't have that kind of aura; it should have dragon bloodline."
Swoosh!
As he spoke, Tang Xiaotian no longer wasted time. He accelerated towards the inner edge of the outer region, approaching the mixed area.
This was a rather gloomy mountain ditch with dense trees and overgrown weeds.
Even approaching noon, it was still cold and dark.
Tang Xiaotian stood on the massive Haotian Hammer with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
After unleashing their martial souls, their auras became even more powerful. Their strong soul power and mental power swept down below, probing fearlessly.
A large number of thousand-year soul beasts trembled and lay prostrate on the ground.
Only the ten-thousand-year soul beasts could barely move their legs and wings and escape in desperation.
"I found you!"
Not long after, Tang Xiaotian revealed a smile.
He controlled the massive Haotian Hammer to dive down, and the three of them rushed into the forest in an instant.
Their violent soul power shield pushed the surrounding trees away, smashing them to pieces, and forcibly broke in.
Tang San and Yu Xiaogang saw a green-black snake flying rapidly in mid-air in the distance, escaping in front.
It had a pair of wings and a horn on its head.
In addition, it had a peculiar red crown, just like a rooster's comb.
"Dragon Horn Chicken Crown Snake! It's actually the Dragon Horn Chicken Crown Snake!"
Yu Xiaogang exclaimed with excitement.
"It is related to the Phoenix-tailed Chicken Crown Snake, but its bloodline is even better!"
"If we use it as the third soul ring, Little San's Piercing Soul Spear will not only increase in strength but also gain a significant boost in speed!"
"Combined with the ten-thousand-year soul power, it's a perfect soul ring match!"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang Xiaotian also showed a smile.
"Come here!"
He didn't activate his martial soul, just extended his right hand and grabbed towards the Dragon Horn Chicken Crown Snake dozens of meters away!
Boom!
A majestic soul power condensed and formed a giant hand, grabbing towards the Dragon Horn Chicken Crown Snake desperately trying to escape.
Moreover, the palm was like a black hole, pulling the escaping Dragon Horn Chicken Crown Snake backward.
Facing a ten-thousand-year soul beast equivalent to a 300,000-year ferocious beast and a human-level 97th-level super Douluo, the outcome was obvious.
It was half-dead and thrown on the ground with one slap by Tang Xiaotian, and then Tang San pierced it with a spear.
A black soul ring spread out.
Tang San held his breath and adjusted himself to the peak state, absorbing this black soul ring under the scorching sun.
Under the anxious gaze of Yu Xiaogang and Tang Xiaotian, Tang San endured immense pressure and pain.
But in the end, he managed to absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring safely, though it was quite challenging.
...
"I'm speechless! The third soul ring is a ten-thousand-year one!?"
"This kid becomes stronger the more setbacks he faces!"
In a certain area of the Star Dou Great Forest's mixed zone, Ye Yang, who was in a small valley, once again heard the system prompt and was surprised by Tang San's progress.
Then, he looked at Xiao Wu, who was swinging on a swing.
"Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu! Stop playing and come practice!"
"According to my calculations, your formidable enemy has broken through to the Soul Ancestor level!"
"And, his third soul ring turned out to be a ten-thousand-year one!"
"You are falling behind by far!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu was shocked and jumped down, rushing over quickly.
...
"Xiao San's future Breaking Soul Spear, the direction of adding soul rings is roughly like this."
"After adding three soul rings of speed, sharpness, and strength alternately, he will reach the Title Douluo level."
"With his soul ring configuration, he will definitely break free from the shackles of the Breaking Soul Spear that can't make him a Title Douluo!"
After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, he turned to Tang Xiaotian and said, "I've disturbed you for over a month. Please forgive me, and I'll take my leave now."
Tang Xiaotian smirked, "I know the types of soul rings he has."
"But I can't be bothered to calculate the best age for adding them."
"My Haotian Sect owes you a favor, so you can stay. As I said before, help me take care of Xiao San and make up for the losses my Haotian Sect suffered."
Yu Xiaogang smiled and didn't say anything.
He naturally knew that Tang Xiaotian was saving face for himself and deliberately found an excuse to keep him.
He looked at Tang San, who was sitting cross-legged and had a skillfully increased strength, and felt quite excited.
Being able to continue guiding such a genius was truly a great happiness!
...
Six years of this happy life with Yu Xiaogang flew by in the blink of an eye.
Clang!
A crisp metallic sound rang out, but with Yu Xiaogang's 29th-level strength, he almost couldn't see it clearly.
On the training ground of the Haotian Sect, a young boy effortlessly sent the Haotian Hammer flying with a spear thrust, and it hit the person behind him before disappearing instantly.
But the owner of the Haotian Hammer also grunted and had a bitter expression on his face.
"Xiao San, you're being too ruthless!"
This young man, rubbing his chest, complained with a frown.
However, when he looked at the young boy, his eyes were full of emotion and admiration.
The boy was about 1.7 meters tall, with a faint fuzz on his lips, currently undergoing rapid development. He was twelve-year-old Tang San.
In the original story, twelve-year-old Tang San left the Notting Academy and went to Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu.
At that time, Tang San was at the 29th level of soul power.
In these six years, he went from the 10th level of innate full soul power to the 29th level, improving by 19 levels.
But after the plot was changed by Ye Yang, Tang San took a completely different path.
His innate soul power was at the 18th level, directly increasing by a full 8 levels compared to the original full soul power.
This doesn't mean that his talent was better. It was because he received more care, allowing him to practice the Mysterious Heaven Method earlier and giving the illusion of having an extremely powerful innate soul power.
Of course, the generous investment from Tang Xiaotian and the sect also allowed him to accumulate a strong innate soul power.
Furthermore, six years ago, Tang Hao left three high-level ten-thousand-year soul bones, causing Tang San's cultivation to skyrocket by 12 levels!
After adding the third soul ring of the Ten Thousand Year Dragon Horned Rooster Snake, his soul power reached the peak of the 34th level!
Compared to the original version of Tang San, he was now ahead by a staggering 20 levels of soul power!
This made the current twelve-year-old Tang San possess an astonishing 42nd level of soul power!
This was a full 13 levels higher than the original version!
He was already not just a genius but a monster, an unparalleled prodigy; any description would be insufficient.
Unconsciously, Ye Yang had nurtured a super talent.
This was the result of Tang San's steady and solid progress.
Otherwise, his cultivation would be even stronger.
The young man who had just been knocked away by him was a 51st level Soul King of the Haotian Sect!
...
"Godfather, that guy has broken through to the Soul Ancestor level for several months!"
"I've been at the peak of the 39th level of the Soul Ancestor for over half a month. Why haven't I broken through yet?"
In the small valley of the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu found Ye Yang again and complained dissatisfied.
Ye Yang had already transformed into his original form, rooted in the soil.
His aura was concealed, and his leaves were half a foot long, with the stems a foot tall, like an ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
However, there were 81 leaves on him, more than the average Blue Silver Grass.
Ignoring Xiao Wu's complaint, Ye Yang seemed as if he didn't have a soul and completely ignored her.
"Ah, Godfather, it's so boring when you go into seclusion and don't talk to anyone for half a month!"
"Mother has also been trying to break through to the Super Douluo for half a year, and I haven't seen her."
"Auntie Lan is so quiet, she doesn't talk much, and she also trains very hard, so I can't disturb her... sigh..."
Muttering to herself, Xiao Wu felt quite helpless. She, who was naturally lively, hated loneliness the most.
Just as she was about to leave and continue her laborious training, the seemingly ordinary Blue Silver Grass in front of her suddenly rippled with circles of faint blue light halos!
The light continued to spread in all directions!