Tang Ritian is currently very troubled.
Because a few years ago, he met someone. This person is someone he's both familiar with and unfamiliar with. It's that brat from the neighboring Emperor Soul Village—the zuzong —who lived there when Tang San was living in seclusion in Holy Soul Village.
Seven years ago, the zuzong came to visit Tang San, and Tang Ritian didn't pay much attention. He just thought it was childish play, but Tang San seemed to dislike contact with the zuzong, and the two hadn't interacted since.
Six years ago, Tang San awakened his martial soul, and to his delight, Tang San awakened twin martial souls. This made Tang Ritian happy for a long time. Later, he heard Old Jack mention that the brat from the neighboring Emperor Soul Village had awakened a mutated Blue Silver Grass martial soul, also possessing innate full soul power like Tang San. At the time, he was only slightly surprised, but no matter how rare a mutated martial soul is, one in a million will eventually appear, so he didn't pay much attention. After all, even the most talented person couldn't possibly have a son with twin martial souls.
Three years ago, Tang Ritian, as usual, secretly visited Tang San in Notting.
Inadvertently, he saw the clan leader with Xiao Wu passing by Tang San.
For a moment, he even thought it was Ah Yin coming back to life. The other person looked so much like Ah Yin—the same hair color, and similar facial features.
If Tang San hadn't been standing right next to him, he would have thought his son had prematurely awakened his Blue Silver Emperor a second time.
Tang Ritian couldn't help but wonder, "That kid isn't a Blue Silver Grass transformed soul beast! Did Ah Yin give birth to twins? To avoid danger, did she secretly hide the other one? And Qian Xunji was too pushy, so she didn't have time to tell me?"
Later, Tang Ritian learned that the person before him who looked so much like his deceased wife was the almost forgotten brat from Emperor Soul Village.
Through inquiries, Tang Ritian learned that the zuzong was someone the village chief of Emperor Soul Village had found in the ruins nine years ago. The timing coincided perfectly with his battle with Qian Xunji, further fueling Tang Ritian's suspicions that his clan ancestor was connected to Ah Yin.
(PS: Only Old Tom knew the zuzong true name; everyone else was either dead or had fled, let alone knowing who the clan ancestor's biological parents were. Old Tom wouldn't reveal it, fearing it would attract the attention of those who caused the disaster, and had always lied to the outside world, claiming the zuzong was adopted.)
Through careful observation, Tang Ritian discovered that the zuzong's martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor. He even retrieved the remains of the Blue Silver Emperor left behind during the clan ancestor's cultivation and took them to the young Ah Yin for confirmation. Ah Yin reacted with sadness, but even more so with affection, stroking the remains of the clan ancestor's Blue Silver Emperor as if seeing her own child.
This further convinced Tang Ritian that the zuzong might not actually be called the zuzong, but rather Tang Zong, and was his child. He knew how difficult the conditions for awakening the Blue Silver Emperor were; it wasn't something that could be achieved simply through martial soul mutation. A spirit can deceive, an appearance can deceive, but bloodline cannot. Ah Yin could definitely feel his own bloodline within the zuzong's spirit, so it was highly likely he was his biological son.
zuzong (rolls eyes): What the hell, Tang Ritian! I stole the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, I stole it!
After a long period of secret observation, Tang Ritian discovered that the zuzong's cultivation speed was astonishing, even reaching a point that shocked him. He had reached the Soul Master level before the age of 11. His perception was also extremely sharp; he could already use the Blue Silver Domain to control the surrounding Blue Silver Grass. He had almost discovered him several times. At this moment, Tang Ritian wanted to run up to the zuzong and shout, "I'm your father!" But he couldn't. The Spirit Hall was still after them, and it would be safer for the zuzong not to know.
Fortunately, what made Tang Ritian somewhat gratified was that, besides his outstanding talent, the zuzong was also quite lucky with women. Not only had he raised a little loli, but he had also reportedly gained a concubine while hunting for his third soul ring.
However, Tang Ritian is currently very troubled because he has discovered that his son, Tang San, seems to dislike, and even envy, the zuzong, which is unacceptable. Their relationship is like oil and water, and it seems he, as the father, needs to find an opportunity to properly guide him.
At the Soto City Grand Arena, a month has passed since Shrek Academy defeated the Berserker Team.
As in the original story, although Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's "Netherworld White Tiger" spirit fusion skill is no longer available, the "Shrek Seven Devils" still achieved a Silver Spirit in their group battle.
It's worth mentioning that Zhu Zhuqing's performance during this period was the most outstanding, fully demonstrating what true soul power control skills and powerful physical techniques are. Not only that, during her four months at Shrek Academy, with the help of the zuzong, her soul power increased by two levels, reaching level 29, a rapid increase that directly surpassed Ma Hongjun. She jumped to become the fifth-ranked soul power member among the "Shrek Seven Devils," which truly shocked many people, causing Flander to constantly scold Ma Hongjun for being disappointing, as the Shrek Academy dean's personal disciple had been overtaken.
Inside Box 7, the Shrek members gathered.
The atmosphere was tense, because they had truly encountered their most terrifying enemy ever—the Royal Fighting Team.
"Master, are we really going to fight the Royal Fighting Team?" Ma Hongjun asked nervously.
Yu Xiaogang nodded, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. Yu Tianheng, the captain of the Royal Fighting Team, was his nephew and the first in line to inherit the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan. He himself had been abandoned by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan because of his poor talent. If his disciple could defeat the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, he could finally vent his anger.
"We can win!"
Just as morale was low and everyone fell silent, Tang San suddenly shouted these words, filled with awe. He wanted to draw everyone's attention to himself.
If it were still like in the original story, Tang San's encouragement might have greatly boosted morale. But now, after witnessing the zu zong's formidable strength, they had lost much of their confidence.
Tang San felt a little embarrassed; it seemed his attempt to show off had failed.
Oscar raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Um... I want to say something. Although we can't be afraid of our opponents, if their strength is too great, then... well, I think everyone has already witnessed Zhu Qing's boyfriend's strength last time, and Boss Dai has experienced it firsthand. Just that second soul skill with its overwhelming destructive power—Blue Silver Blade—is hard to withstand. One wrong move and you'll be riddled with holes. Who among us can withstand that? Besides, he still has his first and third soul skills to use!"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai nodded heavily. With the loss of his body, his personality was also subtly changing. If his lower body had been forcibly castrated by someone else, perhaps he would have become another Gao Yao, embarking on a path of revenge. But in his mind, he brought it on himself, thus gradually evolving into the kind of mentality Dongfang Bubai had, "Heaven and man create, all things grow." Among them, "Yu Xiaogang" was Yang Lianting in his mind.
"Master, although I also hate that man, I have to say, he gave me an irresistible force," Dai Mubai said in an androgynous voice.
Yu Xiaogang's imposing gaze swept over the students. He could see, of course, that most were afraid. But he had a way to overcome that.
A strange smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face. "Have you ever heard of the elemental advantage of a martial soul?"