"That's right, we're also here to hunt soul beasts to obtain a third soul ring for my granddaughter."
The middle-aged woman turned her head to look at the teenage girl beside her, a hint of doting in her eyes.
"My granddaughter is fourteen years old this year, and her soul power has already reached twenty-nine."
The Infinite Desert was vast and boundless.
Generally, soul masters who came here to search for soul rings would come early—at the level of twenty-eight or twenty-nine—to wait until their soul power increased to thirty, so that they could find a suitable soul beast.
After all, finding a soul beast that suited one's martial soul in the desert was not an easy task.
The environment here was much harsher than that of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Almost no soul master was willing to stay in such a place for a month or two after reaching the required level in order to find a suitable soul beast.
They all came early.
When the middle-aged woman saw that Tang San, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and the others were still children, she assumed they might be children of commoners, so she came over to take a look.
Unexpectedly, the other party was also here to hunt soul beasts.
Most of the soul masters who came to this desert to hunt soul beasts possessed fire-type martial souls, followed by those with plant-type martial souls.
After all, none of the plant soul beasts that could survive in the desert were simple existences—they all had relatively powerful skills.
These three children were all so young, probably around seven or eight years old.
They had probably already cultivated to level ten.
They were not bad geniuses.
Perhaps they could be recruited into her family.
"This big sister is so amazing." Guang Ling praised. "She's already at level twenty-nine."
"Hmph, of course I'm a genius."
The teenage girl was very flattered. She raised her thumb and pointed it at her nose.
"What are your names? My name is Huo Wu, and my martial soul is Fire Shadow. According to the current classification of soul masters, I'm a long-range output-type assault-type soul master."
Huo Wu?
A student of Blazing Academy.
Tang San's expression remained unchanged as he introduced himself.
"My name is Tang San, and my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. I'm an auxiliary-type soul master. I can perform simple healing and enhancement, and I can also physically control my opponents. My abilities are relatively comprehensive."
Xiao Wu said, "My name is Xiao Wu, and my martial soul is the Soft Boned Rabbit. I'm an assassination and interference-type agility-type soul master, but my strength is not bad. I can also unleash the attack power of a melee control-type assault-type soul master."
Guang Ling said, "My name is Guang Ling, and my martial soul is the Iron Bow. I haven't obtained a soul ring yet, but based on the characteristics of my martial soul, I should become a long-range output-type assault-type in the future. However, I should also be able to use the bow as a melee weapon."
Huo Wu shook her head.
"Blue Silver Grass, Soft Bone Rabbit, Iron Bow. From a waste martial soul to a secondary waste martial soul, and then to an ordinary martial soul—it seems that you don't have much potential."
"My granddaughter has been spoiled by me. Don't mind her."
The middle-aged woman noticed something that Huo Wu didn't.
Tang San and Xiao Wu had both revealed their soul master types, proving they had already become soul masters.
Moreover, the name Tang San was the same as the Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster who had nearly revolutionized soul master ideology across the continent.
Although the woman didn't think that this Tang San and that Grandmaster were the same person… what if they were?
After all, even a publicly recognized waste martial soul like Blue Silver Grass could be cultivated.
Perhaps the little Tang San in front of her really was that theory master.
Even if he wasn't, it wouldn't hurt to befriend him.
Moreover, the belts and wristbands on the three of them were clearly extraordinary.
They looked like storage-type soul tools.
Poor people couldn't afford those.
"What kind of soul beast are you here to hunt? If possible, this old woman can help you. After all, Huo Wu still needs some time to break through to level thirty."
The middle-aged woman decided to make a good connection.
"Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary. We might not be going the same way. This time, we're here to obtain soul rings for me and Guang Ling."
Tang San said, "Guang Ling is just at level ten. The soul beast she needs is the Irontooth Fish, to enhance the strength of her martial soul. As for me, I need to obtain a Sun Moon Grass that is close to seven thousand years old."
"Seven thousand years!"
The middle-aged woman was shocked.
Then she reacted and asked, "May I ask how old Mr. Tang is this year? Do you have dwarfism?"
"Eight years old, soul power twenty-seven, almost twenty-eight. I took advantage of this opportunity to bring Guang Ling to the Infinite Desert and planned to stay here for about half a year to directly obtain my third soul ring."
Tang San briefly explained his situation.
"By the way, the whale glue that can strengthen a soul master's physical fitness was published by me."
"You're that Grandmaster Tang San!"
The middle-aged woman couldn't believe it.
Huo Wu, who was at the side, also opened her mouth wide, unable to believe that the person in front of her was that Tang San.
"That's right."
After confirming that the two people in front of him were Huo Wu and her grandmother, and sensing their goodwill, Tang San felt there was no problem in revealing his identity.
Even if there was, the Spirit Bird that secretly protected them would ensure none of them got hurt.
"Is there any proof?"
The middle-aged woman asked tentatively.
Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass, and two soul rings—one yellow and one purple—emerged.
Xiao Wu followed suit.
Her Soft Boned Rabbit possessed her body, and the soul rings around her were also one yellow and one purple.
"This is... incredible."
The middle-aged woman was stunned.
Although the effects of whale glue had already spread widely, no one had yet achieved a thousand-year second soul ring.
Now, two had appeared right in front of her.
It confirmed that this eight-year-old Tang San was indeed the Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster.
"I wonder what your name is, old sister?" Tang San asked.
"This old woman is Fire Phoenix."
The middle-aged woman introduced herself.
"Grandmaster Tang San is truly a young hero. Your second soul ring is actually a ten-thousand-year level. Perhaps there will be many more to come in the future, but you will definitely be the first in history."
The first in history?
Not necessarily.
The current Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, had a thousand-year second soul ring.
The soul ring color combination of her Death Spider Emperor was yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, and red.
However, even Bibi Dong didn't dare absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring for her fourth.
The soul shock was too strong for soul masters below the Soul King level to withstand.
But Tang San felt that he had a chance.
He was a transmigrator.
His soul was stronger than ordinary people's.
He also had the Purple Demon Eyes, a method of refining spiritual power through the eyes.
Xiao Wu could also do it.
She could condense her first seven soul rings herself, so there was no soul shock.
As long as her body could withstand the pressure of a ten-thousand-year ring, she'd be fine.
As for Guang Ling…
She had potential.
But the risk would be much higher.
Her path would depend on her choices.
"Senior Fire Phoenix, you're too kind. I just stumbled upon a way to improve my physical fitness," Tang San said modestly.
Then he changed the topic.
"I wonder what kind of soul beast Sister Huo Wu wants to choose? It's fate that we met. Perhaps I can help you with your reference."
Book Setting Note:Huo Wu is six years older than Tang San, currently fourteen.Tang San is eight years old.The Continental Advanced Academy Soul Dueling Tournament will be held in six years.At that time, Tang San will be fourteen, and Huo Wu will be twenty.
Worldbuilding Complaint:Very few Douluo fanfictions address the issue of soul shock when absorbing ten-thousand-year soul rings.It's treated as if whale glue could directly increase spiritual power too.
But absorbing a ten-thousand-year ring requires one's spiritual power to reach a certain threshold.
Otherwise, even Bibi Dong—with a thousand-year second soul ring—would have gone for a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, but hers was still a thousand-year.