Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 96: Tang San Falls into the Trap

Formerly the Blue Tyrant Academy, now the Shrek Academy.

After leaving the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Shrek's group had joined the Blue Tyrant Academy under Flender's maneuvering.

Liu Erlong had generously handed the academy over to Flender and Yu Xiaogang, renaming it Shrek Academy.

Over the following months, Yu Xiaogang reassembled a battle team.

The original five members, led by Tang San, were joined by three additional talents from the Blue Tyrant Academy, forming a new Shrek battle team.

With the team established, Yu Xiaogang began the third phase of their training under his guidance: environmental simulation training.

As a high-level soul master academy, the Blue Tyrant Academy was equipped with an environmental simulation training ground.

This training allowed soul masters to immerse themselves in environments that matched their martial soul attributes, accelerating their cultivation.

In Yu Xiaogang's office, he turned to Tang San and asked, "Tang San, have you gotten any results from the experiment I assigned you?"

Tang San nodded. "Teacher, just as you said, after prolonged use of Tool Spirit Fusion, I've noticed some unusual effects!"

As he spoke, Tang San waved his hand, summoning an iron hammer that resembled the Clear Sky Hammer.

He then performed a demonstration for Yu Xiaogang.

Tang San placed the hammer on the table and took two steps back. With a beckoning gesture, the hammer on the table began to tremble as if it wanted to fly toward him, but it never quite succeeded.

"Teacher, I feel that soon I'll be able to summon it back to my hand as easily as I control my martial soul!" Tang San said excitedly after his demonstration.

"Excellent, excellent!"

"Haha, it seems I was right all along—Su Mo has been hiding something!" Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in excitement.

He had always found Su Mo's persistent use of Tool Spirit Fusion intriguing, suspecting there was a reason behind it.

To investigate, Yu Xiaogang had Tang San forge a hammer to experiment with during his daily blacksmithing practice. The results had finally borne fruit.

Tang San, however, cautioned Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, this method isn't suitable for everyone. It requires exceptionally strong spiritual power to achieve."

"My success is due to my naturally high spiritual power, which I've enhanced since childhood with a secret technique called the Purple Demon Eye. This allowed me to deepen my bond with the hammer over time."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's excitement dimmed slightly. He had hoped to uncover a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the status of tool soul masters in the soul master world.

But as it turned out, this method was only feasible for a small number of highly talented individuals with powerful spiritual strength.

"So, Su Mo must also possess strong spiritual power?" Yu Xiaogang speculated.

Realizing this, he felt even more bitter. Aside from his martial soul talent being average, Su Mo seemed to excel in every other area, to the point that Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel envious.

"Yes, Su Mo once resisted Xiao Wu's second spirit ability, Charm, with ease. His spiritual power is indeed exceptional," Tang San confirmed with a nod.

Yu Xiaogang sighed briefly before regaining his composure. "It doesn't matter. As long as you can use this ability, that's what's important!"

"Su Mo has changed his weapon twice now. I suspect it's related to this phenomenon. Keep practicing. Once you can fully control the hammer like a martial soul, let's see what further changes occur!"

"Yes, Teacher, I understand!" Tang San nodded earnestly.

Meanwhile, Su Mo had no idea about the discoveries Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were making. Not that it mattered—even if he knew, there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, refining tools into the soul wasn't a technique accessible to just anyone. Only those with sufficient spiritual power could achieve it.

Moreover, this method was mostly effective for soul masters with low-quality tool spirits. High-quality spirits didn't require such techniques, and using this method recklessly could even lower the quality of a top-tier martial soul, which would be laughable.

At that moment, Su Mo was narrating a fabricated story to Dugu Bo.

"I came here looking for a rare, peerless herb—a sacred anti-poison treasure. This herb is immune to all toxins, and holding it can repel any poisonous substance," Su Mo explained.

"Based on some clues, I tracked it to this place. But when I arrived, I found you, Senior, poisoned and collapsed. Unfortunately, I also discovered that the herb I was looking for had already been consumed by you!"

"For me, this was a great disappointment—I was just a step too late!"

"As for the spirit rings expelled from your body, it's because the herb rejected them after you consumed it. However, even so, the poison in your body wasn't neutralized because the herb itself doesn't have detoxifying properties. I had to absorb all the toxins from your body to save you!"

"But because of this, Senior, you lost your spirit rings and your poisonous cultivation techniques. Naturally, your cultivation level dropped to its current state."

"Oh, and I used this external spirit bone on my back to absorb all the poison from your body!"

After finishing his explanation, Su Mo summoned the Eight Spider Lances attached to his back, letting Dugu Bo inspect them.

"An external spirit bone…"

Dugu Bo was immediately stunned. His eyes gleamed with envy and excitement as he stared at the Eight Spider Lances.

Seeing that the Eight Spider Lances on Su Mo's back had fully fused with him, Dugu Bo immediately realized it was impossible to take them for himself.

Then, as he reflected on his current state, a wave of bitterness rose in his heart.

What am I even thinking? This boy is my savior, and I'm now just a crippled old man.

"In that case, I must thank you for saving my life!"

Dugu Bo sighed and offered Su Mo a solemn bow of gratitude.

Compared to dying from poison, simply being alive was a stroke of luck!

When Dugu Bo saw the toxic aura emanating from the Eight Spider Lances, he recognized the remnants of the poisons he was all too familiar with, further convincing him that Su Mo had indeed saved him.

"Hmm, I only saved you because you're Dugu Yan's grandfather," Su Mo said, nodding as he revealed his connection to Dugu Yan.

Looking at Dugu Bo's face, Su Mo could tell that he didn't remember their brief encounter at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Well, of course. Back then, Dugu Bo didn't even glance my way.

"You know Yan'er?"

Dugu Bo looked surprised.

"Yes, I'm also a student at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Dugu Yan is my senior, and soon I'll be joining the Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team. She'll be my teammate!"

Su Mo nodded.

"I see… Well then, young friend, would you mind letting me go now?"

Dugu Bo's tone became noticeably friendlier as he addressed Su Mo.

"Haha, of course. My apologies, Senior, for earlier…"

Su Mo chuckled awkwardly.

"No need to explain. It's always better to be cautious. I could never blame you—I owe you my life!"

Before Su Mo could finish his apology, Dugu Bo waved it off with a smile.

"Senior, there's one more thing I need to tell you," Su Mo said.

"Go ahead!" Dugu Bo replied.

"Well, I took the storage treasure you were carrying and used it to hold the herbs from your medicine garden. Let's consider it my payment for saving your life. How about that?"

Su Mo calmly mentioned the Hundred Treasures Pouch and the medicine garden.

"My Hundred Treasures Pouch and my medicine garden…"

Dugu Bo froze in place, then looked up at his garden. His eyes widened at the sight of the now-barren land.

"This… is my medicine garden?"

Staring at the empty space, Dugu Bo was momentarily stunned. Anger surged within him, but it quickly subsided as he let out a long sigh.

"Forget it. Since young friend needs them, take it all as my way of expressing gratitude for saving my life!"

Hearing Dugu Bo's sincere tone, Su Mo couldn't help but feel that the old man was remarkably generous.

"Senior, there's no need to feel bad. Those herbs wouldn't have been of much use to you anymore. After consuming that supreme herb, your body now possesses immunity to all toxins!"

As he spoke, Su Mo manipulated the Eight Spider Lances to cut the restraints binding Dugu Bo.

"What? My body is immune to all toxins now?"

Dugu Bo was taken aback. The idea of such a constitution left him deeply shocked.

If my former self encountered the current me, wouldn't I be completely countered?

"Yes, your body now shares the same immunity as the supreme herb you consumed—it's impervious to all poisons," Su Mo affirmed.

Dugu Bo opened his mouth to speak but quickly fell silent. It made sense—after all, the unique traits of that herb were precisely why he had chosen to consume it.

"Senior, there's one more thing I think you might want to consider," Su Mo added.

"Oh? Go on, young friend!"

"By the way, young friend, what is your name? If you don't mind calling an old cripple like me 'big brother,' I'd be honored," Dugu Bo said, suddenly realizing he hadn't yet asked for his savior's name.

The mention of his current state as a cripple only deepened Dugu Bo's bitterness.

"I am Su Mo. Since I will soon be teammates with Senior Dugu Yan, it would be more appropriate for me to address you as 'Senior,'" Su Mo replied courteously.

"Well… I suppose I'm in no position to object," Dugu Bo said with a wry smile. "Regardless, I'm still grateful for your help, Su Mo."

The old man's sincerity left Su Mo slightly embarrassed, prompting him to quickly offer a suggestion.

"Senior Dugu, you might not truly be a cripple. Have you ever considered the possibility of absorbing spirit rings again?"

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