Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 447: Four people, three minds; who's missing one?

However, although his strength is not much weaker than his peers at the same stage, Tang San's potential is much lower compared to his peers at that time.

Even though he resorted to unorthodox methods and began to extract his potential under the guidance of a peerless Douluo like Tang Chen, his cultivation speed was visibly slowing down as his soul power level gradually increased.

Although he leveled up five times in eight months, Tang San's soul power growth rate has now slowed to one-third of its previous rapid growth period. In the coming years, a three-level increase per year will be the limit.

This is mainly because although Tang Chen allowed Tang San to use the Devouring skill to enhance his own attributes and soul power, his attitude towards Tang San was like that of a blacksmith.

After being swallowed, the impurities in the body are like pig iron added to a furnace. They need to be hammered hard and swallowed in the flames until they are completely melted. Through strong hammering, the impurities are almost completely removed.

Tang San's Human-Faced Demon Spider skull was an extra addition by Chen Ming; it was a thousand-year-old soul bone that appeared to exude the aura of a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and its skill efficiency was also problematic. Although its evil level was no less than that of a true evil soul master, its conversion efficiency was truly questionable.

Furthermore, given Tang San's current condition, the more he uses the Demon Spider to devour, the stronger the human-faced demon spider bloodline within him will become, transforming Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer martial souls.

Over the course of several months, Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer had turned a pure purple color. The original metal hammer was now covered with a shell, and there was even poison on its surface. In Tang Chen's view, this was a clear indication that he had begun to go astray.

The faster Tang San's soul power level improved, the less Tang Chen wanted him to use the Spider Devouring skill. Tang Chen and Tang Xiao even discussed that after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament concluded, Tang San would no longer be allowed to use the Spider Devouring skill.

Even using the ability to devour flesh and blood to recover is not an option.

Having personally experienced the benefits of rapidly increasing his soul power through the Devouring Spider, Tang San naturally couldn't settle down. He was alright when his strength increased rapidly recently, managing to barely suppress that thought.

However, as the training intensified but the rate of progress in his cultivation continued to decline, Tang San's desire to cultivate by devouring flesh and blood grew stronger and stronger. The pain of training and the pleasure of devouring conflicted within him, causing Tang San to unknowingly and completely succumb to one side.

If Tang San's food, clothing, shelter, and transportation within the Clear Sky Sect were not all under Tang Xiao's control, and if there were no soul beasts on Clear Sky Peak for Tang San to devour, Tang San might have already been unable to resist starting a bloody hunt.

Part of this was driven by the bloodline of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, but more so by Tang San's own personality.

He doesn't actually have much willpower or perseverance. In the original story, he was mentally broken several times, and he basically had to rely on some kind of cheat code to get back on his feet.

Looking at his "son's" expression, Tang Xiao knew exactly what Tang San was thinking. But looking at Tang San, who was nothing like Ah Yin now, Tang Xiao inexplicably thought of Ah Yin, whom he had once deeply loved.

Considering that Tang San was adopted from his younger brother Tang Hao, Tang Xiao felt that although Tang San wasn't his and A Yin's child, it wasn't far off. Therefore, he couldn't bear to be too harsh on Tang San and could only gently persuade him.

Just as Tang Xiao and Tang San were talking, a hopping figure suddenly appeared on the road in the distance. Sensing the aura from afar, Tang Xiao subconsciously looked up. Seeing Tang Xiao's action, Tang San also turned his head, subconsciously activating his Purple Demon Eye and gazing into the distance.

When he saw the figure in the distance, Tang San's sullen expression instantly turned to joy. He leaped up from the ground and used his Ghost Shadow Steps to rush towards the figure. "Xiao Wu!"

"Third Brother!"

The two figures embraced. Tang San, who was now nearly 1.9 meters tall, easily held Xiao Wu in his arms as if she were a rag doll, his arms, which were about the same thickness as Xiao Wu's waist, tightly holding her.

From a distance, it gives the impression of a bear about to devour people.

Although Tang Xiao had seen this scene more than once, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable looking at it this time. He could only shake his head and leave the mountain where Tang San was, handing the place over to the two of them.

Holding Xiao Wu in his arms, Tang San smiled blankly for a long time before letting go of her and talking together in the room.

Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang were brought back by Tang Chen and Tang San. However, their treatment was quite different.

Xiao Wu was allowed to stay within the Clear Sky Sect's territory because of her close relationship with Tang San. However, precisely because of this close relationship, Xiao Wu, as an outsider, was constantly ostracized by the other members of Clear Sky Peak. Therefore, she eventually had to leave Clear Sky Peak and move to Heaven Dou City, returning only occasionally to see Tang San.

Although Dai Mubai had decent talent, Tang Chen looked down on this freak and casually sent him to Tiandou City, only occasionally giving him a few pointers.

As for Yu Xiaogang, he was in the worst situation, having been frantically copying various books ever since arriving at Haotian Peak. Tang Chen would occasionally check on these books from the Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan to see if there was anything useful in them.

But Yu Xiaogang, in the end, is really just a fraud. After so many years of self-study, the knowledge in his head has long been a complete mess. His so-called copying of the classics of the two major powers resulted in books full of his own subconsciously inserted personal opinions, replacing a considerable part of the content with his own "ideas" and conjectures.

After reading the books that Yu Xiaogang had painstakingly copied, Tang Chen remained silent for a long time before he could suppress the urge to smash that bastard Yu Xiaogang to death with a hammer.

In preparation for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Tang Chen originally planned to establish a Haotian Academy on his own, obtain a certificate from the two great empires, and then stuff Tang San into it.

However, Yu Xiaogang suggested that the existing academies could be utilized, and proposed the Blue Tyrant Academy, praising it to the skies.

To get rid of this bastard, Tang Chen casually sent Yu Xiaogang to Blue Tyrant Academy and told him to figure things out himself.

Because he feared being hunted down by his family, Yu Xiaogang dared not reveal his true identity, so he could only act under the name Huang Sangui. However, since the name Huang Sangui was too obscure, he cleverly borrowed Tang Chen's name without authorization.

(End of this chapter)