Douluo Continent: I've joined forces with Tang San and taken Xiao Wu as my concubine!

Chapter 52, The Master is a Fraud

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In an instant, Meng Bei's soul power surged, and he quickly reached level 50.

In the evening, the Shrek team returned to the hotel. At the dinner table, everyone seemed hesitant to speak.

What's unusual is that this time, it was Dai Mubai who couldn't help but speak first:

"Xiao Bei, what is your cultivation level?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Bei immediately knew what Dai Mubai wanted to ask.

The other Shrek Academy students were also paying close attention to this issue.

It's worth noting that they helped Meng Bei hunt down his third spirit ring. No one knew better than them that Meng Bei was only level 30 not long ago, but now he has already broken through to level 40.

This breakthrough speed is simply too fast—no, it's not even too fast, it's ridiculously fast!

Everyone looked at Meng Bei, eager to know how he had improved his cultivation so quickly.

Meng Bei simply shook his head, put his finger under his lips, and made a shushing gesture.

"I'm sorry, brothers and sisters, this is a family secret passed down in our Meng family, and it must never be revealed to outsiders. All I can say is that my method is not one that destroys the foundation, but it is not easy and requires a great deal of effort to achieve. Please don't inquire about it!"

After saying that, Meng Bei turned a deaf ear and made no further response.

The Shrek members were itching to know, but since Meng Bei didn't say anything, they were too embarrassed to press him.

Upon learning that it was a method passed down in the Meng family, they became even more embarrassed to inquire further.

Only two people, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, had solemn expressions, clearly indicating that they wanted to investigate further compared to the others.

Unlike others, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing faced an extremely brutal royal struggle. The eldest prince, Davis, and Zhu Zhuqing's older sister, Zhu Zhuyun, were six years older than them, and the difference in their soul power was enormous.

Others may have ample opportunities for growth in the future, but Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing have few such opportunities.

Imagine if Davis really inherited the throne, even if he didn't execute Dai Mubai directly, he wouldn't give Dai Mubai the opportunity to grow into a Title Douluo.

The best outcome would be to destroy his foundation and keep him as a useless nobleman.

Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai's chosen princess consort, and they shared weal and woe. If Dai Mubai suffered, her fate would naturally not be much better.

Therefore, the two of them valued the cultivation method in Meng Bei's hands very much.

If their current soul power level were increased by ten levels, they would naturally be able to catch up with Davis's cultivation level!

Next, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing kept glancing at Meng Bei. Dai Mubai tried to probe him indirectly several times, but Meng Bei remained unmoved, sticking to his bottom line and refusing to say anything. Dai Mubai was so anxious that he was jumping up and down, but he was helpless.

On the other side, Tang San already knew about Meng Bei's cultivation method. Although he envied it, it was a cultivation method exclusive to Meng Bei's martial soul. Since his martial soul was not the Snow Rabbit, he could not use it.

However, besides this cultivation method, Tang San was also more interested in Meng Bei's fourth spirit ring.

"Xiao Bei, how did you absorb a fourth spirit ring that's ten thousand years old? Isn't the maximum lifespan of a fourth spirit ring only five thousand years?"

Tang San asked solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Meng Bei thought for a moment and roughly guessed Tang San's thoughts.

His eyes lit up, and in an instant, he came up with a brilliant idea from a disgusting master.

So he deliberately feigned surprise and looked at Tang San.

"Third Brother, you don't even know this? As far as I know, your third spirit ring also exceeded its age limit, didn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Tang San scratched his head, chuckled twice, and said:

"Um, Xiao Bei, I really don't know about this. I actually absorbed my third spirit ring by chance."

"I see!"

Meng Bei thought about it and made up his mind.

He asked Tang San:

"Third Brother, is your so-called optimal spirit ring age derived from the core competitiveness of the Grandmaster's ten martial spirits?"

Tang San nodded.

Meng Bei looked enlightened, and then began to explain in a deep voice.

Before even explaining, Meng Bei planted a seed of doubt in Tang San's mind.

He said:

"Third Brother, this matter is actually not complicated. It can be considered an open secret for some large families. However, you come from a poor background and have always been learning from the master, so you may not have known about these things."

Sure enough, after saying this, Tang San immediately revealed an unpredictable expression.

Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and others also pricked up their ears to listen.

Seeing this, Meng Bei also began to get down to business:

"It sounds simple, but the truth is this: the so-called optimal age for a spirit ring is actually a record of the spirit rings absorbed by various talents throughout the history of the continent. As people's understanding of spirit ring cultivation has increased, this record has been continuously improved."

Seemingly afraid that Tang San wouldn't believe him, Meng Bei looked around for confirmation:

"Brother Mu Bai, shouldn't the Star Luo royal family have some records about this?"

Dai Mubai nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, these records from our predecessors have always been the standard by which we measure the number of years of spirit rings we can withstand."

Meng Bei turned to ask Tai Long.

Tyrone nodded in agreement.

As a long-standing clan known for its strength, they naturally have relevant records within their family.

At this point, Tang San's face had turned ashen; with his intelligence, he had already roughly guessed the conclusion.

What Meng Bei said next corresponded exactly to Tang San's guess.

Meng Bei began to speak:

"The master was also of noble birth. He compiled these records of his predecessors into a book and made it public. This is the core competitiveness of the ten martial souls today."

Upon hearing this, Tang San's chest heaved rapidly.

The master never told him any of this.

Meng Bei's words made him feel like he had been a clown being manipulated by a master all these years.

Tang San stood up, extremely angry, and said:

"So, Xiao Bei, Grandmaster is a fraud. He simply copied the records of his predecessors and used them as the standard for his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls. In reality, these records were created by people and can be broken at will, right?"

Meng Bei chuckled inwardly upon hearing this, but instead of agreeing with Tang San's point of view, he refuted Tang San.

"Third Brother, what are you saying? That master is your teacher! How can you call him a fraud!"

"And while those records can be broken, that's only possible for geniuses. For ordinary people, these optimal spirit ring ages are still very useful!"

Tang San's face contorted with rage upon hearing this.

He's a genius!

He possesses innate full soul power, twin martial souls, and has also cultivated many techniques from the Tang Sect!

You can tell from his third spirit ring that he was able to withstand the absorption of a human-faced demon spider that was over two thousand years old. This was even with an unsuitable animal spirit beast. If it were a plant spirit beast, he could have tried an even older one.

It seems he could have broken the record long ago. He could have tried using his first spirit ring for over 500 years, and his second spirit ring for 1,000 years!

(End of this chapter)