Douluo Continent: Reborn Tang Hao, the strongest dad carries a sound system

The next morning, Yu Xiaogang was waiting at the entrance of the teaching building.

He changed into a clean robe, holding the stack of manuscripts in his hand, and stood ramrod straight.

The morning breeze made his hair a little messy, but his eyes were exceptionally firm.

When Tang San and Matthew walked out of the dormitory building together, they saw him at a glance.

"Tang San." Yu Xiaogang greeted him, his tone much gentler than yesterday. "Could I take up a little of your time? I have something I'd like to show you."

Matthew looked at Yu Xiaogang curiously, then at Tang San, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this guy?"

"We met yesterday," Tang San said in a low voice. "You go to the classroom first, I'll be there in a bit."

Matthew nodded and jogged away.

Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang and calmly asked, "Master, what can I do for you?"

Yu Xiaogang did not answer immediately, but instead led Tang San to an old locust tree next to the teaching building.

On the stone bench under the tree, he unfolded the manuscripts one by one and laid them on the stone table.

"Tang San, yesterday you said your father wanted you to pursue the life-related path. I didn't refute it on the spot because I didn't want to belittle your father in front of you. But today, I want to show you the results of my thirty years of research."

His finger touched the first page of the manuscript, which featured a drawing of a serpentine spirit beast, surrounded by densely packed text.

"What is the essence of Blue Silver Grass? It is resilience and inclusiveness. It can fuse with spirit rings of any attribute, including animal-type spirit rings. This is something other plant-type spirit souls cannot do."

Tang San didn't speak, but just looked down at the manuscripts.

"My plan is this—" Yu Xiaogang turned to the second page, "For the first spirit ring, choose the Mandragora Serpent, over four hundred years old. The Mandragora Serpent's venom and binding ability perfectly match the nature of the Blue Silver Grass. After absorbing its spirit ring, your Blue Silver Grass will possess venom and stronger binding power."

He continued turning the pages, his voice growing increasingly excited.

"Second Soul Ring, Ghost Vine, over six hundred years old. The Ghost Vine's resilience and toxin penetration can further enhance the Blue Silver Grass's control."

"Third Soul Ring, Human-Faced Demon Spider, over a thousand years old. The corrosive and toxic properties of the Human-Faced Demon Spider will give your Blue Silver Grass extremely strong destructive power."

He raised his head and stared intently at Tang San.

"Toxins, control, binding, corrosion—this combination will transform your Blue Silver Grass from a useless weed into a powerful martial soul with control, output, and restriction capabilities. When used with hidden weapons, it will be virtually unmatched among its peers."

Yu Xiaogang paused, his tone becoming even more earnest.

"Tang San, I know your father means well. But he's not a Soul Master, and his understanding of Martial Souls is limited. I've researched the Blue Silver Grass's life-sustaining path, and it's simply not viable. It lacks powerful regenerative abilities and deep vitality; forcing it into a life-sustaining path will only waste your talent."

He pointed to the summary paragraph on the last page of the manuscript and read it aloud, word by word:

"The weak Blue Silver Grass will rely on powerful beast spirits to draw power from them. This is the Blue Silver Grass's nature, and it is also the only way for it to become stronger. The bestial nature in the animal spirit rings will activate the potential deep within the Blue Silver Grass, allowing it to break through its own limits."

"And what about Life Stream?" Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "It completely lacks combat, defense, and control methods. What can a Soul Master who can only heal do in actual combat? Wait to die?"

He finished speaking, his chest rising and falling slightly, clearly having expended a lot of energy.

On the stone table, the results of thirty years of research were spread out.

Tang San remained silent for a moment.

He didn't rush to refute, but carefully examined the manuscripts.

Every page was written with great care, every choice of spirit ring had a detailed reason, and the attributes of every spirit beast were carefully analyzed.

It must be said that this plan does have its own logic.

If Tang San hadn't known about the existence of the Blue Silver Emperor, and if he hadn't read the books left behind by Ah Yin, he might have actually been convinced by this theory.

But he had seen it.

He knew that Blue Silver Grass was not ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

He knew that the Blue Silver Grass had the blood of the Blue Silver Emperor flowing through its veins.

He knew that the future of Blue Silver Grass was not "relying on a powerful beast spirit", but awakening as a plant-type emperor.

More importantly, he had read about it in his mother's book.

Tang San put down the manuscript, raised his head, and looked calmly at Yu Xiaogang.

"Master, your plan is very detailed and thoughtful. But I have a few questions I would like to ask you."

Yu Xiaogang paused for a moment, then nodded: "Go on."

"Plants absorb animal spirit rings," Tang San's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear, "Can the beastly power within a spirit ring be perfectly inherited by a plant-based spirit?"

Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment.

"The venom of the Mandragora Serpent originates from its glands and fangs. These are organs unique to animals. As a plant, where does the Blue Silver Grass get its venom after absorbing the Mandragora Serpent's spirit ring? Is it simulated by its spirit power, or mutated by its martial spirit?"

Yu Xiaogang frowned.

"If we simulate it using soul power, how much difference is there between the potency and consumption of the toxin and the real Datura snake venom? If we rely on martial soul mutation, what will be the cost of the mutation? Will the Blue Silver Grass's basic attributes be contaminated by bestiality?"

Tang San's tone remained calm throughout, but each question was like a small knife, precisely piercing the weak points of Yu Xiaogang's theory.

"Furthermore," Tang San continued, "you said that Blue Silver Grass can 'attach itself to powerful beast spirits' and draw power from them. But Blue Silver Grass is a plant, and the survival logic of plants and animals is completely different. Plants do not need to rely on animals to obtain power; they take root in the earth, absorb sunlight and water, and grow on their own."

He paused, then looked directly into Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

"Making plants imitate animals is not evolution, it's distortion."

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed.

"you!"

"Master, I didn't mean any disrespect," Tang San's tone softened somewhat. "Your theory is indeed very systematic and convincing. But I still can't accept it."

"Why?" Yu Xiaogang's voice was a little hoarse.

"Because," Tang San said, "plants cannot perfectly inherit all the power of animal spirit rings. This is one of the basic principles of spirit ring pairing. The power of a spirit ring comes from all the power of the spirit beast in its lifetime, but a martial soul can only inherit the part that matches its own attributes. If the attributes don't match, the inheritance efficiency will be greatly reduced."

Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but swallowed the words back.

Because what Tang San said was true.

He certainly knew the basic principles of spirit ring pairing.

But the core of his theory is that "the inclusiveness of Blue Silver Grass can overcome the problem of attribute incompatibility"—this hypothesis has never been verified.

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