Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

Chapter 97, Section 96. Discussion

Finally, Bei Bei noticed that Ling Bingtian's expression became increasingly distorted as he listened to Tang Ya's story. He couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Bingtian, is there something wrong with what Xiao Ya said? Why is your expression so... um... strange?"

Upon hearing Bei Bei's words, Tang Ya, who had just overcome her fear of Ling Bingtian by relying on the Great Line, immediately stopped talking non-stop.

She looked at Ling Bingtian in front of her, tilted her head, and made a puzzled expression.

What she just said is a truth that has been passed down since the time of the Sea God Tang San.

It is said that this set of spirit rings was first used by the great first sect master of the Tang Sect—the Sea God Tang San!

Looking at Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao, who was completely bewildered, Ling Bingtian rubbed his temples and said something that infuriated Tang Ya: "Now I know why your Tang Clan declined. You deserve it."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing Ling Bingtian's words, Tang Yake immediately became furious. As the last remaining successor of the Tang Clan, she couldn't stand anyone speaking ill of the Tang Clan. Any classmate who spoke ill of the Tang Clan would be dealt with personally if she could beat them. If she couldn't, she would have Bei Bei beat them up.

But soon, Tang Ya, who was in a bad mood, suddenly remembered that Ling Bingtian was not like her classmate in Shrek Academy; he was a real monster!

Even his spirit ring configuration is the most bizarre in the Douluo Continent since Tang San's ancestor ten thousand years ago!

He was not someone that I, the sect leader of a declining sect and a mere outer student of Shrek Academy, could afford to offend.

Therefore, Tang Ya, who had just made a rash remark, quickly adjusted her posture and dared not say anything more about the hyperplasia issue.

But the expression on her face clearly said, "I'm not convinced."

Even Bei Bei, who was standing to the side, did not quite agree with Ling Bingtian's statement. Xiao Ya's soul ring configuration was inherited from the Sea God Tang San. How could it be wrong?

The ability to read people that Ling Bingtian learned during two years of intensive study, coupled with the tempering of three years of military service, allowed him to see at a glance what the two were thinking. Ninety-nine percent of the time, they were either dissatisfied with his statement or felt that it was irrational.

But is it really true that Ling Bingtian was wrong?

The answer is of course no.

Upholding the spirit of seeing things through to the end, Ling Bingtian spoke up again: "Tang Ya, don't be so unconvinced. I know some things about your Tang Sect. I remember that, to commemorate the contributions made by your first sect leader, all your sect leaders since ten thousand years ago have been Soul Masters with the Martial Soul of Blue Silver Grass, right?"

Tang Ya didn't speak, but nodded in affirmation of Ling Bingtian's statement.

"Then, I'd like to ask you a question: how many Tang Sect leaders have successfully broken through to the high-level Soul Master level over the past ten thousand years?" Ling Bingtian continued to ask Tang Ya without stopping his words.

This time, Tang Ya froze. After a period of intense thought, she sighed, raised her right hand with trembling hands, and made a gesture representing 0.

0!

For ten thousand years, the Tang Sect has gone through countless sect leaders, but not a single one has been able to break through to the high-level Soul Master, that is, the Soul Saint level.

"Doesn't that prove anything?" Ling Bingtian sneered at Tang Ya's stiff posture, then continued, "I'm very curious, why do you insist on blindly matching your spirit rings to the configuration of your first sect leader? In ten thousand years, hasn't even one Tang Sect leader thought of changing this spirit ring configuration?"

"Tang San's ancestor must have had the best spirit ring configuration, after all, he eventually became a god! Didn't that already pave the way for the path of a spirit master with the Blue Silver Grass spirit?"

Unexpectedly, Tang Ya also felt puzzled by Ling Bingtian's question. Could the Sea God Tang San's decision possibly be wrong? Tang Ya didn't think so. In her opinion, the person who thought the Sea God Tang San had a problem was the one with the problem.

"Heh, Blue Silver Grass? You Tang Sect members don't even know what your first sect master's martial soul was, do you?"

Ling Bingtian nearly suffered a stroke after hearing Tang Ya's self-righteous words. What nonsense was she spouting? Tang San's martial soul wasn't just any ordinary Blue Silver Grass; it was the top-tier weapon martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor!

"Of course I know that Tang San's ancestor's spirit wasn't ordinary Blue Silver Grass; it should have been the powerful Blue Silver Emperor. But wasn't it precisely during the process of absorbing these spirit rings that his spirit eventually evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor?"

Tang Ya continued confidently, making Ling Bing very angry.

Finally, Ling Bingtian simply ignored Tang Ya's foolish words and said bluntly, "Excuse my bluntness, but since in your Tang Sect's ten-thousand-year history there has never been a single Soul Master who evolved their Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor by absorbing these Soul Rings, what makes you think you'll be that one lucky one?"

"Secondly, in my opinion, the spirit rings you should be absorbing now aren't those broken Mandragora Snakes or those broken Human-Faced Demon Spiders or Cave Demon Spiders. Instead, you should be absorbing high-level plant-type spirit beasts, preferably those with a high enough bloodline concentration to help improve the quality of your martial soul. Their actual help to you will be a hundred times stronger than your old and broken spirit ring configuration."

Having said all he could say, Ling Bingtian stopped talking to Tang Ya. Given their current relationship, saying so much was already somewhat inappropriate.

Tang Ya originally wanted to retort, but seeing that Ling Bingtian had called a retreat and was no longer willing to say anything, she lost interest in discussing it. She snorted and took a few steps away from Ling Bingtian, walking to the other side of Bei Bei, wanting to talk to him again about her third spirit ring.

However, to Tang Ya's surprise, Bei Bei, who had always fully supported her in the past, was not on her side this time.

Instead of responding to his request to discuss the matter, he moved closer to Ling Bingtian and lowered his voice, seemingly asking him something in his ear.

Tang Ya glared angrily at Bei Bei for "defecting to the enemy," and for a moment she was so angry that she didn't know what to say. But from her perspective, Bei Bei's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and the excitement in her eyes was almost overflowing. It was clear that she had heard something incredible.

Tang Ya was very curious, but at this moment she was even less willing to bow down to Ling Bingtian, who had just "insulted" the Tang Clan.

Therefore, she chose to take Huo Yuhao a few steps forward, away from the two people talking, and also wanted to ask Huo Yuhao if he had any thoughts about joining the Tang Sect.

Little did they know, behind them, Ling Bingtian watched Huo Yuhao slowly walk away, a glint of light flashing in the depths of his eyes.

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