In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 289 Prelude to the Grand Show

"Hiss~"

Whether Tang San did it intentionally or unintentionally, his Blue Silver Grass bound Yu Xiaogang's body at a moderate speed under his control. Yu Xiaogang thought that Tang San wanted him to help test his soul skills, and since he already felt indebted to Tang San, he naturally did not refuse.

The moment he was entangled by the Blue Silver Grass, Yu Xiaogang spread his arms as if to test the strength of the Blue Silver Grass for Tang San. But then he took a deep breath and a "soul-stirring" look appeared on his face.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Tang San frowned imperceptibly.

What's with Yu Xiaogang's expression? Is the effect of his first soul skill really that exaggerated?

It's just a mere ten-year soul skill...

Just as Tang San was inwardly mocking himself, Yu Xiaogang suddenly said to him with a strange excitement:

"Little Three, your first soul skill isn't as bad as I thought!"

"How could that be?"

Tang San looked completely incredulous.

"It's true, which is a blessing in disguise."

Yu Xiaogang paused, gesturing for Tang San to remove the Blue Silver Grass binding him. Then, regaining some of his dignified composure, he turned his back, calmly took a sip of tea, and began to explain to Tang San:

"Your first soul skill, you just called it 'Stinky Entanglement,' right? The name may be a bit unrefined, but it's not as simple as it seems on the surface."

"If I'm not mistaken, Little San, take a closer look at the grayish-white spots on your Blue Silver Grass. When you unleash your first soul skill, they subtly emit a colorless stench, similar to the smell of a creature's fart... Hey, Little San, what kind of eyesight do you have?"

"Listen to me, don't underestimate the smell of a 'fart.' I'm the most qualified to talk about this. If used properly, you could potentially unleash a formidable, even terrifying, level of control on the battlefield with your first soul skill!"

"Mistress! Mistress! Ugh..."

"Teacher, I suddenly have something urgent to attend to and need to go ahead."

"..."

As Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San's face grow increasingly dark with each word he spoke, he finally couldn't help but turn and run outside, stretching out his hand with a helpless expression on his face.

"Well, this kid's probably just too much of a shock from accidentally absorbing a ten-year soul ring inner core. It's good for him to calm down for a while..."

As she spoke, Yu Xiaogang walked behind the wooden table, bent down slightly again to open a wooden box, and took out the second of the so-called top-grade hundred-year soul ring inner cores that Tang Hao had given her last night. She originally planned to save it for when Tang San was about to absorb his second soul ring.

Now that this has happened, Yu Xiaogang strongly suspects that this so-called top-grade hundred-year soul ring inner core might actually be a fake ten-year soul ring inner core. However, if it were a fake, Tang Hao wouldn't have failed to detect it yesterday. But if there were no problems when Tang Hao gave him these two inner cores yesterday, could it be...?

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed repeatedly. He couldn't help but look around and felt a chill run down his spine. In the end, he didn't think about it any further.

The thought that since both of these soul ring cores were obtained through dubious means, he and Tang San would have to swallow this bitter pill.

Yu Xiaogang ultimately decided to keep the soul ring core in her possession for the time being.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the void.

"Stinky Entanglement? What an interesting soul skill, hehehe~"

Wang Zhao chuckled strangely, as if noticing something, and looked away, his interest growing stronger, as a document appeared in his hand.

……

the other side.

As Tang San walked out of the faculty dormitory, he finally stopped hiding his expression. His face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from it. He cursed Yu Xiaogang, that useless pig-like soul master, in his heart. It was bad enough that he could only fart, but he also wanted this God King to be like him. He was simply courting death!

Just as Tang San was filled with evil thoughts, he suddenly heard several students talking about something on the playground not far away, so he pricked up his ears.

"Those work-study students are really overestimating themselves, actually daring to challenge that reclusive and unfathomable Boss Xiao from the sixth grade. He already... I reckon we won't see any work-study students in class tomorrow."

"Hehe, actually you can't say that. The part-time students have some merit in daring to challenge our college's 'undisputed dominance'."

"It's said that a new first-year student has joined the work-study program. She's a little girl, and she's very capable. All the other work-study students call her Sister Xiaowu. It seems that she was the one who started this whole thing, and she's accompanied by a little boy with strange eyes. Judging from the attitude of the other work-study students towards him, he must be quite strong as well."

"Their bet this time is pretty extreme. If Boss Xiao wins, all the work-study students will become his pets. If the work-study students win, then Sister Xiao Wu will become Sister Xiao Wu for the entire college."

"These work-study students are absolutely courting death. How powerful can a first-year girl and a boy be? Even if they are legendary beings with innate full soul power, or even if they are already one-ring soul masters, they might be able to challenge other sixth-year students, but to be an enemy of an extraordinary being like Boss Xiao is simply wishful thinking. It seems that Boss Xiao is going to have another group of followers in the future."

"Speaking of which, given Boss Xiao's calm and collected personality, how could he agree to such a childish bet? That's strange."

"Who knows? Boss Xiao has an extraordinary appearance and a remarkable family background. His thoughts are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people like us whose future potential is already locked in..."

Upon hearing this, Tang San understood. Although what the two students said seemed a little off, he figured that it was Xiao Wu and the others fighting against Xiao Chenyu, that nobody he could hardly remember.

His expression shifted slightly in confusion, and he thought to himself that this incident in his previous life should have happened a few days later... But with so many changes already occurring, this little situation was not surprising to him.

Tang San thought about it and decided to go and join in the fun. As for whether he would take the initiative to help again like he did in his previous life, that was another matter.

After all, not long ago he had secretly mocked Huo Yuhao, saying that the variable who absorbed a "ten-year soul ring" was practically useless. Now, it was his turn to absorb a ten-year soul ring as well, which made him feel quite complicated.

Huo Yuhao: ...Yours is a true ten-year soul ring, mine isn't ←_←

Tang San: ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ

Tang San, possessing memories of his past life, naturally knew the location of the forest behind the academy, so he didn't need to ask anyone for directions. He quietly used his Ghost Shadow Movement technique and vanished from the spot.

(End of this chapter)