Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 47 The Difference Between Blue Silver Grass and Blue Silver Emperor!

After finishing their run, the four of them headed towards the cafeteria.

"Hehe, I'm a Great Soul Master now! When I reach the Soul Venerable level, I'm definitely going to find a Human-Faced Demon Spider as my Soul Ring!" Tang Ya excitedly talked about her future plans all the way to the cafeteria without stopping.

"Tang Ya!" Zhu Ziyang suddenly called out to Tang Ya. His serious expression puzzled Tang Ya and Yu Beibei. After knowing each other for so many days, they understood Zhu Ziyang's personality. Such a serious expression meant that he had something very important to say.

"What's wrong, class monitor?" Tang Ya asked, quieting down.

"I didn't want to say anything, but we're classmates after all, and you're Nannan's good friend. I can't bear to see you continue down the wrong path, so I have to say what I'm about to say, even if it might upset you." Zhu Ziyang said each word carefully, his expression serious. His words startled Tang Ya and surprised Yu Beibei. Jiang Nannan, however, realized Zhu Ziyang's purpose, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her pretty face.

"Ziyang, what do you mean by that? Xiaoya, what's wrong?" Yu Beibei asked anxiously, grabbing Tang Ya's hand.

"Oh dear! I'm fine! Zhu Ziyang, why are you suddenly saying such strange things? It's really annoying." Tang Ya shook off Yu Beibei's hand, looked at Zhu Ziyang with great confusion and displeasure, and said.

"Xiaoya, don't rush, let Brother Ziyang finish speaking first!" Jiang Nannan said.

"Don't be angry yet, let me finish speaking." Zhu Ziyang said calmly, a confident smile flashing across his face. "If my information is correct, your Tang Sect Master's Blue Silver Grass cultivation method is imitating your Tang Sect ancestor Tang San, right?"

"That's right!" Tang Ya nodded, her expression changing from displeasure to pride. She said, "Ancestor Tang San was the lifelong pursuit of us Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters. The spirit rings attached to his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul are still the first choice for our Tang Sect Master when acquiring spirit rings!"

A hint of disdain flashed across Zhu Ziyang's face, which Yu Beibei caught. He seemed thoughtful, his uneasy suspicions dispelled, and then said, "Ziyang, do you mean there's something wrong with Xiaoya's spirit ring?"

Zhu Ziyang nodded in agreement.

"Impossible!" Tang Ya retorted immediately upon seeing Zhu Ziyang nod. "This is the soul ring configuration of Tang San's ancestor. How could it be wrong? Don't think that just because you've read a few books, you can refute the achievements of our Tang Sect over nearly ten thousand years."

"Oh? Then let me ask you, how many of your Tang Clan leaders throughout history have surpassed the Soul Saint level in cultivation?" Zhu Ziyang no longer concealed his disdain, the contempt on his face stinging Tang Ya's heart, but Zhu Ziyang's words left her with no reason to refute.

"This..." Tang Ya was stunned.

"So? It's not true at all," Zhu Ziyang said calmly, as if he already knew. "According to your methods, the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could never break through to the seventh ring!"

"How...how did you know!" Tang Ya looked at Zhu Ziyang in shock, because Zhu Ziyang was right. Since their ancestor Tang San, no Blue Silver Grass Soul Master in their Tang Sect had broken through to the seventh ring. Even at the peak of their sect, despite the expenditure of countless resources, not a single Blue Silver Grass Soul Saint had ever appeared!

"It's very simple. Tang San's spirit ring configuration is simply not suitable for you Blue Silver Grass spirit masters!" Zhu Ziyang said decisively.

"This...this is impossible!" Tang Ya still couldn't believe it and retorted, "We're both Blue Silver Grass, so why is Tang San's ancestor's spirit ring configuration unsuitable for us?!"

Yu Beibei also fell into deep thought.

"Do you really think Tang San's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass?" Zhu Ziyang said with a sneer.

"Isn't that right?" Tang Ya was stunned. She had never thought that Tang San's ancestor's martial soul was not Blue Silver Grass. The Tang Sect's records had never mentioned that Tang San's ancestor's martial soul was not Blue Silver Grass!

"It's the Blue Silver Emperor!" Yu Beibei suddenly exclaimed.

"Blue Silver Emperor?!" Upon hearing this, Tang Ya's delicate body trembled, and she murmured in a daze.

"That's right!" Zhu Ziyang glanced at Yu Beibei, then at Tang Ya, and felt even more disdain for the Tang Sect. A sect that didn't even know how to accumulate and store its own foundation deserved to decline.

He said, "Although the Blue Silver Emperor is called the King of Blue Silver Grass, it is a genuine super soul beast. As a martial soul, it is also a top-tier martial soul. Compared with Blue Silver Grass, which is only slightly stronger than a useless martial soul, it is worlds apart!"

I don't know if Tang San's spirit ring configuration is suitable for the Blue Silver Emperor spirit, but I do know that it's absolutely unsuitable for the Blue Silver Grass spirit! His spirit ring configuration will only make the Blue Silver Grass spirit weaker and weaker!

"..." Tang Ya was struck dumb, unable to speak.

"As a top-tier martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor doesn't need to consider soul ring compatibility because its adaptability is extremely high, and its martial soul origin is powerful enough. Therefore, whether it's a plant-type or animal-type soul beast's soul ring, the Blue Silver Emperor can absorb it and generate suitable soul skills," Zhu Ziyang said. "However, the Blue Silver Grass, as an ordinary plant-type martial soul, doesn't focus on absorbing plant-type soul rings to strengthen its martial soul origin, but instead half-heartedly absorbs some animal-type soul rings. This is simply courting death!"

Tang Ya was completely flustered, her mind a complete mess, and she had no idea what to do. Yu Beibei, however, was very clear-headed. He stared intently at Zhu Ziyang, and with his experience, he could naturally tell that what Zhu Ziyang said was correct.

"You mean Xiaoya should absorb the spirit rings of plant-type spirit beasts instead of imitating the spirit ring configuration of Tang San's ancestor?" Yu Beibei grasped the key point and said.

"To be precise, that's right. And the higher the level of the plant-type spirit beast, the greater the benefit to her Blue Silver Grass spirit beast!" Zhu Ziyang nodded and said, "If one day Tang Ya's spirit beast evolves into the Blue Silver Emperor, then absorbing animal-type spirit rings would be perfectly acceptable. But before it evolves into the Blue Silver Emperor, it's better to stick to plant-type spirit rings."

"So, there's no problem with my second spirit ring being the Ghost Vine, right? The problem is with the first spirit ring." Tang Ya had already processed Zhu Ziyang's words. She wasn't stupid, and naturally understood the key to the problem, so she said.

"Given that your first spirit ring comes from the Mandragora Serpent, it would be best to choose a high-level plant-type spirit beast for your second spirit ring. Although the Ghost Vine is stronger than the Blue Silver Grass, it is not a high-level spirit beast. If possible, it would be better to find some high-level or even top-level spirit beasts, such as the Jade Bamboo or the Heavenly Star Vine," Zhu Ziyang advised, adding at the end, "What I've said is just advice from a friend. It's best to make your own decision. You can choose to continue on your original path, or you can choose to trust me."

"I...I'm a little confused, so I won't go to class this morning!" Tang Ya said with a complicated expression, and left immediately.

"Ziyang, thank you!" Yu Beibei said to Zhu Ziyang, and then chased after Tang Ya.

Zhu Ziyang watched the two leave with a faint smile on his face. As a friend, he had done more than enough; whether Tang Ya listened or not was her own business.

"Brother, do you think Xiaoya will listen to you?" Jiang Nannan asked with some worry. She really didn't want anything to happen to Tang Ya.

"I don't know." Zhu Ziyang shook his head and said, "I've done what I could to help. How she decides to proceed is up to her."

"Then, if Xiaoya doesn't listen to you and continues to cultivate in the original way, will she really not be able to reach the seventh ring?" Jiang Nannan asked with a worried look. As Tang Ya's only good friend, she naturally hoped that Tang Ya could go further.

"It's difficult," Zhu Ziyang replied, silently adding in his mind, "unless one becomes a demon."

"Oh!" Jiang Nannan responded, deciding that when she saw Tang Ya again, she would definitely persuade her to listen to Brother Ziyang.

After finishing breakfast, the two went to the classroom.

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The dormitory building for new students.

It was during class time, and the dormitory building was empty and very quiet.

In front of the gate, an old man lay leisurely on a wooden chair, while a handsome young man with short blue hair stood in front of him.

It was Mu En and Yu Beibei.

"...That's how it is, Ancestor Xuan." Yu Beibei said respectfully. After comforting Tang Ya, he was also quite shaken. He very unusually found Mu En and relayed Zhu Ziyang's words to Mu En verbatim.

"That child is right, such knowledgeable children are rare!" Mu En said calmly, but was quite surprised. "There should be Heavenly Star Vine in the Cloud River Grand Canyon. Let your second grandfather take you to find the little girl's second soul ring."

"Yes!" Yu Beibei replied respectfully, but he was very shocked because it was the first time he had ever heard his ancestor praise someone.

Zhu Ziyang is indeed a formidable opponent!

Yu Beibei left the dormitory building after thinking about it.

"Interesting..." After Beibei left, Moon slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)