Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

Human-faced Spider: First of all, I have not offended any of you, master and disciples.

"Perhaps Yu Xiaogang's obsession with hunting spider-type soul beasts comes from Bibi Dong?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yan's gaze toward Yu Xiaogang suddenly became strange.

Meanwhile, he was still internally complaining.

Master, oh master, if you had simply said "Crypt Demon Spider," I would have looked at you with more respect.

After all, it can be somewhat related to the earth element, even if it's not explicitly stated.

But you happened to say "human-faced demon spider".

We must challenge the common sense and rules of the Soul Master world regarding the acquisition of Soul Rings.

To prove that their theory is correct, right?

Even if I successfully hunt down the Human-Faced Demon Spider as my first spirit ring and achieve the effect you described, so what?

At most, it would only give them a significant advantage in battles between Soul Masters of the same level.

What I lost was a precious opportunity to enhance the origin and quality of my martial soul!

Compared to that, what does this early advantage amount to?

It completely ruined my entire future!

Moreover, if my first spirit ring has the effect of increasing the toughness of my clay spirit, even if the first spirit ring is just a spirit skill that increases defense.

For me, it also simultaneously enhanced my attack control and defense capabilities.

Why rely on control and poison when you can simply kill your opponent?

Moreover, as long as the toughness is improved, my control over the clay martial soul will definitely not be weaker than that of the added adhesiveness.

How about an extruded version of a "clay funeral"?

"Are you questioning my theory?" Lu Yan couldn't control the smile on his face and the strange look in his eyes.

This instantly turned Yu Xiaogang's face ashen. He was furious and embarrassed on the spot, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white, and his whole body trembled slightly with anger.

This feeling stemmed not only from the fact that one's own theories were being directly challenged.

It also reminded him of that day when he was in the next private room, listening to Lu Daguan and Su Laopifu's slander and questioning of him.

At the same time, that sneer was like a red-hot needle, piercing through all his reason, dignity, and years of pent-up grievances.

Bibi Dong's betrayal, the family's cold stares, the world's ridicule...

All the humiliation he suffered because of his 'useless' martial spirit and 'heretical' theories surged into his mind at this moment.

With his emotions building up, Yu Xiaogang could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

Why is everyone questioning his theory?

Why should no one believe in their own abilities?

Even in a small place like Notting City, a mere teacher from a junior soul master academy dares to look down on him.

Even Lu Yan, a little soul warrior who was not even eight years old, dared to laugh at him to his face.

Yu Xiaogang stared fiercely at Lu Yan with angry eyes, his venomous resentment sending chills down one's spine.

Do you really think I'm Yu Xiaogang, the "wise one" in our "golden trio"?

Are you afraid to kill someone?

A strong killing intent completely enveloped Lu Yan, and Yu Xiaogang seemed about to suddenly strike and kill at any moment.

If I can't beat Su Laobifu, a powerful offensive Soul Master, how could I not beat you, a mere level 10 Soul Master?

You deserve to die!

Chapter 17 Yu Xiaogang's Lay Down

"No, no, no, Master, you misunderstand. I completely believe in your theory and am very much looking forward to the effects you describe in your plan." Faced with the master's resentful eyes, Lu Yan immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

It's true that the master was too humorous, causing him to lose control of his expression for a moment.

But Lu Yan also had a sudden inspiration. While his mind was racing, thinking of ways to get through this, he quietly reached for his chest.

That was the spot where the storage soul tool ring was hanging around his neck.

"Master, please let me explain slowly." Seeing that his words of agreement, praise, and reassurance towards the master seemed to have worked.

The murderous intent in the surrounding air seemed to stagnate slightly, and Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

If the master really makes a move, to the point of no return, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to reveal my trump card and send him to his grave with a "clay funeral."

Then he rushed home that night and had Lu Daguan organize the whole family to run away together.

It should be noted that his storage soul tool ring is now filled with a full three cubic meters of resonance clay.

This was a life-saving trump card he had prepared for himself by slowing down his cultivation speed and consuming a lot of soul power over the past year.

The total amount of his soul power even exceeded ten times the total soul power of his current level ten soul master.

This means that in terms of total soul power, he is definitely not inferior to a Great Soul Master, and may even surpass many Great Soul Masters, such as Teacher Li and Teacher Zhou.

In the event of a sudden attack, he dared not say he could kill a powerful offensive Soul Master who had honed his body over many years.

However, facing Yu Xiaogang, a "summoner" who has neglected training and combat for many years and relies entirely on Luo Sanpao.

He was very confident that he would smear mud on Yu Xiaogang's face and then, in a very short time, use a large amount of resonant clay to completely envelop Yu Xiaogang.

At the same time, they poured resonant clay into Yu Xiaogang's seven orifices and into his body, aiming to kill him on the spot in a short time.

It is important to know that with sufficient soul power, even soft clay can become very hard and powerful.

It is entirely capable of forcibly entering from certain parts and attacking the most vulnerable internal organs of the human body.

Although this move doesn't have the same explosive power as "Sandstorm Funeral," it seems a bit too insidious.

But Lu Yan felt that its destructive power was even greater.

Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang was inherently timid, and after listening to Lu Yan's comforting words, his momentary violent temper subsided.

This saved his life and also prevented Lu Yan from getting into a huge mess.

"Master, you are wise. My laughter just now was not at all intended to question your theory." Lu Yan adopted a self-deprecating expression.

"I was making fun of my background!"

"Your plan is so perfect, so suitable for me, yet I have no choice."

"Because, even if I and my family give it our all, we could never possibly hunt down a hundred-year-old human-faced spider as my soul ring!"

"Not to mention, I have read your theory, Master. The hunting limit for the first spirit ring is 423 years, right?" Lu Yan stated the exact upper limit of the first spirit ring in Yu Xiaogang's theory to prove that he was not lying.

Although he remembered the number because he found the number the master had arrived at to be utterly ridiculous.

How can the upper limit of spirit rings be so precise down to the last digit? This is probably just something made up out of thin air, only good for fooling idiots who don't think things through.

Upon hearing Lu Yan provide specific figures regarding his theory, the master's killing intent completely subsided, and he nodded expressionlessly.

"Correct."

"To be honest, Master, it was after reading your theories that I developed my ambition. I want my first spirit ring to reach the level of four hundred years."

As he spoke, Lu Yan gave another bitter laugh: "Your first soul ring plan is perfectly fine, but we can't even deal with a human-faced demon spider that's a little over a hundred years old, let alone a four-hundred-year-old human-faced demon spider."

"This..." Lu Yan's words immediately stunned the master, who had not expected it to be for this reason.

"Perhaps we could consider a level 10 Human-Faced Demon Spider..."

The master couldn't continue speaking halfway through his story.

Even if a ten-year-old soul beast-level human-faced demon spider is of the highest quality, its white rings are still just white rings, and it is impossible for it to achieve the effect he described.

"So, Master, you understand why I laughed and why I looked at you with such a strange gaze, right?" Lu Yan's voice became extremely bitter.

"Your plan is too perfect, and I, with such a lowly background, am not worthy of your plan!"

"People like us who hunt for spirit rings never consider what spirit rings we want to hunt, but rather what spirit rings we are able to hunt."

Lu Yan spoke earnestly, and after finishing, he opened the door and went inside with a look of dejection on his face, without even saying a polite goodbye to Yu Xiaogang.

He looked extremely depressed.

After a long while, Yu Xiaogang extended his "Erkang hand" and stood facing Lu Yan's tightly closed door. He stood there for a moment, then turned around and left.

He really wanted to say, "If you become my student, I have the ability to hunt down human-faced spiders that are over a hundred years old for you."

But then he thought again and shook his head; he couldn't do it himself.

The strongest connection he can currently leverage is the academy's dean, a level 39 Soul Master.

It is highly likely that it can defeat a hundred-year-old human-faced demon spider.

The problem is, whether there are any human-faced spiders in the Soul Hunter Forest is a question.

To hunt the Hundred-Year-Old Human-Faced Demon Spider, you must go to the Star Dou Great Forest.

At this point, the dean of the academy might not be strong enough, and he might not be able to persuade the other party to come.

To help Lu Yan hunt down the century-old Human-Faced Demon Spider, it's necessary to utilize other connections, such as Flander or Liu Erlong, but...

Is it worth it for Lu Yan, whose highest achievement is only comparable to the Soul Master level?

Think about it carefully, does he really have that value?

In the end, it's nothing more than a mere first-level innate soul power.

With this in mind, Yu Xiaogang no longer wanted to take Lu Yan as his student.

He was ultimately unworthy of his own theories.

They are not worthy to be my students.

As for the research results of the "Earth-entry Mimicry Cultivation Method", I thought of the information I had received from the old people in the academy.

Yu Xiaogang felt that he could also learn more information through other methods and then use that information to make inferences.

Summarizing and organizing the research findings on the "Earth-entry Mimicry Cultivation Method" is not a problem at all.

So Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back and went back.