Chapter 23: The Secret of Tang San

"System, is there any content after the tenth level?" Ling Xiao asked.

"Ding, host, please don't be too ambitious. You can't even crawl, yet you want to walk. Host, you must always remember to be down-to-earth, take one step at a time, lay a solid foundation, and prepare to become the Lord of Light." The system once again gave Ling Xiao a pep talk.

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After speaking, Ling Xiao closed his eyes and began to cultivate. Gradually, he entered a state of deep concentration, becoming completely absorbed in his practice. Unbeknownst to him, while cultivating, his entire body radiated a soft light, making him appear incomparably holy and noble.

Time flew by, and Ling Xiao felt he hadn't cultivated for very long before dawn broke. After daybreak, Ling Xiao stopped cultivating. After a night of cultivation, Ling Xiao felt his soul power was almost at level eleven.

At this moment, Ling Xiao also began to ponder the system's intention in doing so, and then asked, "System, my talent isn't innate full soul power, is it?"

"Ding! Your martial soul has been transformed by the divine spark and has reached the level of a divine martial soul. Therefore, your talent has reached the level of innate super soul power, which is the full level 20 of innate.

However, for your future benefit, your innate soul power has been compressed to level ten by your divine spark to improve its quality! You should know that soul power in Douluo Continent is essentially a weakened version of divine power, which is why, during the divine trials, gods can increase a soul master's soul power level without any side effects.

Hearing the system's explanation, Ling Xiao understood why his soul power was increasing so quickly. In the original story, Tang San spent six years breaking through from level thirteen to level twenty-nine. Subtracting the level one soul ring he gained from absorbing his second soul ring, that's a total of fifteen levels in six years, meaning he only gained almost three levels of soul power per year. Comparing this, Ling Xiao realized that his cultivation speed was quite fast.

"Ding, host, stop fantasizing. You should know that Tang San started cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong when he was a child. He cultivated it to the point where he was about to awaken his martial soul, and only then did he cultivate the first level of the Xuan Tian Gong to perfection, reaching a point where there was no further progress. Therefore, Tang San's strength should be considered as acquired full soul power, not innate full soul power."

Therefore, if he didn't have the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San's innate soul power would be considered quite good if it reached level four or five. It's important to know that his two martial souls weren't very compatible; when he first awakened his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, it was at most a mid-level martial soul with the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

According to the theory of twin martial souls, the owner of twin martial souls has two martial souls of the same level. Therefore, it can be determined that Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer martial soul is only a mid-level martial soul. If it weren't for the immortal herb that helped him change his talent and compensate for the deficiencies caused by his irregular childhood, coupled with the selfless dedication of the Blue Silver Clan to Tang San, the Blue Silver Prince, with his haphazardly matched spirit rings, it would have been a miracle if he had even managed to raise his Blue Silver Grass martial soul to the Blue Silver King level. The system said disdainfully.

"What did you say? Tang San wasn't very talented at the beginning? And didn't he have the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline? How could he only reach the Blue Silver King level after his second awakening?" Ling Xiao asked incredulously.

"Ding, do you remember what I told you before about the union of body and soul?"

Upon hearing Ling Xiao's words, the system's tone revealed a sense of "this child is hopeless." Ling Xiao felt a little embarrassed after hearing the system's words. He had forgotten that Tang San, like himself when he first arrived, did not have a very good connection between his body and soul. Ling Xiao himself had been reborn through possession, while Tang San had been reborn through possession.

The system sensed that Ling Xiao understood his meaning, so it spoke again to explain: "Because the two martial souls are incompatible and conflict with each other, the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline has consumed a lot of its essence to ensure that Tang San can live safely. In addition, the incompatibility between Tang San's body and soul has further weakened the strength of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline!"

Not to mention, Tang San lacked food and clothing when he was young, and he was still practicing martial arts. If it weren't for the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline supporting him, Tang San might have died long ago!

The gradual weakening of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline inherited by Tang San caused it to fall into a deep slumber. This explains why Tang San initially appeared quite ordinary, but after the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakened, he became a completely different person.