Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 2 Accepting Tang San as a Disciple

Lin Mu's gaze sharpened as he keenly noticed Tang San's subtle movements. He immediately thought to himself, "Good heavens, this is truly the style of the Tang Sect."

"Little San, as long as you become my disciple, I will definitely train you to become the most powerful Soul Master in the entire continent."

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang grew more and more agitated. He reached out and grabbed Tang San's shoulder, his eyes filled with urgency, completely unaware that Tang San was about to attack him.

Just then, Lin Mu spoke up.

"Don't spout nonsense, you level 29 Great Soul Master. You must first educate yourself before educating others. You are a piece of trash yourself, what qualifications do you have to teach a genius with innate full soul power?"

Upon hearing this, veins bulged on Yu Xiaogang's forehead, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he began to pant heavily.

As a renowned theoretical master in the martial spirit world, he was actually called a piece of trash to his face by a junior.

It's simply a shame and a shame.

Tang San, standing to the side, nodded to himself, feeling a surge of relief; he had almost been fooled by this old man.

Previously, when this old man realized that he had twin martial souls, he thought he had encountered a master. Now, it seems that he probably just guessed by accident.

"You little brat, you say I'm not qualified to teach him? Are you going to teach him cultivation?"

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Yu Xiaogang decisively chose to retreat as a way to advance.

In his view, this young man was only a teenager and had no right to teach others. The only thing to do now was to drive him away first, and then find a way to fool Tang San later.

"Compared to you, a charlatan, I at least won't waste his talent."

At this point, Lin Mu slowly walked up to Tang San and said softly, "Tang San, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Upon hearing this, both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were stunned.

Yu Xiaogang initially thought this person was just a hater of his, which was why he kept undermining him. He never expected that this guy was after Tang San.

This was the perfect disciple he had been longing for, his only chance to prove he wasn't a waste.

If he misses out on this disciple, he will never be able to shake off the reputation of being a good-for-nothing.

Tang San was stunned because Lin Mu was too young. He looked only about ten years older than him, and not even as old as he was in his previous life.

"Ridiculous! You're only a teenager, yet you want to take on disciples? You'll only mislead others." Yu Xiaogang said with a look of disdain.

Given the choice between a young upstart and a master of martial spirit theory, any normal person would know who to choose.

“Ambition knows no age; a hundred years is wasted without ambition. You haven’t even figured out your own martial spirit; you’re nothing but a fool who relies on his age.”

In Lin Mu's view, Tang San's journey to becoming a Title Douluo and even a god had little to do with Yu Xiaogang.

If taught by a Soul King or higher expert, the result would not be worse than Yu Xiaogang's.

"Ambition knows no age; a hundred years is wasted on those without ambition."

Tang San silently recited it once, and his gaze toward Lin Mu held a newfound approval.

"Nonsense! I've cultivated to level twenty-nine with only half-level innate soul power; I'm already a genius among geniuses!"

As he spoke, a genuine sense of pride appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face. If his innate soul power exceeded level five, he would be at least a Soul Saint level now.

It must be that his extraordinary wisdom aroused the jealousy of the heavens, which is why his innate soul power was only half a level.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's smug look, Lin Mu and Tang San exchanged a glance and tacitly distanced themselves from him.

Extremely arrogant and extremely self-centered, he's a complete madman living in his own world.

Yu Xiaogang became more and more excited as he spoke, and strolled up to Lin Mu, saying confidently:
"In the end, you're just a kid in your teens. How many books have you read? How could you possibly understand the power of my Martial Soul theory? It's beyond measure!"

"Very well, as an elder, I, the master, am magnanimous and will not hold it against you this time. Leave Notting Academy immediately." Immediately, Yu Xiaogang turned around, put his hands behind his back, and adopted a superior posture. As a master of martial soul theory, he did not believe that he could not intimidate these two.

"A mere level 29 dares to call himself a master? I have never seen such a shameless person."

After hurling a scathing rebuke, Lin Mu still wasn't satisfied and stretched out his right hand to release his martial spirit.

As the surrounding fire elements gathered, a strangely shaped red metallic object emerged from his palm and hovered above it.

"What kind of martial spirit is this?"

Yu Xiaogang, who considered himself a master, was instantly dumbfounded. This type of martial soul was unprecedented, and it looked like an ordinary piece of metal just by looking at it.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang sneered inwardly, thinking, if he was called a piece of trash, how much better was he?

But the next second, he was completely dumbfounded.

Four spirit rings swirled around Lin Mu's feet, two yellow and two purple, a very standard configuration.

This means that Lin Mu is a four-ring Soul Master!
But this guy looks no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. How could he possibly have cultivated to the Soul Master level? Even in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, there is no genius as outstanding as him.

"Yu Xiaogang, do you still think you're not a good-for-nothing?"

These words pierced Yu Xiaogang's heart like a sharp sword. The immense psychological gap left him breathless, his eyes glazed over, and he stood there dumbfounded, questioning for the first time whether his martial spirit theory was flawed.

He doesn't understand.

This person clearly has a mutated martial soul just like him, and the quality of his martial soul doesn't seem high either, so why was he able to cultivate to the Soul Master level at such a young age?

"Could it be that I'm really a useless person?"

Suffering such a major blow, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but begin to question the meaning of life.

If he could find a soul ring that matched Luo Sanpao's, he might not have been stuck at level 29. But what's done is done, and it's almost impossible for him to break through to level 30 in this lifetime.

Seeing the four spirit rings swirling around him, Tang San's eyes were filled with shock, even mixed with a hint of admiration.

Even Su Yuntao, the steward who awakened his martial soul, was only a second-ring Great Soul Master.

Most importantly, Lin Mu is younger than Steward Su Yuntao. The fact that he has reached the Soul Master level at such a young age is enough to show that his research on martial souls is not bad.

At least he's more reliable than that swindler.

After figuring it out, Tang San decisively knelt down in front of Lin Mu and then kowtowed three times.

"Teacher, please accept me as your apprentice."

Having lived two lives, Tang San is not a fool who knows nothing. Now that he has no relatives or friends, the best choice for him to become a powerful Soul Master is to become an apprentice of a young Soul Master with four rings.

Seeing Tang San kneeling before Lin Mu, begging to become his disciple, Yu Xiaogang felt utterly devastated. He took two steps back in disbelief, feeling an urge to vomit blood.

Without the perfect disciple possessing twin martial souls and innate full soul power, how can he prove his martial soul theory?

Lin Mu raised his hand, gesturing for Tang San to stand up, and said, "From now on, call me Master, not Teacher."

"Okay, Master."

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang San called out respectfully.

Just after Tang San completed his apprenticeship, the panel in front of Lin Mu changed.

[Upon reaching 5% completion of the main quest, you will be rewarded with a level increase in Soul Power.]

(End of this chapter)