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Chapter 38 Tang Clan Hidden Weapons?
Chapter 38 Tang Clan Hidden Weapons?
"You, you mistress!"
Yu Xiaogang felt dizzy and his vision blurred. The last time he felt this way was when he was six years old, when he saw himself awaken a boar martial soul and was told he only had half a level of innate soul power.
It's over, it's over.
This account is broken. Can I create a new one?
Of course, Yu Xiaogang was just thinking about it. Leaving aside the question of where he could possibly find another promising talent like Tang San, Tang San's father, with his giant hammer, would definitely not let him off the hook.
Yu Xiaogang took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and finally managed not to faint.
What a tragedy. What a terrible tragedy.
"What kind of spirit beasts did you hunt with those two spirit rings?"
Yu Xiaogang tried his best to remain calm and asked.
"The first spirit ring is a five-thousand-year-old armored giant rhinoceros, and the second spirit ring is a six-thousand-year-old mighty golden bear."
Yu Xiaogang remained silent for a long time.
Both of these soul beasts are perfectly fine. If one had a lifespan of 50,000 years and the other 60,000 years, he would definitely give them a thumbs up with satisfaction.
But one is five thousand years old, and the other is six thousand years old. The age limit is just too low, too low! If it were a legendary soul beast like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it would be understandable if the age limit was low, but he also understood that, putting aside whether Tang San had any chance of winning against that level of soul beast, even if Tang San were to absorb the soul ring, Tang San would most likely fail.
After all, the more powerful the spirit beast, the more difficult it is to fuse its spirit rings. Fusing a 6,000-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spirit ring is almost as difficult as fusing a typical 10,000-year spirit ring. If Tang San were to risk absorbing it, he might end up being blown apart by the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's violent energy.
"Little San, from now on, until you reach the Soul Emperor, or rather, Soul Saint realm, you cannot attach any more Soul Rings to your Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, understand?"
Yu Xiaogang gripped Tang San's shoulders tightly, his eyes red, and said.
Tang San nodded.
This goes beyond simply worrying about Tang San wasting his talent. Cultivating twin martial souls is inherently a challenge to a soul master's physical strength, as the human body has a limited capacity to withstand soul rings. In the past, almost all soul masters with twin martial souls met with unfortunate ends, dying from body explosions while adding soul rings to their second martial soul.
With Tang San's current small arms and legs, and his frail appearance, can his second spirit really continue to increase its capacity?
"Little San, go cultivate. That's good. Before the competition, you'll definitely reach the Soul Master realm. Then we can go pick out some good soul rings."
Yu Xiaogang sighed softly, patted Tang San on the shoulder, and said.
Watching Tang San walk towards his dormitory, a flash of pain and anger at being betrayed crossed Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
Why, why don't you listen to your teacher?! Little San, don't you want to fulfill your teacher's dream? You only have seven spirit ring slots left, enough to fuse with spirit rings over ten thousand years old. How can you possibly defeat that woman like this? Her second spirit has nine spirit rings; she definitely won't waste any of them like this!
Moreover, based on his understanding, the woman's soul bone shouldn't be a mere thousand-year-old item used to make up the numbers. The Spirit Hall has the resources to offer three ten-thousand-year-old soul bones as prizes for the Soul Master Competition, so how could that woman possibly lack soul bones?
Oh, you mistress, you've really disappointed your teacher.
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"Is this the weapon you were talking about, the one circulating in the market now, the one with such great potential?"
Zhong Li fiddled with a small metal object in his hand and asked.
"Not bad. This weapon is called 'Sand-Spitting Shadow,' which is quite an odd name. The other one is called 'Hidden Arrow,' meaning it can be used by hiding it in one's sleeve."
One of the courtiers nodded and said.
"This hidden weapon, called 'Sand-Spitting Shadow,' first appeared at an auction and was purchased by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. We also paid a high price to get this Silent Sleeve Arrow from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
The courtier continued.
"That's interesting."
Zhongli fiddled with it for a moment, dismantling the "Hidden Innuendo" and said. One by one, gleaming, poisoned blades fell onto the table.
"Unfortunately, I am incompetent and have not yet obtained the blueprints for their manufacture; all I have are these two finished products. As for the maker, we have not yet ascertained their identity. I dare to suggest that these two weapons, which are called concealed weapons, must be taken seriously."
The courtier looked into Zhongli's eyes and said.
"I understand. You may leave."
"Yes."
Zhong Li certainly knew who made these so-called "hidden weapons." However, in his opinion, these things were only "somewhat interesting" to him.
In Liyue, there are countless similar technologies. Wasn't the Gui Zhong Machine, invented by Gui Zhong, a hundred times more powerful and sophisticated than this?
Moreover, Shadow is a top-notch tech geek. Back in Inazuma, her true self was always meditating in the Pure Land of Ichishin, while what ruled Inazuma from the outside was actually a fully simulated puppet she created. And before that, she had another failed attempt.
When Zhongli disassembled the "Hidden Sand Shot," he had already triggered its self-destruct mechanism, damaging the hidden weapon capable of delivering a Soul Master's strike. However, if given to Ying, he could produce an identical, or even improved, version of the Hidden Sand Shot within three days at most.
However, is it really a good thing to let these things proliferate and spread, and to let organizations like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School be armed with these hidden weapons?
At least for the Heavenly Dou Empire, any ruler with foresight would surely recognize the grave danger posed by this. A knight-errant uses his martial arts to break the law!
Originally, the greatest threat to the empire from those Soul Master sects lay in their high-level Soul Masters. Ordinary Soul Masters, even Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, would certainly die if surrounded by a large, well-trained army, and were not actually a significant threat.
However, if these hidden weapons were to be passed down but not controlled by the Heavenly Dou Empire itself, then things would be different.
Take the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for example; it's incredibly wealthy. If they were to one day master the method of making these hidden weapons and organize an army equipped with them, would the Heavenly Dou Empire still have any reason to exist? Zhong Li knew that neither "hidden arrows" nor "silent darts" were particularly powerful.
Take the truly formidable "Zhuge Divine Crossbow" for example. It was mass-producible and incredibly powerful. In the original timeline, the Tang family army, armed with it, easily slaughtered a large number of the Spirit Empire's Soul Master troops. Against the ordinary soldiers of the Heaven Dou Empire, it would be an even more devastating defeat!
"It seems it's time to make some internal reforms to the Heaven Dou Empire. Perhaps we should go and see Ning Fengzhi first. Hopefully, he will prioritize the well-being of the people."
Zhongli rubbed his fingers on the table and muttered to himself.
(End of this chapter)