It twinkled with a blue radiance as it turned translucent, revealing a faint golden light from the veins within. Even as Mang Tian continued to pull at it, it showed no desire of breaking.
However, Tang Wulin felt his soul power throb for a moment before it abruptly decreased.
âAiyou!â He cried out.
Mang Tian looked towards him in surprise. âDid you feel something?â
Tang Wulin told the truth and said, âIt seems like my soul power has been consumed.â
Mang Tian revealed a complex expression as he looked at his disciple. He no longer tried to pull apart the Bluesilver Grass. Instead, he recalled his martial soul and spirit souls, then released the grass.
Tang Ziran anxiously asked, âBrother Mang, whatâs the situation?â
Mang Tian gave him a slight smile. âIt seems that the Heavens havenât abandoned this child. Iâm certain that his martial soul is a variant and whatâs more, itâs a good kind of variant.â
Variant? Tang Wulin was at a loss when he heard this word, as he had never learned anything about variant martial souls.
Mang Tian answered, âUnder special circumstances, variations can arise in the martial soul. For example, fusing with a highly compatible or highly incompatible spirit soul or soul ring, or being stimulated by an external factor, will all create the circumstances necessary for variation to occur. Itâs also possible for someone to be born with a variant martial soul or that their martial soul undergoes variation during awakening.â
âThere are good and bad kinds of variations. Itâs possible for a powerful martial soul to be weakened by its variation. On the other hand, itâs also possible for a weak martial soul to become powerful due to the variation.â
His eyes contained a profoundness in them as he looked at Tang Wulin and said, âEveryone knows that Bluesilver Grass is a trash martial soul, but a snake type spirit soul is nevertheless still very suitable for it. Generally speaking, it is possible for Bluesilver Grass to transform into a vine. However, with a martial soul like Bluesilver Grass, the odds of soul power appearing was simply impossibly low. However, I knew someone in the past who also had Bluesilver Grass. When he cultivated to rank 10, he too fused with a snake type spirit soul and his Bluesilver Grass became a vine even thicker than yours. Yet, it was still very weak. I didnât even need to utilize my martial soul in order to tear it apart.\nâHowever, your Bluesilver Grass is completely different. Even with my first soul skill, I still wasnât able to tear it apart. Common sense would dictate this to be impossible. This is also the first time that I have seen a martial soulâs strength in relation to oneâs soul power. That is to say, it would have been impossible for me to tear apart your Bluesilver Grass until your soul power ran out. I canât think of any other explanation other than a martial soul variation.â
Tang Wulin sluggishly looked at Mang Tian. âTeacher, so is this is a good thing?â
Mang Tian answered, âOf course this is good. However, it isnât absolutely good. Itâll all depend on how well you control your martial soul. Logically, when Bluesilver Grass becomes a vine, you should be able to develop towards the control system. Your soul skills should mostly be of the basic harassing vine type. In the scenario that you are able to entwine your opponent, as long as your opponentâs soul power is higher than yours, heâll be able to struggle free while also exhausting your soul power. Thus, it will turn into a war of attrition. You wonât have any chances of winning in that case. Therefore, it wouldnât be too bad to use your Bluesilver Grass more like a whip. Moreover, who knows if thereâll be another variation once you obtain your second soul ring. Due to this, I canât judge how it will turn out in the future, but at the very least, itâs promising. From now on, itâs no longer a trash martial soul. You can consider yourself to have profited from a disaster.â
âReally?â Tang Wulin asked. He looked towards Mang Tian with an expression that revealed his reluctance to believe. It wasnât a trash martial soul anymore? Even if itâs not a powerful one, at least itâs no longer a trash martial soul!\nMang Tian said with a dull voice, âYou saw it just now. My first soul ring is a white 10 year spirit soul, and is equally as weak. However, I was also able to obtain a 100 year spirit soul after putting in great effort. Moreover, I was even able to obtain a 1000 year spirit soul. Due to me being a blacksmith, Iâm able to earn enough money to buy the spirit souls that I wanted. Youâre very talented at forging, so anything that Iâm able to do, you will be able to do as well.â
Nothing could move someone as much as being able to sympathize with someone in a similar situation. The depression within Tang Wulinâs heart had been wiped clean. He didnât have a trash martial soul anymore and he also had his teacher as a goal for the future now. This re-ignited the hope in his heart. I still have a chance at becoming a powerful Soul Master!
âYou didnât request a leave of absence today from work and you didnât show up, so Iâll deduct one dayâs worth of wages from your pay.â Mang Tian made to leave after saying this, but Tang Wulinâs excitement wasnât influenced in the least. He jumped up and gave Mang Tian a big hug.
âYouâre so light.â Mang Tian said in surprise. Yet, this childâs strengthâŚ
After Mang Tian left, the Tang familyâs cloud of worries and fog of cruelty had transformed into an atmosphere of joy.
âIâm sorry mom, dad. I made you two worry.â Tang Wulin was somewhat ashamed as he said this.
Lang Yue once again pulled her sonâs head into her bosom. âItâs us who should be apologizing. Youâre still so young, yet you have to bear such a large burden already.â
Tang Ziran lowered his head as if to contemplate some unknown matters.\nNaâerâs lips quivered a bit. It seemed that she wanted to say something, but wasnât able to do so in the end.
After eating dinner, another day had passed by once again. Tang Ziran and Lang Yue slept early that night while Naâer also entered the land of dreams in a similarly tired state.
Only Tang Wulin was left awake.
He quietly snuck out of the house, and went to the garden where he had previously made a breakthrough. After sitting down, his heart began to stir as he gazed at the bright moon in the sky.
From joy to sorrow, he once again had hope. What he experienced this day influenced him far more than anything else in the past three years.
With a thought, the little Grass Snake appeared in the hollow of his palm.
âThank you little fellow. You have given me hope, yet I turned my back on you. Iâm so sorry!â Tang Wulin softly said.
The little Grass Snake seemed to have sensed something as it raised its head slightly and flicked its tongue.
Tang Wulin smiled, âIâll give you a name alright? Weâre going to be partners from now on.â A spirit soul would accompany its master for life, and would dissipate only upon its masterâs death.
The little Grass Snake seemed to understand his words and gently wiggled its body in response.
Tang Wulin said, âNow whatâs a good name for you?â
Right at that moment, the little Grass Snakeâs body suddenly began to shine. The little scale on its forehead flashed a golden light.
âYi! Is this also due to the variation?â He firmly believed in the words of his teacher without a single doubt. His martial soul had undergone variation and was no longer an ordinary, trashy Bluesilver Grass.
âThat gold color was really pretty just now. How about you flash it one more time for me to see? Is that fine?â Tang Wulin giggled as he spoke.\nHowever, the little Grass Snake showed no reaction to his words. It couldnât fully comprehend Tang Wulinâs desire with its low intelligence. This type of low level spirit soul could only offer one soul ring, and couldnât give any other type of aid.
Tang Wulinâs heart stirred as he said, âYou can turn golden, so Iâll call you Goldlight. Howâs that? If your whole body can turn into gold in the future, then just think of how formidable youâll be!â
Naturally, the little Grass Snake couldnât reject at all. Thus, its name was decided to be Goldlight. A simple name, yet brimming with beauty and freedom.\n