Chapter 9: Chapter 9: The Classic Scene - Tang San Acknowledges His Master as Father!
All the women: No, you didn't go off-topic, keep talking! We love hearing it!
They continued reading Su Ming's diary, learning more about martial spirits and the world of the Douluo Continent.
It turns out that for someone to possess twin martial spirits, the conditions are extremely stringent.
Liu Erlong, who had been proud of Yu Xiaogang's deduction about Tang San's twin spirits, realized now that Yu Xiaogang really just got lucky!
She trusted Su Ming's words more because of his past life memories, making him far more knowledgeable than them.
While they were impressed by the conditions necessary to awaken twin spirits, they also felt conflicted about Tang San's actions. The fact that such a young boy, only six years old, could harbor such a deadly intent was hard to accept!
However, some heroines, after knowing that Tang San was actually a reincarnated soul from his thirties, believed his actions weren't entirely wrong. After all, someone possessing twin spirits was incredibly rare.
Without knowing whether Yu Xiaogang was a friend or foe, exposing his secret and wanting to kill to silence someone was understandable. However, acting so rashly without fully understanding the situation seemed impulsive.
Tang San wasn't aware that his father was a Titled Douluo. If he dared kill Yu Xiaogang, Bibidong would surely use the entire power of the Spirit Hall to avenge him, not to mention the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
But, this insight was available only to the heroines, thanks to their omniscient view from Su Ming's diary. Right now, Tang San wasn't connected to them, so they simply watched events unfold from the sidelines, enjoying the show and waiting to absorb spirit energy (as some heroines preferred).
At Nuoding Academy, Su Ming was quietly observing the two people before him, finding their interaction quite entertaining.
As for Tang San's murderous intent directed at him, Su Ming wasn't worried at all. Not only would Tang San eventually acknowledge Yu Xiaogang as his master, but even if he didn't, Su Ming, with his system-granted mastery of physical techniques and his Sharingan and Wood Release, could definitely defeat Tang San as he was now.
However, defeating Tang San would be the best option, considering the looming presence of Tang Hao. Su Ming knew he was nowhere near Tang Hao's level yet.
Upon hearing that Yu Xiaogang was a "theory master", Tang San made a swift decision after some internal deliberation.
He knelt down on both knees, bowing three times in solemn respect, "Please accept me as your disciple!"
Seeing Tang San finally willing to acknowledge him as a master, Yu Xiaogang's heart swelled with joy.
He quickly lifted Tang San from the ground, saying, "Xiao San, remember, one should not bow lightly. You bow only to the heavens and your parents!"
But Tang San, standing up, sincerely replied, "Once a master, always a father. It is only right for me to bow to you."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Hahaha, good, good, good!"
[As expected, Tang San ultimately acknowledged Yu Xiaogang as his master, but once again, we have another classic moment—where becoming a disciple turned into acknowledging him as a father!]
[But it's understandable. In Douluo Dalu, there's no such concept as 'once a master, always a father,' but in Tang San's past life, where he came from an ancient martial world, discipleship was treated with utmost reverence.]
[However, I, myself, come from the modern world, where such notions barely have any influence on me.]
[In this Douluo world, which is similar to ancient times, one could only have one master, and any disrespect or betrayal toward the master would be met with societal scorn, forever tarnishing one's reputation.]
While the heroines didn't fully grasp Su Ming's concept of "modern times", they were aware that in their world, a disciple could only have one master throughout their life, and betrayal was forbidden!
Still, the thought of Tang San acknowledging the person he had just considered killing as his "father" felt bizarre. Does Tang Hao know about this? they wondered.
After Tang San became Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Yu Xiaogang turned his gaze toward Su Ming.
Having just accepted a genius with twin martial spirits, Yu Xiaogang was in a great mood. But now, he looked at Su Ming, whose innate spirit power was level seven, and whose awakened martial spirit was the rare wood element.
Although Su Ming's talent didn't match Tang San's, it was still extraordinary. With his guidance, perhaps Su Ming could also unlock the full potential of the wood element!
If Su Ming knew what Yu Xiaogang was thinking, he would've laughed it off.
Yu Xiaogang smiled and said, "Su Ming, how about you also take me as your master? I can help you become stronger!"
Next to him, Tang San, although not very familiar with Su Ming, chimed in, "Yeah, Su Ming, you should also acknowledge Teacher as your master. You've already seen how powerful his knowledge of martial spirit theory is."
Don't mistake Tang San's invitation as kindness. He didn't want Su Ming to expose his secret. If Su Ming became Yu Xiaogang's disciple, they would be fellow disciples, and as his junior, Su Ming could be easily controlled. After all, Su Ming was only six, and Tang San believed Su Ming wouldn't think too deeply about things.
[Haha, Yu Xiaogang wasn't satisfied with taking Tang San as his disciple—he even wanted to take me under his wing too. If I hadn't regained my past-life memories, I might've really considered it, but now that I know what kind of person he is, and I have the system, there's no way I'd acknowledge him as my master!]
[Watch me refuse him!]
Su Ming activated his diary's recording feature with a thought—something he had just discovered recently. This feature allowed him to record and save scenes as they unfolded, making it incredibly useful!
After all, some things just couldn't be fully captured with words alone, but recording a video of the moment? That was far better!
At the same time, a new rule appeared in the heroines' diaries.
[Rule 5: Female protagonists watching Su Ming's live broadcasts will receive a low-tier random reward, to be distributed at midnight along with other rewards!]
The appearance of this rule had the heroines thrilled. They loved this diary!
Although the reward was "low-tier", earning it was incredibly easy. Today, Su Ming had focused only on Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, without mentioning any of the heroines!
Xiao Wu: That won't last long—she's bound to meet Su Ming today, and he'll definitely mention her in the diary. The reward was practically guaranteed!
The heroines hoped Su Ming would continue to live broadcast more often, allowing them to earn more rewards daily. Though it was a bit unrealistic to expect that, they wished for Su Ming to increase the frequency of his recordings.
Su Ming, after activating the recording, said to Yu Xiaogang, "Master, there's one sentence you said that truly resonated with me: 'There are no useless martial spirits, only useless spirit masters.'"
But instead of directly refusing, Su Ming held back.
Yu Xiaogang nodded confidently, "That's right! As long as you work hard, you'll succeed. Like Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass, through my theory and diligent cultivation, he'll definitely become a Titled Douluo someday!"