Chapter 80

On the way back, Tang Wulin had a thoughtful look on his face, Gu Yue was also somewhat pensive, and Xie Xie had a furrowed brow. Each of the three had their own concerns.

"I'm going back." Upon entering the academy, Gu Yue bid farewell to the two and returned to the girls' dormitory. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, on the other hand, went back to their dorm room.

"Xie Xie, wait a moment." At the dorm room door, Tang Wulin called out to Xie Xie.

"What's up?" Xie Xie looked at him with confusion.

Tang Wulin said, "I think I know how my golden scales can appear."

Xie Xie was taken aback, "You know? Tell me quickly."

Tang Wulin said, "After it appeared the first time, I tried almost every method—whether it was mobilizing my soul power, injuring myself, or depleting my soul power—but it never appeared again. Today's second appearance seemed sudden, but it had one thing in common with the first appearance."

"What is it?" Xie Xie seemed to have caught on to something.

Tang Wulin said, "The Light Dragon Dagger, your Light Dragon Dagger. The first time it appeared, it was because it injured me, which triggered the golden scales to appear. The same thing happened just now; it appeared because your Light Dragon Dagger cut me."

Xie Xie's eyes lit up, "That's right! It seems to be like that. But why is it like that?"

Tang Wulin shook his head, "I don't know. I don't even know where those golden scales come from. They don't seem to have anything to do with my Blue Silver Grass soul beast."

Xie Xie said, "Could you have a second soul beast? Maybe your second soul beast is latent and needs special power to be activated."

Tang Wulin said, "I don't understand dual soul beasts, so I don't know if that's the case." He could feel the power of the golden scales. If those golden scales were his second soul beast, he would no longer be a soul master with a useless soul beast. Thinking about this, Tang Wulin's heart couldn't help but race.

Xie Xie said, "Let's go ask Teacher Wu. Teacher Wu is knowledgeable and might be able to figure it out."

Tang Wulin thought for a moment and said, "Alright. We'll ask the teacher tomorrow."

Xie Xie grabbed him, "Why wait until tomorrow? Let's go now. Teacher Wu probably hasn't gone to bed yet."

Tang Wulin said somewhat helplessly, "Why are you more anxious than I am?"

Xie Xie chuckled, "Because, there's another possibility for your condition. If it's that possibility, it would be very beneficial for me too!"

Tang Wulin asked with confusion, "What is it?"

Xie Xie said, "Soul Beast Fusion Technique! Haven't you heard of it? When two soul beasts are particularly compatible, they can perform a powerful ability called the Soul Beast Fusion Technique. The more compatible the soul beasts, the better the effect of the Soul Beast Fusion Technique. If it's the Soul Beast Fusion Technique, that would be amazing."

Xie Xie clearly knew more about rare soul beasts and soul beast abilities than Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin had also heard of the Soul Beast Fusion Technique, which was a very high-level existence in the world of soul masters. He hadn't heard of any students at the entire East Sea Academy who could perform the Soul Beast Fusion Technique.

The teachers' dormitory was in the same building as the students' dormitories. To facilitate the management of students, the homeroom teachers lived on the corresponding floors of their classes. Therefore, the two of them only needed to cross the hallway to reach Wu Changkong's dorm room.

"Knock, knock!" Xie Xie knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Wu Changkong's usual cold voice came from inside.

"Teacher Wu, it's me, Xie Xie. I and Wulin have a question we want to ask you," Xie Xie said.

"Come in." The door opened, revealing Wu Changkong in his pajamas.

The moon-white pajamas outlined his tall and slender figure. Looking at his deep gaze, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie could only think of the arduous special training.

As a teacher, Wu Changkong naturally had his own room, which was twice the size of Tang Wulin's dorm room. It had a dedicated bathroom, dressing room, bedroom, and a small living room.

Xie Xie stuck out his tongue, "Teacher Wu, did we disturb your training?"

Wu Changkong shook his head, "Just get to the point. What is it?"

Xie Xie nudged Tang Wulin, who organized his thoughts and said to Wu Changkong, "Teacher Wu, there seems to be a problem with my soul beast."

"Hmm?" Wu Changkong's originally calm eyes showed a hint of surprise. He had confirmed that Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass had mutated, and it was mutating in a positive direction. If he said there was a problem with his soul beast, it was very likely that the Blue Silver Grass was continuing to mutate. This was definitely a good thing.

"What's the problem?" Wu Changkong asked.

Tang Wulin then recounted the two instances when the golden scales appeared, as well as his guesses and judgments.

"Golden scales?" Wu Changkong frowned. The situation Tang Wulin described was indeed very rare. Moreover, Xie Xie's judgment was correct; in this case, the most likely possibilities were a latent second soul beast or a Soul Beast Fusion Technique.

"Xie Xie, try stabbing him again. See if the same thing happens," Wu Changkong said to Xie Xie.

"Yes!" Xie Xie gave Tang Wulin a mischievous look, released his Light Dragon Dagger, and said with a grin, "Wulin, where should I stab you?"

Wu Changkong glared, "Less talk, hurry up."

Xie Xie stuck out his tongue, and Tang Wulin had already extended his arm.

Xie Xie carefully made a cut on Tang Wulin's arm with the Light Dragon Dagger. This time, he moved very slowly, and all three were watching closely.

Tang Wulin felt a sharp pain in his arm, but he was surprised to find that when the Light Dragon Dagger cut his skin, a faint light seemed to be injected into his body from the dagger.

Immediately, the burning sensation he had experienced before appeared again. It felt like he was being set on fire, with the heat surging from his coccyx and spreading throughout his body. Golden scales began to appear on his arm.

Wu Changkong raised his hand, and a sharp air current sliced through, turning Tang Wulin's shirt into fragments that fell to the ground, exposing his upper body.

The golden scales appeared on his entire right arm, which was slightly swollen. Shiny, diamond-shaped scales with a brilliant golden glow emerged and quickly covered his arm. At the same time, his hand began to change, with inch-long golden claws growing at the tips of his fingers.

Wu Changkong extended his hand, grabbed Tang Wulin's right hand, and said in a deep voice, "Use your strength."

Tang Wulin knew he couldn't hurt his teacher, so he quickly used his right hand to grip Wu Changkong's right hand.