Looking at Oscar's deep gaze, Tang San knew this senior genius wouldn't joke with him about such a matter, but he truly didn't know what other identity he could have.
Wasn't he Tang San just the son of a blacksmith from a remote mountain village? And ever since he enrolled at Nuoding Academy, he hadn't seen his blacksmith father for over six years.
Wait!! Could it be... that his blacksmith father... had another identity?
After all, ordinary fathers would be incredibly excited to see their son not only awaken Twin Martial Souls but also possess Innate Full Soul Power, right? They definitely wouldn't go six years without meeting their son.
Moreover... when his father saw his Twin Martial Souls, the first thing he said was to use the hammer in his left hand to protect the grass in his right...
Originally, Tang San hadn't thought deeply about these matters, because both his father Tang Hao and his teacher Yu Xiaogang basically never mentioned his second Martial Soul, only instructing him never to expose it or attach Soul Rings to it.
Although Tang San might not have succeeded in concealing his Martial Soul, he absolutely never considered attaching Soul Rings to it.
But setting that aside, how could Senior Oscar know his identity when they were meeting for the first time today?
After a long while, Tang suddenly looked up: "Could it be?! The moment I used my second Martial Soul, it was already detected by you?"
Seeing Tang San's change in expression, Oscar smiled and said: "Correct. Although the time you used that hammer was just a moment, it couldn't escape my eyes. That shouldn't be a weapon, but a Martial Soul."
After a brief pause, Oscar said with seemingly absolute certainty: "That hammer should be your second Martial Soul. Am I right, Tang San?"
Hearing this, Tang San's vigilance instantly reached its maximum. He thought to himself: "As expected... to capture my second Martial Soul in just a moment, this Senior Oscar is truly extraordinary!"
"In front of a genius of this level, any small action will be exposed!"
Tang San hesitated for a moment before nodding: "That's right, Senior. I do have Twin Martial Souls... but, how could you possibly know my background just from my second Martial Soul?"
Tang San wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart and instantly understood that Oscar must have guessed his identity wasn't ordinary because of his second Martial Soul, but Tang San truly didn't know what special identity he had.
He didn't even know what his hammer Martial Soul was called, yet Senior Oscar could infer from this Martial Soul that his identity was extraordinary?
So even though Tang San didn't know what kind of power this hammer of his possessed, at this moment he had to pretend he knew, just that he hadn't been willing to expose it before.
In such a genius academy, and an academy where everyone has an extraordinary background, if he could have a hidden backer, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future.
Oscar chuckled: "It seems... you don't know what your second Martial Soul represents."
Hearing this, Tang San instantly felt like his cover was blown. He had just wanted to hide a bit and use his second Martial Soul to bluff!
Judging by Oscar's words, his second Martial Soul must be extremely remarkable, otherwise Senior Oscar wouldn't speak like this.
Knowing he couldn't continue the act, Tang San feigned ignorance, scratched his head, and asked: "Senior, do you know my second Martial Soul?"
Oscar's smile remained: "The proud War Soul Hammer, the majestic Haotian Sect. As a descendant of Haotian Sect, and such a talented descendant at that, you actually don't know your own Martial Soul? It seems something very interesting must have happened to you."
Hearing this, even if Tang San was slow on the uptake, he understood now. His second Martial Soul was actually the legendary Haotian Hammer, the direct inheritance Martial Soul of Haotian Sect, which was known as the foremost of the Three Great Sects!
And Martial Souls are inherited from parents. Coupled with his father being a blacksmith, could it be... that his Martial Soul was inherited from his father?
But with a father who lived such a sloppy life he couldn't even take care of himself... uh, no, he shouldn't describe his father like that.
But could a person like his father really be from Haotian Sect? Or was it that his father was expelled from the sect because his talent was too poor, and only his own talent was particularly strong?
In an instant, several possibilities flashed through Tang San's mind, but he never considered that his sloppy father, who couldn't even take care of himself, was a Title Douluo, and moreover, the youngest Title Douluo on the continent known as the Haotian Douluo.
After being stunned for a long time on his own, Tang San decided to "ask without shame" because the senior before him clearly knew many things he didn't.
Just as Tang San was stunned on his own, Oscar continued: "Tang San, why didn't your parents tell you these things? Do you know? As the third... no, the fourth person in the history of the Douluo Continent to possess Twin Martial Souls, do you know how much potential you have?"
Hearing this, Tang San was stunned for a moment, then said: "Senior, I don't know why either, perhaps..."
Before Tang San could finish speaking, Oscar spoke again: "In my opinion, there's only one possibility: they don't know how to guide a Twin Martial Soul user like you in your cultivation, which is why your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is still in its most basic form!"
Hearing this, Tang San, who had been lost in shock about his identity, instantly looked up at Oscar. Not knowing how to guide his cultivation? His Blue Silver Grass was still in basic form?
The impact of these two sentences on Tang San was no less than the revelation that his identity wasn't that of an ordinary blacksmith's son from a remote village, but a descendant of Haotian Sect.
Because he had captured an important piece of information from Oscar's words: his Blue Silver Grass shouldn't be in this form...
Wait! Teacher's theories are invincible, and my Soul Rings were all chosen and obtained with his help. If what the Senior said is correct, then wouldn't that mean...
What, Senior Oscar actually dared to deny his teacher? In an instant, Tang San's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze toward Oscar became much sharper.
Anyone could say that Tang San was not good, but they couldn't say that his Xiao Wu, his father, or his teacher was not good...
However, this sharp gaze only flashed for a moment because... what the Senior said seemed to have solid reasoning. No, he couldn't jump to conclusions. Let's first listen to what the Senior has to say.
So Tang San asked: "Senior, from what you're saying, does that mean you know something about my Blue Silver Grass?"
Hearing Tang San's question, Oscar nodded slightly. Seeing Oscar nod, Tang San instantly became even more shocked. Even his own teacher didn't know that his Blue Silver Grass wasn't just the "basic form" that the Senior mentioned, but seemed to have higher forms...
Now that the Senior says he knows, doesn't that mean the Senior's knowledge is even more extensive than his teacher's?
In an instant, Tang San remembered a sentence from Senior Ma Hongjun during their meal earlier: "Our leader's knowledge already surpasses most Soul Masters. You could say that there's almost nothing in this world that our leader doesn't know. If even our leader doesn't know something, then it's very likely that thing was fabricated by someone else."
Tang San had originally thought that Senior Ma Hongjun was just boasting about Senior Oscar. Now it seemed... perhaps Senior Oscar truly has real knowledge and ability!
However, after nodding, Oscar didn't answer his question: "But... I think your parents didn't tell you the secrets of your Martial Soul, perhaps because they don't know, but it's also possible they didn't want you to know. If I tell you now, and it affects you or your parents' plans..."
Before Oscar could finish, Tang San knew what he was worried about. But as an adult soul, Tang San felt he could take responsibility for his own actions, so he directly said: "Senior, I can take responsibility for my own actions. Please enlighten me."
Tang San used the respectful term "you" in his last sentence, showing just how strong his desire to understand his own situation was at this moment.
Looking at the extremely serious Tang San, Oscar nodded after a long while before slowly saying: "You have Twin Martial Souls. Have you ever investigated why they occur?"
Hearing this, Tang San immediately became confident because his teacher had told him long ago.
My teacher once said: "A person's Martial Soul has a direct relationship with their parents' Martial Souls. The most normal situation is inheriting the Martial Soul from either the father or mother. This is the family-style inheritance of Martial Souls."
"And among some exceptions are what's called variant Martial Souls. The source is also the parents' Martial Souls, but because the Martial Souls of the father and mother have a certain degree of variation, the inherited Martial Soul will also appear variant, creating a new type of Martial Soul."
"Variant Martial Souls can become stronger through variation, even achieving Innate Full Soul Power. But most variant Martial Souls only become weaker. Variant Martial Souls are like products of inbreeding, with a high probability of being idiots, but it's also possible to produce geniuses far beyond ordinary people."
Speaking of which, Tang San saw Oscar suddenly frown, and heard Oscar say: "So what does this have to do with your Twin Martial Souls?"
Tang San continued: "My teacher once conducted research and proposed the Ten Great Martial Soul Core Competence Theory."
"My teacher told me that my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and just ordinary Blue Silver Grass. In the past hundred years, although only two people with Twin Martial Souls have appeared in the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire, nineteen people with Innate Full Soul Power have appeared. He studied each of their Martial Souls carefully, and none were not powerful existences."
"Among these nineteen geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power, except for fourteen who inherited powerful Martial Souls through family bloodline, five were exceptions."
"The origins of those five were not noble, but they still possessed Innate Full Soul Power. This kind of accident is the existence of variant Martial Souls. And according to my teacher's years of research on variant Martial Souls, no Martial Soul would produce a variant with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."
"And my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is ordinary Blue Silver Grass, so my teacher guessed from this alone that I had Twin Martial Souls."
After a brief pause, Tang San slowly continued: "So... I think the origin of my Twin Martial Souls should be like this, it's due to Martial Soul variation!"
Hearing this, Oscar was dumbfounded. What the heck was all this? What Tang San said was correct, but not entirely correct.
Because Twin Martial Souls can indeed have a chance of occurring together through variation, but they absolutely cannot be created through variation. This thing can only have a chance of being inherited when the parents' Martial Souls are of similar quality.
And Tang San naturally noticed Oscar's expression: "Senior, is there something wrong with what I said?"
Hearing this, Oscar let out a long breath: "Um... your theory is correct, but you, and even your teacher, know too little about Twin Martial Souls. This point is wrong."
Hearing this, Tang San couldn't believe it: "Wrong? How could it be wrong? This is a conclusion my teacher reached based on his Ten Great Martial Soul Core Competence Theory. How could it be wrong?"
Hearing Tang San's words, Oscar's expression became somewhat serious: "Ten Great Martial Soul Core Competence Theory, is your teacher named Yu Xiaogang?"
Seeing that Oscar had guessed his teacher's identity at once, Tang San felt his teacher was quite famous. A genius as knowledgeable as Senior Oscar knew his teacher's name, which clearly showed his teacher was particularly famous in these circles.
So Tang San nodded: "That's right. My teacher is indeed Yu Xiaogang, known as Grandmaster."
Seeing Tang San's somewhat proud expression, Oscar rolled his eyes at him: "No wonder! No wonder!! If it's him... no wonder your Blue Silver Grass is still Blue Silver Grass, only with a few attribute changes... Simply! Simply a waste!"
As Oscar spoke, he even became somewhat agitated!
And when Tang San heard Senior Oscar's words, his gaze instantly turned cold, and this time, Oscar also noticed Tang San's gaze.
Because his words were completely and openly belittling Yu Xiaogang! Saying Tang San's Martial Soul was wasted in Yu Xiaogang's hands wasn't that equivalent to saying Yu Xiaogang was incompetent?
If before it was because Senior Oscar didn't know his teacher Yu Xiaogang's identity, then this time, the Senior... no, Oscar was truly belittling his teacher.
"Tang Sect Rule Article X: Those who insult teachers and elders shall be punished with the penalty of having their tongues cut out and killed."
Of course, although Tang San was extreme in this aspect, he wouldn't directly attack Oscar, especially since everything Oscar had said from the beginning, even his speculations about him, had solid reasoning.
Moreover, Oscar hadn't insulted or belittled him, only expressed great regret about his cultivation.
From beginning to end, Oscar seemed like a knowledgeable elder who, upon learning that he had ruined his own Martial Soul, felt extremely angry.
And precisely because of this, Tang San didn't immediately lose his temper. Otherwise, with Oscar insulting his teacher twice in a row, even if one time was "unintentional," Tang San absolutely would not have tolerated it, even if the other party was a super genius with extraordinary talent.
And... now he wasn't just the son of a blacksmith from a remote village anymore, but a descendant of Haotian Sect! And a descendant with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power!
Even if he couldn't stay at Shrek Academy anymore, if he went to recognize his family at Haotian Sect, wouldn't they welcome him with open arms when they saw his talent?
But... Haotian Sect is in seclusion. Where could he find their hidden location?
In an instant, many thoughts flooded Tang San's mind...