Chapter 144: Compatibility Between Plant-type Spirits and Animal Spirit Beasts

"Little San!!!"

Yu Xiaogang practically threw himself down next to Tang San.

His knees hit the gravel with a muffled thud that sounded painful.

But he didn’t care; his hands shook violently as he gently touched Tang San’s face.

Fortunately, nothing major happened; he was just unconscious.

He finally exhaled the breath caught in his chest, his back drenched in sweat.

He suddenly whipped his head around and glared fixedly at Lin Qingmo.

That look was like a knife.

"Lin Qingmo!"

Yu Xiaogang’s voice cracked.

"Are you crazy?! He’s just a child! Even if he was wrong, did you have to use lethal force?"

Lin Qingmo stood still.

The wind blew the corners of his black clothes; he flicked his sleeve, though there was nothing on it.

"A child?"

Lin Qingmo smiled, a smile devoid of any warmth.

"Grandmaster, you certainly make it sound simple."

He slowly opened his hand.

A shimmering blue needle lay in his palm, its tip emitting an ominous glint and a slightly fishy smell.

"Just now, this thing was aimed right at my heart."

He said coldly, "With the poison coated on it, if I had been a bit slower, the one lying on the ground wouldn’t be Tang San."

"At that time, Grandmaster, would you also have said, ’Tang San is just a child’?"

"I..."

Yu Xiaogang was choked up.

He stared at the hidden weapon, his expression shifting several times.

"Xiaogang."

Flender’s hand pressed down on his shoulder, heavy.

"I saw what happened. The hidden weapon is real, and so is the poison. Qingmo... wasn’t acting out of line."

Flender turned and gave Oscar a look.

"Little Ao, don’t just stand there."

Oscar curled his lip, his face saying "me again."

A golden light flashed in his hand, and a steaming big Sausage appeared.

He knelt beside Tang San and roughly shoved the Sausage into Tang San’s mouth.

Soon, Tang San’s eyelids flickered, and he woke up.

His mouth tasted bitter, his body felt like it was falling apart, and it seemed his ribs were broken.

He tried to sit up but was pushed back down by Flender.

"Don’t move yet, regulate your breathing," Flender said.

After dealing with Tang San, Flender looked back at Lin Qingmo.

In his eyes was curiosity, and even more so, uncontrollable surprise.

"Qingmo."

Flender asked curiously, "That Fourth Spirit Ability of yours made quite a stir. But why does your Blue Silver GrassSpirit have a lightning attribute?"

Hearing this, Lin Qingmo raised his finger.

A thin, crackling blue spark of electricity danced on his fingertip, making his eyes glow slightly.

In the surrounding air, the scent of green grass mingled with a faint smell of burning.

"Blue Silver Thunder Anthem, that is my Spirit Ability. It grants both my Spirit and myself the power to control lightning," he said.

"Nonsense!"

Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke up, his brows furrowed deeply.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his air of theoretical authority resurfacing.

"Your Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, which is essentially a plant. The lightning attribute is a power found only in animal spirit rings. The attributes clash; forcing an absorption will only limit your future path. In severe cases, your Spirit could even mutate. This is fundamentally a dead end!"

Lin Qingmo was in no rush.

Instead, he gave a meaningful smile.

"I have heard a bit about your theories, Grandmaster."

There was a playful glint in Lin Qingmo’s eyes.

"Then I would like to ask, are the spirit rings you chose for Tang San really that ’compatible’ with Blue Silver Grass?"

Yu Xiaogang’s face darkened.

"Little San’s Blue Silver Grass has infinite potential. Every choice I made was based on meticulous calculation."

He said firmly, "Little San’s first spirit ring, the Datura Snake, not only compensated for the Blue Silver Grass’s inherent lack of toughness but its venom also gave his vines offensive capabilities."

"The second spirit ring, Ghost Vine, has a Parasite ability that is extremely difficult to defend against, allowing him to establish control and seize the initiative before the enemy even notices."

When mentioning the third spirit ring, a faint trace of pride flashed across Yu Xiaogang’s face.

"The third spirit ring, the Man Faced Demon Spider—though it was an over-level absorption with extreme risks—the rewards are also extremely high."

"The devil spider’s toxin strength far exceeds that of the Datura Snake, and Spider Web Restraint is a top-tier control Spirit Ability. Combined with the characteristics of Blue Silver Grass, it is practically perfect."

The Shrek crowd listened and couldn’t help but nod.

Ma Hongjun rubbed his double chin and muttered, "Sounds right to me. Poisonous and can bind, makes fighting so much easier."

Dai Mubai also crossed his arms, feeling that the Grandmaster indeed had some merit.

"Perfect? Heh."

Lin Qingmo laughed; the clear sound interrupted everyone’s thoughts.

"Grandmaster, your reasoning sounds very thorough, but you’ve forgotten the most fundamental thing."

His gaze swept across everyone present. He spoke slowly, but every word was clear.

"Blue Silver Grass is, first and foremost, a ’plant.’ Why go to such lengths to seek out Animal Spirit Beasts?"

He paused to let everyone digest those words.

"There are many high-level vine-type plant Spirit Beasts with toughness greater than snakes, and many come with their own paralyzing or corrosive toxins."

"Using them as spirit rings would not only be perfectly compatible with the Blue Silver Grass’s Origin but also further strengthen its characteristics as a ’plant.’ Wouldn’t that be better?"

"This..."

Yu Xiaogang’s lips moved, wanting to retort, but Lin Qingmo didn’t give him the chance.

"Furthermore,"

He continued, his tone sharper.

"Tang San’s first Spirit Ability is ’Binding,’ and his Third Spirit Ability is ’Spider Web Restraint.’ To put it simply, they both use Blue Silver Grass to achieve ’control.’"

"The greatest strength of Blue Silver Grass is manipulation and variation. This control power can be continuously strengthened through one’s own Cultivation."

"Why waste two precious spirit ring slots on ’stacking’ the same function?"

"Absurd!"

Yu Xiaogang’s face turned slightly pale, and his voice hardened.

"The power of a Spirit Ability originates from the spirit ring. Without the corresponding spirit ring, relying solely on one’s own control can never reach the strength of a Spirit Ability. This is common knowledge in the Spirit Master’s world!"

"Common knowledge is meant to be broken, Grandmaster."

A crisp female voice interjected.

Ning Rongrong stepped forward with her hands on her hips; she had long been annoyed with Yu Xiaogang.

"Lin Qingmo has never absorbed any snake or spider spirit rings. Yet his use of Blue Silver Grass is far more impressive than Tang San’s!"

Lin Qingmo nodded to Ning Rongrong.

Then, he turned to look at an old locust tree not far away.

Without revealing any spirit rings, he simply raised his right hand.

Sizzle—!

Several strands of emerald green, nearly transparent Blue Silver Grass burst from the soil at the base of the old locust tree without warning!

Fast as real venomous snakes, they instantly coiled around the thick trunk.

Lin Qingmo slightly curled his fingers.

The tightening Blue Silver Grass made a tooth-grinding "creak."

On the trunk of the old locust tree, the bark shattered, wood chips flew, and deep indentations were strangled into it.

Then, with a loud crack, the trunk—which would take two people to encircle—was snapped clean through!

The upper half of the tree crown crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

But it wasn’t over yet.

Lin Qingmo turned his left palm upward and flipped it casually.

More Blue Silver Grass surged from around him, rapidly darting and weaving through the air.

In the blink of an eye, a massive, intricate, emerald-green spider web emitting a fresh plant fragrance hung suspended in mid-air.

The threads were translucent, with a soft halo flowing along the edges, looking like a work of art.

"!!!"

Yu Xiaogang stood frozen as if struck by lightning, his eyes wide.

He looked at the broken tree, then at the perfect Blue Silver Grass spider web woven in the air without the help of any spirit ring power.

His lips trembled several times.

"...This is impossible..."

His voice was dry, as if squeezed from his throat.

"How did he do it without a spirit ring or Spirit Ability... how is this possible..."

His theories, which he took such pride in, and his half-lifetime of research, seemed to develop a clear crack in the face of that emerald glow and the fallen tree.

(End of Chapter)

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