Chapter 11 - HEART TO HEART TALK

Tang Hao woke up the next morning and saw both his sons were sleeping beside him. He woke them up and said to leave a magical space after they have breakfast fast. The breakfast went more quiet than usual. After Tang Hao broke the silence and said: " Are you curious why that grass is so important to me? Though now both of you should have realized that I am not a simple blacksmith and have high cultivation so why am I like this? Wasting my time away living like this?"

Both his sons nodded their heads Tang Chen knew but still want to listen to Tang Hao's history through his own mouth. Tang Hao sighed and said: I will tell u what I can now. Rest of the story you will have to wait till I seem you to be ready at least not until you have at least 5 spirit rings.

Tang San was shocked he never thought his father would say something like this. He basically allowed them to be spirit masters which he was vehemently against.

Tang hao looked out if the window sighed and said:" I am indeed a formidable spirit master. I am a titled douluo with 96 ranks. I broke through 96 ranks thanks to vitality through the second awakening of your spirit. I am here because I was critically injured 6years ago. Though I thought I would never heal, due to herbs and spirit beasts meat that Chen was cooking throughout the year, I started to have recovery. It was slow but was surely effective. "

Tang Chen was shocked as he was never sure whether his father knew about his own recovery or not but it seems he knew all along. Tang Hao looked at his shocked face and chuckled while saying: "I am a titled douluo do you really think you know my body's condition better than me. It's true I never asked doesn't mean I don't pay attention to you both. You both have been always intelligent and m.a.t.u.r.e for your age. Everybody is entitled to their own secrets. Whether Tang San techniques or your knowledge about human anatomy or herbs. I just quietly watched as you grew. You both were as good sons as one can get. I didn't pry on your secrets because you are my sons no matter what it's as simple as that. But I admit I was surprised about your magical space."

Both his sons were surprised that their father knew everything but instead of asking he just let them be and touched to know that he was always watching over them. Both of them knew it would difficult to tell their father about life before their reincarnation but ice between them was breaking.

Tang Hao continued: " Both of you are extremely talented. Whether Chen's discovery of combining physical, spiritual and soul power or both of you have taken the concept and carved your own path. As it can be used by both fist and weapon. No amount can describe the amount of pride I felt when you both showed me that technique. I also learned it and incorporate in the path I have created for myself. Each one has its own path so don't change while seeing how others do things. 'Correct your path with their help but never deviate from your own' you both understand this concept clearly.

Not to brag, but I am the youngest titled douluo on the continent. "

Tang Hao suddenly turned serious and said: " I have seen the world more than you, so I would advise you both what your path has been lacking but you have to improve it yourself. Chen your path is dominating and relies on strength it's rigid and lacks flexibility, skills and Adapting capabilities. Only strength cannot take you far overly commitment to only one aspect can expose your weakness to the enemy. San you lack self-confidence and is overly concerned about your skills so much that you cannot bring out your strength."

Tang Hao wasn't a titled douluo for nothing he can guide his sons and provide shortcuts, so they don't deviate or over-specialized one thing while neglecting other aspects as it will reach bottleneck sooner or later While through his guidelines they will improve in all-round aspects they will specialize one aspect but doesn't commit to it only.

Both Tang Chen and Tang San listen to him and commit it to their memories as it wasn't every day a titled douluo gave advice to improve. Both realized that how strong and aware their father was as he can give pointers even to their self-made intents and techniques. They both agreed and decided to improve in lacking areas.

Tang Hao then told them he was from a clear sky sect and will return atone after some time. He told them his recklessness caused harm to sect but also told them he would do that again without hesitation. Tang Hao didn't tell them the incident or other things related to grass. They don't pry in it either.

Father and sons talked until lunch then Tang Hao began to do making tools that were ordered. He was the only blacksmith of the village with his sons so orders keep pillaging.

Tang Chen and Tang San released their spirits band try to understand it at a deeper level to find its benefits and losses. Tang Chen also told Tang San that spirits weren't just tools to become strong but it was part of their bodies so, they should try to understand stand it as much as possible. He also told each spirit to have their own characteristics such as Hammer to smash. It was a weapon designed to smash the thing. But it depends on the user's understanding and nature whether it used to purify metal or used in wars. Likewise, their blue silver spirits also have their in characteristics they can be used to bind, retrieve objects or even to scout as the amount of blue silver grass is endless in the continent.

They also told these ideas to Tang Hao who encouraged this as it will help them in the long run. As a super douluo how can he not understand the significance as most douluo cannot surpass the barrier of rank 95 either due to insufficient soul power but mostly due to no having an understanding of their spirits. Tang Hao himself has the understanding due to all the battles against spirit Hall but was stranded due to injuries and soul power. Though he broke through 96 rank and stabilized it. It will be a few years to advance further as he has collected a vast amount of soul power to advance. Either that or miraculous encounter. He didn't know the encounter was only 4 days away.

Tang Hao also cleared their doubts regarding the color of rings he told them that.

White: ten years old (lowest)

yellow: a hundred years old

purple: a thousand years old

black: ten thousand years old

red: a hundred thousand-year-old (the oldest known to mankind till now).

He also told them how to acquire it after killing the beasts and the limit of each rank to acquire and benefit of twin spirits.

After listening to the benefits of twin spirits Tang Chen has asked was it only because the body and spiritual power increases so that it counters the limit. Both tang San and Tang hai was shocked at such acute observations. After a lot of thinking Tang Hao come to realization that it's indeed because of this. As spirit master grows to 30 rank their bodies grow and were able to bear 1,000-year-old rings and at rank fifty the spirit masters were able to produce pressure around them which is the manifestation of spiritual power and it works as a counter to soul shock of 10,000 years old beasts ring.

Tang Hao was surprised and now realized how talented and overpowering his sons were as they don't only have a firm foundation but exceptional body and spiritual power which never ceases to amaze him since he was watching over them. Tang Chen has given his father the manual, mysterious heavens' method, purple demon eyes, mystic jade hands and controlling came catching dragon techniques others were useless to him. He was skeptical first but was surprised how effective and life-saving these techniques can be. The manual combining with mysterious heaven increase not only his soul power but help in increasing density and purity of it And when combined with purple demon eyes even his substantial spiritual power still getting strong further but the body cultivation isn't helping as much as he was strong by using his spirit the way he uses only. Aside from that, he can use mystic jade hands not only to fight poison using opponents in close quarters, but he can also show his 70% might using b.a.r.e hand only. He was super douluo his 70% means Upton rank 93 easily, and he was most intrigued by Controlling Crane Catching Dragon

It is a method of improving a person's coordination and strength. It is also an extraordinarily potent grappling technique that has diabolical muscle splitting bone displacing techniques. This technique, when combined with spirit power, can also manipulate objects at a distance. With the help of these techniques, he can try a remove the deficiency of disorder splitting wind hammer method as it needs to first generate momentum and then attack. If he can control his hammer from distance he can attack his opponent and disturb their flow while generating momentum.

With Tang Hao's help and direction, both boys can hit 81 hits from the current forging hammer which was a little heavier for Tang Chen from his hammer spirit and was quite heavy from Tang San's spirit. They can't use their spirit freely because of low soul power as it consumes even to activate it a lessening the burden by using spiritual power. Both brothers improved their hammer intent techniques under their father's guidance.

Tang Chen's intent was still dominating but if you look closely it seemed a little rigid quite flexible and skilled. He always has skills and flexibility but the dominating might of strength seems to capture his attention, and he was making mistakes the same as his father told him. He was happy that even with low soul power his hits hard increase to 16. It started to shape to truly justify its name SOVEREIGN HAMMER DESCEND.

While Tang San also improved he always had skills and were still especially concentrated on it but now his technique also has strength behind it. He appeared less cautious and self-aware which was his hindrance. His hits increased to 25 hits as his hammer was short and lighter, and he has experience with such a hammer. His FLOWING HAMMER technique also began to take shape.