Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 16 A Comprehensive Guide to Hidden Weapons

"Alright, Xiaoya, hurry up and start the fusion. Xiaochen and I will protect you."

Seeing Tang Ya's joyful expression, Bei Bei, who had just released her martial soul, also smiled and said.

It's no wonder Tang Ya was so excited. Right now is the time for her to absorb her third soul ring and break through to the Soul Master level. The third soul ring is different from the previous two soul rings. The difference between a thousand-year soul skill and a hundred-year soul skill is huge!

If one cannot absorb a suitable third soul ring when breaking through to the Soul Master level, it will affect the quality of one's martial soul, thereby reducing one's cultivation speed and the upper limit of one's cultivation.

For example, many Soul Masters who rush to absorb a hundred-year Soul Ring when breaking through to the Soul Venerable realm may never be able to break through to the Five-Ring Soul King realm in their lifetime due to the lack of follow-up strength of their Martial Soul and the slowdown in their cultivation speed.

A martial soul has nine spirit ring slots. Each time a spirit ring is absorbed, it will have a greater or lesser impact on the quality of one's martial soul, thus affecting one's upper limit. Even spirit masters who have never studied in a junior academy are aware of this.

The thousand-year-old Mandragora snake in front of them is undoubtedly the most suitable for Tang Ya. Whether in terms of its own attributes or its age, it is the optimal solution!

If Tang Ya could absorb this thousand-year-old beast-type soul ring, then perhaps she could evolve her martial soul and thus possess the abilities of an animal-type soul beast!

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you!"

Upon hearing Bei Bei's words, Tang Ya did not hesitate. She activated her soul power and began to draw upon the purple soul ring in front of her, starting to merge with it.

At this moment, Bei Bei and Luo Chen remained silent, intently observing Tang Ya's condition. Only after seeing the thousand-year soul ring stably integrate into her body did they finally relax completely.

"That was really easy. It only took a minute or two to completely resolve the issue. This is probably the easiest time I've ever hunted a thousand-year-old soul beast. Thank you, Xiao Chen, you've been a great help."

Seeing Luo Chen beside her, whose soul power fluctuations had increased again, Bei Bei couldn't help but smile and thank him.

He increasingly felt that taking Luo Chen under his wing was the right decision. In just one month, Luo Chen had already been able to easily decide the outcome of battles at the Soul Venerable level.

It's hard to imagine what it will be able to achieve once it truly matures!

However, in response to Bei Bei's words of gratitude, Luo Chen smiled and waved his hand, replying modestly:

"I only played a supporting role; it was you, Senior Brother, who really put in the work. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to capture the thousand-year-old Mandragora Serpent. But what you said has reminded me; perhaps my soul control skill can be extended a little further..."

"Brother Luo, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, not only Bei Bei, but also Huo Yuhao, who was standing to the side, showed a look of confusion and asked.

However, in the next instant, the effect of Luo Chen's first soul skill, "Gaze of Death," was instantly applied to Huo Yuhao, allowing Huo Yuhao to experience firsthand the terrifying power of this soul skill!

Locked in by the gaze of death, Huo Yuhao felt as if his body had slipped out of his control. His six senses almost completely disappeared, and even his mental power was firmly sealed off. All he could do now was watch helplessly as Luo Chen made his every move.

In those three seconds, it felt as if death itself had been watching, leaving them unable to resist, like a lamb being captured!

After those three seconds passed, Huo Yuhao was trembling all over, his forehead and back covered in cold sweat, panting heavily, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Luo Chen.

"How about it, Yuhao? Do you have a better understanding of my martial soul and soul skills now? So I really didn't lie to you. Even I don't know which category to classify my martial soul."

Looking at Huo Yuhao, who was drenched in sweat, Luo Chen couldn't help but smile, then shrugged and said with a hint of helplessness.

Upon hearing these words, Huo Yuhao swallowed hard to calm himself before speaking with lingering fear:

"Phew, Brother Luo, your soul skill is truly terrifying. I now understand why that giant snake was frozen in place, unable to even move. After being hit by this soul skill, it was practically at the mercy of others!"

"Haha, sorry Yuhao, I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to show you my martial soul and soul skills. But now I'm actually a little interested in the hidden weapon techniques and soul tools from the Tang Sect's unique martial arts."

Luo Chen first apologized to Huo Yuhao, and then the smile on his face became strange.

"A hundred solutions to hidden weapons, soul-guided devices?"

Hearing Luo Chen's words, Huo Yuhao still looked somewhat puzzled. He didn't understand the connection between the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons and Soul Guidance Devices and his own Martial Soul and Soul Skills. However, Bei Bei, standing beside him, instantly understood, her eyes lighting up as she exclaimed in amazement:

"Wonderful! Xiao Chen, your first soul skill allows forcible control without any limit on the number of times you can use it. If you can master the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons and control hidden weapons later, or learn how to use soul tools, then your combat power will greatly increase!"

"After you raise your soul power level, you'll probably be invincible in the outer courtyard just by relying on your first soul skill. I think with your cultivation speed, Xiao Chen, it won't take you long to achieve that!"

As Beibei spoke, the look of surprise on his face deepened, because he thought of something else: the effect of a soul skill with no quantity limit and the ability to forcibly control it when facing lower realms—wasn't that a perfect weapon of war?

It should be noted that the soldiers sent to attack the enemy in the ongoing wars between the major empires are almost all ordinary people and low-level Soul Masters who cannot break through to higher realms.

There are almost no high-level Soul Masters, because every powerful Soul Master is a true pillar of the empire and cannot easily enter the battlefield, otherwise everything on the battlefield would be in chaos, and no empire is willing to take such a risk.

This is precisely why the terrifying nature of Luo Chen's first soul skill can be revealed. The collective forced control for three breaths means that even if Luo Chen does nothing afterward, it is almost enough to determine the outcome of a war.

This is precisely what surprised Beibei. After all, it's simply unbelievable that Luo Chen alone could decide the course of the entire war!

However, what Beibei could think of, Luo Chen had naturally already thought of as well. But he always pursued stability, and even if he really had that kind of ability in the future, he was unwilling to get involved in the conflicts between empires for no reason.

After all, he was just an ordinary Tang Clan protector who didn't even have a registered residence and was even wanted and hunted down. Why should he get involved in those troublesome matters?

(End of this chapter)