Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 98 Su Yuntao and Old Jack; The Everlasting East Wind of Dihua

Ye Chenxing first pointed to the capable young man on the left, who stepped forward upon seeing Ye Chenxing's signal.

"This man is named Su Yuntao. He was a deacon of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago."

Su Yuntao.

Status: Level 26 Great Soul Master, Martial Soul: Lone Wolf.

Noble Phantasm: [The Martial Soul Awakening is like flowing water, but the Blind Douluo is as solid as iron].

"It's a useless martial soul. It has no attack power, no defense power, and no support ability. Blue Silver Grass can be considered a standard form of a useless martial soul."

As the man who once awakened the martial soul for Tang San, the God of the Sea, and left behind this classic judgment, Su Yuntao became famous in later generations and can be called the awakening internet celebrity of Douluo Continent.

There are even rumors that in countless parallel worlds, Su Yuntao has awakened martial souls for countless transmigrators—of course, the veracity of this remains to be verified.

His Noble Phantasm ability is simple and straightforward:

If a target awakens a martial soul and is rated as a "useless martial soul", there is a 1% chance of triggering a miracle, causing the target to directly become a person with innate full soul power.

Within this 1%, there is a 0.2% chance of a martial soul mutation, or even the direct awakening of twin martial souls!

When Ye Chenxing first saw this probability panel, he was speechless.

Good grief, are you trying to put me in a gacha game here?

Which unscrupulous gacha game stole this drop rate from? A 1% probability, not even a pity system, does that mean you have to awaken a hundred people to get one?

Since Su Yuntao is a Servant summoned with a level restriction, according to the summoning rules, Ye Chenxing can choose whether to have the other party directly assist him or simply strip the other party of their Noble Phantasm.

For example, Yu Xiaogang, who had no combat power and was useless except for his Noble Phantasm, and was also a troublemaker, was directly stripped of his Noble Phantasm by Ye Chenxing after Ye Chenxing summoned him, and then left to fend for himself in the Sunset Forest.

As for Su Yuntao, Ye Chenxing chose to let the opponent use the treasure himself.

Ye Chenxing cannot directly modify the thoughts of the summoned person, but unless it is extremely opposed to Ye Chenxing's actions or the other party's camp, the summoned person will obey.

If Ye Chenxing summoned Xuanzi and ordered him to kill Shrek Academy's students, he certainly wouldn't obey.

The problem is that these normally summoned Servants consume their own soul power when using their abilities.

Furthermore, they cannot increase their level through their own cultivation, nor can they level up along with Ye Chenxing like Archer and Qian Renxue, who are their destined Servants.

In other words, the efficiency of drawing cards at "one out of a hundred" is entirely limited by Su Yuntao's own level 26 soul power reserves.

Leaving aside how long it would take to awaken a hundred people, Su Yuntao, a great soul master, couldn't keep up with the speed at which his soul power recovered.

However, little by little, it adds up.

Having innate full soul power isn't like picking cabbages on the street. Throughout the entire Douluo series, you could count the number of geniuses who truly possess innate full soul power on two hands. Not to mention the 0.2% probability of having twin martial souls.

It's important to know that the Douluo Continent series is being updated with each new version.

In the first game, the martial soul was bestowed by the gods; in the second game, it was the original martial soul; and in the third and fourth games, it was basically the world of the dragon bloodline.

But the twin martial souls are the only ones that remain unchanging, always at the top tier of the current version.

Even though the number increased later, and there were even those who possessed the divine twin martial souls of Xiao Xiao at level 20 with three rings for a hundred years, it did not affect its value in the slightest.

No matter how the version changes, your Twin Martial Soul Uncle remains a solid T0, still beautifully invisible.

Su Yuntao's treasure is an absolutely heaven-defying divine skill that can solidify the foundation of any force that wants to develop in the long term.

After listening to Ye Chenxing's introduction, Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes shone with admiration, and he couldn't help but praise, "What a wonderful treasure! Master is indeed worthy of being called Master. With just one move, I am filled with admiration."

Archer then stepped forward and extended his hand to Su Yuntao.

"Deacon Su, welcome to the Star Tower."

Su Yuntao was flattered and quickly extended both hands to shake them, his attitude very respectful: "We are both serving Master, so please give me your guidance in the future, Master Qiangu."

For Su Yuntao, it was the same as awakening a martial soul, just with a different group of leaders, so there was basically no difference to him.

Ye Chenxing nodded.

When Ye Chenxing first summoned Su Yuntao, although he was just a background character in the early stages of the game, he couldn't help but be curious and casually asked about Su Yuntao's final fate.

After some questioning, Ye Chenxing learned the cause of the other person's death and was completely speechless.

This guy later went around bragging that he had personally awakened a god, but the news got too out of hand and he was secretly killed by the demons of the Tang Sect.

You, a remnant of the Spirit Hall, dare to claim that you awakened a spirit for our great Sea God?!

Our Sea God is the son of Haotian Douluo, why would he need your help to awaken his powers?!

Upon hearing this, Ye Chenxing thought to himself: These people from the Tang Clan are just like their sect leader, equally petty.

After introducing the blind Douluo, Ye Chenxing looked at the slightly flustered old Jack in front of him and continued to introduce him to Qian Gu Dongfeng: "This is old Jack. Like Su Yuntao, he was someone who had a great deal of interaction with the Sea God Tang San when he was still a nobody."

In Ye Chenxing's opinion, if Su Yuntao was Tang San's benefactor, then Old Jack was definitely Tang San's savior.

Fortunately, old Jack was a kind-hearted village chief.

Back then, Tang Hao spent his days loafing around and drinking heavily, and his family couldn't even get a hot meal.

If it weren't for Old Jack frequently providing food for the father and son, little Tang San probably wouldn't have even made it past one year old and would have prematurely started the Douluo Continent 5 Rebirth Tang San.

Moreover, under Old Jack's governance, the overall atmosphere of Holy Soul Village can be described as simple and honest.

If this were a village where all the kids of Tang San's age had a "bullying spirit," given Tang San's obsessive and sensitive personality, coupled with his disastrous start where he couldn't even afford food, it would be hard for him not to be isolated and bullied by the village's unruly children.

"My parents said you're an illegitimate child born of a spirit beast, and they won't let us play with you!"

If that were to happen, it's hard to say whether Tang San, who was starving, would be captured by a child, or whether Buddha Tang would give everyone a way to die.

More importantly, it was Old Jack who truly guided Tang San onto the path of martial spirit cultivation.

Are we expecting Tang Hao, that hands-off manager, to take the initiative to help Tang San awaken his martial soul?

By the time Tang Hao, this drunkard, sobers up and remembers that his son still needs to awaken his martial soul, the army of the Martial Soul Empire will probably already be at his doorstep.

"Old Jack may have an unremarkable appearance, but he possesses a Noble Phantasm that is of great research value."

Old Jack.

Status: No soul power.

Noble Phantasm: [Old Jack] can produce a 100-year Soul Ring.

Note: Because Old Jack has no soul power, he can only activate this skill once a day.

When Ye Chenxing first saw this treasure, he couldn't help but smile.

If old Jack had had this ability back then, Tang San could have become a Soul Master right there in the village. He wouldn't have needed to go to Notting Academy and almost get tricked by Gangzi into absorbing a ten-year-old Guzhu Soul Ring.

To the average person, this ability might seem somewhat useless.

After all, it's only a hundred-year soul ring, at most it can be used by some great soul masters, or soul lords with really poor talent to absorb.

But the concept of "generating spirit rings out of thin air" is priceless in itself.

In Ye Chenxing's plan, the Star Tower will inevitably become the proma version of Huo Gua's Spirit Pagoda.

The core business of the Spirit Pagoda is soul spirits. Since he intends to replace it, he naturally needs to start researching the most basic soul ring generation mechanism in advance.

Thinking of this, a sly glint flashed in Ye Chenxing's eyes, and he whispered mysteriously to Qian Gu Dongfeng, "Archer, don't be fooled by his appearance as an ordinary old man without soul power. He is a hidden master."

"Oh?" Qian Gu Dong Feng was taken aback.

"Back in the day, when Tang San's father, the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, was living in seclusion in Holy Soul Village, Old Jack fought him several times." Not only did he firmly suppress his opponent in terms of aura, but even the usually arrogant Clear Sky Douluo was subdued and dared not utter a word in his presence, only able to meekly submit.

Qian Gu Dongfeng was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

He naturally knew Tang Hao's past. As Master's best assistant, he naturally had to help Master solve his problems, and understanding Master's enemies was an important part of that.

In his database, Tang Hao was definitely not someone easy to get along with.

Since Master said so, he would never lie to him.

He calmly and carefully examined the old man with the cane in front of him again.

But—no, there was absolutely no fluctuation of soul power, nor any aura of a powerful being.

The ancient east wind stirred up a storm in my heart.

Could it be that the opponent's methods of concealing their presence have become so sophisticated that even my far-seeing eyes and discerning eyes cannot see through them?!

Thinking of this, Qian Gu Dong Feng's admiration for Ye Chenxing deepened even further.

"As expected of Master, he was able to easily retrieve such a terrifying hidden figure from the river of time!"

Archer couldn't help but feel ashamed. He had always thought he knew Tang San and Tang Hao's history by heart, but he had never heard of Old Jack in those materials.

It seems... my wisdom is far inferior to Master's. I must work harder to be worthy of being Master's most capable person!

He put aside all his disdain, stepped forward solemnly, and bowed slightly to old Jack: "Mr. Jack, welcome to the Star Tower."

Old Jack was somewhat bewildered by the scene. He scratched his thinning hair awkwardly and said in his local accent, "I don't quite understand what the Soul Masters are talking about—but I will do my best to help if needed."

Ye Chenxing finally pointed to the girl on the far right.

"This is Ye Lingling."

Ye Lingling.

Status: Level 35 Support-type Soul Master.

Martial Soul: Nine-Hearted Begonia.

Noble Phantasm Ability: Ultimate Healing.

"Her soul power is currently only level 35, which is indeed a bit low for a healer in a high-level battlefield," Ye Chenxing explained, looking at Qian Gu Dongfeng. "However, our Star Tower's main beneficiaries are the lower-level soul masters and commoners. This healing ability is more than enough to deal with their daily injuries and illnesses."

Qian Gu Dongfeng immediately understood and nodded repeatedly. Although these three people's abilities were not as powerful as his Soul Guidance Insight and Soul Tool Proficiency, they were indeed rare and excellent abilities.

He politely extended his hand in welcome.

Ye Lengleng was somewhat shy, and timidly shrank behind Ye Chenxing, nodding slightly without saying a word.

"You can arrange their accommodations and jobs as you see fit." After handing them over, Ye Chenxing sat down in the main seat and changed the subject, "By the way, has Star Tower encountered any obstacles in its development in Mingdu recently?"

"Thanks to you, and with the technical support of all the level nine soul masters, everything is going smoothly. Our business in the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent is also progressing steadily," Qian Gu Dongfeng respectfully reported.

"The Star Luo Empire's royal family has repeatedly extended olive branches. Their princess, Xu Jiujiu, has sent messages multiple times, hoping to have in-depth contact with you, but I have not yet given them a concrete reply. Although the progress of the Heavenly Soul Empire is not as fast as that of Star Luo, its base is also gradually expanding."

At this point, Qian Gu Dongfeng frowned slightly: "It's just that the Douling Empire is not bordering the Sun Moon Empire, and its internal atmosphere is the most conservative, so it's really difficult for the Star Tower to make a breakthrough there."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chenxing sighed indifferently and waved his hand.

"It's alright, these are minor issues. We'll find ways to deal with them later."

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In Ye Chenxing's eyes, the Douling Empire was definitely the weakest existence on the entire continent.

Their overall combat strength is the lowest on the entire continent, and their land area is the smallest, yet they are incredibly arrogant at heart. Just because their royal martial soul is a swan, they consider themselves the legitimate royal family of the Heavenly Fighting Empire and are constantly baring their teeth at the Heavenly Soul Empire.

And what happened? In the original story, once the Heavenly Soul Empire was destroyed, the Fighting Spirit Empire didn't even put up a decent resistance against the army of the Sun Moon Empire; it was completely paralyzed and lay on the ground.

The high-end combat force finally produced a Dragon Emperor Douluo, Long Xiaoyao, but Zhongli Laogui used a little trick to turn him into the strongest worker in the entire series, making Ye Xishui's family a fool.

Ye Chenxing tapped the table and continued, "Let's put the overseas situation aside for now. What about the domestic situation? Is there any trouble in Mingdu?"

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"There is indeed something I need to report to you." Qian Gu Dongfeng straightened his expression. "It concerns the three major underground forces—the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, the Pingfan Alliance, and the Xishui Alliance."

"Oh?"

Ye Chenxing immediately became interested and raised an eyebrow.

"The Aodu Chamber of Commerce, which was the backer of thieves and assassins, has now been completely absorbed by us."

"That easy?"

"Yes. Although they are in the business of murder, they are still essentially a profit-driven business association," Qian Gu Dongfeng analyzed.

Truly bloodthirsty psychopaths would have long been recruited by the Holy Spirit Cult's talent pool.

Those who remained with the Audu Chamber of Commerce were mostly just working people who treated being an assassin as a way to make a living.

With the cooperation of Chairman Hui Anlitong and Xu Ping, the deputy regimental commander in the military, the incorporation was completed with ease.

"What happens after we recruit them? We can't just let them continue being assassins in the Star Tower, can we?"

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"Of course not. Our Star Tower is in dire need of manpower right now, and the emerging soul tool industry is facing a huge talent shortage."

"My subordinates saw the potential in these thieves and assassins: their familiarity with the city's terrain, their ability to conceal themselves, and their speed. So, they've mostly switched careers to become soul-guided vehicle drivers and soul-guided food delivery workers."