Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 43 Getting a Shield (Part 1)

"Yes, I, Dugu Bo, hereby swear by my martial spirit. As long as you can solve the martial spirit problem for my son and me, I will protect the academy as the honorary dean of Tianxing Academy, and my son will also become your disciple," Dugu Bo said earnestly.

Ye Wen hadn't expected Dugu Bo to be so straightforward; he truly lived up to his reputation as the most honest person in Douluo Continent.

Ye Wen then led the two into the Blue Silver Forest. Feeling the overwhelming life force, both father and son felt a sense of comfort.

Years of steadfast asceticism had made Dugu Bo's will extremely firm. He quickly recovered from this pleasurable numbness and spoke earnestly to Ye Wen.

"Kid, this life energy can indeed alleviate the symptoms of my son and me, but it can't cure the problem with our martial souls. If this is all you've got, I'll have to break our promise."

"Don't rush, senior. One must eat one bite at a time and do one thing at a time. The reason I brought you here is to let you know my strength. What I'm about to tell you is the solution to your martial soul problem." Ye Wen said with a smile, and then led the two into the depths of the Blue Silver Forest.

The father and son fell silent as they stared at the enormous Blue Silver King. As Soul Saints, they possessed the necessary discernment; this tree was undoubtedly a ten-thousand-year-old plant-type Soul Beast. Moreover, its resemblance to the surrounding thousand-year-old Blue Silver Trees suggested it was likely a ten-thousand-year-old form of Blue Silver Grass.

"Senior Dugu Bo, let me introduce you. This is our Tianxing Academy's guardian spirit beast, Senior Blue Silver King, with 85,000 years of cultivation."

The Blue Silver King, being quite obliging, conjured up an aged face and spoke in a muffled voice.

"Hello, human soul saint."

In the common understanding of soul masters, soul beasts cannot speak, even 100,000-year-old soul beasts. However, this soul beast with only 85,000 years of cultivation can speak human language, which immediately left Dugu Bo speechless.

"The Soul Beast can talk!" Dugu Xin asked first.

Ye Wen kindly explained the situation to them.

"It's not unusual for soul beasts to be able to talk. Soul beasts that reach the 100,000-year level already possess the same intelligence as ordinary people."

Whether or not they speak is simply a matter of whether they are willing to learn.

According to an ancient text I read, in the very heart of the Star Dou Great Forest lives a 100,000-year-old soul beast with the body of a snake and the head of a bull, capable of spitting out...

This explanation made the father and son somewhat accept it, but Dugu Xin, being young and quick-witted, immediately noticed the problem and asked a question.

"Teacher Ye, didn't you say that only 100,000-year-old soul beasts can speak? But this Blue Silver King is only 85,000 years old."

Hearing such a basic error, Ye Wen shook his head helplessly and could only continue explaining.

"A 10-year-old soul beast does not necessarily have to live for 10 years to have such cultivation. Rather, it is because their own power level has reached that level, allowing them to live for so long. That is why they are 10-year-old soul beasts."

Although Senior Blue Silver King only has 85,000 years of cultivation, his growth is extremely slow due to the characteristics of his race. He even lives longer than some soul beasts that may live for more than 100,000 years. And the essence of speaking is nothing more than the transmission of energy waves. With a little hard training, it is not surprising that Senior Blue Silver King can speak.

It's like having tens of thousands of years to learn a language; even if you're incredibly clumsy, a hundred years is enough.

After hearing Ye Wen's explanation, although Dugu Xin didn't know what the transmission of fluctuations was, he understood.

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo was also very interested in such secrets. He was so focused on his cultivation that he had never really looked into such secrets. In his subconscious, he thought that the reason why soul beasts had such cultivation was because they had lived for so many years.

"Been taught a lesson."

"As long as you don't break the rules and take action within the academy, you are free to move around in the Blue Silver Forest."

After saying this, the Blue Silver King fell into a deep sleep again. Ye Wen had told it, "The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make. Try your best not to reveal its identity with Ah Yin."

Dugu Bo now took the Blue Silver King's strength seriously. Although the Blue Silver Grass was inherently weak, a soul beast that could grow to 85,000 years old was no ordinary creature.

Then Ye Wen spoke.

"Next, I will explain to you how to solve the problem of martial spirit."

The father and son immediately became focused, as the real action was finally about to begin, and it was a matter of life and death for them.

"First, let me ask you, all the soul skills you possess should be spray-type soul skills, such as spraying venom or spraying poison mist. In short, you are control-type soul masters who use poison to control the field."

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "Is there a problem? This is how our ancestors have attached spirit rings for generations, and that's why we have a place in the spirit master world."

Ye Wen revealed a knowing look. Although he had imagined many reasons why the Jade Scale Serpent Martial Soul would poison him, he did not expect it to be the simplest one.

"There's nothing wrong with your martial spirits; it's the spirit rings you've attached and the direction of your cultivation that's wrong."

"What?! Impossible!"

Dugu Bo said decisively, "This is the way of hunting soul rings that has been passed down from generation to generation. How could it be wrong?"

This is a deeply ingrained traditional concept in his mind.

Ye Wen was not surprised by Dugu Bo's strong reaction. There was a saying in his previous life: you can take the money and lives of the lower class, but you can never shake their beliefs.

As a once glorious Soul Master family, no matter how much they have declined, they would never belittle their ancestors as failures; that would be called forgetting one's roots.

"Don't be hasty, Senior Dugu Bo. Let me explain."

After comforting Dugu Bo for a while, Ye Wencai continued.

"Senior Dugu Bo, if someone is bitten by a venomous snake, and there are no suitable herbs or equipment around, how can one maximize the chances of neutralizing the poison?"

Dugu Bo's face showed a hint of disdain. After all, he was an expert in handling snakes, so how could he not know this basic common sense? He blurted it out.

"First, block part of its blood flow, then suck out the venom. This can greatly reduce the venom of the snake and prolong the treatment time for the poisoned person as much as possible."

In feudal times, such a method was already quite sophisticated, but unfortunately, Dugu Bo was facing Ye Wen's overwhelmingly superior attack.

"Did Senior Dugu Bo suck snake venom using his mouth?"

"Of course, soul power from different types of soul masters cannot be transferred to each other, otherwise it will damage the meridians. If it is a soul master, he can directly expel it with his own soul power. And you said that you don't have any tools or use your mouth, so what do you use to suck it in?" Dugu Bo said righteously.

(End of this chapter)