Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 87 Dao Ba

Seeing the hint of confusion in A-Ba's eyes, Ye Wen immediately understood.

"You don't know what a Fallen Soul Master is, do you?"

The two siblings nodded in unison.

Ye Wen slapped his forehead. Thinking about it, it made sense. In this era where the Spirit Hall was suppressing them, how could these fallen evil spirit masters possibly stand out? They probably only slaughtered a few villages before the Spirit Hall discovered their scheme and reported it, and then a group of powerful Spirit Hall experts came to hunt them down.

On another note, although the Angel Family was mentioned in Douluo Continent I, only three characters appeared in total: Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Qian Renxue. It's clearly odd that a family only has three members, implying that the other Angel Family members were likely out arresting or killing evil spirit masters.

During the second Douluo Continent, the Angelic Martial Soul was not extinct; there were still people active on the Douluo Continent who even participated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

However, the reason for the appearance of this angelic martial soul was not explained in detail. It was only mentioned that it reappeared on the continent, and it was unknown whether it was due to family inheritance or accidental reversion of the ancestral lineage.

This kind of behavior can only be described as baffling and idiotic. Knowing full well that it is an era in which evil spirit masters are rampant, they still try to fight head-on against a rock. It can only be said that the Angelic Martial Soul seems to easily inherit the flaw of being bad-minded.

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that angels in Western mythology seem to be nothing more than lackeys carrying out missions.

Afterwards, Ye Wen explained the concept of evil spirit masters to the two siblings.

"Oh, so Master was referring to those evil spirit masters who ate children, the ones the headmaster used to scare us kids when we were little, to stop us from fighting," Chen Youyu said, suddenly realizing.

Haha, as expected, no matter what world it is, there are always adults who use dubious stories to scare children.

"That's right, that's exactly what your brother is like now. Fortunately, he still has some self-control, otherwise he could easily go mad and fall into a state of frenzy if he started killing innocent people indiscriminately."

After speaking, Ye Wen took a serious look at Chen Youyu, a seemingly ordinary and pretty little girl.

Chen Youyu is a very sensitive and intelligent child. Through Ye Wen's gaze, she understood that the self-restriction he was referring to was himself.

"Master, what should I do next in my cultivation?" A-Ba asked impatiently.

Ah Ba became very irritable whenever it involved anything related to Chen Youyu.

"Your cultivation is not urgent for now. Your main concern right now is your mindset, and your cultivation level has already reached the limit for your age."

So for the next month, you need to focus on recovering from your injuries and adjusting your mindset; otherwise, I won't teach you. If you lose control of your current state, you could easily fall into becoming an evil spirit master and be hunted down by the Spirit Hall.

You wouldn't want Little Fish to worry about you, would you?

The last sentence hit Ah Ba's Achilles' heel.

Ah Ba could only mutter to himself as he followed Ye Wen's guidance. For the next month, Ye Wen set up a training program for him that focused on understanding one's true nature, mainly to suppress the ever-surging fighting spirit and killing intent in his heart.

"The strong wield their swords against the stronger, the weak against the weaker. Do you want to be strong or weak?"

"The strong."

"Why do you wield your sword? And why do you train?"

"Protect your family."

"If you can't protect your family, then what are you?"

"Rubbish!"

"What is a knife?"

"I am the knife—"

After a month of PUA, Ah Ba, who was originally full of tyranny, was completely transformed, and his eyes revealed a profound depth.

"Do you understand?!"

Looking at the results of the past month of training, Ye Wen was very pleased. Although his cultivation level had not improved by one level, A Ba had undergone a complete transformation.

Compared to the impetuous Ah-Ba a month ago, Ah-Ba was now much more gentle, though not exactly polite, and bowed respectfully as he spoke.

"Understood, Master."

"Very good. Keep up this mindset, and you're likely to be crowned a top player in the future," Ye Wen commented with a smile.

"Yes."

A hint of hesitation flashed in A-Ba's eyes, but in the end he made up his mind and said.

"Master, may I be granted a new surname and name? I wish to bid farewell to the past."

It seems that Ah Ba has completely broken free from the state of neglecting himself due to the influence of his martial spirit, and has begun to want a code name that will be left in the world.

Ye Wen was dumbfounded. He was terrible at naming things, but he couldn't lose face. After pondering for a while, he said...

"I heard that your code name in the Soul Arena is Scarface, and you are obsessed with the way of the sword. Why don't you take the sword as your surname?"

Since it's just saying goodbye to the past, there's no need to abandon the name "Eight." How about you call yourself "Knife Eight" from now on?

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this name upon me. From now on, I, Ah Ba, will officially be known as Dao Ba."

Although the name was simple, Dao Ba inexplicably liked it.

Obsessed with the knife, loyal to the knife, therefore only the knife matters.

Even though they have broken free from that frenzied fighting state, the deep affection they have for their martial spirit over the years will never change.

During this month, Ye Wen also fully acknowledged Dao Ba's existence. He was a very pure young man who valued bonds very much.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought Chen Youyu, who was not related to him and was merely his childhood sweetheart, to venture into the world of Soul Masters at such a young age.

Therefore, Dao Ba officially became Ye Wen's ninth disciple.

It's hard to say whether it's a case of fools having good luck or not, but the three spirit rings that Dao Ba casually hunted, although none of them were of the maximum age, had the same attributes, laying an excellent foundation for his future cultivation.

After a month of recuperation, Dao Ba's overall condition has returned to the level of a normal Soul Master.

After a simple test, Dao Ba's strength easily exceeded 1 jin, reaching the physical standard of a Soul King.

Furthermore, having been formally accepted as a personal disciple, Ye Wen unhesitatingly opened up the artificial purple energy he produced to Dao Ba.

Perhaps due to the long-term strain on his health, Dao Ba reached the level of Soul Master at level 40 in just one week.

However, Ye Wen did not rush to let Dao Ba obtain a spirit ring, because Dao Ba's physical potential had not yet been fully developed. This also proved that Dao Ba's mutated broken sword spirit was a super spirit that had failed to mutate, otherwise it would not have such exaggerated physical potential.

After all, to some extent, the more extraordinary a martial spirit is, the higher its potential.

For example, Luo Sanpao, played by Yu Xiaogang, is a prime example. Even though Yu Xiaogang only had half a level of innate soul power, he was still full of spirituality.

As for Chen Youyu, although he is a good kid, Ye Wen plans to test him for a while longer.

Looking at the ever-growing group of disciples, each one with a promising future, Ye Wen was very satisfied. A week later, Ye Wen summoned the Huo siblings and Dao Ba to his secret chamber.

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