Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 11 Choosing the First Soul Ring

money?

No!

Xiao Wu, who had no money, left in a huff.

Looking at the scorpion braid swinging back and forth, Tang San could tell that the other party was very angry, but what did that have to do with him?

Xiao Wu, a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, has a somewhat carefree personality. Although she has mastered adult matters without a teacher, she is still quite naive in her dealings with others.

However, Tang San was certain of one thing: he didn't like being a philanderer, nor did he like being the one being philandered. For now, being ordinary friends was fine.

As for how their relationship improves in the future, if Xiao Wu doesn't resolve the issue of the soul beast's aura, he will absolutely not let her participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

But why is it that a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast can only cultivate quickly in a human social environment?

By the way, are soul beasts that have taken human form still soul beasts?

Based on my current interactions with Xiao Wu, her body and bones are completely indistinguishable from a human's, and I estimate that her internal organs are also identical to those of a human. Can she really still be considered a soul beast?

After thinking for a while, Tang San didn't have much of a concept and decided to put the question aside for the time being, since he was not yet able to grasp the essence of "transformation".

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Spirit Hall, Tang San greeted the two guards and went inside, as they were old acquaintances.

Walk through the hall and take the passage on the left to the backyard.

Tang San was about to confirm whether his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was still intact.

Tang Hao's reaction at the time, with that gloomy, murderous expression, made him think a lot.

In this world, there may be other transmigrators besides him, who have already gained the upper hand and taken away the Blue Silver Emperor seedling.

What is the purpose?

Based on Tang San's experience reading fanfiction, there are only two.

Firstly, he coveted the body of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Secondly, the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor can also be categorized under this category.

What would happen to him if the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline were gone?

With the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San estimated that the speed of his soul power cultivation would not be greatly affected. After all, in the original story, Tang San improved his soul power by relying on the Mysterious Heaven Skill, rather than by using his martial soul to absorb the energy of heaven and earth through meditation.

As long as he doesn't die, becoming a Title Douluo is only a matter of time, it just might take a little longer.

Furthermore, by choosing a soul beast whose attributes are extremely compatible with Blue Silver Grass, one can allow Blue Silver Grass to evolve step by step.

However, this is the worst-case scenario.

Tang San estimated that his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline would not be destroyed.

This world also involves cells.

Bloodline is also a kind of gene. His body is formed by the combination of half of the single-chain gene from Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor.

Abolishing the half of his genetic inheritance from the Blue Silver Emperor would be a billion times more difficult than killing him, since according to Tang San's idea, it would first require changing half of the genetic material in every cell of his body.

If it were a fantasy world where the world is destroyed, Tang San would naturally not imagine it this way. But this Douluo world is a planet, its full name is Douluo Star, which revolves around the sun. Perhaps thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of light-years away, there is also an Earth in this vast universe.

As for the uniqueness of the Blue Silver Emperor...

Tang San guessed that this wasn't a matter of setting, but rather a matter of perception. After all, a frog in a well can hardly see the vastness of the sky, and the Blue Silver Emperor couldn't imagine that there was another continent called "Sun and Moon" on the other side of the sea, where there was also a Blue Silver Emperor.

Furthermore, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and the Blue Silver Emperor Plant might not be two separate entities. It's possible that the Blue Silver Emperor exists as a Martial Soul, allowing for multiple existences. After all, the resurrected Blue Silver Emperor in the original story was fully transformed and no longer a Blue Silver Emperor Soul Beast, leaving many possibilities...

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Putting aside distractions, Tang San began the test.

The method is simple: just get close to ordinary blue silver grass.

Tang San observed closely and discovered that other Blue Silver Grasses would slightly "nod" towards his Blue Silver Grass spirit, meaning their leaves would bend slightly towards his spirit.

If you don't look closely, you really won't notice it.

"It seems that my Blue Silver Emperor bloodline has not been ruined. It is most likely because my previous guess was correct. The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline exists in every cell in my body and is part of the gene expression that makes up me. It is different from the Golden Dragon King bloodline of that cheap son in Douluo Continent III, which was forcibly implanted."

Tang San breathed a sigh of relief, then began to ponder, "It's unlikely. I guessed wrong. The other transmigrators in the illusion haven't succeeded yet, or they're just lusting after the Blue Silver Emperor's body."

"In that case, let's confirm again which soul beast I should choose for the first round."

The best option is naturally to go directly to the Blue Silver Forest, find the Blue Silver King, and ask him to help awaken the Blue Silver Emperor and condense the first soul ring.

Unfortunately, the Blue Silver Forest cannot be found.

The Blue Silver Forest is not currently marked on any map of mainland China, suggesting it is an unknown adventure land yet to be explored by humans.

Moreover, at the age of six, it's impossible for him to travel far; that would be tantamount to courting death. It's impossible that he could go to that wild Soul Hunting Forest without worry just because he knows Tang Hao is watching him from the shadows.

Moreover, it's questionable whether Tang Hao is still watching him at this moment.

Given the choice between his wife and his child, that bastard Tang Hao would definitely choose the former.

Therefore, he had no choice but to settle for a soul ring that could enhance the characteristics of Blue Silver Grass.

How can we determine the quality of Blue Silver Grass?

Naturally, a six-dimensional diagram is drawn.

This idea was inspired by a novel he read in his previous life, "The Ultimate Conductive Terror Beast Stands Atop Douluo Continent".

Although the six-dimensional diagram is simple and not perfect, it can clearly show the characteristics of a martial soul.

This is also a new theory that Tang San wants to publish on the Douluo Continent in the more distant future, so that each Soul Master can more easily find their own advantages.

By organizing various martial soul data from the Notting Martial Soul Branch Hall, Tang San simply categorized the characteristics of martial souls into strength, speed, defense, endurance, energy, and special attributes, making it easy for people to understand at a glance.

Strength: 0, Blue Silver Grass has no destructive power.

Speed: 1. Blue Silver Grass cannot move at all, but it spawns relatively quickly, so it can barely be counted as 1 point.

Defense: 0. Blue Silver Grass without any Soul Rings for enhancement can be torn apart by anyone.

Endurance: 5. Endurance represents recovery speed. This is the only strength of Blue Silver Grass. It consumes very little soul power to maintain the martial soul, and its endurance is very good.

Energy: 0. Blue Silver Grass does not contain any energy that can be released.

Special: 3. Possesses extremely strong vitality, can enhance its own perception, and can slightly sense the life energy transmitted from other Blue Silver Grass.

The six-dimensional diagram is worth five points per item, with a total of thirty points. Blue Silver Grass only has nine points.

低！

No wonder it's a useless martial spirit.

It's good for nothing except being persistent.

"The situation is clear now. Blue Silver Grass has two advantages: low soul power consumption and extremely strong vitality." Tang San stroked his youthful chin, pretending to be mature. "And the other martial soul..."

Now is not the time for testing. Who knows if Tang Hao is secretly watching us? It's better to play it safe and focus on Blue Silver Grass in the early stages.

However, even without testing, Tang San could roughly estimate that the power of the Clear Sky Hammer must be 5, and its speed, including attack speed, could be 2, because swinging the hammer is not as fast as swinging a sword.

In terms of defense, the hammer is quite hard, but it's not as big as the shield. Although its size can be increased by injecting soul power, it's a trade-off and not objective, so I can only say 3.

Endurance and soul power consumption are relatively high. With Tang San's current level 10 soul power, he can only last for half an hour, so it can only be counted as 1.

In terms of energy, the Clear Sky Hammer possesses a unique energy that, when guided through soul power, can cause objects to shatter into pieces, which could perhaps be counted as 4.

It's a special case, counted as 0. It hasn't been tested, but perhaps the previous energy could also be included in this calculation. However, since no specific tests have been conducted, we'll leave it out for now.

However, even with only a rough estimate, the Clear Sky Hammer, without adding a single spirit ring, still has a score of 14.

If a test were to be conducted, the score would be at least fifteen, which would certainly be worthy of the name "Haotian" in this world.

After testing the strengths and weaknesses of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, Tang San went to his study, opened a book, and his gaze fell upon a picture depicting a plant-like spirit beast that grew like a fishing net.

A Thousand Banyan Trees!

The Thousand-Root Banyan is a unique plant-type spirit beast that grows by attaching its seeds to other trees. After the seeds germinate, the roots grow first, spreading downwards along the attached tree until they envelop the entire trunk. Then, the roots sink into the soil and continue to spread, forming a network-like root system that covers the entire forest, slowly killing other plants, blocking their roots, and taking away their nutrients.

Legend has it that the Thousand-Root Banyan Tree does not sprout from a single seed, but rather is formed by the roots of multiple seeds linked together to create a root network, which allows it to draw upon the earth's energy for growth.

Even a thousand-tree banyan tree of advanced age can form a forest, covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

These spirit beasts have no ability to move and do not possess intelligence, but once they grow to be over ten thousand years old, no one will hunt them.

Because the roots of the banyan tree are extremely hard, like metal or stone, and exceptionally tough, and because the banyan tree has no taproot, all the network of roots must be cut off in order to truly kill it, which is very troublesome.

Not many Soul Masters are willing to struggle with a hard and troublesome tree.

They are not loggers!

According to records from the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall, no Soul Master has chosen this plant-type Soul Beast as their Soul Ring for over 500 years, because it is simply too troublesome to deal with.

Five hundred years ago, Soul Masters cut down the Thousand Banyan Tree to obtain Soul Rings, mainly to enhance the hardness of their Martial Soul. However, Tang San noticed that the Thousand Banyan Tree had a massive root system that could penetrate deep into the ground and even cover hundreds of miles.

How can a plant-based martial spirit be considered complete without roots?

Moreover, the Thousand Roots Banyan has an extremely strong vitality. In the seed stage, the roots need to survive for several days without direct contact with water. After growing, it can draw on the power of the earth to nourish the branches and leaves, forming a lush crown, which will definitely make its Blue Silver Grass even more lush.

After choosing his soul beast, Tang San found Matthew and Su Yuntao.

"Little Tang, why are you so excited? Have you already decided which soul beast you want to choose?" Matthew's expression turned serious. "Tell me about it, I'll take a look."

"A Thousand Banyan Trees".

"A Thousand-Root Banyan? That's a kind of soul beast with very strong vitality. I remember there's one in the Soul Hunting Forest near Notting City, which is about five hundred years old. It's quite old."

Su Yuntao thought for a while and then thought of where there was a Thousand Banyan Tree. "Should we replace it? It's too old. There might be suitable ones in other Soul Hunting Forests, but Master Matthew and I can't go too far from Notting City. That would be dereliction of duty."

Due to their identities, he and Matthew Nok were not allowed to leave Nottingham and the surrounding villages.

"I'm confident I can absorb this one plant."

Tang San made up his mind: "Regarding the absorption period of spirit rings, according to the information I saw from the Spirit Hall, the absorption period of spirit rings that spirit masters can absorb has been increasing. I believe that I can withstand a spirit ring that is five hundred years old. I am willing to try this theory myself."

"Of course, even if I succeed, others cannot directly imitate me. They need to make a preliminary judgment based on various factors such as their own martial soul type, physical qualities, and whether the attributes of their soul beast are compatible with their martial soul attributes."

(End of this chapter)