Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 152 Advice for Dugu Yan: Pearl Snake Grass

"Tch~ This is a prince? How ridiculous!"

Looking at the somewhat disheveled figure of Xue Beng, Xiao Wu showed disdain.

Prince?

That's it?

It's nowhere near as good as the Xueqing River.

"My grandfather told me that he was actually pretending," Dugu Yan said, speaking the truth. "However, I couldn't tell at all."

"The struggle for royalty is full of deceit and treachery, but if you play dumb for too long, you might actually turn into a pig." Tang San wasn't particularly interested in Avalanche's disguise.

After all, the prerequisite for pretending to be weak to take advantage of others is that you need to have the ability or power to "take down the tiger" yourself; otherwise, you're just plain stupid.

In the original novel, if Qian Renxue hadn't been exposed, Xue Beng would never have had the chance to rise to power.

However, in Tang San's view, even if Qian Renxue was exposed, she could continue to pretend, since the previous emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire was critically ill and needed a capable prince to succeed him.

As everyone knows, Avalanche is a playboy. Even if he's pretending, not many people know he's faking it. If someone suddenly says he's a man of great talent and ambition, people's first reaction will definitely be disbelief.

Secondly, even if Qian Renxue is exposed to the protagonists of the original work, she doesn't actually need to give up. Even if the Tang Sect claims that she is fake, how many people would believe it?

In any case, ordinary people at the bottom of society don't care who becomes emperor. As long as Qian Renxue takes the throne and issues some policies that benefit the people, she can win their hearts.

Although this is a world of Soul Masters, the number of Soul Masters is negligible compared to the vast majority of non-Soul Masters.

But why did Qian Renxue give up so easily?

In Tang San's view, Qian Renxue was too arrogant. With innate level 20 soul power, she actually lost to someone younger than her. Her mentality was a bit unbalanced, and she wanted to regain her face. Therefore, she gave up all her previous efforts and prepared to achieve the position of Angel God and win back the title honorably.

Considering the mutual influence between Soul Masters and Martial Souls, Tang San estimated that the Angel Martial Soul, to some extent, also imbued Qian Renxue with a "stubborn pride" similar to that of the Clear Sky Sect.

"The struggle within the royal family is indeed brutal. My grandfather told me not to get too involved with the royal family." Dugu Yan wholeheartedly agreed with Tang San's assessment. "So, I found a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan to be my boyfriend."

"Are you and Yu Tianheng boyfriend and girlfriend?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise.

"Of course, didn't you see how close Tianheng and I are during training?" Dugu Yan said matter-of-factly.

"But I heard from my third brother that the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family has very high requirements for female spouses. Their martial souls need to have a direct or indirect connection with the dragon race," Xiao Wu couldn't help but say.

"Female spouse and such..." Dugu Yan looked at Tang San speechlessly, thinking that only someone as focused on martial soul research as him could use such a term. "Although my martial soul is the Azure Scale Serpent, it also has the opportunity to transform into a dragon."

"Oh~" Xiao Wu stopped talking.

"Thanks for your help," Tang San said gratefully. "I didn't know you were almost at level 40? I can help you with your fourth spirit ring."

"I'm currently level 35, and it will probably be about two years before I reach level 40," Dugu Yan said, considering her cultivation progress. "Can my fourth spirit ring absorb a ten-thousand-year-old one? My grandfather gives me whale glue to take every now and then; over the years, my body should be able to handle it, right?"

"With your current physical condition, I estimate you can only withstand about eight thousand years. Even two years from now, you probably won't be able to withstand ten thousand years. More importantly, absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring requires a certain level of mental strength. If you have a head soul bone, you might be able to succeed. If not, there is basically no possibility of successfully absorbing it." Tang San had Dugu Yan raise her hand, squeezed her palm to confirm her physical condition, and told her the truth.

"So, you and Xiao Wu both have a head soul bone?" Dugu Yan asked in shock. "Such good luck? You got a soul bone just from hunting soul beasts?"

"No, the key I'm talking about is mental strength, not the head spirit bone that can enhance mental strength." Tang San chuckled. "How do you enhance mental strength? It's very simple: read more books, write down all the knowledge in the books, apply it flexibly, and keep thinking to keep your brain active. As long as you can do the above, your mental strength will naturally increase."

Tang San offered a method to enhance mental strength, but unfortunately—

"Forget it, I can't read those books."

Upon hearing that she needed to read, Dugu Yan felt a headache coming on. "What kind of spirit beast would be suitable for my fourth spirit ring?"

"Pearl Snake Grass," Tang San said, referring to a plant-based martial soul.

"A plant-based spirit beast?" Dugu Yan frowned. Her spirit beast was the Azure Scale Serpent, a venomous snake. It was one thing not to let her choose a snake-type spirit beast, but to choose a plant-based one instead?

Despite its name containing the word "snake," suggesting a high probability of being related to snakes, it is ultimately a plant-based spirit beast.

However, this Pearl Snake Grass might have some unexpected uses, and given Tang San's mastery of martial spirit theory, Dugu Yan calmed herself down and asked, "What powerful attack abilities can the Pearl Snake Grass grant me?"

"It's not an attack."

"defense?"

"Not defense."

"control?"

"It's not about control."

"What exactly is it?" Dugu Yan asked curiously. "Can you stop keeping me in suspense, Captain?"

"A support-type soul skill that has a high probability of saving your life."

Tang San explained the effects of the Pearl Snake Grass on Dugu Yan: "The Pearl Snake Grass is a parasitic plant. Its seeds emit an aura that attracts snake-type soul beasts to devour them. The seeds then take root in the snake's inner gallbladder and begin to spread their roots throughout the snake's body, turning it into wood."

"This plant-type spirit beast can condense snake venom into a pearl-like fruit, which attracts other venomous snake-type spirit beasts, which it then kills and devours their venom."

Dugu Yan pondered, "It can condense multiple snake venoms? That sounds good, but I don't think I need this soul skill. My Jade Scale Serpent Martial Soul itself contains toxins, and these toxins can control other snake venoms."

"No, you've actually already been affected by the spirit poison." Tang San shook his head. "There's a limit to how much a spirit can tolerate poison. The autobiography 'The Legend of the Poison King' is a case in point. You haven't been affected yet because your spirit power level isn't high enough to show it. Once your spirit power level is high, I estimate that once it reaches level 50, some problems will become apparent."

"Because I am not a doctor and have never seen a real case of poisoning, I do not know the specifics of poisoning, but I imagine that even if I can suppress the poison with my soul power, some parts of my body will still feel uncomfortable."

"The ability of the Pearl Snake Grass should help you grow a poison pearl formed from soul power within your body, helping you to contain all the poison of your martial soul, thus preventing the toxins from affecting your body."

(End of this chapter)