Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 178 Does Qian Renxue have this level of intelligence?

The martial spirit materializes.

Besides those who become gods and can transform their weapon spirits into divine artifacts, there are also some soul masters who can do the same.

Food-type Soul Master.

This type of Soul Master, when using Soul Skills, materializes their food Martial Soul into something that can be eaten by people.

However, materialized food spirits are still somewhat different from real spirits. They are still condensed by spirit power and present a material-like entity.

When people consume ordinary food, it takes a certain amount of time to digest it, but when they eat food made with food-based supplements, the effects are immediate.

This is because the food made by a food-type support-type Soul Master instantly transforms into Soul Power after entering the human body, and then operates according to a pre-set Soul Power circulation route, thus being quickly absorbed by the human body and producing effects.

But the dragon-patterned short sword in front of us is different. It was originally the martial spirit of Blood Sword Norman. After his death, it actually materialized, which is quite unexpected.

When infused with soul power, the dragon patterns within it begin to flow, giving the impression that it can cut through anything...

To be honest, using this thing is similar to using a soul tool.

Speaking of soul tools, Tang San suddenly remembered that the Heart of the Sea God, the core of the Trident of the Sea God, was identified by the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire as a kind of soul tool.

But the truth is that Poseidon's trident was his martial soul before he became a god, and the Heart of Poseidon was also part of his martial soul.

Thus, Tang San made a guess: a materialized weapon spirit, or divine artifact, in a sense, might be a unique soul tool.

However, weapon spirits can materialize and become divine artifacts, but what happens when beast spirits materialize?

Considering that powerful beast spirit masters emphasize bloodline power and that spirits possess sentience, Tang San believed that the materialization of beast spirits could either involve reviving divine beasts or transforming oneself into a divine beast, using a human soul to control its body…

In a flash, Tang San pondered many things before returning to the present moment. He said to Qin Ming, "Could I examine this short sword? The aura of the Fallen seems to have dissipated in the flames. This weapon, materialized from the Blood Sword Martial Soul, is extremely similar to a Soul Tool, and both Guang Ling and I have studied Soul Tools."

"No problem." Qin Ming thought for a while, and not noticing anything wrong with the silver crystal short sword, he nodded in agreement.

In his view, although this short sword materialized from a martial spirit was peculiar, its value should not be comparable to the 40,000-year-old right leg bone that he had absorbed.

Giving it to Tang San is no big deal.

"It's a pity we didn't remove the storage soul tool from the corpse earlier; it was burned along with the flames." Yu Feng's eyes showed regret. Before, their attention was on the soul bone, and they didn't pay attention to Norman's storage soul tool. They were also thinking about taking Norman's corpse out later.

Unexpectedly, Qin Ming taught them a lesson: all they needed to do was take their heads with them.

"If it's gone, it's gone. His storage soul tool might contain the secret method to become a Fallen One. It's rumored that if an ordinary person sees such a thing, their mind will gradually become twisted. Perhaps it's a good thing that we won't see it." Huo Wu didn't care. She felt that the best way was to burn such a harmful and soul-twisting item along with the flames.

"Alright, the matter is resolved, let's go out." Qin Ming carried the shroud containing Norman's head in one hand and took out a signal flare from the storage soul tool at his waist with the other, lighting the fuse with his martial soul fire.

call out--

The signal flare shot into the sky, exploded, and formed a firework.

This is a reminder to the Star Luo Royal Team and the Spirit Hall Team.

To be honest, Tang San was quite shocked when he first learned that Douluo Continent had something similar to gunpowder. He didn't understand why, even though they had gunpowder, they couldn't manufacture weapons of mass destruction.

Then I checked the book and only found four words: "It is against the will of Heaven".

It's highly likely that they'll be rejected by Soul Masters.

If ordinary people can cause large-scale damage to Soul Masters, how can Soul Masters be considered noble?

However, Tang San felt that it was possible that no one had thought of how to improve the gunpowder ratio and increase its power. After all, the gunpowder in this world, like in his previous life, was also created by accident.

In the previous life, gunpowder was accidentally invented, but it took nearly a thousand years of development before it was truly used in weapons capable of causing mass destruction.

In this world with extraordinary powers, it will probably take even longer for gunpowder to be used in warfare.

Moreover, soul power is a convenient and comprehensive force.

"Wait, Teacher Qin Ming, I need to say goodbye to Yun Shu."

Tang San's thoughts returned from the fireworks exploding in the sky to his present moment. He walked to the cloud tree and once again used his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul to enter its spiritual space, soothe the cloud tree's spirit and soul, and leave behind a wisp of the golden ancient tree's aura, allowing it to better gather the energy of heaven and earth for cultivation and cleanse the impure soul power within its trunk.

According to Tang San's estimation, Yun Shu's cultivation level has been extremely close to 90,000 years under the forced enhancement of Blood Sword Norman. Now, influenced by him, it is estimated that it will be able to break through and become a 100,000-year-old soul beast in less than ten years.

"Tang San, can you communicate with the Cloud Tree?" Qin Ming asked curiously after Tang San returned to the group.

"Yes, my martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, has evolved to an extremely powerful level, and can be called the Blue Silver Emperor."

Tang San was preparing to officially announce that his martial soul was the Blue Silver Emperor. "I can use that enormous life energy, along with my mental power, to communicate with intelligent plant soul beasts... Before dealing with Blood Sword Norman, I communicated with this 90,000-year-old Cloud Tree to help her clear away the impure souls that had invaded her mental space; just now, I infused it with the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor so that it could cultivate better."

"She also plans to sacrifice herself to me after her cultivation reaches 100,000 years."

Using the cloud tree as an excuse, Tang San revealed something he shouldn't have known: "According to her, after a soul beast reaches 100,000 years, a thousand years later, a heavenly tribulation will target the soul beast."

"If a 100,000-year-old soul beast can survive one heavenly tribulation, it can continue to live, continue to accumulate cultivation, reach the next 100,000 years, that is, 200,000 years, and then experience another heavenly tribulation."

"By the same token, a 100,000-year-old soul beast can become a million-year-old soul beast and transform into a divine beast, which is to say, a god, if it undergoes nine heavenly tribulations."

Xiao Wu was astonished. She turned back to look at the cloud tree whose cloud crown had gradually turned from blood red to white, and was secretly shocked: "This tree actually knows so much?"

The others were equally incredulous.

"There are million-year-old soul beasts among the soul beasts?" Huo Wu exclaimed in shock. "How powerful must they be?"

"I don't know." Tang San shook his head. "I've never seen the Cloud Tree either... However, most soul beasts can't survive the Heavenly Tribulation, which is why there are so few 100,000-year-old soul beasts on the continent. They are all struck by lightning and killed."

"A small number of 100,000-year-old soul beasts, realizing they cannot survive the Heavenly Tribulation, choose to transform into humans and start over. Of course, some 100,000-year-old soul beasts may not even know of the existence of the Heavenly Tribulation. They simply sense the will of the world and believe that they can only live for a thousand years after becoming 100,000-year-old soul beasts, so they choose to transform into humans to try to live a longer period of time."

Xiao Wu gritted her teeth, feeling that Tang San was subtly criticizing her.

After all, before meeting Di Tian and the others, she really didn't know that the reason why "a hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts can only live for a thousand years" was because the world was targeting soul beasts.

"What's the connection between this and Yun Shu offering herself as a sacrifice to you?" Huo Wu asked, puzzled. "Is there any connection?"

"Because my Blue Silver Emperor possesses immense vitality, even after she performs the most domineering form of sacrifice, she can retain her soul intact and grow alongside me," Tang San revealed the truth. "She believes that my Blue Silver Emperor has the potential to become the queen of all plants, and may even break through to the level of 100."

"Level 100 to become a god." Qin Ming uttered a legend, "It is said that when a Soul Master reaches level 100, he becomes a god... Originally, I didn't believe it, but last year, we encountered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and entered that strange arena of life and death... This made me have to believe that gods really exist."

"With your talent, Tang San, you're a Soul King at thirteen. If you continue to advance at this pace, it's not impossible for you to break through to level 100."

god!

A legendary being, omnipotent!

Does Tang San have a chance to reach that level?

Everyone present asked themselves honestly, recalling Tang San's age, soul power level, and theoretical knowledge of various martial soul cultivation methods, and had to admit: he, Tang San, truly had a chance to advance to that legendary realm.

"Let's focus on the present. Gods are too far away from us." Tang San smiled and changed the subject. "When we get back, I'll try to teach each of you how to develop your own unique soul skills based on your individual circumstances, combined with your martial soul, soul power attributes, and how your soul power circulates within your body."

Cultivating self-created soul skills will waste time in soul power cultivation, but one thing must be admitted: the truly powerful soul masters on the continent all have self-created soul skills.

The best example is the Haotian Sect, where the exceptionally talented Tang Chen created techniques such as the Chaotic Cloak, the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, and the Exploding Rings.

Tang San estimated that Tang Chen would not use any soul skills during the battle. With these few self-created soul skills, he could rival or even overwhelm most of the skills of a 100,000-year soul ring.

Tang San had spent over a year with Huo Wu, Yu Tianheng, and others, and had gained their trust. While not 100%, he could entrust his back to them with peace of mind, provided he kept a close eye on them.

As for delaying the cultivation of soul power...

For those who do not possess the Mysterious Heaven Technique, the time they can spend cultivating their soul power each day is limited; it is impossible to cultivate all day long, as it would damage their bodies.

Furthermore, Tang San also has a third soul skill: Photosynthesis Breathing, which can assist in cultivation. With his current Soul King level strength, it can last longer and be more efficient, enough to make up for the time spent developing and cultivating his own soul skill.

"Self-created soul skills?" Huo Wu's eyes lit up. "That's a standard feature for the strong. My grandma said that for Soul Masters who have self-created soul skills and those who don't, there are two completely different concepts."

That's actually true.

A Soul Master who can develop their own Soul Skills is bound to be much more agile than those who only rely on Soul Rings and Soul Bone Skills. Their control over Soul Power and their understanding of Martial Souls are also much stronger and deeper.

"Don't have too high expectations. After all, you need to develop it yourselves. If you can't do it, you can strengthen your use of your own soul skills to make them more flexible." Tang San gave everyone a heads-up, indicating that they should not get too excited, so that the result would not be different from their expectations.

After leaving the White Cloud Forest and White Cloud Plain, the group returned to the outskirts of the White Cloud Plain, where Norax and the local Spirit Hall Master greeted them.

"Here, this is the head of Blood Sword Norman." Qin Ming handed over the shroud containing Norman's head. Norax opened it and saw that it was indeed Blood Sword Norman.

"As expected of our Heaven Dou Royal Academy team leader, truly impressive!" Norax put the Blood Sword Norman's head back on and handed it to the local Spirit Hall Master, flattering Qin Ming.

"No, this is all thanks to my students." Qin Ming shook his head, then turned to look at Tang San and the others. "These children are the ones who actually participated in the battle. I was just protecting them from the shadows."

"You are all the pride of Heaven Dou!" Norax bowed to Tang San and the others with respect in his eyes and invited them into the tent to rest.

Half a day later, members of the Star Luo Royal Team, the Spirit Hall Team, and the Heaven Dou Royal Team 2 all returned.

The Star Luo Royal Team and the Spirit Hall Team each possessed one or two heads. According to Norax and the local Spirit Hall Master, one head belonged to a Fallen One, and the other two were criminals wanted by White Cloud City.

Clearly, the corpses at Cloud Tree's place did not represent all the Fallen Ones. Blood Sword Norman's act of killing his comrades must have caused some of the Fallen Ones to leave the group.

On the other hand, the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team returned empty-handed, and all of them were injured. Xue Beng even lost two fingers on his left hand: his little finger and ring finger.

"What happened?" Qin Ming frowned upon seeing Xue Avalanche's injuries, glaring at Wang Chen. "Did you encounter other Fallen Ones?"

"Team Leader Qin Ming, I have a complaint! Wang Chen disobeyed your orders and acted without authorization, resulting in the breakage of both of my fingers!" Xue Beng glared fiercely at Wang Chen, his eyes bloodshot, wishing he could devour his flesh and drink his blood.

This guy, instead of protecting them properly, took the initiative to leave and went to find some Fallen Ones, and then provoked three Fallen Ones, all of whom were Soul Master level.

It's one thing for you to provoke them, but to bring those three fallen ones along is another.

They wish he were dead!

This must be Xue Qinghe's conspiracy!

In fact, Wang Chen did have that thought, after all, Avalanche was Xue Qinghe's potential competitor.

But the main reason is that the Fallen Ones are extremely powerful, and he is no match for them. He cannot fight three against one, so he can only hope that the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team can buy him some time.

Although they are a burden, at least there are more of them, which can confuse the three fallen ones and create an opportunity for him to kill them.

However, what Wang Chen didn't expect was that, in the face of a life-or-death crisis, Xue Beng actually used his hidden strength and single-handedly held off a Soul Master-level Fallen One.

This guy not only disguises his personality, but also his strength.

Perhaps not as exceptional as those top geniuses, but their abilities still place them in the second or third tier among their peers...

In the end, Wang Chen won and was fortunate enough to obtain a piece of his right arm bone, which was of millennium quality.

"Wang Chen, why did you disobey my orders and act on your own?" Qin Ming questioned Wang Chen, his tone unfriendly.

If he dies in the avalanche, he won't need to stay at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy anymore. After all, he was the one who led the mission this time, and he can't escape the blame.

Even if Avalanche hadn't died yet, and had only lost two fingers, he would still be punished.

"I sensed the presence of the fallen..."

"fart!"

Before he could finish explaining, Wang Chen was interrupted by an avalanche. Like a raging hound, the avalanche roared, "There's not a soul in sight within a kilometer radius of where we are! You're the one who lured those three Fallen Ones here!"

"That's right, it was Wang Chen who lured them here!"

"It's all his fault!"

"He must be punished!"

The other members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team all pointed at Wang Chen.

They were all proud nobles, in cahoots with Xue Beng, and they just didn't like Wang Chen, Xue Qinghe's lackey... This operation was just for them to gild their image and increase their future political qualifications. They just wanted to enjoy sightseeing on the outskirts of the Baiyun Plain.

But Wang Chen, that bastard, directly attracted the Fallen Ones, causing them all to get hurt. How could they not hate him?

Seeing the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team arguing amongst themselves, Qin Ming scolded, "Shut up! You're just making a fool of yourself! We'll talk about it when we get back!"

The nearby Star Luo Royal Team and Spirit Hall Team had already turned their attention to them, so Qin Ming couldn't continue questioning them in public...

···

After returning to Tiandou City.

Qin Ming explained the situation to the three education committee members and voluntarily accepted the punishment.

The three reasonable education committee members did not blame Qin Ming too much, but instead approached Wang Chen: "Why were you so eager for credit and acted so rashly?"

Wang Chen, with an air of righteous indignation, said, "What's wrong with killing a Fallen One?"

"Qin Ming gave you the task of protecting the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team. Why did you leave the team without permission?" Seeing Wang Chen's arrogance, Zhi Lin's impression of him plummeted. He questioned, "As His Highness the Crown Prince's guard, don't you know that the most important thing is to obey orders?"

"I know, but I only obey His Highness the Crown Prince's orders," Wang Chen replied.

hiss--

Zhilin, Bai Baoshan, and Meng Shenji exchanged a glance, their hearts skipping a beat.

Could it be that Wang Chen did that on the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince?

Is the competition within the royal family really this brutal?

For a moment, the three education committee members were at a loss, but in the end, they still insisted that Wang Chen hand over the thousand-year-old soul bone and give it to Xue Beng as compensation...

···

"Why didn't you obey Qin Ming's orders?" Xue Qinghe asked quietly.

"I only obey Your Highness's orders." Wang Chen knelt on one knee, his tone steady. "Removing Avalanche is beneficial to Your Highness. Moreover, I discovered that Avalanche is hiding his strength. He was able to hold off a level 41 Soul Master for a short time with his level 31 strength, instead of being instantly killed... He is hiding himself and is not as playboy he appears to be."

"Do you think I don't know about Avalanche's hidden plans?" Xue Qinghe's voice was very calm, revealing no emotion. "If I really wanted to kill him, I have plenty of ways to do it."

"Dugu Bo is difficult to deal with, but he won't risk his life to protect Avalanche."

"Your trump card is not as good as mine. No matter how well Avalanche hides it, it's just tucking its tail between its legs in front of me, making me laugh."

"But do you know why I kept him?"

Wang Chen opened his mouth, but finally lowered his head and said, "This subordinate does not know."

"All the princes are dead, only I am left. Anyone would know there's something wrong with me." Xue Qinghe looked at him as if he were a stupid pig. "Behind the avalanche is Xue Xing, and Xue Xing is connected to Dugu Bo, who is involved in poisoning. The princes who have already died either died in accidents or were poisoned. Who do you think Emperor Xue Ye suspects the most?"

Wang Chen's pupils contracted, incredulous—

Does Qian Renxue have that kind of intelligence?

In the original novel, the princes of Tiandou either died by accident or were poisoned, and Emperor Xueye was also poisoned.

Coincidentally, Avalanche, Snow Star, and Poison Douluo are connected.

Although in the original story, the Poison Douluo was the one who helped Emperor Xueye alleviate the poison, Emperor Xueye did not know who had administered the poison. Before the truth came out, he would definitely be wary of the Poison Douluo and would be more inclined to believe that the person was a fake Xue Qinghe.

The avalanche caused by the towering snow may also have been due to this consideration.

Perhaps the original author didn't expect it to be just a coincidence, but fan fiction authors, based on the corresponding relationships, found that it actually made sense and was logically sound.

Therefore, this book adds a setting: Qian Renxue, who disguises herself as Xue Qinghe, still has political acumen, but is extremely arrogant at heart.

However, these details won't be described in detail; the main purpose will be to explain the background of the story...

(End of this chapter)