Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 188 Third Martial Soul: Five-Clawed Golden Dragon

"What do you think of this silver crystal dragon-patterned sword?"

Tang San took out the materialized martial soul of Blood Sword Norman and asked Ilex about it.

"A peculiar short sword, it seems to be the materialization of energy, especially the dragon patterns on it, which seem to be a natural law... I have an idea, should we give it a try?" Electrox said mysteriously halfway through his sentence.

"What are you thinking?" Tang San suddenly became alert.

Although Electrolux probably wouldn't betray him, this guy seems to have developed a bit more humor, perhaps influenced by his own life-attribute mental energy.

I might make a fool of myself.

"Don't be so nervous, your spiritual sea is already churning." Electrox was somewhat speechless. "Before coming to your spiritual sea, which is the space you call the upper dantian and the Yintang acupoint, I was in another person's spiritual sea. At that time, I was relatively weak and had not seen his memories, so I didn't know what kind of person he was. However, in his spiritual sea, there were two fleshy worms."

"According to the naming convention of this world, it is an ice silkworm, and a million-year-old ice silkworm at that."

"I have to say, that guy's luck is absolutely off the charts!"

Tang San raised an eyebrow: "What new vocabulary have you learned from the memory bank I opened for you?"

"Ahem! After all, I've been reborn and become younger, so please don't mind." Ilex became serious. "Based on my observations, martial souls can be bestowed. That million-year-old ice silkworm, besides having a mental attribute, also has an ice attribute. Because that person originally had a mental attribute, the ice attribute essence was preserved. I estimate that as long as he hunts a soul beast, the ice attribute essence can be fixed and shaped to form a brand new martial soul, and it will definitely be a beast martial soul."

"Moreover, they possess two beast spirits."

two?

Tang San narrowed his eyes slightly.

In other words, the time traveler Huo Yuhao also received the sacrifice of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in this time and space.

interesting.

Even if you travel to this era, you can't change the setting of the Three Lives Martial Soul, right?

But so what?

He has gained momentum and has nothing to fear!

"The golden dragon pattern inside this Silver Crystal Dragon Pattern Sword is similar to a law, and it has already taken shape. I can try to let you absorb it, and then you will also have a beast martial soul."

Electrolux continued, "In this way, you will possess all three types of martial souls: plant, animal, and object! I have a premonition that a large part of the world's fortune has been bestowed upon you. In this world where martial souls are the main focus, as long as you possess three types of martial souls, and each of them is of the highest quality, you will inevitably become the chosen one of the world."

"The concepts of 'chosen one' and 'destiny' are too vague and ethereal, so let's leave them aside for now and get back to the third martial soul." Tang San looked at the silver crystal dragon pattern sword in front of him, its dragon pattern shimmering. "Having too many martial souls isn't necessarily a good thing. It consumes a lot of energy, and we also need to consider what kind of spirit rings to choose."

"With my help, if you obtain a third martial soul by relying on the dragon pattern rules within the Silver Crystal Dragon Pattern Sword, you won't need to acquire an additional soul ring," Ilex said confidently. "Because this law itself can form a soul ring under the rules of this world, and it's a law soul ring that only gods can control, or rather, a divine ring."

"A divine ring? Without the corresponding divine power, the user's soul ring skill would definitely consume a lot of energy." Tang San was not blinded by the power, but clearly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages. "However, the power must be extremely strong, so using it as a life-saving skill should be a good choice."

"So, you agree?" Electrolux asked, a hint of eagerness in his voice.

"Agreed. Let's give it a try." Tang San looked at his left hand. "If there's a problem, I can use the destructive power contained in the Clear Sky Hammer to shatter it. As for my own injuries, with the Blue Silver Emperor, it won't take long for me to recover to my full strength."

"Then I'll get to it. Bear with it, it might hurt a little," Electrolux said with a chuckle.

Tang San: "..."

Under Electrolux's spiritual connection, the Silver Crystal Dragon Pattern Sword floated up from Tang San's hand, rested against Tang San's brow, and slowly pierced into it.

Strangely, the skin on Tang San's forehead was not pierced, as if the entire Silver Crystal Dragon Pattern Sword had drilled into it.

Then, Tang San felt a slight pain, like being pricked by a needle, which made his soul tremble.

But after the shock subsided, Tang San arrived at his Yintang acupoint and discovered that, under Electrolux's manipulation, the dragon pattern inside the Silver Crystal Dragon Pattern Sword had been extracted and, as Electrolux continuously constructed magical circuits, formed a five-clawed golden dragon.

It's not that kind of Western dragon, but a Chinese dragon!

The moment it took shape, its lifeless eyes turned toward Tang San, as if confirming his identity, before it suddenly plunged into Tang San's soul.

"Singing—"

Inside the study, Tang San suddenly opened his eyes. With a soft groan, golden dragon scales appeared on his body, within which strange elemental power flowed. His hands transformed into dragon claws, ten silver-white claws that were extremely sharp. On his arms, there were also bluish-green hairs that danced without wind.

His face didn't change much, except that a pair of golden dragon horns grew from his forehead to the back of his head. They were symmetrical and each horn had three branches that were extremely sharp at the top.

When his soul power surged, he was surrounded by clouds, and flame-like energy patterns flowed behind him.

However, the most eye-catching item was the "divine ring" that Electrolux had mentioned. It was entirely golden, yet transparent, like crystal, and unlike the usual divine rings that were completely covered in gold.

This spirit ring is broken, divided into eight parts, each part being a peculiar "three" character, except that some of the "three" characters have broken strokes.

This is gossip!

Qian, Kun, Xun, Dui, Gen, Zhen, Li, Kan

The eight parts are interconnected: heaven and earth, wind and thunder, mountains and lakes, water and fire, forming a unique ring. The four sides of the ring, which are the inner and outer edges of the Bagua, are also constructed with four unique patterns: cloud-like, flame-like, wave-like, and natural-like.

Especially inside the spirit ring, there are two small beads, one black and one white, that are rotating, vaguely forming the Yin-Yang symbol.

"The dragon pattern first appeared on Yang Long's body, the spear, Bajiquan, Bagua... what a great cheat code! It's a pity he didn't think things through and went to Notting City to cause trouble for me, the 'protagonist,' and lost his life for nothing. In the end, after many twists and turns, this cheat code actually came into my hands." For a moment, Tang San sighed at the fickleness of fate. Then, sensing the state after the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul possessed him, he found that he had an extremely strong perception of elemental power, and his physical strength had been strengthened like never before.

In this state, even without using the Fusion Ring, his power would probably rival that of Tang Hao, who had held back back then.

Keep in mind, he's a Soul King!

Furthermore, the soul skill associated with this peculiar soul ring gave Tang San the feeling that it allowed him to control all things in the world and dominate time and space.

Taiji generates Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang generate the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols generate the Eight Trigrams.

There is nothing more.

However, Tang San dared not use it because he sensed that this skill would drain everything he currently possessed—soul power, blood and qi, spirit... This was definitely not an ability that could be used before reaching level 100.

Once he uses it, he might not even have time to use Blue Silver Emperor to heal himself.

"Phew~"

Electrolux exhaled a breath of stale air and chuckled, "I never expected the rules within these dragon patterns to be so powerful. Are there really such powerful figures among the dragon race?"

"Thanks, I'm very satisfied with this martial soul. Moreover, the form of this divine ring will greatly help me in building the three dantian." Tang San was excited. "Especially when I condense the soul power core in the future, the yin and yang forces within it will provide considerable assistance when I refine life and destruction."

Tang San's goal with the Soul Power Core wasn't just to condense life energy, but also to condense destructive energy, aiming to construct the Yin and Yang duality.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill is a Taoist cultivation method. The internal energy cultivated through it is balanced and peaceful. When it passes through the Blue Silver Emperor, it becomes imbued with the aura of life. When it passes through the Haotian Hammer, it becomes imbued with the aura of destruction.

Currently, unless absolutely necessary, Tang San will not allow his soul power to be tainted by the aura of the Clear Sky Hammer, because the two auras of destruction and life have not yet reached a balance.

In Tang San's view, the main point is that the two are not completely opposed.

The opposite of life is death.

The opposite of destruction is creation.

Regarding death, after the Clear Sky Hammer became Austin Griffin's host, it went through the hunt for Blood Sword Norman and devoured a large amount of broken soul power. The sixth head will be death, which can be considered as the Clear Sky Hammer carrying the power of death, making it able to be in opposition to life.

However, the destruction of Austin Griffin himself is something that life cannot cope with. Therefore, Tang San needs to allow life to evolve into creation before condensing.

Even a little bit is enough.

As for where this creative power comes from, ever since Tang San returned from hunting Blood Sword Norman, he has searched for a lot of information related to the Cloud Tree. Combining his feelings about communicating with that 90,000-year-old Cloud Tree, he has a certain guess. Historically, the soul master who obtained the Cloud Tree soul ring and the Falling Feather skill probably really had the essence of the soul skill that was "turning the illusory into the real". There is a greater than 90% chance that the Cloud Tree, this peculiar plant soul beast, has come into contact with a little bit of the threshold of the great power of creation.

"Controlling death and destruction, life and creation, you're truly insane!" Upon learning of Tang San's thoughts, Electrolux couldn't help but become excited. "In my plane, there are also legends of creator gods. I'm truly fortunate to have been a part of it!"

After the initial excitement subsided, Electrox calmed down and said, "However, this path will not be easy. Fortunately, you have me. I have merged light, death, and space, and I have experience that can provide you with a lot of help."

"I will help you revive in the future," Tang San assured Electrolux.

"Resurrection...that's good. I was too pessimistic before. I need to start a new life, just like those famous quotes from your past life: 'The world is so big, I want to see it!' 'Our journey is to the stars and the sea!'"

Electrolux initially did not want to be resurrected, after all, his previous life was quite tragic and he was disappointed with life. However, this wisp of remnant soul witnessed the memories of his previous life that Tang San had opened up for him, and his thinking and concepts were broadened considerably.

After all, a remnant soul, once it grows stronger, even if it remembers its past, will not be entirely the same as its original self due to the new ideas it absorbs during the process of growing stronger.

Electrolux didn't ponder philosophical questions like "I am me" or "I am not me" because of this. After all, intelligent beings are always growing, and their current personality is formed by various past experiences.

For this reason, Electrolux also admired the world Tang San came from in his previous life. Although there was no supernatural power, all kinds of ideas emerged endlessly. Ordinary people could use their wisdom to create all kinds of technological gadgets, such as flying, creating artificial rain, and even moving mountains and filling seas.

Especially weapons of mass destruction, which are unstoppable by ordinary people.

Even the mortals of that world had calculated various formulas and simulated images regarding the universe... Unfortunately, Tang San didn't know the specific formulas, only their general outlines, and would need to deduce them one by one in the future...

I really want to go and see the world where Tang San lived in his previous life!

"There will be opportunities." Tang San looked out the window at the sky. "However, before heading towards the stars, we need to be down-to-earth. One person, two people, or ten people alone cannot reach the stars. We need everyone to be of one mind."

"That's difficult." Electrox knew the evil in human nature, and how difficult it was for everyone to be of one mind.

"It's not difficult. You've seen my memories, so you know what it means to be united in purpose." Tang San shook his head. "And the first step we need to take is to expand our influence."

"The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is the foundation for us to step onto this world stage."

"To change the world, you must first adapt to it, but in the process of adapting, you must not allow your own thinking to be assimilated, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain."

Electrolux was deeply moved and completely convinced of Tang San's abilities. He knew that unless a god descended to earth and directly altered his memories, no one could change him in the slightest.

But how could a god suddenly descend upon the world?

Given Tang San's talent, Electrolux estimated that as long as the Cloud Tree could truly grant Tang San the power of creation of the Blue Silver Emperor, he would most likely be able to condense the core of the three dantians before reaching the Soul Saint level.

In Electrolux's calculations, the spiritual essence is the foundation of divinity, and Tang San will also have the support of two major energy sources, the Qi and Blood Golden Core and the Soul Power Core, making it difficult for even a god to modify his memories.

Moreover, with his demigod-like divine sense, combined with Tang San's strength, at the Soul Saint level, even without using his third martial soul: the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Ilex felt they were already comparable to gods of the God Realm...

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On the other side, Yu Tianheng was practicing "Railgun" when he suddenly sensed a dragon's might. His Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul trembled, his whole body shook, and his soul power became slightly disordered.

"Such powerful dragon might!"

Yu Tianheng looked around in confusion, wondering where this dragon's might was coming from, but his heart was filled with unease. "Stronger than a true dragon martial soul like the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex? Could it be that someone in the academy has a martial soul that surpasses the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

As the dragon's might spread, many soul masters with dragon or near-dragon martial souls felt a shock from the bottom of their hearts. Their own martial souls wanted to resist, but they could only submit.

The direct disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan and the Holy Dragon Sect felt this most deeply, as if an extremely powerful true dragon had been born.

In addition, most of the powerful beast spirits also sensed a pressure.

"What happened?"

Suddenly, I felt a jolt in my heart, and my martial spirit trembled as well.

"A powerful dragon-type martial soul has been born!"

"Perhaps it's a true dragon soul beast."

"check!"

All the major factions have been secretly taking action...

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Starry Sky Forest.

core area.

The space at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

The massive body stirred, opened one eye, and transmitted its voice to Di Tian: "Among the dragon race, a true dragon not of the Dragon God lineage has been born. Its aura is extremely powerful, comparable to that of the Dragon God, and even... Whether it is a soul beast or a martial soul, we must find it. If it is a soul beast, it is the key to our creation of a beast-type deity. If it is a martial soul, we can also befriend its owner and borrow its fortune to protect us."

Emperor Tian ordered that all the ferocious beasts be sent to investigate the Star Dou Great Forest. The Emperor Beast and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion observed the aura and sensed the true dragon's aura. A soft-boned rabbit that had been transformed for 100,000 years followed them... It was the same person.

After receiving the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's answer, Di Tian asked in confusion, "Then how come the Soft-Boned Rabbit is so lucky?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion couldn't answer. She didn't understand why a soft-boned rabbit that had transformed over 100,000 years could have such incredible luck, encountering a chosen one...

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Although Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall also sensed the dragon's might, she didn't pay much attention to it. No matter how strong the dragon was, it couldn't compare to her, who was destined to become a god.

Moreover, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is about to begin, and she has been focusing all her energy on this matter.

For this competition, Bibi Dong has decided to invite participants from both empires to Wuhun City. The preliminary rounds, qualifying rounds, and finals will all be held in Wuhun City.

Thanks to the development of the Soul Guidance Photography Box, Soul Guidance Camera, and Mother-Child Soul Guidance Photography Sphere, the process of each match can be recorded and disseminated to all cities and towns with branches of the Spirit Hall.

Thanks to the propaganda efforts of the local Spirit Hall personnel, almost everyone on the continent knows that this continental elite tournament will be broadcast live for all to watch.

Furthermore, the local Spirit Hall personnel can charge viewers for their tickets, with prices varying depending on the city and town, generally ranging from one copper spirit coin to one gold spirit coin per person.

This is another substantial source of income for the Spirit Hall.

Among the Spirit Hall personnel in various regions, there are bound to be corrupt individuals. This is a good opportunity to replace some of the branch hall masters...

(End of this chapter)