Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 270 When do we begin?

Huo Wu put her hands on her hips, deep in thought: "Titan Fire Ape, Light Crystal Beast, and Radiant Cloud Smoke Bird all sound like they're suitable for my Sun Goddess's light and fire attributes."

"Of course I won't choose a soul beast that doesn't match your martial soul's basic attributes." Tang San smiled confidently. "Although gravity and the like are experiments, even if these three soul beasts can't help your gravity cultivation, they can maximize the enhancement of your fire attribute or light attribute."

"First, there is the Titan Fire Ape. This kind of soul beast lives in the lava volcano area in the far south of Douluo Continent. It is a variant of the Titan Giant Ape that controls the power of lava. Since the Titan Giant Ape itself controls gravity, its variant must also have this ability. If you obtain its soul ring, your martial soul will likely also control gravity, which will have a miraculous effect on your future development of gravity."

"The only problem is whether this kind of soul beast still exists; that's an unknown."

As a variant of the Titanape, the Titanfire Ape is extremely rare, and may even be extinct.

After all, there was only one Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Moreover, the Titan Ape is extremely powerful, not to mention its variant, the Titan Fire Ape, which controls the power of lava. In addition, it exists in a place like a lava volcano, and its strength is enhanced by the environment.

This spirit beast is quite difficult to hunt.

Of course, with Tang San's strength, hunting down a Titan Fire Ape wouldn't be a problem; the only uncertainty is whether this soul beast still exists on the Douluo Continent.

According to the Spirit Hall's records, the last recorded appearance of the Titan Fire Ape was a thousand years ago. Its cultivation level was fifty thousand years. It was hunted down by a quasi-title Douluo of the Spirit Hall whose spirit was the Flame Ape, and the Spirit Hall obtained its spirit rings and spirit bones. Its related skills were—

Soul Skill: Lava Burst.

Based on its description: shattering the earth, manipulating magma, and erupting volcanoes, Tang San estimated that the essence of this spirit ring, in addition to manipulating fire and earth elements, also includes gravity. Otherwise, it would be impossible to pull the underground lava to the surface with spirit power alone.

Soul Bone Skill: Gravity Manipulation.

This doesn't require much; it's the inherent ability of the soul beast itself. As a variant of the Titan Giant Ape, it possesses the ability to manipulate gravity, which is perfectly reasonable.

"That's a good option." Huo Wu was tempted. After all, this was a variant of the Titan Giant Ape. Even if the attributes of the martial soul didn't match, most soul masters wouldn't refuse to hunt it as long as they could. The bonus it brought to the soul master was enough to make the incompatibility between it and the soul master's martial soul negligible.

"It can be considered as a backup option, since we don't know if it even exists."

Tang San then introduced the second type of spirit beast, "The Bright Crystal Beast. It is a light-attribute spirit beast that lives in the Stormy Grand Canyon. Its body is like crystal and it has the property of floating. It is said that even if it dies, it will float on the ground instead of falling to the ground."

"Also, they love the sound of storms and thunder, and they appear in large numbers during storms..."

"The book 'Where Are the Mythical Soul Beasts?' is different from 'The Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts.' It describes the Light Crystal Beast as having a gentle nature and a fondness for thunderstorms, hoping to use the storms to completely break free from the earth's constraints, fly into the sky, and enter the sun... Perhaps due to limitations in thinking, the descriptions of soul beasts in this book have a touch of fantasy. I have never actually seen a Light Crystal Beast, so I cannot determine whether this so-called levitation is due to the control of gravity or some kind of magnetic field."

It's no wonder Tang San made this guess, since the fact that he "likes thunderstorms" made Tang San, who came from the modern world, instinctively think that the levitation ability of the Light Crystal Beast was related to "magnetic levitation".

But eventually, I'll have to find a Radiant Crystal Beast myself to study it; if it's not suitable, I'll give up.

"Is that so?" Huo Wu asked thoughtfully. "Then the Light Crystal Beast must at least possess the Light attribute, right?"

"Yes, it definitely has light attribute; our ancestors must have been able to sense the light element of this type of soul beast. However, whether the light element is truly pure is hard to say." Tang San's gaze was profound. After all, according to the records, the Light Crystal Beast, apart from having an opaque core within its body, had a body resembling true crystal...

Crystal can transmit light, diffuse light, and concentrate light.

Perhaps, this kind of soul beast simply relies on its soul power and external light to acquire the light attribute over many years.

If the above speculation is true, then even if a Soul Master with a Light Attribute Martial Soul obtains the Soul Ring of the Light Crystal Beast, they will not be able to obtain its true original ability.

"And the third one is the Radiant Cloud Smoke Bird," Tang San continued. "Just from the name 'Radiant,' you can tell that this kind of soul beast possesses both light and fire attributes, which is very compatible with your Sun Goddess. As for the name 'Cloud Smoke,' it means that this bird is like a combination of light and fire elements, with flames constantly burning and light flowing on its body, just like clouds and smoke. Moreover, after it dies, it never touches the ground and has the property of floating."

"That's good." Huo Wu's eyes lit up. "Is levitation also due to gravity?"

"It's uncertain, but even if it isn't, it doesn't matter. This soul beast feeds on lava and can directly absorb the power of light to increase its cultivation."

Tang San shook his head, then a glint flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Even if you can't inherit its levitation properties, you can definitely make your own martial soul more capable of absorbing the elements of light and fire."

"Furthermore, the concept that you cannot inherit its levitation property is extremely low, since your Sun Goddess already possesses the levitation property."

Both the Radiant Cloud Smoke Bird and the Sun Goddess possess the characteristics of light, fire, and levitation. Even regarding the "levitation" aspect, Tang San is not yet certain about the Radiant Cloud Smoke Bird's levitation principle, but it is highly likely related to gravity.

After all, the Radiant Cloud Smoke Bird, like the Titan Fire Ape, lives in lava volcanoes where the magnetic field is chaotic, and there are no records indicating that this type of soul beast would fly into the smoke and clouds with wisps of electric arcs during a volcanic eruption.

However, this kind of soul beast is also a super soul beast, capable of fighting against ten thousand-year-old beasts in a thousand years. In addition, it can fly, so hunting it will probably take a lot of time, and just searching for it may take several months.

Fortunately, Tang San took a six-month leave this time.

As the two talked, they arrived in front of the cloud tree.

Three years ago, this cloud tree had blood-red branches and leaves, exuding a terrifying aura. Now, however, the blood color has faded, and the nine-layered cloud crown has turned snow-white again. Under the sunlight, it even has a silver-blue halo, which is dazzling and mesmerizing.

"So beautiful!" Huo Wu couldn't help but exclaim. "Compared to the past, this cloud tree has undergone a complete transformation, turning this area into a fairyland."

"dad!"

The cloud tree trembled, and the energy of heaven and earth converged, revealing a lovely little girl with eyes as white as gold and long, silver-white hair nearly twice the length of her body. "You've come to pick me up! Do you know how long I've waited! I think about Daddy every day, longing to merge with him!"

"Speaking human language! A 100,000-year-old soul beast!" Huo Wu was shocked. She never expected that Yun Shu would become a 100,000-year-old soul beast in just three years. Little did she know that Tang San had infused Yun Shu with a bit of the aura of the Golden Ancient Tree, enabling her to receive the Golden Ancient Tree's gifts.

"Of course, this little one is incredibly powerful!" The little girl, transformed from the cloud tree, jumped into Tang San's arms. Her golden eyes sized up Huo Wu, confirming her identity—one of the humans who had helped her three years ago. A smug smile appeared on her face, and she asked Tang San, "Daddy, when do we start?"

(End of this chapter)