Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 300 The Double Meaning of Love Growing Over Time

"What is it?"

Xiao Wu asked in confusion, "Is it about the Blue Silver Network? Didn't you grant some spirit masters from the Spirit Hall access? With their help, the related research shouldn't be slow, right?"

Tang San shook his head slightly: "Not this one."

No matter how confused he was, he would never entrust Xiao Wu with research related to mental power.

Having cultivated the Cosmic Meditation Method, Xiao Wu's mental strength is naturally not bad, but she also has her own direction: medical research, application of soul skills, training in the Three-Sword Style, and conducting related experimental training towards "Freedom Ultimate".

This content alone is enough to take up most of Xiao Wu's time. If she were to study mental power as well, she would probably just give up and he would have to support her for the rest of his life.

"But rather, it's the study of the soul—"

Tang San explained the essence of the soul to Xiao Wu: "The soul can be divided into three levels. The outermost level is spiritual power, which every living being possesses. The difference lies only in whether or not they know how to use it. For ordinary people, to judge whether a person's spiritual power is sufficient, just look at whether there is a sparkle in their eyes. People with strong spiritual power usually have bright and piercing eyes. This is true for you, me, Guang Ling, Rong Rong, Huo Wu, and others. It has little to do with the type or attribute of one's martial soul."

Even though Ghost Douluo always has a gloomy face, his eyes still hold a spiritual light.

Xiao Wu pondered for a moment and said, "From a medical perspective, the patients' eyes are mostly dull and listless, which is also due to insufficient mental energy."

"That's right. In a normal person, the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit are in a balanced state. It's just that the quality of an ordinary person's energy is very low compared to the soul power of a soul master."

Tang San nodded and continued, "And the second layer of the soul is a soul shell composed of some kind of universal soul particles and memories."

"Generally speaking, a person's self-perception is determined by the memories they have experienced throughout their life. Even a god is merely a second layer of shell transformed into a divine soul, and spiritual power transformed into divine consciousness to carry all previous memories."

Did God only perceive the second level of the soul?

Xiao Wu was amazed, and regardless of how Tang San knew this, she unconditionally believed in her man—perhaps one day, the so-called god was just a transition in his martial soul cultivation theory.

"The third layer is the most fundamental core of the soul: the immortal true spirit."

After explaining that every living being possesses an "undying true spirit," Tang San noticed that Xiao Wu didn't seem to react much, so he explained it more clearly.

"From the perspective of the macrocosm, the immortal true spirit of every living being is the foundation. The external spiritual power, memory, and soul particles that make up the soul shell, which is the concept of the soul that we have previously understood, is just energy that we have not yet fully studied."

"What determines who a being truly is is the most fundamental and essential element: the immortal true spirit."

"However, the immortal true spirit is pure white and flawless. When an ordinary creature dies, this wisp of true spirit directly disappears into the void and is nowhere to be found. It may be randomly reborn into a newborn creature and then, based on its experiences and memories, condense into a brand new soul."

Tang San explained in such detail to tell Xiao Wu one thing: even if her mother was resurrected, her soul shell would be no different from when she was alive, but her most essential core would be lost.

Even after resurrection, a blank true spirit will merge into the void, making the soul complete, but the resurrected person will never be the original one.

The undying true spirit is what truly determines the essence of a living being, not external memories and soul... Because when Tang San and Electrolux were researching the soul embers, they discovered a terrifying truth that they hadn't told Bibi Dong and the others—

Using the embers of the soul as the basic particles, replicating a person's memories and experiences can actually create a complete soul shell for that person! And multiple copies can be made!

Therefore, Electrox also realized that his demigod-level soul, which gradually grew from a remnant soul, was not the original undead holy god or the calamity of death, but only possessed most of the memories of his "previous life".

However, Electrolux was not disappointed, because this meant that he was a completely new being who did not need to constantly lament his past life experiences. He could even completely abandon those tragic experiences and embark on his own journey of seeking the truth.

"Does that mean my mother can never be perfectly resurrected?" Xiao Wu guessed one thing: at the moment her mother's physical body died, her soul might have remained intact, but during the process of being absorbed by the Soul Master, the soul would definitely be damaged, and the immortal true spirit would have already returned to the void... She couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"When a Soul Ring is absorbed by a Soul Master, even if the soul is preserved, it will only be the second of the three categories of souls I mentioned: a soul shell composed of soul particles and memories." Tang San sighed. "Their immortal true spirit is currently impossible to find. Perhaps it has been reborn as another being and condensed into a completely new soul."

"I have actually found my aunt's soul. As long as I reach the Soul Saint level, I can resurrect her. But whether she is the real aunt after the resurrection is a matter of opinion."

In terms of memory and soul particles—

Yes.

But this situation is really like what Tang San once tricked Xiao Wu when she was six years old. It's similar to cloning, except that the core of the soul has changed.

Although each Undying True Spirit looks exactly the same, pure white and flawless, as if it could be replaced at any time, Tang San and Electrolux, who have seen the Undying True Spirits with their own eyes, have an instinctive fear—if a person's Undying True Spirit is replaced, then even if the soul shell is the same, it is not the same person.

Even if one is resurrected from the dead, it is only the soul that is resurrected. The immortal true spirit has already returned to the void, and most likely has been reincarnated again... This is the true meaning of reincarnation.

Reincarnation and rebirth at the soul level are merely possession under special circumstances.

"You've already found my mother's soul?" Xiao Wu was somewhat disappointed that her mother couldn't be truly and perfectly resurrected, but she felt that her third brother had already done a good job. However, the fact that her mother's soul had been found meant that the person who killed her mother was in this Spirit City!

who is it?

Xiao Wu thought about the people Tang San often came into contact with and realized that only one person was likely the case.

The current Pope of the Spirit Hall: Bibi Dong!

Twin Martial Souls!

If one's first martial soul has a 100,000-year soul ring, then one's second martial soul will inevitably also want to obtain a 100,000-year soul ring.

"Yes, it's her."

To be honest, the best option was not to tell Xiao Wu about this, but Tang San felt that he wasn't completely scummy yet, and he didn't just want to sleep with Xiao Wu's body.

He understood the dual meaning of "love growing over time".

There's no way to hide it...

(End of this chapter)