Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 69 Xiao Wu's Third Soul Ring Planning

"Hmph, then tell me, what should I strengthen with my third spirit ring?" Xiao Wu snorted, trying to provoke her.

"Naturally, it's the skeleton, especially the vertebrae."

Tang San explained the reason: "While muscles are important for the body's power generation, bones are actually more important, as they are the key to supporting the entire body's muscles and internal organs."

"The Soft-Boned Rabbit, named for its soft bones, has extremely flexible bones."

"But your martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, not a real Soft Bone Rabbit. Although it may be due to the influence of your martial soul, making your bones more flexible than ordinary people, that's all. If an ordinary person trains from a young age, they can also make their body as flexible as yours."

"In battle, flexibility is a good thing, but if you want to control your scorpion tail braid better, you need even greater flexibility. At the same time, your bones also need to be strong and not easily broken."

Xiao Wu pondered for a moment. After transforming into human form, the flexibility of her bones was indeed not as good as when she was still a soul beast. Even a hundred-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit could not match her flexibility.

Sure enough, this once again proved Tang San's guess, that is, after a soul beast transforms into human form, it is already human, only with 100,000 years more cultivation essence than an ordinary human.

"So, which soul beast should I choose?" Xiao Wu asked.

"There are three types of spirit beasts for you to choose from."

Tang San held up three fingers and explained in detail which spirit beast would be suitable for Xiao Wu's third spirit ring.

"The first type is called the Rouge Soft-Tendon Python."

"This kind of python is non-venomous. Its hunting method is to constrict its prey with its body. A hundred-year-old red-skinned python can constrict and crush the bones of a thousand-year-old unicorn deer. This is enough to prove that the bones of the red-skinned python are very tough and extremely flexible. In addition, its muscles are also extremely tight, which can strengthen all the muscles in your body."

"However, the reason why the Rouge Soft-Tendon Python is named 'Rouge' is because it has an escape skill. When it finds that it is no match for other soul beasts or soul masters, it will shed a layer of skin and leave it in place, while its main body will burrow underground to escape. The skin left behind is fragile and powdery to the touch, and is used as a cosmetic by many nobles."

"Therefore, hunting this kind of soul beast will definitely strengthen your bones and muscles with the soul ring, but the soul skill will most likely be to create an illusion of you with soul power, the Rouge Illusion. After all, your martial soul, the Soft Bone Rabbit, is unlikely to inherit its entanglement and strangulation ability. The difference is quite large. However, it is a good choice to strengthen your bones and muscles."

The first soul beast Tang San offered was one that made Xiao Wu give up the advantage of her soul skills and instead strengthen her bones and muscles to increase her control over her hair.

Xiao Wu just didn't like it very much.

Putting aside whether her 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit essence could condense into a Rouge Soft Tendon Python's soul skill, the effect of this soul skill alone left Xiao Wu speechless.

What would a soft-boned rabbit like her need a Rouge Illusion for?

Besides, didn't Tang San say before that every skill in a spirit ring is important and needs to be combined? She didn't want such a useless skill that didn't match the Waist Bow and Listening to the Wind at all. It felt even less reliable than teleportation or invincible golden body.

"I don't want the Rouge Soft Tendon Python, I want a rabbit." Xiao Wu gave her requirements. After all, only rabbits could allow her Soft Bone Rabbit's 100,000-year-old origin to trace back to its roots and condense the corresponding soul skills suitable for her.

"Don't worry, the next two are both rabbits," Tang San said. "The second one is the Devil Rabbit."

"Devil Rabbit!"

Xiao Wu naturally recognized the Devil Rabbit. It was a type of rabbit with even more flexible bones than the Soft-Boned Rabbit. It was also very fast, and it only had one way of attacking: it could twist its neck 720 degrees, which meant two full rotations.

If that were all, the Devil Rabbit wouldn't be called a "devil."

This rabbit-like spirit beast is different from other rabbits. It is not a herbivore but a carnivore. It has sharp teeth, but its appearance is actually very cute, which it uses as a disguise. Its hunting method is also very simple. It waits for the predator to take it as prey, then suddenly turns its head back to intimidate the predator, and then immediately pounces and bites the predator's neck, completing the transformation from prey to predator.

Although the Devil Rabbit's neck structure did seem to suit her well, Xiao Wu still felt that this kind of soul beast shouldn't be a rabbit; it just had the appearance of a rabbit.

After all, what rabbit eats meat?

Tang San said, "Besides the boost to your spine and body from the Devil Rabbit, it can also provide two kinds of soul skills. The first is the Head-Turning Kill, which allows your head to turn 720 degrees after your martial soul is attached to you. Other soul masters would find this soul skill almost useless except for scaring people, but it's a perfect match for you with your scorpion tail braid."

Xiao Wu immediately retorted, "Tell me about the next kind of soul beast. This thing is too weird. I don't want it."

"I haven't mentioned yet another skill that the Devil Rabbit might give you: its limbs can turn 360 degrees without any blind spots. When it runs, it can create afterimages, just like a wheel."

"No, say the next one." Xiao Wu swore she would never choose the Devil Rabbit. She had already personally expelled this thing from the rabbit category. It was too weird and deserved to be called a "devil" by humans.

"All right."

Tang San was a little disappointed. He wanted to see what it would be like to see Xiao Wu use the Devil Rabbit's soul skill after she condensed it. That would definitely be very interesting. "The last type of soul beast is called Dragon Rabbit."

Xiao Wu frowned and asked, "Dragon Rabbit? What kind of spirit beast is that? I've never heard of it."

"According to the Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts, this is a rabbit with the bloodline of a true dragon. Its strength and flexibility are comparable to that of a real dragon, and it is even more outstanding in terms of flexibility. Its speed is comparable to that of a speed-oriented soul beast like the Swift, and it can even briefly walk on air."

Tang San provided information about the Dragon Rabbit, saying, "There's one thing I really want to complain about: the bloodline of dragons is very strange. It seems that they can hybridize with any soul beast to produce a race with dragon blood. Even plant-type soul beasts, when nourished by dragon blood, will also have some characteristics of the dragon race... This kind of creature can no longer be described as strange."

Tang San actually really wanted to study the Dragon Clan.

Unfortunately, he currently has no way of exploring those dragon-type soul beasts, and even those who possess dragon-type martial souls cannot come into contact with them.

"Indeed, the dragon bloodline is very strange." Xiao Wu nodded, suspecting that her pet Da Ming was a hybrid with the bloodline of a true dragon.

After all, what kind of python has a bull's head?

I didn't think much of it before, but after being with humans for a while and adapting to their lifestyle and way of thinking, I started to find the image of the Azure Bull Python a bit bizarre.

"Where can you find dragon rabbits?" Xiao Wu wanted to find out more, but she didn't really care where these soul beasts lived. As long as they were rabbits, even if they had the blood of a true dragon, she could use her 100,000 years of cultivation to trace their origins, find information about dragon rabbits, and condense a dragon rabbit soul ring for herself.

The book states that powerful bloodlines such as dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns have a strong corrosive effect, and special cases like wolf bandits can also be affected, as they can infiltrate the genetic material of other species.

Other soul beasts that do not possess these bloodlines cannot reproduce.

Unless it transforms into a human.

Reproductive isolation is essential in most cases, even in an alternate world. Without it, the situation would be far more terrifying than Resident Evil!

(End of this chapter)