Douro Continent

Chapter 29 Xiao Wu (Part 1)

"In other words, when you acquire a spirit ring in the future, you should try to get one with similar abilities. It doesn't have to be exactly the same, but it should be similar in general, so as to avoid situations where your spirit rings conflict with each other and thus restrict your strength."

At this point, the master revealed a cold smile, "Many people believe that Blue Silver Grass is a useless martial soul, but after my years of research, I have found that Blue Silver Grass also has its own uses. If the soul power generated when Blue Silver Grass awakens were not too weak, it would not be impossible for it to even become a battle soul master."

Tang San nodded and said, "Teacher, you are a master of martial spirit research. Since you have such a deep understanding of Blue Silver Grass, please give me some pointers."

The master didn't stand on ceremony; after all, in his eyes, Tang San was just a child, and seeking his opinion was merely symbolic.

Upon hearing the mention of martial souls, the Grandmaster's emotions visibly became excited. He slowly nodded and said, "Based on my vision and comprehensive analysis of the Blue Silver Grass research, I suggest you develop in the direction of control. Control-type martial soul masters can be considered either battle soul masters or weapon soul masters; they are essentially somewhere in between."

"Control-based?" Tang San asked, "Teacher, what are control-based abilities?"

The master said, "A control-type Soul Master refers to someone who uses their Martial Soul to restrict their opponent, achieving either a support or offensive purpose. Take your Blue Silver Grass, for example. Although Blue Silver Grass is inherently weak, it's not without its advantages."

"Blue Silver Grass has advantages?" After his Blue Silver Grass martial soul awakened, Tang San even observed the natural form of this grass, but found nothing. It was just that it had a strong vitality and could be found everywhere.

The master raised his right hand, extended one finger, and said, "First of all, the use of Blue Silver Grass consumes very little soul power, even less than that of food-type martial souls. This means you can use it in large quantities using your own soul power."

Tang San nodded. The master was right. The Blue Silver Grass's consumption of soul power was almost negligible when released in small amounts. If it was injected into a martial soul, the Blue Silver Grass would only make him feel a slight burden on his soul power when it grew to more than ten meters in length.

The master then extended a second finger. "Secondly, Blue Silver Grass is too ordinary, so its deceptive power is much greater than other martial souls, especially to ordinary soul beasts with low intelligence. Even if you summon your own martial soul next to them, they may not be able to detect it."

The third finger pointed deep inside. "Thirdly, Blue Silver Grass has a wide range of development potential. Because of its low-end nature, it can develop in multiple directions. Moreover, the weakness of Blue Silver Grass itself means that it will not be repelled by any type of spirit ring."

"Can a martial soul repel a spirit ring?" Tang San asked in surprise.

The master said, "Of course. If one's own martial soul and the attributes of the spirit ring are incompatible, there will be a rejection phenomenon when trying to attach the spirit ring to the martial soul. For example, it is very difficult to attach a poisonous spirit ring to a beast martial soul. Although a martial soul is an energy body, in a sense, it is also a living body, another manifestation of the host's life. If a poisonous spirit ring is forcibly attached, the user will probably be poisoned first. Few beast martial souls can absorb toxins themselves without transferring them to the host. But Blue Silver Grass is different. It is a plant and weak. Absorbing toxins is not difficult for it at all."

As he spoke, he held up his fourth finger. "You have a fourth advantage: innate full soul power. The main reason why there has never been a powerful Blue Silver Grass Soul Master on our Douluo Continent is that the soul power that the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul can bestow upon its host after awakening is simply too small. And innate soul power is directly proportional to the speed of acquired cultivation. If one's innate soul power is too weak, it is difficult to cultivate to a higher level, and in the later stages of cultivation, hunting soul beasts becomes even more difficult. But you are different; you have innate full soul power. Whether this soul power comes from the Blue Silver Grass or another hammer Martial Soul, it doesn't affect your ability to use it on the Blue Silver Grass. Therefore, cultivating the Blue Silver Grass will definitely not be a disadvantage for you."

Tang San secretly admired him. He truly deserved the title of "Grandmaster," and choosing to become his disciple was absolutely the right decision. Even such an ordinary Blue Silver Grass could reveal so many advantages in his analysis. This showed just how profound his research on martial souls was. It was utterly ridiculous that those teachers said such a profound martial soul researcher was just a theoretical eccentric.

The master was visibly agitated and continued, "After careful research, I've determined that developing the Blue Silver Grass martial soul towards a control-oriented style is most advantageous. Grass is soft and can be freely controlled to transform into various forms. The simplest application is as a rope to bind enemies."

Tang San said, "But Blue Silver Grass is so fragile; it will break if you struggle. How can it possibly hold a person?"

The master said, "This is the direction for development. Develop towards the control type, and your spirit ring choices will focus on two aspects. First, resilience. The other is poison. As your spirit power increases, your martial spirit will also become stronger. When you inject more spirit power into the Blue Silver Grass, it will become much more resilient than the Blue Silver Grass in nature. Later, with the additional effects of the spirit rings, trapping enemies will not be difficult. And if the Blue Silver Grass has a poison effect, it can naturally also produce an offensive effect."

Now Tang San finally understood: restricting the enemy and inflicting poison. If the Blue Silver Grass could truly achieve this, then his hidden weapons would no longer be used against moving targets, but against stationary ones.

Of course, all of this depends on him first understanding the relationship between soul power, soul rings, and his own Xuan Tian Gong. After all, his so-called innate full soul power came from cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong, not from awakening his martial soul.

(End of this chapter)