From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 289 The Douluo Continent People Pretending to Be Deaf and Dumb! [Thanks to 'Piaoyezi' for the donation]

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"The one you're talking about, is that Tang San?" Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and finally said slowly.

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Yes, it's Tang San." Chen Hong nodded, then continued, "This phenomenon just tells everyone a principle, that is, the martial soul bloodline of a transformed soul beast can be passed down."

"Then what about weapon spirit?" The Demon-Slaying Douluo still couldn't forget about his weapon spirit.

"Don't rush, take your time." Chen Hong paused slightly, then continued, "This is a plant-based martial soul, while the transformed soul beast I encountered had a beast-based martial soul. Its martial soul bloodline is no different from that of humans, and it can also pass on its martial soul. Therefore, the reason why both plant-based and beast-based martial souls are subconsciously referred to as beast-based martial souls is perhaps because they can both originate from soul beasts."

"To give a simple example, if there exists a martial soul on the continent that doesn't exist among soul masters, and then, coincidentally, the soul beast associated with that martial soul chooses to transform and merge into humans, then wouldn't a martial soul family that never existed before be created in this world?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo and the others fell into deep thought. Chen Hong's statement, upon careful consideration, did indeed make sense. Soul beasts could appear out of thin air, but human beast spirits couldn't spring from stones. Even with monkey spirits, it should be the monkey spirit beast that sprang from the stone, and then the monkey spirit master that emerged from the former's rear end. After all, human history isn't as long as the history of soul beasts.

"What about the weapon spirit?" The Demon-Slaying Douluo still couldn't stop thinking about it.

Chen Hong couldn't help but roll his eyes at the Demon-Slaying Douluo, speechless. "Both plant-based and beast-based martial souls have origins that can be traced. Soul beasts, with lifespans easily reaching hundreds of thousands of years, are a different story. Human society, from the beginning of recorded history, can only be traced back intermittently to within 100,000 years (based on the original novel's depiction of how soul masters consumed the soul beast system). Beyond that, it's impossible to trace back further. Even histories exceeding 10,000 years only exist in the various legends of the Spirit Hall. Therefore, the history of soul beasts is undoubtedly longer than human history. The origins of soul beast-based martial souls are basically grafted into the history of soul beasts."

"That weapon"

"Alright, it's time to use the weapon spirit." Chen Hong glared at the Demon-Slaying Douluo, thinking to himself, why is this guy so stubborn?

"As I just mentioned, I've discovered that a martial spirit is influenced by three factors: soul, willpower, and bloodline. Because of these three influences, there's a relationship of more or less. If the bloodline is strong enough, then it strictly follows the bloodline; if the bloodline is weak, then the martial spirit is more prone to changes. Um, to use a term you're familiar with, martial spirit mutation."

"Martial spirit mutation has a certain degree of randomness. Some will develop into new beast martial spirits, while others will develop into weapon martial spirits due to the dominance of mental will. For the explanations of the terms, please refer to the book 'The Origin of Martial Spirits' that I gave you. Although it is only half written, it still contains a lot of data."

At the same time, Chen Hong pointed to his head: "Martial Soul mutation, for example, my father's martial soul is the Tungsten Steel Hammer, and my mother's martial soul is the Seven-Colored Wine Gourd. The mutation failed in my case. The influence of the bloodline was weakened to the extreme, and the martial soul directly presented a chaotic and disordered state. The spirit and will and the soul took the lead, but there was no bloodline as a real anchor. In the end, it presented the most primitive form of the martial soul now."

"Huh? You call this a failed spirit mutation?" Thousand-Pound Douluo couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although Chen Hong understood that his special martial soul power might have emerged because his soul strength and willpower were too strong, pushing his bloodline to its limits, he couldn't be too blunt: "Of course, I almost didn't have a martial soul at all. It was because of this that I realized that since mental power is a martial soul, then some components of mental power are also components of a martial soul. Mental power is a special spiritual power mixed with soul power; it is a superior form of spiritual power, containing my willpower. Therefore, I realized that among the elements that constitute a martial soul are soul and willpower."

Conversely, Chen Hong felt that if his soul power and mental will were not strong enough, then his martial soul would be prone to malignant mutation, such as a hammer made of gourd material.

Hmm. Are they going to strike the wooden fish?

"What about the original martial soul?" The master of details, Demon Slayer Douluo, once again grasped the key point.

This time, however, Chen Hong didn't give the Demon-Slaying Douluo a chance to continue repeating himself. Instead, he directly asked, "If spirit beast-type martial souls come from spirit beasts, and weapon-type martial souls are intermediate states arising from various mutations of martial souls, then what if a spirit master's martial soul is their own body?"

"Regarding this type of martial soul, after consulting with Senior Qian Daoliu, I specifically named it the Body Martial Soul. As the name suggests, it means that the martial soul is an organ of one's own body. For example, the head, arms, eyes, ears, etc. There are quite a few of these Body Martial Souls in the history records of the Spirit Hall. However, as time goes by, the number of records is decreasing. It seems that the martial soul bloodline of Body Soul Masters is being diluted by other martial soul bloodlines."

"Then your martial soul should also be considered a physical martial soul, right?" Thousand-Pound Douluo asked at this moment.

"No, that doesn't count." Chen Hong shook his head. "Because of this, I'm planning to add a special category to the four types of martial souls and put psychic power into it."

Chen Hong actually wanted to say that his martial soul was a fake martial soul, but he thought that this statement was a bit inappropriate, so he chose another statement that was easier to understand.

A special martial soul; just hearing that it's special tells others that it's extraordinary.

"Huh? Can it be so casual?" Dugu Bo was stunned by Chen Hong's way of thinking, which changed his mind so easily.

"Otherwise what?" Chen Hong rolled his eyes at Dugu Bo and explained, "The world is diverse. I've noticed that you guys particularly like to simplify things and understand them in a simple way. For example, you call all spirit beast martial souls 'beast martial souls,' or rather, 'weapon martial souls' include both spirit beasts and tools. As for those so-called 'body martial souls,' you just pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending you can't see them."

(If it weren't for the rise of the Body Sect, Dou Er might still have had to pretend he didn't see it?)

The three, including Qianjun Douluo, remained silent.

"For example, the original martial soul. The martial soul is the human being itself, so it will happen naturally. Okay, you all pretend you can't see the original martial soul. Forcing you to understand the original martial soul is an impossible thing."

Chen Hong said helplessly, "If it's a physical martial soul, then it inevitably involves a concept corresponding to the beast-blooded humans born from the transformation of soul beasts."

"A pure-blooded human!"

(End of this chapter)