Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 185 The Gap in Strength

Tang San pondered for a moment: "Teacher, although my soul power has reached level 100 and I have finally become a god, I still have no way to enhance everyone's strength in the short term."

"Little San, I remember when you went through the Sea God's trials, the Sea God could directly increase your soul power level, and the Sea God could also bestow upon you divine soul rings."

Tang San shook his head: "Teacher, I have only just become a god. I haven't mastered anything yet, whether it's using divine power to increase other people's soul power level or creating divinely bestowed soul rings. And even though I've become a god now, I still feel a huge gap between my strength and that of the old Sea God."

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment: "Xiao San, could you tell me the specifics of your ninth trial as the Sea God? And how exactly did you inherit your divine position?"

Tang San glanced at the people around him; everyone there seemed trustworthy. He then began to describe the content of his ninth trial as the Sea God and the process of becoming a god, including the various forms of suffering involved. Everyone turned pale upon hearing this, especially Xiao Wu, whose hands even trembled slightly. Only now did they understand the immense pain required to become a god.

After explaining everything, he asked, "Teacher, this is my process of becoming a god. Is there anything wrong with it?"

Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment and then asked, "Xiao San, let me ask you a question: can your cultivation still improve?"

"Teacher, I feel that I can still improve my cultivation, but the improvement rate is very slow. Is there a problem with this?"

Yu Xiaogang sighed: "Xiao San, I've checked some records of the Spirit Hall before. Neither the Angel God of the Spirit Hall nor the Sea God of Sea Cucumber Island directly cultivated to become a god."

"If they didn't directly cultivate to godhood, how did they manage to successfully break through to level 100?"

"As far as I know, whether it is the Angel God or the Sea God, they all eventually broke through to level 99. Then, they conquered the world, brought peace to the world, and gained the respect of the people. They then used the people's respect to form the power of faith to break through to level 100 and become gods. It can be said that it took them hundreds of years to break through to the last level."

"Teacher, what is the power of faith?"

"I don't know either. I've only seen it twice in the literature."

"Little Third, according to what you've said, your divine position comes from the former Sea God, and all the beings in the sea worship the old Sea God, which is why you don't have much faith power. As for increasing other people's soul power or bestowing divine soul rings, it was probably the old Sea God who did it with the power of faith."

After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, everyone present fell silent. The power of faith—no one had ever heard of it, and obtaining it in a short time was simply impossible.

After a moment, Yu Xiaogang spoke again: "Xiao San, I once heard Bibi Dong say that she visited the Elemental Academy. According to Bibi Dong's estimation, Wang Xiaofei of the Elemental Academy is probably stronger than her. Has the Elemental Academy made any statement yet?"

Tang San looked troubled: "Teacher, I've already been to the Elemental Academy. Wang Xiaofei from the Elemental Academy is indeed very powerful, and I'm no match for him."

"Little San, how is this possible? With your current spirit ring and spirit bone configuration, how could you possibly lose to someone else? Even Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong would find it extremely difficult to defeat you."

"Teacher, I did lose to Wang Xiaofei."

"Xiao San, I feel something's not right. Logically speaking, Wang Xiaofei and the others only returned from Seagod Island a year earlier than you. You broke through to level 99 by hunting five 10-year-old soul beasts, including a 40-year-old Soul Devouring Demon King. No matter who it is or what method they use, they can't improve their soul power faster than you after becoming a Title Douluo."

"Hey, my dear mistress, did you notice anything unusual during your fight with Wang Xiaofei?"

Tang San recalled every detail of the battle: "Teacher, when I was fighting Wang Xiaofei, I did feel something was wrong. His right hand seemed to be much stronger than the rest of his body. Even when I used the Trident of the Sea God, I couldn't hurt his right hand. Moreover, his right hand would turn golden during the battle. Now I'm starting to doubt whether my last move, although it hurt him, could actually hurt his right hand."

"His right hand is somewhat like my Xuan Yu Hand; it seems capable of becoming extremely hard. Could it be that he also cultivated his right hand to such a powerful state through some kind of training method?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head: "His right hand probably isn't from any cultivation method. Even if it were, it couldn't be strong enough to withstand a divine weapon head-on. Hu Yanzhen is known as the best defender in the world, but compared to a divine weapon, the gap is still too big. Besides, this kind of body tempering method usually starts from childhood. We all watched him graduate from the primary soul master academy, so it's quite obvious whether he's been body tempered or not."

At this point, Yu Xiaogang carefully reviewed all the knowledge he had previously acquired, including the top-secret documents from the Spirit Hall.

This time, a full half hour passed before Yu Xiao finally spoke: "Xiao San, have you ever considered that Wang Xiaofei might also have twin martial souls?"

"Teacher, that's unlikely. On one hand, twin martial souls are extremely rare. On the other hand, if he does have twin martial souls, he's hiding it way too well. Besides, how would he know the cultivation method for twin martial souls?"

Yu Xiaogang's face was a little serious: "As far as I know, apart from twin martial souls, there is no way to quickly increase the soul power of a Title Douluo, especially a Title Douluo above level 95."

"Teacher, if Wang Xiaofei has twin martial souls, what is his other martial soul?"

"You've seen his other one too, it's his right hand."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, everyone present was shocked, especially those whose martial souls were based on parts of their bodies, as they had basically never heard of such a thing. Even Tang Chen, who had cultivated to level 99, among the members of the Clear Sky Sect, had never heard of it.

This is actually normal. The Haotian Sect has always focused on cultivating the Haotian Hammer and generally emphasizes using brute force to overcome all techniques. The sect is mostly composed of brutes, with very few people engaged in learning and research.

"The right hand? That can't be right. Can a part of the human body really become a martial soul?"

"I once saw in the Spirit Hall's archives that there are very few people in this world whose spirit is a part of their body. Some have their eyes, some have their brains, and some even have their noses or other parts of their bodies."

"Is it very powerful for a teacher to use a part of their body as their martial soul?"

"On the contrary, Soul Masters who use a part of their body as their Martial Soul are often very difficult to train, and are even prone to malignant mutations. If they are not careful, they will twist and die."

"Is being a teacher really that dangerous?"

"Xiao San, think about it. If your martial soul is a part of your body, when that part of your body absorbs a soul ring, the soul ring will usually strengthen that part. This can easily cause a large difference between that part and other parts of the body. If the difference is too great, it will cause the body to collapse."

"Teacher, how did Wang Xiaofei do that?"

"Xiao San, don't forget, his current normal martial soul is the Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix is ​​considered one of the strongest among beast martial souls. Moreover, the Fire Phoenix's own flames can temper the body and even have a very strong recovery effect. With this dual martial soul configuration, his attack power will probably be terrifying."

(End of this chapter)