Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

"Perhaps it's the rule of the world," Xiao Wu said.

Chen Feng glanced at her, nodded, and stopped dwelling on the matter.

"So, should we continue the experiment?" Tang San asked.

"It seems we can't experiment anymore." Chen Feng shook his head. "Let's just get the soul ring directly, Xiao San."

Tang San sighed, "It's a pity, there's no way to verify your conjecture."

Under the influence of his own martial spirit traits and Chen Feng, he gradually felt the preciousness of life. Fortunately, this time the Jade Bamboo was not intelligent, which made him feel a little better.

Tang San took out a shovel and began digging. To kill a Jade Bamboo, he had to destroy its roots.

Chen Feng, however, began to think.

The failure of this experiment caught him off guard, and the fact that the fusion of soul power required the other party's active cooperation became a major hurdle for him.

Intelligent and powerful spirit beasts are mostly hostile to humans, while weak spirit beasts cannot provide high-quality spirit rings.

Although Xiao Wu is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she has already transformed into a human, so the reliability of the experimental results she provides is not high.

Therefore, Chen Feng had to think of another way.

After Tang San spent considerable effort killing the Jade Bamboo with Lao Meng's help, he sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the soul rings.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng paced back and forth, pondering the matter of the Soul Ring experiment.

As he just said, to conduct this experiment, we need to find a soul beast that is willing to cooperate, and the soul beast's age-limited soul skills must be suitable.

There's basically no point in hoping for low-level soul beasts. These soul beasts have limited intelligence and probably can't even understand what soul power fusion means.

According to Di Tian from Douyu II, only soul beasts that have lived for ten thousand years can develop intelligence.

If you want to have a simple conversation with a soul beast, you would probably need a soul beast that is at least a thousand years old to be able to roughly understand human speech.

In other words, to conduct this experiment, we would have to wait until Chen Feng obtains his third spirit ring at the earliest.

However, it's not impossible to give this second spirit ring a try. Although mantises are insects and their intelligence is probably not very high, there's no harm in giving it a shot.

In addition to communicating with the target soul beast, Chen Feng also came up with a rather outrageous method.

That means going to find a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Chen Feng had previously communicated with Xiao Wu and learned that powerful soul power control is indeed the threshold for a ten-thousand-year soul beast to evolve into a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

Only by fully controlling every change in its own soul power can a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast advance to a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast.

In other words, 100,000-year-old soul beasts generally possess powerful soul power control, and they should be able to actively reduce the frequency of their own soul power.

If Chen Feng can find a friendly 100,000-year-old soul beast, then he can do this experiment however he wants.

Unfortunately, this method is pure wishful thinking.

Apart from Xiao Wu, who has already transformed into a human, and the Blue Silver Emperor, other 100,000-year-old soul beasts would probably just attack anyone they see without saying a word.

The hatred between the human and spirit beast races has lasted for countless years, making cooperation extremely difficult.

But it doesn't matter, the higher the difficulty, the more challenging it is, and Chen Feng likes to challenge himself with difficult things.

Tang San's process of absorbing the spirit ring went smoothly, and he obtained his second spirit ring without any unexpected incidents.

"What soul skill did you acquire, Xiao San?" Chen Feng asked as soon as Tang San opened his eyes.

"It's a very good soul skill that can greatly enhance the growth rate of my Blue Silver Grass." Tang San said as he summoned the Blue Silver Grass.

At this time, the Blue Silver Grass has undergone a significant change. Many of its original grass-like characteristics have disappeared, replaced by thick branches resembling those of a woody plant, giving it an overall azure blue appearance.

The branches also have segmented ring-shaped patterns, which look like bamboo joints.

Tang San pointed to the Blue Silver Grass he had summoned and introduced it:

"This soul skill allows me to summon Blue Silver Grass to grow much faster whenever I stand on the ground, and my physical strength and soul power will also recover faster. In addition, with the photosynthesis of the first soul skill, I feel that if I continue to develop like this, I probably won't have to worry about running out of physical strength and soul power."

"That's not all." Chen Feng took out a small mirror from his ring and handed it over. "Look at yourself, you've changed a bit too."

Tang San curiously took the mirror and looked at himself. "My hair has turned more blue, and I feel like I've become a bit more delicate-looking."

"Yeah, he's gotten a lot more handsome. It's amazing that the evolution of a martial soul can even improve one's appearance. I'm so envious. I wish my martial soul could evolve too," Chen Feng said sourly.

Tang San was speechless. "What's there to envy? You're already handsome enough. If you get even more handsome, how are we supposed to live?"

"Who would complain about being too handsome?" Chen Feng said, flicking his hair.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lao Meng: ...

The three looked at each other, unsure of what to say, and an awkward silence fell over them.

Feeling embarrassed that no one was there to save face, Chen Feng had no choice but to forcibly change the subject:

"Let's go find the Golden-Blade Mantis and try the experiment again."

"Wait, wait, wait! My experiment with Xiao San hasn't been done yet," Xiao Wu said hurriedly.

Chen Feng then realized he had forgotten something, "Oh right, you two should try Spirit Fusion again."

"Come on, mistress, I'm going to succeed this time," Xiao Wu said, getting into position first.

Others thought she was referring to a spirit fusion technique, but Chen Feng knew that the rabbit spirit was probably trying to conceal her aura.

Tang San was also very interested in spirit fusion skills, and he wanted to know what the effect of his and Xiao Wu's spirit fusion skill would be.

So he sat down cross-legged and let Xiao Wu grab his wrist again.

The exact same scene as the previous two times appeared again, with the phantom of the Blue Silver Grass drifting towards the phantom of the Soft Bone Rabbit.

However, the same scene as in the first experiment occurred: when the illusory image of the Blue Silver Grass drifted near the Soft Bone Rabbit, it quietly shattered into specks of light and dissipated into the air.

“The two illusory figures are closer than the first time.” Chen Feng keenly noticed the change in the situation.

He still remembered that during the first experiment, the phantom of the Blue Silver Grass shattered before it could even reach the middle of the two of them.

The second time, the Blue Silver Grass phantom shattered as soon as it appeared, and this time it lasted longer than the previous two times.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were in slightly better condition than the previous two times. This time, they were not exhausted, but their soul power and physical strength were greatly depleted.

After Tang San and the other man had recovered for a while, Chen Feng told them about what he had just seen.

After listening, Tang San scratched his head and said with some distress:

"So my Martial Soul phantom shattered first? Does that mean I have to fully awaken my Martial Soul to succeed?"

"It's okay, Xiao San." Xiao Wu patted Tang San's shoulder to comfort him. "It's alright if you didn't last long this time. You can last longer next time."

Chen Feng: ......

He felt that these words were ambiguous no matter how he listened to them.

Old Meng, who was standing to the side, also had a strange expression on his face. He thought to himself, "Are kids these days so precocious?"

Meanwhile, Tang Hao, who was in the distance, was staring intently at Xiao Wu, muttering unconsciously:

"It really...it worked! This little rabbit actually succeeded? Ah Yin, if only you had known this technique back then..."

Chen Feng helped Tang San up from the ground, while Xiao Wu happily jumped up and down on her own.

Seeing her like this, Chen Feng's heart stirred, and he asked:

"Xiao Wu, why are you so happy?"

"Huh?" Xiao Wu was taken aback. Seeing that Tang San and Lao Meng were also looking at her, she quickly said:

"Of course I'm happy! This time it's even better than the first time, which means we're closer to success. Shouldn't we be happy?"

"That's true." Tang San nodded, no longer finding it strange.

Chen Feng knew in his heart that Xiao Wu had probably succeeded this time, but he didn't know how effective it would be.

Chapter 88 Fire Resistance Methods and the Golden Blade Mantis

To test whether Xiao Wu's aura concealment was successful, we need to find a Title Douluo to test it.

However, this kind of testing is clearly risky.

If they succeed, nothing will happen; if they fail, Xiao Wu's identity will be exposed, and the incident involving the Blue Silver Emperor will likely repeat itself.

If we're talking about which titled Douluo would be least likely to cause problems during this test, Chen Feng can only think of the Jade Emperor.

Firstly, Xiao Wu had already met Tang Hao, but Tang Hao didn't pay any attention to her at all.

Secondly, Xiao Wu and Tang San have already reached the point of potential spirit fusion, so even from a practical standpoint, Tang Hao is unlikely to harm Xiao Wu.

However, even if we were to take the test, we would have to go back to the academy first, since Lao Meng was with us now.

As the guardian assigned to him by Ning Fengzhi, Lao Meng was trustworthy in other matters, but the matter of the 100,000-year-old soul beast was too important for Chen Feng to take the risk.

The golden-bladed mantis feeds on metal ores and has the ability to fly, so it generally lives in relatively high places.

If it's a sand gold valley, then the golden-bladed mantises usually live high up on those stone pillars, and you have to climb up to find them.

Fortunately, Lao Meng is a Soul Emperor of the Agility-Attack type, and his Martial Soul is the Flying Falcon, which gives him the ability to fly, so he can easily find the Golden Blade Mantis.

However, the Golden Blade Mantis is a nocturnal spirit beast, and it basically only appears at night.

So Chen Feng and his group found a stone pillar and set up camp, planning to rest and recharge their energy before starting their search at night.

As the team's henchman, Lao Meng naturally needed to conserve his energy, so Chen Feng naturally took over the guard duty and let Lao Meng go into the tent to rest.

Tang San found an open space and began testing his second soul skill, wanting to see how fast his Blue Silver Grass could grow to its maximum potential.

While observing the Blue Silver Grass, Chen Feng asked Xiao Wu beside him:

"Speaking of which, what is the effect of your second soul skill?"

"My second soul skill activates the energy within my body, increasing the power of the released energy, but it also makes the energy more difficult to control. However, this is not a problem for me," Xiao Wu replied.

"If those Soul Masters who follow the Archer path heard you say that, they'd probably be green with envy," Chen Feng said.

"Let them be jealous," Xiao Wu said nonchalantly. "By the way, what do you think would be a good name for this soul skill?"

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said:

"How about we call it 'Activation'?"

Xiao Wu nodded. "It's quite a good description. I'll take this one."

At this moment, Tang San had finished testing his second soul skill. He walked over and said:

"This second soul skill is quite good. With my current total soul power and recovery speed, I can basically make the Blue Silver Grass achieve the effect of continuous and endless life within a minute."

"So, you can't cut it all down in a minute no matter how hard you try?" Chen Feng asked.

"Correct."

"It seems that ordinary melee Soul Masters won't be able to fight you. But what if they use fire?"

“If we use fire… that might be a bit tricky,” Tang San said, stroking his chin.

"It seems you've chosen a direction for your third spirit ring; fire resistance is a problem that must be addressed," Chen Feng said.

"You have an idea?" Tang San asked.

Chen Feng nodded and said:

"Well, generally speaking, there are two ways for plants to be fire resistant. One is that they are inherently fire-attribute and can absorb the power of flames for their own use. In that case, such plants will not be too afraid of fire."

"But this method is not suitable for you. Fire is the enemy of life. Once you introduce fire attribute, your Blue Silver Grass will probably be harmed instead. Therefore, none of your spirit rings can be associated with fire attribute. Remember this."

As Chen Feng spoke, he made a hammer-waving gesture.

Tang San nodded knowingly, realizing that Chen Feng was referring to the Clear Sky Hammer.

He had actually thought about what kind of spirit rings he would add to the Clear Sky Hammer in the future, and he had also considered fire attribute spirit rings, since high-quality flames would be indispensable if he wanted to forge it.

But now it seems that this idea has to be abandoned.

"So, what is the other type of fire-resistant material?" Tang San asked.

"Another way to make your Blue Silver Grass fire-resistant is to introduce water properties into it, increasing its water content. As long as the water content is high enough, the Blue Silver Grass will be very difficult to burn."

"Water is the source of life. Introducing water attributes will not interfere with the life attributes of your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. On the contrary, it will most likely complement it and make your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul advance further. As for which specific soul beast to choose, we need to go back and study it again."

After listening to Chen Feng's idea, Tang San nodded. The logic of using water to overcome fire was easy to understand.

But Xiao Wu raised a question at this moment:

"But not all fires are the same. Some flames are very powerful. Even if the Blue Silver Grass has a high water content, those powerful flames can dry out the moisture and then make the Blue Silver Grass burn."