Douluo Dalu: Shooting the Sun

At this time, Yang Podi felt that the weight of the Soul-Breaking Spear had increased a lot, and his own strength had also increased a lot. He could perfectly adapt to the weight change of the Soul-Breaking Spear martial spirit, and even his mental strength had increased a lot. Could this be the advantage of the whole body martial spirit?

Thinking of this, Yang Podi was confident in his decision to choose a power-type spirit ring. Especially after absorbing a spirit ring of a higher level, he was even more confident that he could absorb a spirit ring of a higher level in the future.

I remember in Douluo Dalu II, Du Bu Si had a whole body martial soul, and his seventh soul ring was a hundred thousand year soul ring, which was extremely powerful.

I also need to work hard to train myself, and strive to have my seventh soul ring absorb the 100,000-year soul ring.

At this time, Yang Wudi had already cleaned up the corpse of the Qianjun Ant and did not find any soul bones.

Just as the two were about to leave, Yang Podi seemed to have thought of something: "Grandpa, I think there seem to be a lot of medicinal herbs in this tribal forest. Why don't we look around? Maybe we can get something."

Chapter 29: Searching for the Sunset Forest

Hearing this, Yang Wudi was a little surprised: "Po Di, why did you think of looking for medicinal herbs in the Sunset Forest? Yes, there are indeed more medicinal herbs in the Sunset Forest, and there are even some rare medicinal herbs. However, the Sunset Forest is too dangerous. The medicinal herbs found are not proportional to the degree of danger. Besides, it is a waste of my talent as a peak Soul Saint to come here to collect herbs."

"Grandpa, let's just look for it. Just treat it as our training in the Sunset Forest. I want to see more soul beasts and prepare for my next soul ring acquisition."

Hearing this, Yang Wudi couldn't help laughing: "Po Di, you have just obtained the first soul ring, the second soul ring will not be so fast."

In the end, Yang Wudi agreed to his grandson's request, and the two of them stayed in the Sunset Forest for a few days.

In the past few days, I have encountered many soul beasts, of all kinds, including plant soul beasts, animal soul beasts, and even a few ten thousand year soul beasts. One of them was a ten thousand year old Nether Leopard. It was extremely fast, coming and going without a trace, and was the fastest of all speed-type soul beasts. Fortunately, it was scared away by Yang Wudi. If an ordinary Soul Emperor encountered it, he would probably be in danger.

The two even found a lot of precious medicinal herbs, the best of which was a thousand-year-old wild yam, worth tens of thousands of gold soul coins.

But no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't seem to find the location of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire in the original novel, and Yang Wudi refused to take him to the inner circle. After all, his grandson was only a six-year-old child, and the core area was too dangerous.

Finally, with Yang Podi feeling regretful, the two left the Sunset Forest.

On the carriage, Yang Podi couldn't help but ask his grandfather: "Grandpa, does our Tiandou Empire have any powerful poison soul masters?"

Yang Wudi was curious: "Po Di, why are you suddenly asking about the Poison Soul Master?"

"Grandpa, don't we, the Po Yi clan, make medicine and poison? Do you have any poisons that are more powerful than ours?"

"When it comes to using poison to defeat the enemy, the most famous person on Douluo Continent should be Dugu Bo. His martial spirit is the Jade Phosphorus Snake King, and he also lives in Tiandou City."

Hearing the news about Dugu Bo, Yang Podi instantly became interested: "Grandpa, is this Dugu Bo very powerful? How does his poison compare to the poison of our Pozhi clan?"

"The poison of our Po Yi clan and Dugu Bo's poison should have their own merits. Dugu Bo's poison all comes from his martial soul. I met him once a year ago. He should have been a high-level soul douluo at that time, but his poison could not do anything to your grandfather. Moreover, although this person is good in group battles, his ability in single combat is relatively weak. In terms of strength, he should not be my opponent."

"Grandpa, there seem to be relatively few poison soul masters on Douluo Continent. What's the reason? Logically speaking, the lethality of poison should be very large."

"Po Enemy, I will teach you another principle. Using poison is good and has great lethality. But it has a big disadvantage. If a soul master uses poison for a long time, he will also be poisoned. Especially after being in contact with it for a long time, the toxin will be integrated into his blood, which will eventually slow down his soul power improvement. This is also one of the reasons why my Po Yi clan can no longer improve its soul power."

"However, refining medicine is one of the foundations of our Po Yi clan. As the clan leader, I must be more proficient in refining medicine. This is also the biggest regret of our Po Yi clan."

"Grandpa, is there any way to make medicine without poisoning myself?"

Hearing this, Yang Wudi fell into deep thought, and spoke after a long time: "Of course there is a way, as long as we find the legendary fairy grass, the fragrant and beautiful fairy product."

"Grandpa, what is the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product?"

"The Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product is the nemesis of all poisons. It has the effect of neutralizing all toxins. It cannot detoxify itself, but it can overcome poisons. However, our Pozhi clan has spent countless generations and still hasn't found it."

"Grandpa, what does the Youxiang Qiluo fairy product look like? And what exactly is a fairy product?"

"Immortal products are some extremely fine medicinal herbs. After tens of thousands or even more than a hundred thousand years of growth, these herbs have been able to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Ordinary soul masters can greatly increase their soul power by absorbing them. Some can even make their martial souls evolve. Each one is priceless."

"The Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product is a large light pink flower with no leaves. The stem is three feet long. The flower is very large, with a diameter of a foot. Each petal looks as crystal clear as crystal. The stamens are light purple, like purple diamonds inlaid there. As long as you stand around the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product, you will be immune to all poisons."

“Po Di, now that you have become a spirit master, it is time for you to accept the true inheritance of our Po Yi clan. After we go back this time, I will teach you the knowledge of alchemy inherited by our Po Yi clan. That is the true heritage of our Po Yi clan.”

Hearing this, Yang Podi felt very excited, but also a little hesitant. Finally, he spoke: "Grandpa, can I just learn the knowledge of refining medicine without refining it myself?"

Yang Wudi glanced at his grandson and said, "Po Di, why do you have such an idea? You should know that after you learn how to refine medicine, you will become stronger."

"Grandpa, I do want to become stronger, but I want to be a more powerful soul master."

Hearing this, Yang Wudi fell silent. It seemed that all members of the Poyi Clan were faced with this kind of choice, but after being exposed to the art of alchemy, all of them became addicted. Otherwise, the Poyi Clan would not have gone through countless generations without a single Titled Douluo. Although the Soul-Breaking Spear was also known as a top-level weapon spirit, in terms of reputation, the gap was still quite obvious compared to the Seven Killing Swords and the Clear Sky Hammer.

This is also one of the greatest sorrows of the Pozhi clan.

"To defeat the enemy, you should first learn the knowledge of refining medicine. We will talk about whether you want to learn it when the time comes."

Yang Wudi once aspired to become a top soul master, but due to his obsession with refining medicine, he neglected the cultivation of his soul power. Otherwise, he would not have been a top soul sage until now. His soul power level is at the bottom among the patriarchs of the four single-attribute families, even lower than Bai He of the Min clan. Now the other three are already soul douluos.

Thinking of this, Yang Wudi couldn't help but sigh. The success of the Pozhi clan was due to alchemy, and their failure might also be due to alchemy.

After more than an hour, the carriage finally returned to Qingyuan Mountain, the home of the Poyi Clan.

As soon as he returned home, his mother Niu Jinfeng pulled him to look around, fearing that there was something wrong with her son's health, which left Yang Podi speechless.

"Mom, there's really nothing wrong with my body."

"Son, you've been out for so long this time, how can I not be worried? And you absorbed a 600-year spirit ring, which is very dangerous."

After Niu Jinfeng carefully examined her son's body, she was relieved only after confirming that there was no problem.

"Son, don't do such dangerous things in the future. Although our Poyi clan is not a big family, we are still quite powerful. There is no need for you to risk your life like this."

"Mom, don't worry, I will always do things that I am sure of in the future."

After communicating with his mother, Yang Podi returned to his room, while his mother continued to take care of his younger sister Yang Tianyue.

Chapter 30: Alchemy Knowledge

Since obtaining his first soul ring, Yang Podi's daily study has also changed.

I continued to practice my spear skills every morning, and went to primary school in the morning. In the afternoon, I added an hour of learning about alchemy, which was taught by my grandfather Yang Wudi himself.

I would go mountain climbing with weights only after finishing my studies. After I was exhausted from climbing, I would take a medicinal bath. At night, I would spend all my time meditating.

Today is the first time to learn about alchemy.

After lunch, Yang Wudi brought his grandson to the pharmacy.

The alchemy room was built in my grandfather’s own small courtyard. It was a relatively large basement. As for why it was built in the basement, it was for the sake of quietness and to prevent disturbances from outsiders.

The alchemy room is quite large, with various shelves placed all around. On the shelves are various bottles and jars, which are filled with various herbs.

Yang Podi carefully observed the shelves and found that the herbs on the shelf were very complete. There were common blue silver grasses, expensive thousand-year-old herbs, including thousand-year-old ginseng, Poria cocos, Chinese angelica, and even a lot of soul beast blood, internal organs, gallbladder, etc. Of course, there were also a lot of snake toxins, even the toxins of the green phosphorus snake. There were also a few thousand-year-old herbs, but the quantity was relatively small.

In the middle of the pharmacy is a large medicine furnace, or elixir furnace.

When Yang Podi entered the pharmacy for the first time, it was as if he had entered a world of medicinal materials.

This time, Yang Wudi did not directly refine the medicine, but first explained some knowledge about refining medicine.

"Po Die, our Po Yi clan is a family of alchemists with a long history. It can be said that there is no family in the entire Douluo Continent that is more familiar with alchemy than us."

"What you learn in the elementary school every morning is some relatively basic knowledge. This knowledge is also available in some large families outside."

"But what I am going to teach you now are some inherited knowledge. As for this knowledge, only I, your second grandfather Yang Wushuang, and your father Yang Zhentian are fully familiar with it in the entire Po Yi clan. Of course, it also includes some of the Po Yi clan's secret medicines. The other elders have only learned part of it."

"But some secret medicines are very dangerous, so you can't learn them for now. Your current task is to read books and familiarize yourself with all the medicinal materials and their properties in the world."

"In order to keep the family knowledge confidential, from now on, you will come here to read every afternoon. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can ask me. On the medicine shelf behind you, there are most of the medicinal herbs in Douluo Continent. You can compare and learn more about them. However, it is best not to touch those poisonous herbs first. After you really get involved in refining medicine, I will teach you how to use and touch them."

After Yang Wudi finished speaking, he took out a number of books from his soul guide. Many of the books looked very old and should have been summarized and passed down by countless generations.

Yang Podi carefully read these books, which included: "Douluo Continent Immortal Herbs Collection", "Douluo Continent Poisonous Herbs Collection", "Douluo Continent Snake Collection", "Douluo Continent Spider Collection", "Douluo Continent Exotic Flowers and Herbs Collection", "Douluo Continent Soul Beast Collection", "Douluo Continent Poisonous Martial Spirit Collection", "Poyi Clan Pills", "Poyi Clan Medicinal Baths"...

It can be said that all medicines and poisons in Douluo Continent are recorded.

The first thing Yang Podi picked up was the book "The Complete Collection of Immortal Herbs in Douluo Continent" that he had always longed to see. When he opened the first page, there was a large light pink flower, which was the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product. It not only contained the relevant functions, growth environment, and methods of digging and preservation of the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product, but also contained the relevant functions, growth environment, and methods of digging and preservation of the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Product.

After taking careful notes in my mind, I turned to the second page and saw a large white flower shaped like a peony, which was the fairy-quality Acacia Heartbreak Red.

As the pages were flipped through, more and more magical herbs appeared. In addition to the three that Tang San gave to the six Shrek people in the original novel, there were many other magical herbs with all kinds of strange properties.

Of all the immortal herbs, the one Yang Podi coveted the most was the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass. It could enhance a spirit master's Gengjin attribute, making it a truly divine item for a spirit master with a sword spirit. If used by a spirit master with a Soul-Breaking Spear spirit, the spear's sharpness would be greatly enhanced, allowing them to even develop spear brilliance and perform attacks similar to sword-like flashes. It also had a certain chance of evolving into Ultimate Gold.

"Grandpa, this Nine-Leaf Sword Grass seems to be very good for our Poyi Clan."

"Defeat the enemy, you have a good eye. The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass is the most suitable for our Soul-Breaking Spear martial spirit among all the immortal herbs. Unfortunately, no one has found it for countless years. Legend has it that the founder of the Seven Killing Sword Technique once took the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and his soul power finally reached level 98. Unfortunately, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has been looking for it for almost half a lifetime and has not found it."

Hearing this, Yang Podi thought to himself: I wonder if there is Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in the Yin-Yang Eyes of Fire and Ice? I hope so!

An hour later, Yang Po Di reluctantly left the alchemy room. The knowledge of alchemy was indeed profound and extensive. No wonder all the people of the Po Yi clan in the past were obsessed with it.

Thinking of this, Yang Podi suddenly thought of a problem. One of his martial souls is his body. If he learns how to refine medicine, the toxins can stimulate the growth and awakening of the second martial soul. He wonders if he can refine a body that is immune to all poisons like Du Bu Si in the original work.

However, everything is unknown now. Before I am sure, I still don't plan to make medicine myself. No matter how wonderful the world of medicine making is, this is the world of Douluo Continent after all. Soul power is the foundation, otherwise I won't even have the power to protect myself.

Otherwise, in the original novel, the Po Yi clan would not have become the Tang Sect's medicine hall. They would have had an extra father out of thin air. If they were strong enough, why would they care about Tang San? Wouldn't it be more fun to establish their own sect?

Of course, in addition to refining medicine, Yang Po Di also secretly added a new subject to study. That is, when practicing guns every morning, in addition to the Soul-Breaking Gun Technique, he would also begin to try to learn some gun techniques from his previous life. He dared not tell others before he had mastered it.

After all, the Soul-Breaking Spear Technique of the Po Clan was developed through the practice of countless generations and can be regarded as the result of the hard work of countless people.

If you practice other shooting techniques yourself, you might be regarded as an outsider, and that would be troublesome.

Yang Podi also did one thing, which was to ask his father to hire someone to make him a set of close-fitting weights. The whole set weighed about 3 kilograms, including 20 kilograms of wrist guards for the limbs and kilograms of chest armor. Although the overall weight was not heavy, he would not take it off except for the time of the medicinal bath.

And I plan to gradually increase the weight after I get fully used to this set of weights. In short, I will stress my body and push myself to my limits through overload exercise every afternoon. And after each weight-bearing mountain climbing, I will make myself stronger through medicated baths.

Chapter 31 Learning Gunmanship

Early in the morning of that day, Yang Podi came to the training ground in his backyard and began practicing his spear skills.

Yang Podi looked carefully at the Soul-Breaking Spear in his hand.

The spear is one of the ancient Chinese weapons. It is a long-handled stabbing weapon composed of a sharp blade and a stick. The handle is longer than the blade and has great comprehensive power. It is one of the "Eighteen Weapons" and the first of the "Four Famous Weapons", and is known as the "King of All Weapons".

A spear is a long-handled weapon made up of a long stick and a short blade. The two together form a spear, which can not only be used in hand-held close combat, but also can be thrown for long-range attacks. You can also freely use different spear techniques to attack the enemy according to the advantages and tactics of various long weapons.

The knife, spear, sword, and staff are the most prominent weapons in ancient China, each possessing unique status and characteristics. The knife is known as the "chief of all weapons," the spear as the "king of all weapons," and was deeply favored by the ancients for its long-range, wide-area lethality. The sword, known as the "lord of all weapons," was also a symbol of power in ancient times. The staff, known as the "ancestor of all weapons," is the most primitive and simplest weapon.

From any perspective, the gun is the most powerful of all weapons and the most important weapon on the battlefield, without a doubt.

However, on Douluo Continent, although the Soul-Breaking Spear is known as a top-level weapon spirit, it does not have a corresponding status.

The Soul-Breaking Spear Technique has nine moves in total, corresponding to the eight soul skills of the Soul-Breaking Spear, and no one has figured out the last move. They are shock, penetration, explosion, penetration, breaking, brake, collapse, killing, and killing.

Since all of them are offensive moves, they are used with the Soul-Breaking Spear, which has great lethality. This is also the reason why the Yang family is called the Soul-Breaking Clan. Just like the soul skills, they all choose offensive soul beasts, and even summarize a set of soul ring absorption methods and sequences, which correspond to the Soul-Breaking Spear moves one by one.

The most exaggerated thing is that if it comes to a desperate fight, all the soul ring skills can be superimposed and used to cause a fatal blow. The original Snake Spear also died from this move.

However, Yang Podi has always felt that although the Soul-Breaking Spear Technique is powerful, it is not the essence of the spear technique itself.

The real foundation of spearmanship is techniques such as stabbing, piercing, teasing, pulling, blocking, grabbing, twisting, picking, pressing, chopping, collapsing, and dancing. As long as you master these, there will not be so many requirements for soul skills. This is one of the reasons why Yang Podi dared to absorb all the power-type soul rings.

The basics of spear skills include: stabbing spear skills, piercing spear skills, twisting spear skills, picking spear skills, flicking spear skills, pounding spear skills, chopping spear skills, sweeping spear skills, dancing spear skills, collapsing spear skills, and blocking spear skills. As long as you learn them, you can basically master the use of the Soul-Breaking Spear perfectly.

As for more sophisticated moves, Yang Po Di is not able to practice them at this stage. The most important thing now is to lay a good foundation so that the Soul-Breaking Spear in his hand can be as useful as his own hands and feet.

This is also Yang Podi’s main learning goal at this stage.

And Yang Podi himself started with the very basic stabbing spear technique.

Yang Podi was seen holding a heavy soul-breaking spear in his hand, thrusting forward. There are three main types of spear thrusts: horizontal thrust, oblique upward thrust, and oblique downward thrust. The horizontal thrust is mostly used to stab the opponent's chest, waist, and abdomen, the oblique upward thrust is mostly used to stab the opponent's throat, head, face, back of the head, etc., and the oblique downward thrust is mostly used to stab the opponent's legs, feet, and other parts.

Even if it was a simple spear-thrusting technique, Yang Podi would practice it for two hours every morning until his whole body ached, then he would stop practicing and go have breakfast.

Yang Po Di's plan was to master one move completely before practicing the next one. It was estimated that each move would take two months of practice to barely master, and it would take at least three years to fully master it.

This is just a simple shooting technique. The truly advanced shooting technique can only be learned after the basics are laid.

This is still on the Douluo Continent. Because of becoming a soul master, one has the blessing of soul power and his physical fitness has greatly improved, which is why progress is so fast. If it were in the ancient times, it would take at least ten years to become a master of guns.

That afternoon, after Yang Podi finished learning about alchemy, he was about to leave when he was stopped by Yang Wudi.

"Po Di, I heard that you usually study and practice alone. You are my grandson, the young patriarch of the Po Yi clan, and you will also be the patriarch of my Po Yi clan in the future. You must learn to communicate with others instead of practicing hard alone."

"Grandpa, it's not that I don't like to communicate with others, but the people I study with are all children, and they are too childish."

"Po Di, even so, you can't play with someone of your own age. This will make you seem very lonely. How can you lead the Po Yi Clan in the future? Besides, no matter how strong you are, you still need help."

"Grandpa, no matter what, I still think that personal strength is the most important. Only when I become stronger can I truly lead the Po Yi clan."

"I think it's boring for you to practice shooting and study alone. Boys still need to communicate more with their peers, so they won't be bored."

Hearing Yang Wudi's words, Yang Podi was speechless. Why did grandpa come to see him today? He wouldn't say this for no reason, right?

"Grandpa, you've said so much, what exactly do you want to say? Can you just say it directly?"

"Defeat the enemy. It's like this. There is a kid of your age named Yang Ping'an. His mother died of illness some time ago. His father and grandfather both died in the war of Haotian Sect. His mother entrusted him to me before she died. I want to just recognize him as her grandson. Your parents have agreed."

"Grandpa, since you all agreed, why are you still asking me?"

"Podi, Yang Ping'an awakened his martial soul at the same time as you did. He has an innate soul power of level seven, which makes him a rare genius in our Poyi clan. He also practices very hard. I want him to train with you so that he can become your right-hand man in the future."