Chapter 40: The Choice of the Second Soul Ring (Part 2)

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"That seems to be the case." Xiao Wu was amazed, then asked again, "But aren't Blue Silver Grass seeds very light? Wouldn't they scatter with a gust of wind?"

"That's true, but if the enemy can't see the Blue Silver Grass seeds, how would they think to use wind?" Tang San said proudly, "This secret, as long as you don't tell and I don't mention it, no one else will know. Even if the opponent finds out, it's useless. Don't you remember my Endless Grassland?"

"Right, Endless Grassland!"

Xiao Wu suddenly understood. Tang San's Endless Grassland could absorb the power of the land. If the second soul skill was combined with this Endless Grassland, the seeds could be provided continuously, while the enemy could not absorb the power of the earth to replenish their soul power. It was impossible to keep blowing wind.

However, Xiao Wu thought of another question: "If that's the case, why do you need seeds? Wouldn't it be better in the form of flower fragrance?"

In Xiao Wu's opinion, wouldn't the pollen of flowers be more concealed?

"You're talking about flower fragrance, but other people's noses aren't broken. They'll immediately know what method I'm using to amplify my abilities." Tang San rolled his eyes. "Moreover, pollen is too light and easily blown away. More importantly, Blue Silver Grass, this type of plant, doesn't bloom, or rather, it doesn't bloom the kind of flowers we know."

"That's true. I've never seen a Blue Silver Grass that blooms... Then how does Blue Silver Grass produce seeds?" Xiao Wu became curious.

"When Blue Silver Grass reaches its reproductive season, small protrusions will grow between the veins of its leaves. Those are flowers that are even smaller than Blue Silver Grass seeds."

Tang San raised his arm and pointed it out to Xiao Wu. "It's a little finer than the hair on our bodies, Like tiny fluff. When the wind blows, they pollinate each other, and the flowering and fruiting process is completed within a day. It's very fast. And according to my calculations, an ordinary Blue Silver Grass can produce millions of Blue Silver Grass seeds at a time."

"Heavens, millions!" Xiao Wu's mouth dropped open in disbelief.

"That's right, the number is that large." Tang San said, "Every time we breathe, we might inhale countless Blue Silver Grass seeds and exhale countless Blue Silver Grass seeds."

Xiao Wu's goosebumps were about to rise. "Isn't that a bit too disgusting?"

Tang San smiled and pointed at the light coming through the cracks of the carriage. "Look closely at this light. What's inside?"

Xiao Wu looked closely and found that this tiny beam of light was filled with countless small particles, Moving non-stop, as if they were endless.

"Are these Blue Silver Grass seeds?"

"Only a small portion of them are Blue Silver Grass seeds." Tang San said, "Most of them are tiny particles that are invisible to the naked eye, dust. Every time we breathe, we inhale these dust particles, but not all of them are inhaled into our lungs. After all, the nasal hair and mucus in our noses are there to block the larger particles from entering our bodies."

After realizing this truth, Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment before asking, "So, the reason boogers are black is because they've accumulated too much dust?"

"Well, that's part of the reason." Tang San nodded. "So, don't worry about the Blue Silver Grass seeds germinating in your body after you inhale them. Without the right environment, the seeds will lose their activity."

Only then did Xiao Wu feel relieved. Then, she asked about another matter: "Didn't you say that the Blue Silver Grass martial soul is different from the real Blue Silver Grass? Why don't you choose to let your martial soul bloom a bigger flower?"

"There is a difference, but I don't want my martial soul to become so conspicuous." Tang San shook his head. "It's still the same sentence. If my Blue Silver Grass blooms such a large flower, anyone will be able to tell that my soul skill is related to flowers, flower fragrance, and pollen."

"Then, what kind of plant soul beast do you want to choose?"

As a Soft Bone Rabbit, Xiao Wu would feel sympathy for cute soul beasts, but plant soul beasts were her delicious food before she transformed into a human. She didn't feel sorry for them at all.

"Wood Spirit Mushroom."

Tang San uttered these three words.

The Wood Spirit Mushroom, in fact, could not be considered a plant soul beast, nor an animal soul beast, but a fungus.

This kind of soul beast grew on other plant soul beasts, forming a symbiotic relationship with them. It possessed a vast amount of life energy. Its method of attack was to release spores, which comprehensively enhanced the abilities of the plant soul beast it parasitized.

The spores of this Wood Spirit Mushroom also had a great effect on soul beasts and humans. Consuming it for a long time could slowly improve one's physical fitness, but it was very addictive and difficult to quit.

Therefore, this Wood Spirit Mushroom was listed as a type of poison by the Spirit Hall, and the place where it existed, in addition to a plant soul beast that formed a symbiotic relationship with it, was usually guarded by animal soul beasts.

"It's addictive?" Xiao Wu was somewhat vigilant.

"Don't worry, I bought some Wood Spirit Mushroom spores in a pharmacy in Notting City to study them. The so-called addiction is actually a substance in the seeds that can stimulate cells to degenerate and become diseased, thus leading to nerve excitement... I can absorb the Wood Spirit Mushroom's soul ring, but I can't create this substance, after all, my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass." Tang San reassured Xiao Wu.

Eight days later, Tang San and Xiao Wu finally arrived at the Balak Kingdom. Then, they spent another five days passing through most of the cities in the Balak Kingdom before arriving at the Balak Hunting Soul Forest.

During this period, Tang San also went to the local Spirit Hall once, showed Matthew Nuo's letter, and then obtained the Spirit Hall's order to enter the Balak Forest.

Compared to the Noding Forest, the Barak Forest was much larger, and various ten-year and hundred-year plant soul beasts, as well as many insect soul beasts, could be seen everywhere.

Plant soul beasts below ten thousand years could basically not move, and the insect soul beasts here basically ignored soul masters. When soul masters touched these insect soul beasts, they basically would not fight back, but would quickly dodge or flee.

"It seems that most of the soul beasts in this forest have already gotten used to the existence of human soul masters. Plant soul beasts can't move, so they can't resist effectively. As for insect soul beasts, they are more difficult to develop intelligence than vertebrate soul beasts, and their habits are no different from ordinary insects." Tang San thought thoughtfully, "From the looks of it, our hunt for the Wood Spirit Mushroom this time will be relatively easier."

However, Xiao Wu didn't listen to this sentence. Instead, she caught a palm-sized seven-star ladybug and played with it happily, as if she had recalled her days as a soul beast.

Tang San didn't care either. According to the map he bought from the hunting soul town outside the Balak Forest, he led Xiao Wu towards the place where the Wood Spirit Mushroom grew.

"Huh?"

After arriving at the destination, Tang San saw the head-sized, jade-like Wood Spirit Mushroom, but what surprised him was not this Wood Spirit Mushroom, but the plant soul beast it was symbiotic with.

This was a Demonic Eye Demon Tree!

Moreover, there was already an eye growing on its trunk, proving that it had reached a thousand years of cultivation.

However, why did this Demonic Eye Demon Tree look lifeless and devoid of vitality?

In addition, on the Wood Spirit Mushroom, there was a finger-thick emerald-green little snake with nine fingernail-sized emerald-green scales on its back.

That was the Nine-Jointed Jade!

　　This book sets Blue Silver Grass as a gymnosperm.