Chapter 178: Does Qian Renxue Have This Intelligence?(P-1)

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Embodiment of Martial Soul.

Apart from the god-ranked individuals who can turn their weapon martial souls into divine artifacts, there is actually a portion of soul masters who can achieve this—

Food system soul masters.

This type of soul master, when using soul skills, actually materializes their food martial soul, which can be consumed by others.

However, the materialized food martial souls are slightly different from real martial souls in that they still rely on soul power condensation to present a material-like entity.

When people consume ordinary food, digestion takes some time, but consuming food produced by food system auxiliary-type soul masters can take effect immediately.

This is because the food created by food system auxiliary-type soul masters, upon entering the body, instantly transforms into soul power and operates along pre-set soul power routes, thereby being rapidly absorbed by the human body and producing effects.

However, the current Dragon Patterned Short Sword is different. Originally Norman's Bloodsword Martial Soul, after his death, unexpectedly materialized, which is quite beyond ordinary expectations.

Injecting soul power into it, the dragon patterns within it would flow, giving one a feeling of being able to cut through anything...

To be honest, the process of using this thing is similar to using a soul guide.

Speaking of which, Tang San suddenly remembered that in the original work, the Heart of the Sea God, the core of Poseidon's Trident, was designated by the imperial family of the Tian Dou Empire as some kind of soul guide.

But the fact is, Poseidon's Trident is the martial soul of Poseidon before he became a god, and that Heart of the Sea God is also a part of the martial soul.

From this, Tang San had a conjecture, that is, materialized weapon martial souls, or divine artifacts, in a sense, are not unlike a peculiar type of soul guide.

However, while weapon martial souls can materialize and become divine artifacts, what would happen if beast martial souls were materialized?

Thinking of the powerful beast soul masters who emphasize the power of bloodlines and the spirituality of martial souls, Tang San believed that the materialization of beast martial souls would either revive divine beasts or transform themselves into divine beasts, controlling the bodies of divine beasts with human souls...

In a moment of thought, Tang San pondered many things, but eventually returned to the present and said to Qin Ming, "Can I study this short sword? The aura of the fallen seems to have dissipated within the flames. This weapon materialized by the Bloodsword martial soul is extremely similar to a soul guide, and both Guangling and I have researched soul guides."

"No problem." After thinking for a while, Qin Ming didn't notice anything wrong with the silver-crystal short sword, so he agreed with a nod.

In his opinion, although this materialized sword martial soul was peculiar, its value should be lower than the right leg bone of the forty-thousand-year level absorbed by him.

Giving it to Tang San wasn't a big deal.

"Unfortunately, I didn't take down the storage soul guide from the body just now, and it was burned along with the flames." Yu feng looked regretful. Previously, their attention was all on the soul bone, and they didn't care about Norman's storage soul guide, thinking of taking Norman's body out later.

Unexpectedly, Qin Ming taught them a lesson: only the head needed to be taken out.

"If it's gone, it's gone. What might be hidden in his storage soul guide could be the secret technique to become a fallen. It is said that when ordinary people see such things, their minds gradually distort. Perhaps it's a good thing that we didn't see it," Huo Wu said indifferently, feeling that burning such an item that distorts souls along with the flames was the best way.

"Alright, the matter is settled, let's get out of here," Qin Ming said, holding the shroud wrapped around Norman's head and taking out a signal flare from the storage soul guide at his waist with his other hand, igniting the fuse with the flame of his martial soul.

Whoosh—

The signal flare shot up into the sky, exploding and forming a firework.

This was a reminder to the Star Luo Royal Team and the Spirit Hall Team.

To be honest, when Tang San first learned that there was something similar to gunpowder on the Douluo Continent, he was quite shocked. He didn't understand why, with gunpowder available, mass destructive weapons couldn't be manufactured.

Then he checked the books and found only four words: against heaven and nature.

Most likely, it was rejected by soul masters.

If ordinary people could cause massive damage to soul masters, how noble would the status of soul masters be?

However, Tang San felt that it might also be because no one had thought of how to improve the composition of gunpowder and enhance its power. After all, gunpowder in this world, like in his previous life, was also accidentally created.

In his previous life, after gunpowder was accidentally created, it took nearly a thousand years of development before it was truly applied to weapons capable of mass destruction.

In this world of extraordinary power, it might take even longer for gunpowder to be used in warfare.

Moreover, soul power, this kind of power, is very convenient and comprehensive.

"Wait a moment, Teacher Qin Ming, I need to have a private conversation with Yunshu," Tang San's thoughts returned from the fireworks exploding in the sky to the present, walking up to Yunshu and once again manifesting his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, entering his spiritual space to comfort Yunshu's spiritual soul and leaving behind a trace of the aura of the Golden Tree of Life, allowing him to better condense the energy of heaven and earth for cultivation and cleanse the impurities within his trunk.

According to Tang San's estimate, under the forced advancement of Bloodsword Norman, Yunshu's cultivation base was already extremely close to the ninety-thousand-year level. Now, influenced by him, it was estimated that within ten years, he could break through and become a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

"Tang San, you can communicate with Yunshu?" Qin Ming asked curiously when Tang San returned to the team.

"Yes, my martial soul Blue Silver Grass has evolved to a very strong level, and can be called the Blue Silver Emperor."

Tang San was ready to formally refer to his martial soul as the Blue Silver Emperor. "I can use that vast life force, with spiritual power as a guide, to communicate with intelligent plant soul beasts... Before dealing with Bloodsword Norman, I communicated with this ninety-thousand-year-old Yun shu and helped him clear out the impurities in his spiritual space; just now, I injected the aura possessed by the Blue Silver Emperor into him to aid in his cultivation."

"He's also preparing to sacrifice himself to me once his cultivation reaches a hundred thousand years."

Using Yunshu as an excuse, Tang San disclosed something he shouldn't have known. "According to what he said, once a soul beast reaches a hundred thousand years, a heavenly tribulation will target it after a thousand years."

"If a hundred-thousand-year soul beast can survive a heavenly tribulation, it can continue to live on, continue to accumulate cultivation, reach the next hundred thousand years, which is two hundred thousand years, and then undergo another heavenly tribulation."

"Following this pattern, if a hundred-thousand-year soul beast undergoes nine heavenly tribulations, it can become a million-year soul beast, transform into a divine beast, that is, a god."

"Xiao Wu, startled, turned back to look at the cloud tree, which gradually changed from blood red to white, secretly astonished: "This tree actually knows so much?"

The others were also incredulous.

"There are million-year soul beasts among soul beasts?" Huo Wu exclaimed in shock, "How strong would they be?"

"I don't know," Tang San shook his head, "Yunshu hasn't seen one... But, most soul beasts can't survive the heavenly tribulation, which is why hundred-thousand-year soul beasts are rare on the continent—they get struck by lightning."

"A few hundred-thousand-year soul beasts consciously can't survive the heavenly tribulation, so they choose to transform into humans and start over. Of course, some hundred-thousand-year soul beasts may not even be aware of the heavenly tribulation; they just feel the will of the world and think that after becoming a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, they can only live for a thousand years, so they choose to transform in order to live longer."

Xiao wu gritted her teeth, feeling that Tang San was being cryptic.

After all, before meeting Emperor Tian and the others, she had no idea that the reason "hundred-thousand-year soul beasts can only live for a thousand years" was actually because the world was targeting soul beasts.

"What does this have to do with Yunshu sacrificing himself to you?" Huo Wu puzzled, "Is there any connection?"

"Because my Blue Silver Emperor possesses immense vitality. After he undergoes the most domineering type of sacrifice, he can fully retain his soul and grow with me," Tang San revealed the truth, "She thinks that my Blue Silver Emperor has the chance to become the emperor of all plants, and maybe even break through to the hundredth level."

"Hundredth level, godhood," Qin Ming mentioned a legend, "It is said that when a soul master reaches the hundredth level, they become a god... Originally, I didn't believe it, but last year, we encountered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and entered that strange life and death arena... This made me have to believe that gods truly exist."

"With your talent, Tang San, thirteen years old, Soul King, if you continue to advance at this rate in the future and break through to the hundredth level, it's not impossible."

God!

An existence from legend, omnipotent!

Does Tang San have the opportunity to reach that level?

All the people present asked themselves, thinking of Tang San's age and soul power level, as well as various theoretical knowledge of martial soul cultivation. They had to admit: he, Tang San, really had the hope to advance to that legendary realm.

"Let's focus on the present. Gods are too distant from us," Tang San smiled and changed the subject, "After we return, I will try to teach each of you how to develop your own soul skills based on your own situation, in conjunction with your martial souls, soul power attributes, and the way soul power operates in your body."

Practicing self-created soul skills would waste time that could be used for soul power cultivation, but one thing had to be acknowledged: truly powerful soul masters on the continent all had self-created soul skills.

The best example was the Haotian Sect, that astonishing Tang Chen, who created techniques like Chaotic Cloak, Haotian Nine Skills, Ring Explosion, and so on.

Tang San estimated that in battle, Tang Chen wouldn't even need to use soul skills; with just these self-created soul skills, he could match or even surpass the abilities of most hundred-thousand-year soul ring skills.

Huo Wu, Yu Tianheng, and the others had been with Tang San for over a year and had gained his trust. While not one hundred percent, they could entrust their backs to him with a bit of caution, feeling secure.

As for delaying soul power cultivation...

For them, without the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the time spent cultivating soul power each day was limited, as it was impossible to cultivate all day long without causing harm to the body.

Moreover, Tang San still had a third soul skill: Photosynthesis, which could assist in cultivation. With his current Soul King-level strength, its duration was longer and its efficiency higher, enough to make up for the time spent developing and practicing self-created soul skills.

"Self-created soul skills?" Huo Wu's eyes lit up, "That's the mark of a strong soul master. My grandmother said that soul masters above the Soul Douluo level, who possess self-created soul skills, and those who don't, are completely different concepts."

This statement was actually correct.

Soul masters who could research self-created soul skills definitely had much more agile minds than those who only relied on soul rings and soul bone abilities. Their control over soul power and understanding of martial souls were also much stronger and deeper.

"Don't expect too much, though. After all, you need to develop them yourselves. If you can't do it, you can also strengthen the use of your own soul skills to make them more flexible," Tang San cautioned everyone, indicating not to get too excited, lest the results didn't match expectations later on.