Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 17 Sophisticated
No matter how naughty Ning Rongrong is, she is still a little girl after all.

Even though her little mind couldn't understand the hardships Han Tao was talking about, she was still touched by his sincerity at that moment.

The book Ning Fengzhi took out, "Advanced Distraction Control Method" with gold-edged stripes, ultimately ended up in Han Tao's hands.

"Thank you, Ning Rongrong!"

Ning Rongrong, at a loss, handed the secret method to Han Tao.

Han Tao took it, and a joyful smile returned to his face.

"Han Tao, is this book really that important to you?"

Ning Rongrong opened her eyes wide and stared intently at Han Tao, as if trying to read his inner emotions.

"Yes."

“A useless martial soul is not only slow in cultivation, but also results in physical strength, soul power, and mental strength that are inferior to those of a normal soul master at the same soul power level.”

"This manual might be able to solve my mental deficiency, so I have to give it a try no matter what."

Han Tao's will was firm, and his steps followed his will, leaving the place step by step, albeit haltingly.

After a long while, the wind carried away Han Tao's scent and dispelled the solemn atmosphere in the hall. Ning Fengzhi pulled Rongrong to his side and began to ruffle her hair.

"Rongrong, you've ruined your father's plans this time!"

Ning Rongrong was somewhat bewildered upon hearing this. A plan? What plan?
Oh, right, Ning Rongrong quickly came up with the answer.

"Your plan failed. He passed the Elder Guardian's test, but that has nothing to do with me, does it?"

"I didn't do anything, how can you blame me?"

"Uh!" Ning Fengzhi's face stiffened: "That's not what I meant!"

"Originally, I could have gotten one of his theories for free, but you interrupted me."

"What?" Rongrong jumped up in disbelief and exclaimed, "Dad, you're the sect leader now, how come you're always thinking about how to freeload off your disciples?"

Yes, Ning Fengzhi had already discovered that Han Tao's cultivation speed and physical growth rate were abnormal.

It's ridiculously fast; in just over six months, his soul power has skyrocketed from level 12 to level 17.

This is unreasonable, extremely unreasonable!
If you can level up 5 times in half a year, you must be able to level up 10 times in a year. If you can reach a major milestone every year, that would be incredible!
While leveling up is relatively easy in the early stages, it's still not as outrageous as Han Tao's.

"It's not entirely a freebie; it's more like a transaction. I'm offering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's secret techniques in exchange for his theoretical research results."

Those who control the sect platform naturally have countless ways to exploit others.

The sect's secret techniques can be exchanged with every disciple, but the disciples' theories must be studied and verified little by little. Over time, the sect will gain more and more theoretical achievements.

The reason why there are so many high-quality books in the library of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is precisely because of this rule.

Of course, in the process of trading between the sect and its disciples, the disciples will not suffer losses, after all, they also get what they want.

"But, someone as useless as Han Tao..." Perhaps realizing her wording was inappropriate, Rongrong lowered her voice.

"What research did he do? It shouldn't be worth you doing this, Father, right?"

Looking at his silly daughter, who was so adorably foolish, he could only shake his head helplessly.

“Low innate soul power does indeed mean a slow cultivation speed; this is common knowledge among soul masters.”

"But Han Tao is an exception. Look at his cultivation speed. Where is he slow? In two more years, he might even surpass you."

"Wait a minute, Ning Rongrong, be more careful!" Ning Fengzhi said, exasperated.

The little witch Rongrong looked aggrieved and conflicted as she stared at the door.

"Father, are you saying that Han Tao might have a way to increase his cultivation speed?"

At this point, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, as if she was impressed by her own cleverness. "Then I'll go find him; he definitely won't dare refuse me!"

No one knows a daughter better than her father, and Ning Fengzhi could not hide Rongrong's little devilish thoughts from his eyes.

"Come back!" He interrupted Rongrong.

"Rongrong, you don't need to get involved in these things. Just focus on your cultivation, and he'll take it out himself in a while."

Han Tao would always have needs within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and since he had needs but lacked the resources, he would naturally share his research findings.

Those theories are bound to belong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School sooner or later, so there's no need to antagonize Han Tao.

The advanced techniques for "distraction control" are a ridiculous conjecture.

Distraction control involves dividing one's thoughts into several parts, thereby enabling multi-threaded thinking, operation, and use of soul skills. This is still within the realm of what mortals can understand and is a very practical secret technique.

The "convergence" part of the distraction control method not only involves breaking down "thinking" but also, more importantly, breaking down "mentality".

A Soul Master's mental power is a unified whole. Even with a specialized method of distraction control, different Soul Skills are operated in real time using a single mental power at the same time.

This manual is outrageous; it requires the Soul Master to split their own spirit, and the risks involved are self-evident.

"No wonder it was named after convergence and clustering."

Once mental energy is split, whether it can be reunited is another matter.

Even if they can be integrated, whether there will be any side effects is another matter.

After the mental energy is split, it remains unverified which fragment will dominate the mind, whether different minds will seize power, whether it will lead to a split personality, and whether the split will have any adverse effects on the physical body or soul power.

This manual's ideas are not mature; it only describes methods for mental dissociation and mental convergence, as well as various unexpected death cases after mental dissociation.

There are many deaths, but not a single successful positive example.

After reading the entire secret technique, Han Tao abandoned his desire to explore it further. This level of secret technique was not something he could currently dabble in.

Despite the strong temptation to enhance his "mental strength," Han Tao still chose to give it up. He did not consider himself the protagonist, and attempting such a high-risk exploration was tantamount to selling his head at the stake.

Following the proper steps and increasing your soul power level is the key to success.

"Han Tao?"

A voice came from afar.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the tiny Ning Rongrong.

"Are you lying to me?" Ning Rongrong asked angrily.

He took a small step back and asked in confusion, "What is the reason for this?"

"You just said that the level of innate soul power affects the cultivation speed, but why is your soul power already at level 17?"

Yes, Ning Fengzhi did ask Ning Rongrong not to interrogate Han Tao, but he couldn't control this little devil.

Perhaps it was because she couldn't be controlled, or perhaps Ning Rongrong's behavior was already within the sect leader's expectations.

Just now, Ning Rongrong gave Han Tao the advanced secret technique of "distraction control," and now she's asking for Han Tao's research results. What reason does Han Tao have to refuse?
Using someone else's kindness to seek repayment—this was a scheme orchestrated by Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Rongrong was different from me; she was an innocent and naive little girl, so it was understandable that she would do anything strange.

More importantly, Ning Rongrong's questioning was not driven by self-interest. She used Han Tao's deception of her as an incentive to steal his research results, and her reasoning was both upright and dignified.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

Inside the sect leader's mansion, Ning Fengzhi held the book "Keeping Your Joy and Anger in Sight," but couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)