Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 202 Gathering the Soul Bones
Twenty kilometers away.
The information about the soul bone was conveyed through the blue silver eye.

After a long silence, a faint smile finally appeared on Han Tao's face.

"They've made a catch, let's go back!"

"Return?" Sword Douluo was stunned.

They gained something? What did they gain? How do you know? And what's the use of a ten-year-old soul bone?

Chen Xin racked his brains but couldn't come to any conclusions. Compared to Han Tao, he felt like a blind man.
Follow in Han Tao's footsteps and go find out.

"Han Tao, what are you doing back here?"

Tang San gave a cold snort.

Han Tao's appearance was too opportune, coinciding perfectly with the time when he lost his soul bone, making it hard not to suspect his motives.
"Are you spying on me?" he demanded.

"Of course not, I came back only to get that knife back!"

The blade is made entirely of high-grade metal, making it extremely valuable and the perfect choice for crafting concealed weapons.

Yes, Tang San wanted to steal Han Tao's knife.

Han Tao remained silent and let them do as they pleased, and this time, the knife became their excuse for returning.

"Damn it!" he cursed.

"What did I see? The soul bones of Guzhu?"

Han Tao turned to look at Yu Xiaogang, his tone calm: "Our deal still stands, the soul bone belongs to me!"

Yu Xiaogang looked indignant: "You said before that our agreement had been fulfilled, and that this was not a ten-year soul bone, but a hundred-year soul bone!"

"A century-old soul, balala."

The master then began to display his knowledge, introducing the various characteristics of the hundred-year-old soul bone, and repeatedly emphasizing that this soul beast had reached the age of a hundred years.
Han Tao was taken aback.

Yu Xiaogang reminded me that this soul bone was a high-level achievement obtained by consuming Tang San's luck. If I were to directly plunder it, I might be targeted by his luck again!
"Well, you're right!"

"I can use that sword to exchange for this soul bone. You should know that this sword was forged by Lou Gao, the master craftsman of the Douluo Continent!"

Tang San said with a disdainful expression, "In times without heroes, even a nobody can become famous!"

The forging techniques recorded in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu far surpassed those of this era; even the so-called "God of Craftsmen" in Han Tao's eyes were utterly inadequate.

A faint sense of superiority surfaced in his heart, as if tinged with the arrogance unique to a master: "High-rise buildings? I don't care!"

Han Tao felt a surge of joy.

Tang San's sense of superiority was, as expected, consistent with reality.

Humans often become so immersed in a sense of superiority that they miss out on perceiving other aspects, leading to the loss of something.
"Yes, perhaps his forging skills are not as good as yours, but this also proves the value of this knife. Given your status, even if you were rich, you couldn't buy this knife!"

Tang San nodded in agreement: "Alright then."

It's just a skeleton that's been there for a hundred years.
Tang San and his apprentice Yu Xiaogang didn't even look down on this level of soul bone. They exchanged a smile and, to Han Tao's anticipation, handed over the soul bone.

After receiving the soul bone, Han Tao smiled and spoke in a high-pitched voice:
"I have an insatiable need for the soul bones of Guzhu!"

"If you can gather six sets of the hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo Soul Bones, I'll consider it a loss and give you my ten-thousand-year-old Wind Chaser Left Leg!"

"Is it really true?" Tang San asked in surprise.

The master's eyes suddenly lit up: "Six hundred-year-old soul bones, even added together, are only 600 years old. Compared to a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, the difference in value is immeasurable."

In terms of general value, this is indeed the case, but in terms of ease of acquisition, it is a world of difference.
Yu Xiaogang did not understand "luck". In his eyes, Tang San only killed a 99-year-old Guzhu and lost a hundred-year-old soul bone.

Therefore, such a biased conclusion was drawn.

Han Tao feigned ignorance: "What did I just say?"

“A promise is a promise! Since a commitment has been made, it cannot be easily changed!” Yu Xiaogang said resolutely.

Yu Xiaogang thought that Han Tao might not be very good at math, which was why he said such naive things. But since Han Tao had said it, he, the "unfathomable" Yu Xiaogang, would naturally seize the opportunity.

A sense of superiority, however slight, surfaced in his mind. Han Tao, bewildered, asked, "A promise made is a promise kept?"

Yu Xiaogang: "That's right, you are Ning Fengzhi's apprentice, you can't change your mind so easily!"

"Fine!" Han Tao feigned defeat and reluctantly agreed.

The drop rate for a century-old soul bone is only one in a thousand, and collecting all six full-body soul bones requires immense luck and opportunity.
All I can say is that this master is truly skilled at tricking his apprentices.

Qibao Glazed Sect.

Han Tao was in an exceptionally pleasant mood.

Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong slowly walked to Han Tao's side: "What do you want us to do?"

Han Tao took out the newly acquired century-old soul bone from his package and began to explain:
"As you should know, I recently took on a disciple, but he lacks innate soul power. Using his original soul bone as the activation point for his soul power is obviously the best option!"

Ning Rongrong pointed at Zhu Qi: "It's him, the Soul Master of the Lone Bamboo Martial Soul?"

Han Tao snapped his fingers. Yes!
"It's uncertain whether a newly awakened child can absorb a century-old soul bone."

"Therefore, we need you two support Soul Masters to take care of things!"

Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong exchanged a smile, then summoned their martial spirits, and various lights appeared on Zhu Qi's body.

Zhu Qi couldn't help but feel a little scared: "What are you doing?"

"Don't worry, these are all benefits to you."

Then, he handed over the century-old Lone Bamboo Soul Bone: "Absorb it! Do I need to repeat the process?"

With the buffs from two top-tier support-type Soul Masters, Zhu Qi received the Soul Bone in a daze and completed its absorption in a completely bewildered state.

The soul power within his body surged and swirled, and in a single instant, he achieved a breakthrough from 0 to 1.

The Blue Silver Eye, the Purple Demon Eye, and spiritual power completely enveloped Zhu Qi's body, observing various information about his soul power, physique, growth potential, and soul power structure.

"Growth base: 0.2 base + 0.2 extra"

"The bamboo joint structure has parts that are the same as its own bamboo joint structure, and also parts that are different!"

"If you understand the microstructure of soul power and master its different forms, your additional growth potential can be increased to 0.3!"

Han Tao then turned his gaze to Ning Rongrong.

"Did you observe that? This is a new [bamboo joint structure]!"

"Huh?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise.

So focused on enhancing and amplifying his power, he forgot to use the distraction control technique and to observe the microscopic structure of his soul force.
"Oh well, never mind."

"Wait until he breaks through to level 2, then observe him further."

Zhu Qi felt that his strength had suddenly increased a lot, and he could even fight a tiger.

Han Tao, of course, knew what he was thinking and warned him, "This is an inflated ego caused by an excessive increase in power in an instant. Under normal circumstances, you'll know your own strength after a contest with a Soul Master of the same level."

Ye Lingling, who was standing to the side, heard Han Tao and Rongrong talking and had some thoughts in her mind.

"The bamboo-like structure might be a rather important theory?"

So, she asked curiously, "What is a 'bamboo joint structure'?"

Han Tao: "When a Soul Power level breaks through, the Soul Master can obtain additional Soul Power, Physical Strength, and Spiritual Power microstructures."

"However, given your current situation, if you want to obtain the [Bamboo Joint Structure], you can only wait for Ning Rongrong's microscopic soul power theory to break through."

Then, she looked at Ning Rongrong, but asked Han Tao, "Can I study this part of the theory?"

Upon hearing this, alarm bells rang in Ning Rongrong's mind.

(End of this chapter)