Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 203 Babel
Upon catching a glimpse of Ye Lingling's manipulative demeanor, Ning Rongrong's heart tightened instantly, and she made up her mind:

We cannot afford to be so discouraged; we must accelerate the research progress.
However, the reality is that theoretical research is always a long and tedious process, requiring hundreds of experiments to explore before obtaining even a one in ten million chance.

At that moment, Ning Tian suddenly came up from outside:

"Han Tao, Chrysanthemum Douluo wants to see you." Han Tao felt puzzled.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, what an unfamiliar character, someone I have almost no connection with, why would he want to talk to me?

After a moment's hesitation, the "Phantom Space" appeared, with strange light and shadow filling the air.

"Discussing Martial Souls?"

Perhaps it was because Han Tao's [Blue Silver] demonstrated the highest form of a martial soul that Chrysanthemum Douluo extended an invitation to him.

Exploring martial spirits can help those with ultimate martial spirits find a path forward, but at the same time, Han Tao won't come away empty-handed.

"Okay!" Han Tao agreed.

After saying goodbye to the two girls, he followed Ning Tian and found Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Elder Ju!"

According to the rules of Douluo Continent, Han Tao gave him a standard greeting.

Seeing Han Tao's posture, Chrysanthemum Douluo struck a flamboyant pose, a rather bizarre one, but it also demonstrated how much he valued it.
Not long ago, at the National Elite Soul Master Competition, I originally wanted to have a discussion with Yu Xiaogang, but I didn't expect him to be so arrogant that I lost the will to communicate.

Chrysanthemum Douluo: "Can you summon your martial soul?"

Han Tao didn't suspect anything and raised his hand to release: Blue Silver Grass!
In terms of appearance, the Blue Silver Grass and the Blue Silver Grass by the roadside are identical in shape, but from a microscopic perspective, the basic strength of Han Tao's martial soul far exceeds that of the former.

Toughness, hardness, strength, robustness, and ductility.
Inside the Blue Silver Grass, the spider venom provided by the Human-Faced Demon Spider, the Cave Demon Spider, and the Human-Faced Demon Spider King is subtly mixed deep within the Martial Soul, forming a unique Dark Blue Silver Grass growth path.

Chrysanthemum Douluo used his spiritual power to carefully examine Han Tao's martial soul, and pondered with his fingers forming a delicate gesture:

"A top-tier martial soul. I never expected that you could evolve a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass to this level."

Han Tao explained with a smile:

"Understanding the essence of a martial spirit and mastering its origin will naturally reveal the path of its evolution."

This is not a secret, but it is very difficult to understand the essence of one's own martial soul and ensure that the essence does not deviate!
Han Tao's understanding of "adaptation" in the first stage is only correct within a narrow scope. If he becomes convinced that this is the essence of Blue Silver Grass because of his previous success, he will lose his way in the future.

Yue Guan waved his sleeves, and a beautiful purple flower emerged, its central core radiating golden light.

"The Miraculous Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum, a divine herb and the ultimate martial spirit, is arguably the strongest among plant-based martial spirits."

"This is the peak I have reached so far, but now I can no longer find the direction to move forward."

Ju Douluo spoke in a melancholy tone, like a lonely woman confined to her boudoir.

Han Tao helplessly shrugged. "Chrysanthemum Douluo asked me, 'I don't even know what the essence of his martial soul is, so how can I provide directions for its evolution?'"

"Soul fusion is the guide to the evolution of a soul!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo continued speaking to himself: "Ghost Douluo and I possess a unique martial soul fusion skill: Yin-Yang Stillness Domain."

"Through repeated collaboration, they found the path to martial soul evolution and advanced to the ultimate martial soul!"

Han Tao's mind suddenly cleared: "Ghost Douluo, he also has an ultimate martial soul?"

Ghostly Spirit is a rather peculiar martial soul, indeed rarely seen in the Douluo Continent.
"Mmm!" Yue Guan's eyes were alluring.

Mentioning Ghost Douluo made him seem somewhat charming.
"Spirit fusion is an advanced form of spirit manifestation, guiding the evolution of the spirit."

This one point of knowledge alone is enough to satisfy me.

But what Chrysanthemum Douluo mentioned next—the specific methods for using spirit fusion to guide spirit evolution—brought Han Tao even greater joy. "Spirit fusion is the ultimate complementarity between the two domains. You've just achieved [Blue Silver], so your first priority is specialized development, evolving your respective domains to their fullest potential!"

Han Tao nodded: "Ensure the stability of the martial soul fusion."

This is the first and core element.

"Don't consider the [puzzle] for now, because even I, with my ultimate martial soul, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, haven't been able to complete the [puzzle]."

"Completing the puzzle might be the core to advancing to a divine-level martial soul, but..."

At this point, his words were filled with regret:
"My theory can only guide you to the ultimate martial soul; as for what follows, you'll have to explore it yourself!"

In the illusion, Han Tao wrote down what Chrysanthemum Douluo had told him.
After organizing the knowledge, Han Tao brought his thoughts back to the present, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

When exploring martial spirits, it's impossible for the spirit itself to be the sole source of output; one must also produce some results of one's own.

The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum has the effect of promoting blood circulation in the limbs and opening up the eight meridians.

"Flow... perhaps that's the essence of its martial spirit?" Han Tao offered a guess.

Guessing is not the same as the truth, so Han Tao asked, "I have a rather offensive question."

"Say!"

"What is the essence of the martial spirit of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum?"

Yue Guan was momentarily stunned.

Han Tao quickly added, "Of course, you don't have to answer if you don't want to."

The fact that this kind of private knowledge involved the essence of martial spirits left Yue Guan bewildered.

Perhaps telling Han Tao the truth would yield a different result, or perhaps there would be no result.
But for himself, it was entirely worth taking the gamble. His expression turned serious: "As the name suggests, it reaches the heavens!"

"It draws upon the celestial forms above and connects with the netherworld below; this is the essence of the static realm of Yin and Yang!"

"And my Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is named after the phrase 'reaching the heavens'!"

When Chrysanthemum Douluo talked about the essence of martial souls, he showed a bit of confidence.

Han Tao gave an awkward smile.

The concept of "flow" is clearly a misconception.

Because others have already evolved their martial souls to the extreme, and after repeated reflection and correction of their knowledge and theories, the essence of the "Tongtian" martial soul is extremely likely correct.

His words stirred my thoughts: "Reaching the Heavens? The Netherworld?"

The Netherworld White Tiger possesses the power of the Netherworld, and its upper limit is "God-level Martial Soul"!
"Ghosts" also possess the ability to guide the underworld, which is obviously quite normal.

The term "Tongtian" reminded Han Tao of his theory of acupoints. Above the Shenting acupoint, there is a specific "acupoint" called Tongtian.
After a moment's hesitation, she began to express her thoughts: "Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Passage?"

The theory of "apertures" was developed by Han Tao, and upon hearing the meaning of connecting heaven and the netherworld, he instinctively associated them with the two.

Ju Douluo's face was filled with confusion: "Tongtian Acupoint?"

Then, Han Tao took out a human meridian chart from his package and pointed it to the top of his head: "Here!"

"Tongtian acupoint!"

Extending from top to bottom, all the way to the bottom of the meridian chart: "And here is the Yongquan acupoint!"

(End of this chapter)