Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 259 Wolf Thief
"Hey~"

Han Tao let out a long sigh.

When he arrived at the Heavenly Dou Empire, he suddenly discovered that there were many corpses in the city.

The guards of the Heavenly Dou Empire performed their duties, standing like statues, scrutinizing the crowds coming and going.

The guards in charge of the cleanup moved the corpses from inside the city and carried them outside.

"Strange." Han Tao paused in his steps.

This is not normal, it's extremely abnormal!

Ye Junlan was indeed sent to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well by her, but with so many injured and dead, how could it be because of her?

Upon seeing the dead and the wounded, Ye Lingling's brows furrowed tightly, and a feeling of deep compassion welled up within her.

It's as if the Holy Mother, the White Lotus, has been reincarnated.

"I really don't know how she did it!"

Ye Lingling's emotions were so infectious that they seemed to have affected my mind, making me feel compassionate and sympathetic as well.

Han Tao did know that the power of emotions had strange applications.

For example, the mental walls of the "Phantom Space" use the power of emotions to prevent the intrusion of other people's consciousness.

"First Soul Skill: Healing!"

The Nine-Heart Begonia appeared out of thin air, its purple healing light and soul power fluctuations falling upon the injured around it.

"Thank you, Soul Master!"

The ragged old man struggled to his feet, expressing his sincere gratitude to Ye Lingling for her kindness.

With his mental energy activated, Han Tao began to observe in detail.
This old man was just an ordinary person; he had no soul power whatsoever within his body.

Then, there were very obvious injuries: half of his right arm was gone, and there were bite marks from a soul beast at the wound.

"What caused your injury?" Han Tao asked curiously.

The old man tried to recall, but the memory triggered physical fear, causing him to break out in a cold sweat and tremble.

As the situation became increasingly violent, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, screaming, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Ye Lingling asked in confusion, "He seems to be afraid of some kind of creature?"

"Never mind, I won't ask anymore!" Han Tao shook his head.

The Wisdom Skull of the Illusion was activated, and through the interconnectedness of their thoughts, Han Tao attempted to read the old man's memories.

"fear."

Strong emotions can prevent the erosion of thought.

Although the old man was just an ordinary person, under immense fear, the illusion was unable to read his thoughts.

"This must be remembered!"

However, this difficulty cannot stop Han Tao.

The target of the illusion space was replaced, bypassing the terrified old man, and connecting with the middle-aged man not far away.

"This is."

In his memory, a bizarre creature appeared.

Its upper body is that of a wolf, and its lower body is that of a human. Its face is extremely ugly, but its methods are extremely cruel.

"Wolf bandits," Han Tao uttered the term.

"Wolf bandits are a hybrid of humans and soul beasts, and are naturally lewd."

Ye Lingling immediately showed her disgust.

Wolf Thieves are evil spirit beasts, cruel and bloodthirsty, who enjoy raping women.

She feigned fear and quietly moved closer to Han Tao, the delicate fragrance wafting into his nostrils from her hair.

"It matches up!" Han Tao confirmed again, "The wound on the old man's arm should be from the bite of the wolf bandits. They don't kill humans, but they like to torture them incessantly."

"How could such a thing appear within the Heavenly Dou Empire?"

"What are the guards for?"

Han Tao looked up and saw the guards standing guard, ready for action. He smiled and shook his head.

The Heavenly Dou Empire is like an ancient dynasty with a long history, corrupt and decadent inside. These guards standing there have no concept of national righteousness. As long as a suitable price is offered, they will naturally be bought off.

“The guards can be bribed.”

Han Tao bribed the prison guards to make clear arrangements for Flander.

Ye Lingling softly said, "You mean someone with ulterior motives bribed the guards to move the wolf bandits into the city?"

"But what was his purpose in doing this?"

Han Tao smelled the faint, lingering fragrance of crabapple blossoms wafting from her breath, and suddenly realized how close Ye Lingling was.

"I don't know!" Han Tao shook his head. Then, his tone became extremely serious: "You need to be careful!"

"Next, we're heading to the Imperial Palace to help Emperor Xueye with his treatment. We'll be in the Heavenly Dou Empire for quite some time!"

"And the Wolf Bandits are located within the Heavenly Dou Empire."

Her eyes were very gentle, and she murmured a soft "hmm".

A healing-type Soul Master has no combat ability whatsoever, so the fate of encountering wolf bandits is predictable.

Even with Dugu Bo's protection, she was unlikely to be in danger, but Han Tao was still worried.

"no!"

"It seems we need to prepare some means of self-protection for her."

Han Tao sized up Ye Lingling. With her delicate appearance, she didn't seem like someone who could fight.

"Hmm, let's go with the illusion!"

The Illusionary Realm originated from the time of the Azure Sun Academy.

This includes the multi-dimensional martial soul fusion skill, which also originated from Canghui Academy.

"Ye Lingling".

"Next, I will introduce you to the illusion realm, which is your Soul Master's means of self-protection."

Ye Lingling tilted her head, a gentle smile playing on her lips.

Her clear, cool eyes blinked, seemingly anticipating Han Tao's words, as she sat upright and listened attentively.

"Illusions need to be explained from the perspective of meridian theory."

Han Tao opened his soul tool, searched through his diary for a long time, and sorted out his thoughts.

Even if one has already taken control of the Illusionary Realm, if one wants to teach others, one still needs to summarize the entire system of the Illusionary Realm.

"At Tiandou Academy, you studied the Twelve Regular Meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Recently, you also came into contact with the theory of acupoints."

There is a world of difference between knowledge that is systematic and knowledge that is not.

Han Tao took out a meridian chart and extended it to the Shen Ting acupoint, using meridian theory as its core.

"Look here, the Shen Ting acupoint!"

He gently touched the forehead of the figure in the diagram.

She gently stroked her forehead, then mobilized her soul power, instantly activating the acupoints.

An illusion suddenly appeared before my eyes, but all I could see was a vast expanse of white nothingness.

"Is this the illusion?"

Ye Lingling asked, but the voices within the illusion were unknown to Han Tao.

Seeing her dazed expression, Han Tao wasn't sure if she was thinking or had fallen into a hallucination, so he waved his finger in front of her eyes.

"Uh"

"Ye Lingling is really fierce!"

Before activating the illusion, are you not making any preparations at all?

Just trust yourself like that?
By activating the "Wisdom Skull of Illusion," a connection is established with her mind, allowing her to transmit her voice and will.

“Yes!” Han Tao replied.

Ye Lingling suddenly entered the illusion, falling into an endless void. Her expression was originally one of great anxiety and fear.

But at this moment, upon hearing Han Tao's voice, a confident expression finally appeared on her little face.

"In the illusion, you are the master of everything."

"However, you need to master a few abilities before you can build your own illusion."

The ability to create illusions is not something that can be acquired overnight.

Creating the "anchor point" for the illusion, mastering the method to "escape" the illusion, and then proceeding to the third step:

By using the distraction control method, one can simultaneously manipulate the body inside and outside the illusion, thus achieving the true practical application of the illusion theory.

The Nine-Heart Begonia is actually a rather shameless martial soul.

Extreme therapeutic capabilities mean extreme tolerance for error, giving the theory a unique advantage in practice.

In most cases, Ye Lingling doesn't need to consider the risks of the next step in the experiment, because her healing abilities can make up for everything.

of course,

This also includes the exploration of the "illusion" at this time.

"The anchor point is taken from Blue Silver Grass."

She smiled somewhat awkwardly, raised her eyebrows, and secretly sized up Han Tao several times.

(End of this chapter)