Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 401 True Forms Overlap
Hidden tiers, similar to additional growth base.

Both can provide additional tempering values ​​when a Soul Master breaks through, but they affect different aspects.

The former improves the quality of the martial soul, while the latter raises the rank of the soul master.

The Starry Night Forest was shrouded in mist and poisonous haze on a rainy night, but the bright sunlight shone through the gaps in the trees and illuminated Tang Chen's face.

Golden and shimmering, its reflection gleaming in the eyes.

Tang Chen: "When I awakened my Martial Soul, I guessed that Soul Masters might have hidden ranks, and when I broke through to Soul Saint and awakened my Martial Soul True Body, this guess was confirmed."

Although he listened to his grandfather's words, Tang San didn't really take them seriously.

He thought to himself: Researching martial spirits is useless; only hidden weapons are the way to go!
Holding the "Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Bright Moon," he once again focused his gaze on the most powerful mechanical hidden weapon, the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus.

This hidden weapon was capable of severely injuring the King of Slaughter, and it could probably also seriously injure his grandfather, who was no match for Han Tao.

"A Martial Soul Avatar?"

"What kind of soul skill is this?"

After a long while, Tang San took over the conversation.

Grandfather raised the Haotian Hammer, conjured a phantom image, and smiled slightly, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

Black, black, black, black, black, red, red, black, red—nine spirit rings on the Clear Sky Hammer, and he was pointing to his own eighth spirit ring.

"This is my Martial Soul Avatar, Haoying!"

Guided by will,
Haoying and Haotian Hammer gradually overlapped, and one after another emerged, further enhancing the aura of the martial spirit.

"Only when they overlap can one obtain the hidden rank of the Martial Soul."

"Tang San, remember this: when you break through, you must merge your Martial Soul True Body and your clone into your Martial Soul."

Tang Chen's expression was arrogant, looking down on everyone, displaying a unique arrogance that belonged only to numerical values.

On the Douluo Continent, the vast majority of Soul Masters do not release their Martial Soul True Form when breaking through, nor do they allow the two to overlap, so the concept of hidden ranks does not exist.

"Okay!" Tang San nodded in agreement.

"So, how do I obtain the spirit ring for my spirit clone?"

"Come with me!"

----for a long time

Tang Chen led Tang San to an underground cave, which appeared to be a mine that the Heaven Dou Empire had mined many years ago.

"The Clear Sky Hammer's spirit clone is particularly troublesome."

"Plant-type Soul Masters can find plant-type Soul Beasts with dark characteristics, while Beast Martial Souls can find Soul Beasts of the same type. Only Weapon Martial Souls are the most complicated."

"This was originally a dark cave used by the Heavenly Dou Empire to mine Yinming ore, but it was later bought by the Haotian Sect. Now, a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the ore inside may have reached the age of ten thousand years."

Tang San was taken aback: "Ore? Ten thousand years old?"

Could ores be used for cultivation? Could they develop sentience? Could they even acquire spirit rings?
Tang Chen shook his head: "Under normal circumstances, it's not possible!"

"But my martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, a Clear Sky Hammer with the potential to become a divine craftsman."

The Haotian Hammer can refine ores and improve their quality.

Rare minerals can also improve the quality of the Haotian Hammer, and the two complement each other.

"This is the essence of the Clear Sky Hammer's martial spirit!"

Tang Chen lowered his head and shouted, "Old Han Shi, come out!"

An aged voice echoed from inside the mine.

"I am a spirit formed from ore, not some other animal spirit beast, so I cannot leave."

He led Tang San inside, then unleashed the aura of the Clear Sky Hammer, with continuous shockwaves spreading throughout the cave.

The dark and gloomy cave could not withstand the terrifying air currents and collapsed immediately.

Broken stones flew and fell, but were kept out by Tang Chen's aura, like a spatial barrier between two ends of a river.

"Finally, it's done!"

Tang Chen raised his head with satisfaction.

Under the tempering of the Haotian Hammer, the quality of all the ores in the underground cavern was improved.

Tang Chen also revealed his needs: "I need a ten-thousand-year-old Yinming Stone Essence to provide my great-grandson with a spirit skill of the martial soul clone type."

"Secondly, strengthen my martial spirit to its limit!" "Yes!" came the aged voice.

The essence of the ten-thousand-year-old Yinming Stone was used in the sacrificial ceremony and transformed into the fifth soul ring on Tang San's Haotian Hammer.

Furthermore, the power of the gathered ores and mountains surged continuously onto Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer, further enhancing the quality and level of his martial soul.

"It's still not quite there."

Tang Chen sighed regretfully, but his expression did not show any frustration.

"If they continue to absorb them, it will damage their origin."

"Tang San, let's go to the next mine."

Tang San glanced at his grandfather with a puzzled look. His grandfather's strength clearly overwhelmed everything, so why did he still want to make a deal with them? Did he still care about whether it would damage the origin of the ridiculous ore?

Unlike his father, Tang Hao, who crushed others with his strength, he only truly profited from what he got for free.

The Blue Silver Realm is the convergence of the will of countless Blue Silver Grasses, and also the collective perception of the vast race.

"Tang San has obtained his fifth spirit ring?"

At the same time, Han Tao received the same message.

He was slightly surprised: "And it's also a spirit skill of the spirit clone type? It seems I was right, this spirit skill is of extraordinary significance."

Han Tao was unaware of the theories regarding "hidden rank" and "overlapping true forms".

Because when the precious theories were passed on to his great-grandson, the vast spirit and will that were isolated from the voice could not be answered, even though the Blue Silver Domain was unfathomably powerful.

"Perhaps, I need to extract Tang San's memories again."

"Or perhaps, my thoughts are already known to Tang Chen? Is this bait he deliberately set out?"

Tang Chen is not an idiot.

Once he learns that he can steal memories, he can use this as a medium to plan his revenge.

Thinking of this, Han Tao couldn't help but recall the days when he fought against Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang. When he faced them, it was never as difficult as it is now.

"That's all."

"Let Yu Xiaogang go back, but I can also use this as an opportunity to make some noise."

Picking up the swiftlet that the sect had acquired at a high price, she rustled as she wrote her own letter.

Han Tao originally intended to use Yu Xiaogang as a threat to force Tang San to hand over the information about the [Martial Soul Clone], but suddenly a mischievous thought arose in his mind, and his tone changed abruptly.

Tie the letter to the leg of the swift, raise your hand and let it fly, skimming over its outstretched tail feathers.

"Let's go find Tang San."

The swift flies extremely fast, traversing towns, forests, mountains, and lakes.

Finally, it landed on Tang San's shoulder.

"uh-huh?"

Tang San took the letter.
Slowly unfold it, and read the neat and square handwriting on it: [

Your Excellency:
Hello there!

My family disciple Yang Shiqi was brutally murdered by Han Tao, and your master Yu Xiaogang will also suffer the same fate. As the patriarch of the Po clan, I can help you save Yu Xiaogang.

I humbly request information on the fifth spirit ring as a reward and exchange.

Signed: Yang Wudi

"Yang Wudi? The patriarch of the Po clan?"

The Po clan was once an affiliated family of the Haotian Sect; the Sharp-tailed Swift is the inherited martial spirit of the Min clan.

After a moment's thought, Tang San handed the letter to his grandfather, humbly seeking his elder's advice.

With just a slight glance, Tang Chen's attitude was contemptuous and arrogant: "This is not Yang Wudi's handwriting."

"It is true that Han Tao killed Yang Shiqi, and it is also possible that he incurred Yang Wudi's hostility, but this letter is fake. I can conclude that it was forged by Han Tao."

"but."

"Their attempt to exchange information via letters suggests they've discovered my scheme; they are not to be underestimated."

(End of this chapter)