Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 463 "Sacrificial Scepter"

Ye Lingling paused gracefully, her breath sweet as orchids: "Could the wooden shaft of the Blue Silver Overlord Spear be used as material for the scepter?"

"Not sure yet."

Han Tao shook his head.

The Blue Silver Cage is essential for stabilizing the armor's form, while the Blue Silver Overlord Spear is the material that forms the armor's core. Together, they constitute the "Blue Silver Vajra Transformation" system.

It churned and surged with soul power.

The eighth spirit ring transforms the Blue Silver Grass once again in a special direction, outlining a spear in the air.

Wooden shaft, spearhead, red tassel.
After cutting off the spearhead, Han Tao gripped the wooden shaft in his left hand, focused his mind, and let out a long breath.

"No! It's too hard!"

Qian Daoliu looked puzzled: "Isn't being tough a good thing?"

"Of course there's nothing wrong with it, but evolution directed towards hardness only has one trait: hardness."

The sacrificial scepter is not a spear; it is not for attacking.

To Han Tao's right, three blue-silver vines intertwine, transforming into a slender and elegant "blue-silver bamboo".

"How about the bamboo scepter?" Ye Lingling's eyes were deep and her voice was ethereal.

Han Tao hesitated for a moment, then said, "No!"

"It has the characteristics, but its strength is far too low!"

Solidity is one aspect of strength, but the flow rate of soul power, the activity of faith power, the soul's capacity to bear weight, and even the feel of the object are also part of strength.

"Um"

"Did Tang San absorb a Gu Zhu, and a thousand-year-old Gu Zhu that is one in ten thousand?"

Han Tao paused for a moment.

Suddenly, he raised his hand, and five vines intertwined, engraving a brand new "Blue Silver Bamboo".

"This time, it's barely acceptable."

Holding the thousand-year-old "Blue Silver Bamboo" in your palm, the unique hollow structure of the bamboo joints allows energy and the power of faith to flow freely.

However, it still cannot hold a soul.

The only things that can house a soul are a 100,000-year-old soul ring, a soul bone, and certain ancient artifacts.

"Fine. I'll just have to make do."

Han Tao sighed leisurely and projected the transformed soul of the Blue Silver Faith into the thousand-year-old "Blue Silver Bamboo".

On special objects, the soul experiences endless depletion.

"The impact is not entirely negative."

"The scepter is the place that bears the power of faith, and under the transformation of the power of faith, the upper limit of the soul's strength will gradually increase."

The weakening and the ascension of the soul occur simultaneously in a strange way.

Ye Lingling's soul skill "Concentration" can restore damage to the soul, which means that it is another "Purple Demon Eye" and a flawless path of spiritual evolution.

"Ye Lingling, please help me."

"Hold on!"

Ye Lingling gently shook her head and offered another suggestion.

"Blue Silver Bamboo doesn't necessarily have to be supplied by Guzhu; can other varieties of bamboo be used as well?"

"For example, the nine-sectioned green bamboo?"

Since it's about material selection, the material itself is everything; the special "extra growth base" is not the key point.

Han Tao fell into reminiscence: "Nine-section green bamboo?"

Dugu Bo once gifted him a soul beast, a highly venomous snake: Nine-Section Jade.

"It is a variant of the bamboo viper. It is said that it evolved into a spirit beast because it ate a certain nine-section bamboo."

"To be honest, I had almost forgotten about it."

"However, since that's the case, by referring to its body structure or obtaining the soul skill information in its mind, I can find out how to advance the bamboo joint."

Inside the soul tool, Han Tao removed the nine-section jade.

It was extremely fierce, and the moment it emerged, it tried to bite Han Tao, but it was quickly entangled and trapped in the cage.

"Nine-section jadeite, nine-section bamboo?"

"By using multiple bamboo segments, we can increase the length, energy intensity, and structural stability of bamboo."

"In the Soul Skill information, it shows a single blue silver vine climbing upwards while circling around, and there is an additional 'entanglement'."

Simply put, it's a case of vertical morphological evolution, with no change in horizontal morphology. Han Tao tapped his fingers: "Is this what makes Guzhu special?"

He leaned the clean book against the wall of the hall, then took out the quill brush again and dipped it in ink.

record:

Other bamboo varieties grow longitudinally, gradually increasing in height.

Only the innate essence of Guzhu can reverse the initial genetic changes and alter the horizontal structure when breaking through the barriers of a hundred or a thousand years.

Logically speaking

"The extra growth base of 0.4 represents the innate source that allows Guzhu to break through ten thousand years. However, in reality, it can only be obtained by a Soul Master through the tempering of the Soul Rings and Soul Bones of a multi-headed Guzhu. This rare extra growth base of 0.4 is difficult to replicate on a single Soul Beast."

Han Tao gently shook his head.

The shadowy figure above the martial spirit, the form of the Blue Silver Priest, transforms according to Han Tao's will.

Five branches intertwine and nine times knot, forming the imperfect yet exquisite "Blue Silver Bamboo," which is merely the material chosen for the sacrificial scepter.

"Secondly, it's about the soul!"

The soul, transformed and sublimated by the power of faith, is projected into the soul ring, onto the blue silver priest sculpted by the shadow.

The soul entity, within the structure of the "Blue Silver Bamboo," once again showed signs of weakening.

"Concentrate!"

She held the nine-hearted begonia in her palm, its blooming beauty soothing the soul's neglect.

Han Tao extended his attention further.

"Finally, there are totem patterns!"

"As for the shape of the texture."

The optimal solution for the totem texture cannot be found in a short period of time.

Then, he chuckled lightly: "Whatever, I'll just use an eight-lobed single eye."

In an instant, it possesses the elements of material, soul, and totem. Although none of these are the optimal solutions, they constitute the ultimate form of the "Blue Silver Priest".

——【Scepter】

—The Blue Silver Priest, a beast-weapon transformed into a spirit weapon.

"So, you've succeeded?"

Seeing Han Tao's satisfied smile, Qian Daoliu shook his head and smiled, but he didn't understand the meaning behind it.

"Is it really necessary to waste so much time on something that's just a form created by a spirit ring?"

"Is necessary!"

Han Tao nodded.

Admittedly, the six-winged angel is a god-level martial soul, possessing the Sun Holy Sword, and its ability to unleash sword intent is a chosen one's offensive advantage.

Moreover, the Angelic Martial Soul is inherently capable of manipulating the power of faith; such a Martial Soul is practically without any flaws.

"Oh, it's not entirely without flaws."

"Because the Martial Soul is already supreme, it loses the possibility of Martial Soul evolution, and also loses the perspective of being a weakling?"

Han Tao chuckled self-deprecatingly, then gripped the "sacrificial scepter" tightly, contemplating the new form of power.

"First and foremost is a clear discernment of faith."

On the Douluo Continent, the complete Blue Silver Clan, and the power of faith born over millions of years, were clearly presented in Han Tao's eyes.

Of all the power of faith, only two beams of light shine brightly and distinctly.

"This is a true believer!"

Within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire lies the place where the Red Spider Lily grows.

Its elements are the netherworld and shadows, its forms are energy and nothingness, and only the power of faith is a purity that other blue silver cannot match.

"Then, what is the other light?"

Within the Blue Silver Clan, no second true believer has ever been born.

"This power of faith comes from the ages past?"

"Has the luster of faith not faded with time, but shone brightly in the cycles of history?"

Han Tao was very curious.

So, accompanied by Ye Lingling, they left inside the Spirit Hall.

(End of this chapter)