Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 533 The Deal, the Bargaining Chips

Aze stared blankly into space.

"Surrounded by three leaves, the autumn crystal is crystal clear."

It is the ultimate form that it has researched and explored, a form that trends towards absolute individual strength.

Everything it discovered became the paving stone for the birth of the Blue Silver Demon Emperor.

"Hey"

"If I hadn't lost my bloodline and rank, even after tens of thousands of years, I could have walked the path of the Blue Silver Demon Emperor."

"Or, if I had fully cooperated with your experiment when you told me this information, could I have followed the same path?"

Aze's frustrated whisper.

Now its body is broken and dilapidated, like a candle flame flickering in the wind, which will go out if it gets too strong.

Bloodline and rank were completely devoured by the Dark Blue Silver Grass. The adaptive results of the counter-devouring were actively abandoned. If one were to perceive its body with subtle spiritual power, one could easily discover that most of the structures in the grass leaves had become fibrotic due to the corrosive effects of the "Ethereal Mind-Capturing" toxin.

"Structural fibrosis, irreversible!"

Han Tao deliberately drew out his words as he recounted the cruel truth: "Even the healing power and vitality of the Nine-Heart Begonia cannot reverse the fibrosis at the microscopic level of its structure."

Irreversible, but capable of being destroyed and reshaped.

For example, Han Tao's Blue Silver Sacrificial Scepter, through the [Transformation Ritual] of Blue Silver Grass, allows a destroyed body to be reborn by bathing in the power of faith.

"However, I won't tell it."

Han Tao smiled secretly, keeping the answer to himself.

Due to the effects of toxins, the body falls into irreversible "fibrosis," and it must find a way to reverse this situation.

"It's both saving itself and being used by me."

Aze looked up in shock: "What?"

"Your toxin has been completely absorbed; I only need to deal with its effects. Now tell me, are both treatments and life undergoing irreversible structural changes?"

"This is impossible!"

“I can control the body of the Blue Silver Grass with my soul. I can change the Blue Silver Grass’s internal and microscopic aspects. The fibrosis you mentioned cannot be a problem for me.”

Taking a step, Han Tao walked around its body.

Silently observing the changes within its body, a smile freely spread across its face.

"Yes, you can indeed alter the microstructure of Blue Silver Grass."

"However, every basic structural unit, every interlayer of the structure, is affected by toxins and becomes fibrotic."

Humans have trillions of capillaries, and Aze's body has even more. Even if healing soul power could change each and every one of them, how could he possibly have the time and mental capacity for that?

Trillions, hundreds of billions, this is hundreds of billions!
I found it very strange at the time.

"Since you ultimately chose to beg for life, and chose to abandon your bloodline and rank, why didn't you make that decision sooner?"

"Why wait until your body is completely fibrotic before agreeing to my conditions out of desperation? I thought you would generously face death."

Han Tao's voice was very soft, but it sounded slightly painful to Aze's ears.

"Han Tao!"

"You want to use me?"

Aze wriggled his own branches and struggled.

Han Tao didn't deny it: "Yes!"

"Perhaps you should be glad that you still have value to be exploited."

Upon hearing this, its eyes lit up, and after a moment's thought, it went further and became unrestrained.

"Since you want to use me, but the gathering of the Leaf of Destiny takes a long time, and your human lifespan is not that long, this method is not feasible."

"We can look for other methods, for example, breakthroughs from a theoretical perspective!"

Han Tao's eyes flickered: "You mean..."

After a moment of silence, its two vines rubbed together in an anthropomorphic manner, shamelessly begging for something.

"Theory, I need your theory."

"I would only waste my time repeating what you've already discovered, and I can build upon your findings. I can find new possibilities, find ways to combat paraquat."

It described at length what value it could bring to Han Tao after obtaining the theory.

Han Tao did not answer, but simply stared at it quietly.

"Ah!"

"As expected of a soul beast that has broken through to become a Blue Silver Emperor, it is truly intelligent!"

Although it lost its bloodline and rank, it also discovered the most valuable thing in Han Tao: theory!

Whether it's the Blue Silver Three Transformations system of "Blue Silver Gauze Robe," "Blue Silver Armor Stomach," and "Spiritual Stance"; or the fundamental doctrines of "Martial Soul Foundation" and "Power of Faith"; or even the "Demon Emperor Route" that Han Tao once intended to tell him; and its unfathomable "Divinity."
Each of these terms represents the power of a system.

"Han Tao comes from another continent."

"He possesses a depth of knowledge that I have never understood, and if I were to grasp it, I would possess the same strength."

Even now, the Blue Silver Emperor has lost everything.

But as long as it obtains Han Tao's theory, it can make up for all the deficiencies.

Han Tao emphasized, "Knowledge is expensive, but it is also worth its weight in gold. Why should I tell you it?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

It laughed arrogantly: "I am already on my deathbed, and I can see the rest of my life ahead of me. Moreover, you have already taken my bloodline and rank. I have nothing left to lose."

"Now that you're planning to use me, why should I be used by you?"

It acknowledges this.
It couldn't beat Han Tao, nor could it threaten him, but it could afford to give up and indulge in pleasure for the rest of its life.

Han Tao's face darkened.

Leaning against a large tree nearby, he heard the old man's maniacal laughter and sighed helplessly.

"That's all."

"I can offer you a theory as payment for your help in my exploration, is that acceptable?"

It immediately stopped smiling.

Its manic laughter was just a pretense; if Han Tao didn't give it to it, it might actually give up and die a noble death.

"can!"

Blue Silver Emperor nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, he continued greedily, "If I discover other results, I need you to contribute another theory in exchange."

"Naturally!"

Han Tao said casually, then asked, "What kind of theory do you want?"

It fell into deep thought, and couldn't help but look at the armor that had appeared on Han Tao's body, its eyes sweeping over it greedily.

"The armor made of soul power greatly enhanced Han Tao's physical strength. It was precisely because of its existence that Han Tao possessed the power of a peak Douluo when he was a Title Douluo."

"If I choose it, my strength will undergo a qualitative leap."

However, reason prevailed over emotion.

Its most important task now is not strength, but finding a way to break the "fiberization" barrier.

"Hey!"

"However, I need to give it up."

I hesitated and wavered for a long time.

Aze's tone hardened: "Han Tao, I want the soul bone!"

"what?"

Han Tao stiffly retorted, "I don't have any soul bones for you!"

It waved the vine in its hand: "No, I don't want the existing soul bones, I want the method to condense soul bones."

"Not long ago, you used the Blue Silver Grass from the Sun and Moon Continent to condense the left leg bone of the Blue Silver Demon Emperor."

"I need it!"