Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 628 The Ultimate Beauty
"Cough cough!"

As the order of destruction was shattered, two giant dragons flew in from the horizon.

One head was engulfed in blazing fire, the other covered in silver frost; they were Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King, respectively.

"Thank you, human!"

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena thanked her softly.

She hadn't forgotten the fact that Han Tao had dragged her there to have her blood drawn, but that hatred was nothing compared to the kindness of the Lake of Life that had brought her back to life.

"I am not an ungrateful dragon. If you need any help from me, I will definitely help you!"

Gu Yuena continued speaking, but Han Tao ignored her and instead looked at Di Tian.

Di Tian had arrived in front of the Ancient Tree of Destiny and was greeting the spirit of his adopted daughter. Han Tao then turned his head and looked at A Yin.

"Han Tao, thank you!"

Ah Yin also expressed her gratitude.

The restoration of the Lake of Life is a gift to all the soul beasts.

The Lord of Life looked at Ah Yin, "This is the former Blue Silver Emperor. Back then, I devoured her rank and embarked on the path of the Lord of Life?"

"Yes."

Ah Yin's smile was somewhat bleak.

When the Lord of Life stirred countless hearts, she too heard the Lord of Life's call, and she was unable to resist the power of the heart, letting herself be driven by it.

Ah Yin understood that the Lord of Life before her was no longer the Dark Blue Silver Grass of the past; it had embarked on a path she could not have imagined.

"Ah Yin, you're not bad either!"

Seemingly noticing Ah Yin's gloomy smile, Han Tao offered a few words of comfort.

"Blue silver butterfly wings are synonymous with beauty. You don't need to pursue stronger bloodlines, wills, or minds to refer to our path ahead."

"Ultimate beauty is itself a direction!"

The butterfly's wings exude a dazzling beauty, but this brilliance is too grand, lacking any restraint, and instead gives people the impression of a flashy but impractical demon.

“Uh,” Ah Yin was stunned.

Even though Han Tao guided her onto the path of becoming a divine-grade soul beast with the Blue Silver Butterfly Wings, she has never considered how to move forward in the future.

Compared to the Blue Silver Emperor of the Sun and Moon, the Flower of Anomalies, and the Lord of Myriad Stars, she is far, far inferior.

"The path to ultimate beauty?"

Ah Yin fell into deep thought, and after a long period of consideration, she made up her mind with her eyes and tone.

He demanded, "Han Tao, could you give me your cloak?"

Han Tao's cloak originated from the Star Empire, a symbol of ultimate aesthetics from the Star Era 10 years ago.

The starry rhythm on the cloak is quite valuable for collection; it could fetch at least 10000 gold soul coins in the Douluo Continent, but that's about it.

"Take it!"

Han Tao activated the soul tool.

He found a robe in the style of the Star Empire and tossed it to Ah Yin.

"The path to ultimate beauty requires going to different eras to witness the aesthetics of cultural birth, and also to understand the true meaning between aesthetics and form."

"The Eye of Time can help you observe past times and spaces; you can use spiritual connections to find references."

Ah Yin took Han Tao's robe, which was engraved with an aesthetic microcosm of the Star Era, just a tiny corner of the entire vast era.

The Evil Eye Tyrant, seemingly lost in thought, asked, "Han Tao, I don't quite understand why you've suddenly become so concerned about aesthetics?"

Han Tao smiled and said, "If I can't have both strength and aesthetics, I will definitely choose strength. But if I can have both, then I will definitely want both!"

"Tracing the beauty, and the forms that extend from the beauty, can help the martial spirit to better exert its power."

"She is important, and I need to use her to help all the Blue Silver Grasses perfect their form at quality (1.5), instead of relying entirely on the power of fate to guide them."

The Evil Eye Tyrant still didn't understand and continued to ask.

"Then why choose her?"

"Am I not good enough? Is the Immortal Spirit Herb not good enough?"

Han Tao remained silent.

After glancing at the ugly tentacles of the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord and then at the shapeless body of the Immortal Spirit Herb, it couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with its brain.

Xie Yan noticed Han Tao's gaze, his tone faltered, and he explained, "No, that's not what I meant. What I really meant was..."

"If you let her go now, what will happen to the last soul? The last piece of sincere faith is the key to breaking through the shackles of the God King."

"I don't need her, and I can't be her."

Han Tao simply shook his head. "Humans, soul beasts, and even ethereal beings can all give birth to faith and can all cultivate genuine faith. Unfortunately, there are very few fanatical believers in this world."

"Those soul masters who worship me, those beings who claim to learn from me, have never been born with genuine faith."

Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Zhu Qi, Sword Douluo, Yu Tianheng, Davis, Qian Renxue, and A Yin all had the prerequisite of having a sincere faith, but none of the Soul Masters had ever had such a faith, nor had they ever given Han Tao such a sincere and pure one.

"so what?"

"Immortal Grass asked curiously."

Han Tao issued the order: "Blue Silver Consciousness, now you let the Flower of Anomaly refine a new intelligence. I will contract it to become a new soul and provide me with true faith."

After saying that, Han Tao stopped talking.

A portion of Blue Silver's consciousness separated into the distorted flower of the Poison of Slaughter, outlining a void soul.

"Soul, form a contract!"

The newly generated power of faith was transferred to Han Tao's blue-silver scepter, ensuring the final step towards the God King.

"The requirements have been met, but that's not enough!"

With a slight smile, Han Tao stopped in his tracks.

Looking up at the blue sky, at the end of the heavenly dome, one sees the gaze of the Goddess of Life and the King of Asura, who will not allow themselves to break through easily.

"It's difficult for others to offer genuine faith because no one can trust another person completely, but I'm different; I can trust myself!"

It can also provide a power of faith itself, and this power is surplus.

Soul power, faith, divinity, and order are surging beneath the boundary.

"The shackles of the God-King have been broken, and destiny has become my guide. I move forward, meeting the gaze of the gods."

The cocoon of blue silver, with endless blue silver essence swirling around, its indescribable weight obscuring the entire world.

The ocean, the land, and the blazing sun shone brilliantly under the blue-silver realm, and the supreme essence of the martial spirit was transmitted to Han Tao's body.

And
It comes from 9 souls and 10 sincere powers of faith.

"Don't think about it!"

At every crucial moment, the enemy would not allow Han Tao to break through easily.

The Asura God King flew down to the lower realm and stopped beside Han Tao, together with the Sea God.

"Han Tao? He's Han Tao?"

The sea god glanced around and asked, and the Asura God King nodded, "Yes!"

A mocking smile appeared on Han Tao's lips. "What's the point of you coming here? Even the five God-Kings couldn't stop me back then, so how could you two possibly stop my will?"

Unexpectedly, the sea god suddenly laughed, "We can't kill you, but we can stop you from becoming a god-king."

"Han Tao, if I'm not mistaken, you once guided me through my divine trial, didn't you?"

"so what?"

Han Tao smiled, his eyes full of mockery: "You don't actually think that I still intend to inherit your divine position now?"

"That's not important."

The sea god proudly raised his head, his power surging beneath the endless ocean.

"By inheriting my divine test, you have also inherited my gift. I can use divine power to enhance the lifespan of your soul rings!"

The Lord of All Living Beings and the Immortal Herb were looking at him in confusion, not understanding what the Sea God was trying to express.

Han Tao had a vague premonition.

"Divine power, a gift!"

Divine power was poured into Han Tao's soul ring, sealing the contract between the soul spirit and Han Tao.

With the soul system locked down, true faith instantly turned into falsehood, and Han Tao's breakthrough to God King stalled.

"Hahahaha"

The Asura God laughed arrogantly.

He patted Poseidon on the shoulder, then glanced at Han Tao with disdain, "Didn't expect that, did you?"

"Han Tao, the divine test you once participated in will become a lock that blocks your path forward."

The Asura God-King swung his level 150 God-King Order, his tone arrogantly declaring, "This level difference will be a boundary you can never cross in your lifetime, Han Tao. Your future ends here!"

Poseidon glanced at it disdainfully as well, "Ha!"

"When you killed my consciousness projection, you should have expected this day to come. Now it's time for you to pay the price and bear the consequences!"

(End of this chapter)