Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 4 The First Soul Skill
Tang San glanced at Gula, who nodded.

Tang San no longer had any worries. He took the dagger given by Tang Hao and cut off the rhizome of the orchid mantis grass with force. This was not the end yet. He then swung the knife to chop the main branches into pieces, cutting off the possibility of taking root and reviving. Only then did a circle of yellow soul rings float out from the branches and leaves.

Tang San sat cross-legged on the ground, released the Blue Silver Grass spirit, pulled the spirit ring onto the spirit, closed his eyes and began to fuse the spirit ring.

As a Titled Douluo, Tang Hao was still relatively calm. Even though he was extremely anxious at this moment, he was able to calm down and wait.

He recalled the look Tang San gave Gula, and felt that since Tang San recognized Gula, he should also be nicer to Gula.

He said dryly, "What soul beast do you want?"

Gula was stunned, but without further questioning, he replied without hesitation, "My martial spirit, the Lava Beast, is of fire and earth attributes. But Uncle Tang, you may have heard that I was born with supernatural powers. At the age of four, my strength was stronger than that of an adult. After my martial spirit awakened, my strength reached an exaggerated level."

Gula lowered his head to search, picked up a stone on the ground, threw it hard, and there was a loud bang.

A few dozen meters away, ping-pong ball-sized stones were deeply embedded in the tree trunk.

Gula's expression remained unchanged as he calmly brushed off the dust from his hands.

This was the result of his restraint. The transformation of Groudon's origin, coupled with the physique of a super rookie, made Gula feel that he could fight a thousand-year-old soul beast in close combat and win.

Of course, there is no need to say this, Gula likes to keep a low profile.

He said calmly, "With such an advantage, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. Therefore, I plan to take the path of overcoming all obstacles with one force, focusing on strengthening my own strength, supplemented by elemental attributes."

There is another reason for doing this. The six-dimensional attribute attack of Pokémon is divided into physical attack power and special attack power.

Gula had a hunch that he should possess some of the characteristics of Pokémon, so the power of his attribute soul skills would also be linked to strength, and soul power would determine special attack power.

As long as the cultivation level is improved, the soul power will also increase. However, the strength is not as efficient as the soul power growth, so a power-type soul beast is needed to make up for it.

As for the attribute affinity provided by the soul beast, Gula completely disdained it.

Even if Groudon's martial soul only has a trace of the essence of a divine beast, ordinary soul beasts cannot provide any benefit. It requires at least a treasure of the 100,000-year soul ring level to allow Groudon's martial soul to be improved.

A flash of surprise flashed across Tang Hao's eyes, and then he showed approval. The Haotian Sect was a sect that advocated pure power spirit rings, so he appreciated Gula's choice.

He raised his hand and patted Gula on the shoulder: "You are truly born with supernatural power. With this kind of strength, ordinary Soul Masters are no match for you."

"I happen to be a power-type soul master as well. I think I'm quite knowledgeable about power-type soul beasts. What kind of soul ring do you need? I'll get it for you when Xiao San wakes up."

Gula was not polite. Tang Hao had eaten a lot of his food in the past, and it was time for him to give something in return.

"I need a thousand-year-old powerful King Kong bear."

The Mighty King Kong Bear is named King Kong. In fact, judging from Zhao Wuji's soul skills, it is obviously an earth-attributed soul beast.

Gula said that he looked down on the elemental affinity provided by the spirit ring, but he would not mind the icing on the cake.

"millennium?"

Tang Hao shook his head: "What nonsense are you talking about! The limit of the first spirit ring is four..."

"I know." Gula interrupted Tang Hao.

"I believe Uncle Tang must know that the upper limit of the spirit ring is related to the strength of the body. So what do you think is the limit of my body's endurance?"

Even if there were ways to increase the age of spirit rings later, the initial age was still important. At the very least, the increase in physical strength and spirit power would be considerable. As spirit rings accumulated, the final improvement would be considerable. Tang Hao hesitated. As a Titled Douluo, he knew the requirements for fusing spirit rings. Physical strength was the most important point. Only when the physical strength met the standards could he be qualified to discuss other aspects.

Gula's physique is undoubtedly very qualified. Even when he was a Soul Master, he did not have such a strong physique.

But Tang Hao thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "There's no need to take the risk. I can interrupt the fusion process, but you will definitely be injured. It will take at least one or two years to fuse the spirit ring again. If you fail, the loss will outweigh the gain."

"Besides, being too high-profile outside is not a good thing for the First Ring of the Millennium. I have things to do and cannot protect you all the time."

Tang Hao had good reasons, and Gula also knew his limits.

The thousand-year soul ring is indeed high-profile, but he can defeat the Soul Master without the soul ring. Wouldn’t it be better if he didn’t reveal the soul ring?

If you wait until you have the ability to protect yourself before showing your spirit ring, who can say anything?
After he expressed his idea, Tang Hao had no excuse to stop him. He looked straight at Gula and finally agreed:

"Okay, I'll help you this time, but if things become impossible, you must give up fusing the Millennium Spirit Ring.

"Don't worry, Uncle Tang, I know what I'm doing." Gula patted his chest and agreed.

The two finished their discussion and waited quietly. An hour later, Tang San slowly woke up and when he opened his eyes, he met Gula's distinct black and white eyes.

Gula asked with anticipation, "How is the spirit ring's effect?"

"The harvest is great, come and see it directly."

Tang San stood up with a smile, dusted himself off, and summoned his Blue Silver Grass spirit.

After absorbing the first soul ring, the slender leaves of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul became twice as wide and twice as thick, and the silver light on the branches had more pink color.

Tang San explained his feelings: "Absorbing the Blue Mantis Grass Spirit Ring has given me a sense of vitality. External injuries should heal faster. This is probably what Brother Gu meant by strengthening the essence of life."

"The Blue Silver Grass's toughness and strength have increased significantly. Its growth rate, stimulated by soul power, has also increased. It also possesses some of the Blue Mantis Grass's characteristics of concentrating soul power."

Gula nodded. He was sure that his judgment based on the divine eye of appraisal would not be wrong.

"What about the soul skills?" Tang Hao asked. This is the best standard to judge the level of the soul ring.

Tang San waved his hand, and three crowns made of blue silver grass appeared on the heads of the three people.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Mantis Crown."

"I've woven a crown out of blue silver grass. It can transform soul power into life force. It can be my soul power, or the soul power actively input by the assisted object."

"The conversion ratio is five to one, which is 20%. For every additional spirit ring, this ratio will increase by half a percent."

After a quick mental calculation, Tang Hao said in surprise, "That is to say, when you become a Titled Douluo, you can convert 60% of your vitality into it, which is stronger than the average healing spirit."

He had seen the healing efficiency of healing spirit masters, and if the conversion rate could reach half, it could already be considered a high-level healing spirit.

For example, a martial spirit like the Nine-Heart Begonia that is almost 100% transformed into vitality, there can only be two of them existing at the same time in the entire continent (two generations, the grandfather dies, and the grandson awakens the Nine-Heart Begonia).

This shows the power of Tang San's first soul skill. This soul ring alone can make him a qualified healing soul master.

(End of this chapter)