Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 118 A Ten-Thousand-Year Scheme: Mermaid Soul Ring and Soul Bone
Three days later!
Dugu Han opened his eyes!
"Fifty-seventh level soul power!"

He sensed his soul power, and it was about what he had expected.

A large cocoon shell contained the energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow, but under the compression of soul power, it only provided him with one level of soul power.

"It seems I need to find a way to condense my first soul core!"

Dugu Han began to ponder.

After his martial soul attribute broke through to the extreme, the compression of his soul power was much more severe than that of ordinary extreme attributes, which had a very serious impact on his cultivation.

Not only will external things improve you, but your own cultivation of soul power will also be extremely slow.

Even if he could fuse with Ma Xiaotao's martial soul and cultivate together, his cultivation speed would still be far slower than before.

Unless it's a condensed soul core!
A soul core is a solidified condensation of soul power. Once condensed, it can accelerate the absorption of the elemental energy of heaven and earth several times over, greatly increasing the cultivation speed of a soul master.

"But once the soul power is solidified, can the solidified soul power still fuse with Ma Xiaotao?"

After thinking about it for a while, Dugu Han decided to put the question aside for the time being and ask his teacher later.

Regardless of whether he can continue to merge his soul power with Ma Xiaotao, he needs to condense his soul core as soon as possible.

The absorption of soul power by the soul core is much faster than the speed at which he and Ma Xiaotao's martial souls fuse and improve.

"However, to condense the soul core in advance, one must first reach the level of spiritual power that is tangible but intangible in order to control the liquid soul power to condense into a solid state, and then condense the soul core."

Dugu Han remembered that when Huo Yuhao condensed his soul core, not only did his cultivation level rise to the Soul Saint level, but his spiritual power also rose to the level of tangible yet intangible.

And even then, it almost failed.

In the end, it was only with the help of Tianmeng and other spirits that it was successfully formed.

Dugu Han pondered for a moment.

Although his spiritual power has not broken through to the level of tangible and intangible, he has been studying the soul core for the past year, and his understanding of solid soul power is much deeper. Even if his spiritual power has not entered the level of tangible and intangible, he can still barely condense liquid soul power into a solid state.

The only difficulty lies in condensing solidified soul power into a stable soul core.

This requires one's mental strength to reach a level that is tangible yet intangible.

"Tangible yet intangible spiritual power!"

Dugu Han frowned.

He is not a spirit-type soul master. The reason why his spiritual power has reached the current level is purely due to the opportunity of "Looking Through the Dewdrops," the origin of a titled Douluo-level evil soul master, and the baptism of life.

Besides, if you want to improve your mental strength, you can only wait for your soul power to grow slowly and improve your mental strength at the same time.

Or it could be absorbing a head spirit bone, specifically a spiritual head spirit bone.

"Spiritual head and soul bone!"

"A spiritual head and soul bone from 100,000 years ago!"

After pondering for a while, Dugu Han took out the Soul Beast Catalogue of the Far North Ice Sea and found the introduction to the Mermaid Clan.

Mermaid Clan: The sole rulers of the far northern ice sea, the clan of the 600,000-year-old sea princess, one of the most spiritually powerful soul beasts, no less powerful than the Evil Eye Tyrant of the same age...

Dugu Han narrowed his eyes as he looked at the introduction of the mermaid clan.

The mermaid race's ice attribute is not strong; their strongest attribute is their mental attribute, which is no less than that of the Evil Eye Tyrant of the same age.

If he could absorb a 100,000-year-old mermaid head soul bone, he could definitely allow his spiritual power to completely step into the level of tangible yet intangible.

"However, we can't waste the spirit rings. A 100,000-year spirit ring or spirit bone is most effective when it comes from the same spirit beast."

"Although the mermaid race is known for its spiritual power, it also has some ice attributes, so in a sense, it can also be considered an ice attribute soul beast."

"Moreover, my current martial soul attribute has already been raised to a level beyond the limit, so there is no need to specially add a top-level ice attribute soul ring!"

After pondering for a while, Dugu Han looked at the description of the mermaid race in the Arctic Ice Sea Soul Beast Atlas in his hand and made up his mind.

This is it!
Spirit-attribute soul beasts have a very high chance of having a head soul bone.

We can ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for help then.

With this in mind, Dugu Han closed the Extreme Northern Ice Sea Soul Beast Catalogue, put it into the Moon Goddess's Tear, and walked out.

"Out!"

When Elder Mu saw Dugu Han emerge, he sensed Dugu Han's soul power and smiled, "You've increased your soul power by one level. It seems you've obtained some more opportunities."

"I managed to get some by luck!"

After Dugu Han smiled, he revealed his plan to hunt down a 100,000-year-old mermaid as his sixth soul ring once he broke through to level 60. He then planned to use the power of the 100,000-year-old head soul bone to completely advance his spiritual power to the tangible yet intangible level.

And once his spiritual power breaks through to the point of being tangible yet intangible, he plans to try to condense his first soul core.

I asked Mr. Mu to help me analyze whether there were any loopholes in it.

I'd also like to ask if condensing my soul core will affect my soul power fusion with Ma Xiaotao's.

"The fusion of soul power will inevitably be affected."

Elder Mu pondered for a moment and said, "Once you condense your soul core, your soul power will become solidified, making it difficult to integrate with Xiao Tao's liquid soul power. However, this is not a problem, as you have Wu Ming as a third person to assist you, so you can ignore this objective condition."

"You can ignore it, but it will be hard on Wu Ming!" Dugu Han said, sounding a little embarrassed.

He had seen the secret technique that aided in the fusion of martial souls, even though he didn't need to cultivate it!

It can be said that whether he and Ma Xiaotao can be compatible in terms of attributes, have comparable martial soul quality, and successfully fuse depends entirely on Wu Ming.

"This is a good thing for Wu Ming!"

"Your and Xiaotao's soul power will pass through her body, which can indirectly strengthen her meridians, and she can also benefit from your cultivation speed boost."

After smiling, Elder Mu continued, "However, Wu Ming's cultivation level is a bit low. She has great talent, but she is still somewhat inferior to you and Xiao Tao. Once you and Xiao Tao surpass her in cultivation, she will no longer be able to act as a third person to help you fuse your martial souls!"

"That is a problem," Dugu Han pondered.

"Besides that, there's another problem."

After thinking for a moment, Elder Mu said, "Your plan is correct. You are not a spirit-type soul master. With your current spiritual power, if you want to break through to the level of tangible but intangible, you can only rely on time to slowly improve. A 100,000-year-old head soul bone with spiritual attributes can directly save you from this process."

"But is your physical strength sufficient to absorb the enormous energy of a 100,000-year spirit ring?"

Old Mu was somewhat worried about this.

He didn't know how Dugu Han absorbed the 100,000-year spirit ring with his fifth spirit ring, but he could sense that Dugu Han's physical strength was not yet sufficient to absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring.

Even if he increases his soul power by three levels, his physical strength will also be improved accordingly, but it will still not be enough to withstand the energy of a 100,000-year soul ring.

"Don't worry about that!"

Dugu Han smiled and took out the God Sealing Platform from the Moon Goddess's Tears, explaining, "This is a level nine soul tool with sealing and imprisoning functions. I can go to the Sun Moon Empire and ask a level nine soul master to help improve it."

"I can seal the spirit ring inside first, and then I will absorb the 100,000-year spirit bone. This will greatly improve my physical strength. I also have a 70,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion spirit bone that I can absorb." "With my current physical strength, plus the 70,000-year spirit bone and the 100,000-year spirit bone that will further enhance my physical strength, I will be able to withstand the energy of the 100,000-year spirit ring."

After hearing this, Elder Mu said no more.

He believed that his disciple would not joke about his own safety.

However, looking at the Conferred God Platform in Dugu Han's hand, he couldn't help but sigh, "The soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire are truly advancing by leaps and bounds!"

"The development of soul tools in the Sun Moon Empire is becoming increasingly rapid, especially the soul tools for civilians, which are now becoming widespread!" Dugu Han said after a moment's hesitation.

Since Elder Mu mentioned the Sun Moon Empire, he also wanted to talk about the relationship between the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy.

Elder Mu glanced at him and smiled, "You mean to get the academy to accept soul tools? I'm already pushing for that!"

"That's not what I meant, what I meant was..."

Dugu Han said in a deep voice, "Let the academy accept the Sun Moon Empire."

"Accept the Sun and Moon Empire?"

Old Mu frowned.

"teacher!"

Dugu Han said solemnly, "I can assure you that the Sun Moon Empire poses no threat to the academy, nor does it harbor any hostility towards it. In fact, its royal family members, including the current Crown Prince Xu Tianran and Princess Xu Tianzhen, have all longed to study at the academy."

After a moment of silence, Elder Mu sighed softly, "I know they have no hostility towards the academy; on the contrary, the academy has always been prejudiced against the Sun Moon Empire."

"But this is not something I can change on my own."

"The academy's elders, teachers, and students are all from the three great empires and want to change this situation."

Old Master Mu gently shook his head and said, "Difficult!"

"Then replace them!"

Dugu Han said seriously, "Shrek Academy is an academy that trains Soul Masters and should not get involved in the war."

"All right!"

"We can talk about whatever we want in private, but let's not talk about it outside!"

Elder Mu ended the topic and returned to the previous one, saying, "Since you are confident that you can withstand the energy of a 100,000-year soul ring, then I won't say anything more. However, when hunting 100,000-year mermaids, try to find one with golden bloodline to hunt."

"Among the mermaids, there is a bloodline division. The most powerful is the golden bloodline of the Sea Princess. The academy records that a sage once saw a 100,000-year-old mermaid who also had a golden bloodline. It would be best to use it as your sixth soul ring bone."

Seeing that Elder Mu was unwilling to talk more about the matter between him and the Sun Moon Empire, Dugu Han had no choice but to nod and say, "That mermaid with golden blood is the second daughter of the Sea Princess. She is my first choice."

"Don't rush to condense the soul core when the time comes."

Elder Mu added, "It would be best to return to the Sea God Pavilion to condense your soul core. That way, even if something goes wrong, I can use the power of the Golden Tree to protect you."

"I know!"

Dugu Han nodded slightly, then glanced at the room Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming entered and asked, "How much longer until they come out?"

"They both have excellent comprehension skills; they should be able to fully grasp the secret technique in the next couple of days!" Elder Mu said after sensing it.

“Alright, I’ll go find Xiaotian first. The 100,000-year-old mermaid needs the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s help to hunt it down. I’ll have Xiaotian write a letter to Uncle Ning to let him know.”

After saying goodbye to his teacher, Dugu Han left.

As he left the Sea God Pavilion, he looked at the azure sky, his brows furrowed with sorrow.

A strong and well-equipped army, and rapidly advancing soul tool technology.

These are definitely not kept for their appearance.

The Sun and Moon Empire must have made full preparations for launching a war. Even without the Mingdu explosion, the war would only have been postponed for a few years!
At that time, Shrek Academy will inevitably clash with the Sun Moon Empire.

Dugu Han felt a headache coming on just thinking about this.

He didn't care about the lives of others, but Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and Ma Xiaotao were definitely going to join in.

Once you join in, unexpected things can easily happen.

Elder Mu in the Sea God Pavilion also had a complicated expression.

He himself had no hostility toward the Sun Moon Empire. In fact, a few years ago, when Yan Shaozhe returned from the far north and proposed that the Soul Guidance Academy develop a soul tool to test the physical strength of students, and said that the Sun Moon Empire had already fully popularized it, he even went to the Sun Moon Empire himself.

I also personally witnessed the civilian soul guide devices of the Sun Moon Empire.

The price is very low, and many ordinary people can afford to buy a few civilian soul tools if they grit their teeth.

This is definitely a good thing for the people.

However, the continuous wars over thousands of years have etched hatred into the blood of every teacher and student in the academy.

Old Mu sighed.

Shrek Academy was his personal fiefdom; whatever he said went, and even Xuan Lao, a level 98 Super Douluo, had to obey him obediently.

But when it comes to the Sun and Moon Empire, even he, as the master of the Sea God Pavilion, has no say.

……

After leaving the Sea God Pavilion, Dugu Han headed towards the outer courtyard.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng have both been promoted to Class 2 of the second year, and Mu Jin is still the homeroom teacher of Class 2.

When Mu Jin saw him coming, she walked out in surprise: "Didn't you go to the Soul Battle Zone to participate in the assessment?"

"It shouldn't be!"

"Even if you're the chosen Shrek Seven Devils, you should still go through the proper procedures!"

Mu Jin found it strange. Even if Dugu Han had amazing talent and was almost a shoo-in for the Shrek Seven Devils, the necessary procedures still had to be followed!

"The Shrek Seven Devils?"

Dugu Han was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

The continent-wide Soul Master Tournament is about to begin, and they need to select the substitute members for the Shrek Seven Devils in advance!

"I will not join the Shrek Seven Devils!"

Dugu Han smiled and shook his head, then asked, "Is Ning Tian going to participate in the assessment now?"

"Yes, she and Wu Feng just went there, to the Soul Fighting Zone."

"Okay, then I'll go to the Soul Arena to find her."

After bidding farewell to Mu Jin, Dugu Han headed towards the Soul Battle Zone.

(End of this chapter)