Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Naruto Divine Tree; I Devour the World

Chapter 41: Yu Xiaogang's Deception - You Can Go for an Invincible Balanced Build

The moment the spirit rings were attached, Tang San sensed something was clearly wrong.

The reason is simple: it's too easy to absorb.

It seems like it can be subdued effortlessly, without any real effort.

There's a feeling of powerlessness, like punching empty air.

However, he had never attached a normal soul ring before, and he didn't know how it would be for others to absorb it, or what it meant that it was so simple.

After thinking it over, I realized that it might be because the Ghost Vine and my Blue Silver Grass were too compatible, since the teacher's excited expression just now didn't seem like an act.

It can't be that it's too weak, can it?

About ten minutes later, Sanzi slowly opened his eyes, a look of extreme confusion flashing in his eyes once again.

Something seems off about the skills?

The direction of the martial spirit's bonus is also not quite right.

Shouldn't the strengths of the Ghost Vine be its toughness and its toxins?

Why does it seem like there isn't a single one?

Upon seeing Tang San wake up so quickly, the principal of Notting Academy was greatly surprised.

As the head of a school, he may not be able to come up with any brilliant theories, but he can still understand things based on experience alone.

The older, higher the quality, and closer to the limit that an individual can withstand, the more difficult it becomes to absorb a spirit ring.

Normally, a 700-year-old soul ring, even in the second position, should last for at least two hours.

Yu Xiaogang was also somewhat surprised, but didn't think much of it.

His theories were all read from books or plagiarized; he had virtually no practical experience.

As for Luo Sanpao's soul ring back then, that was a long time ago.

In addition, I know my own worth, so the more I say, the more mistakes I make. What if asking questions indiscriminately exposes my lack of ability?

A slight confusion was quickly forgotten, and he asked with great interest:

"Hey, little mistress, hurry up and try out what your soul skill is!"

"Um."

Tang San opened his right hand, and four or five strands of blue silver grass, each as thick as a wrist, surged forth from it.

Then, two halos, one white and one yellow, quickly appeared beneath their feet.

When the yellow spirit ring shone, a silver light burst forth from a blue silver grass, and its shape transformed in full view of everyone, resembling a ghost vine.

All three of them were stunned.

What kind of skill is this? And what is it used for?

Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with disbelief.

"Little San, after transforming into Ghost Vine, has the Blue Silver Grass become stronger? Also, does it carry its powerful neurotoxin?"

Seeing his disciple shake his head, his brain suddenly went blank, as if a thunderclap had exploded inside.

My mind was filled with only two words: It's over.

If it transforms into a Ghost Vine, it can still be somewhat useful when combined with the first Soul Skill, Entanglement, since the Ghost Vine is more resilient and also highly poisonous.

But simply transforming...

Gangzi rushed like a madman to the pile of ruins where the ghost vines had been burned, sweeping away the ashes and digging through the soil with his bare hands.

With this anxious movement, soon a silver root about the thickness of a thumb appeared before them.

Upon seeing it, Yu Xiaogang trembled all over, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he collapsed to the ground instantly.

Thunder roared in my heart; this was it, utterly over.

It wasn't the Ghost Vine, but the Fine-leaved Silver Hemp, whose strength was only about a hundred years old. The Ghost Vine was just a disguise created by it using its hallucinatory abilities.

As a piece of trash on par with Blue Silver Grass, aside from its signature ability of transformation, it is virtually useless in attack, defense, control, speed, and strength.

Even a spirit ring like this might not be as strong as the thirty-year-old Mandragora Serpent from last time.

The Mandragora Serpent may be a bit young, but it has a high-level bloodline, and its entanglement skill can at least have some practical effect in combat.

Upon seeing his teacher fall, Tang San, who already had a bad feeling, was immediately terrified.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

As soon as this word comes out,

Yu Xiaogang instantly became alert, calmly closing the soil he had dug up, and said as quietly as possible:

"What you absorbed was not the Ghost Vine, but a 1500-year-old Fine-leaved Silver Hemp."

It possesses the abilities of shapeshifting and hallucination; that ghost vine was a disguise it created.

Yes, as long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood.

The fate of the spirit rings is already set in stone, and regret cannot change it. The key issue now is to do everything in our power, by any means necessary, to protect Tang San as our disciple.

You must not let them develop a negative opinion of you.

Hearing the teacher's words,

Tang San's eyes widened instantly, a look of extreme disbelief flashing within them.

What? Fine-leaved silver hemp?

Isn't that a typical useless low-level soul beast? It's not even much stronger than Blue Silver Grass.

Thinking back to the confident promises I made before coming here, a strong sense of resentment suddenly welled up inside me.

In an instant, the blood in his body surged wildly, and his face turned extremely red.

He collapsed to the ground, pounding the grass with his fists.

"Huh? Why is this happening? Why? Why is this happening?"

The first spirit ring was bad enough, but why is the second spirit ring also ruined now?

As she shouted, tears streamed down her cheeks.

Seeing this, the dean quickly comforted him:

"Mistress, don't panic. After all, he is a master. Let's ask him if he has any way to make amends."

Who knows, the master might discover some amazing uses for it.

Moreover, the fine-leaved silver hemp is actually quite unique among low-level soul beasts.

Their disguise was so convincing that even many high-level soul beasts couldn't see through it; the three of us were just fooled.

Tang San stopped crying and acting crazy, and looked over with expectant eyes.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, knowing that after tricking his disciple into absorbing a thirty-year soul ring last time, another huge challenge was placed before him.

In any case, we must salvage the situation and maintain our status as masters.

He said slowly:

"Mistress, I didn't want you to take that road in the first place."

It's incredibly difficult that only one person has succeeded in hundreds of years.

But fate is fickle. Since heaven has forced you to this point, I have no choice but to risk my life and take a gamble.

Have you ever heard of the invincible balanced build?

Although Tang San was filled with grief and indignation, he still held his teacher in high esteem.

Also, wanting to know how such a useless soul skill could be remedied, he obediently asked:

"Teacher, what is the invincible balanced style?"

"There are two main development paths in the world of Soul Masters."

One is the limiting flow, and the other is the equilibrium flow.

The ultimate style is to focus on the strongest ability of a martial soul and stick to it to the end. For example, if the dean is a firebird, then all his soul rings will be imbued with the fire attribute.

The balanced approach involves developing all the useful abilities of a martial soul simultaneously.

For example, the Firebird, besides having fire, can also fly, and its speed and reaction are also very fast, so a speed-based attack build is certainly viable.

Each of these abilities evolves using one or more spirit rings, pursuing comprehensive capabilities.

But this is just a normal balanced flow.

The person I'm talking about is a legendary powerhouse who once dominated the world.

His martial soul is of the power attack type, so he should normally follow a burst damage path.

However, he is proficient and strong in almost every aspect, including speed, reaction, strength, explosiveness, defense, and even maneuverability.

You should understand just how difficult and cost-effective it is to develop a martial soul in a direction that one is not good at.

In particular, once all nine soul ring slots are occupied, one can only rely on self-created soul skills to attack.

This is something that ordinary people simply cannot do.

Therefore, there has only been one successful person in hundreds of years.

But now, due to some unforeseen circumstances, your second soul ring has been upgraded to a mental type, so you have no choice but to go for an invincible, balanced build.

This is a very difficult challenge, Xiao San, are you willing to accompany your teacher to complete this feat?

I will use all my knowledge and skills to help you.

Tang San frowned slightly, but remembering how Yu Tianyou had looked down on him last time,

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Teacher, I'm willing."

(End of this chapter)