Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Golden Dragon, Tang San's adoptive father

Chapter 100 Soul Shock? What is that?

"My published work, Martial Soul Theory, clearly states that the maximum age a Soul Master can absorb for their fifth Soul Ring is 12,000 years. This Earth Demon Spider's cultivation has already reached 13,000 years. For you to absorb its Soul Ring is simply playing with fire and getting burned!"

Upon hearing Gangzi reiterate his work on spirit theory, Yan couldn't help but roll his eyes. After all, Gangzi was a member of the Spirit Hall's golden generation and one of the top geniuses on the continent. How could he still absorb knowledge according to Gangzi's bullshit spirit theory? Who knows what level of genius spirit masters are listed in Gangzi's spirit theory? Isn't that misleading people?

However, considering the high regard that Gangzi received from Pope Bibi Dong, Yan patiently said, "Gangzi, although the residual soul vibrations after a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast dies will increase with its cultivation level, I feel confident that I can absorb the soul ring of this thirteen-thousand-year-old cave spider!"

Upon hearing the words "soul tremor," Gangzi's tough expression instantly turned to bewilderment. His research on martial spirit theories didn't seem to include any mention of soul tremor. For a moment, Gangzi was astonished; he hadn't expected there to be a field of martial spirit theory on the continent that he hadn't explored. "Soul tremor? What's that?"

Gangzi grabbed Yan's shoulders again, his face, with its short hair, was filled with shock and a thirst for knowledge about martial spirit theory.

Upon hearing Gangzi's question, everyone's eyes instantly turned strange. Damn it, this is the so-called master of martial soul theory? He doesn't even know such basic common sense as soul vibration?

"Gangzi, can you be a little more reliable? You've brought us all here to obtain our fifth spirit ring, and you don't even bother to learn the basic fact that absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring will cause a soul shock?"

When Hu Liena saw the shocked expression on Gangzi's short-haired face, she widened her eyes and said incredulously, "The three of them are the Golden Generation Trio, acquiring their fifth spirit rings and preparing for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament. How could Gangzi be so careless about something so important? Didn't he even bother to prepare beforehand?"

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo were also dumbfounded. They couldn't understand why Bibi Dong had made Gangzi the captain and ordered them to obey Gangzi, a level 29 Great Soul Master. Was this short-haired guy who didn't even know what soul vibration was like the one their teacher Bibi Dong praised as the one who would win the world? When did winning the world become so easy?

A lowly soldier who isn't even level 30 can be blown away by a mere fart from His Holiness the Pope. How can someone like that conquer the world?

Thankfully, he was His Holiness the Pope's old flame, otherwise the two of them would have slapped this bouncing, short-haired guy away. Now, facing the skepticism from Chrysanthemum Douluo and the Golden Generation trio regarding his mastery of spirit theory, Gangzi reluctantly coughed lightly to ease the awkward atmosphere. He then removed his hands from Yan's shoulders, resuming his composed, hands-behind-his-back pose, before saying, "This master's spirit power level is only twenty-nine. I've never absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit beast's spirit ring, so naturally I wouldn't know that the death of a ten-thousand-year spirit beast causes a soul shock. Isn't that perfectly normal?"

Hu Liena was stunned by Gangzi's matter-of-fact expression. What, is it something to be proud of that he hasn't even broken through the bottleneck of level 30 at the age of fifty?

However, given the young man's thirst for knowledge about martial spirit theory, Hu Liena decided to give him a proper lesson on what soul vibration is. "Gangzi, you can take out your notebook and start taking notes. What I'm about to talk about is what you most want to know: soul vibration."

"you!!!"

Seeing Hu Liena's utter contempt for him, a master of martial spirit theory, Gangzi was so angry that his body trembled. What kind of student would explain knowledge to a teacher and even ask him to take notes? This was simply going against the natural order!

However, after pondering for a moment, Gangzi finally decided to accept Hu Liena's suggestion. There was no other way; his research on martial soul theory truly lacked any record of soul vibration. This was a genuine blind spot in his knowledge. If he didn't write it down now, wouldn't he become a laughing stock again if he couldn't answer questions about soul vibration when others asked him, a master of martial soul theory?

Thinking of this, Gangzi obediently took out the notebook containing martial soul theories from his pocket, preparing to start taking notes. Seeing Gangzi's compromise, Hu Liena's lips curled up slightly, and she then satisfiedly began to explain the knowledge about soul vibration to Gangzi, "Soul vibration is a special ability produced by high-level soul beasts after death, before their souls dissipate. Only soul beasts with more than ten thousand years of cultivation can possess it."

"Generally speaking, to absorb the soul ring of a soul beast with over ten thousand years of cultivation, one needs at least level fifty soul power. Reaching level fifty means that a soul master's various functions have reached a certain level, and their spiritual power has also grown to a certain extent."

"Even so, it is extremely dangerous for a Soul Master to absorb the Soul Ring of a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, because in addition to the energy contained in the Soul Ring, there is also the danger of soul tremors."

"However, once a Soul Master reaches level 50 or above, their physical body and mental strength become quite mature, which greatly reduces the damage caused by soul shocks to their mental world!"

As Hu Liena spoke, Gangzi, with his short haircut, quickly jotted down notes in his notebook. After recording all the information about soul vibration, Gangzi suddenly realized, "So this is soul vibration!"

Putting the notebook away, Gangzi began to complain in his heart about his old flame Bibi Dong. What was Bibi Dong doing back then? She didn't even steal the knowledge about the martial spirit theory of soul vibration from the Spirit Hall and tell him, causing him to be embarrassed in front of so many people today!

Didn't he know he was diligently studying martial spirit theory at the time? Why didn't you steal all the books on martial spirit theory from the Spirit Hall library for him to read? It seems that leaving Bibi Dong back then was the right choice!

"Yan, since soul beasts with over ten thousand years of cultivation experience soul tremors upon death, I absolutely cannot allow you to absorb this thirteen thousand year old cave spider."

"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, you two elders should take action and bring that human-faced demon spider with nearly ten thousand years of cultivation to Yan to absorb as his fifth soul ring."