Huo Yuhao from The Peerless Tang Sect is incredibly talented.

Upon arriving at the library, Huo Yuhao immediately used his mental detection to find that no one was around. He then unleashed his mental power, sweeping across the rows of bookshelves like a tidal wave.

The Records of Strange Tales from the Mainland

"On the outskirts of Tiandou City, a farmer dug a well, seven zhang deep, and found a stone box. When the box was opened, a white light shot into the sky and did not dissipate for three days. After the light dissipated, only an egg remained in the box, as large as a chicken egg and as warm as a hand warmer. The farmer placed it on the kang (a heated brick bed), and three days later the egg broke open, and a small beast emerged, pure white with blood-red eyes and a nine-pronged tail. Before half an hour had passed, the small beast turned into smoke and disappeared without a trace."

Huo Yuhao glanced at the text, his heart unmoved.

Nine tails, snow-white, red eyes—it's most likely some kind of mutated soul beast, and turning into smoke is probably a soul skill.

There are quite a few strange and powerful beasts in Douluo Continent, the most typical of which is the Mirror Beast. In the Legend of the Gods manga, it can even mirror the power of the Asura God.

There's also the Soft Bone Rabbit, a rabbit that actually possesses soul skills like teleportation and invincible golden body.

Huo Yuhao casually flipped through them; eight out of ten of these anecdotes were hearsay, their veracity highly questionable. But they couldn't be completely dismissed; those included in Shrek Academy's outer library must have some merit.

The book also contains supplementary information on unique soul skills acquired by predecessors based on strange tales.

For example, there is a scene of time reversal in a certain place in a mountain village, and then a senior from Shrek Academy captured a time-type soul beast there.

Record of Abnormal Evolution of Martial Souls

"Case of benign mutation of martial soul: Liu Mengli, a disciple of Tianshui Sect, whose martial soul is water snake. When she was twenty years old, she had a high fever for seven days after a battle. After the fever subsided, the water snake grew thin wings and evolved into a Chi Jiao, and her soul power increased by five levels. It is speculated that the mutation was caused by the extreme soul power output in the battle combined with the body's stress response under the high fever state."

"Case of benign mutation of martial soul: Liu Dazhuang, an apprentice at the blacksmith shop in Bashu City, has an iron hammer martial soul. Due to years of hammering a certain extraterrestrial meteorite, cloud-like patterns appeared on the surface of the iron hammer martial soul, its hardness increased by 30%, and its soul skill has an armor-piercing effect. This is a typical case of mutation induced by the environment."

"Case of Benign Mutation of Martial Soul: A hunter in a village on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, whose Martial Soul was a bamboo pole, accidentally ate a dragon blood grass when he was young. The bamboo pole Martial Soul transformed into blood bamboo, its color changed from green to red, and its texture changed from brittle to tough. It could wrap around and pierce, and its soul skills were fully upgraded. However, the dragon blood grass was extremely poisonous. This person bled from all seven orifices for three days before he woke up. He was on the verge of death."

"Case of malignant mutation of martial soul: The daughter of a woodcutter in the south of Tiandou City, whose martial soul was Dandelion. Due to the heartbreak of losing her loved ones, she did not eat for three days. Suddenly, the dandelion fluff turned black, and the seeds grew barbs. It could attach to enemies and absorb their life force, or it could scatter as parasitic seeds. However, every time this woman used her martial soul, she turned into an evil soul master, often taking lives to cultivate. She has been killed by the inspection team. May future generations take this as a warning."

Huo Yuhao mentally labeled each of these cases: combat stress, environmental inducement, drug stimulation, and emotional stimulation.

The four benign mutation pathways are all more dangerous and more dependent on luck than the others; they are all isolated cases and difficult to replicate on a large scale.

What can be replicated are the sect's secret techniques, which are kept tightly hidden. Typical examples are the Body Sect and the Profound Nether Sect.

The mention of drug stimulation reminded him of the Earth Dog Douluo from another timeline, who could awaken the Qilin Martial Soul by drinking pesticide, while for ordinary people, drinking pesticide would simply mean being reincarnated.

There are also emotional stimuli, most of which are negative emotions, and nine out of ten of them will turn you into an evil soul master, as seen with Tang Ya.

Meanwhile, the mutation of one's martial soul is a convenient excuse to blame for everything. Many protagonists' sudden surge in strength is entirely attributed to their martial soul.

Douluo Continent? Soul Continent!

The next book is "The Record of Heavenly Treasures".

Dragon Blood Grass: Resembling ordinary thatch, except its leaf veins are dark red. It often grows near the lairs of dragon-like spirit beasts, where dragon blood seeps into the soil, nourishing the grass and causing it to mutate. Direct consumption can strengthen the body and induce spirit mutation, but its medicinal properties are extremely potent and beyond the tolerance of ordinary people.

Huo Yuhao quickly scanned the various herbs listed in the book and had only one opinion: they were inferior to the Body Sect's Pharmacopoeia.

This is not arrogance. The Body Sect specializes in body refinement, and its disciples throughout history have consumed countless herbs, using their bodies as testing grounds.

Which medicines are safe to take, which medicines can be fatal, and which medicines, when combined with certain agents, can turn poison into treasure—this set of experiences was earned by generations of our sect through countless sacrifices. In terms of understanding herbs and the human body alone, the Body Sect is unparalleled.

The Body Sect is comparable to Shennong, who tasted hundreds of herbs.

I've been working out, so who doesn't take drugs? The power of the Nine Dragons is activated.

As for rare herbs like the Acacia Heartbreak Red and the Extraordinary Chrysanthemum, they are extremely rare and hard to come by. The Body Sect doesn't even know about them because they've never seen them before.

After reading through these miscellaneous books, Huo Yuhao shook his head. Take them, eat them, and become stronger—that's what everyone does.

No one studies the ecology of these plants themselves, no one cares why they grow by the water, on cliffs, or on shady slopes instead of sunny ones, and no one questions why they have these effects.

However, even if such a thing existed, it would be a closely guarded secret of each sect. Who would publish it as a book and leave it in a library?

Huo Yuhao gave a self-deprecating smile and was about to move to the next shelf when the feedback from his mental detection made his pupils shrink suddenly.

The money has been withdrawn.

Huo Yuhao suppressed his racing heartbeat and concentrated all his mental energy on the book.

"The Record of Vital Energy" by Du Mingyuan.

The cover was worn and the pages were yellowed, showing that no one had opened it for a long time.

Huo Yuhao read on, word by word, using his mental power. The more he read, the faster his heart beat.

"Observational records of changes in vital energy over time: In Tiandou City, the vital energy concentration is 75% in spring, 71% in summer, 73% in autumn, and 68% in winter. The seasonal changes are obvious, with the lowest concentration in winter and a warming trend in spring. The speculated reason is that in winter, heaven and earth are closed off, all things hibernate, and the activity of vital energy weakens."

"Star Dou Great Forest Qi Tide Observation: Every day at midnight and noon, the Qi concentration in the Star Dou Great Forest will experience a peak, with the peak value being about 15% higher than usual. This tidal phenomenon is related to the changes of the sun and moon, as well as the collective breathing of the soul beasts in the forest."

"The relationship between the distribution of Yuan Qi and the distribution of Soul Masters: The probability of producing high-level Soul Masters in high-Yuan Qi areas is significantly higher than in low-Yuan Qi areas. Statistics show that 70% of Title Douluo were born in areas with a Yuan Qi concentration of over 70%. However, the causal relationship is questionable—does high Yuan Qi create high-level Soul Masters, or are high-level Soul Masters more inclined to migrate to high-Yuan Qi areas? My conclusion is: the two are mutually causal."

Huo Yuhao's fingers clenched unconsciously.

High-precision map.

These four words almost slipped out of my mouth.

This book records the distribution of the primordial energy of heaven and earth in various parts of the Douluo Continent, and even includes the territory of the Sun Moon Empire.

Not only that, the author also recorded the differences in the types of spirit beasts caused by the different primordial energy in various regions, how the terrain affects the flow of primordial energy in heaven and earth, and how the four seasons influence the fluctuations of primordial energy.

This thing is as valuable as a high-precision combat map.

In the technological world, this is national-level strategic mapping data, capable of triggering war.

As a result, it was left in the outer courtyard library, never even entering the library at Poseidon's Pavilion. Shrek really doesn't know what's good for him.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress his overwhelming joy and calm down. He continued scanning, and the more he looked, the more he couldn't help but smile.

The "Record of Primordial Qi" also records the different primordial energies in various regions, and also describes the different types of spirit beasts caused by the different primordial energies in various regions. It also describes the influence of terrain on the primordial energies of heaven and earth, as well as the changes in the primordial energies of heaven and earth caused by the four seasons.

This is real gold! This book really teaches you something.

Thanks to the book's precise description of the distribution of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, Huo Yuhao was able to deduce several hidden mineral veins.

If the primordial energy of heaven and earth does not conform to the laws of the terrain, it definitely hides something good—whether it be a rare treasure, a mineral deposit, or some kind of high-level soul beast that is absorbing and exhaling primordial energy.

This is not a book.

This is clearly a treasure map.

But the most lethal move in this book is yet to come.

The author, Du Mingyuan, is a powerful offensive Soul Master with only eight Soul Rings. Without a single detection-type Soul Skill, he pinpointed the exact location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well solely through analysis of the nature and flow of Yuan Qi. He didn't even enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; he drew his conclusion based solely on external observation.

The original words in the book are as follows:

"By observing its exterior, one can know its interior. The primordial energy is divided into red and white. The red energy rises upwards, while the white energy sinks downwards. The two energies are intertwined but do not merge, like two dragons coiling around each other. This is a sign of the harmonious interaction of Yin and Yang in the earth's veins. If the exterior is like this, the interior must be even more so, indicating the presence of extraordinary treasures."

When Huo Yuhao saw this part, he almost cheered on the spot.

Judging solely from the color and direction of the surrounding energy, he deduced that there was a supreme treasure inside that possessed both ice and fire attributes—this Du Mingyuan is a true genius.

An ordinary eight-ring Soul Master, without the Heavenly Eye, without mental detection, without a system, relied solely on his brain to dissect the earth and see its internal organs.

Compared to this person, Yu Xiaogang is truly pathetic. Look at this, what a true master looks like.

Tang San: What does it mean to be a powerful offensive Soul Master who can calculate the origin of immortal herbs and the state of the heaven and earth's spiritual energy without knowing anything?

I didn't miss a single step, I didn't miss a single glance, and I know perfectly well whether it's open or not.

Knowledge is power.

Pity.

Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the birth and death dates on the resume—Du Mingyuan, who died at the age of seventy-seven.

It must belong to Tang Sanqian!

Aside from Douluo Continent 1, in all other instances of Douluo Continent where something seems illogical, it must be attributed to Tang Sanqian.

Tang San from Douluo Continent is like Toki no Omotta from Fate/Grand Order or Danzo from Naruto.

Huo Yuhao remained silent for a few moments, then pulled out a stack of blank manuscript paper from his personal space and spread it on the table.

We began drawing the first Vital Energy Map based on the contents of the "Vital Energy Chart".

He meticulously marked every point of abnormal energy, every vein of earth, and the possible coordinates of every treasure with extremely fine strokes. His mental energy was completely immersed in the book, without any distractions.

The library was extremely quiet, with only the scratching sound of pens slicing across paper.

After an unknown amount of time, Huo Yuhao finished his last stroke and slowly straightened up.

The table was covered with manuscript paper filled with annotations. The ink was still wet, reflecting slightly in the sunlight streaming through the windowpane at sunset.

He looked down at the dense lines and symbols, his fingertips trembling slightly.

It's not nervousness.

It's excitement. There are indeed clever people in Douluo Continent.

It wasn't the kind of cleverness that relied on martial spirit talent to dominate the world, but a different kind—a person, a pen, and a pair of naked eyes, who managed to thoroughly understand the nature of the invisible and intangible primordial energy beneath the earth.

Spring rises and autumn falls, the tides of noon and midnight, how the terrain distorts the flow of vital energy, how the solar terms awaken the dormant earth veins—Du Mingyuan recorded all of this clearly, even more so than some of the papers Huo Yuhao had read in the heavens, which had a certain intuition that grew from the earth itself.

This excitement stems from the appreciation among scholars.

There are always people in this world who believe that power is everything. But in Huo Yuhao's eyes, someone like Du Mingyuan deserves a toast more than the vast majority of Title Douluos.

Just as Huo Yuhao was concentrating on drawing the map, a figure appeared beside him at some point.