Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 10 I do not provide free services

Xiao Wu, a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, was quite mature in some ways. However, after spending a day or two in human society, she felt ashamed and spat, "How can your thoughts be so impure? What will you be like when you grow up?"

"Are you any different from me? Other six-year-old girls don't understand what I meant by those two sentences just now." Tang San stared at her with his big eyes, making her extremely uncomfortable.

"Ahem, let's skip this topic. We're still kids, we should be innocent."

Tang San coughed to avoid a tense eye contact between the two.

"What? You were the one who said it first," Xiao Wu muttered.

"Different spirits have different advantages and disadvantages. The Soft Bone Rabbit spirit is not suitable for a power-attack type; it's best for an agility-attack type." Tang San pretended not to hear and continued to explain the spirit master path that Xiao Wu should take.

"Why is Yidi a speed-based attacker?" Compared to speed, she prefers strength. After all, she was already quite fast before transforming. After transforming, she wants to experience the way Da Ming and Er Ming use their fists to overpower people.

"To cultivate a martial soul, one must play to its strengths and minimize its weaknesses. The strengths of the martial soul should be utilized and strengthened, while the weaknesses should be compensated for, not deliberately amplified. That would only make the soul master mediocre," Tang San said earnestly. "The Soft Bone Rabbit, and all other types of rabbits, excel at escaping... cough, speed, they are good at speed, or rather—"

"run."

"And it can run nimbly!"

Xiao Wu's teeth chattered as she disliked Tang San's use of the word "escape," but she still patiently listened.

Tang San glanced cautiously at Xiao Wu, who was clenching her fists. A bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, but he continued, "Ordinary wild rabbits can run extremely fast and are very agile. They can almost turn ninety degrees in a straight line. This is an advantage that other animals cannot match. The Soft Bone Rabbit is a soul beast, so this advantage is even greater."

"Instead of leveraging any of your strengths, you're trying to add an allure. It feels like you just came up with this on a whim without ever thinking about your future."

"The Waist Bow can enhance waist strength. As the first soul skill, it is actually quite good. After all, the human body needs to use the strength of the waist to exert force, especially when running. Without a good waist, you can't run very fast or very far when running fast and for a long time."

"You should know that adding spirit rings can enhance a spirit master's physical attributes, especially for spirit masters with beast spirits, where the enhancement is even more pronounced. So, what enhancement can Charm provide?"

"The only thing I can think of is mental power, but how much can a spirit ring that grants charm skills enhance mental power?"

"According to your soul ring plan, the first soul skill is Waist Bow, the second soul skill is Charm, so the third soul skill must be one that can help you quickly get close to the enemy. After all, as your soul power increases, the opponents you encounter will become stronger and stronger. Your mental strength is weak, so you can only succeed by getting close to the enemy."

"But then another problem arises: what if you can't charm the enemy, or what if the enemy reacts in an instant?"

"You're in danger."

"Therefore, for your fourth spirit ring, you need to add a defensive skill to yourself. Otherwise, if your waist bow is ineffective, can you still attack with your fists? It's okay if the opponent is fragile, but what if they are tough and strong? Then you must find a way to find a skill that can save your life, a skill that can save you if you miss a hit and the cooldown of spirit skills like teleportation is not reduced."

It can be said that Xiao Wu's first four soul skills in the original work were all about filling in the gaps and deficiencies.

Attack: Waist arch.

Control: Charm.

Speed: Teleportation.

Defense: Invincible Golden Body.

Isn't it just a BBK e-reader?

Where there's nothing to highlight.

Looking at it this way, it's balanced, which seems pretty good.

In reality, they are good at a little bit of everything, but not very good at anything, and cannot form a perfect system.

After listening to Tang San's analysis, Xiao Wu was immediately amazed. It seemed that Tang San really did think that way, but—

"Is there anything wrong with these types of soul skills? I think they're pretty good."

"Big sister, each spirit ring of a martial soul is an evolution of the martial soul itself. You're just playing with your future by acting recklessly."

Tang San was dumbfounded, but he also understood that asking a rabbit that had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for 100,000 years to understand martial soul cultivation was like casting pearls before swine.

Indeed, a 100,000-year-old soul beast is still a soul beast. Perhaps it is much stronger than humans in terms of instinct, but its understanding of itself is probably not as good as that of humans who can constantly explore, summarize, and conclude about the things around them.

This is the wisdom of humankind!

Soul beasts, on the other hand, are all intellectually challenged due to their innate talents. Even if they have lived for 100,000 years, in Tang San's view, if they have not experienced the baptism of human society, their eyes still reveal a clear stupidity.

"Huh? There's such a saying?"

"Ordinary commoner soul masters certainly wouldn't know these things, but I feel that you don't seem like a commoner, but rather a brainless girl who ran away from some big family." Tang San didn't hold back his sarcasm.

Xiao Wu, her face flushed with anger, suppressed the urge to punch the other person and asked, "Then tell me, what kind of soul skill can the Wind-Listening Rabbit give me? Increase speed?"

"Nonsense, the most commendable thing about rabbits, besides their fur, is their speed. No matter what kind of rabbit spirit ring you have, it will increase your speed to some extent. But I want you to choose the Listening Wind Rabbit, not for speed, but for reaction speed. According to the existing case data of the Spirit Hall, the Listening Wind Rabbit can give a spirit skill to a rabbit spirit master: Listening Wind Chant."

A sharp glint flashed in Tang San's eyes. "Do you know why the Listening Wind Rabbit is named 'Listening Wind'?"

Before Xiao Wu could answer, Tang San gave his answer: "Because these kinds of soul beasts can sense the movement of the wind, thus anticipating danger and escaping quickly."

"It can be said that this Wind-Listening Rabbit has extremely keen senses. Even if you want to enhance your mental strength, it is far more effective than charm. Moreover, with this soul skill, I guess you might be able to foresee the future and predict how the enemy will make their move."

"In this way, we can save the need for a defensive skill."

"After all, if you can predict the enemy's movements, and you still rush in, it only proves that you are too stupid. And if you can predict the enemy's movements but cannot avoid the enemy's attack, it proves that the enemy's strength is far superior to yours. A defensive soul skill cannot change your future of being killed. Just lie down and accept it."

Xiao Wu's teeth chattered. Although Tang San's words made a lot of sense, why were they so infuriating?

Three out of ten sentences are sarcastic.

Where had she ever been lectured like this?

Tang San realized that he might have gone a bit too far and brought out emotions he shouldn't have, which was contrary to the demeanor of a scholar. So he coughed twice, calmed his tone, and began to explain the origin of the soul skill "Listening to the Wind".

"I learned about Listening to the Wind's Whisper from a Soul Master biography called 'The Legend of the Wind Rabbit' published by the Spirit Hall. The author's Martial Soul was Listening to the Wind Rabbit, and his first Soul Ring came from the Wind Rabbit. The Soul Skill he gained was the ability to sense the fluctuations of the wind and then form a three-second vision of the future in his mind."

"This effect made the Soul Master feel that the Soul Skill had given life to the wind around him, and it conveyed a vision of the future to him."

"Therefore, this soul skill was also given a poetic name: Listen to the Wind's Song, to listen to the wind's song and become the wind's darling."

"However, in my eyes, the main thing is that this soul skill strengthens the soul master's mental power and brain. The human brain has infinite imagination. Under the effect of the soul skill, it is not surprising that the information transmitted by the vibration of the air can be automatically calculated into a scene three seconds later in the mind."

Even on Earth, where there are no supernatural powers, a small percentage of humans have exceptionally developed brains, enabling them to predict future scenarios based on existing information.

Moreover, this is a fantasy world with soul power, soul rings, and soul skills.

Xiao Wu nodded, then suddenly realized, "That sounds good, but is reaction speed also within the agility-based attack category?"

"Naturally, your spirit is the Soft Bone Rabbit, which is already very fast. As your spirit power increases, your speed will also increase, but it won't be as amazing as a specific 'acceleration spirit skill.' Accordingly, reaction speed is more important. After all, humans aren't real rabbits. If you're too fast, you won't have time to brake. As for acceleration spirit skills, once your spirit power is high, choosing a spirit beast with a higher age is much better than one with a lower age. I estimate that once you grow up, apart from a few spirit masters who focus on speed, no one will be able to surpass your speed."

Speaking of Soul Masters who focus on speed, Tang San thought of the Agile Clan. Their Swift Martial Soul skills are all focused on speed, making them unsuitable for combat, but excellent for reconnaissance.

Unfortunately, neither the Haotian Sect, which did not abandon them, nor other forces saw the reconnaissance role of the Min clan in the war.

No, I should say I saw it, but I didn't value it.

Xiao Wu puffed out her cheeks: "Didn't you say that rabbits can turn ninety degrees?"

"Yes, that's possible, but that's a rabbit, and you're a human. The reason I chose the Listening Wind Rabbit for you is because the Listening Wind Whisper soul skill's ability can increase with the soul power level, making it a skill you can use for a lifetime." Some support-type soul skills can evolve along with the soul master. The most typical example is the amplification soul skill of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The soul rings cannot limit the amplification percentage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as the soul master's soul power increases.

For most other Soul Masters, the amplification skills are basically fixed: Soul Master level can amplify by 50%, and Title Douluo level can still only amplify by 50%.

Amplification-type soul skills that can improve along with the soul master are extremely rare.

Otherwise, the Spirit Hall could have cultivated a force similar to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit would not have been recognized as the strongest support-type spirit on the continent.

"That makes sense." Xiao Wu made her decision. For her second soul ring, she would choose the skill "Listening to the Wind". She was a Soft Bone Rabbit and a close relative of the Listening to the Wind Rabbit. With the origin of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, she could trace back to the ancestors of all rabbits and obtain a skill of the same kind.

"Then what should I choose for my third spirit ring?" Xiao Wu asked.

"That's paid content. I don't offer free services. You'll need to pay one hundred gold soul coins." Tang San seemed obsessed with money. "I'm only giving you the option to choose a second soul skill because you're my classmate. You're really making a killing."

Amplification-type soul skills are not all soul masters' amplification-type soul skills that can be upgraded with level. For example, Yu Tianheng's soul skill: Thunder Fury is a self-amplification type, which increases attack by 100% and soul power by 50%.

If this amplification-type soul skill can be upgraded along with the soul power level, when he reaches the Title Douluo level, his overall attack will increase by over 190%, and his soul power will increase by over 140%. Then his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex will be even more powerful than the Six-Winged Angel.

Therefore, in the setting of this book, ordinary amplification-type soul skills have a relatively large amplification at the beginning, exceeding 50%, but will not increase further afterward. The amplification is fixed.

A small number of amplification-type soul skills can be upgraded as soul power increases.

For example, the soul skill of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

(End of this chapter)