Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 17 Tang San's First Soul Ring

In the blink of an eye, three days and three nights had passed.

Tang San sawed off the last root of the Thousand-Root Banyan Tree, exhaled a breath of stale air, and thought to himself, "This Thousand-Root Banyan Tree is really tough. It took us four people, one Soul Master, two Great Soul Masters, and me, a Level 10 Quasi-Soul Master, so much time to finally take down this Thousand-Root Banyan Tree... I really don't know how to cut down a thousand-year-old Thousand-Root Banyan Tree. Perhaps we can only burn it."

"Grandpa Matthew, thank you so much. I never imagined that cutting down this Thousand-Root Banyan Tree would be so troublesome." Tang San expressed his gratitude. If he had come alone, he didn't know how long it would have taken to saw down this 500-year-old Thousand-Root Banyan Tree.

It's important to know that the longer you waste time during the Soul Hunting process, the more unexpected things will happen.

Other Soul Hunting Groups, Other Soul Beasts...

Just thinking about it made Tang San's scalp tingle.

As expected, hunting souls requires a team. Unless you are a protagonist with cheat codes or have great personal strength, you can only rely on luck to succeed in hunting souls.

"Look at what you're saying, why are you being so polite?" Matthew laughed heartily. "It's only because I don't have a granddaughter that I would definitely arrange a marriage between us... Adjust your state and absorb the spirit ring. A five-hundred-year spirit ring, I might just witness the birth of a miracle."

"Um."

Tang San sat on the ground with his five hearts facing the sky. He cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill for a while. After feeling that his condition had reached its best, he poured his soul power into the Blue Silver Grass and let the soul power flow in it.

The five-hundred-year-old soul ring seemed to sense the soul power circulating on the Blue Silver Grass and slowly moved towards Tang San.

"Thousand Banyan Tree, my first spirit ring, come, lead me on the true path of a spirit master!"

The instant the yellow spirit ring was attached to the Blue Silver Grass, Tang San sensed a powerful life force flowing into his body, along with an extremely large amount of energy, instantly breaking through his level ten bottleneck.

"This is what it feels like to be engulfed in flames during the process of absorbing a spirit ring! But it's also very warm, as if I can feel endless life force surging within me... My theory is correct, Thousand Banyan Tree..."

Tang San thought to himself, then hurriedly activated his Mysterious Heaven Technique, rapidly refining the energy and life force within the spirit ring, truly integrating the Thousand Banyan Roots into his own Blue Silver Grass...

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Matthew and the others were very nervous.

After all, this is a five-hundred-year-old soul ring!

Will Tang San be able to successfully absorb it?

However, three minutes later, Matthew knew that their worries were unnecessary, because Tang San calmed down after the first three minutes when he was trembling, and even his originally thin body became more proportionate.

What surprised Matthew the most was that Tang San's short hair began to grow at a visible speed, reaching his shoulders before stopping, and even the ends turned a bluish-silver color.

But what surprised the three of them the most was that Tang San's face had become slightly more refined.

Previously, Tang San was of average appearance and personality. If you threw him into a group of children, you wouldn't be able to find him if you weren't familiar with him.

But now, his rounder face makes him look much better.

He wouldn't call himself handsome, after all, he's only six years old, but he's the kind of child who stands out in a crowd. Matthew even predicts that when Tang San grows up, he'll definitely be quite handsome and able to charm many young girls.

Mainly, he has a unique aura that is refreshing and pleasant.

Sisi's eyes widened, her mouth agape, her face filled with disbelief as she asked Matthew, "Is this the benefit of absorbing a spirit ring beyond the limit? It can actually change one's appearance!"

Su Yuntao was also puzzled: "Martial Souls can affect the human body. Every time we absorb a Soul Ring, our bodies are strengthened by the Soul Ring's energy. But this is the first time I've seen someone change their appearance by absorbing a Soul Ring. It's really strange, but—"

"He looks much better now. Even if he doesn't become a powerful Soul Master in the future, he can still make a living based on his looks."

"What are you thinking about?" Matthew asked reproachfully, then thought for a moment and came up with a more reasonable explanation, saying, "Some martial souls mutate, which can have a great impact on the human body. Xiao Tang's situation should be due to the mutation of the Blue Silver Grass."

"Blue Silver Grass is inherently weak, and even if it mutates, it will certainly not be strong. His situation is probably because the Thousand Banyan Spirit Ring of these five hundred years is really very suitable, causing the energy to spread from the mutation effect of Blue Silver Grass to his whole body, giving him a complete transformation."

"I think you're all familiar with some of Tang's theories on martial spirits, right?"

"He once said that every time a spirit ring is added to a spirit, it is an evolution of the spirit. Therefore, I guess that Xiao Tang added the Thousand Banyan Spirit Ring to his Blue Silver Grass, probably to evolve his Blue Silver Grass, which should have mutated. Spirit skills may not be his ultimate goal."

"After all, only when the martial soul evolves and becomes more advanced can the speed of soul power cultivation be accelerated."

"But I guess he probably didn't expect that a spirit ring could change his appearance."

Matthew's point of view was agreed upon by Su Yuntao and Sisi.

Sisi further speculated, "Brother Tao's Lone Wolf Martial Soul has acquired the Vajra Wolf Claw, and my Martial Soul has developed woven patterns. Is this also a kind of evolution?"

Matthew nodded: "Definitely. Sisi, you just obtained your soul ring, so you might not be aware of it, but Su Yuntao, your cultivation speed is slightly faster than other Great Soul Masters. Even if it's just a slight increase, it has definitely improved your strength. Other guys with the same talent as you are currently hovering around level 21 or 22 in soul power, while you have reached level 24. If you work hard, you might be able to break through to level 25 this year."

"Given your previous talent, I reckon that Soul Master is your limit."

"But now it seems that the Soul King realm is not impossible to reach in one's lifetime."

Soul King?

Su Yuntao and Sisi looked at each other, both with expressions of disbelief.

They know their own talents.

Even becoming a Soul Master is a pipe dream!

But Matthew actually said that they now have a chance to reach the Soul King level?

Are you serious?

If not, wouldn't it mean that Tang San chose a second spirit ring for them, thus changing their martial spirit talents?

This is truly—

令人兴奋！

"It's just a matter of chance." Seeing that the two were excited, Matthew changed the subject, "When you reach level 30, don't choose your third soul ring randomly, or you'll have a hard time even reaching the Soul Master level. Ask Xiao Tang for advice; his suggestions will benefit you for life."

Only then did Su Yuntao and Sisi realize how powerful Tang San was.

Matthew also hoped to see this, with the aim of getting Su Yuntao, Sisi, and Tang Sanduo to become friends.

Although his behavior may seem rather utilitarian and self-serving, friendships can still be formed during the exchange, right?

An hour later.

Tang San finally finished absorbing the spirit ring, opened his eyes, and felt comfortable all over. His spirit power fluctuations were released unconsciously.

Matthew was shocked: "Little Tang, what level is your soul power? It's so powerful! It feels like you're close to a Great Soul Master!"

"Level 17." Tang San announced a number. When the internal energy cultivated by the Xuan Tian Gong is transformed into soul power, it has a strong energy fluctuation. If one does not deliberately conceal it, it is difficult to hide it from other powerful soul masters.

Although he possesses the Mysterious Heaven Skill and should be able to keep it a secret, he will inevitably have to deal with Matthew and others in the future, so it's best to tell the truth.

As for the reasons, they're easy to find...

However, this level seven soul power did not come entirely from the Thousand Banyan Trees.

In Holy Soul Village, Tang Hao gave him the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor.

After absorbing it, not only did his physique increase greatly, but his soul power also directly reached level ten, and there was even some left over. However, since he didn't get a soul ring, it was suppressed, and he couldn't sense the specific level.

Now that he has obtained the Thousand Banyan Tree Soul Ring, the accumulated soul power he has released has increased his soul power by a total of five levels. The remaining two levels are brought by the Thousand Banyan Tree Soul Ring, which is five hundred years old.

After all, it was a 500-year-old soul ring, containing a great deal of energy. After Tang San refined it, his soul power increased significantly.

It was just a 100,000-year-old soul bone, yet it only increased Tang San's soul power by five levels, and at that, it was at the level of a Great Soul Master. It was truly rare.

Although the higher the level of a Soul Master's cultivation, the more Soul Power is required for each level, the energy carried by a 100,000-year-old Soul Bone should be able to support the Soul Power required for a Great Soul Master.

Tang San estimated that if he had absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone immediately after it fell off, it would have allowed him to reach level 20 instantly!

The reason why it has only increased by five levels is because the energy on the soul bone has dissipated over time.

Although the level of a soul bone will not decrease due to energy dissipation, the extra energy attached to the soul bone that can be directly used by the soul master to increase the soul power level will most likely dissipate gradually over time.

Just like when a soul bone is absorbed by a soul master for the first time, it can increase the soul master's soul power level, but if the absorbed soul bone is absorbed by other soul masters, it can only increase the soul master's physical strength.

This is because once a soul bone is absorbed by a soul master for the first time, the extra energy it carries has already been absorbed by that soul master. Therefore, the second soul master who absorbs it will naturally be unable to use the absorbed soul bone to increase their soul power level.

Tang Hao was a roughneck and probably didn't understand these things. Although he knew how to prevent the soul bone from emitting soul power fluctuations—keeping the soul bone in a lead box could block the soul power fluctuations emitted by the soul bone, the energy attached to the soul bone might not be able to be preserved by the lead box.

Although the lead box can block the soul power fluctuations emitted by the soul bone, lead, as a metal, is most likely unable to prevent the energy of the soul bone from dissipating. Not to mention, lead is a poison for most carbon-based life forms.

Even blue silver grass will not grow in soil containing high concentrations of lead ore.

However, for Tang San, six years old and level seventeen is enough. In less than a year, he can reach level twenty and hunt for his second spirit ring.

This is one of the reasons why Tang San told Matthew and the others the truth, otherwise his soul power would have increased too quickly.

The book's concept of soul bones is that they are absorbed from soul beasts and can increase soul power.

The second fall only improves physical attributes, not soul power.

If a soul bone that falls from the sky is not absorbed immediately, the energy that can enhance soul power will slowly dissipate over time, but it will not change the age of the soul bone.

Edited: July 25, 2023

"嗔怪" (chēn guài) is a Chinese word meaning to blame or scold. Its original meaning is to be angry or upset. "嗔怪" can also refer to intense blame or scolding.

Reply to the guy who called me an elementary school student.

Is there a problem with my use of "嗔责" (chēn zé)?

Su Yuntao was talking about topics that were close to adult topics next to a six-year-old child. Matthew Nuo scolded him (severely reproached him) and said, "There's nothing wrong with elders talking to younger people, right?"

Besides, if you really want to nitpick over words and find something of substance, you should read literary works.

Listen to me~

Sweetie~【o(*^＠^*)o】

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