Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 68 Xiaowu's Three-Sword Style Plan

"It seems that being wrapped in black fungus does have an effect."

Tang San seemed to be deep in thought, and then began to teach Guang Ling to read, so that she could learn the commonly used characters before the start of Notting Academy.

Afterwards, he helped Xiao Wu test her physical qualities after obtaining her second spirit ring and found that even a 100,000-year-old spirit beast would still be affected by the spirit ring after its transformation, causing the Soft Bone Rabbit spirit to change.

This also confirms one of Tang San's previous conjectures: that a soul beast that has taken human form after 100,000 years is essentially a human and no longer a soul beast.

In terms of appearance, transformed soul beasts have human-like features, and even their organs are no different from those of humans.

From the perspective of martial souls, since the spirit beast was formed before transforming into a human, the martial soul naturally has a 100% compatibility with the human body (although this cannot be completely confirmed, Tang San felt that based on the existing cases, excluding those cases of mutation, there was no major problem). Furthermore, although spirit rings can be condensed based on 100,000 years of cultivation, and spirit skills can automatically evolve according to one's own ideas, the martial soul itself also needs to be enhanced by spirit skills to a certain extent and change accordingly.

The ideal age for a spirit ring formed by a 100,000-year-old transformed spirit beast is probably the most suitable, but the same may not be true for its spirit skills.

What's the point of living for so many years?

Having spent most of his life in the primeval forest, he has at most gained some understanding of the various spirit beasts in his environment, but other than that, he has no other advantages.

It can be said that a newly transformed 100,000-year-old soul beast is a human who has a corresponding understanding of the soul beast species he is familiar with and has a 100,000-year cultivation origin.

Setting aside his 100,000-year-old origin, he's just an ordinary human child with a slightly eccentric personality.

"The testing is now complete. The Soul Skill 'Listening to the Wind' mainly enhances my mental strength, allowing me to sense vibrations in the air, making my five senses more acute, and improving my control over my Soul Power." Xiao Wu explained her strengths. "According to your classification, I am now a melee assassination-type agility-based Soul Master. However, I currently only have one attack-type Soul Skill: Waist Bow. If the enemy has strong defense, I can only interfere at most."

"That's true. So, while you're practicing controlling your soul power, you also need to practice other things." Tang San said, taking out three short swords from his white jade belt. Two were made of iron, and the other was made of wood and had no hilt.

"I'm going to practice with swords?" Xiao Wu asked in surprise, picking up the two short swords and casually swinging them a few times. "They're quite handy, but what's with this wooden sword without a hilt?"

"That's right. With your speed, it would be a shame not to practice skills like short swords or daggers. After all, apart from the Soul Master Competition where you can't use abilities other than your Martial Soul, you don't have to follow the rules so strictly at other times."

Tang San spoke eloquently, saying, "However, the reason I chose a short sword for you instead of a dagger is because daggers are too short, while short swords are longer, which will give you some close combat ability."

"As for this wooden sword without a hilt, I hope you will master the Three-Sword Style."

"Three-sword style?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled. "I don't have three hands."

"You have a third hand." Tang San pointed at Xiao Wu's hair. "Didn't you not want to cut your hair short? With hair this long, in a proper competition, your opponent won't use such underhanded techniques as grabbing your hair. But when you're traveling the continent and roaming the martial world, there aren't so many rules when you encounter enemies who are hostile to you."

"But your braid is like a whip; you can use it."

"However, using it only as a whip is quite dangerous. After all, it's hair, connected to your scalp. If someone grabs it, you'll be in trouble. Besides, your hair is too short compared to a normal whip."

"Therefore, by tying a knife to the end of your hair and swinging it around, you can unleash its power. And if you can find the right technique, you might even achieve surprising results."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she immediately picked up the wooden sword without a handle. She threaded her hair through the hole in the back of the sword, swung it a few times, and the wooden sword struck her head, making her cry out in pain.

"That's why I chose to use a wooden knife on your hair first."

Tang San released Blue Silver Grass to heal Xiao Wu and treat the red mark on her head. "If we had used an iron knife, you might have hurt yourself at first."

Xiao Wu took out a mirror from her white jade belt, looked at herself, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her face wasn't smudged. She said, "Flicking your hair like that is really difficult. And these two short swords in my hand, do you know swordsmanship?"

"No, but in the final analysis, it all boils down to three words: fast, ruthless, and accurate."

Tang San shared his opinion: "The two knives I forged for you have flat blades without any curves. They can't be considered swords simply because their tips are slanted, unlike swords which are symmetrical."

"This design makes it easy for you to use for stabbing. Your speed is already fast enough for a Great Soul Master. As long as you find the opponent's weak point and hit them with one blow, you can finish them off."

"However, it seems you've never even killed a chicken before, so you need to practice being ruthless."

Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly: "Quick, ruthless, and accurate—are these three things enough?"

"That's not enough. In the future, you should consult with Teacher Zhang at Notting Academy. Her martial soul is a short sword, and she's very experienced in this area," Tang San said. "When the time comes, you can give her some gifts, and she'll teach you. Besides that, you can consult Teacher Li about the way you use your hair with a sword. His martial soul is a whip, and he can at least help you understand the techniques involved in swinging it."

"A whip? I see." Xiao Wu knew that whips were actually very powerful weapons; a light flick of the whip could cause a lot of pain if the end hit someone.

This is actually the whip tip effect.

When you swing a whip, the force, or the energy applied, moves forward in the form of an isolated wave, making it appear as if the whip is in a continuously moving arc.

When the energy is transferred to the end of the whip, the arc wave becomes incomplete and its mass is reduced.

However, due to the conservation of energy, when the whip is swung, the arc wave becomes faster towards the end, even reaching the level of a sonic boom.

If Xiao Wu can control her scorpion tail braid, she can kill even a Soul King in one blow if she catches him off guard.

Of course, the so-called instant kill only occurs when the Soul King stands still foolishly. Otherwise, Xiao Wu, who has just entered the Great Soul Master stage, can only be killed by the Soul King with one punch, and there is no other possibility.

"And for your third spirit ring, I think you've already figured out where you want to strengthen your body, right?" Tang San asked with a half-smile, "So that your scorpion tail braid can become your advantage, not your disadvantage."

"I know, strengthen your neck, right?" Xiao Wu said proudly, "After all, you need the strength of your head and neck to swing your hair."

Tang San said with a hint of helplessness, "We're getting closer, but we're still a bit stupid."

(End of this chapter)