Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 72 Tang San's Third Soul Ring Preliminary Selection: Sun and Moon Grass

"Speaking of hunting spirit beasts, have you thought about which kind of spirit beast you'll hunt for your third spirit ring?"

Xiao Wu became curious and held up two fingers. "The first soul skill is endless recovery, which can draw on the power of the earth to fully restore the status of yourself and your teammates; the second soul skill is positive and negative buffs, which can strengthen yourself and your teammates in all aspects, and also weaken the enemy in all aspects."

"Both of these soul skills are incredibly powerful. Although they each have their own drawbacks: they cannot leave the ground and are easily blown away by the wind, these two drawbacks are insignificant compared to the effects of these two soul skills. There are relatively few soul masters who can fly."

"Does your third spirit ring mean you're hoping for a flight-type spirit skill?"

flight?

The Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, which is 100,000 years old, already has this ability, so why would it need to find another soul skill to grant it the ability to fly?

Tang San shook his head, denying Xiao Wu's guess, and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you about the fusion of spirit rings? I hope that all my spirit skills can be combined, and the overlap rate of the spirit power flow routes within each spirit ring cannot be too high."

"Just like the Soul Skill I chose for you, Listening to the Wind and the True Spirit Bone you will choose when you reach level 30, their attributes will not conflict with each other. The Soul Skills have different directions of action, so they can be perfectly matched together."

"This will be of great help in cultivating the Fusion Ring in the future."

In Tang San's view, the ability to fuse rings was far more powerful than the Haotian Sect's ability to explode rings.

Detonating a spirit ring means shattering it, unleashing a burst of power in that instant. Although dazzling, it is fleeting and cannot last long.

And what about fusion rings?

In Tang San's mind, the technique required was much higher than that of exploding the rings. If it could be executed perfectly, it would surely allow the Soul Master to unleash a more powerful and stable force.

If we compare the ring explosion to nuclear fission, then the ring fusion is nuclear fusion, and even controlled nuclear fusion.

"How exactly does one cultivate the Fusion Ring?" Xiao Wu asked.

"have no idea."

Tang San shook his head. "The book doesn't explain how to make spirit rings compatible. But it's definitely not just about controlling two spirit rings to get close to each other. It might involve the flow of spirit power and such. I need to try it slowly... Don't mess around. If it explodes, I can't revive you now. I can only loot the loot with tears in my eyes."

"Don't underestimate me." Xiao Wu was a little unhappy, ignoring what "licking the bag with tears in her eyes" meant, and then asked, "By the way, you haven't said which spirit beast you want to choose for your third spirit ring."

"We are still following the path of life, and that will not change."

Tang San said, "The first spirit ring will allow the Blue Silver Grass to absorb the power of the earth. The second spirit ring will allow the Blue Silver Grass to produce seeds. As for the third spirit ring, I hope it will give my Blue Silver Grass the ability to absorb the power of the sun."

"Or to put it more fundamentally, the ability to draw light and grow."

"After all, plants have the characteristic of absorbing light to grow, so adding it to my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is not a bad idea, and it can also increase the heat resistance of my Blue Silver Grass."

"With such requirements, it will be difficult to find a plant-type spirit beast suitable for my third spirit ring, but there are some animal-type spirit beasts that are more suitable."

"For example, the Sun Lion, this kind of soul beast has an organ on its forehead that looks like a ruby. It can absorb the sunlight and transform it into a powerful life force. It can also emit a red ray with extremely strong penetrating power. A thousand-year-old Sun Lion can use this ray to penetrate the defense of a Soul Saint."

"However, if I obtain this kind of spirit ring, besides giving my Blue Silver Grass the ability to absorb sunlight, the spirit skill will most likely be an attack type."

"I already have enough methods; there's no need to add another attack method."

"Moreover, the Sun Lion, a soul beast, exists in the Green Shade Grassland, located inland and near the sea in the Star Luo Empire. Although Notting City is not far from the Star Luo Empire, it is far from the Green Shade Grassland. Based on our current strength and speed of progress, even if we don't eat, drink, or rest along the way, it will still take us more than half a year to get there."

Xiao Wu was shocked: "It's that far?"

"Of course, do you think Douluo Continent is small?"

Tang San countered with a question, then changed the subject, "However, the areas unexplored by humans are indeed much larger than those that have been discovered and have been used to build cities and villages."

"The soul beast that suits me is a plant soul beast called Sun and Moon Grass, which lives in a desert near the edge of Sunset Forest."

"Sun and Moon Grass?" Xiao Wu had never heard of this plant-like spirit beast before, having lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for many years. She was full of doubt.

"This is a plant-based spirit beast that only lives in desert oases. It absorbs sunlight during the day and moonlight at night to store up the foundation for advancing to ten thousand years."

Tang San slowly explained the special features of the Sun and Moon Grass, "The Sun and Moon Grass, as a soul beast, has a skill called Energy Storage, which allows it to store absorbed energy within its body and form a Sun and Moon Pearl."

"The soul skill I need is the Sun and Moon Pearl, which can store energy. Otherwise, it's too troublesome to set up the Endless Grassland to absorb the earth's power every time."

"When our soul power is low, this is not noticeable, but after becoming a Soul Master, the preparation time becomes apparent."

It can be said that Tang San chose the Sun and Moon Grass primarily for this energy-storing soul skill.

Based on the available information about Soul Masters who absorbed the Sun and Moon Grass Soul Ring, these Soul Masters used different names depending on the name of their Martial Soul, such as Lion Soul Preservation, Lone Wolf Soul Preservation, and Green Vine Energy Accumulation, but they all had only one core skill: accumulating energy.

Tang San believed that after his Blue Silver Grass obtained the Sun and Moon Grass spirit ring, the energy storage skill he gained would definitely be better than other spirits. After all, his Blue Silver Grass was only the surface; its essence was the Blue Silver Emperor, the king among plant spirit beasts.

"The ability of the Sun and Moon Grass to store energy?"

Xiao Wu pondered for a moment, "Indeed, in this way, your martial soul can not only draw upon the power of the earth, but also the light of the sun and moon, and store all the energy for future use... Speaking of which, do I need an energy storage skill?"

"You? There's no need." Tang San shook his head. "Didn't you notice that the soul skills I provided you are all physical? Your speed will automatically increase as your soul power increases. What you need are not soul skills that store energy, but skills that can enhance your physical abilities. As for the enhancements that soul rings give you to your martial soul and body, for now, just passively accept them. As long as they are compatible with your martial soul, you can achieve the maximum enhancement."

Tang San hoped to train Xiao Wu into a master of close combat with extremely high speed. After all, with those long legs, that scorpion tail whip, and that supple waist, it would be a waste of the Soft Bone Rabbit's talent not to use physical skills.

As for the other talents of the Soft Bone Rabbit—the teleportation and invincible golden body shown in the original work—it is estimated that it has some spatial talent.

But there's no need to take up one or two soul skill slots just because of this little bit of spatial talent... As Tang San once told Xiao Wu, abilities like teleportation and invincible golden body can only be used to escape or to mow down enemies. If she encounters someone stronger than her, Xiao Wu simply can't beat them.

In the original novel, Xiao Wu possessed three 100,000-year soul rings at the end of the story, but she struggled against Title Douluos of the same level and could not overwhelm them. She still had to rely on the Peacock Feather to severely injure the enemy. The only soul skills she could use were the Soft Bone Lock and the (Explosive Kill) Eight-Stage Throw.

Therefore, it would be better to abandon that meager spatial talent and specialize in speed and physical skills.

Once he becomes a Title Douluo, his speed will surely be as fast as the wind and as swift as lightning. Coupled with a powerful physique, superb swordsmanship, and precise control over soul power, he might even be able to tear through space.

Furthermore, if Xiao Wu really has spatial talent, wouldn't it be great if she could condense this talent into a domain or similar talent skill once her soul power is high enough?

Why bother placing it on the soul skills of the soul ring?

That would be such a waste.

Tang San believed that with the cultivation level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, Xiao Wu would most likely awaken a certain domain at the Soul Saint stage. He figured that with a little guidance, she could definitely progress towards condensing a spatial domain...

(End of this chapter)