Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 22 Refining weapons into the soul

Su Mo also wanted to know how his evolved martial soul would fare, so he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate, practicing the soul power cultivation technique that Bibi Dong had given him.

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Su Mo could clearly feel that when he used the original meditation method to cultivate, the speed at which he absorbed external energy increased significantly, more than doubling.

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And in the next second, Su Mo felt that the level barrier that had been holding him back for several months, namely the level 20 level, was loosening at this moment.

It seems like he's about to be promoted.

Without hesitation, Su Mo immediately began to cultivate seriously, constantly using meditation to absorb external energy.

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Finally, half an hour later, a surge of soul power emanated from Su Mo's body, and Su Mo's soul power level finally broke through level 19, reaching level 20.

Once Su Mo absorbs another spirit ring, he will be able to become a true Great Spirit Master.

"Goddess Sister, I've reached level 20!"

"Moreover, I can feel that my martial spirit has truly evolved, and the daily improvement limit is now much higher!"

Su Mo opened his eyes and looked at Bibi Dong excitedly.

"well!"

"It's good that it's evolved!"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong was also very excited.

Su Mo's martial soul has evolved, and given his rapid leveling up, he has a very good chance of breaking through level 70 and becoming a Soul Saint in the future.

Then she will be able to awaken.

"Goddess, I've called this method of evolving weapon spirits 'Weapon Refining and Soul Infusion,' what do you think?"

Seeing Bibi Dong's excited expression, Su Mo felt a surge of joy.

It's not only you, Yu Xiaogang, who can find the way to evolve your martial soul.

Moreover, that was just a misunderstanding by Bibi Dong. In fact, Yu Xiaogang was only able to break through his talent limitations thanks to Tang San, after eating a magical herb.

If Su Mo can't stop Tang San from obtaining those immortal herbs, he'd like to see what kind of expression Bibi Dong will have when she learns the truth.

"Refining weapons into souls?"

"Refining weapons into one's martial spirit to achieve the effect of evolving the martial spirit—not bad, a very fitting name!"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up slightly, and she smiled and praised Su Mo.

Su Mo could clearly sense that Bibi Dong's attitude towards him seemed to have changed again.

Perhaps it's because she saw that she had a chance to help her awaken?

Su Mo chuckled to himself and immediately understood.

"Goddess, do you think my second spirit ring will be able to absorb a thousand-year-quality spirit ring?"

However, Su Mo didn't point it out, but instead asked Bibi Dong about it.

Bibi Dong had calculated with him that, based on his original physical strength and martial soul strength, Su Mo's absorption limit for his second soul ring should be around 950 years.

But now that Su Mo's martial soul has evolved, its strength has naturally increased. So, can the limit of the second soul ring be raised?

Su Mo's physical strength has always far surpassed that of his peers. What has always troubled Su Mo is that his martial soul quality is too low, so even if his limit for absorbing soul rings is slightly higher than that of other soul masters, it is not much higher.

"Of course, given your current situation, the limit for your second spirit ring should be around 1200 years!"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up slightly. After calculating for a moment, she spoke to Su Mo.

Now that she knows Su Mo has a chance to break through to Soul Saint, Bibi Dong naturally hopes that each of Su Mo's soul rings can absorb a better quality soul ring.

The better the quality of the spirit ring, the more advantageous it is for Su Mo.

This applies to everything, whether it's the power of a soul skill, the increase in soul power brought by a soul ring, or the enhancement of a martial soul after absorbing a soul ring.

"Twelve hundred years, I understand!"

"Then I will try my best to find a soul beast with 1200 years of cultivation to hunt for its soul ring!"

Su Mo highly agreed with Bibi Dong's assessment.

The fact that Su Mo absorbed his first spirit ring as Bibi Dong instructed already proved that.

When Su Mo absorbed the spirit ring, he felt that the 600-year quality of the first spirit ring was indeed the limit he could withstand.

"Alright, but are you still planning to hunt spirit beasts with over a thousand years of cultivation by yourself?"

"You should know that soul beasts with a cultivation period of over a thousand years are far more powerful than those with a cultivation period of only a hundred years!"

Bibi Dong nodded in agreement, but also expressed concern for Su Mo.

Although Su Mo's trap, combined with the power of the pulley-bow, could indeed kill a soul beast with a thousand years of cultivation, it was still very dangerous in her eyes.

However, she no longer thinks Su Mo's behavior is suicidal, just like she did a few years ago.

"It's alright. Didn't the Goddess Sister say that only soul beasts with over ten thousand years of cultivation possess higher intelligence?"

"Anything under ten thousand years old is a wild beast. As long as we make good use of human wisdom, dealing with a wild beast is quite simple!"

Su Mo smiled confidently when he heard Bibi Dong's concern.

Three years ago, when he was level 10, he was able to hunt down a soul beast with 600 years of cultivation on his own. Now that he is level 20, Su Mo is still very confident in dealing with a soul beast with more than 1,000 years of cultivation.

"Okay, but you still need to be careful!"

Seeing Su Mo's confident demeanor, Bibi Dong nodded appreciatively.

The most distinctive feature he saw in Su Mo compared to ordinary people was her ability to use her wisdom.

Especially today, after seeing Su Mo create his own method of evolving weapon spirits by infusing them with the spirit, Bibi Dong looked at Su Mo with even greater admiration.

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The next day, Su Mo began preparing to go hunting in the Soul Hunter Forest again.

The process is the same.

First, they went to the Spirit Hall branch to obtain a certificate and then received a pass to enter the Soul Hunter Forest.

Then Su Mo went to the blacksmith shop again.

But halfway there, Su Mo stopped.

Su Mo went to the blacksmith shop, naturally wanting to order another spear, and one of even better quality than the previous one.

Su Mo will continue refining the weapon and imbuing it with his soul.

Before leaving, he had already taken a spear from the academy's armory and tested it. After his martial spirit evolved, it could still continue to fuse with real-world weapons.

"To have a taller spear custom-made, one naturally needs to find a better blacksmith!"

"And in Notting City, the best blacksmith is undoubtedly Tang San, who also works as a blacksmith and has mastered the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique!"

With that in mind, Su Mo turned and headed toward the blacksmith shop where Tang San was.

Although I don't really like Tang San, what can I do when he's so good at blacksmithing?

Besides, I'll pay for it myself; it's not like I'm getting something for free.

I'm paying Tang San to serve me!

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P.S.: I only discovered the concept of "refining a weapon to imbue it with its soul" from a book review. It doesn't seem to be my own invention; it appears in *Douluo Continent II*. Ji Juechen's martial soul was just an ordinary iron sword, with only level 3 innate soul power. From a young age, he nurtured it with his soul power and rubbed a meteorite from outer space—a strip-shaped object—with his hands, transforming it into a sword, which became his martial soul. He eventually became a Title Douluo. I haven't read *Douluo Continent II*; this is from Baidu. Is this situation what's called "refining a weapon to imbue it with its soul"?

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