Douluo's Bone Transforms into a Divine Dragon

Chapter 217 Transmission of the Dharma (Part Two)

Gu Xuan withdrew his gaze and then said, "Having studied in the sect for so long, you must all know the classification of Soul Master Martial Souls by now, right?"

Monkey Three raised his hand and replied, "Master, Soul Masters' Martial Souls are divided into two main categories: Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. We belong to the Beast Martial Soul category."

Monkey Three, one of the current four sect leaders, is also a Soul King. He is six feet tall, with round eyes, pointed ears, a hairy face, a thunder god's mouth, a thin face, a pointed mouth and sunken cheeks. His body is like a monkey eating pine cones. Although he is human, he has fewer cheeks than a human and looks like a monkey.

Gu Xuan nodded, then shook his head, leaving Hou San and the others puzzled. Was something wrong? But the teachers in the sect who gave them lessons were professionals.

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Gu Xuan said calmly, "Yes and no, martial souls are indeed divided into two categories: weapon martial souls and beast martial souls. But strictly speaking, your martial souls are no longer beast martial souls."

Upon hearing this, Niu Si raised his hand and asked, "Master, but our physical characteristics are all beast-like, so why aren't we Beast Martial Souls?"

Niu Si, one of the current four sect leaders, is also a Soul King. He is tall and burly, with two backward-curving yellow bull horns on his head and a golden nose ring on his nose. When he breathes, he exhales gas that looks like white mist from his two large nostrils.

Speaking of Pig Two, Monkey Three, and Ox Four, their appearance left Gu Xuan speechless, because these three guys looked exactly like the monsters from Gu Xuan's previous life in Journey to the West.

Most importantly, their weapons made Gu Xuan suspect that they were the reincarnations of the monsters from Journey to the West!

The three of them were originally only level 48 Soul Masters, but they all broke through to level 50 within a year or so at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and thus obtained Soul Rings with the help of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Zhu Er's fifth spirit ring came from a 13,000-year-old Iron-Toothed Demon Boar. The Iron-Toothed Demon Boar feeds on refined iron and has incredibly sharp teeth, as terrifying as a rake. Therefore, his fifth spirit skill is named Iron-Toothed Rake.

Monkey Three's fifth spirit ring is a golden bamboo monkey that is 10,000 and 12 years old. This kind of spirit beast feeds on gold, and its tail is as hard as iron. It can even detach itself and be used as a weapon. Therefore, Monkey Three's fifth spirit skill is called the Golden Cudgel.

Niu Si's fifth soul ring was taken from a 13,000-year-old Horned Axe Bull. This kind of soul beast has a giant horn on its head, but it is shaped like an axe and has the power to split mountains and cleave the earth. Therefore, Niu Si's fifth soul skill is named Giant Horned Axe.

When Gu Xuan learned about their soul skills, he felt as if he had somehow stumbled into the Journey to the West.

Moreover, when Gu Xuan looked at the 108 people in front of him who resembled demons and monsters, he felt as if he had entered a monster's cave, because none of them looked like humans.

However, it must be said that these four sect leaders are indeed quite talented. Now that they have resources to assist them in their cultivation, their talents can be fully developed.

Hearing Niu Si's question, Gu Xuan continued to explain: "Although you are all in beast form, you have now merged with your martial spirit. In other words, you are both your martial spirit and your martial spirit is you."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought, because Gu Xuan was right. Due to the mutation of their martial souls, they had become one with their martial souls.

While everyone was pondering, Gu Xuan continued, "Therefore, your current martial spirit has a new term, which I call the Body Martial Spirit."

"Physical Martial Soul?" Upon hearing this term, everyone looked puzzled, as it was the first time they had ever heard this term.

However, it is not difficult to understand. The key to the "original body" martial soul lies in the word "original body". Their martial soul is integrated with themselves. Isn't that the original body martial soul?

At this moment, Gu Xuan's companion, Gu Miao, asked, "But Master, what's the difference between this Body Martial Soul and the Beast Martial Soul?"

"Yes," Gu Xuan nodded in reply, "and the difference is significant. There is a big difference between a body-based martial soul and a beast-based or weapon-based martial soul."

"To put it this way, those who possess a Body Martial Soul cultivate only the part of themselves that is the Martial Soul. You can be said to possess the Body Martial Soul in its entirety, making you the most complete Body Martial Soul owners. One advantage of the Body Martial Soul is that, depending on the individual's Martial Soul, everyone has the opportunity to advance further."

"I call this opportunity a second awakening."

Gu Xuan then explained the theories and knowledge of the original martial soul and the second awakening to them one by one, giving them a complete understanding of the term "original martial soul".

Gu Xuan spoke for a full three hours, basically explaining the original martial soul and their future cultivation path. Afterwards, Gu Xuan took out the materials he had written and handed them to Gu Miao, asking her to study them carefully with the four sect leaders.

As for the fifty children who were not yet ten years old, they did not yet have such a strong understanding ability. They only roughly knew that their martial soul was not an anomaly, but a completely new system, which made them very happy.

Gu Xuan did not share his experience and methods regarding the second awakening with everyone, because most of them were only at level 20 or 30, and they had not yet reached the standard to complete the second awakening.

Gu Xuan only intended to entrust the second awakening of martial souls to those whose soul power reached level 50 or above and who had a deep understanding of their own martial souls. Only they were capable of initiating the second awakening of their martial souls.

In other words, as long as Mengniu completes the Silver-level second awakening and has an innate soul power of no less than level seven, they are likely to cultivate to the level of Title Douluo in the future, or at the very least, become a Soul Douluo.

Moreover, the strength of the original martial soul owner is among the best in the same level. If properly nurtured, the Zodiac Hall will become a terrifying force in the future.

After explaining, Gu Xuan went directly to cultivate inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. In the second week, Gu Xuan gathered everyone again to pass on the teachings.

Gu Xuan would answer all their questions and difficulties in cultivation. The four sect leaders were all Soul Kings, and within a week, with the help of the information left by Gu Xuan, they had a very clear understanding of their original martial soul.

This is a system different from that of ordinary Soul Masters. If they succeed, their future abilities will definitely surpass those of most Soul Masters.

However, the second awakening is too difficult, so Gu Xuan divided it into three levels: ordinary, silver and gold.

Gu Xuan himself had already achieved a second awakening at the Gold level, a fact he did not hide from them. In fact, he used his own Martial Soul to give them a lot of explanations.

After that, Gu Xuan would spend one day each week guiding their cultivation, and the rest of the time he would cultivate in seclusion within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

This time, the Ice and Fire Dragon King did not take the initiative to contact Gu Xuan, but silently kept an eye on him. Although they discovered that Gu Xuan actually controlled eight elements and had the aura of an evil god, this was not a bad thing for them.

The stronger Gu Xuan becomes, the greater their chances of escaping their predicament will be, and the faster it will happen.

Moreover, they can't help Gu Xuan at this stage, because they have already taught him the basics, and he can't accept the more advanced techniques right now. So they just silently watch Gu Xuan's cultivation.

P.S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.

(End of this chapter)