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A few days later, even by the time Xiao Lin and his group returned to the vicinity of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xiao Lin was still discussing the possibilities of Soul Spirits with Tang San.
Throughout their conversations over the past few days, Xiao Wu was the first to lose interest.
It was true that she wanted to resurrect her mother, but after days of discussion, she temporarily abandoned her immediate hopes. Right now, she only wanted to attain Godhood and see if becoming a God could make it possible to resurrect her mother.
Consequently, starting from these past few days, Xiao Wu became exceptionally diligent in her cultivation.
Tang Ni was the second to lose interest.
This entire discussion regarding Soul Spirits only showed her a slight easing of the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters in the future.
She couldn't see any other benefits.
In fact, the Soul Spirits that Xiao Lin and Tang San were discussing made her feel that if soul beasts became Soul Spirits in the future, they might be controlled by soul masters for the rest of their lives.
For soul beasts, who loved freedom and would rather face death, this concept was even less friendly. Furthermore, it didn't completely revolutionize the relationship between soul masters and soul beasts.
It wasn't even as effective as the previously mentioned self-condensing soul rings. However, high-level self-condensing soul rings were merely something Tang Ni could dream about; it was virtually impossible to achieve.
After listening for so many days, Tang Ni felt that her only real takeaway was that if she lacked the opportunity to attain Godhood on her own in the future, she could consider sacrificing herself to Xiao Lin.
That way, she could ride his coattails to Godhood and ascend together. But how could the proud Tang Ni willingly entertain such thoughts? She would absolutely attain Godhood by her own strength!
At this moment, Xiao Lin and Tang San were still exchanging ideas on the formation of Soul Spirits. Although Xiao Lin's Horned Dragon Staff was highly unique, other people did not possess such an innate ability.
Therefore, Tang San felt that Soul Spirits would still require the aid of external objects.
For instance, the Yellow Soul Grass seeds he had been breeding had already begun to sprout. Ever since Tang San planted the Yellow Soul Grass seeds near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the grass had begun to grow rapidly.
In fact, over the past few days, Tang San felt that the Yellow Soul Grass was starting to evolve toward Saint Soul Grass.
It might even possess the capacity to combine both of their effects. If nurtured properly, Tang San believed this Yellow Soul Grass had the potential to reach the quality of an Immortal Herb.
It was precisely because of the unique nature of this Yellow Soul Grass that Tang San felt Soul Spirits might actually be possible. However, Xiao Lin pointed out that if a soul beast wanted to become a Soul Spirit, it had to sacrifice itself voluntarily.
If a soul beast was slaughtered, its mental strength would inevitably be heavily depleted along with its injuries, and such a Soul Spirit wouldn't possess much combat strength.
Yet, getting a soul beast to willingly sacrifice itself was an incredibly difficult task.
Ultimately, Tang San was temporarily unable to provide further assistance regarding the matter of Soul Spirits. For now, only Xiao Lin was left pondering whether Soul Spirits could be brought into existence ahead of their time.
If it proved impossible, he would simply stick to the idea of soul rings. If future soul masters could self-condense soul rings, every generation of soul masters would be able to replicate and condense high-quality soul rings.
This was far simpler than creating Soul Spirits.
"Oh, right, Brother Lin. I'm returning this to you."
Suddenly, Tang San placed the Chasing Wind Soul Bone back into Xiao Lin's hand.
Seeing the slightly puzzled look on Xiao Lin's face, Tang San explained, "Brother Lin, I can't directly engrave soul power formations onto a soul bone. I've already mastered engraving them onto other ores long ago, so there's no point in me keeping it."
However, even though Tang San hadn't made any breakthroughs in that specific area, he had still gained a considerable amount of inspiration regarding soul tools.
Following that, Tang San pulled out a hidden weapon that looked quite similar to the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, introducing it with a face full of pride.
"Look, Brother Lin, this is my new hidden weapon."
Xiao Lin took the new hidden weapon and examined it closely. He easily discovered that the projectiles inside were no longer crossbow bolts, but metallic spheres that resembled bullets.
"I got the inspiration for this from the soul power vortex of the soul core you mentioned."
"Driven by curiosity, I discovered that a vortex—or rather, a spinning motion—can enhance power. I then used hidden weapon techniques to simulate and test it, and finally, I engraved rifling inside the barrel of this Godly Zhuge Crossbow."
"Now, with just a press of this switch, the metal ball inside will be propelled outward, spinning rapidly through the air, and its destructive power is vastly increased."
Hiss!
Hearing Tang San's explanation, Xiao Lin sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, staring in sheer shock at this Godly Zhuge Crossbow that was practically the exact description of a handgun.
Because this world possessed soul power and soul power formations, Xiao Lin didn't question how this weapon could guarantee its destructive power without gunpowder, nor did he ask if its firing range would decrease.
"Mm-mm, it really is quite impressive."
Xiao Lin gave it a highly favorable evaluation, and a smile couldn't help but curl up on the corner of Tang San's mouth. However, in the very next second, Xiao Lin made that smile freeze right on Tang San's face.
"Little San, have you considered putting gunpowder behind this metal sphere?"
Hearing Xiao Lin's words, Tang San's sharp mind spun rapidly. Soon, his eyes snapped wide open, and he stared at Xiao Lin with utter disbelief.
"Brother Lin, do you mean to use gunpowder to enhance the explosive propulsion of the metallic bullet?"
Tang San's comprehension was extraordinary.
He hadn't expected that back when he was manufacturing gunpowder and Xiao Lin chanced upon it to mention it in passing, Xiao Lin would actually think of applying gunpowder to this kind of mechanism.
As expected, Brother Lin was truly something else.
"If we use gunpowder, it can indeed increase the destructive power, but the structural damage it causes to the Godly Zhuge Crossbow itself would also be immense."
"The only advantage is that it wouldn't require any soul power, meaning even ordinary people could use it. However, the sound it makes would be deafening. It wouldn't be suitable to serve as a hidden weapon."
As Tang San spoke, his brows couldn't help but furrow.
Gunpowder was an element with such massive destructive force that he usually only added it to his absolute strongest top-tier hidden weapons.
"Just use steel then. It just so happens that your Brother Lin knows how to manufacture a firearm," Xiao Lin stated calmly.
"Steel would indeed work. Huh? Brother Lin, what is a firearm?"
"A flame-throwing spear?"
Before long, Xiao Lin and Tang San began to exchange ideas regarding firearms.
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Heaven Dou City, Blue Tyrant Academy.
Inside the infirmary.
Dai Mubai was lying on the medical bed, his pupils dilated as he let out muffled growls of pain.
Ever since he returned from the Spirit Arena, his superficial injuries had been healed by Oscar's sausages, but certain parts of his body continued to throb with a persistent, latent ache.
Right now, the moment Dai Mubai attempted to meditate and absorb soul power, those specific areas felt as though they were being roasted by blazing flames.
The pain was so unbearable that he couldn't even summon the patience to cultivate at all.
Beads of sweat the size of soybeans drenched Dai Mubai's face. His lips were entirely pale as he clenched his teeth tightly together. He understood with absolute clarity that this was definitely a hidden trap left behind by that guy who called himself the Powerful Soul Ancestor.
Damn you, Powerful Soul Ancestor, I will absolutely kill you.
Dai Mubai swore viciously in his heart, yet the agonizing pain instantly shattered his focus once again.
"I have a big sausage! I have a caterpillar sausage! I have a diamond sausage!"
"Boss Dai, quick, eat my big sausages."
Oscar hurriedly handed over three sausages.
These were the sausages materialized from his three soul skills. They respectively possessed the abilities to recover physical strength and heal injuries, accelerate the recovery of soul power, and enhance physical attributes.
These three sausages could at least restore a bit of Dai Mubai's condition.
"Thanks~"
Dai Mubai thanked Oscar weakly, and then accepted Oscar's feeding.
Only after consuming the three sausages did Dai Mubai manage to recover a fraction of his strength.
"What did Teacher Erlong say?"
Dai Mubai asked, his voice drained of energy.
"Teacher Liu Erlong said she went to look through the ancient records for you. However, she mentioned that the grade of the flame inside your body is incredibly high. If there's no other way, you can only rely on ice blocks to ease the pain and grit your teeth to endure it."
Oscar's expression darkened.
Within such a short window of time, two other members of the Shrek squad had met with unfortunate accidents.
This left Oscar completely at a loss for what to do for a moment.
"Even Teacher Erlong has no solution?"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai's brows knit into a tight knot.
Liu Erlong was a fire-attributed Soul Douluo powerhouse.
If even she was powerless against it, then he really had to rely on grinding it out through raw endurance. As for why he didn't bother asking Yu Xiaogang, it was entirely because Yu Xiaogang had simply told him that he would be fine once he absorbed a slightly better soul ring.
But how could he possibly have the capability to do that right now? Even basic cultivation was a struggle, yet he was expected to resolve it? If this dragged on any longer, how was he supposed to fight Davis in the future?
For a moment, Dai Mubai's heart felt as cold as ashes.
He grew even more resentful and envious of Zhu Zhuqing. If it weren't for Zhu Zhuqing's betrayal, he wouldn't have gone to find that Powerful Soul Ancestor in the first place...
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