Soul Land (Douluo Dalu)
CHAPTER 8
“Teacher, the longer the cultivation time the stronger the spirit power of the beast, and the greater the effect of the spirit ring. In what ways is this formidable demonstration shown? ”
...Tang San asked....
...On Grandmaster's stiff face appeared a touch of his unsightly signature expression,...
“The spirit ring produced by a savage being of varying degrees of major difference with the spirit teacher is the attribute he adds as well as the capacity to master his abilities For example, if using a quantitative point of view, if using a, with your silver blue grass spirit with the spirit system tool master route, and you get a ten year spirit ring of compatible attributes, the, then the control properties of your blue silver grass can increase by ten But if it is a hundred year spirit ring, then the control properties of your blue silver grass will increase by one hundred ”
...Tang San hesitantly said:...
“Don't then the person who has greater power be able to obtain a better spirit ring? Those nobles could actually rely on the strength of their clan to go hunt for spirit rings that were even stronger for them. ”
...In the eyes of the Grandmaster a glance of praising light was revealed,...
"In hindsight, this proves you have carefully reflected, but the facts are not that simple. One might say, the requirement to add spirit rings was severe. ”
"First of all, one had to personally punch the killing blow of the spirit beast in order to be able to receive the spirit beast's ring. The spirit ring could only exist for a very short time, if it was not added to oneself within two hours it would lose its effect. ”
“Next, spirit beasts are a kind of extremely proud creatures, not just any spirit beast would allow themselves to become prisoners. If the opponent inflicts severe injuries, wanting to capture them, then the spirit beasts can choose to explode their spirit power and commit suicide. This impedes the circumstances that you are talking about, even if inviting people to hunt and kill beasts, if not killed by it, then it is still very difficult to obtain spirit rings. ”
“Of course, all of this is not absolute. How can human wisdom compare to a wild beast. The best method to hunt and kill ferocious beasts, was to organize the group to go to the location of the savage beast, the one who carried out the final attack, could then obtain the spirit ring. Therefore, what you said about nobles and some people who have power, on hunting and killing the side of the ferocious beasts does have a certain advantage. ”
“But, people like this easily obtain spirit rings does not mean that he will become stronger compared to ordinary spirit teachers. They were also unable to confirm whether the attributes of the spirit beasts they encountered were the most suitable for them. The level of the spirit beast was indeed important, but whether the attributes were compatible was equally important. Even better spirits ring, unless your own spirit is compatible, it will also not be able to develop a good effect, and will otherwise affect yourself. Each spirit master at a different stage had a limit on the spirit rings they could absorb. ”
'' To take an example, you are currently only a tenth rank spirit scholar, and with your current spirit power, at most you can absorb a hundred year spirit beast ring. If you try in vain to absorb the thousand year spirit ring, this can only have one result: the body cannot survive, and is destroyed by the power of the spirit ring. When absorbing the spirit ring, any outside power could not help, and you could only rely on yourself. Consider, these people needed someone else to help hunt and kill their spirit beasts, how capable was their own true strength, he said, perhaps absorbing the ones that were suitable for them while the spirit ring level was still within the limits of control would result in a destructive attack. Tang San, you must remember, this world is impartial: when it comes to getting something, naturally one must make an appropriate effort. Being opportunistic is what mediocre people do. Those of us who study spirit theory, do so only for the sake of making this effort a little easier for spirit teachers. Under the circumstances when having the same strength to be more resilient. Do you understand?"
...Tang San sincerely nodded....
...First of all he is not a person who is used to being opportunistic, relying on his own strength with one step making a single trace towards the goal, this effort is the most solid....
"Teacher, aren't we going outside the city walls?"
...Grandmaster said:...
“To hunt wild animals we still have to prepare some things, and also, we can not walk. A trip of four hundred li while not too long, but utilizing the best time was always the best. ”
...Today was one of the non-large number of days in which Tang San did not use eastern purple qi to cultivate the Purple Demonic Eye....
...What Grandmaster said as preparation was certainly not complicated, he bought two leather bags specifically used to hold drinking water....
...If talking about Tang San this was still understandable, but the Grandmaster still bought something that he could not understand, and these items were also purchased in large quantities....
...Tang San's current task was to bring them....
...The weight of twenty jin from his point of view, still does not count for anything....
...Of course, if it was a four hundred li journey on foot, then it became a problem....
...The currency exchange of the Douluo Continent was like this: one golden spirit coin was equivalent to ten silver spirit coins, equivalent to one hundred copper coin....
...One gold spirit coin was enough for a family with a routine expenditure of three people for several months....
...It was also equivalent to Tang San's income for three years from the Nuoding academy's work....
...Spirit masters were said to be the most special vocation on the continent, and income was a significant reason....
...Even if one only advanced from spirit scholar to spirit teacher, every month they could still enjoy one spirit gold coin....
...This is enough for ordinary people to live....
...And as spirit teachers who are nurtured and reach higher levels, in particular those who exceed spirit grandmasters and enter the realm of spirit elders, as long as they are registered in the spirit hall, they are, it can be given a rank of nobility directly by the nation, becoming a lesser baron of nobility....
...Seeing many people who were busy with activities, as well as various kinds of shops, regarding the outside world, in his heart he could not help but miss him....
...I don't know how he's going to get into society....
“Little San, this is for you. ”
...Grandmaster's cold voice suddenly roused Tang San from his thoughts, just as he stared at the Grandmaster, he discovered something unknown, the Grandmaster was already holding a belt in his hand....
...Belts with a very beautiful appearance....
...The entire belt is black, and on its surface are dark stripes, which unless carefully searched are indistinguishable, and on the whole belt, are, the evenly distributed were arranged twenty-four pieces of milky white jade....
"Thank you Teacher . ”
...Tang San did not stand up at the ceremony, extending his hand to receive it, the so-called 'senior gift should not be refused'....
...When he was previously in the Tang sect, the Tang sect elders who received disciples would all give gifts....
...Grandmaster said:...
“This belt has been with me for many years, it has also been ignored for many years. I hope in the future it can develop into the glory that is right in your hands. ”
...Regarding the belt, from the very beginning Tang San felt it was unusual, as if the belt had many faint streams of qi circulating, and this flow of qi with this belt itself served as a bridge, with jade that served as a shop....
“Thirty years ago, when I got it I didn't know what it was called. But through years of research, I came to see it that it could be considered a first-rate spirit tool, which served as storage. You only need to infuse it with spirit power, and each piece of jade was able to provide one cubic meter of storage space. That way you can easily store things. ”
...Twenty-four jade, which also precisely had twenty-four cubic meters of storage space, to him, it was a place to store twenty-four types of hidden weapons....
...The expression in Tang San's eyes became blazing, and in his heart the thirst to promote the Mysterious Heaven skill reached an extreme level....
...He desperately wanted to now have enough inner strength to cultivate all kinds of hidden weapon use....
...Having this belt, he no longer needed to worry about the matter of storing hidden weapons....
“Spirit Tools, as the name suggests, are tools that rely on spirit power to use. Very few spirit tools were passed down from ancient times, mostly without any offensive function. The spirit lord himself did not need a weapon. The spirit tools can all be described as historical relics, such as how they appeared, and how they were made, have been lost for a long time. This belt was obtained by me and several friends at once in an adventure. It was assigned to me as a gift. For me, the function is not too good, later you will be able to find it useful. Right, give it a name. ”
...Looking at those twenty-four pieces of soft jade, Tang San practically unhesitatingly thought of a famous verse from his last life,...
"The Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridge. Right, I would call it Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges. ”
...The grandmaster was a little dazed, his face stiff with no expression, nodding saying:...
“A name that sounds really good, if it's a bit long. ”
...Tang San quietly sighed....
...Grandmaster said:...
“The function is very simple, instill your spirit power inside that jade, then you can feel the space that exists. If you can react quickly enough, the things inside will appear as if they are running out of air. But in order to properly control its specific properties, you still have to practice more. This is also your future homework. ”
...Tang San did not need the Grandmaster's words to understand the importance of training by picking up the items from the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges, and hurriedly nodded in response....
...Originally Tang San was still uncertain, the Grandmaster had purchased many of these things, after entering the Spirit Hunting Forest how they could be taken when hunting ferocious beasts....
...It was not until noon of the second day that they arrived at the destination, the Spirit Hunting Forest....
...Just when Tang San got off the carriage, he found the Spirit Hunting forest was not at all like his imagination....
...The forest, in Tang San's impression, had to be filled with a great natural smell, secluded and calm trees, fresh air, no sign of human habitation....
...But the Spirit Hunting Forest before him, at least on the edge of the forest, felt like a Nuoding market....
...The sound of every kind of item being shouted, a line of simple man-made paved paths between them, on the surrounding racket Tang San could not help but frown....
"Having a warrant, recruiting to hunt a power-type spirit beast, is still a short two people!"
“Hunting agility type spirit beast, command for seven people! Ten gold spirit coins! "
...Similar hawking calls rose one after another, the forest of shops was mostly peddling weapons, defense tools and all kinds of food supplies....
"Do you know why I finished buying all the stuff in Nuoding city?"
...Tang San shook his head....
“Because of arriving here, the price will at least double. Do you not wonder, how the edge of the forest can be as busy as this. It's actually very simple. Where there are wild beasts, there is profit. Especially the special national spirit beast that captured this forest was even more so. Spirit masters were a wealthy group, and there were far too many people who wanted to profit from spirit teachers. ”
"Grandmaster, what are people shouting about recruiting groups?"
...Grandmaster said:...
“The beast is not so easy to kill. Somewhat an inherently formidable spirit beast, even if it did not cultivate for more than a few years, still possessed an extremely powerful firepower. The kind of so-called grouping for hunting spirit beasts, only a few people were cooperating with each other. Hunting each of them required a spirit beast, and obtained a spirit ring. With the help of others, they could deal the final necessary attack on the savage beast itself. In the Continent it was the most common and safest method of hunting ferocious beasts. It's just, is grouping that easy? ”
...Speaking of this, the Grandmaster looked at these crying spirit masters, his eyes radiating a hint of disdain....
“A truly remarkable group of spirit hunters, will consist of at least five parts: the food system tool experts will be in charge of the supplies, the, the experts of the system of healing tools are responsible for the condition and recovery of spirit power. Agility master of spirit battle system responsible for scouting, power master of spirit battle system responsible for blocking, spirit battle attack system master responsible for annihilating the enemy. With these five sections composing the group, this can be considered a complete group. But also coordination between each can not be formed in a day or two. That alone unseen affects the process, and takes at least a few years to coordinate. Even more importantly it should be attached to the members of the group, they should have mutual trust. Absolute trust. Otherwise, when faced with danger, they were very easy to defeat in an instant. ”
...Tang San astonishedly asked:...
“Why were they defeated? Because of insufficient strength? ”
...The grandmaster shook his head, coldly saying:...
“In the future, maybe you will also have the opportunity to join the group in this way. When choosing a group, you can't even consider the actual strength of the other members, but one thing you should keep in mind, is in the group you choose, that you can display your back in front of others. ”
...Tang San still did not quite understand the meaning of Grandmaster, but the Grandmaster also did not explain it for long....
...Although the market was a nagging mess, just as they were moving away from the market, when they saw this huge forest, Tang San still could not help but be somewhat shocked....
...The tall and large trees showing their age, on the outskirts of the forest, surrounded by an enormous steel fence, facing the forest, appeared a large number of piercing ends....
...It still has not counted, outside the fence, a line of a hundred soldiers patrolling there....
...The grandmaster said in a low voice:...
“No one can enter the Spirit Hunting Forest to be captured. Only spirit masters who had obtained the warrant issued by the Spirit Hall, could enter the Hunting Spirit forest to hunt ferocious beasts. Although there were also those who quietly entered, those people found it very difficult to have a good ending. These soldiers were just guarding the outskirts, in the Spirit Hunt Forest, there was still the Spirit Hall enforcer group, at all times checking the warrants. Those people did not pay attention to sentiment. ”
...Tang San said:...
"Teacher, in the end is this Forest of Spirit Hunters considered a Hall of Spirits or a country?"
...The Grandmaster's expression turned cold, gesturing for Tang San to remain silent,...
"Outside you can no longer ask similar questions. Regarding the relationship between the Spirit Hall and the nation, I will tell you again later. Obtaining a warrant is certainly not difficult: the first requirement is the approval of the Spirit Hall, determining that you have indeed reached peak stage power, requiring a spirit ring to advance. The next requirement was to have a guarantee of at least three nobles. ”
...As he spoke, in the hands of Grandmaster already appeared the token tiles, the dark token tiles were made of some unknown material, on the surface of a pattern formed by three kinds of figures that were put together, in the center was a sharp sword pointing down, to the left and right of the sword, separately was a hammer and a monster head that Tang San had never seen....
“Remember this symbol, this is the hallmark of Spirit Hall. Inside the Spirit Hall, there were six types of marks. Distinguishing each type of token tile is very simple, just look at the image. On the lowest level token tile was only a sword, it symbolized the spirit of the consul head of the hall of the holy spirit, and the high grade rank tile had a hammer on the side of the long sword. Symbolizing the formidable hall spirit elder. ”
...Tang San's inference ability was still not bad, though,...
...Grandmaster ruffled Tang San's head, with a cold smile saying:...
"People say a spirit beast compared to a spirit tool is more powerful, regarding the understanding of spirits is definitely not enough. Any spirit power, depends on two things. One was how much spirit power was added to the awakening, the other was obtained by the process of cultivation methods. Perhaps, before the thirteenth rank, the beast spirits as they could augment themselves had yet to compare to the slightly more powerful tool spirit masters. But after arriving at a higher rank, between the two there was no difference. Strong or not just depends on one's cultivation. ”
"My warrant, is a third-rate Spirit Hall warrant. With that, one could basically enter the majority of the Spirit Hunt Forest of the Dou nation. The examination standard was an animal that had never emerged from this Spirit Hunting Forest. And also unlike the previous two token tiles that did not have to be returned to the spirit room after completing the hunt for the ferocious beasts, mine could be held for life. On this token tile appeared a blue lightning tyrant dragon, among the beast spirits, it was considered a top level existence. Although the owner was not part of the Spirit Hall, the representative clan received no small amount of Spirit Hall respect. ”
...For some reason, when the Grandmaster spoke of the blue lightning tyrant dragon, in his eyes appeared a little difficult to talk about loneliness....
...Tang San said:...
"Then after these three types of higher rank token tiles, exactly each one had more types of spirit symbols?"
...The grandmaster nodded, saying:...
“Just like that. These six types of spirit marks, each representing six formidable spirit masters, and also representing the six formidable clans. Among the three of them is in our Heaven Dou Empire, the other three are in Star Luo Empire. ”
...As he spoke, Grandmaster had brought Tang San to arrive at the entrance of the Spirit Hunting Forest....
...On his face immediately appeared a respectful look, and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to step aside and open a path, inviting the Grandmaster to bring Tang San inside....
...Without asking why Tang San, this little boy, should also enter the Spirit Hunt Forest....
...Crossing the steel fence to get into the forest, all the commotion seemed to have disappeared, and the atmosphere finally became as fresh as in Tang San's imagination, making one feel free from worry....
“Teacher, just now the six people you spoke of received the Spirit Hall award, carved on top of the token, what is their title? Spirit Saints? A douluo? Is that a Douluo Title? "
...The grandmaster looked at Tang San intently,...
“That's the Title Douluo. And also the six most formidable Douluo Titles. ”
"Most resilient?"
...In Tang San's eyes was a trace of excitement...
...The grandmaster sighed,...
“Same rank, but different spirits ring and different spirits, so the actual power is completely different. These six Douluo Titles were undoubtedly the most powerful of the most powerful. Although there were other spirit masters who had progressed at nineteenth rank and entered the Douluo Title realm, they were still unable to shake their positions. But now it's too far from you. Ok, we will prepare to enter the forest, from now on, you must not deviate more than one step from my side. ”
"Yes Teacher . ”
...The originally desperate expression in the Grandmaster's eyes was suddenly cleared, both hands held close to the chest, once again quickly separated below,...
“Out, Luo San Pao. ”
...With a bulging sound, a thread of faint purple spirit power separated from the two palms of the Grandmaster....
...Tang San only felt the Grandmaster unleash a torrent of fluctuating spirit power from all over his body, and before he had already appeared a creature....
...The four small burly legs made it hard to imagine how slow the movement was....
...The moment it appeared, it ran towards the Grandmaster, and used that head to rub the Grandmaster's feet....
...Under the Grandmaster's feet, two rings of light appeared, moving back and forth on it....
...The two rings of light appeared yellow, clearly a hundred year spirit ring....
“San small, do you not want to know what my spirit is? This is my spirit, you can call it Luo San Pao, or simply call it San Pao. ”
...Luo San Pao seemed to understand the Grandmaster's words, looking at Tang San with his pair of large eyes, the expression in his eyes unexpectedly had a somewhat affectionate expression....
"Grandmaster, is this your spirit?"
...Tang San was startled to say:...
“But, don't animal spirits manifest attached to the body? Why is it so”
...Before speaking of what kind of creature Luo San Pao was, the Grandmaster spirit clearly surpassed the limits on the spirit beast category....
...Luo San Pao was clearly a bit dissatisfied, making two luoluo calls towards Tang San....
...In the Grandmaster's expression appeared a trace of bitterness,...
“Because, my spirit is a variant spirit. Remember what you and I said about spirit variation, San Pao is just that. Only, the variation was clearly in a bad direction. When I had just woken up, my spirit power level was only half rank. If not, how could that happen? Even if I go back to trying, breaking through the strength of a thirty rank spirit was impossible in this life, so in the end I could only study spirits in theory. ”
...Earlier when Tang San heard the rumors about the Grandmaster, he knew that the Grandmaster was a persistent person....
...Regarding the spirit she was persistent like her own about hidden weapons....
"I'm sorry, Grandmaster, for having evoked painful old memories. ”
...The grandmaster laughed at himself and shook his head,...
“Nothing, I've been used to it for a long time. Come on, I'll introduce you to San Pao. The reason his name was because he let out a luoluo sound, and his attacks could only be launched three times. It is called San Pao. ”
“San Pao, first open road ahead. ”
Luomu . “ Luoluo. ”
...Although his body was a bit fat, when he saw it move it could also be called nimble....
...Moving from one side to the other sniffed something....
...Bringing Tang San following Luo San Pao, they moved deeper into the forest....
“San Pao sense of smell is very acute, able to find traces of wild animals and how strong they are. Although it had become small and weak due to the variations, regarding the power of consumption spirits was also very small. That's why I was able to release it outside for a long time. This is for you . You must make a final attack that kills the spirit beast itself. ”
...The grandmaster fumbled from the chest of a beautiful short sword and handed it to Tang San....
...The entire sheath of the short sword was in transparent blue, and on it were seven pieces of blue jade. chi two cun ....
...The handle of the sword had a piece of milky white jade, and the length of the sword was one chi two cun ....
...An animal that looked somewhat like a cat appeared towards his gaze, lying on a tree, watching over Grandmaster and Tang San vigilantly....
...The grandmaster coldly smiled, saying:...
“This color cat ten years. San Pao, don't bother. Continue ahead. ”
...The grandmaster never forgot to instruct Tang San....
“Those colorful cats now belong to the wild animal cat family. Its offensive nature is very strong, but as long as you do not attack first, it will also not easily start an attack. If the spirit master had a cat family spirit beast, using it for one's first spirit ring was not a bad choice. You should not consider a multicolored cat as small as that; if it were a multicolored cat that was over a thousand years old, let alone us, even more than ten times the number we could not kill it. ”
...Tang San reminded the important question,...
"Grandmaster, how to distinguish the true power from spirit beasts? Or how many years? ”
...Grandmaster said:...
"Distinguishing the actual strength of a savage beast is certainly not difficult. You see, the bamboo was secluded up ahead. It is also a kind of spirit beast – beast spirit plant system. This is useful to you, solitary bamboo is tough, and although its attack nature is not strong, its defense is not bad. This was a ten year solitary bamboo. Because his height did not exceed ten meters. Over ten meters, it should be considered over a hundred years. As a result, in general, spirit beings are distinguished primarily by observing the large number and color of spirit power used when they attack. The color of spirit power was identical to the actual strength. To be exact, ten years old spirit beasts used white spirit power, a hundred years old used yellow, and so on. Although, when facing an unknown spirit beast, you should not see its spirit power, in a short time you will not be able to survive, and then it will face a devastating danger. ”
"Grandmaster, are we going to hunt that solitary bamboo?"
...The solitary bamboo clearly did not attract attention, just because it contained large trees around it and instead of more bamboo, it was easily noticeable....
...Grandmaster said:...
"For the moment we will not. If we are without a more suitable choice, and only survive if we are forced to. Choosing a spirit ring should be done carefully: any spirit ring cannot be replaced. The spirit scholar promoted to the spirit teacher, able to absorb the spirit ring of a hundred year spirit beast. To be more precise, they could use spirit beast rings for less than four hundred and twenty-three years. I have carefully studied very many spirit teachers who experienced growth and failure. Four hundred and twenty-three years should be the limit of what can last for the first spirit ring. Therefore, I hope that your first spirit ring will be as close to that limit as possible. ”
...Grandmaster on spirit research is always appropriate....
“Similarly for the hundred year spirit ring, although the color of the spirit ring that appeared from the hundred year spirit beast and the nine hundred year spirit beast were the same, even though the color of the spirit ring that appeared from the hundred year spirit beast and the nine hundred year spirit beast were the same, the distance between the added attribute reinforcement was enormous. Looking for the highest spirit ring possible under the boundary of security prerequisites, was necessary for any outstanding spirit master. ”
...Continuing moving forward, the Grandmaster gave Tang San a lively field class, relying on Luo San Pao's keen sense of smell of spirit, to one by one bring out spirit beasts hidden in dark places....
...The grandmaster gave Tang San an introduction to the names of these spirit beasts, special traits, and methods to distinguish the cultivation age....
...Staring at the color of the sky, the Grandmaster said:...
“It looks like today we should spend the night in the Spirit” Hunting Forest
...After searching for half a day, although not a few spirit beasts that met the requirements had appeared, the Grandmaster did not want to get involved, and very patiently continued searching....
...The place Grandmaster chose to camp was a depression, surrounded by a complex terrain and surrounded by many towering trees....
“Splash it around, remember, you should sprinkle it evenly”
"Good "
...Tang San took the bottle....
...The Tang Sect was famous for its hidden weapons and poisons, and even though he was an outer sect disciple, regarding distinguishing poisonous substances he had considerable skills....
...Earlier in the process of searching for beasts, within the Spirit Hunt Forest he had not found some poisonous plants he could distinguish, placing them inside the Twenty Four Bridges of Moonlight....
...Grandmaster's knowledge could not be doubted on the spirit side, but regarding distinguishing a poisonous plant that lacked this spirit power, he was thus far unable to compare to Tang San with two life-long experiences....
"Do you know why I let you splash this around the periphery ?"
...Since he could discern what the powder was, how could Tang San not be expected to know the Grandmaster's purpose, and without hesitation he said:...
“It should have two effects, one to hide our scent, and the other to repel snakes, insects, mice, ants, and such kinds of creatures ”
...The grandmaster nodded in satisfaction,...
“Remember, in the forest, especially within the forest with spirit beasts, you should as much as possible not use fireAlthough most of the ferocious beasts and spirit beasts will all be afraid of fire, even though most of the beasts and spirit beasts will all be afraid of fire, there are also some very formidable spirit beasts that love fireIf you meet them, unless your own cultivation becomes tough enough, you will definitely die ”
...The color of the sky gradually dimmed, within the forest was certainly not peaceful and calm, insects and birds were calling out, the roars of ferocious beasts rose and descended one after another....
...Although they currently had to rest, Grandmaster still again questioned Tang San's understanding of the ferocious beasts from noon, to give him a deeper impression....
...Tang San's memory was considered not bad, besides it was the first time he came into contact with a beast-like creature, the novel's feelings deepened his memory, and when his answer sometimes had a mistake, the novel's feelings deepened his memory, they were corrected one by one by the Grandmaster....
“San Little, do you know why I said that for spirit teachers, youth is the most important time? ”
The deep and hoarse voice of the Grandmaster carried a somewhat sentimental feeling.
...Tang San shook his head, waiting for the Grandmaster's explanation....
