Tang San glanced at Gula, who nodded.
Without further hesitation, Tang San took the dagger from Tang Hao and forcefully severed the roots of the Orchid Mantis Grass. But that wasn't all; he immediately swung the blade to shred the main branches, cutting off any possibility of it taking root and reviving.
Only from the debris did a yellow soul ring emerge.
Tang San sat cross-legged on the ground, released his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and guided the soul ring onto it.
He closed his eyes and began fusing the soul ring.
Tang Hao, as a Title Douluo, remained calm. Even though he was extremely anxious, he could still patiently wait.
He recalled Tang San's glance at Gula and felt that since Tang San had accepted Gula, he should also treat Gula better.
With a curt, "What kind of spirit beast do you want?"
Gula paused, but without being oblivious, he replied without hesitation, "My spirit beast, the Lava Giant, is of fire and earth attributes.
But Uncle Tang, you might have heard that I was born with superhuman strength.
At the age of four, I was stronger than an adult, and after my spirit beast awakened, my strength reached an absurd level."
Gula looked down, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it forcefully.
With a loud bang,the stone, about the size of a ping-pong ball, was deeply embedded in a tree trunk dozens of meters away.
Gula's expression remained unchanged as he calmly brushed the dust off his hands.
This was already the result of his restraint. Groudon's original modifications, combined with his super-true new human physique, made Gula feel that he could fight a thousand-year-old spirit beast hand-to-hand
and even defeat it.
Of course, there was no need to say this aloud; Gula preferred to keep a low profile.
He calmly said, "It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a strength.
Therefore, I plan to take the path of overwhelming force, focusing on strengthening my own power, with elemental attributes as a supplement."
There is another reason for doing this: Pokémon's six-dimensional attack attributes are divided into physical attack power and special attack power.
Groudon had a premonition that it possessed some Pokémon-like characteristics, meaning the power of its attribute-based soul skills would also be linked to strength, while soul power would determine its special attack power.
As its cultivation level increased, its soul power would also increase, unlike strength, which grew far less efficiently.
Therefore, it needed a strength-type soul beast to compensate.
As for the attribute affinity provided by soul beasts, Groudon completely disregarded it.
Even with only a trace of divine beast essence, ordinary soul beasts couldn't provide any benefit to Groudon's martial soul; at least a 100,000-year soul ring-level treasure was needed for Groudon's martial soul to potentially improve.
A flash of surprise crossed Tang Hao's eyes, followed by approval.
The Clear Sky Sect championed pure strength soul rings, hence his appreciation for Groudon's choice.
He patted Gula's shoulder: "Truly born with divine strength.
With that kind of power, even a Soul Master wouldn't be a match for you."
"I happen to be a strength-type Soul Master myself, and I consider myself quite knowledgeable about strength-type Soul Beasts.
What kind of Soul Ring do you need?
I'll go and catch one for you when Xiao San wakes up."
Gula didn't stand on ceremony; Tang Hao had eaten a lot of his food in the past, and it was time to repay him.
"I need a thousand-year-old Mighty Vajra Bear."
The Mighty Vajra Bear, despite its name, was clearly an earth-attribute Soul Beast, judging from Zhao Wuji's Soul Skills.
Gula said he didn't care about the elemental affinity provided by Soul Rings, but he wouldn't mind adding something extra.
"A thousand years?"
Tang Hao shook his head: "What nonsense are you talking about!
The limit for the first Soul Ring is four..."
"I know," Gula interrupted Tang Hao.
"I'm sure Uncle Tang knows that the upper limit of the soul rings one can withstand is related to physical strength.
So what do you think is the limit of my physical strength?"
Even if there is a way to increase the age of the soul rings later, the initial age is still important.
At the very least, the increase in physical strength and soul power will be much greater.
As soul rings accumulate, the final improvement will be very considerable.
Tang Hao hesitated.
As a Title Douluo, he naturally knew the requirements for fusing spirit rings; physical strength was the most important.
Only when the physical strength met the standard could one discuss other things.
Gula's physique was undoubtedly excellent; even when he was a Spirit Master, he didn't have such a strong physique.
But after thinking for a while, Tang Hao shook his head and said, "There's no need to take the risk. With me here, I can interrupt the fusion process, but you will definitely be injured.
You'll have to wait at least one or two years to re-fuse the spirit ring. If you fail, the losses will outweigh the gains."
"Besides, having the first spirit ring in a thousand years is too high-profile outside, which isn't a good thing.
I have things to do and can't protect you all the time."
Tang Hao's reasons were sound, and Gula also knew his limits.
A thousand-year spirit ring was indeed high-profile, but he didn't need the spirit ring to defeat a Spirit Master. Wouldn't it be fine if he didn't reveal the spirit ring?
He could reveal the spirit ring when he had the ability to protect himself; who could say anything then?
Once he explained his idea, Tang Hao had no excuse to stop him. Looking directly at Gula, Tang Hao finally agreed:
"Alright, I'll help you this time, but if things don't work out, you must give up fusing the thousand-year spirit ring.
" "Don't worry, Uncle Tang, I know what I'm doing," Gula patted his chest and agreed.
After their discussion, the two waited quietly.
An hour later, Tang San slowly woke up, opening his eyes to meet Gula's clear, black-and-white gaze.
Gula asked expectantly, "How's the spirit ring's effect?"
"A great harvest, come and see."
Tang San smiled, stood up, dusted himself off, and summoned his Blue Silver Grass spirit.
Having absorbed the first spirit ring, the Blue Silver Grass spirit's slender leaves had doubled in width and thickness, and the silver radiance on its branches had gained a touch of pink.
Tang San explained his feelings: "Absorbing the Blue Mantis Grass spirit ring has given me a vibrant feeling of life within me.
External injuries should heal faster; it's probably what Brother Gu meant by strengthening the life force." "
The Blue Silver Grass's resilience and strength have increased significantly, and its growth rate spurted by soul power has also improved.
It has also acquired some of the characteristics of the Orchid Mantis Grass in containing soul power."
Gula nodded; his judgment based on his God-level Appraisal Eye was certainly accurate.
"What about the soul skills?"
Tang Hao asked, as this was the best standard for judging the level of soul rings.
Tang San waved his hand, and three crowns made of Blue Silver Grass appeared on the heads of the three of them.
"The first soul skill is the Blue Silver Mantis Grass Crown." "
It's a crown woven from Blue Silver Grass that can convert soul power into life force.
It can be my soul power or the soul power actively input by the assisted object."
"The conversion ratio is five to one, which is 20%.
For each additional soul ring, this ratio will increase by another half a percent."
After a quick mental calculation, Tang Hao exclaimed in surprise, "That means that when you become a Title Douluo, you can convert 60% of your life force, which is stronger than a typical healing-type martial soul." "
He had witnessed the healing efficiency of healing-type Soul Masters; a conversion rate of 50% was already considered a high-level healing-type Martial Soul.
Martial Souls like the Nine-Hearted Begonia, which almost completely converts into life force, could only exist in two places on the entire continent at the same time (two generations: the grandfather dies, and the grandson awakens the Nine-Hearted Begonia).
This shows the power of Tang San's first Soul Skill; with just this one Soul Ring, he could become a qualified healing-type Soul Master."
(End of Chapter)