Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 89: Fire Resistance and Golden Blade Mantis

If you want to test whether Xiao Wu's breath concealment is successful, you have to find a Titled Douluo to test it.

But this kind of testing clearly carries risks.

If it succeeds, nothing will happen; if it fails, Xiao Wu's identity will be revealed, and what happened to the Blue Silver Emperor might happen again.

When asked which Titled Douluo would be least likely to encounter problems in taking this test, Chen Feng could only think of Buddha Haotian.

First of all, Xiao Wu had already met Tang Hao, but Tang Hao didn't care about her at all.

Secondly, Xiao Wu and Tang San already have the possibility of soul fusion. Even for practical interests, Tang Hao is unlikely to touch Xiao Wu.

But even if I want to take the test, I have to go back to the academy first. After all, Lao Meng is with me now.

As the guardian assigned to him by Ning Fengzhi, Lao Meng can be trusted in other matters, but the matter of the hundred thousand year soul beast is too serious, and Chen Feng dare not take the risk.

The golden-blade mantis feeds on metal ores and has the ability to fly, so it generally lives in relatively high places.

If it is a gold sand valley, then the golden-blade mantises usually live high up on the stone pillars, and if you want to find them you have to climb up.

Fortunately, Lao Meng is a Soul Emperor of the Agility Attack system, and his martial soul is the Flying Falcon, which gives him the ability to fly, so he can easily find the Golden Blade Mantis.

However, the Golden Blade Mantis is a nocturnal soul beast and basically only appears at night.

So Chen Feng and his group found a stone pillar and set up camp, planning to have a good rest and regain their strength before starting the search at night.

As the team's thug, Lao Meng naturally had to conserve his energy, so Chen Feng naturally took over the duty of guarding and let Lao Meng go into the tent to rest.

Tang San found an open space and began to test his second soul skill, wanting to see how fast his blue silver grass could grow.

While observing the situation of the Blue Silver Grass, Chen Feng asked Xiao Wu beside him:
"Speaking of which, what is the effect of your second soul skill?"

"My second soul skill activates the energy in my body and increases the power of the released energy, but it also makes the energy more difficult to control. However, this is not a big deal for me." Xiao Wu replied.

"If those soul masters who follow the shooter route hear what you say, they will probably be jealous of you to death." Chen Feng said.

"Let them be jealous." Xiao Wu said nonchalantly, "By the way, what do you think I should name this spirit skill?"

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said:

"How about we call it activation?"

Xiao Wu nodded. "It's quite vivid. This is it."

At this time, Tang San had already finished testing his second soul skill. He walked over and said:
"This second soul skill is quite good. With my current soul power and recovery speed, I can basically make the blue silver grass grow endlessly within a minute."

"So no matter how hard you try, you can't finish chopping it within one minute?" Chen Feng asked.

"Correct."

"Then it seems that ordinary melee spirit masters won't have any chance of fighting you, but what if you use fire?"

"If we use fire, it might be a little difficult to handle." Tang San said, touching his chin.

"It seems that you have chosen a direction for your third soul ring. Fire resistance is a problem that must be solved." Chen Feng said.

"Do you have any ideas?" Tang San asked.

Chen Feng nodded and said:
"Well, generally speaking, there are two ways for plants to be fire-resistant. One is that they have fire attributes themselves and can absorb the power of flames for their own use. In this case, there is no doubt that such plants will not be too afraid of fire.

"But this method is not suitable for you. Fire is the enemy of life. Once the fire attribute is introduced, your Blue Silver Grass will probably be harmed. Therefore, all your spirit rings cannot have fire attributes. Remember this."

As Chen Feng spoke, he made a hammer-swinging gesture.

Tang San nodded in understanding, knowing that Chen Feng was talking about the Clear Sky Hammer.

He had actually thought about what kind of soul ring to add to the Clear Sky Hammer in the future, and he had also considered a fire-attribute soul ring. After all, if he wanted to forge it, high-quality flames were definitely indispensable.

But now it seems that this idea has to be abandoned.

"Then, what is another way to resist fire?" Tang San asked.

"Another way to make your Blue Silver Grass fire-resistant is to introduce water properties to it and increase its water content. As long as the water content is high enough, it will be difficult for the Blue Silver Grass to burn.

"Water is the source of life. Introducing water attributes will not interfere with the life attributes of your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. On the contrary, it will most likely complement it and allow your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to reach further. As for the specific soul beast to choose, we need to go back and study it."

After listening to Chen Feng's idea, Tang San nodded. Using water to overcome fire, this logic is easy to understand.

But Xiao Wu raised a question at this time:
"But fire is different from fire. Some flames are very powerful. Even if the blue silver grass has a high water content, those powerful flames can dry out the water and then cause the blue silver grass to burn."

"That's right, so it's only fire-resistant, not fire-resistant or fire-immune." Chen Feng nodded and said, "The real significance of Xiao San choosing the water attribute for his third soul ring is to further awaken the life attribute of the Blue Silver Grass, allowing it to gain the ability to absorb water-attribute energy for growth.

"And if you really encounter that powerful flame you mentioned, then let alone the Blue Silver Grass, you will be burned to ashes. At that time, it will be useless to choose any spirit ring. Only a strong enough vitality can have a chance of survival."

"That's true." Xiao Wu said, "But you have planned Xiao San's third soul skill, what about my third soul skill? You can't be partial to one and ignore the other, Xiao Feng."

"I have already decided on your third soul skill." Chen Feng said with a smile:
"As a marksman, your damage output is basically up to par, but your self-defense ability is still a bit lacking. If an enemy rushes towards you."

"I'll use the Eight-Section Throw to give him a good beating." Xiao Wu interrupted directly.

Dust Edge:
He sighed tiredly, "Why do you always think about close combat? As a marksman, when you encounter this kind of situation, your first reaction should be to distance yourself from the enemy, rather than get in close and engage in hand-to-hand combat."

Xiao Wu scratched her head and stopped talking.

Tang San tried to smooth things over:

"If we want to enhance our self-protection abilities, what type of third soul skill should Xiao Wu choose? A defensive one?"

Chen Feng shook his head and said:

"No, it's a displacement type. There's a soul beast called the Lightning Rabbit. It has the ability to flash. This soul skill is very suitable for Xiao Wu."

In the original novel, Xiao Wu has several magical skills, including flash, nothingness and invincible golden body.

But in Chen Feng's opinion, Xiao Wu did not bring out the power of these magical skills at all.

She used her magical skills for long-range damage to fight in close combat, which was simply crazy.

What profession is best suited for skills like Flash, Void, and Invincibility?
It is undoubtedly a long-range profession with super strong output capabilities but poor self-protection capabilities.

In the Douluo Continent, it is a soul master like Ma Hongjun.

For this kind of soul master, Chen Feng gave them a new name, shooter.

Therefore, the most suitable positioning for Xiao Wu should be a shooter, rather than the weird positioning in the original book, where her strong attack is neither like a strong attack nor like an agile attack.

It was because she took the wrong path in the original work. She had powerful soul control but chose to fight in close combat. It would have been fine if she just played in close combat, but she also had to use such ridiculous skills as waist bow and charm.

Putting aside other things, do these two soul skills work together? If you want to play Charm, you should specialize in the path of mental power, and if you want to play melee, you should enhance your melee ability.

As a result, the rabbit spirit walked a little to the left and a little to the right. Are you playing the role of God Lu Meng here?
If you know a little bit of everything, life will be more colorful, right?
He messed around with soul skills, so Xiao Wu in the original novel had three magical skills but no outstanding performance. In the later period, she was reduced to a human shield and a foil for the pretentiousness of King Tang Shenwang. She couldn't even get a complete position as a god.

Therefore, Chen Feng must turn this rabbit spirit over and make her walk on the right path.

Tang San thought Chen Feng's suggestion was very good.

"If Xiao Wu's third soul skill can really gain flash, then her self-protection ability will be greatly enhanced."

Chen Feng glanced at Xiao Wu and said:

"I'm afraid she won't use Flash to protect herself, but will instead use it to self-destruct."

Just like A Shui, other ADCs flash backwards, but he flashes forward.

It’s not that this is bad, but it’s too risky and your teammates must be reliable enough.

But even if Xiao Wu really uses Flash to self-destruct, it’s okay. Chen Feng is knowledgeable and knows how to deal with this situation.

At worst, he could just make a trident.

As Chen Feng and the other two chatted idly, time gradually turned to night.

After a good rest, Lao Meng was now full of energy and spirit, and couldn't wait to show his power.

"Young Master Feng, shall we start from this stone pillar?" asked Old Meng.

"Well, this one will do."

"Okay." Old Meng's martial spirit possessed him, and he spread his wings and flew into the night sky.

After a while, he flew back empty-handed.

"Master Feng, there are indeed golden-bladed mantises up there, but they are not very old."

Chen Feng nodded without much surprise, "Then let's continue looking."

If it weren't for the Soul Emperor Lao Meng leading the team, Chen Feng would never dare to look for soul beasts at night.

Because you have to light torches when walking at night, and this behavior is extremely dangerous in areas where soul beasts gather.

Chen Feng walked ahead, holding a torch. "Speaking of which, Old Meng, do you know the reason for the formation of the unique landform of the Gold Sand Valley? I feel that these growing stone pillars are quite interesting, but I haven't found any information on this."

"I'm not too sure, Master Feng," Old Meng said as he observed the surroundings. "This place has existed for a long time. Many people and forces have explored it over the years, but nothing has been found. Perhaps it's a work of nature."

"Oh." Chen Feng nodded and said nothing more.

After all, it is a different world, so it is normal to have some strange and weird places.

Even in the martial arts world of Tang San's previous life, there were legends about the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, as well as records of various magical herbs. It was understandable that there was a place in the Douluo World where minerals could grow.

A group of four people held torches and searched for stone pillars. Every time they came across a stone pillar, Lao Meng would fly up to take a look.

After being attacked by soul beasts several times and driving them away, Lao Meng finally found a golden-blade mantis about seven hundred years old on a stone pillar.

Old Meng flew down from the night sky, holding the Golden Blade Mantis, "Master Feng, we found it."

"Thank you for your hard work, Lao Meng. Let me try to see if I can communicate with it first." Chen Feng's eyes fell on the struggling golden-blade mantis.

"Okay, Master Feng, you can try it without worry." Lao Meng had seen the experiments done by Chen Feng and others before and understood what Chen Feng meant, so he did not hurt the insect when he caught the golden-blade mantis.

Therefore, this golden-blade mantis is still full of energy at this time.

Lao Meng placed the Golden Blade Mantis on the ground, holding it down to ensure it could not move. Chen Feng looked at the pair of compound eyes and said:

"Do you understand what I'm saying? I want you to do something for me. If you succeed, I'll let you go."

As he spoke, he borrowed some metal ore from Tang San and placed it in front of the Golden Blade Mantis.

For creatures with low IQ, luring them with food is a good idea.

But the Golden Blade Mantis seemed unable to understand Chen Feng's words. It kept struggling and made a sharp buzzing sound from its mouth.

Chen Feng kept trying to communicate with it, even using body language, but it was still useless.

Xiao Wu took two steps forward and came in front of the Golden Blade Mantis. She lowered her head slightly so that no one else could see her face.

"Little Mantis, can you help us?" Xiao Wu said as a red light flashed in her eyes.

The Golden Blade Mantis seemed to sense something and stopped struggling.

But just when others thought it would cooperate, the golden-blade mantis began to struggle again, and the shrill buzzing sound rang out again.

Xiao Wu sighed secretly, stepped back and said nothing more.

Charm is her innate ability, and like the waist bow, she will gradually gain it as she grows.

Although the effect of the charm was weakened because it had not condensed into a soul ring, it was still not so bad that it could not "convince" a small insect that was more than 700 years old.

The reason for this situation is that insects have low IQs and are not very old, so they cannot communicate at all.

After Xiao Wu left, Chen Feng knew that this experiment might not be possible.

Even a hundred thousand year old soul beast was useless, so it would probably be the same no matter how hard he tried.

There was no other way, Chen Feng had to give up this experiment and use traditional methods to obtain the soul ring.

After killing the Golden Blade Mantis with the Tai Chi Bagua Sword, a bright yellow soul ring floated up.

Chen Feng sat down cross-legged and drew the soul ring over.

The bright yellow soul ring floated towards Chen Feng, gradually shrank, and then turned into a ray of light and injected into the Qian Gua of the Tai Chi Bagua Sword.

Suddenly, the Qian position of the Tai Chi Bagua Sword lit up with golden light, and the whole sword looked much sharper.

It was not difficult for Chen Feng to fuse the soul ring that was more than 700 years old. The real key was whether he could obtain the foundation-building ring.

Therefore, when Chen Feng was fusing the soul ring, he constantly strengthened his thoughts in this regard.

After a while, he opened his eyes and stood up. Two yellow soul rings rose from the soles of his feet, rhythmically moving up and down around him.

At this moment, Chen Feng was promoted to Great Soul Master.

(End of this chapter)