Douluo: Dragon King's Tai Chi Mystery

All of that is unnecessary!

Leng Yaozhu's phoenix eyes were equally radiant. Although she had prepared a series of supplements such as Xuan Shui Dan, whale glue, and shark pearl in advance, and was even prepared to spend a lot of money to exchange for a fairy herb from the Tang Sect, it would be ideal if she didn't need them. Every teacher hopes that their disciple's talent is as strong as possible!

Zhao Xuanzhen, within the three women's field of vision, was completely enveloped in a black and white halo, radiating brilliance. Under the influence of an ancient and traditional ritual, his dormant martial spirit was about to awaken.

Leng Yaozhu, who had the highest cultivation level and was closest to Zhao Xuanzhen, saw a black and white line flash between her disciple's eyebrows. It quickly spread out in a net-like pattern to his limbs and bones, reflecting all the body's meridians.

"It's not a phoenix..."

As the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan, Leng Yaozhu was extremely familiar with the Phoenix Martial Soul and immediately judged that this was definitely not a Spirit Phoenix!

"Could it be the Silver Giant?"

While Leng Yaozhu was deep in thought, Zhao Xuanzhen suddenly opened his eyes, and his soul power surged forth, accompanied by a noticeable mental fluctuation!

Three pairs of beautiful eyes immediately scanned Zhao Xuanzhen from top to bottom like searchlights, instantly identifying what kind of martial soul it was.

In the Douluo Continent, martial souls are generally divided into two categories: weapon martial souls and beast martial souls. Without exception, they will cause great changes to the soul master. However, Zhao Xuanzhen did not have any extra weapons, nor did his body show any characteristics of a soul beast. Only a strand of black hair quietly turned white.

"hair?"

Bai Haoze blinked.

"Physical Martial Soul..."

Bai Zhicen scratched her long white hair by her ear.

"It's the body's martial soul, but not hair."

Leng Yaozhu spoke softly, then added, "It's not just about hair!"

As if to confirm Leng Yaozhu's words, the black and white mist emanating from Zhao Xuanzhen condensed behind him, and a figure slowly took shape. It was an enlarged version of Zhao Xuanzhen, with eyes as bright as stars and a Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram rotating rhythmically under his feet!

"Own!"

The Bai sisters' pupils dilated slightly. In the Douluo Continent, martial souls are passed down through bloodlines. There is only one type of martial soul that all soul masters can awaken, and that is a part of the human body, also known as the original martial soul!

In the realm of martial souls, the more important the body part, the higher the potential of the martial soul!

Without a doubt, my own body spirit is the most top-tier!

"As for myself... I'm not bad."

Zhao Xuanzhen chuckled softly, feeling the surging power throughout his body. To be honest, it was much stronger than he had expected.

While both the Spirit Phoenix and the Silver Giant are high-level martial souls, the problem lies in this era of the Dragon King Legend.

Facing the two Dragon King Ancestors, the Beast Martial Soul had no way to survive, but the Body Martial Soul was completely different. Its strength depended only on Zhao Xuanzhen himself. It was not afraid of the bloodline suppression like the caste system, and it was the most suitable Martial Soul for him to integrate and master the Dao techniques of his previous life!

"Xuanzhen, test your mental strength and innate soul power."

Leng Yaozhu's expression revealed an uncontrollable excitement. There was a Super Douluo with a True Body Martial Soul at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, and she had learned a lot about the secrets of True Body Martial Souls from her interactions with him.

She had a feeling that Zhao Xuanzhen himself fit that description!

Leng Yaozhu took out a blue crystal ball from her storage soul tool and gestured for Zhao Xuanzhen to place his right hand on it. The next second, a metal helmet for testing mental strength fell from the ceiling, covering Zhao Xuanzhen's head.

As soon as Zhao Xuanzhen touched the crystal ball, the blue crystal ball lit up. The dazzling blue light spread rapidly from the starting point, and a rich blue halo was revealed. The entire crystal ball shone like a dazzling gemstone.

The changes didn't stop there. A slight buzzing sound rang out, and the helmets flashed with a soft white light. The three women looked at the connected soul guide screen, where data began to jump around.

The value started from zero, soared all the way up, broke through three digits in the blink of an eye, and then slowly stabilized, stopping at 188.

"Innately full of soul power!"

"Innate Spiritual Realm?"

The Bai sisters' expressions could only be described as dumbfounded; their beautiful features were contorted with shock.

The presence of a slight sensation in the soul power crystal ball was enough to prove that soul power was being generated within the test subject. At this moment, the crystal ball in Zhao Xuanzhen's hand was shining with dazzling light, so the answer was obvious.

Innately full of soul power.

After a human awakens their Martial Soul, besides the type of Martial Soul determining the strength of a Soul Master, innate Soul Power is equally crucial. Full innate Soul Power is the highest Soul Power a normal Soul Master can achieve innately, giving them a significant advantage in future cultivation.

While innate full soul power is rare, it shouldn't have caused Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen to lose their composure like this. What's outrageous is that 188 points of spiritual power!

In the Douluo Continent today, spirits have almost replaced spirit beasts. Powerful spirits require sufficiently deep spiritual power to communicate with, so the importance of spiritual power is no less than that of spirits, and there are six major realms.

The Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Connection Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and the legendary Divine Origin Realm.

The Spiritual Origin Realm signifies the beginning of all things and the renewal of all things. It consists of 1 to 100 points and represents the most basic spiritual level. It allows one to contract with two ten-year-old soul spirits or one hundred-year-old soul spirit.

The Spiritual Connection Realm is where one's mind and spirit are connected, and one's thoughts reach the destination. With 100-500 points, one can form contracts with two hundred-year-old soul spirits or one thousand-year-old soul spirit!

Reaching the Spiritual Connection Realm signifies the formal entry into the control of spiritual power, allowing one to manipulate spiritual power for their own use. The Innate Spiritual Connection Realm enabled Zhao Xuanzhen's first soul spirit to form a contract with a thousand-year-old soul beast in one fell swoop!

"Sister, do you know what kind of martial soul possesses both innate full soul power and innate spiritual power?"

Bai Zhicen looked utterly bewildered, realizing she had inadvertently made a fool of herself yesterday.

"Me? I've never heard of that!"

Bai Haoze shook his head like a rattle.

Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't help but smile when he heard the two women's conversation. "Huo Huo next door has transmigrated and her soul has mutated, giving her a super talent for alchemy. Isn't it a bit much for our spiritual power to be a little more impressive?"

"The perfect self... it turns out that the illusionary brain wasn't just boasting all along..."

With her crimson eyes fixed intently on Zhao Xuanzhen, Leng Yaozhu's gaze held a mixture of relief, contemplation, hesitation, and...

Ambition!

After a long pause, her expression changed from complex to a single emotion: determination!

"Xuanzhen, your martial soul is not yourself."

Upon hearing Leng Yaozhu's words, Zhao Xuanzhen and the Bai sisters paused for a moment, casting questioning glances at her. The former, without keeping them in suspense, slowly said:

"You should know that there is an ancient sect in the Douluo Continent that has existed for ten thousand years, the Body Sect."

All disciples of the Body Sect possess Body Martial Souls, making them the most knowledgeable about Body Martial Souls.

The Body Martial Soul corresponds to many parts of the human body. Just like how the Douluo Continent divides traditional Martial Souls into Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls, the Body Sect divides the Body Martial Soul into two lineages: Physical and Spiritual.

In the definition of the Body Sect, "self" refers to the entire flesh and blood body, including limbs, torso, skin, etc. It is the pinnacle of the physical body lineage.

"You've all heard of the pinnacle of the spiritual lineage: the Asura's Eye of Huo Yuhao, the founder of our Spirit Pagoda, the Ice Douluo—a spiritual attribute martial soul encompassing both the eyes and the brain."

"Body and spirit..." Zhao Xuanzhen narrowed his eyes, "It sounds so familiar, a bit like the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings each occupying half of the Dragon God's power."

“You’re right.” Leng Yaozhu nodded slightly. “For tens of thousands of years, the Body Sect has been pursuing the perfect form of the Body Martial Soul. It should be like the Dragon God, combining the ultimate physique of the Golden Dragon King with the world-shaking wisdom of the Silver Dragon King to give birth to the supreme Body Martial Soul.”

Xuanzhen, your spiritual attribute is precisely the divine-level Body Martial Soul that the Body Sect has always dreamed of...

True self!

Chapter 3, First Soul Spirit: The Auspicious Beast Capybara (Part 1)

"God-level Body Martial Soul".

Zhao Xuanzhen clenched his fist. The martial soul that the Body Sect had dreamed of as being comparable to the Dragon God for generations, the strength of the True Self seemed exceptionally terrifying, but...

He turned his head slightly to look at Leng Yaozhu, whose face was flushed with excitement, and his wisdom was astonishing...

Teacher, are you slandering the Silver Dragon King?

Noticing the disciple's glaringly strange gaze, Leng Yaozhu coughed lightly, instantly regaining the composed demeanor of the Deputy Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower, and said:

“Xuanzhen, you have innate full soul power. I will guide you to directly fuse with the first soul spirit.”

"Okay, teacher."

Zhao Xuanzhen agreed, silently considering which soul beast to choose along the way.

With 188 points of spiritual power at the Spirit Realm level, plus his status as the only direct disciple of the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, he would certainly not be forced to fuse with a ten-year-old artificial grass snake like Tang Wulin. He could choose from the thousands of soul spirits treasured by the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

The first soul spirit is the foundation of a soul master's life; the more choices one has, the more cautious one must be.

The advantage of starting with the Spirit Pagoda lies in the Soul Spirits and the Spirit Ascension Platform. The cultivation level of the Soul Spirits is not the primary consideration. For example, the old tower master, Qian Gu Die Ting, managed to raise all his Soul Rings to nine red levels by relying solely on the Spirit Ascension Platform. Therefore, the strength and compatibility of the Soul Spirits are more important.

Unlike fixed beast spirits and weapon spirits, the body spirit symbolizes the spirit master themselves, and humans possess infinite possibilities; strength, speed, spirit, and attributes are all viable paths. What Zhao Xuanzhen must do is steadfastly walk one path amidst the countless crisscrossing paths!

Seeing Zhao Xuanzhen deep in thought, Leng Yaozhu and the Bai sisters didn't interrupt him. The four of them quietly left the Awakening Room, and the elevator went directly to the basement of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

The underground space was a spacious hall where dozens of staff members were busy dispatching spirits to various Spirit Tower branches. On the other side of the hall were numerous metal passageways, each guarded by a high-level spirit master with a powerful aura.

As the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, second only to the emperor, Leng Yaozhu's face was the best pass. With the guardian bowing respectfully at a ninety-degree angle, she led the three juniors into the blood-red central passageway.

After walking forward several dozen meters, they entered another elevator and continued descending for several seconds. When they reappeared, the four of them were in a circular room.

The room was made of pure white metal, with a huge soul-guided screen hanging on the wall, displaying a lush green world, with images of soul beasts flashing from time to time.

“This is Xuanzhen’s first time here,” Leng Yaozhu said with a smile. “This is the virtual space where the Spirit Pagoda stores souls, simulating the living environment of the ancient Star Dou Great Forest.”

I'll pick out a few first, then you can see if there are any spirits you like.

After saying that, Leng Yaozhu skillfully operated the system, and giant, godlike hands appeared in the sky above the virtual world, grabbing several soul beasts and displaying them one by one in front of Zhao Xuanzhen.

"They started with a royal flush..."

After six years of investigation, Zhao Xuanzhen instantly identified the type of the first soul beast, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

The ape-like spirit beast has jet-black fur, and its limbs are covered with massive muscles more terrifying than granite, protruding like small hills. Its lantern-sized, crystal-yellow beast eyes radiate ferocity, showing no fear despite being controlled by humans.

Six hundred years ago, the Titan Ape!

The Child of the Earth, one of the kings of power in the world of soul beasts, has no weaknesses in attack or defense, and is an absolutely top-tier soul beast!

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded and shifted his gaze to the side.

A silver eye floated in mid-air, its appearance extremely strange, resembling a balloon, surrounded by brown markings, with two silver tentacles drooping softly to the ground.

Evil Eye, a spirit-type soul beast with five hundred years of cultivation!

The Evil Eye Clan, also known as the Evil Eye Tyrant Clan, is the face of the spiritual attribute. Ten thousand years ago, it was ranked among the top ten ferocious beasts in Douluo Continent. The Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler was second only to the Beast God Di Tian!

After careful observation, Zhao Xuanzhen suddenly discovered that this Evil Eye was actually a rare pure mental type, and it shared the same origin as the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord!

"It's probably a descendant of the Evil Emperor, the number one soul spirit that every spiritual soul master on the continent dreams of..." Zhao Xuanzhen exclaimed in amazement.

The third spirit possessed the sharpest aura, its body covered in a thick layer of keratin, inlaid with countless, extremely sharp black thorns. Under the sunlight, the thorns gleamed coldly, easily piercing through armor.

An 800-year-old Thorn Dragon, with dragon bloodline and spatial attributes!

OUT!

Zhao Xuanzhen immediately ruled out Thorn Dragon.

The spirit and the spirit master influence each other, and it is rare to awaken a spirit that is not suppressed by the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings. It absorbs dragon spirit beasts and explodes directly!

"Let me see the last one, oh, the Twin Cyclopes?"

The Millennium Twin Cyclopes!

The enormous humanoid figure was over three meters tall, with black and white hair growing on its body, and two single-eyed heads on its shoulders, whose pupils constantly emitted a captivating light.

Among the four soul beasts, the Twin Cyclops had the highest cultivation level and the lowest bloodline, but Zhao Xuanzhen sensed a familiar scent emanating from it.

"Om-"

With his True Self Martial Soul activating, a strand of his black hair turned pale, and a massive Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram appeared behind Zhao Xuanzhen. Upon seeing this, the twin cyclops were stunned, their single eyes immediately revealing a fawning expression as they continuously winked at Zhao Xuanzhen!

"It seems the Twin Cyclopes really like you," Leng Yaozhu said playfully. "And it's female, too."

"Hmm." Zhao Xuanzhen clenched his fist. "It's been eliminated."

Have you ever witnessed superhuman strength?

Have you ever seen a female monster wink at you?

Okay, stop unleashing that damn charm!

Just the thought of this thing following him throughout his life made Zhao Xuanzhen willing to fuse with the Titan Giant Ape!

Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen, standing to the side, glanced at the twin cyclops with slight apprehension, and then vehemently agreed with Zhao Xuanzhen's wise decision.

As Zhao Xuanzhen scanned the four spirits from left to right, he fell into deep thought. Leng Yaozhu was indeed a veteran of the Spirit Transmission Tower; the spirits she had chosen each had their own merits.

Titan Ape signifies that the future of True Self Martial Soul lies in physical strength/defense, Evil Eye emphasizes spirit, and Thorn Dragon leans towards speed.

Leng Yaozhu is meticulous and perceptive; she even considered Zhao Xuanzhen's Yin-Yang attributes, as the twin cyclops possess Yin-Yang attributes that are unique in the continent.

This is also why the Twin Cyclops used all their charms to seduce Zhao Xuanzhen. The Yin-Yang attribute of the true self surpasses that of the cyclops, and merging with Zhao Xuanzhen results in a 100% bloodline evolution!

After a long silence, Zhao Xuanzhen sighed and asked, "Teacher, does the Spirit Pagoda still have a suitable soul for me?"