A Great Success! Preparing to Return to the Academy
The repeated checks were too troublesome, so Xiang Yang simply took out paper and pen and wrote down the various Dao Patterns. Although he had not specifically trained in this area, it was a piece of cake for him with his Spiritual Power and control over his body.
Tang San was also observing closely with his Purple Demon Eye activated. He felt that the [Dao Patterns] Xiang Yang were smoother and more natural than the runes in many places, while the runes seemed like a degraded version.
However, the Dao Patterns drawn by Xiang Yang are too "incomplete" and not as complete as the Soul Tool Runes. If the former is like a stroke, then the latter is like a complete character.
So he took out a piece of the body of a thousand-year-old plant Soul Beast and a carving knife he made from the bones of Dark Gold Bear. With the power of "Mustard Seed Holds Mount Sumeru" and his strong Spiritual Power, he successfully replicated several Dao Patterns.
Then he channeled his Soul Power, "Chih!"
Several flames appeared above, and then slowly grew larger with the support of Soul Power.
Hehehe, haha!
Tang San couldn't help but smile. He had finally achieved something, which gave him a feeling of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
"Xiang Yang, look!"
"Huh? Holy crap!" Xiang Yang turned to look at him in confusion, and immediately saw the flame. He quickly realized what was happening, put down his pen and paper, and huddled with Tang San to look at the small flame.
After a long while, until their Soul Power was exhausted and the flames went out, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Then, he continued to repeat the previous operations. Perhaps because he was in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Fire, most of the Dao Patterns that Xiang Yang initially replicated were related to fire and frost.
This gave him some inspiration. "I can definitely focus on the Soul Skills within the Martial Soul, as well as the Martial Soul itself. Oh, right, and the Immortal Herbs."
As expected, the Dao Patterns that appeared when the Sun Wheel Flower's Soul Skill appeared were related to light, fire, and wood, just like his own Martial Soul, Tang San was mainly wood and metal.
The Immortal Herb is a bit more complicated. As mentioned before, its energy is divided into basic single elements and complex properties created artificially.
Many Immortal Herbs are like this. Single-element ones are fine, and multi-attribute ones are barely acceptable, but those without attributes are quite difficult to test. Many Dao Patterns are useless no matter how much Soul Power is input. Fortunately, it was later discovered that they need to be combined with other Dao Patterns.
No matter how difficult it was, they had to persevere. The two spent half a year on and off, first recording, then testing and classifying, and finally trying to combine them like Soul Tool Runes.
The final products were: basic Soul Tools such as Light Ray Guns, Flame Guns, and Plant Staffs, which could be used as long as Soul Power was invested. Tang Hao and Dugu Bo were both astonished.
Yes, Dugu Bo is back too. After all, he's gotten used to staying here. He just went out to stretch his legs, and well... he's very satisfied with the effects of the Soul Core!
Xiang Yang even considered whether he should create a Soul Core, not to condense one within his own body. Even with Soul Power of the Ultimate Attribute, he couldn't do it now; he would have to wait until he became Soul Saint. Xiang Yang's idea was to create one within his Martial Soul.
In other words, we should create a "Star Core" for the "Sun," which would allow us to further improve both the amount of energy stored and the quality of energy.
However, this was too dangerous. If the Martial Soul were destroyed, everything would be over. So even Xiang Yang, who was always very innovative, couldn't help but hesitate and remained at the idea stage.
However, both of them had been in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for more than half a year, and the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament was about to begin. Tang San had the expectations of the Grandmaster, and Xiang Yang also wanted to see the vivid characters from the book.
Moreover, with the Shrek Academy at its current level, winning the championship would be far too easy. When Shrek Academy develops further, it will not only be able to reward the academy's teachers but also amplify its reputation, attracting more Soul Masters to come here. This will also be of great benefit to Xiang Yang's future research and other endeavors.
So the two of them got ready and set off for Heaven Dou City, led by Dugu Bo!
"Kid, is this little thing really that powerful?" Since there was no rush this time, Dugu Bo didn't take the two of them with him on the flight. As they chatted along the way, he started discussing toxicology with Tang San.
As Tang San spoke, he took out several Poisons he had previously refined, showing them to the Poison Douluo. Dugu Bo tried them and said, "They're barely acceptable."
He wasn't exaggerating. After obtaining the Soul Core, he could not only absorb all the toxins in his body, but also, in the vortex of the Soul Core compressing his Soul Power, the Poison Pill that he thought would dissipate left a little residue when the Soul Core was condensed. The later Soul Core was successfully condensed with this residue as the center.
Following Xiang Yang's suggestion, he decided to make the Poison Pill live up to its name. So he injected all the poison power that was originally fixed in the Soul Core into it, using the power of the Soul Core to forcibly compress the poison further. Pure poison without the support of Soul Power cannot break through the encirclement of the Soul Core.
Therefore, Dugu Bo's Poison Cultivation Technique have advanced several steps, and he really doesn't take Tang San's "ordinary" Poisons seriously.
Tang San then took out the "Soul-Seizing Soul-Chasing Yama's Invitation." Upon hearing the name, Dugu Bo dared not underestimate it. Looking at the small black needle, he felt inexplicably apprehensive.
"Of course, if the King of Hell wants you dead at midnight, who dares to keep you alive until dawn?" Tang San first explained his origins, then added, "Once the Yama's Invitation hits, its poison will instantly spread throughout the body, and even I cannot cure it."
"Hiss!" Xiang Yang exclaimed dramatically.
Tang San looked at him speechlessly. What are you doing? Didn't I already give you one? What's so surprising? The atmosphere was ruined, so he had no choice but to put away the Yama's Invitation. In fact, many of the abilities of Hidden Weapons can also be applied to other areas.
For example, he referenced the effect of the Yama's Invitation on the spread of toxins and incorporated it into his pills. Unfortunately, Poisons and regular medicinal herbs are fundamentally different; otherwise, the Body Tempering Pill wouldn't have taken several minutes to take effect throughout the body.
Many techniques from other Hidden Weapons such as the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Flying God Claw, and Soul-Seizing Soul-Chasing Pill were also applied to firearms and Soul Tool, with results that greatly satisfied the two.
The former is only slightly stronger than the original Hidden Weapon in terms of power, but the conditions for manufacturing and using it have been lowered to the level of ordinary people, which is almost the same as Xiang Yang's impression. Soul Masters can use it with ease, and the fact that it ignores recoil alone is already a huge improvement.
Made from rare metals and animal bones, these items can even react with Soul Power, but unfortunately, such materials are scarce.
During this time, Xiang Yang also took the time to practice another Tang Sect Secret Arts: the Mysterious Jade Hand.
This item requires soaking your hands in a special medicinal liquid to create, and it only takes effect when activated by Soul Power. It's not a passive effect, so Xiang Yang neither needed to nor had the time to practice it at first.
But after the Body Tempering Pill came out, he suddenly thought that he might be able to use it as a starting point to try to create a body refining method.
After all, this thing is essentially about destruction and regeneration, and Xiang Yang's recovery ability has always been the strongest in the team, even surpassing Tang San's current ability. With such a unique advantage, it's natural not to waste it.
So after Tang San helped him prepare the medicine, Xiang Yang has started to learn the basics these days. Once he reaches the minor mastery level, he can try it out.