New World Pioneer 2

"That can happen?" Tang San was deeply shocked. He had never imagined that Martial Souls could have such limitations.

"Strange, isn't it? That's Martial Souls for you."

Gu You spread his hands. "I went through every book in Nuoding Spirit Hall, but not a single one mentioned how Martial Souls came into being. It was as if Martial Souls were simply meant to exist. No one wondered who had the first Martial Soul or how it was born."

Tang San understood that feeling well. No one in his previous life possessed such miraculous power. No one knew the shock he had felt when he first stepped out of his home after arriving in this world and saw a Strongman wave his hand, causing a hoe to suddenly appear in his hand before he began tilling the soil, while a woman nearby waved her hand and produced a sickle to harvest wheat.

"Ahem, I've gone off topic. Let's return to the strengths and weaknesses of Generalist Types and Specialist Types." Gu You gave a theatrical cough. "Their advantages and disadvantages are exact opposites."

"The advantage of a Generalist Type is versatility. Its various abilities allow it to deal with most problems in multiple ways. Its drawback lies in combat, especially against a Specialist Type. Unless its abilities clearly counter the opponent's, a Generalist Type usually finds it difficult to win in a one-on-one fight because it cannot handle the Specialist Type's area of expertise."

"A Specialist Type is the exact opposite. Aside from being able to easily win through its strengths in battle, once it cannot gain an advantage in its specialty or is completely countered, defeat becomes inevitable. In extreme cases, no matter what it does, it will lose without even the slightest possibility of victory. Generalist Types are much rarer."

"For example, Xiao San, if your Blue Silver Grass follows the path of a Control System Soul Master, it will most likely develop toward a Generalist Type, like the rope Martial Soul example I gave earlier. You would simply replace the rope with Blue Silver Grass that can grow longer, using binding and Poison to achieve control."

"The flaw is that once you encounter a Specialist-Type attack-oriented Soul Master or a Beast Martial Soul Soul Master above your level, whether they are Power Attack System or Agility Attack System, they can withstand your Poison with their bodies strengthened by their Beast Martial Souls if you are at the same level. A Power Attack System Soul Master can directly tear through the Blue Silver Grass and attack you, while an Agility Attack System Soul Master can bypass the Blue Silver Grass and attack you directly."

"If Blue Silver Grass follows the Specialist Type route, though, it cannot develop toward the Control System. Blue Silver Grass itself is not strong enough, so it must compensate for its shortcomings in various ways before it can achieve control."

"However, if it follows the Support System route, it can become a Specialist-Type Soul Master. By focusing on Blue Silver Grass's own vitality and strengthening that trait, it can both enhance and heal."

"At the same time, vitality can strengthen the Blue Silver Grass itself. Once you reach a certain level, lush and thriving Blue Silver Grass can also control enemies."

Gu You lowered his voice again. "Finally, I think vitality may be the key factor behind your Martial Soul Awakening's true form. If Blue Silver Grass truly has a higher form, then the most likely one is the Blue Silver King, which commands all Blue Silver Grass through its abundant vitality."

Although Gu You knew that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was actually the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San was currently only a child who had just left Holy Soul Village. Though he considered himself well-read in Spirit Hall's books, his identity meant that he could not know the complete truth. He could only offer an answer that was related, but not entirely correct.

After hearing Gu You's words, Tang San weighed the pros and cons of the two development paths.

The day before leaving the village, Gu You had already compared Control System Blue Silver Grass and Support System Blue Silver Grass. Tang San had pondered it all night without finding an answer. Now that Gu You had further explained the advantages and disadvantages of both paths, he only felt more lost.

Tang San's pride as a Transmigrator made him believe that even if he chose the Control System path, he could still rise above the rest with the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons he had learned in his previous life. Yet he also worried about how much power Hidden Weapons could display in this world.

Thinking of the hand that had reached out to him, Tang San reaffirmed his decision.

"Xiao You, let me show you something first." With that, Tang San pulled Gu You closer. After confirming that Old Jack was not listening to their conversation, he pulled up the long sleeve on his left arm and showed Gu You the first Hidden Weapon he had forged on the Douluo Continent: a Sleeve Arrow.

Seeing Gu You's curious gaze, Tang San said quietly, "I learned this from an old man who passed through the village. It's called a Hidden Weapon. This is one kind of Hidden Weapon, called a Sleeve Arrow. With certain special techniques, it can be fired silently to kill an enemy."

When he saw Gu You's widened eyes, Tang San felt a faint thrill of satisfaction. For all these years, Xiao You had always been the one telling me about all sorts of things. Finally, as a Tang Sect disciple, I can be the one to shock him.

But Gu You's shock was completely different from what Tang San imagined. He was shocked that Tang San was actually willing to tell him about Hidden Weapons. Even in the original story, Tang San had never told Yu Xiaogang or Tang Hao where his Hidden Weapons came from. To make Gu You accept it, Tang San had even lied and claimed an old man had taught him.

Thank the red flag's blessing. This is in the bag. Gu You silently thought.

"That old man also taught me a special movement technique. If I use it to evade attacks and use Hidden Weapons to deal damage, then can't I still follow the Control System path?" Tang San asked.

Gu You had not expected that after saying so much, Tang San would still want to follow the Control System path. It seemed Tang San was inherently controlling by nature.

"That's true. If your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, movement technique, and Hidden Weapons are enough, you can become an outstanding Control System Soul Master." Gu You paused. "But don't forget about your other one."

"Your other one also needs Soul Rings. If Blue Silver Grass follows the Support System route, the vitality it feeds back to you can effectively reduce the side effects when your other one gains Soul Rings."

"Side effects?" Tang San was puzzled. "Soul Rings have side effects?"

"That's right." Gu You nodded. "According to the records, Soul Rings are products left behind after Soul Beasts die, carrying a powerful resentment toward the person who killed that Soul Beast. Aside from inflicting a powerful Spiritual Shock on Soul Masters, that resentment also damages their bodies."

"Once you become a Title Douluo, all the Soul Rings added to your other one will be ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. That Spiritual Shock will be terrifying. Blue Silver Grass developed along the Control System route won't be able to help you at all."

"The lack of damage from Blue Silver Grass can be made up for with your Hidden Weapons. Once you add Soul Rings to your other one, damage will be even less of a problem."

After hearing Gu You's plans for his Blue Silver Grass, Tang San became even more curious about what Gu You thought of his hammer.

"Then what about my other one? What should I do with that?"

I tried out the new dinosaur card, and its strength was pretty good. Now I'm just waiting for the simplified Chinese version. I've written for five days and have thirty-two bookmarks; I don't know whether that's good or bad. Does anyone like my ideas? I'm a little scared. Still, I'll keep asking for recommendation votes and bookmarks.