Testing the Grandmaster's True Worth

Did I somehow transmigrate into a manga world? Or perhaps some kind of hybrid world with manga elements? Chen Feng looked at the Grandmaster before him, unable to suppress the question in his heart.

He could understand the theory of parallel worlds.

Marvel and DC, for instance, both had vast numbers of all kinds of parallel worlds.

Heroes in some worlds became supervillains in others, while villains in certain worlds became superheroes elsewhere.

With that in mind, it was hard to determine just how capable this Grandmaster was.

He might be absurdly overpowered, or he might be a genuine sage.

Unlike the Grandmaster from the original novel, Manga Grandmaster had real substance. He could teach the Shrek Seven Devils according to their individual talents, allowing every one of them to develop a Self-Created Soul Skill. That was unquestionably genuine ability.

Then I'll test his true worth. Chen Feng made up his mind.

"Hello, Grandmaster. I don't think I've heard much about the Moon-Drawing Fox you mentioned earlier." Chen Feng spoke with a hint of skepticism.

"I haven't heard of it either," Xiao Wu muttered softly.

"That is normal. Moon-Drawing Foxes are extremely rare, and they can only occasionally be found in sufficiently open places that receive frequent moonlight. There are none in the Star Dou Great Forest," the Grandmaster explained.

"Then where can we find one?" Chen Feng asked in confusion.

"Sand Gold Valley. It is a place within your current capabilities. There should also be some in the Death Desert, but unless you have a Title Douluo protecting you, I would not recommend going there," the Grandmaster answered.

"Isn't Sand Gold Valley where Earth Attribute and Gold Attribute Soul Beasts live?" Chen Feng asked doubtfully. That was precisely where he intended to obtain his First Spirit Ring.

"For the most part, yes. But there are also a very small number of special Soul Beasts. The Moon-Drawing Fox is one of them, because Sand Gold Valley contains an extremely rare mineral called Moonlight Stone, which the Moon-Drawing Fox loves.

"After discovering Moonlight Stone, Moon-Drawing Foxes will run nearby to absorb moonlight. However, these Soul Beasts are exceptionally timid and flee at the slightest disturbance, so very few people have ever seen them," the Grandmaster explained.

"Then how did you know about them?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"I saw it in a travel journal that I happened to find from the Spirit—cough, from a travel journal I found by chance," the Grandmaster said with a light cough. Then he looked at Tang San. "Also, I have some advice regarding your Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"Grandmaster, we've already decided what First Spirit Skill Xiao San will obtain," Chen Feng quickly said.

He had worked so hard to persuade Tang San. He could not let the Grandmaster ruin it.

"I know. I heard what you said earlier. Originally, I believed Blue Silver Grass should gain a Poison Attribute spirit ring and follow the path of a control-system soul master, but what you said changed my mind."

The Grandmaster looked at Chen Feng, his gaze filled with undisguised admiration.

"As for your idea, I can tell you that it has at least a fifty percent chance of succeeding. As long as the timespan is long enough, and every generation along the way remains committed to the Life Attribute path... As for how I know this, it would not be convenient for me to explain in detail.

"In short, I have no objection to Xiao San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul following the Life Attribute path. What I want to discuss is the choice of Soul Beast."

"Oh... then what do you suggest, Grandmaster?" Chen Feng asked after letting out a sigh of relief.

He was very confident in his own academic knowledge, but he had little confidence in his understanding of Soul Beast species.

Nuoding City was only a small city, and its collection of books was not particularly extensive. There was no internet here either, so he had no way of looking up information online.

He had only learned from the Spirit Hall library in Nuoding City that the Soul Beast habitats in this world were not limited to the two great forests and the Extreme North from the original novel. There were also countless other places inhabited by Soul Beasts of different attributes.

Some were artificial gathering grounds, such as Sand Gold Valley.

Others were forbidden zones of life comparable to the Extreme North, such as Storm Bay east of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Soul Beasts living there mainly possessed the Wind and Thunder Attributes, and the headquarters of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was stationed nearby.

Then there was Dust Mud Swamp east of the Star Luo Empire, home to an enormous number of Poison Attribute and Water Attribute Soul Beasts. It was renowned as the "Poison Swamp."

And west of the Heaven Dou Empire, north of Nuoding City, lay the Death Desert. Large numbers of Fire Attribute and Earth Attribute Soul Beasts lived there, along with a considerable number of Gold Attribute Soul Beasts. The other habitat of the Moon-Drawing Fox mentioned earlier by the Grandmaster was there.

"Xiao San, you want to obtain a Soul Skill that absorbs sunlight. Then I recommend a Soul Beast called the Umbrella Crown Sunflower. Its flower head is shaped like an umbrella and can absorb light from every direction. Its vitality is also fairly good. Although it cannot compare with Blue Silver Grass, as long as even a tiny part of its flower head remains, it can gradually recover completely." The Grandmaster explained what he knew about the Soul Beast.

"Looking at it this way, it really is better than the Soul Beast I originally chose." Chen Feng was very satisfied with the Grandmaster's recommendation.

Tang San was also deeply tempted by it, wishing he could immediately go search for that Soul Beast and obtain its spirit ring.

He eagerly asked, "Then Grandmaster, where can we find this Soul Beast?"

They have them in the Star Dou Great Forest. Xiao Wu had wanted to say that, but ultimately kept silent.

"This Soul Beast has a relatively broad habitat range. Most Soul Beast gathering grounds have them," the Grandmaster said.

"Does Sand Gold Land have them?" Chen Feng suddenly asked.

"It does." The Grandmaster nodded.

"Then the three of us should go to Sand Gold Land together," Chen Feng proposed.

"Xiao Feng, is the Soul Beast you want there too?" Tang San asked.

"That's right. The only options available to me right now are the Qian, Kan, Gen trigrams. I plan to obtain an Earth Attribute spirit ring corresponding to the Gen Trigram first," Chen Feng explained.

"Your martial soul can accommodate many different attributes?" The Grandmaster looked somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Chen Feng nodded, but did not explain further.

So far, the Grandmaster had only demonstrated his knowledge of Soul Beast species. Chen Feng had yet to test his true worth, so he had not decided how to regard him.

Still, since the Grandmaster had given the two of them reliable advice, Chen Feng needed to find a way to repay him as well. Owing others favors was not his style.

"Grandmaster, I heard that your martial soul seems to have some kind of problem." Chen Feng took the initiative to raise the subject. "May I take a look at your martial soul?"

"You heard about my situation and want to help me resolve the problem with my martial soul? Thank you, Xiao Feng, but Luo Sanpao's problem cannot be solved. I spent half my life searching for an answer without finding any clues." The Grandmaster revealed a sorrowful smile.

"Let me take a look anyway. Don't give up hope," Chen Feng insisted.

"Very well." The Grandmaster did not refuse again and summoned his martial soul.

When Luo Sanpao appeared, Chen Feng clapped his hands at it.

"Psst psst psst!"