Chen Feng's Spirit Evolution Theory

Ning Fengzhi took the sheet of paper, unfolded it, and his pupils immediately contracted.

He looked at Flender and asked in an incomparably grave voice:

"Where did you see this? Did you only see the drawing, or did you see the real thing?"

"I saw it from..." Flender was about to answer when a deep, powerful voice came from outside.

"Fengzhi, what was so urgent that you summoned me?"

Along with the voice, a handsome man with waist-length white hair walked in.

"Uncle Sword, you came at just the right time. Look at this—Dean Flanders brought it over." Ning Fengzhi rose and walked over to Chen Xin, handing him the drawing.

The moment Chen Xin saw what was on the drawing, his figure flashed. He appeared before Flender, seized his shoulders, and asked anxiously:

"Where did this come from? Did you see the real thing?"

"Uncle Sword, calm down." Seeing the pain on Flender's face, Ning Fengzhi hurried forward and grabbed Chen Xin's hand.

Chen Xin came back to his senses and released Flender's shoulders. Flender staggered back two steps, clutching his shoulder as he said:

"Sword Douluo, this drawing isn't mine. My friend Yu Xiaogang gave it to me. He was the one who saw the real thing and drew it."

"Yu Xiaogang? Where is he now?" Chen Xin asked.

"Nuoding City."

Chen Xin turned to Ning Fengzhi beside him. "Clan Master, I want to make a trip to Nuoding City."

"I'll accompany you to take a look," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Good."

After arranging the clan's affairs and having someone notify Bone Douluo that he would be leaving, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin followed Flender to Nuoding City.

Spirit Hall Headquarters.

Bibi Dong, dressed in white robes and wearing a crown, sat high upon her throne. She set aside the newspaper in her hand and asked the person below:

"Gui Mei, have you found out where this Thesis came from?"

"Nuoding City." Ghost Douluo, clad in black and thin in build, lowered his head as he replied. "In addition, this subordinate discovered that three children in Nuoding City awakened with Innate Full Soul Power this year, but all of them refused to join Spirit Hall.

"Their spirits are Blue Silver Grass, a rabbit, and a sword respectively. One of them is named Chen Feng. I do not know whether he is related to the publisher of this Thesis."

Gui Mei did not think they were the same person. The Chen Feng with Innate Full Soul Power was only six years old. If a six-year-old child could write such a Thesis, Gui Mei felt he might as well find a block of tofu and smash his head into it.

Living would simply be too humiliating.

"Nuoding City... he is there too. Could it be..." Bibi Dong murmured softly.

After a while, she asked:

"You said one of those three children has a sword spirit? Is it that child named Chen Feng?"

"Yes." Gui Mei understood why the Pope was asking and answered, "However, that child was born in Sacred Soul Village, while Sword Douluo's family has always passed down through a single line. This subordinate believes it is unlikely that the two are related."

"But we cannot ignore that possibility." After thinking for a moment, Bibi Dong said:

"Gui Mei, go to Nuoding City immediately. Find out everything about this 'Chen Feng.' See whether he is a member of Sword Douluo's family and whether he has any connection to... that person. If he has no connection, bring this 'Chen Feng' back. Handle the other three children with Innate Full Soul Power the same way."

"Yes." Gui Mei lowered his head in response, then his figure vanished from the hall.

He was perceptive enough not to ask what should be done if Chen Feng was connected to Grandmaster, because the answer was beyond doubt.

Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze from the hall and let it fall upon the newspaper at her side. The words "Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon" and "Spirit Mutation" could vaguely be seen on it.

Her gaze gradually grew distant, as though she were recalling the past.

"Xiao Gang, perhaps there is hope for healing your spirit..."

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, council hall.

A young man in fitted attire held a newspaper and read its contents aloud:

"...Based on the fact that Biological Spirits possess greater potential for growth and mutation, I have summarized two paths of evolution for Biological Spirits. The first is bloodline ascension, and the second is Attribute Extremity.

"Bloodline ascension is the process of absorbing soul rings from higher-ranking races to enhance and improve one's own bloodline, thereby raising the racial tier of one's spirit. The representative force of this evolutionary path is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"So-called higher-ranking races generally refer specifically to dragon races. Whether Serpent Dragon Kind or lizard dragon kind, both possess some ability to improve bloodlines, while other races do not have such effects. The specific reason is unknown; the preliminary guess is that it may be related to the origin of our world.

"In other words, aside from dragon-type Soul Beasts, when owners of Biological Spirits obtain soul rings, they should place greater importance on the compatibility between the soul ring and their own spirit. They need not focus excessively on whether the Soul Beast's race matches their spirit's race, nor even distinguish between plants and animals. Grandmaster's Spirit Mimicry Theory also pointed this out.

"Bloodline ascension is a path that can fundamentally strengthen the race of a Biological Spirit, but it is not flawless. Because dragon kinds themselves possess the ever-changing traits of being able to grow large or small, rise or hide, the accumulation of dragon-kind bloodlines gives descendants a high chance of mutation.

"Such mutations can be good or bad. If the parent's soul rings contain a certain attribute, the descendants may mutate under that attribute's influence. But if the energy of that attribute is insufficient, the mutation will become malignant—in other words, a weakening mutation.

"If one wishes to avoid this malignant mutation, the range of soul rings available to the parent will be greatly narrowed. Even then, it cannot be completely prevented, because traits may skip a generation, or even several generations.

"Therefore, compared to the highly unstable path of bloodline ascension, I recommend the path of Attribute Extremity more."

The young man had just reached this point and was about to continue when the person seated in the hall's main seat interrupted him.

"Where was this Thesis submitted from?"

"We asked an editor at Heaven Dou Weekly. He said this Thesis was submitted from Nuoding City, Clan Master," the young man replied.

"Nuoding City... The Thesis also mentioned Xiao Gang. Could he have had a hand in this as well?" Yu Yuanzhen pondered.

Yu Luomian, standing nearby, spoke up:

"Clan Master, this Thesis differs from Xiao Gang's Ten Core Competencies. The Ten Core Competencies are mainly a summary of certain spirit principles. Since they cannot directly increase strength, their influence has not been great, and many people do not even believe them.

"But this Thesis..."

"Yes, spirit evolution can directly affect one's strength. This is a talent."

Yu Yuanzhen did not hesitate for long before saying:

"Luomian, take some people to Nuoding City and assess the situation before acting."

"Yes."