Douluo Continent's Yibu!

A ray of morning light broke the hustle and bustle of the night.

Tang San completed his daily training in the Purple Demon Eye technique, jumped down from You Hui's house, and joined the Broadcast Gymnastics class led by Zhou Qing.

You Hui and her servant, Xiao Mei, both got involved.

Apart from the Wang Shi.

"Dancing Youth" is a very strenuous exercise for her, who is heavily pregnant, and could easily cause her to miscarry.

"My Soul Power has reached level twelve!"

After finishing the Broadcast Gymnastics, You Hui felt refreshed all over, and her Soul Power even broke through.

However, this was not due to the effects of the Broadcast Gymnastics. Rather, it was because she had been diligently cultivating since graduating from the Nuoding Academy, and now she was simply practicing Broadcast Gymnastics to improve the flow of Qi and Blood and blood in her body. There was a peculiar resonance frequency between Qi and Blood and Soul Power, which made them more closely connected and thus helped her break through her existing level.

"Congratulations, You Hui!" Romantina was happy for You Hui. After all, her Innate Soul Power was not high. To be able to become Soul Master at the age of twelve and reach level twelve within a year was already a genius among Commoner Soul Master.

"To be honest, we feel a bit embarrassed to be staying at your house. I know a little about the theory of Martial Soul cultivation, so maybe I can give you some pointers."

Zhou Qing also wanted to take the opportunity to pay the rent, "What is your Martial Soul?"

"Elemental Fox".

With You Hui pointing her right hand together, a white light flashed, and an Elemental Fox, resembling a dog with brown fur all over its body and fluffy milky-white fur resembling a lion's beard around its neck, landed on the ground.

It's actually External Beast Martial Soul, just like Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao!

As soon as the Elemental Fox landed, it circled around You Hui and affectionately rubbed against You Hui trouser leg, showing an unusually close relationship.

Zhou Qing squatted down and raised his hand, only to see the Elemental Fox Martial Soul actually trot over on its own, letting him pet it.

"So cute!"

Xiao Wu also squatted down and scratched the Elemental Fox's chin—she didn't really like foxes, but this Elemental Fox was an exception.

"The fur feels very soft to the touch." Tang San touched it as well and found that this kind of outward-expressing Beast Martial Soul was not much different from real pet cats and dogs.

If we had to point out a difference, it might be that this type of Martial Soul is more spiritual, which also proves that Martial Soul do indeed have their own souls.

"Can't it possess a spirit?"

Zhou Qing asked the question that was most on her mind.

In the original novel, even though Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao achieved a racial breakthrough and evolved into Golden Holy Dragon with the support of Flender and Liu Erlong's Soul Power, it still existed in a separate form. After Yu Xiaogang consumed the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma- Grade Purple Ganoderma, his realm was able to break through, and even after reaching the Soul King, Luo Sanpao evolved into the Golden Dragon Luo Sanpao. The original novel did not explicitly state this, but it should still not be able to appear in a possessive form. It's just that the form of his Soul Skill changed from farting to emitting light waves.

The fact that Beast Martial Soul take on the form of Tool Martial Soul must have a deeper reason behind it.

"Cannot."

You Hui shook her head. "I don't know the reason either. The feeling of using Martial Soul is probably similar to that of Tool Martial Soul Master?"

"Comparing this type of Beast Martial Soul to Tool Martial Soul that can act autonomously is quite apt."

Zhou Qing picked up the Elemental Fox and examined it carefully, discovering that it was slightly different from the Elemental Fox recorded in the "Martial Soul Encyclopedia".

Parting the fur on the forehead of this Elemental Fox Martial Soul, a red vertical line is hidden within. Touching it, there is a round protrusion, as if a third eye is hidden inside.

[Mutations!]

Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao is a mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Although it appears to be a malignant mutation, it also gives Luo Sanpao a trace of the hidden Golden Holy Dragon bloodline.

This bloodline was passed down in the future, which is why Mu En's Martial Soul in the Douluo 2 Era was the Light Holy Dragon.

The Golden Holy Dragon and the Light Holy Dragon are both light-type Dragon Clan, descended from the Light Dragon King, Dragon Clan of the Nine Dragon Kings. They are different branches of the same origin.

However, Zhou Qing guessed that it was precisely this bloodline of the Golden Holy Dragon that made Yu Xiaogang unable to withstand it. Or rather, any direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, when awakening their Martial Soul at the age of six and having their Martial Soul Mutation to possess a bloodline of the Dragon Clan with near-ultimate light attributes, would not be able to directly withstand this sudden bloodline power.

Therefore, Luo Sanpao, Martial Soul possessing the bloodline of the Golden Holy Dragon, was born with a spirit. In order to protect Yu Xiaogang, who was only six years old at the time, he voluntarily existed in a separate form...

As for Mu En in Douluo II, the fact that his Light Holy Dragon could possess him is probably because the descendants of Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong passed down the lineage for tens of thousands of years, and finally a certain generation of offspring was able to bear this part of the bloodline of the Martial Soul, thus allowing the separated Beast Martial Soul to merge with the human body again, achieving the form of possession.

If this conjecture is reasonable, then You Hui's Elemental Fox has probably undergone some kind of mutation, resulting in it possessing a very powerful bloodline, to the point that it has to exist in the world in a separate form in order to protect its host.

If a character like You Hui existed in the original story, she likely wouldn't have been as lucky as Yu Xiaogang. Without the Immortal Herb, she probably wouldn't have been able to pass on this hidden bloodline...

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing asked, "Which kind of Soul Beast did you choose for your First Spirit Ring?"

"Elemental Fox".

"What?"

Zhou Qing was slightly taken aback.

"It's Elemental Fox, like my Martial Soul, hasn't completed its evolution."

You Hui was a little nervous.

"I know that when Soul Master with Elemental Fox Martial Soul reaches Level 30 and obtains their Third Spirit Ring, their Martial Soul will undergo an evolution. So, they usually decide which attribute they want to pursue before obtaining their First Spirit Ring, and choose Soul Beast with the corresponding attribute so that they can better utilize their Soul Skill after breaking through Level 30."

"I chose the Elemental Fox because at the time I hadn't decided which attribute I wanted to pursue in the future..."

Zhou Qing expressed her understanding.

"But!"

You Hui continued, "This isn't without its advantages—before obtaining the Soul Ring, the Elemental Fox Martial Soul's eyes were quite dull. After obtaining the Elemental Fox Soul Beast's Soul Ring, its eyes became much more lively. Before, it could only obey my commands, but now it can understand some of the commands from other people. In fact, if it takes a liking to someone, it will take the initiative to please them, and it can even release Soul Skill on its own... well, but it still consumes my Soul Power."

Can it release Soul Skill autonomously?

That Elemental Fox Martial Soul is even more spiritual than Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao!

Judging from Luo Sanpao's performance in the original work, specifically in the battle against the Mandala Snake, without Yu Xiaogang's command, Luo Sanpao basically didn't know how to take the initiative to attack. It's like playing Pokémon; due to the turn-based game mechanism, the Pokémon are extremely rigid.

And what about You Hui's Elemental Fox?

It might be similar to the Pokémon anime. Releasing a move requires the command of the "Trainer," You Hui, but it also possesses strong intelligence and can even bypass the "Trainer," adapting to the situation and even releasing the corresponding move on its own.

[Speaking of which, the image of the Elemental Fox in the "Martial Soul Encyclopedia" is a bit abstract. Bu Yi and the others' Martial Soul Possession are possessed by beastmen. Now that I've seen this outward-emitting Elemental Fox Martial Soul in person, it really does look a lot like Yibu from Pokémon. The evolution method is also similar...]