Soul Land: I Am the True Master
Chapter 23

A Disciple "Blessed" by the Blind Douluo's Father, Part 2

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Although Ye Wen had considered taking Huo Rui in as his sworn younger sister and teaching her, he already had Ah Yin. Taking in another sworn younger sister, Huo Rui, seemed somewhat inappropriate.

What decent man had that many sworn younger sisters?

Besides, he now bore the mission of reversing this world's future. He needed to build up his own faction as soon as possible, and Huo Rui, with her top-tier Body Martial Soul, would undoubtedly be a powerful assistant in the future.

A sworn younger sister might throw tantrums during training, but as a disciple, she had to follow the rigorous training plan laid down by her master.

That would also allow her to grow stronger as quickly as possible in the future.

Ye Wen then asked about Huo Rui's family. Learning that she still had a mother and a younger brother one year her junior, Ye Wen decided to take the whole family with him. It was not as though he lacked the money to support them.

Moreover, Huo Rui's family circumstances were poor to begin with. Otherwise, such a top-tier Body Martial Soul could not possibly have awakened with only level five Innate Soul Power.

Their family had once lived quite comfortably, but unfortunately, her father had suffered an accident while hunting in the mountains and never returned. Their lives immediately became strained. Fortunately, Huo Rui was sensible and helped her mother shoulder part of the family's burden.

That excessively heavy burden on the family might also have been the main culprit behind why a Body Martial Soul genius with such outstanding talent had only level five Innate Soul Power.

Ye Wen and Huo Rui's family quickly packed their belongings. There was not much to pack anyway, and they soon prepared to leave Golden Wheat Village.

Just as Ye Wen was about to leave the borders of Golden Wheat Village, the little girl named Lan Lan ran after him. Panting heavily, she said to Ye Wen.

"Big Brother, can I become your disciple too?"

Seeing the hopeful look in her eyes, Ye Wen had originally intended to refuse. Blue Silver Grass was simply too weak a Martial Soul, and he already had Ah Yin by his side. He truly had little interest in a Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass.

"Why? Why do you want to become my disciple? Didn't I already tell you the cultivation path for your Martial Soul? As long as you cultivate step by step, there will eventually come a day when you become a Soul Elder."

"I want to become stronger," Lan Lan said sadly.

Looking at Lan Lan, Ye Wen knew that this little girl likely had her own story. He then asked softly.

"Why do you want to become stronger?"

"M-My father and mother were killed by nobles from Nuoding City. Village Chief told me that my parents had accidentally encountered passing wild wolves and were bitten to death.

"But when my parents came back, those wounds clearly weren't made by any wild beasts. They were from being hit by a carriage. Later, I found out that a minor noble from Nuoding City had been recklessly driving a horse carriage through the city and hit my father and mother. That was how they died. So I want revenge.

"But my Martial Soul is too weak. Even if I cultivate as Big Brother said and eventually reach Soul Elder, I still won't be able to defeat him. But I want revenge."

Listening to Lan Lan's account, Ye Wen was somewhat surprised. He had not expected such a young girl to be so intelligent before the age of six, able to determine the cause of her parents' deaths from their injuries and then silently gather evidence on her own.

Ye Wen fell silent for a while. He deeply sympathized with Lan Lan, who had become an orphan because of noble oppression.

"Fine. I happen to have some theories I want to test on your Martial Soul. I'll accept you as a disciple. However, because your talent is limited, I cannot take you as a personal disciple. For now, you will be my Registered Disciple.

"As for your parents' revenge, I'll find an opportunity to avenge them for you. Do not go seeking revenge recklessly by yourself. That would not only harm you, but Golden Wheat Village would not have a good ending either. Nobles are just that unreasonable."

Ye Wen then returned to speak with Village Chief Mike about Lan Lan.

For this child who had grown up under the care of the entire village, Village Chief Mike clearly had not understood how intelligent she was. He merely told Ye Wen to take good care of her before allowing him to take Lan Lan away.

Ye Buyi, who was leisurely sunbathing in the courtyard, saw the group Ye Wen had brought back, and a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.

However, he quickly accepted the matter of Ye Wen taking in two students, as well as Huo Rui's entire family.

As the children from Ye Wen's Innate Soul Power experiment were born, the family's assets had grown larger and larger. Ye Buyi's ability to accept such things had also become increasingly stronger.

Ah Yin, meanwhile, was clearly very interested in Lan Lan, whom Ye Wen had taken in. Especially after learning that Lan Lan's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, she enthusiastically took Lan Lan away to cultivate.

A few days later, after settling Huo Rui's family and Lan Lan, Ye Wen officially began teaching Huo Rui how to cultivate her Body Martial Soul.

"Xiao Rui, first of all, I do not agree with the traditional classification of Martial Souls used by Soul Masters.

"Since you have not attended school, I'll explain it simply. The so-called traditional classification divides Martial Souls only into Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls.

"The core reason I oppose this classification is Soul Masters like you. A part of the human body can awaken as a Martial Soul, so what does that have to do with beasts? This classification itself diminishes the distinction between humans and Soul Beasts.

"Therefore, I have named Martial Souls like yours Body Martial Souls. They are a special type of Martial Soul in which a part of one's own body awakens as a Martial Soul.

"There are also many other ways to classify Martial Souls. Once I have taught you the common language of Douluo Continent, I will give you a copy of Analysis of Martial Souls, which I wrote. You can study it yourself then."

"I understand, Master. Then how exactly should I cultivate my Body Martial Soul?" Huo Rui asked.

Ye Wen was very satisfied with Huo Rui's serious attitude and continued.

"There is no rush to discuss cultivation. You must first understand what makes your Martial Soul unique and precious, so that you can achieve twice the result with half the effort in your future cultivation.

"I have consulted many books that recorded Body Martial Souls and ultimately came to a conclusion.

"The stronger a Body Martial Soul is, the more indispensable its connection to the body. For example, the most ordinary Body Martial Souls are limbs or hair—parts that are not considered vital or especially precious to the human body.

"Yet even so, as long as one awakens a Body Martial Soul, one will definitely possess Soul Power. Moreover, these ordinary Body Martial Souls can awaken with level three to level six Innate Soul Power. Even in large cities, they can be considered geniuses.

"Because of this accompanying Innate Soul Power, I classify these ordinary Body Martial Souls as somewhere between high-grade and top-tier Martial Souls.

"The next level above them consists of Martial Souls like your Heart Martial Soul. Once the heart is pierced, a person is not far from death.

"Body Martial Souls of the same level as the heart include the eyes and brain. I classify this kind of more advanced Body Martial Soul among Super Martial Souls, because they provide tremendous enhancement to the Soul Master himself.

"The difference between Super Martial Souls and top-tier or high-grade Martial Souls is that Super Martial Souls possess extreme characteristics or certain innate Soul Skills. This is entirely different from the enhancement provided by top-tier and high-grade Martial Souls, which can only come with certain attributes.

"The most obvious examples are the Three Upper Sects.

"The Clear Sky Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect grants the Clear Sky Hammer itself an unparalleled weight characteristic. Unless one's Martial Soul is also among Super Martial Souls, an ordinary Martial Soul would suffer severe injuries from a single blow.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can only cultivate to level seventy-nine because of its innate limitation. However, every additional Soul Ring grants a percentage-based overall increase to the effects of all Soul Rings. It can be called the finest among Support Soul Masters, which is precisely why it is known as the number one support Martial Soul in the world.

"Most famous of all is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, hailed as the number one Beast Martial Soul in the world, is also among Super Martial Souls. Yet in truth, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon does not rank particularly highly among all dragon species. From what I know, there are more than ten dragon-type Soul Beasts stronger than it. But that does not mean they should be underestimated. The innate Dragon Transformation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, a Super Martial Soul, can provide enormous strength enhancement to Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters before they reach Soul Saint. It is precisely this extraordinary enhancement, distinct from that of ordinary Soul Masters, that allows them to hold their place among the Three Upper Sects. Otherwise, with only one Titled Douluo, squeezing into the Three Upper Sects would be quite precarious.

"Back to the point. I'll slowly explain matters of the Soul Master world to you later.

"According to my deductions, these three top-tier Body Martial Souls represent three different cultivation paths.

"The brain is simple—it is related to Spiritual Power. The expert I found records of, whose Body Martial Soul was a Brain Martial Soul, was last recorded as having cultivated to the Soul Saint realm. Yet even Soul Douluo did not dare receive his Mental Shock head-on.

"As for the cultivator of the Eye Martial Soul, although he and that Soul Saint with the Brain Martial Soul both cultivated Spiritual Power, their focus was different. His Soul Skill used eye contact to trap his opponent in an inescapable illusion. Compared to the simple and brutal Mental Shock, this method of constructing mental illusions was undoubtedly more sophisticated. Furthermore, that Eye Martial Soul cultivator eventually reached the realm of Titled Douluo.

"However, in my original conception, Eye Martial Souls should be related to insight. But considering that the eyes are the windows of the spiritual world, I suspect that the Titled Douluo with the Eye Martial Soul actually possessed both the Eye Martial Soul and Brain Martial Soul.

"And finally, your heart. What do you think the heart is related to?"

After listening to Ye Wen's detailed explanation, Huo Rui fell into thought. She had never expected her seemingly useless Martial Soul to actually be a hidden Super Martial Soul.

"Blood?"

Ye Wen was very satisfied with Huo Rui's intelligence. He nodded in approval and said.

"That's right, blood. As one of the most important organs of the human body, the heart's main responsibility is to provide power to the blood within the body, allowing it to circulate through our limbs and organs.

"And the reason I call the heart a Super Martial Soul is that after awakening the Heart Martial Soul, you should have clearly felt a certain increase in your physical strength, as well as exceptionally vigorous energy."

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