Li Yue: Becoming a Theory Master Is Easy, Isn't It?

"Xiaoyue, Xiaosan, remember this: in the Soul Hunting Forest, you must never let down your guard at any time."

Yu Xiaogang cautioned his two students.

He pulled a luxurious short sword from his robes. It was set with gemstones and jade, clearly worth a fortune. Without hesitation, he handed the sword to Li Yue.

Li Yue's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, which had little offensive power.

"Take this sword, Xiaoyue. When we encounter a suitable soul beast later, use this sword to kill it. Once a soul beast dies, only the person who killed it personally can absorb the soul ring that appears."

"Thank you, Teacher." Li Yue accepted the short sword Yu Xiaogang had given him.

As for why Tang San had not received a sword from Yu Xiaogang, his Martial Soul was a Fire Stick. He could just beat soul beasts to death with it.

"Luo luo—"

Luo San Pao ahead of them let out a warning cry.

In the clearing before them stood an enormous Lone Bamboo. It was exceptionally thick and tall, likely fifty meters high. Its leaves were emerald green, swaying in the wind with a rustling sound.

Yu Xiaogang stopped walking and did not advance further. He studied the Lone Bamboo for a while, then shook his head and said regretfully, "This is a five-hundred-year Lone Bamboo. Its age exceeds the limit somewhat, so it isn't suitable for Xiaoyue. Let's keep looking."

He explained, "I have studied the soul rings of many Soul Masters and ultimately concluded that the upper limit for a first soul ring should be four hundred and twenty-three years."

"How did you reach that conclusion, Teacher?" Li Yue asked.

"I gathered statistics on many Soul Masters who survived absorbing their first soul rings. Among them, the oldest soul ring was four hundred and twenty-three years old," Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

"As expected of Teacher." Li Yue praised him. Yu Xiaogang was still quite useful. This statistical conclusion was indeed applicable to most Soul Masters, but could there be survivor bias?

"But Teacher, you only counted the Soul Masters who survived. Could there have been Soul Masters who absorbed four-hundred-year soul rings, failed to endure them, and died? If so, you would have no way of knowing."

"That... is also possible." Yu Xiaogang hesitated. After thinking it over, he realized that the possibility raised by his newly accepted disciple could indeed occur.

"Then perhaps the maximum age of a first soul ring is not fixed. Instead, it depends on factors such as the absorber's physical strength, Martial Soul quality, spiritual power, and method of absorption. Every person has a different soul ring age limit," Li Yue said.

Yu Xiaogang fell silent in thought. After considering it, he found no flaw and acknowledged Li Yue's theory. "Xiaoyue, the theory you proposed may be more complete than mine."

"Teacher is a Theory Master. Since even Teacher acknowledges it, no other Soul Master will be able to refute this theory." Li Yue smiled.

Being a Theory Master on Douluo Continent was truly easy. Any transmigrator could casually come up with a few reliable theories.

Yu Xiaogang could publish theories that had never been verified, and so could he. It seemed the title of Theory Master was his for the taking. On Douluo Continent, a Theory Master was practically essential gear for picking up girls.

As long as he added some methods for helping people refine soul rings, he could organize some methods from his previous life for refining foreign inner energy. Those commoner Soul Masters would surely be deeply grateful, and his reputation would definitely surpass Yu Xiaogang's by then.

Li Yue continued, "Teacher proposed the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. Perhaps I can also put forward similar views. I'll call them the Nine Great Theories of Martial Souls. Teacher proposed ten, so I'll be slightly inferior to Teacher and propose only nine. This is the first: the maximum age of soul rings each Soul Master can absorb differs from person to person."

"Furthermore, soul rings provided by different soul beasts may also affect how a Soul Master absorbs them. For instance, soul rings from plant-type soul beasts may be easier to absorb, while soul rings from beast-type soul beasts may be harder to absorb. This is my second theory—soul rings from different soul beasts have different absorption difficulties, even if they are of the same age."

"Xiaoyue, perhaps your talent for theory is even greater than Teacher's." Yu Xiaogang was greatly comforted after hearing Li Yue's words.

However, Yu Xiaogang did not agree with Li Yue's claim that he was inferior to him. He believed Li Yue's talent for theory surpassed his own.

When he was six, he had not even known what he was doing. If he had not truly run out of options and been unable to break through his Soul Power Level, why would he have become a Theory Master?

It was because he had reached the end of the Soul Master path in his youth and been called trash.

He did not want to truly become trash, so he published theories to prove himself.

Everyone was busy cultivating their Martial Souls. Who had time to study theory? Thus, there were very few people on the Martial Soul theory track, and it had been easy for him to achieve success.

Yu Xiaogang hesitated.

He had brought this disciple to the Soul Hunting Forest because he wanted to attach a beast-type soul ring to Li Yue's first soul ring and verify his Martial Soul Mimicry Theory.

But his disciple's talent for theory was so high that Yu Xiaogang could not bear to waste it like this.

Yu Xiaogang decided to tell Li Yue what he was thinking and let him decide for himself. "Xiaoyue, I brought you to this Soul Hunting Forest because I wanted to verify one of my theories."

"It's the Martial Soul Mimicry Theory from the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, isn't it?" Li Yue said.

Yu Xiaogang had not expected Li Yue to react so quickly. After his surprise, he admitted it. "That's right. I proposed this theory. Plant Soul Masters can absorb beast-type soul rings, and Beast Soul Masters can likewise absorb plant-type soul rings."

At this moment, the way Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang changed, his gaze carrying killing intent. How dare he use Senior Brother Li Yue to verify his theory? He truly has a death wish!

He secretly glanced at Li Yue. Should we take care of this bastard? This is a forest, so it would be convenient to dispose of the body.

Li Yue secretly waved a hand, telling Tang San not to act rashly. He still had use for this man. "Teacher, I have read your theories and also agree with your view."

"I believe this theory can go one step further—there are no restrictions on the types of soul rings a Soul Master can absorb. Mm, this will be the third of my Nine Great Theories of Martial Souls."

"Tool Soul Masters like Xiaosan, whose Martial Souls are tools, do they even have corresponding soul beasts? Fire Stick soul beasts? Weapon soul beasts? I've never heard of such soul beasts. Therefore, I believe there are no restrictions on the types of soul rings Soul Masters can absorb."

"However, the compatibility between a Soul Master and a soul ring is also very important. Take your Luo San Pao, for example. If it were given a pure-blooded dragon-type soul ring, that would be a better choice for you and might even cause your Martial Soul to evolve. The same applies to other Soul Masters."

"Good, this will be the fourth of my Nine Great Theories of Martial Souls—when Soul Masters absorb suitable soul rings, their Martial Souls can evolve."

"Xiaoyue, you truly are a genius!" Yu Xiaogang's feelings could no longer be described merely as surprise.

His disciple had actually proposed four theories in one go, and every one of them was well-reasoned and of enormous help to Soul Masters.

If this were not his own disciple, he would have started copying already.

If his disciple published theories, then as the teacher, he would share in the glory as well.

His own theories had actually been compiled from the research of his predecessors. Some had even been published while they were still only guesses.