"This Storage Soul Tool... can store living creatures!"
After examining the gift Yue Guan had given her, Bibi Dong was quite surprised.
This was exactly what she was lacking right now.
"Uncle Yue Guan, does this Storage Soul Tool have a name?"
Only after Yue Guan had managed to tear his attention away from the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen did Bibi Dong ask.
"The Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch. If you don't like the name, you can change it."
Yue Guan replied calmly, as if he didn't care much about it.
In truth, this Storage Soul Tool had cost him a pretty penny. A kid named Dugu Bo had competed with him for it, driving the price to more than twice its original value.
But when he thought of how he had bought it for Bibi Dong, Yue Guan felt it was worth every coin.
This little one had gone out to enjoy herself, yet still thought of him and had brought back such a precious gift. She really had a heart.
"The Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch?"
"Isn't this the Storage Soul Tool Dugu Bo gave Tang San?"
Hearing the name, Bibi Dong was still quite taken aback.
Thinking of Dugu Bo, she felt she could look for an opportunity to try and recruit the old poison.
After all, Dugu Bo was a strategic weapon of mass destruction.
Though he was the weakest among the Titled Douluo, he could reduce an entire faction to nothing but Titled Douluo.
But at this point in time, he should still be a middle-aged poisoner.
His son and daughter-in-law should still be alive. He hadn't yet reached the point of despair, so there was no need to rush things for now.
As for changing the name, never mind. Bibi Dong was quite satisfied with it.
She then fastened it close to her body.
"Uncle Yue Guan, there are some things about medicinal knowledge and Martial Souls I'd like to ask you about. When will you have time?"
Bibi Dong didn't want to delay any longer. She had spent so long laying the groundwork for her diligent, studious, and gifted persona. It was time to bring up the effects of Whale Rubber.
"I'm free. Your uncle will have time over the next few days."
As Yue Guan spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen. He had already made up his mind: he wouldn't deal with work for the next few days. He had to witness the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen bloom.
He would also call Old Ghost over so they could witness this beautiful moment together.
Teaching Bibi Dong a few things while they waited would be no trouble at all.
Yue Guan then arranged for his work to be taken care of and dragged Gui Mei, who was just as busy, to his residence. Only then did he call Bibi Dong over.
They waited quietly for the Nine-Colored Glazed Stamen to bloom while he answered Bibi Dong's questions.
Compared to Yue Guan's enthusiasm, Gui Mei clearly wasn't interested, but he didn't say much. He could cultivate anywhere.
Although Bibi Dong had barely exchanged a few words with Gui Mei over the past year, she could tell that he had a favorable impression of her.
One reason for this was that their Martial Soul attributes were similar.
Bibi Dong had asked Yue Guan about Gui Mei's Martial Soul.
After dying once, he had been reborn with his soul possessing his body, in a state resembling that of a living corpse. He was also immune to most physical attacks.
Bibi Dong always felt that Gui Mei's Martial Soul should be a Body Martial Soul, and that his Martial Soul was his own soul.
It was very possible that the brush with death in his youth had triggered a Second Awakening of his Martial Soul.
That could be both a good thing and a bad thing.
With such a shallow foundation in his youth, even with a Second Awakening, it would have been difficult for him to reach the level of a Gold-grade awakening. He might not even have reached Silver-grade.
And yet he had still managed to cultivate to the level of a rank-95 Titled Douluo, which was enough to show his talent.
Of course, all of this depended on Bibi Dong's guess being right.
If Gui Mei's Martial Soul wasn't a Body Martial Soul, but simply a unique Martial Soul, then her whole theory would be wrong.
Bibi Dong felt she could study it properly when she had the time.
"Uncle Yue Guan, when I went to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan this time, I noticed that most of their disciples, even those with the poorest talent, had Hundred-Year Soul Rings as their First Soul Ring."
"Leaving aside those with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, even most of the disciples with Martial Souls from affiliated families had Hundred-Year Soul Rings as their First Soul Ring. The Spirit Hall has clear records showing that Soul Masters whose First Soul Ring is a hundred years old make up around thirty percent of all Soul Masters. Why, then, do seventy percent of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's disciples have a Hundred-Year Soul Ring as their First Soul Ring?"
Bibi Dong used the question as a pretext to steer the conversation.
"Our little Xiao Dong really is observant. Your question is quite broad and involves several factors. First, most of the Soul Masters recorded by the Spirit Hall come from commoner families. It's all well and good when they join the Spirit Hall, since someone can help them hunt Soul Beasts. But most Soul Masters don't join the Spirit Hall, so it's hard for them to find anyone to help hunt a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. They can only rely on luck to obtain their First Soul Ring, which is why so many end up with a Ten-Year Soul Ring. Second, it has to do with the quality of their Martial Souls. Most of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's disciples have fairly powerful Martial Souls. On top of that, Beast Martial Souls greatly enhance the body in the early stages..."
Yue Guan explained the matter to Bibi Dong in detail.
"That's not right, Uncle Yue Guan. That doesn't make sense."
"When I went to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan this time, I met an outer disciple whose Martial Soul was an Iron-Armored Lizard. His Innate Soul Power was only rank three, yet he absorbed a three-hundred-and-ten-year First Soul Ring. I clearly remember a case in the Spirit Hall records about another Soul Master with an Iron-Armored Lizard Martial Soul. His Innate Soul Power was as high as rank four, yet he was gravely injured while trying to absorb a two-hundred-and-ninety-year Soul Ring. He nearly died, failed to absorb it, and became crippled."
"Why was that?"
Bibi Dong put on an expression of confusion and asked again.
"This... It might have something to do with the resources they enjoy, or perhaps the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has some special methods."
Yue Guan had never considered this question, and for a moment, he was stumped.
"It has to do with physical strength. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has a special medicinal bath. Its main purpose is to enhance their Dragon Transformation, but it also tempers the body. That's why most of the clan's disciples can obtain a Hundred-Year Soul Ring as their First Soul Ring."
Gui Mei, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
Unlike Yue Guan, who was devoted to rare flowers and herbs, he preferred to study theories related to Martial Souls. After all, his own Martial Soul was unusual, and he had to explore and verify his cultivation methods himself.
"Uncle Gui Mei, does that mean that as long as someone is physically strong enough, they can absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their Second Soul Ring, or even as their First Soul Ring?"
Bibi Dong looked as if she had discovered a new world, her eyes suddenly lighting up.
"In theory, it's possible. But it's extremely difficult, and it doesn't just depend on physical strength. The quality of the Martial Soul matters too."
"Besides that, there's one other thing to watch out for: the lingering mental power of the Soul Beast. Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings can cause Soul Shock, but that isn't an absolute rule. The Soul Rings of some unusual thousand-year-old Soul Beasts might also cause Soul Shock."
Gui Mei thought for a moment, summed up his research into the theory, and gave his answer.
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