Absorbing Soul Bones? Discussing the Dao!

"Lin Huai, what is that Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and why is Yue Guan there?"

Lin Huai took the lead box.

"A treasure land that can accelerate the growth of plants, and it also houses some rare flora."

Bibi Dong was speechless; no wonder Yue Guan hadn't appeared these past few days—it turned out he had gone off to farm.

"Your Holiness, do you want to go to Tiandou City to see Xiao Xue?"

There was a long silence.

"Forget it, I haven't figured out how to face her yet."

"You've seen her?"

Lin Huai looked at Bibi Dong; they were mother and daughter, after all, with personalities that were quite similar.

"I saw her when I went to obtain my spirit ring last time. She resembles you somewhat, Your Holiness."

Bibi Dong said slowly:

"From now on, call me Aunt Dong. It's more intimate."

After returning to the Worship Hall, Lin Huai explained the situation regarding the Asura God and Tang San to Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu let out a long sigh.

"It seems the God Ancestor has truly passed away!"

Fearing that Qian Daoliu's dao heart might shatter, Lin Huai hurriedly spoke up.

"Teacher, there is no need to worry. After I devoured that divine consciousness earlier, my spirit transmitted a memory to me."

"I did not."

Hearing Malenia's voice ring out in his mind again, Lin Huai paused.

Why is this sister so inflexible? Fortunately, Teacher can't hear her.

"The Divine Realm is divided into God Kings, first, second, and third-tier gods, spirit officials, and Angel Hunters."

"There are only five God Kings. The Angel God and that Rakshasa God from before are first-tier gods, while this Asura God is one of the five great God Kings."

Qian Daoliu's expression grew increasingly grim.

"However, with the other God Kings present, the Asura God cannot easily interfere with the continent."

"And we have the advantage now. Xiao Xue's spirit has become even stronger; perhaps she could even become a God King herself?"

"Most importantly, I also have the potential to become a god!"

Qian Daoliu calmed down and smiled.

"You should focus on solving the problem of the Scarlet Rot first."

"Take it one step at a time. We old folks are still here, so don't be in such a rush to shoulder the burden."

Seeing that Qian Daoliu's dao heart hadn't collapsed, Lin Huai breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterward, he informed Qian Daoliu that there was another continent called Sun Moon, which possessed advanced Soul Tool technology.

Qian Daoliu was stunned, murmuring:

"After I traveled across the continent and the islands, I thought the world was only this big."

"When I first heard of the God Ancestor's great achievements, I thought He was the strongest."

"Today! I realize just how insignificant I am!"

"Don't say that, Teacher."

Lin Huai comforted him.

"On this continent, you are the strongest combat force."

Ignoring his disciple's comfort, he said:

"Once I have arranged some matters, I will make a trip to the Sun Moon Continent."

Lin Huai reminded him:

"Remember to bring a few Soul Tools capable of holding living things so you can bring back talent."

Waving his hand, Qian Daoliu's tone regained its pride.

"Unnecessary. Back then, being the 'Invincible of the Sky' didn't just mean I flew fast; it meant that after passing through the clouds, the continuous solar radiation would keep me in a peak state, and even injuries would recover rapidly!"

"If we were fighting above the clouds, even if the other two 99th-rank Title Douluo from back then joined forces, I could still fight them with one hand tied behind my back!"

Holy crap, so it wasn't just Bo Saixi who could borrow the power of the ocean to suppress two people at once; Qian Daoliu could also borrow the power of the sun.

"Teacher is invincible!"

Qian Daoliu thoroughly enjoyed the flattery from his clever disciple, but he still gave Lin Huai a word of caution.

"Do not slack off on your training while I am away; I shall be testing you upon my return!"

Lin Huai replied earnestly:

"Rest assured, Teacher, I would never joke with my own life."

Qian Daoliu departed from the Worship Hall to attend to the necessary arrangements.

Lin Huai rubbed his chin.

"It seems I must change Teacher's habit of charging headlong into every ultimate move; showing off one's advantages is what a real battle is about."

He pulled out the lead box containing the Soul Bone and was just about to absorb it when Malenia's voice echoed once more.

"Please do not perform such a disgusting ritual as 'grafting'!"

Lin Huai looked at the alluring blue Soul Bone, suppressing his urge as he placed it back into the lead box.

Lin Huai argued back with a sense of lingering luck:

"This isn't a 'grafting' ritual; this is the transformation of power."

"It is not your power, and it will only taint your power!"

Lin Huai was somewhat puzzled.

"What about absorbing Soul Rings, then? That is also the power of Soul Beasts."

Malenia's voice continued to resonate in his mind.

"That is indeed true, and thus, absorbing Soul Rings also taints your power. However, when you absorb a Soul Ring, you are actually stimulating my power; your first Soul Skill is simply my lunging technique. It is merely under the influence of these rules that the skill has gained an enhanced attack effect."

Lin Huai fell into deep thought and posed one final question.

"Then, if one day you obtain a body of your own, what does that make me?"

"You've spent a year reading books for nothing!"

Malenia's tone betrayed a sense of helplessness.

"You can learn these skills of mine through long-term training and through your own talent. However, Soul Beasts have the meridians of beasts, and humans have the meridians of humans. Even if you learned to breathe fire from your mouth like a beast, the pathways through which your soul power flows would be entirely different."

Lin Huai suddenly realized, exclaiming in surprise.

"So, after I absorb a Soul Ring, you are the one who imprints your skills and relevant experience onto the ring, turning them into my Soul Skills?"

"Correct!"

"And other people's Soul Skills are formed by following the soul power execution trajectories within the Soul Beast's body, which then condense into a skill?"

"Not entirely. In this world, after a person absorbs a Soul Ring, the soul power execution trajectory of the Soul Beast on the ring is slightly modified to better adapt to human use. For example, a Soul Ring imprinted with a 'Charge' skill will manifest as a 'Flame Charge' on someone with a fire-type Martial Soul, or an 'Acceleration' skill on someone with a speed-type Martial Soul."

"But it is still not a soul power pathway that a human can naturally execute. Part of the pain felt when absorbing a Soul Ring is the soul power forcibly clearing out the meridians required to use that Soul Skill."

Lin Huai was deeply shocked. No wonder some netizens on the forums of his past life claimed that the cultivation methods of Douluo Continent were twisted and irrational. It turned out he hadn't been wrong when he was chatting with Qian Daoliu earlier.

The voice in his mind sounded again.

"However, under the influence of this world's rules, these few beast meridians will not turn a person into an animal; they remain a complete human. But it is a fact that the soul power execution pathways of a Soul Beast have appeared within their body."

"Therefore, do not absorb Soul Bones; they cause even greater changes to the meridians."

Thinking of Bibi Dong and Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, their six Soul Bones, and their External Soul Bones, could they even be considered human anymore?

Lin Huai voiced his inner doubts.

"Under the rules of this world, Bibi Dong belongs to the human race. What you described will not happen; otherwise, this world would have been overrun by beast-men long ago. Therefore, by the same logic, Tang San should also be considered human."

Right! Otherwise, if those powerhouses intermarried and had children, and those children became powerhouses and intermarried again... wouldn't the whole world be full of beast-men?

"However, a person like the one you described—with nine rings, six bones, or even eighteen rings and seven bones—would be someone even Godrick would look down upon if they were in The Lands Between."

Lin Huai felt a sense of melancholy. If even Little God (Godrick the Grafted) looked down on them, then that was truly pathetic.

Upon hearing Malenia's next words, Lin Huai displayed a rare look of embarrassment.

"So, rest assured, having relations with the women of this world is ethically sound. Of course, if you want the Pope and Qian Renxue together, that is..."