Martial Soul Traits, Questions Answered (Please Bookmark!!!)

Martial Soul Traits, Questions Answered (Please Bookmark!!!)

Choosing a path that suited oneself was not actually that difficult. One only needed to base it on one's own Martial Soul and align it with one's own ideas.

However, one also had to consider how to deal with a cheat user. That was a major problem.

Xu Yuan had not even met Tang Wulin yet. It was not as though they were destined to become mortal enemies, but he could not avoid considering it. As long as he harbored ambitions of standing at the peak of the continent, this was an obstacle he could not bypass.

"A path... that's a major problem. Tang Wulin's situation can wait. First, I need to figure out the traits of my Martial Soul."

With Innate Soul Power at level seven, the Heaven Origin Brush Martial Soul must have undergone some sort of mutation.

He had gained a hint of insight into that during last night's meditation.

Xu Yuan came to the backyard, intending to test his theory.

He released his Martial Soul. The Heaven Origin Brush fell into his hand, and he gripped its shaft as Soul Power flowed into it.

The black patterns on the Heaven Origin Brush glimmered, gradually lengthening and enlarging. Even the originally soft brush tip instantly hardened.

"If I'm not mistaken, this mutation should have been influenced by my father's Martial Soul." Xu Yuan studied the Heaven Origin Brush that had transformed into a spear, lost in thought.

Rather than saying his Martial Soul had been inherited from his mother, it would be more accurate to say that he had inherited from both parents. His mother's Heaven Origin Brush served as the foundation, while it had also fused with the form of his father's spear Martial Soul.

"It's not over yet. My Martial Soul isn't that simple." Holding the Heaven Origin Brush-Spear, Xu Yuan began to move.

His father's Martial Soul had merely been an ordinary spear, as had those of the Xu Family throughout the generations. Occasionally, one or two children might be born with Innate Soul Power, but their talent was generally poor. Xu Shengqun was an exception. His Martial Soul had mutated into the Heavenly Saint Piercing Void Spear.

The Xu Family had passed down Spearmanship Basics through the generations. Building upon them, Xu Shengqun had further developed and refined them, creating his own Heavenly Saint Spear Technique.

Xu Yuan had not been idle over the past year. He had studied Spearmanship Basics, and now that he wielded the weapon, he displayed a fairly impressive bearing. The difference was that, as he wielded the Heaven Origin Brush-Spear, his movements carried a unique charm absent from before he had awakened his Martial Soul.

"My Martial Soul naturally possesses a kind of presence—a Spear Intent. It doesn't reach the level of a domain, but it's already quite good."

Only after practicing the spear techniques over and over, searching for techniques suited to drawing upon that presence, did Xu Yuan finally put away his spear in satisfaction.

"In its pen spear form, it carries its own presence. And in its pure Heaven Origin Brush form, it has an affinity with Heaven and Earth Origin Qi."

The pen spear in his hand reverted to its original form. Holding the Heaven Origin Brush, he suddenly swung it. Soul Power condensed along the brush tip and merged with Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, transforming into ink that flew from the tip. Guided by the force of his swing, the droplet of ink formed a small crescent-shaped streak.

The ink struck a large stone without leaving a mark.

"This ability will need development before it can possibly gain any lethality." Xu Yuan did not overlook this trait of his Martial Soul just because that strike had seemed harmless. "Being able to draw in Heaven and Earth Origin Qi and merge it with Soul Power—this Martial Soul trait is far from simple."

Xu Shengqun was away from home for the next few days, so Xu Yuan cultivated on his own.

He memorized and explored the Soul Power circulation route in the Meditation Method, and unexpectedly grasped it quickly.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

"Uncle is back?"

"Yes, Young Master. My lord heard that you have been diligently cultivating these past few days, and he is very pleased."

Xu Yuan nodded, tidied himself up, and headed to the main hall.

"Uncle."

"Xiao Yuan, I heard from Old Wu that you've been cultivating Soul Power these past few days?"

"That's right."

"Oh? Then have you gained anything?" Xu Shengqun asked curiously.

He actually knew that getting started with meditation should not be a problem. Under normal circumstances, Xu Yuan should currently be stuck on figuring out the Meridians within the Meditation Method.

"I've basically mastered the Meditation Method."

"Mhm—wait?" After nodding twice, Xu Shengqun caught Xu Yuan's wording.

It was not that he had basically mastered meditation, but that he had basically mastered the Meditation Method!

"You've mastered Soul Power circulation too?"

Xu Yuan nodded and sighed. "I have to say, the effects of systematic Soul Power circulation are obvious. When I completed that cycle, my Soul Power directly broke through its bottleneck."

Xu Shengqun was dumbfounded.

He stepped forward to examine Xu Yuan's physical condition. After sensing the general flow of Soul Power within Xu Yuan's body and checking each key point of Soul Power circulation in the Meditation Method he had taught him, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Yet even as he relaxed, Xu Shengqun was deeply shocked.

"Could this be the advantage powerful Spiritual Power brings to cultivation?"

Xu Shengqun had once been a Spirit Transfer Envoy and had seen no small number of geniuses, but he had truly never seen anyone master an entire advanced Meditation Method in three days. Of course, he had never seen someone who possessed as much as eighty-one points of Spiritual Power immediately upon awakening their Martial Soul either.

"Mm, not bad." After affirming Xu Yuan's cultivation results, Xu Shengqun continued, "I've contacted the Body Sect for you. Get ready. Tomorrow, come with me to Heaven Dou City again."

"Alright!" Xu Yuan exclaimed in delight.

"Is there anything you don't understand about cultivation?"

Although Xu Yuan had already mastered the Meditation Method, there were bound to be things he did not understand about cultivation.

Xu Yuan raised several points that had troubled him during cultivation. Naturally, he was more interested in asking about some doubts he had encountered while practicing spear techniques. Over these five days, he had not only cultivated the Meditation Method, but also practiced spear techniques and developed that particular trait of his Heaven Origin Brush. He now asked all the questions he had accumulated.

In only five days, he had already encountered so many questions.

And they were not thoughtless questions, either.

Xu Shengqun was very satisfied by this. He knew that his nephew had truly been cultivating seriously, and he also gained a general sense of Xu Yuan's talent in cultivation.

Perhaps his physical talent amounted to only level-seven Innate Soul Power, but his talent in comprehension and perseverance was exceptional.

"Uncle, I had a question while studying the materials." After finishing his cultivation-related questions, Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Oh? What question?"

"I read in the records that a True Dragon Spirit is inherently a top-tier Martial Soul. It naturally exerts pressure on dragon-type Soul Beasts. Even Beast Souls that are not dragon-related are suppressed, and even Weapon Souls suffer pressure from Dragon Might. How should one deal with an enemy like that?"

Xu Shengqun was surprised that Xu Yuan could ask such a question.

Upon reading a description of a True Dragon Spirit, he had immediately considered it from the perspective of facing one as an enemy.

It might have been extreme, but such thinking was very reasonable. It was also something every Soul Master needed to possess.

Understanding a Martial Soul, then imagining it as an enemy and considering ways to fight it, was itself a form of training for one's combat awareness.

"There are not many Martial Souls possessing True Dragon Bloodline, and they are exceedingly rare across the continent. Still, they do exist. If you truly join Shrek Academy in the future, the chances of encountering one will not be low. After all, that place gathers the greatest geniuses from across the entire continent."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Shengqun began answering Xu Yuan's question.

Let me make this clear in advance, so some people do not derail the discussion.

Don't say things like, "The protagonist thinks too highly of himself. Why is he already thinking about competing with someone who has Golden Dragon King Bloodline before he has even begun cultivating?" What transmigrator would not have some pride? Even if he accepted his fate and gave up, that should only be after seriously considering and comparing things, then choosing it because he was truly hopeless. The protagonist simply is not despairing yet, and he has hope. Why should he not strive for first place?

As for claims that there is no need to consider such things, that is definitely wrong as well. Tang Wulin might appear to have had a low starting point and had to rely on himself step by step, but even without luck, even if everything developed in the worst possible direction, he had Tang San's contingency plans and Tang Hao, who was watched over by the Plane Master. There would absolutely be no accidents with the first nine seals, apart from perhaps the final three.

And as for whether Tang Hao currently had consciousness, that was certainly not something one could gamble on.