Second Martial Soul: Uses of the Spirit Album

Among the major factions, Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul was naturally no secret.

Dugu Bo stroked his beard and smiled. "It is indeed a martial soul, but such immortal herbs also exist in this world."

"It really is miraculous." Qian Renxue sighed, though she remained noncommittal about whether the information was true.

On Douluo Continent, if someone claimed that consuming some heavenly treasure had raised their Soul Power cultivation, everyone else's first reaction would be to suspect them of being an evil soul master! A wicked cultivator!

They simply did not believe in things like immortal herbs.

"Not only that! This old man also knows that Chrysanthemum Douluo possesses an Immortal Herb Catalogue, which records dozens of immortal-grade medicinal herbs! Your Highness, you should understand that if records of such immortal-grade herbs exist, then such herbs must have appeared at some point in history."

Qian Renxue considered it briefly and felt that it made some sense. But how could he prove that the Immortal Herb Catalogue had not simply been compiled by ancient people based on the characteristics of certain powerful martial souls?

Dugu Bo continued, "May this old man ask Your Highness to use the Heaven Dou Empire's connections to copy a version of the Immortal Herb Catalogue from Chrysanthemum Douluo for me? Your Highness should have heard that this old man has some grievances with Chrysanthemum Douluo. If this old man were to approach him personally... hahaha~~"

At the end, Dugu Bo laughed self-deprecatingly. The grudge between him and Chrysanthemum Douluo was not universally known, but all the major factions were aware of it.

Qian Renxue did not agree at once. Instead, she put on a show and said, "This concerns Spirit Hall, so this junior must discuss it with Father first. If there is any news, I will certainly inform you, Senior."

"Good. Your Highness need only do your best."

Though he said that Qian Renxue merely needed to do her best, Dugu Bo was certain that once she agreed, it was as good as done.

A short while later, Dugu Bo outbid another private room and acquired the soul bone for 2.7 million Gold Soul Coins.

As the auction was about to end, Dugu Bo rose to leave. Suddenly, he paused, turned back to Qian Renxue, and said, "Yan'er is this old man's most beloved granddaughter! If Yan'er agrees to a marriage alliance with you, this old man... this old man hopes she can spend more time with me. If she can break through to Soul King before the age of twenty, I hope... the wedding date can be postponed by a few years, leaving her some time to cultivate properly and improve her cultivation."

Postpone the wedding? There was such a good thing?

Qian Renxue was delighted, but then she reconsidered. Breaking through to Soul King at twenty? Only the absolute, absolute top genius soul masters on this continent could accomplish that, while Dugu Yan was merely an ordinary little genius.

Not reliable! Absolutely not reliable!

Thus, Qian Renxue said, "Your Excellency's affection for Miss Yan'er is truly enviable! How about... we wait until she is twenty-five? If she can break through to Soul King by then... we will postpone the wedding by a few more years."

"Good!"

Dugu Bo agreed without hesitation, then said, "Then this old man will await Your Highness's good news at my residence."

"Farewell, Senior."

Qian Renxue cupped her fists in salute and saw Dugu Bo off.

After Dugu Bo left, Qian Renxue asked, "Uncle She, do you think Poison Douluo can be completely recruited?"

Snake Lance Douluo pondered for a moment before saying, "We can give it a try. He is not opposed to Spirit Hall and even seems to hold it in some regard."

At this moment, by completely recruiting him, they meant that even if Qian Renxue's identity was exposed someday, Dugu Bo would still support her without hesitation.

"Uncle She, let us return to the palace."

Neither of them mentioned the soul bones or the Immortal Herb Catalogue. Compared to Poison Douluo's support, two soul bones were somewhat insignificant, because Spirit Hall did not lack soul bones. Even if there were no poison-attributed soul bones, other soul bones would suffice. As for the Immortal Herb Catalogue, they only needed to send a letter back, and Chrysanthemum Douluo would obediently copy one and send it over.

Meanwhile, after leaving the auction house, Dugu Bo immediately headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Lin'er, it's settled!"

"It's settled?!"

Dugu Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly asked for the details.

Once he understood the details, Dugu Lin burst into laughter. "If she finds out one day that she got played for free, will she go berserk? She will not lead those old fellows from the Worship Hall straight to our door, will she?"

"Probably not?" Dugu Bo was not entirely sure.

"Haha~~ Never mind that. We can invest more in her in the future. Grandfather, I also have good news!"

"What good news?"

"Look at my martial soul!"

With that, Dugu Lin pointed at his second martial soul placed to one side: the Spirit Album.

Dugu Bo looked at his grandson's martial soul in surprise. "Eh? It has become a little thicker!"

"The day before yesterday, I could not resist the temptation and ate that Aromatic Silk Beauty after all. The 'Spirit Album' martial soul evolved from three pages to nine pages!"

"Nine pages?"

"Yes! And I also ran some tests and figured out one basic use for my second martial soul."

"What use?"

"Drawing in the album!"

From the beginning!

Dugu Lin had guessed that after the 'Spirit Album' absorbed a soul ring from a certain soul beast, it would record that soul beast, while also allowing him to draw in it.

After all sorts of tests, the results were indeed as he had guessed!

Dugu Lin discovered that the second martial soul, the 'Spirit Album,' could use blood as a medium and Soul Power as a brush to draw in the album. He could also erase what was in it. Then... the first thing Dugu Lin thought of was drawing a Transformer.

Unfortunately, after exhausting all his Soul Power and using a pound of blood, the thing Dugu Lin drew in the album had no use whatsoever. Dugu Lin guessed that this was because it had no soul ring!

"Drawing? Is that its only use?" Dugu Bo asked thoughtfully.

"First, Grandfather, look. My second martial soul is definitely related to the type of soul beast whose soul ring it absorbs! Then look, since I can draw on my second martial soul, does that not mean that after obtaining soul rings in the future, I can artificially influence the martial soul's growth? With artificial intervention, what might its future development become?"

"This..." Dugu Bo's mouth suddenly went dry as countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Throughout the history of Douluo Continent, the soul skills obtained from absorbing soul rings depended first on using experience to find a suitable soul beast, and second on leaving it to fate!

Yet his grandson could actually artificially influence soul skills!

When he had tested the uses of his second martial soul, Dugu Lin had also thought of many things.

For example: adding a pair of wings, two more legs, and two heads to a tiger.

For example: adding whiskers, dragon horns, and dragon claws to a snake.

For another example: Dugu Lin planned to choose a hundred-thousand-year Soft Boned Charming Rabbit for his second martial soul's first ring, then directly erase the recorded image of the Soft Boned Charming Rabbit from the martial soul, retaining only the hundred-thousand-year soul ring, before drawing a Transformer in its place... Tsk tsk tsk~~ Just thinking about it excited him.

For another example: he could obtain any hundred-thousand-year soul ring, erase the original martial soul pattern, and draw a Clear Sky Hammer, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, or other top-tier tool martial souls. He could even draw the Eastern Emperor Bell, Pangu Banner, Primordial Gourd Vine, Huangzhong Plum... Well, Dugu Lin did not know what the Eastern Emperor Bell, Pangu Banner, Primordial Gourd Vine, or Huangzhong Plum looked like.

At most, he knew what a Ginseng Fruit looked like.