Evolution Route

"What do you want?" Han Tao asked.

What did he have that was worth Ye Junlan coveting? Knowledge was expensive, and at the same time, it was of equal value.

What right did she have to be willing to tell him knowledge as extremely rare and precious as "Martial Soul Evolution"? "I heard that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recently obtained a Secret Method that can repair a Soul Master's Meridians?"

Ye Junlan spoke casually.

At this moment, Han Tao still had not lowered his guard.

The concept of "Deep Treatment" was likewise precious and rare, especially for Healing Type Soul Masters.

But compared with the knowledge of "Martial Soul Evolution," the difference between them was incomparable.

"Yes, there is such a Secret Method." Han Tao admitted this part.

"If you can steal this Secret Method from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I can exchange 'Martial Soul Evolution' for it."

"I imagine that with your status as the Sect Master's second disciple, accomplishing this shouldn't be difficult."

Ye Junlan made a proposal.

Han Tao had already achieved what this proposal asked for. The Deep Treatment theory itself had been discovered by him, so there was no act of theft involved.

But doing so would, to a certain extent, affect the Sect's interests.

Not long ago, Ning Fengzhi had just emphasized the Sect's interests.

"Could it be..." Han Tao looked in the direction the Sect Master had left.

He gave no answer. Han Tao remained silent the entire time.

He hesitated for a long time.

A very long time.

"Fine." Han Tao's tone paused slightly. "I promise you."

Seeing him agree, Ye Junlan smiled in satisfaction. "Then I'll await the good news."

She stepped forward gracefully, leaping and gliding as she drifted toward the next wounded person.

Three days later, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Inside the Library Pavilion.

"It's you!"

The person who had arrived was precisely Ye Lingling.

"Is the Secret Method ready?" Her face was expressionless, calm as an ancient well.

Han Tao, however, let out a slight breath of relief. Compared with Ye Junlan, Ye Lingling was still easier to deal with.

As for their previous confrontation, Han Tao had already gotten his revenge.

Ye Lingling was only a chess piece, a chess piece that had helped him discover the true culprit behind the scenes.

"Deep Treatment extends Healing Type Soul Skills to the microscopic level, allowing them to restore a Soul Master's hidden injuries and damage to the Meridians."

Han Tao showed his sincerity, then began waiting for her explanation.

When Ye Lingling heard this, she recorded the knowledge Han Tao had given her.

"Martial Soul Evolution is extremely, extremely difficult. Only those who possess great perseverance and great fortune have even the slightest chance of prying open the crack in the door."

Han Tao sat upright, his body leaning slightly forward, listening to her account with utmost seriousness.

Seeing Han Tao's attitude, Ye Lingling took a deep breath, her lips parting slightly. "The methods of Martial Soul Evolution are mainly divided into three types."

"The first is inheritance. This is the simplest, and at the same time, the most demanding."

As she spoke, she looked at Han Tao curiously. "When a Soul Master possesses the high-level Bloodline of their martial soul's rightful position, under specific guidance, they can complete the sublimation of their martial soul by consuming energy."

Han Tao nodded and recorded the contents in his notebook.

In the original work, Tang San had used this method.

"I don't possess it!"

Han Tao explained casually, satisfying her curiosity.

"The second is the Puzzle. Have you heard of the martial soul fusion part?"

Ye Lingling asked.

"I have. The more famous ones include Dragon-Snake Strike, Golden Saint Dragon, and Yin-Yang Stillness Domain."

Han Tao listed several Martial Soul Fusion Skills that currently existed on Douluo Continent and were relatively well known.

"There are many reasons martial soul fusion can be achieved, including Same-Clan Martial Soul Fusion, complementation between flawed martial souls, and complementation of energy and Bloodline."

"As for the Puzzle evolution method, it mainly comes from the complementation of martial soul flaws."

At this point, a trace of strangeness flashed through Ye Lingling's eyes.

Seeing her strange reaction, Han Tao had a bold guess.

"Blue Silver Grass is the Nine Heart Begonia's Puzzle?"

Ye Lingling shook her head, her voice faint and soft. "Not Blue Silver Grass. It has to be Blue Silver King."

Hearing that, Han Tao relaxed. "What are you so afraid of?"

Whatever the future held, at this moment, their goals were aligned.

Whatever her so-called puzzle involved—Devour, absorption, or fusion.

But all of that rested on one premise: my martial soul had to become Blue Silver King first.

"Blue Silver King, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Seven Heart Begonia—three Soul Masters can perform Martial Soul Fusion. There is a Successful Case."

"With the help of those two martial souls, Blue Silver King transformed into Blue Silver Emperor, leaping straight into the ranks of Douluo Continent's Top Martial Souls."

Silence.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already a Top Martial Soul in itself, and it had even fused with Blue Silver and Seven Star Begonia—but was there really any need to transform into Blue Silver Emperor? Judging by the Blue Silver Emperor's performance in the original work, Han Tao felt it was completely not worth doing.

"Could that unofficial history actually be true?"

Han Tao had once borrowed a copy of Douluo Unofficial History from Principal Su's office. It recorded the tangled origins, grudges, love, and hatred between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Nine Heart Begonia.

"The generations-long feud between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Nine Heart Begonia began with the oldest kind of romantic jealousy."

Han Tao noted down the above. After hesitating for a while, he asked again.

"Martial Soul Fusion is Martial Soul Fusion. That doesn't seem to have anything to do with Martial Soul Evolution, does it?"

Ye Lingling raised her head slightly, her eyes like a clear pool of water.

"The latter half of the second section has to be explained together with the third method of Martial Soul Evolution."

"The third method of Martial Soul Evolution is called Break Limit. It is the most difficult of the three evolution methods."

"What is Break Limit? Understand the Martial Soul Essence, master the Martial Soul Origin, and the path to breaking the limit will naturally form."

Han Tao wrote it down: "Understand the Martial Soul Essence, master the Blue Silver Origin."

"The so-called puzzle refers to the two Soul Masters in a Martial Soul Fusion fully understanding and mastering their own Martial Soul Origins, and during the Martial Soul Fusion, understanding the missing parts of their own martial souls, then making up for them to drive Martial Soul Evolution."

The first thing Han Tao thought of was the Blue Silver Emperor.

The Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone skill, "Wildfire cannot burn it away; when the spring breeze blows, it grows again," was taken from Seven Star Begonia's "healing."

Tang San's fifth Soul Ring, the Blue Silver Emperor's Origin Soul Ring, the Blue Silver Overlord Spear—why was it a weapon? Most likely, it came from the Origin portion of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Mastering the Blue Silver Origin and understanding the Martial Soul Essence can allow a martial soul to evolve. However, once Blue Silver Grass evolves to a certain degree, it will face a new problem."

"What problem?"

Rank.

"Between the Ranks of Blue Silver Grass, there is a difference like a natural chasm—an existence almost impossible to cross."

As she spoke, Ye Lingling summoned her martial soul. White and pink petals circled around one another.

"Nine Heart Begonia—on the Douluo Continent, only two Soul Masters can possess this martial soul at the same time. Only when a Soul Master of the previous generation dies can the next generation awaken Nine Heart Begonia."

"But your Blue Silver Grass is different. Blue Silver King and Blue Silver Emperor—only one of each can exist in the world."

After hearing Ye Lingling's explanation, Han Tao fell into thought.

Blue Silver Grass, Blue Silver King, Blue Silver Emperor—they corresponded to three classes of an ancient feudal dynasty.

The emperor was the highest rank under ancient China's feudal system, and there were two ways to become an "emperor."

One was inheritance, based on Bloodline, passed down from above—a "ruler who preserves what was built."

The other was uprising, ignoring Bloodline and status, overthrowing everything from the bottom.

Gathering all great power into oneself—once successful, one became a "lord who pioneers."

The power displayed by a "lord who pioneers" would inevitably surpass that of a "ruler who preserves what was built." This was a difference in qualitative level.

"For Blue Silver Grass to cross its own Rank, there is one and only one method."

"What?" Han Tao asked.

Ye Lingling's cold voice drifted over. "Step over the bones of the previous generation, and lay the foundation for the next dynasty!"

"If you want to advance in Rank, you must kill the Blue Silver King."

"Han Tao, you have no choice!"