Lin Gu naturally noticed that after successfully absorbing his first Soul Ring, his Martial Soul had gained another equipment slot. It held a small white wooden knife with only one attack point-plain white-grade equipment, of course.
The system shop on the interface before Lin Gu also refreshed, adding three tiers of equipment.
Equipment costing ten thousand gold, twenty thousand gold, and thirty thousand gold!
Lin Gu was overjoyed. Great! I finally have a weapon! I'm no longer just a tank who relies on his fists! He was just about to take a closer look at the system equipment.
Yu Xiaogang, standing beside him, saw that he had somehow gained another Martial Soul and hurriedly demanded:
"Lin Gu? You have Twin Martial Souls too?"
As soon as he finished, he covered his mouth, realizing he had misspoken. No one knew Tang San's secret.
Tang San gave him a sidelong glance. You just spilled my secret like that? Well, forget it. We're from the same village, so he might as well know. He then said to Lin Gu:
"Xiao Gu, I never thought you had Twin Martial Souls too. Your second Martial Soul is a little white wooden knife. How strange!"
Lin Gu scratched his head, unsure how to explain it himself, so he simply let them think that. His most pressing concern was earning gold to buy weapon equipment.
Even the cheapest weapon equipment costs ten thousand. I'll have to spend quite a while doing quests.
At this point, Yu Xiaogang looked at Lin Gu's little wooden knife and once again pretended to be knowledgeable as he said:
"Lin Gu, your second Martial Soul is much better than your first Martial Soul. Although it's only a little wooden knife, once you absorb suitable Soul Rings in the future, it will evolve into a decent offensive Tool Martial Soul!"
Yu Xiaogang thought, I never expected this boy to have Twin Martial Souls too. I really misjudged him. Had I known, I would have taken Lin Gu under my wing as well. He coughed a few times, then slowly said:
"Lin Gu, I have considerable knowledge of Martial Souls. I originally intended to accept only one disciple, but seeing how sincere you are, I'll make an exception and accept you as my disciple too!"
The corner of Lin Gu's mouth twitched at this. Looking speechless, he said:
"Grandmaster! Did I ever say I wanted to become your disciple?"
Seeing this, Tang San hurriedly reached out a hand and said:
"Xiao Gu! We've only just become Soul Masters, and there's so much we don't understand. Why don't you become Teacher's disciple along with me? We're from the same village, so we can look out for each other!"
Lin Gu froze for a moment, then hurriedly shook his head and said:
"No, no, no, Xiao San. You go ahead and become his disciple. I'm used to being alone. You can enjoy such a wonderful teacher all by yourself!"
He was already itching to look at the equipment in his second equipment slot, the weapon slot, so he quickly waved and said:
"Grandmaster, Xiao San, thank you. Now that the hunt for my first Soul Ring is complete, I'll take my leave. See you again if the chance arises!"
With that, he hurried away, leaving Tang San and Yu Xiaogang there!
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang gave a disdainful laugh!
"He truly has no eye for talent. When it comes to my theories on this continent, if I, the Grandmaster, claim first place, no one dares claim second. You have a good eye, Xiao San. Come on, Xiao San. You've finished absorbing your Soul Ring, so I'll escort you back. That brat Lin Gu had better not get swallowed by a Soul Beast along the way. Hmph!"
With that, he left with Tang San!
Tang San sighed inwardly. With Lin Gu's defense, he probably wouldn't get swallowed by a Soul Beast so easily. Looking at Yu Xiaogang, he somewhat regretted his decision.
Meanwhile, Lin Gu quickly left the Soul Hunting Forest and reached an inconspicuous corner of Nuoding City. His eyes shone as he carefully examined the equipment in his second equipment slot, the weapon slot.
He skipped the equipment costing ten or twenty thousand. It certainly couldn't be as good as the thirty-thousand equipment. The thirty-thousand equipment shop likewise contained three pieces of equipment:
[Blade of the Blood Bath]: Turns blood and Qi into a blade of conquest. Consumes one percent of health per second. Adds one hundred million attack points! [Blood's Bloodbath]: Turns blood and Qi into a blade of conquest. Consumes three percent of health per second. Adds ten million attack points, and deals additional damage equal to one percent of the user's maximum health! [Blade of the Bloodbath]: Turns blood and Qi into a blade of conquest. Consumes ten percent of health per second. Attacks deal additional damage equal to thirty percent of the user's maximum health!
Looking at these, Lin Gu found that the equipment in this weapon slot was practically cast from the same mold as [Heartsteel].
The more health I have, the higher my attack power. Looking at it this way, [Blade of the Bloodbath] still has the highest ceiling. Its attack power increases by thirty percent of my health, so doesn't that mean it's just like [Heartsteel], with no upper limit?
It does consume quite a lot of health, but who knows whether there'll be health regeneration equipment later?
I'll buy this one!
Lin Gu made his decision. This way, he would be a tank warrior combining offense and defense, with high attack and high defense!
"Thirty thousand gold. Including those two kill quests, I now have a total of seventeen hundred system gold. I'm still twenty-eight thousand three hundred short!"
"That's quite a gap. Daily quests give a hundred gold, so it'll take less than a year. No rush, then. I'll take my time doing quests!"
Lin Gu slowly stood up. Besides the gold the system gives me, I need this Douluo World's Gold Soul Coins too. Now that I've become a Soul Master, it's time to register as one at Spirit Hall.
It had to be said that this policy of Spirit Hall's was indeed good, providing tremendous benefits to commoners.
Lin Gu strolled leisurely along the city streets. Nuoding City's Spirit Hall branch was in the city center, and he slowly made his way there.
Now that I have a weapon, what other powerful equipment will there be? This equipment-slot Martial Soul of mine is really interesting. It even made Big Gangzi and Tang San think I have Twin Martial Souls.
So that means I'll unlock an equipment slot every time I advance a realm. In that case, won't I have ten pieces of equipment once I become a Titled Douluo?
Then... won't Big Gangzi think I have ten Martial Souls?
Lin Gu smiled, arrived at Nuoding City's Spirit Hall, and strode right in.
At the entrance stood a familiar Soul Master, Su Yuntao. Seeing a six-year-old child approach, he said:
"Little one, this isn't a place for you. Hurry home!"
Lin Gu smiled. Didn't Su Yuntao just awaken our Martial Souls a while ago? Has he already forgotten? Still, he does awaken quite a lot every day. He then said:
"Uncle, I'm here to register as a Soul Master!"
"Register as a Soul Master?"
Su Yuntao jumped in surprise, then immediately continued, "Little one, are you sure you aren't here to awaken your Martial Soul?"
Lin Gu shook his head. "Uncle, I'm not here to awaken my Martial Soul. I'm here to register as a Soul Master!"
Su Yuntao wiped the sweat from his forehead, having completely forgotten Lin Gu, then led him inside!
"All right, come in, then!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
Lin Gu followed him in. Su Yuntao led him to an office, where he knocked on the door and said:
"Supervisor Ma, someone's here to register as a Soul Master!"
A weathered, hoarse voice came from inside. "Mm, bring him in!"
Su Yuntao pushed the door open and entered, with Lin Gu following behind. An old man sat at the desk. Upon seeing the child behind Su Yuntao, he asked:
"Su Yuntao, is the little one behind you here to register as a Soul Master?"
Su Yuntao nodded and answered:
"Yes, Supervisor Ma. He says he's here to register as a Soul Master!"
Supervisor Ma looked Lin Gu over, stroked his beard, and said:
"All right, little one. To register as a Soul Master, you only need to hunt down your first Soul Ring. Have you done that?"