harleyscars Chapter 40 I wouldn't dare call myself a master.
Chapter 40 I wouldn't dare call myself a master.
Xue'er was one of Xiao Yan's more frequent pen pals. Of course, the reason Xiao Yan paid attention to her was because the envelopes of the letters she sent bore the seal of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family. It seemed that she only wrote the letters and wasn't responsible for mailing them; otherwise, she wouldn't have concealed her identity in the letters.
The first letter from the other party was to ask Master Yanxiao whether he, with an innate soul power of 1, had any hope of breaking through to the Soul Venerable level in this lifetime.
Xiao Yan then pointed out that the so-called innate full soul power is a soul master's talent. The level of innate soul power determines a person's cultivation progress and the obstacles encountered when breaking through bottlenecks. It doesn't mean that having only 1 innate soul power means there's no hope for becoming a soul master. An excellent martial soul will inevitably be accompanied by excellent soul power, but excellent innate soul power doesn't necessarily control one's martial soul. A martial soul is inherited from one's parents, and with effort, anything is possible. If one feels hopeless about breaking through to the Soul Venerable level, one can try attaching a soul bone and strengthening one's physique through methods such as forging one's body.
Finally, he added a note at the end of the letter, "Everything has a beginning, but few things have an end," to encourage the recipient.
Xiao Yan's own cultivation method was actually quite simple and unadorned. When someone asked for his guidance, he would naturally teach them everything he knew. However, he couldn't understand why the people of the Heaven Dou royal family were so eager to cultivate. If he were born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he would definitely become the biggest playboy in the Douluo Continent.
After receiving this letter, there was no news for two weeks. Just when Xiao Yan thought the other party had given up after practicing for a while, he received a reply.
Greetings, Master Yanxiao.
After receiving your letter that day, Xue'er began to cultivate according to the method you provided.
However, this method is somewhat crude, and I don't know how you came to this conclusion, Master. I would like to ask if you have any cultivation methods suitable for girls, or herbal remedies for skin care.
Finally, I'd like to add something: I'd like to ask the master what the first core principle of spirit ring allocation is, and whether focusing on attack is feasible for battle spirit masters.
Awaiting your reply, Xue'er
Xiao Yan smiled. Judging from the delicateness of the handwriting, it was indeed a girl. He was surprised that she could actually follow his cultivation method. Xiao Yan was quite impressed.
He became even more curious about the sender's identity, but he genuinely had no recollection of whether the Heavenly Dou royal family had any princesses or female relatives.
He did have doubts about whether this so-called Xue'er was actually Qian Renxue, but the contents of the letter made Xiao Yan reject the idea.
After all, Qian Renxue wasn't someone with only 1 point of innate soul power, and she wasn't asking him some strange questions.
He then picked up his pen and wrote down several medicinal ingredients made from a mixture of plants, including Tianyuan Grass and Blue Silver Grass. He wrote down whatever was expensive, since the economic level of Tiandou should be able to afford it.
He deliberated for a long time on the allocation of spirit rings, and finally decided to write the words "not a combat skill". Why did Douluo Continent gradually decline after Douluo 1 and evil masters appeared frequently? It was because of Tang San's original sin of destroying the Spirit Hall and blowing up the Slaughter City. There is no problem in overthrowing the dictatorial rule, but while overthrowing the old order, we must also take into account the maintenance of the new order.
Now that he has taken Tang San under his wing, he naturally doesn't dream of any great achievements that will last for eternity. He only hopes to give the people of the continent more of his experience ten thousand years from now.
Therefore, in his reply, he wrote that it was not the word "combat skills".
In his letter, he directly used Blue Silver Grass as an example to illustrate the importance of spirit rings, although spirit skills are uncontrollable. However, which spirit ring a spirit master absorbs is entirely up to them.
The best approach is to choose a spirit beast with inherently advantageous attributes and use spirit rings to strengthen one's own spirit, rather than altering the form of one's spirit through spirit skills to achieve an offensive objective.
To put it bluntly, would a Title Douluo frequently use their first soul skill when facing an opponent of the same level? Even though the soul power consumption of releasing the ninth soul skill could be enough to release dozens of times, the attack method of the first soul skill is weak.
At the end of his letter, Xiao Yan suggested that the ratio of spirit rings should be as synergistic as possible, so that even if one reaches the title of Douluo, one can still use one's first spirit skill. As for attack spirit skills, Xiao Yan recommended the third and fifth nodes, because for ordinary people, the difference between a thousand-year spirit ring and a ten-thousand-year spirit ring is significant.
It is crucial to remember that a Soul Master must rely on their own Martial Soul, not the Soul Skills granted by Soul Rings.
Over the next two years, the two frequently corresponded. The other was eloquent and polite, which naturally pleased Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was also very open and honest in all matters that could be discussed.
However, the next letter from the other party put Xiao Yan in a dilemma: Master Yanxiao, does God really exist in this world?
For ordinary people, knowing too much is actually a bad thing, especially for royalty, for whom gods are beings that can threaten their rule.
But after careful consideration, Xiao Yan still wrote down terms like "sea god" and "angel god".
However, after that letter, Xue'er disappeared without a trace for over a year.
After all, everyone has their own things to do, Xiao Yan thought, but without someone to chat with, he felt a little empty inside.
When Xiao Yan received the letter again, it was a week ago. The letter contained only a few words: "Hearing Master's words is like being enlightened. I hope Master will not mind my self-proclaimed status as a student after your repeated guidance. Regarding the research on the soul ring matching, I have already reported it to the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire. If there are no problems, a sum of money will be given to you soon. I hope Master can continue to provide assistance to the soul master community at will."
The signature is still Xue'er, but this time a playful smiley face is drawn at the end (•ᴗ•).
In the evening, the teachers who had finished their classes had long since left the Notting Academy teaching building. Only the Dean's office was still lit. The Dean of Notting Academy stood respectfully to one side, waiting for the middle-aged man in front of him to speak.
"You should cut ties with Master Yu Xiaogang, that advisor to your academy, as soon as possible. Today, someone said that he and a few of his followers were slandering Master Yanxiao in the city. If the higher-ups find out about this, your academy's bonuses next year might be—"
"Understood, Lord City Lord. I had some connection with Yu Xiaogang, which is why I kept him at the school. Actually, I wanted to ask him to leave two years ago because during that time, there were rumors in the academy that the master had gone to the Soul Hunting Forest and returned in a flash. This really affected the credibility of our academy's teachers. But seeing that he devoted himself to the Soul Hunting Forest afterward, I didn't pursue the matter."
Sitting in the chair in the dean's office at this moment is none other than City Lord Xiao.
A soft knock sounded, and as the city lord responded and entered, the elderly man in charge of the library slowly walked in and bowed to the two people inside.
"Lord City Lord, Dean, hello."
"Hello, Teacher Li. Has Master Yanxiao appeared at the academy recently? What is his attitude towards the Heaven Dou Royal Family's attempts to win him over?" Because Xiao Yan disliked being in the limelight, his designated contact person for the outside world was Old Man Li from the library.
There were quite a few who wanted to catch a glimpse of Master Yan Xiao, but even though they waited near Old Man Li and Tang San every day, they could never see Master Yan Xiao at all, yet his theories continued to be published in the Soul Master world.
"Yes, of course he reacted. He looked at that pile of money and was practically laughing all the way to the bank..."
"Laughing and getting rich?" The city lord frowned.
"Oh, no, I mean he thinks this funding will definitely allow him to conduct better research. He even said he would hire a team of Soul Masters to go to the far north."
"That's perfect. The previous master, whose stance was uncertain, didn't offer much of value anyway. Now that Master Yanxiao is willing to accept this money, even if he doesn't become the national advisor of Tiandou, he can still provide a lot of help in the future."
"Um, Lord City Lord, Yan Xiao asked me to pass on a message."
"Oh, is it for us?" the city lord asked curiously.
The old man recalled, "Yanxiao said that he didn't dare to be called a master and that he should just call me by my name from now on."
"You're too modest!" Lord Xiao nodded repeatedly in praise of the Dean.
But Old Man Li clearly hadn't finished speaking. He imitated Xiao Yan's tone and expression, and continued in a sarcastic tone:
"I went outside the village to pee, and every dog I encountered could be called a master."