Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo realized it made perfect sense.
Although the cultivation systems of spirit beasts and soul masters differed, judging from the Blue Silver King's earlier performance, its soul power was undoubtedly on par with his own—or perhaps even surpassed his. Especially with its ability to harness the life force of surrounding Blue Silver Grass, the Blue Silver King's overall soul power might even exceed his.
However, Dugu Bo still expressed concern: "But Xiao Wen, external soul power isn't your own. Won't forcibly raising your cultivation level damage your foundation?"
Ye Wen nodded in agreement with this point.
From Tang San's perspective, the cultivation system of Douluo Continent was somewhat akin to internal energy in martial arts. However, most soul masters' soul power attributes were incompatible. Injecting foreign soul power into someone's body would only cause rejection and serve no beneficial purpose.
Moreover, according to Ye Wen's research, even among soul masters with the same type of martial soul, differences in acquired soul rings caused subtle variations in their soul power. While these variations wouldn't result in severe rejection like before, they could still harm the soul master significantly.
However, looking at the Blue Silver King, Ye Wen smiled.
In the near future, Tang San would, with the help of Master Yu Xiaogang's plagiarized techniques, unleash the second appearance of the seven-person fusion skill, Pseudo Hao Tian True Body, during the Soul Master Tournament.
The six others' completely different soul powers would be injected into one person's body, after which Tang San would dramatically demonstrate his martial soul's true form.
At first glance, Tang San appeared mighty and imposing, exuding the aura of a protagonist.
But Ye Wen knew the reality of soul power rejection—not just from books but also through his own experiments.
The first group to successfully perform the seven-person fusion skill was Cang Hui Academy. They meticulously chose seven soul masters with gemstone-type martial souls, ensuring compatibility, before executing the fusion skill.
Upon careful analysis, Tang San's use of Hao Tian True Body was fraught with problems. It was baffling how Yu Xiaogang could come up with such a method that harmed Tang San's body.
Then again, considering Yu Xiaogang's reputation as a fraud, Ye Wen understood.
While Yu Xiaogang possessed extensive theoretical knowledge, he lacked understanding of fundamental soul master concepts. For instance, his ignorance of the common knowledge that ten-thousand-year soul rings could cause soul tremors was laughable.
Ye Wen analyzed it carefully.
Tang San's ability to withstand the soul power of the other six people likely stemmed from the fact that two of them were support-type soul masters, whose soul power was gentle and harmless.
Additionally, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's soul power was inherently smooth due to their martial soul fusion skill, reducing potential harm.
As for the remaining two—Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu...
Whether it was "rabbits eating grass" or "fire overcoming wood," their attributes were entirely incompatible with Tang San's own soul power.
In conclusion, Ye Wen arrived at one key point:
"The reason Tang San could endure the foreign soul power of the other six people, aside from being the protagonist, likely has something to do with the deep life characteristics of the Blue Silver Emperor, the essence behind his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
Otherwise, Tang San would have died long ago from the abuse he endured as a child and wouldn't have lived to awaken his martial soul.
Leveraging the life attributes of the Blue Silver Emperor, along with Yu Xiaogang's early claim that 'though weak, the Blue Silver Grass is all-encompassing,' and the ultimate stage of the Blue Silver Domain—harmony with nature and the sea-like capacity to embrace everything—grants it near-immortality.
In summary, as long as one's foundation is strong, occasionally indulging in reckless behavior isn't a big issue. Leave everything to the life force of the Blue Silver Emperor!"
Based on this theory, Ye Wen's gaze toward the Blue Silver King grew increasingly heated.
Although the Blue Silver King's martial soul differed from his currently awakened surface attributes, Ye Wen had already tested his own attributes and was now racing toward becoming an element master.
Thus, acquiring an eighty-five-thousand-year soul ring—one of the top-tier life-based soul rings—wasn't out of the question.
After all, if Ye Wen remembered correctly, the final two soul skills of the future Gu Yuena, the reincarnation of the Silver Dragon King, were Creation Element and Destruction Element.
While Ye Wen had no clue about destruction power, creation power was essentially another term for life force.
With a faint smile, Ye Wen said, "Don't worry, Teacher. The Blue Silver King's attribute leans toward life force—a neutral type of soul power that won't harm me. On the contrary, under the nourishment of such abundant life force, my cultivation aptitude might even improve further."
Having said this much, Ye Wen saw no need to prolong the discussion. He turned to the Blue Silver King and asked:
"So, what's your decision, Blue Silver King?"
After a brief moment of silence, the Blue Silver King resolutely replied:
"I agree, but I require you to swear an oath upon your martial soul. If you break this agreement, may you suffer a miserable death and see misfortune befall your descendants!"
Unlike the naive Blue Silver Emperor, the Blue Silver King's original qualifications as a Blue Silver Grass were unremarkable. It had reached its current level thanks to countless generations of Blue Silver Grasses passing down their accumulated essence.
The Blue Silver King had witnessed too much human treachery. It knew that refusing today would not end with a simple sacrifice—they would kill it anyway. Worse, if it endangered the hope of their species, the Blue Silver Emperor, that was something it absolutely couldn't allow.
Thus, the Blue Silver King set conditions. Though it believed oaths on martial souls were meaningless in this era where gods were absent, human soul masters seemed to take such matters seriously.
Moreover, the Blue Silver King figured that as long as it survived, a spirit beast's lifespan would surely outlast Ye Wen. By then, both it and the Blue Silver Emperor would regain their freedom.
Without hesitation, Ye Wen agreed. After all, the conditions were lenient compared to the outrageous demands of the Hao Tian Sect elders.
Seeing Ye Wen's agreement, though the Blue Silver King suspected deceit, there was nothing left to say at this point.
The Blue Silver Domain expanded once more, and a torrent of spiritual energy surged toward the Blue Silver King, aiding in its recovery of injuries and soul power.
After all, the earlier exchange had made it clear: without returning to full strength, the Blue Silver King lacked confidence in bridging Ye Wen's ten-level gap, despite its confidence in controlling its soul power.
The Blue Silver Emperor stared blankly at the Blue Silver King.
At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor felt utterly useless. Not only could she not protect her people, but her people now had to protect her.
Though the Blue Silver Emperor's tearful beauty was captivating, Ye Wen had no special fetish for such displays. He waved his hand dismissively.
"Alright, I've agreed to the conditions. Come back."
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