Douluo: My Clone Is Groudon

"I'll guide the flow of soul power in your body. Remember the route, and let your martial soul fully absorb sunlight."

Learning moves was simple for Gu La—he just had to click with his mind in the system space or place it on his forehead to instantly learn.

Others didn't have this convenience. They needed to memorize the soul power routes themselves, especially when it involved converting energy attributes. These intricate routes were far more complex than the Xuantian Technique.

Gu La activated the Photosynthesis move, and soul power surged rapidly through his body. The sunlight seemed to brighten momentarily as it reacted with the soul power enveloping him.

With his extraordinary mental strength, Gu La could memorize anything after seeing it once. After committing it to memory, he replicated the routes onto Tang San's body, with Evergreen Force safeguarding the process to avoid damaging their meridians.

Fortunately, Gu La's practice in controlling his abilities hadn't been in vain. His control over soul power was extremely precise, allowing him to direct it even through the smallest meridians.

Tang San was a martial arts prodigy—otherwise, he wouldn't have mastered the Xuantian Treasure Record by the age of twenty-nine, a feat comparable to the inner sect elders of the Tang Sect.

But at this moment, he furrowed his brow, feeling troubled. "It involves all twelve primary meridians, most of the eight extraordinary meridians, and several hidden meridians. What an incredibly complicated self-created soul skill!"

He was reluctant to admit that a single self-created soul skill could be more complex and difficult to understand than the Xuantian Technique, but the reality was undeniable—it wouldn't change no matter how much he denied it.

"Fine. No matter how strong a technique is, cultivation methods are the foundation. There's no need to forcibly rank them."

Tang San adjusted his mindset, stopped focusing on external distractions, and concentrated fully on memorizing the soul power routes.

True to his reputation as a genius who could master the Tang Sect's secret techniques purely through observation, Tang San memorized the extraordinarily complex soul power routes in just half an hour.

After successfully running through the process once, nearly thirty percent of the soul power in his body vanished, replaced by an overwhelming surge of vitality that filled his entire being.

Tang San was utterly astonished. The conversion efficiency was an incredible one-to-two ratio—and not just any ratio, but soul power to vitality at one-to-two. This defied the common understanding of soul masters.

"A one-to-two conversion effect? Even someone on the brink of death with severe injuries could instantly recover to a lightly injured state—or even full health."

Terrifying indeed!

Tang San marveled internally, finally understanding why Photosynthesis had such a complex soul power route. In fact, he even thought it might still be lacking.

Such a heaven-defying soul skill could grant an extra life in battle, capable of turning the tide. While the Xuantian Technique was the foundation of the Tang Sect, it ultimately fell slightly short in comparison.

"Gu La!"

Tang San's eyes welled up slightly, wishing he could repay Gu La with all his heart.

Gu La sensed Tang San's gratitude and patted him on the shoulder. "Train hard. Photosynthesis has immense potential and suits your Blue Silver King martial soul perfectly. Once you master it, the cost will decrease, but remember—under dark conditions, the vitality restored will drop by at least half."

"I'll remember."

Tang San carefully noted this, feeling relieved that such a powerful soul skill had its limitations. Without them, it would've been too overpowered.

Seeing their training end, Xiao Wu approached curiously. "What's this secret code you two are speaking? Tell me too, okay?"

"It's nothing."

Gu La brushed it off and changed the subject. "Xiao Wu, how did you come up with adding Waist Bow as your first soul skill?"

Xiao Wu immediately shifted her attention. "What's wrong with Waist Bow? It's the innate soul skill of the Soft Boned Rabbit—strengthening the waist to maximize the effectiveness of my grappling techniques and Eight Stage Throw."

She puffed out her chest, clearly proud of the self-created soul skill passed down from her mother.

"Uh…"

Gu La facepalmed. "But have you considered that, with your talent, you could at least reach the Soul Douluo level?"

"Soul masters gain their Martial Soul True Bodies—do you think they'll still have obvious weaknesses like an exposed neck? In other words, if you've already locked your opponent's neck, stabbing them repeatedly with a dagger would deal more damage than your Eight Stage Throw."

"After all, instant lethality is better than breaking every bone in their body—the latter still leaves room for healing."

Xiao Wu was speechless. She had never thought that far ahead. After transforming into human form, she simply followed her habits as a spirit beast and condensed her soul ring accordingly. Now that Gu La pointed it out, it seemed utterly useless.

Frustrated, Xiao Wu sulked. "So what do you suggest I do? My soul rings are already formed—I can't just replace them."

Gu La revealed a confident smile.

"That depends on the path you want to take. In my opinion, the Soft Boned Rabbit lacks sharp claws and teeth, as well as a massive physique or muscles."

"The only noteworthy aspect is its hind leg strength—but since it's the only standout feature, it's insufficient for a brute-force offensive route."

"The best path is to pursue agility-based offense, relying on hind leg strength for endurance and one-hit kills. Alternatively, there's the mental charm route I previously mentioned."

"I…"

Xiao Wu started to shake her head—she wasn't going down some seductive charm route.

Gu La cut her off with a single sentence: "But looking at your usual spoiled and headstrong demeanor, I can't imagine you becoming gentle as you grow older. So forget about the charm route."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened in anger as she glared at Gu La. Where was she not gentle? She wanted to punch him right in the face!

Ignoring Xiao Wu's glare, Gu La continued:

"The only path suitable for you is agility-based offense. But there's a problem—even if your strength is great, it doesn't necessarily mean your attack power is sufficient. If you can't kill, you're still not a qualified agility-type soul master."

"Therefore, your martial soul must undergo an evolution to enhance its attack power and become the perfect agility-type martial soul."

Gu La had long been contemplating the idea of martial soul evolution.

In the Pokémon world, the term "miraculous creatures" originally referred to their ability to undergo miraculous evolutions, transforming into stronger forms.

Martial souls could similarly evolve. Based on the knowledge in his mind, Gu La had several hypotheses about the factors influencing martial soul evolution in the Douluo Continent. He just needed a few examples to test his theories.

He needed Legendary Exchange Coupons to evolve Groudon and Celebi. Meanwhile, he had another hypothesis, so after careful consideration, he decided his next paper would make a big splash.

"The Soft Boned Rabbit can evolve? I don't believe it."

Xiao Wu shook her head. As a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, she knew nothing of this. How could Gu La claim it was possible?

Gu La chuckled knowingly, as if he could see through Xiao Wu's secrets. She shrank back slightly and smiled ingratiatingly. "Go on, tell me more."

Gu La provided his reasoning: "Evolution can be seen as a miracle that elevates the essence of life—a transformation that should take millions of years compressed into a few years, or even an instant."

"The evolution of martial souls can be categorized into bloodline evolution, energy evolution, mental mutation, form mutation, attribute mutation, irregular mutations caused by external forces, or rare factor mutations triggered by previous-generation soul rings."

"Your Soft Boned Rabbit awakened with innate full soul power, yet it's not a twin martial soul. Its bloodline level must be exceptionally high, making it extremely difficult to break through its limits via bloodline alone."

"Acquired mutations are unstable, so the only path available to you is energy evolution."

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