Chapter 3: Supreme Martial Soul, Waste Martial Soul

After returning home, Yang Xiong fell silent, mainly pondering how his Body martial soul should develop.

The Full Body Soul is a top‑grade among Body martial souls; it has many possible development paths, whether toward a strong Attack System, an Agility Attack System, or a Defense System, all are excellent, and even if one follows the mental route, one can adopt a Control System.

Especially, the Full Body Soul has a terrifying trait: the issue of bodily compatibility.

The Full Body Soul is extremely versatile; it can absorb any type of Soul Ring without side effects, and it can even follow the Deadly Poison path, truly all‑encompassing.

Yet Douluo One is an exceptionally radiant era, hailed as the Gods' Rise era; one should know that in the entire Douluo Shijie, the most deities were born during Douluo One, truly a time of Gods' Rise.

Yang Xiong thought carefully and concluded that the Deadly Poison path is definitely unworkable; even if it reached its peak it would likely be only Ninety‑Eighth Level. Though Deadly Poison can make one's combat power fiercer and make enemies more wary, like a Nuclear Weapon, the Deadly Poison path ultimately harms the body.

The most ideal route for the Full Body Soul is the pure Power route; Power-Type Soul Beasts generally have strong attacks, outstanding defense, and their Soul Rings are relatively easier to find.

However, Yang Xiong feels that a pure Power route still imposes certain limits on himself, never quite perfect, at least lacking in the mental aspect.

Of course, regardless of the development path, the body is the foundation of everything; ultimately it comes down to one term: Body Tempering. Only when the body is strong enough and of outstanding quality can it absorb higher‑age Soul Rings.

One should know that in the entire Douluo Shijie, without external aids, only Body martial souls can possibly absorb a Yi Wan Nian Fourth Soul Ring, a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Seventh Spirit Ring, and can even do so without Immortal Herb.

For a Body martial soul to truly rise, a Second Awakening is essential, but unfortunately Yang Xiong does not know how to achieve a Second Awakening.

But Yang Xiong has no idea how to achieve a Second Awakening; the original work seems to lack detailed description. The specific method appears to be that the Body Sect does not pass down secret techniques, and there is also the so‑called Deep Sea Water Pressure Method, yet neither is described in detail.

Of course, another way is to use Immortal Herb for a Second Awakening, but Yang Xiong simply knows nothing about any Immortal Herb.

【4】 Since the age of four, Yang Xiong has especially loved reading; aside from training, he spends each day reading various books, some belonging to his parents and some obtained by his parents through connections from the Outer Sect of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and none of these contain any information about Immortal Herb.

Since the age of four, Yang Xiong has especially liked reading; every day, apart from training, he reads all kinds of books—some are his parents' own, and others his parents obtained through connections from the Outer Sect of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. These materials contain nothing concerning any Immortal Herb.

Perhaps the Inner Sect's library of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect contains a small amount of Spirit Herb introductions, but relatively it is still too few.

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While Yang Xiong was pondering, Yang Lin and Sun Yu, seeing his demeanor, were also a bit worried; for Soul Grandmasters, the martial soul is fundamental, and awakening a waste martial soul is something many cannot accept.

Mother Sun Yu is already over forty, yet even with all her effort she is only at Level Forty‑Two; she may never reach the Soul Emperor Realm in this lifetime, and she herself feels she has hit a bottleneck—this is the greatest sorrow of Soul Grandmaster cultivation.

Father Yang Lin began to comfort him: "Xiao Xiong, you don't need to worry so much. Your Innate Soul Power has reached Level Six; with the resources of our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, reaching the Soul Emperor or even Soul Saint in the future should pose no problem."

"You should know that your mother's Innate Soul Power Level is only Four, and mine is only Five; your Innate Soul Power Level is higher than both of us, and even within the entire Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect it is considered quite good."

Yang Xiong looked closely at his parents; both wore worried expressions, seemingly concerned that they were troubled by their martial souls. One should know that the Body martial soul is widely regarded as a waste martial soul and also as a notoriously difficult martial soul to cultivate.

Yang Xiong couldn't help but laugh: "Mom, Dad, what are you thinking? I'm merely pondering how my martial soul will develop in the future. I'm very satisfied with this awakened martial soul and my Innate Soul Power Level, and perhaps one day we'll reach an unprecedented height for our family."

Sun Yu patted Yang Lin's small head, her face showing a hint of doubt: "Xiao Xiong, did something go wrong with this awakened martial soul? This type of martial soul is an extremely rare part of the body, yet it is also widely regarded as a useless soul that is hard to cultivate."

Yang Xiong quickly replied: "Mom, this kind of martial soul of mine is not a waste martial soul; it is a top‑grade martial soul. Though cultivation is somewhat difficult, it can be said to be the highest‑tier martial soul in the Soul Master World."

Yang Lin and Sun Yu exchanged glances; indeed there are countless martial souls in the world, and this Body martial soul is as rare as one in ten thousand.

Sun Yu thought for a moment before speaking: "Xiao Xiong, I have also checked all the records of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; martial souls like ours have never produced any masters in the Soul Grandmaster world, and even Soul Saints are rare. How could it be a top‑tier martial soul?"

Yang Xiong said: "Mom, I have read many books before; martial souls like ours, which are a part of the body, I call Body martial souls. The main cultivation method for this type is not through Meditation, but requires continual training; only by constantly training to push the body's limits can the martial soul become ever stronger."

Yang Lin and Sun Yu were clearly even more puzzled; both were born in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and have a broad knowledge base, yet they have never heard that a Soul Grandmaster's main cultivation relies on physical training. It is well known in the Soul Grandmaster world that improvement comes from Meditation to absorb the ambient spiritual energy.

Yang Xiong, seeing his parents' expressions, said nothing more; after all, the development of a Body martial soul is rather tortuous, truly flourishing only after Yi Wan Nian, and it indeed has other limitations.

Yang Lin and Sun Yu, seeing that Yang Xiong was not overly discouraged, both breathed a sigh of relief; though they didn't fully understand what he said, their son's optimism is the best.

Seeming to recall something, Yang Lin continued: "By the way, Xiao Xiong, your newly awakened Innate Soul Power is impressive; the sect will likely take notice. According to sect regulations, everyone will be uniformly enrolled later, so you'll be going to school soon."

Yang Xiong, hearing this, looked a bit disheartened: "Father, this schooling is really pointless; I'd rather study at home, and home is more suitable for my training."

Yang Lin said: "These are sect rules; no one is exempt. Moreover, all peers will study together, and you can make more friends within the sect. All children from both the Inner and Outer Sect of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect study together, so you'll get early contact with the Inner Sect kids; with your Innate Soul Power Level, you'll eventually enter the Inner Sect."

"Later I'll personally teach you the Meditation method; from today you can practice Meditation on your own."

(End of Chapter)