NOVEL NEXT Chapter 21: Chapter 21: It's That Simple
Chapter 21: It's That Simple
"Goddess Sister, you should know that I've been merging my Hunting Soul Spear with the iron spear I bought, right?" Su Mo looked at Bibi Dong with a smile.
"I know..." Bibi Dong initially nodded at Su Mo's words but then widened her eyes in disbelief. "You can't possibly have evolved your Martial Soul just by doing that, right?"
If that were true, it would be way too simple.
Bibi Dong felt like she was hearing things—how could the evolution of a Martial Soul be that easy?
"Yes, it's that simple!"
"I've always wanted to break through the limitations of my Martial Soul's innate talent, so I thought of this method. I didn't even expect it to succeed at first..." Su Mo said excitedly.
Of course, he wouldn't admit that it was an accidental discovery; instead, he claimed it was his idea all along.
Su Mo was just as surprised by this simple method of evolving a Martial Soul.
Moreover, he had tried other experiments, like wearing a bracelet on his wrist and nurturing it with soul power every day. After six months, the bracelet showed no reaction whatsoever.
Su Mo speculated that only objects merged with the Martial Soul could be refined—just using soul power to refine them wouldn't work.
Additionally, the Martial Soul and the object to be refined had to be highly similar for there to be enough compatibility.
And this method would only work for soul masters with weapon-type Martial Souls.
For beast-type Martial Souls, it might be possible, but how could one attach their beast Martial Soul to an actual soul beast, after all?
This was just Su Mo's guess. In any case, he succeeded, but whether other soul masters could achieve the same, he wasn't sure.
However, Su Mo believed it was possible; after all, this ability wasn't his special cheat code!
It's just that no one in the Douluo World had ever done it before.
They looked down on using weapons, so how could they possibly think to merge them with their Martial Souls as Su Mo did?
This evolution method, like Su Mo's self-created new cultivation technique, was simple yet innovative. But the soul masters of Douluo World were too entrenched in their ways to try something like this.
Even if someone else could replicate it, it wouldn't be many, because besides needing to keep the Martial Soul and weapon in a merged state for a long time, it also required strong spiritual or soul power to initiate the refining process.
That's not something everyone could achieve.
"..."
After hearing Su Mo's explanation, Bibi Dong was left speechless, her mouth hanging open.
She was genuinely shocked, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at Su Mo.
She never imagined that there was such a method for Martial Soul evolution, and it was Su Mo who discovered it.
"Who... who exactly are you?"
Bibi Dong asked, her voice filled with a mixture of shock and suspicion, as she stared at Su Mo. This time, she truly felt that Su Mo was not just an ordinary person.
This method, while seemingly simple, was not something an average person could discover!
And she had never heard of someone like Su Mo in the future.
But that made even less sense. Someone capable of creating a new soul power cultivation technique and discovering a way for weapon-type Martial Souls to evolve should have been renowned in the future. How could they remain obscure?
"Me? I'm just me."
Su Mo's heart skipped a beat, but he still had no intention of telling Bibi Dong that he, like her, was a reborn individual.
"Then... how were you able to create a new soul power cultivation technique and discover this Martial Soul evolution method?" Bibi Dong pressed further.
"I just wanted to prove that I could overcome the limitations of my Martial Soul by relying on myself!"
"Goddess Sister said only Yu Xiaogang could do it, but I refused to believe that!"
"Now do you believe me, Goddess Sister? I can do it too!"
"In fact, Yu Xiaogang is still stuck at level 29 and hasn't broken through. Goddess Sister, you've been deceived by him!"
Su Mo responded, full of pride and determination.
"..."
Bibi Dong opened her mouth, still finding it hard to believe. However, after listening to Su Mo's words, she began to understand. Su Mo's drive to break through the limitations of his Martial Soul's innate talent was due to the stimulus he received.
So, in the end, was it all because of her?
It was she who pushed Su Mo to apprentice under Yu Xiaogang, leading to Su Mo's rejection and subsequent blow to his confidence. This, in turn, motivated Su Mo to create his new cultivation technique and discover the method of evolving a weapon-type Martial Soul.
If she hadn't appeared, Su Mo might have ended up like any other soul master with average talent—no matter how hard he tried, he would have eventually faded into obscurity.
That's why, in the future, she hadn't heard the name "Su Mo" mentioned. Neither his new cultivation technique nor the method for evolving a weapon-type Martial Soul had emerged.
"Yes, yes, I underestimated you!"
Had Su Mo not criticized Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong might have praised him sincerely, marveling at his accomplishments. But after hearing Su Mo disparage Yu Xiaogang, she lost the desire to compliment him.
However, she couldn't argue with Su Mo's assessment. At this point, Yu Xiaogang indeed hadn't found a way to break through the limitations of Martial Soul talent and was still stuck at level 29.
Now, she was genuinely curious—when exactly did Yu Xiaogang find the solution, and would it be as shocking as Su Mo's discovery?
"Hurry up and test your evolved Martial Soul!"
Not wanting to dwell on the negative aspects of Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong quickly changed the subject.
"Alright!"
Su Mo nodded at Bibi Dong's prompt.
His consciousness then exited the Martial Soul space.
Swish—
Bibi Dong's spiritual consciousness followed, manifesting outside as well.
"Martial Soul, summon!"
Ignoring Bibi Dong, Su Mo focused his mind and summoned his newly evolved Martial Soul.
The evolved Hunting Soul Spear quickly appeared in Su Mo's hands.
He grasped the spear with both hands and swung it around freely, feeling the difference. The evolved Hunting Soul Spear was indeed much stronger than the original.
"Even though it has evolved, its feel and lethality don't seem as strong as when they weren't fully merged!"
However, after testing its power, Su Mo noticed something was off.
The original combination of the Hunting Soul Spear and the iron spear had a cumulative effect, making them stronger together than separately. Now that they had fully merged, the result was not as potent as before.
"Don't worry about that for now. Try using the original meditation method to cultivate!"
While Su Mo was concerned about the spear's power, Bibi Dong was more interested in verifying whether the spear had truly evolved in all aspects. She urged Su Mo to try cultivation using the standard meditation technique.
If the spear had genuinely evolved, Su Mo's cultivation limit—and, by extension, his level limit—would be significantly altered.
This would mean that Su Mo could potentially break through to the Soul Saint level.
And that would also mean he had the opportunity to help her awaken.
With this thought, Bibi Dong's heart began pounding rapidly, filled with both nervousness and excitement.
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