The Dark Devilgod Tiger—a massive tiger with a completely jet-black body—possesses six attributes: evil, space, time, lightning, strength, and wind.
It was even said that its evil attribute was connected to the Evil God himself.
This was a truly hexagonal soul beast—no weaknesses, only strengths.
Beyond that, Xiao Lin didn't know much.
He only remembered that when reading the novel back in his original world, Tang San seemed to have been turned into a six-year-old child by the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Unfortunately, Xiao Lin had forgotten exactly how Tang San killed it in that timeline.
But a six-year-old Tang San defeating the Dark Devilgod Tiger… it must have relied on hidden weapons.
Since hidden weapons were involved, Xiao Lin could only hope to get Tang San to forge him a set of Emperor Armor.
Before, he only joked about the Dark Devilgod Tiger and its bead, finding it interesting.
But if he actually encountered it, he would definitely have to hunt it.
Now, though, he truly wanted to kill it—his killing intent had formed.
This was directly tied to his strength, to his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Tang San.
"Hu hu!"
Xiao Lin quietly calmed his breathing, forcing himself to steady his mind.
Now that he was serious, he had to go all out.
Since the Dark Devilgod Tiger's abilities were so strange, he needed a foolproof plan.
He immediately turned to the two Dragon Kings in his consciousness space, asking if they could help him deal with the beast.
Inside the consciousness space.
The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were shocked when they heard Xiao Lin's unorthodox idea and realized his astounding insight.
But very quickly, both dragons expressed they could help.
"The Dark Devilgod Tiger… from what you describe, it may have been the Evil God's pet. But at the end of the day, it's just a pet."
The Ice Dragon King grinned. By the time Xiao Lin was ready to face it, he would already have obtained several hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
With a hundred-thousand-year Ice-Fire ring, they could lend him soul power to crush the beast.
A "small" Dark Devilgod Tiger? Easily taken down.
"Xiao Lin, didn't you say your next ring would be a near hundred-thousand-year lightning ring? Then after that, fire, and then ice?"
"Once you reach the Soul Sage realm, you'll be able to take it."
The Fire Dragon King said confidently.
"That's right! Once I become a Soul Sage, with you two helping me form an Ice-Fire Soul Core, my strength won't be any weaker than an ordinary Titled Douluo."
"Not to mention I'd have your help, and I can use my Martial Soul True Body."
Hearing the two Dragon Kings' words, Xiao Lin's heart settled, and he felt much more relaxed.
When Xiao Lin returned to reality, Tang San was still explaining the new immortal herbs.
"That one is the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. I've checked—it suits Brother Lin's Azure Dragon Staff very well. As for its exact effects, I can't say for sure."
"And that one is the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb. It's excellent for soul power improvement. That's the Star Luo Spirit Pearl—I feel like it's also a good match for Brother Lin…"
Tang San explained the general uses of several herbs, though he didn't know the full details.
What he did know was that they all seemed to suit Xiao Lin.
Of course, these herbs would also benefit Tang San and the others greatly.
"After listening for so long, why does it feel like none of them are suitable to absorb right now?"
When Xiao Lin said this, Tang San looked equally depressed.
"Brother Lin, you're right. These can only be absorbed later."
Hearing this, Tang Ni and Xiao Wu also lost interest.
Still, Tang Ni noticed how knowledgeable Tang San was about immortal herbs. Since she had seen many rare plants in the Star Dou Great Forest, she suddenly thought of bringing them to Tang San so he could identify whether any were immortal herbs.
Not long after, Tang San recovered from his gloom.
Now that he had seen these herbs and gained some understanding, he only became more interested.
He intended to record them later and preserve the knowledge for the Tang Sect.
"Brother Lin, didn't you say you were researching soul bones? Any progress?"
Tang San quickly asked, hoping it might relate to his external soul bones.
Hearing this, Xiao Lin chuckled and struck a dramatic pose.
"These past three days, I've made a new discovery about soul bones—that is the Charging Theory."
"Charging theory?"
The three of them froze at the strange name, unable to understand it from the words alone.
Only Tang San caught a glimmer of insight from Xiao Lin's smirk.
"Could this 'charging' be like soul tool formations…"
"Exactly, just as you thought."
Xiao Lin snapped his fingers, praising Tang San.
He then took out two ten-thousand-year soul bones to demonstrate.
"This one is the Fusion Right Leg Bone. This one is the Swiftwind Left Arm Bone."
"Next, I'll inject my soul power into them."
As Xiao Lin kept channeling his indestructible Vajra-like soul power, the two bones began glowing faintly.
The next moment, Xiao Lin raised them, aimed at a giant boulder, and fired.
To the others' astonishment, both soul bones unleashed a powerful qi wave, carrying Xiao Lin's own soul power properties, and effortlessly blasted a hole through the boulder.
"It's the same as Brother Lin's soul power—the bones didn't change its nature at all."
Tang San immediately grasped the principle. The qi wave carried no alterations.
"Brother Lin, you mean the soul bones can store our soul power, then release it in critical moments?"
The more Tang San spoke, the more excited he became. Wasn't this the Soul Power Battery Xiao Lin once mentioned?
"Uh…"
Xiao Lin was stunned. Did he ever say that?
Yet Tang San had extrapolated another possible application of the theory before he could even explain!
Of course, Xiao Lin could have thought of it too, but Tang San stole the words first.
"Ahem, yes, that's what I meant… but my deeper discovery is different."
Xiao Lin coughed tactically and resumed his "wise master" demeanor.
"What I mean by 'charging' isn't just what Tang San said.
When I injected soul power into the bone, the bone itself didn't change—not immediately at least. The inside remained whole. Understand?"
This time, Tang San was as lost as Xiao Wu and Tang Ni. They all stared at Xiao Lin blankly.
Helpless, Xiao Lin patiently explained.
Soul bones originated from soul cores, which were solidified rotating soul power capable of absorbing surrounding energy.
But after injecting his power, the bone didn't grow stronger.
So his idea was—what if a soul power formation could be carved onto the surface of the soul bone, to create a new soul skill?
Then the bone's original ability could be fused with the new soul skill to produce a stronger result.
Or alternatively, a strengthening skill could be inscribed, amplifying the original soul bone's effect.
That was the inspiration he had stumbled upon.
The benefit was obvious: even if the soul bone was only ten-thousand-year level, its skills could reach far beyond that.
Like combining wind and fire to spread flames, or water and lightning to amplify control and area of effect.
Of course, Xiao Lin didn't tell them his deeper thought—long-term "charging" to gradually strengthen the soul bone itself.
Martial Soul Data Panel:
Tang Ni
Martial Soul: Golden Dragon
Destructive Power: A+ (Even without soul skills, sheer strength overwhelms most power-attack battle souls)
Speed: A (Very fast strikes, highly skilled)
Range: B (Can throw stones or bricks with great force)
Endurance: A
Precision: A
Growth Potential: A+
Special Energy: A+ (Power of Extremity)
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