Chapter 58 Hu Bai: It was just luck. Dugu Bo felt helpless!
The moment Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling saw Hu Bai, they began to size him up.
Their first impression was, Wow, he's so handsome!
It was Dugu Yan's first time seeing such a handsome boy; he seemed to exude a faint charm.
"Is this the person Grandpa mentioned, the one with Innate full soul power?"
Dugu Yan politely shook Hu Bai's hand and couldn't help but ask, "Are you the one Grandpa mentioned, the Supreme Pontiff's Disciple? One with Innate full soul power? What is your Cultivation level now?"
After Dugu Yan released Hu Bai's hand, Ye Lingling also gave a polite, brief handshake.
Although her facial expression remained cold, a hint of blush was subtly visible.
She was a bit shy.
Hu Bai grinned and said, "That's right, I'm currently level twenty-four, what about you?"
Dugu Yan's small face immediately flushed, and she stammered, "I just reached level ten and haven't even obtained my first soul ring yet, but I'll work hard later!"
Dugu Yan was a few months older than Hu Bai, and about the same age as Ye Lingling, who was only level nine at the moment.
In terms of Cultivation difficulty, the Nine-heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul was even harder than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Dugu Bo chuckled, "Alright, alright, if you two have so much to talk about, why don't you get into the carriage first? This old man will act as the driver."
A carriage could seat at most four people, plus the driver, making five in total, so Dugu Bo simply gave the original driver some money and sent him away.
Xie Tian looked at Hu Bai and smiled, "Hu Bai, you're probably a bit younger than them, but you can't bully them, okay? We'll go ahead to Sunset Forest and wait for you."
Hu Bai waved his hand with a slight hint of disdain, "Go on, go on. Have you ever seen me bully anyone? Hmph."
Hu Bai looked at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and asked, "You two don't mind if I share a carriage with you, do you?"
Ye Lingling subtly hid behind Dugu Yan, her face still cold, but her eyes revealed a glimmer of curiosity, and she nodded slightly.
Dugu Yan was also very curious about Hu Bai, so she naturally agreed.
Dugu Bo was very pleased to see the three youngsters getting along so amicably.
Subsequently, the five of them boarded the carriage, with Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin sitting outside, driving the carriage.
Ye Renxin also deliberately left the space for the three children; although he was somewhat interested in Hu Bai, he could learn about him through Dugu Bo, and being so close, he could even eavesdrop.
Inside the carriage.
Dugu Yan looked at Hu Bai with some curiosity and asked, "Can you tell me how you became a Soul Grandmaster in just a few months?"
This was the point Dugu Yan was most concerned about.
Hu Bai smiled, "Just luck."
Dugu Yan was not satisfied with this answer, so she pouted, looking very cute.
He had the least resistance to a child's cute expressions, even though he was also a child himself now.
"It was just good luck. When I was obtaining my first soul ring, I accidentally encountered a ten-thousand-year Three-Eyed Demon Fox, and then my parents killed it. I obtained a Soul Bone, and because my Cultivation direction is quite special, they gave that Soul Bone to me."
"Wow! A ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, I'm so envious! You're so young and you've already obtained a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, Grandpa, I want one too." Dugu Yan called out to Dugu Bo, whining.
This truly made Dugu Bo a bit troubled; he only had one skull bone.
And Hu Bai smiled, "If you join Spirit Hall and can pass some assessments, allowing Spirit Hall to recognize your talent, and obtain a purple record badge, perhaps Spirit Hall will give you a suitable Soul Bone~"
Hu Bai explained the conditions for obtaining a purple record badge and its significance to Spirit Hall.
Dugu Bo sighed from outside, "Your Spirit Hall is truly wealthy and powerful!"
However, he knew that obtaining a purple record badge didn't guarantee a Soul Bone reward from Spirit Hall; they needed to stand out among the many talented individuals who had obtained the purple record badge to qualify.
Spirit Hall's Soul Bone reserves might be the largest on the continent, but they wouldn't just hand them out so casually.
If they were given, then that person would be a high-ranking official in Spirit Hall in the future!
"Since you are the Supreme Pontiff's Disciple, you should know a lot of things. So, what direction do you think my first soul ring should take to be better?"
Dugu Yan wanted to hear Hu Bai's opinion.
"That depends on what Cultivation direction you want to take. Your Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul can be used for offense or agility."
"Why can't it be for control? I feel that a control system Soul Master who stands in the middle and commands the entire field is very cool." Dugu Yan's mood immediately soured when Hu Bai didn't mention the control system.
Hu Bai shook his head, "You want to use your poison to control?"
"Yes, what's wrong with that?"
Hu Bai chuckled, "I also understand some of Senior Dugu Bo's attack methods. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul can spray large areas of poisonous mist, and its toxicity will increase as the Soul Master's strength improves."
"You want to use large-area poisonous mist to control opponents with poison, right? But have you considered your control over the poisonous mist? Once the poisonous mist is unleashed, it will spread, and perhaps your teammates will also be affected."
"Then I can have them take antidotes beforehand." Dugu Yan retorted.
Hu Bai: "Your thinking is still stuck on competitions. What if it's on the battlefield? What if there's an emergency? Your teammates, your companions, don't have time to take antidotes, or don't have antidotes? On the battlefield, how many antidotes can you produce?"
Dugu Yan pouted and mumbled, "I'm not necessarily going to the battlefield."
Outside the carriage, Ye Renxin transmitted a message to Dugu Bo, "This little fellow knows a lot. Your granddaughter wants to go the poison control route; didn't you try to dissuade her? Or is this your intention?"
Dugu Bo sighed; there was indeed a bit of his intention in it.
He had considered how to slow down the time of the poison outbreak in Dugu Yan's body, and taking the auxiliary control path was his answer.
He subtly hinted to Dugu Yan how cool a control Soul Master was, all for this reason.
For an auxiliary control system, Jade Phosphor Serpent poison itself has toxicity, and when the obtained soul ring is mainly for a large-area poisonous mist, after teammates take the antidote, this poisonous mist will only have an enhancing effect on teammates, but will be highly toxic to the opponent.
But he knew that if she took this path, his granddaughter's future achievements might not be very high, and she might not be able to fully utilize the abilities of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
As for himself, he took the offensive route, although most of his Soul Skills were group attacks.
This was also because the poison required for group attacks had the least backlash on himself.
Ultimately, it was the helplessness brought by his Martial Soul; otherwise, directly taking the offensive route would be the best choice, with poison control as an auxiliary.
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