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Inside the secret base, Xiao Lin shook his head, temporarily pausing his research on the equipment dropped by the black-robed old man.
For now, his priority was to finish a simple thesis for that Soul Master who had been rejected by the hunting team, as well as for other Soul Masters who didn't fully understand their own Martial Souls.
Shocking! Even "Trash" Martial Souls Have These Advantages!
Xiao Lin thought for a moment and used the Soul Master with the Ball of Yarn Martial Soul as his primary example.
The greatest advantages of a Ball of Yarn Martial Soul are that it is long enough, thin enough, and concealable enough. Therefore, a Soul Master with a Ball of Yarn Martial Soul could choose soul rings based on the following:
First: Allow the yarn to grow fine hairs, giving it the ability to perceive surroundings much like a feline's whiskers.
Second: Make the yarn even thinner and longer to increase perception range, pursuing the path of a pure scouting and sensory-type Soul Master.
Third: Grant the yarn the sharpness and toughness of metal.
When made extremely thin, the yarn would possess the lethal cutting power of a paper cut from a fast-turning page. In an ambush or sneak attack, it could effortlessly shred a human body.
Fourth: Continue to reduce the yarn's size until it is fine enough to suture wounds, providing exceptional external healing capabilities.
Fifth: Grant the yarn the ability to parasitize the human body, directly destroying internal acupoints and blood vessels.
Xiao Lin listed many more advantages of the yarn.
Often, it wasn't that a Soul Master had no way to become strong; they simply lacked the eyes to observe and the brain to innovate. Following the example of the "trash" yarn Martial Soul, Xiao Lin listed other common Martial Souls.
Finally, at the end of the thesis, he attached a Martial Soul Data Panel for the Ball of Yarn as a reference.
[Martial Soul: Ball of Yarn]
Destructive Power: D (Cannot even defeat an average person)
Speed: C (Roughly the same speed as an average person)
Range: A (Distance of several hundred meters or more)
Persistence: B (Low consumption; can be used for half a day)
Precision: C (Level of an average person threading a needle)
Growth Potential: B- (Moderate growth; requires highly compatible soul rings)
Special Energy: C+ (Not suitable for most elemental attribute fusions)
A regular heptagon (seven-sided polygon) visualized the distribution of data, making it concise and clear.
This was the core of Xiao Lin's new thesis.
In this paper, the most important element wasn't the soul ring suggestions meant to help Soul Masters compensate for their weaknesses.
It was this Martial Soul Data Panel.
It is well known that graphics are easier to remember than text.
Moreover, these seven categories covered nearly every aspect of a Martial Soul's capabilities. As long as a Soul Master was willing to use their brain, they would naturally choose to grow in areas where they held an advantage.
(Of course, if a "Seven-Sided" perfect Martial Soul appeared, Xiao Lin's advice wouldn't apply.)
Thinking that since he had already created the Data Panel, he might as well draw one for himself, Tang San, and the others.
After sketching a perfect heptagon, Xiao Lin wrote the name of his Horned Dragon Staff at the top and began recording.
[Martial Soul: Horned Dragon Staff]
Destructive Power: S (Destructive power far exceeding the impact of a heavy Soul Beast)
Regarding destructive power, Xiao Lin originally thought about writing "exceeding the impact of a locomotive," but he decided against it.
Firstly, he was only a Rank 16 Soul Master, and secondly, he didn't believe his future destructive power would be limited to a mere train crash.
After becoming a Titled Douluo or even a God, Xiao Lin felt his Horned Dragon Staff should at least have the power of an asteroid striking the Douluo Continent—not the level of "God" Tang San being unable to break a city wall.
Xiao Lin shook his head, dispelling his fantasies.
It wasn't good to be too ambitious too early.
He continued writing:
Speed: C+ (Slightly faster than an average person, largely because the weight of the Horned Dragon Staff is negligible to Xiao Lin)
Range: C+ (Can extend to 2.5 meters, plus the ability to be thrown)
Persistence: S (If not using soul skills or Innate Tool Soul Avatar Physique, Xiao Lin has almost zero consumption)
Precision: B (Increased by Heart Separation Control; soul power is not violent; easy to manipulate during Martial Soul True Body)
Growth Potential: S (Based on the first soul skill, the potential is massive, with the possibility of becoming a God-level Martial Soul)
Special Energy: S (Invincible Vajra soul power provides the strongest attack while maintaining the strongest defense)
Looking at his Data Panel, Xiao Lin was very satisfied.
This graph already showed his potential to become a "Seven-Sided" powerhouse. Once he supplemented his speed, his range would also increase—after all, the faster he was, the further he could throw the staff.
Unlike the Ball of Yarn, Xiao Lin's base stats were incredibly high.
He was a pure "stat monster."
He only needed to focus on strength and speed to turn the panel into a perfect heptagon. If he wanted comprehensive development, his best bet was to find solutions through Special Energy.
For example: Ultimate Strength, Ultimate Gold, Ultimate Ice (the Soul Core condensation mentioned before), or Ultimate Lightning (for both destructive power and speed).
Xiao Lin felt that these things categorized under Special Energy didn't have much conflict, though Ice and Lightning might be slightly incompatible.
By the time he finished, Xiao Lin was thoroughly pleased.
Since that's the case, for the next soul beast, I'll choose speed. If it has a lightning attribute bonus, that would be even better.
A Lightning Rabbit?Forget it, Xiao Wu might not be happy about that.
If he wanted Xiao Wu, that "traitor" to her own kind, to help find soul beasts, he'd better avoid rabbit types. Even though a Lightning Rabbit was fast and might even grant a Teleportation soul skill.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Brother Lin, can we come in now?"
Outside the secret base, Tang San and Xiao Wu had finished their studies for the day and were waiting at the door.
Unlike Xiao Lin, they hadn't studied Martial Soul knowledge in advance, so they still had much to learn.
"Come in," Xiao Lin said casually.
He still had to finish drawing Tang San and Xiao Wu's Data Panels.
Click!
Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the secret base.
After locking the door behind them, they both shared a secret smile.
This "secret base" feeling was truly fun and exciting.
Coming down to the basement, they saw Xiao Lin holding a pen and drawing data.
Tang San and Xiao Wu looked on with great curiosity.
"Martial Soul Data Panel?"
"The Empire's Destructive Dragon?" (based on Ma Long nickname)
Looking at the panel for the Horned Dragon Staff, they instinctively blurted out the largest words on the page. "The Empire's Destructive Dragon" was, of course, the evaluation Xiao Lin had given himself.
"Brother Lin, what is this?" Tang San asked.
Although he understood the gist of the panel, he wanted a clearer explanation to better understand its purpose.
"It's an evaluation of my own Martial Soul. With this panel, I can see which path I should take in the future," Xiao Lin replied without looking back.
"So the 'Empire's Destructive Dragon'—the Seven-Sided Warrior—is your path, Brother Lin?" Xiao Wu asked suspiciously, staring at the data.
My goodness! These stats are terrifying.
"Pretty much. I'm writing yours and Little San's now. You can take a look in a bit."
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