blogombal Chapter 21: A Crossroads? Severing the Possibility of Evolution?!
Chapter 21: A Crossroads? Severing the Possibility of Evolution?!
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Cao Kun smiled slightly and continued, "Your Blue Silver Grass appears tough, but it is actually 'brittle but not tough'."
"Because it lacks true 'vitality' and 'natural resonance'."
"You forcibly infused it with soul power, giving it form and strength, but you never truly awakened its 'soul'."
"Therefore, it is still usable against offensive soul skills of the same level."
"But when faced with elemental counters, such as ultimate fire or ultimate metal, or even higher-level power suppression, such as pure power vibration or spatial tearing, it becomes extremely vulnerable and may even backfire."
"More importantly, by using it this way, you are essentially shutting down its path to further evolution."
"The true power of Blue Silver Grass lies in its tenacious vitality, which cannot be destroyed by wildfire and will grow again with the spring breeze."
"Its strength lies in its inclusiveness and growth, rooted in the earth and drawing nourishment from all things; it lies in its spirituality, perceiving the environment and guiding natural energy."
"And you, you turned it into a 'puppet' in your hands. No matter how exquisite a puppet is, it's still just a puppet; it can never become a truly sentient warrior capable of self-growth."
Cao Kun's words were like a cold scalpel, peeling away layer by layer the Blue Silver Grass application system that Tang San was so proud of, pointing straight to the core essence.
His voice was calm and even, yet every word was piercing, each one like a heavy hammer blow against Tang San's defenses.
The air in the training ground seemed to freeze.
The playful smile on Dai Mubai's face had vanished, replaced by surprise and uncertainty.
Although he was proud, he was not without discernment.
Cao Kun's analysis sounds... damnably reasonable!
He recalled the precise, almost mechanical control Tang San had when manipulating the Blue Silver Grass during the assessment; it certainly lacked the "vitality" and "natural agility" that a plant-type martial soul should possess.
Xiao Wu looked completely bewildered. She didn't know much about martial spirit theory, but she instinctively felt that what Cao Kun said sounded very impressive. Seeing Tang San's suddenly pale face, she couldn't help but worry about her "little third brother" and clenched her little fists.
A hint of surprise flashed across Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes. Her intuition as an agility-type soul master told her that Cao Kun was not just talking nonsense.
Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes widened even more. As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she had been exposed to the world since childhood and her knowledge far exceeded that of her peers.
Cao Kun's few words subtly touched upon the profound theory of the evolution of martial soul origin, a level of understanding that no ordinary soul master could possess!
The one most affected was naturally Tang San himself.
He was struck dumb, frozen in place, his face shifting between pale and flushed. His heart was in turmoil!
Blue Silver Emperor!
Vital activity!
Natural resonance!
Wildfire cannot burn it all!
A path to upward evolution!
These words, like keys, instantly unlocked a dusty corner of his memory, leading him to descriptions of the spirits of heaven and earth, and the magical creatures of plants and trees in the Tang Clan's classic texts from his previous life.
And in this life, the master's speculation about the potential hidden within the Blue Silver Grass... seems to match up!
He had never considered his Blue Silver Grass from this perspective!
He has always believed that in this world where strength reigns supreme, maximizing the combat capabilities of one's martial spirit is the right path.
Therefore, he combined Tang Clan hidden weapon techniques with skills such as controlling cranes and capturing dragons to shape the Blue Silver Grass into a precise control tool, using techniques such as entanglement, binding, parasitism, and spider webs to pursue the ultimate control and toughness.
He devoted countless efforts to this and achieved remarkable results.
Among his peers, few could easily escape his control over the Blue Silver Grass. This convinced him that his path was the right one.
But now,
This mysterious "senior brother" told him that he had been on the wrong path from the very beginning!
It's a wrong path!
It's to strangle them!
"No...impossible!"
Tang San suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement and doubt.
"My control over Blue Silver Grass is unmatched among those of the same level!"
"It's incredibly resilient, strong enough to bind even power-type Soul Masters! In battle, it's my most reliable partner and weapon! How could it be a wrong path?!"
He couldn't accept it!
This almost negates all his past efforts and pride!
Cao Kun looked at Tang San, who was losing control of his emotions, but his eyes remained calm, even carrying a hint of pity.
Geniuses are often stubborn, especially when their knowledge and achievements are completely negated.
"Unmatched? Incredibly resilient?"
Cao Kun shook his head slightly, his tone somewhat ambiguous: "That's only because the opponent you encountered wasn't strong enough, or... your opponent didn't truly target the 'weakness' of your martial soul."
He suddenly raised his right hand, and a faint, pale blue light quietly appeared at the tip of his index finger.
The light was as faint as a candle flickering in the wind, without any fluctuation of soul power, yet it exuded a fresh, pure, and vibrant aura, as if it were condensed from the purest essence of plants.
"Watch closely."
Cao Kun flicked the pale blue light from his fingertip, sending it like a tiny seed drifting toward Tang San.
Tang San instinctively tried to dodge or defend, but he was shocked to find that the circulation of his soul power was experiencing a very slight and uncontrollable sluggishness!
It was as if the Xuan Tian Gong soul power within his body had some kind of instinctive... affinity and resonance with that pale blue light?
How is this possible?!
In the instant his mind was slightly disturbed, the pale blue light silently landed on the roots of a bare weed that had just been cleared away not far from his feet.
A miracle happened.
The weed that was originally dying and had a tender sprout the size of a fingernail was growing wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
In the blink of an eye, it grew into a strange plant that was half a person tall, with lush green leaves and jade-green stems!
Even more astonishingly, the edges of the plant's leaves were covered with a very faint golden pattern, with a faint light flowing around them, and the life force it emitted was ten or even a hundred times stronger than that of ordinary plants!
"This...this is?!"
Tang San's pupils constricted, and he cried out in alarm.
He could clearly feel the pure and vibrant life energy contained within this plant that had been forced to grow!
It was a completely different feeling from when he used his soul power to forcibly stimulate the growth of the Blue Silver Grass!
His Blue Silver Grass was tough but "rigid," while this plant seemed to have come alive, possessing its own breath and rhythm!
"Just a wisp of the purest 'vital energy of plants'."
Cao Kun withdrew his finger, and the light from the strange plant slowly receded, but its vibrant vitality remained.
"Your Blue Silver Grass is missing exactly this."
"It is not a 'living' plant, but merely a 'tool' shaped by your soul power."
"Therefore, it has no 'soul' and cannot truly resonate with nature, nor can it absorb the essence of plants and trees in the world to grow and evolve on its own."
"Naturally, the possibility of reaching a higher level is also cut off."
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