Chapter 102: Theory of Body Martial Soul Evolution
Inside the Sunset Forest, at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—
Dugu Bo held the book he obtained from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect treasury, carefully studying Theory of Body Martial Soul Evolution.
The earlier pages mostly recorded the life experiences of the man named Du Gu Ao.
Suppressing his impatience, Dugu Bo continued reading.
Soon, the more important content appeared:
"After that life-and-death crisis, my arms produced a mysterious substance that allowed me to survive in the jaws of a sea soul beast.
From that moment on, I realized—Body Martial Souls are far from simple.
After years of research, I finally uncovered their secret:
Body Martial Souls… can undergo a second awakening!"
Dugu Bo's gaze sharpened.
"This may be hard to accept, but it is true.
Because my arm martial soul… evolved.
After experiencing life-and-death situations, each time my arms would produce that mysterious substance, temporarily making me stronger.
Even my soul power—previously stuck at level 59 due to poor talent—quietly broke through to level 60 during this process."
Dugu Bo's expression grew serious.
"I grew to enjoy this feeling. So I repeatedly walked along the edge of death.
My martial soul became stronger day by day.
My soul power continued to rise, eventually reaching level 79.
Until one day—
My arms completely turned the color of bronze.
I transformed. My martial soul became stronger, and my talent improved. I could clearly feel it.
My body underwent a complete metamorphosis.
From that day onward, my soul power advanced again—reaching level 80."
Dugu Bo exhaled slowly.
A person with only innate level 4 soul power, reaching Soul Douluo…
That alone was extraordinary.
"In the following decades, I tried every method to stimulate my martial soul.
I knew my talent was limited. Reaching Soul Douluo was already satisfying.
Without this method, I would never have reached level 80.
Fate is fate…"
The final sigh carried a sense of a hero nearing his end.
Dugu Bo turned to the last page.
"Through years of experimentation, I discovered:
Body Martial Souls can undergo second and even third awakenings.
Based on awakening levels, they can be divided into Bronze and Silver ranks.
As for whether anything exists beyond Silver—I do not know.
But I believe there should be."
Dugu Bo's eyes flickered slightly.
"After years of research, I have summarized three methods to stimulate a Body Martial Soul:"
Method One: Life-and-death combat
"Battle other soul masters or soul beasts.
However, this method is uncontrollable—you might die at any time."
Dugu Bo immediately dismissed it.
With his current strength, only the very peak experts—or fighting beings like the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python simultaneously—could push him to such danger.
That wasn't training.
That was suicide.
Method Two: Targeted physical training
"For example, my martial soul is my arms.
So I climbed most of the continent's great peaks barehanded.
Through this, my martial soul continuously strengthened.
If someone's martial soul were their entire body… it would surely be extremely powerful."
Dugu Bo paused.
Then thought calmly—
That's me.
And indeed… it was powerful.
But there was no guidance for a full-body martial soul.
Was he supposed to risk death repeatedly?
Method Three: Special energy tempering
"With sufficient opportunity, one may use special energies to temper the body.
Certain heavenly treasures can achieve this.
I once found Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice in the far north.
Its energy allowed my martial soul to evolve after one of my climbs."
That was the final conclusion.
Signed:
—Du Gu Ao
Below it, a final note:
"At the highest mountain of the far north, I discovered something.
I have a feeling it is deeply connected to Body Martial Souls.
Unfortunately, I lacked the strength to even approach it.
Without sufficient power—do not go to the far north."
Dugu Bo let out a long breath.
He felt genuine respect for this man.
Through fragmented words alone, one could tell—
This was someone of immense perseverance.
Suddenly, Dugu Bo recalled something—
A child named "Du Gu" from his simulation…
Could it be related?
He shook his head.
Too coincidental.
Reflection
Dugu Bo's aura surged.
In an instant—
His skin turned brilliant silver-white, shining under the sunset.
He clenched his fist lightly—joints cracking.
Looking at his body, he began analyzing:
First transformation:
When he consumed the ice and fire herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well
→ Body tempered by extreme energy
→ Likely reached Bronze level
Second transformation:
After absorbing the strange bead from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger
→ Skin turned silver-white
→ Entered Silver level
So now—
His Body Martial Soul was at Silver rank.
But—
That wasn't the limit.
The system had once indicated this was a god-level martial soul.
Yet currently, it only felt comparable to top-tier martial souls—
Not divine.
So—
It could still evolve further.
Conclusion
Method One: ❌ Too dangerous
Method Two: ❌ Not suitable
Then—
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up.
Water.
Water applies pressure evenly across the entire body.
The deeper the water—
The greater the pressure.
Even a Title Douluo would feel it.
And while he didn't have the ocean—
He had something even better.
Dugu Bo slowly turned his gaze toward the calm surface of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
This place…
Was the perfect training ground for his Body Martial Soul.