Douluo Dalu - Volume 12 - A Hammer Called Clear Sky

by Tang Jia San Shao

  Flender looked at Grandmaster with a smile that wasn’t a smile,

  “Why don’t you mention little San’s strength, and only his mind?”

  Grandmaster smiled slightly, saying:

  “I can’t keep a face like yours. Although little San’s strength is pretty good right now, that is because the quality of his spirit rings is excellent, along with having an external spirit bone. But looking at his foundation, Blue Silver Grass is after all Blue Silver Grass. Along with everyone’s strength increasing, and as they gain more spirit abilities, Blue Silver Grass’ weaknesses will will gradually appear. That’s why I say that his ability to direct the team is even more significant. This is most important as the team’s soul.”

  Flender said in a low voice:

  “When are you prepared to let him start cultivating his second spirit?”

  Grandmaster resolutely said:

  “He must at least wait until after the eightieth spirit power rank. Twin spirits is a heavenly gift, I don’t wish for little San’s talent to be wasted in any way. At the same time, right now I still haven’t figured out a way to dissolve the many negative side effects that will arise after the spirits’ amplification of his body. Unless I figure this out, I won’t let him take chances. Otherwise, if his body is unable to endure the excessive added attributes from the spirits and breaks down, I will inevitably regret it all my life. If I can’t think of a method, I would rather have him be only a Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master. I think even his father would agree with me on this. For Little San’s sake, perhaps, after this time’s Spirit Master tournament ends, I will have to make a trip to Supreme Pontiff Hall.”

  When Flender heard this he couldn’t help being alarmed,

  “You’ll go see her? Aren’t you afraid Erlong will flip?”

  Grandmaster said with a wry smile:

  “Help me out when that moment comes. For little San’s sake, I must go see her.”

  Flender’s brows furrowed deeply, looking at Grandmaster with a serious expression,

  “Xiao Gang, you have to think clearly. You should know she isn’t like Erlong. Perhaps, you might not be able to return from this trip.”

  Grandmaster shook his head:

  “No, this bit I’m still certain of. Well, let’s not talk about this. Everything will have to wait until after this time’s Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament ends. You have to keep this confidential for me. You especially can’t let Erlong know.”

  Flender nodded,

  “Don’t worry, I know how serious it is.”

  As a result of the Pink Queen’s resentment, Oscar’s absorption was a lot slower than Ma Hongjun’s was last night, using a full two hours to complete the whole process.

  Perhaps it was because he was influenced by the dazzlingly beautiful form of the Pink Queen, but after absorbing the spirit ring, Oscar seemed to have become even more handsome. Seeing him after his cultivation, Ma Hongjun couldn’t help saying:

  “Worthy of being a prostitute’s face.”

  Oscar didn’t pay any attention to Fatty’s mocking,

  “You’re jealous, I just won’t listen. Anyway, if you want to be as handsome as your big brother, you won’t have the opportunity in your whole life.”

  Everyone gathered around, and Dai Mubai somewhat impatiently asked:

  “Little Ao, what’s your fourth spirit ring ability?”

  Among Spirit Masters, asking about spirit abilities was a major taboo, and ordinary Spirit Master would in no way want knowledge about their spirit abilities to be revealed to others. But the feelings among the Shrek Seven Devils had long ago transcended mere friends.

  An excited light like what Fatty had that morning flickered in Oscar’s eyes,

  “My fourth spirit ability is stimulation. For five minutes it can give the taker a ten percent increase in all attributes.”

  Dai Mubai somewhat disappointed said:

  “Only ten percent? And only five minutes? This spirit ability……”

  Oscar snorted, saying:

  “Boss Dai, listen clearly. It’s ten percent increase to all attributes. In other words, after taking it the overall strength will increase by ten percent, that’s not as simple as you think. Moreover, it should be able to stack with any other support effect. Within these five minutes, it can make bring your strength to one hundred ten percent, at the same time counteracting all negative conditions.”

  Grandmaster’s voice came from behind the Shrek Seven Devils,

  “Correct, this fourth spirit ability of his is in no way as simple as it seems on the surface.”

  Hearing his voice, the gazes of the Shrek Seven Devils all focused on Grandmaster.

  Grandmaster looked at Oscar with satisfaction, saying:

  “All attributes increasing by ten percent doesn’t sound like a large proportion, but it can let you immediately reach the one hundred ten percent level, and this is under the premise it cancels out all negative conditions. No Spirit Master dare’s say he can use a hundred percent of his strength in every fight. It’s possible to be able to use only eighty percent, or even lower. Especially in circumstances where the opponent has some weakening effects among their spirit abilities, the restrictions will be even greater. But this stimulation ability of Oscar’s is able to completely counteract these negative effects. By my calculations, it should even be able to elevate your mind, adding a further ten percent amplification. It can also make each of you for a short term break out your most powerful strength. In later battles you will come to understand how wonderful this fourth spirit ability is.”

  Oscar nodded agreement,

  “Only, Grandmaster, this spirit ability also has two flaws. One is that it sustains for too short a time. The other is that it can’t be preserved. After it’s been summoned, it has to be taken within one minute to be effective. In other words, I can’t make it in advance before battles. In comparatively better news, it doesn’t use up too much of my spirit power, about the same as my flying mushroom sausage, moreover it doesn’t have any side effects. I, your father, have a pink sausage.”

  The last line was the spirit incantation for this new spirit ability.

  Pink light could be seen condensing in Oscar’s palm, and in a moment, a sparkling and translucent, thick like a little finger, pink sausage appeared in the hollow of his palm.

  Ma Hongjun to the side grinned oddly,

  “Little Ao, when did yours become so small?”

  As he spoke, the girls couldn’t keep from blushing, and they firmly glared at him.

  Oscar snapped:

  “Whether big brother’s sausage is big or not you won’t get to eat it.”

  Grandmaster sternly said:

  “Just by being without side effects, this fourth spirit ability of yours is much better than those of many other Support Spirit Masters.”

  Flender held back a smile, saying:

  “Well, don’t talk nonsense, let’s keep going. You still need three spirit rings. Let’s hope our luck continues to be this good and we can find what you need as quickly as possible.”

  Even though the size of the Sunset Forest wasn’t as enormous as Star Dou Great Forest, it still wasn’t something that could be covered in a few days, and the Shrek Academy party continued searching in this vast forest.

  In terms of overall quality, the spirit beasts in Sunset Forest was perhaps a bit better than Star Dou Great Forest, but there weren’t any truly powerful creatures among them.

  After two days, they still hadn’t encountered a spirit beast that suited the other three.

  Flender also couldn’t help being somewhat impatient.

  The sleeping arrangements were no longer a problem. Grandmaster didn’t give Liu Erlong another opportunity, each night cultivating outside the tent. Flender and Zhao Wuji also feared Liu Erlong and kept Grandmaster company. Unfortunately they didn’t bring more than two tents. After a few days, the Shrek Seven Devils were in excellent spirits, while Grandmaster’s trio were a bit unwel
l. Especially Grandmaster whose cultivation was lowest, without several days of proper rest he already had dark circles under his eyes.

  Stopping, Flender frowned:

  “Let’s rest here first. Searching like this is no method. Although there are many types of spirit beasts in Sunset Forest, aren’t the top quality ones pitifully few? If it drags on like this, I’m afraid the Spirit Master Tournament will have begun.”

  In two days of searching it wasn’t that they hadn’t encountered spirit beasts with suitable cultivation age, but Grandmaster wasn’t satisfied with the properties of these spirit beasts.

  With him following, naturally he wished to match everyone with the most suitable spirit rings.

  The Shrek Seven Devils didn’t lack talent, and whether it was Grandmaster, Flender or Zhao Wuji, none of them wanted to see their futures influenced by an unsuitable spirit ring.

  Credits

  Translator: Blue Silver Translation

  Epub: Estevam / dotNOVEL