Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler

Chapter 478: The Strongest Martial Soul Starts from a Trash Spirit

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--- Chapter 475 ---

Dong Chan praised Fugaku's innate talents inwardly. He was no less than Onoki regarding Spirit Master's potential. 

Well, he still needs time to grow. 

"Your talent is well-appreciated in the Bright Spirit Empire, Fugaku. But you must show your worth more because we don't need useless talent, especially if all they can do is waste our resources," said Dong Chan with a faint smile. 

"Do you understand?" 

Fugaku smiled wryly before composing himself, "Understood." 

Having only 10% of his Martial Soul is a curse to Fugaku, as his growth as a spirit master gets hindered unless he unlocks the rest of his untapped potential. 

At least Sasuke's growth will be faster because the only thing limiting him is his left arm. 

Fugaku is different. 

He had to sacrifice things to grow his Martial Soul.

It started with his eyes, and he bet that Martial Soul would ask more like his heart or brain. 

Dong Chan read Fugaku's thoughts from his expression and said, "Don't think your situation is a weakness. Even if it was, make it into your power, and you will start seeing things differently." 

"I will give you a complete set of Red Heaven Cloud Art, and you should start condensing your 1st spirit ring." 

After saying that, Dong Chan waved her hand, and Fugaku received vast knowledge about the Spirit Master's cultivation. He felt his vision on certain things was lacking when getting this technique.

"What a wonder, Ms. Chen. I will not forget your kindness." He sighed and thanked Dong Chan again, to which she responded with a faint smile.

Dong Chan vanished into thin air, appearing in the sky again.

Watching this, Sasuke couldn't help but shake his head because his father was 'utterly' humbled by this experience. His proudful old man would never lower his head this easily. 

Even though Sasuke doesn't know what happened in the will examination trials, he bet his father has gone through a lot. 

"Are you surprised?" questioned Dong Chan while drinking tea. 

Sasuke glanced at her, "A little, yes." 

Dong Chan commented, "Your father is much more mature and accepting of his change. He knew what to do." 

"His path is clear." 

"I believe his achievement would be no lower than you." 

"That's a huge compliment." Sasuke raised his brow. 

"Hehe, just wait and see." Dong Chan giggled, drinking her tea calmly. 

Gu Yuena yawned, "Oh? I feel a space-time power rising." 

"Someone is going to awaken their Martial Soul." 

"No, it's two people." 

Everyone looked at the vast field of purity, seeing golden sand and purple lightning arc dancing in the sky filled with Will. 

Fugaku stared at the golden sand and smiled, "As expected of that fellow, he's only slightly slower than me." 

"But that purple lightning." 

"The Son of White Fang is as talented as I remembered." 

"What a shame. If Sakumo were still around, he'd be shocked to know his son is becoming Sixth Hokage too." 

'I bet he'd be rolling in his grave laughing knowing this.' Fugaku doesn't know how accurate he was with Sakumo's reaction.

The late Third Hokage and Danzo tried to hide the 'true' information about Sakumo's death from the public, but how could he hide it from Uchiha Clan and other higher-ups?

Their scheme runs far too shallow to hide such things from Fugaku and other Clan's Patriarchs. They aren't dumb and could easily decipher that the Third Hokage wanted to cover for his old friend. 

'That bastard, Danzo. He had been a tumor more than anything for Konoha while my clan suffered from injustice.' Fugaku frowned before meditating back. 

Fortunately, that was in the past. Fugaku doesn't have to worry about them and solely focuses on becoming a powerful Spirit Master.

'Konoha is such a messy place, but it's not my fault that I love the village despite its darkness. Who doesn't have a spare moment of darkness in their lives anyway?' He chuckled and immersed himself in cultivation.

...

Kakashi deeply frowned while meditating. One could see beads of sweat gathering on his forehead, drenching his clothes. A faint growl echoed from the depth of his body, indicating a primal existence deep inside.

"This is bad..." Although Kakashi sensed newfound energy coursing in his body, he also felt it became hard to control as time passed. Yes, as if it had its own consciousness.

If this keeps going, Kakashi might lose control and explode.

Spirit Energy is more dangerous than Chakra, after all.

He breathed in sharply, forcing the energy to gather in his abdomen and heart. This method followed the instructions given by Dong Chan earlier.

Rrrrr~!

The purple lightning arc in the sky vibrated, revealing its fangs.

Gu Yuena's eyes widened slightly, "Oh, this is a surprise." 

"Another variant." 

"It looks like a little hound or wolf?" 

"Um, Yuena-sama, if I may ask," said Koyuki, who had been staring at Kakashi the whole time. "Which one is stronger, beast or tool-type Martial Soul?" 

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hayuri perked up their ears after hearing Koyuki's question. They are also curious.

Gu Yuena pondered, "Hmm, this question is a bit broad." 

"There are advantages and disadvantages to both types." 

"You're also asking me who was a Spirit Beast... So, I will be a bit biased toward beast-type Martial Soul. I can't help it." 

"Beast-type Martial Soul's advantage is that you can possess beastly traits and evolve as you grow stronger in cultivation, opening a new path with your bloodline." 

"You can also wield additional elements like space-time with rare beast-type Martial Soul as if it was your second nature, but the disadvantage is that you will be affected by the beastly instinct and lose control, too." 

"Worse if you're a dragon like me." 

She rubbed her chin and added calmly, "Tool-type Martial Soul is more complicated. Even though tool-type Martial Soul can't merge with its Spirit Masters, they are still extensions of their bodies." 

"For example, If a Tool-type Martial Soul is born with toxins, it will not affect the host." 

"It's a matter of perspective, really. Generally, those who master tool-type Martial Soul are slightly stronger than beast-type Martial Soul." 

"But you also must add bloodline, technique, and even mind into the equation to see which one is stronger..." 

"And we haven't even talked about body-type Martial Soul." Gu Yuena sighed because Spirit Master's power system is vast and eventful.

Naruto raised his hand and asked, "Then, do you know the strongest beast and tool-type Martial Souls?" 

Dong Chan smiled and answered Naruto's question, "If you're asking this, then you're curious who possessed the strongest 'Martial Soul' in our world, right?" 

"If we are talking about beast-type, let's see... There is Yuena." 

"She's the Silver Dragon King, in essence." 

"However, the strongest will be the Dragon God Martial Soul." 

"Dragon God..." Sasuke mumbled solemnly. 

Gu Yuena shook her head gently and commented, "Even then, I'm still thinking the Dragon God is nowhere close to Yunlong's 1st Martial Soul." 

"As a tool-type Martial Soul, it's truly one and only existence in the vast universe." 

"Yunlong-sama has tool-type Martial Soul?" Koyuki's eyes lit up. 

"What is a Great Ancestor's Martial Soul, Teacher?" Hayuri couldn't help but curiously ask Dong Chan.

Naruto and Sasuke also pondered it solemnly, believing Yunlong's Martial Soul was rare and could only get awakened by chance. He must be lucky to have such a Martial Soul.

Dong Chan and Gu Yuena glanced at each other before laughing heartfully.

"Hahaha~! Don't let your imagination run wild." Gu Yuena grinned at them like they were fools. "Yunlong's Martial Soul is nowhere as rare as Dragon God Martial Soul."

"In fact, it was the lowest of the lowest." Dong Chan followed. 

"Yunlong's Martial Soul is the Trash-Type Martial Soul, which has no redeeming quality and a possibility to grow." 

"It's a Handkerchief." 

"Handkerchief?" They were shocked and couldn't believe their ears for a moment. 

Dong Chan nodded, "Yes, a Handkerchief. It's considered the worst type of Martial, a trash which could only be used to wipe snots off your face." 

"But Yunlong developed this trash Handkerchief to the extreme, and it could even wipe worlds of existence now." 

"That's why Yuena said it was the one and only Martial Soul in this world. No one can replicate Yunlong's Martial Soul, and even our children might not inherit such a Martial Soul." 

Naruto and Sasuke froze because they remembered their last fight with Yunlong years ago. At the time, Yunlong fought them with golden thread-like objects.

'Damn, What a Monster!' Such a thought sent shivers down their spine.

"Well, enough of that." Dong Chan finished her tea. "Those two are about to awaken their Martial Souls." 

In the sky, a manifestation of a two-headed beast appears. The beast was made of pure purple electricity, having a hound and wolf-head roaring at the world.

ROAR!

At the same time, a tsunami made of golden sand appears and dances in the sky. 

SWOOSH~!

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(AN: These are Kakashi and Rasa's status pages)

[Name: Hatake Kakashi]

[Race: Human]

[Age: 48]

[Bloodline Limit: Unknown (Have yet to be awakened)]

[Martial Soul: Two-Headed Lightning Beast, Beastly Moment Eyes]

[Artificial Soul: None)]

[Cultivation Base: Level 10, Spirit Newbie]

[Description: A retired man who wants nothing but peace. He stepped onto the light because the Shinobi World was in danger!]

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[Name: Rasa]

[Race: Human]

[Age: 67]

[Bloodline Limit: Unknown (Have yet to be awakened)]

[Martial Soul: Golden Sand of Time]

[Artificial Soul: None)]

[Cultivation Base: Level 10, Spirit Newbie]

[Description: A refined elder who has gained inner peace after living in a world of chaos and war for so long. After casting away his village to his son, he thought everything would be over. Yet here he is to repay his benefactor, Yunlong, the Sword God!]