Chapter 3: Future Planning
In the next few months, Li Luochen's days were fulfilling. He immersed himself in reading books such as the Soul Beast Encyclopedia and the Martial Soul Encyclopedia. While these books did not contain information on top-level martial souls, they provided enough knowledge for Li Luochen to understand the basics.
After months of reading, Li Luochen developed a comprehensive understanding of the soul master profession, martial souls, and related aspects. Before, he had only known about them from books, but he learned that there were many real-world details not mentioned in his readings.
Martial souls can be classified into various categories:
1. **Wasteful Spirits**: These include things like Bluesilver Grass, farm tools, and any martial souls without innate spirit power.
2. **Ordinary Martial Souls**: Typically have innate soul power between level two and level four, such as common animal-like martial souls and ordinary weapons.
3. **High-Level Martial Souls**: Generally have innate soul power between level five and level seven, often beast martial souls or weapons with attributes.
4. **Top-Level Martial Souls**: Usually have innate soul power above level seven, like the Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Treasures Glazed Tower, and Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.
5. **Super Martial Souls**: These often undergo mutations and include martial souls like the Holy Dragon of Light, the Phoenix of Light, and the Fire Phoenix. Their innate soul power is typically not lower than level nine.
6. **God-Given Martial Souls**: Known only to time travelers like Li Luochen, these include the Six-Winged Angel and Sea God martial souls with an innate full spirit power of level 20.
Li Luochen also learned about mutated martial souls, such as Qin Ming's Fiery Wolf, which are similar to top-level martial souls, and special martial souls like the original martial soul.
The quality of one's martial soul is a crucial factor in becoming a soul master. Another important factor is the amount of innate soul power, which depends on one's talent. Those with low innate soul power cannot practice effectively, no matter how hard they try.
There are ways to enhance innate soul power, such as through fairy herbs, natural treasures, and elixirs like the Xuanshui Pill, which can increase innate soul power by one level. However, these are rare and difficult to find.
Li Luochen pondered whether he could cure Dugu Bo, similar to what Tang San did, in exchange for herbs. However, he realized that convincing Dugu Bo would be challenging given his current weak state.
Fortunately, Li Luochen had some foresight and taught himself medical skills. Regardless of whether he had the talent of a soul master, knowing medical skills would never be a disadvantage. If he lacked soul master talent, he could escape with his grandfather. If he had the talent, medical skills would help him treat injuries and possibly gain Dugu Bo's favor.
Learning medical skills quickly due to his superior mental strength, Li Luochen finally enjoyed the feeling of being a genius.
One day, Li Yusong returned home and suggested taking Li Luochen to Shrek Academy to visit old friends who hadn't seen him since his recovery. Li Luochen recalled meeting some of these friends, like Uncle Zhao (Zhao Wuji) and Grandpa Lu (Lu Qibin).
Li Yusong carried Li Luochen to Shrek Academy, a simple wooden building in a small village outside Soto City. There, they witnessed a sparring match between Qin Ming and Mo Yu. Qin Ming, with his Fiery Wolf martial soul, was stronger and could suppress Mo Yu even without using his fourth soul skill.
The two fought fiercely in the square, showcasing the power of their martial souls. Despite having similar innate soul power, Mo Yu was always slightly behind Qin Ming in terms of cultivation level. Their friendly rivalry was well-known, earning them the nickname "Leihuo Duo" in the Soto Grand Fighting Soul Arena.
Watching the fight, Li Luochen was mesmerized by the real-world display of soul master abilities. It was a far cry from the descriptions he had read about, and he realized that the Douluo Continent was much more complex and exciting than he had imagined.