The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Chapter 977 - 1077: The Role of Soul Artifacts

"Why did we just walk away like that? Wouldn't a banquet with Firehead be lively?" Ye Tianfan asked in confusion as Big White Beard hurriedly dragged him away."Lively?" Big White Beard sucked in a bit through his teeth and then said, "It sure would be lively."

After finishing his words, Big White Beard shook his head and continued, "But I think you wouldn't want to experience this kind of lively, because this kind of lively can be deadly!"

Ye Tianfan was startled by Big White Beard's words, but soon he felt puzzled. How could having a banquet involve life-threatening danger?

But since Big White Beard mentioned danger to life, it might be because Firehead's banquets are more intense, perhaps even involving battles, which could cause risk to life!

After saying this, Big White Beard suddenly let out a sly laugh, took out a small box from his chest, and said to Ye Tianfan, "These are the materials I just borrowed from Firehead, and if Firehead uses this kind of box to store something, then what's inside must be valuable!"

Ye Tianfan was momentarily dumbfounded upon seeing the box, Borrow?

If he remembered correctly, Big White Beard had been with him the whole time just now, and he hadn't mentioned anything about borrowing materials from Firehead. Wait! Could it be…

"You stole it, didn't you?" Ye Tianfan realized what had happened. Based on the situation earlier, Big White Beard hadn't mentioned borrowing materials from Firehead, and yet he had this box in his hand—it was clearly stolen!

"How could I steal? What do you take me for? How could I possibly steal? It's borrowed, you know?" Big White Beard rebuffed.

Hearing Big White Beard's words, Ye Tianfan was certain that this box was stolen by Big White Beard from Firehead. However, he could only smile wryly and shake his head; after all, this was between Big White Beard and Firehead, and Ye Tianfan had no authority to interfere.

"Here, take this. This should be Soul Gold, a material used for crafting Soul Artifacts!" After finishing his words, Big White Beard handed the box to Ye Tianhua!

Ye Tianfan was astonished when Big White Beard actually gave him this box. He hadn't expected that what Big White Beard stole from Firehead was actually meant for him!

Seeing that Ye Tianfan didn't take the box he offered, Big White Beard smiled and said, "Go ahead and accept it. Soul Gold can be used to create Soul Artifacts, and the main material for making a Soul Artifact is only Soul Gold. And there shouldn't be any Soul Gold in the outside world. If you want to forge a Soul Artifact, you can only use the Soul Gold from my box."

With those words, Big White Beard cheerfully placed the box in Ye Tianfan's hands and said, "What, are you disdainful of the Soul Gold in this box because it's not rightfully obtained?"

"No, no, no, how could I? But this... this is too precious, I feel I can't accept it!" After saying this, Ye Tianfan tried to return the box to Big White Beard!

Big White Beard just waved his hand after hearing Ye Tianfan's words and said to him, "Each person can only own one Soul Artifact, and I already have mine, so it's useless for me. Besides, I'll tell you, all four of us in the Immortal Island of Penglai already have Soul Artifacts, here, Soul Gold is as common as an ordinary stone."

After hearing this, Ye Tianfan thought for a moment and decided, maybe he should accept it?

"Even if you all have Soul Artifacts, wouldn't using Soul Gold to create a more advanced Soul Artifact be better?" Ye Tianfan said. Actually, he really wanted it, but Big White Beard had already given him so much, and taking it would feel a bit inappropriate. So he gently refused, even though his heart was bleeding at the moment, he still declined.

"Soul Artifacts aren't classified into high or low levels. The birth of each Soul Artifact is like the birth of a baby, only that the abilities of these babies differ. These babies need you to nurture them, to let them grow. The stronger the Soul Artifact's abilities, the better it can preserve your powers if you're dead, even," Big White Beard said, "a fully nurtured Soul Artifact can transform into a physical body."

"Transform into a physical body?" Ye Tianfan interrupted Big White Beard in disbelief upon hearing this.

If it could transform into a body, wouldn't it be like having a second life?

The Soul Artifact protects the spirit, and if the body is destroyed, a new body can be condensed again. So by any measure, this is a second life.

Big White Beard, seeing Ye Tianfan interrupt him, wasn't angry, and just said, "It's not the kind of reformation into a body as you imagine. Although a body condensed by a Soul Artifact can indeed be used like a regular body and has good compatibility, there's still some gap compared to your original body. Though this gap might not show in a short time, it will become apparent later. For example, some insights you could have had might not be realizable with a body created from a Soul Artifact. More importantly, once a Soul Artifact condenses into a body, it disappears, and you can no longer use it."

"So, it's a case of one person, one life, one Soul Artifact only providing life-saving once," Big White Beard explained.

Ye Tianfan nodded upon hearing this. Even though there are significant drawbacks to having a body from a Soul Artifact, at least you could survive. If you can't even survive, then there's no hope at all.

Therefore, Ye Tianfan thought, if possible, he would very much like a Soul Artifact, as they not only protect the spirit, but according to Big White Beard, each Soul Artifact possesses unique functions.

"You mentioned earlier that each Soul Artifact has a unique function. So what unique functions can Soul Artifacts perform?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"Each Soul Artifact's functions differ." Big White Beard explained, "No two Soul Artifacts have the same abilities. Some Soul Artifacts enhance talent, some speed up Spiritual Power absorption, and others gradually cleanse impurities from the body without having the same abilities."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan nodded and said, "So, determining a Soul Artifact's abilities is all based on luck?"

"Yes, it all depends on luck, and there's no such thing as a useless Soul Artifact, only people who don't know how to use them," Big White Beard replied.

Ye Tianfan understood this very well. There are no useless abilities, only people who don't know how to use them. Every ability, when cultivated to its highest stage, is extremely powerful, only manifesting at different phases. Some are powerful from the beginning, while others grow stronger in later stages.

For example, in the case of Water Fire, the Fire Immortal Technique is strong early on, while the Water Immortal Technique starts weaker, but becomes much stronger later.