Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 145

Chapter 145 Wocao, Soul Rings Can Evolve?

June 14, 2024

Chapter 145 Wocao, Soul Rings Can Evolve?

When they heard Gu Ziyue say that the control over Soul Skills wasn’t even the biggest advantage of self-凝魂环 (self-congealed Soul Ring), the expressions of all the viewers froze!

Such a monstrous advantage, and you say it’s not the biggest?

Then what’s even more amazing?

Amidst everyone’s eager anticipation,

Gu Ziyue paused slightly, building suspense before smiling and revealing the answer: “The greatest advantage of the self-congealed Soul Ring lies in the fact that it can be cultivated and constantly upgraded and evolved!”

Boom——

“What?”

“Self-congealed Soul Rings can actually be cultivated and evolved?”

“How is that possible…”

“…”

The moment Gu Ziyue finished speaking, the entire Soul Master world erupted. They even doubted if they had misheard.

How could a Soul Ring be cultivated?

Could Soul Rings actually be upgraded and evolved?

Everyone’s first reaction was disbelief.

But these words came from the Martial Soul Temple’s Holy Son, and in such a public setting.

It was tantamount to telling the whole world.

They didn’t believe Gu Ziyue would dare to tell such a huge lie at this moment.

Therefore, what Gu Ziyue said was very likely true.

“If you still remember me, you should know that initially, my Soul Ring configuration had a mere ten-year white Soul Ring as its first ring!”

“That was before I joined the Martial Soul Temple!”

“After joining the Martial Soul Temple, my third Soul Ring was only a hundred-year yellow Soul Ring!”

“It remains so even now!”

Gu Ziyue spoke, summoning his Soul Rings again.

Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black.

Three Yellows, Two Purples, and One Black!

No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t the optimal Soul Ring configuration everyone recognized.

“As you can see, my first Soul Ring has evolved from a white Soul Ring to a yellow Soul Ring!”

“That might not be clear enough, since you haven’t witnessed it firsthand!”

“Alright then, my current third Soul Ring is a hundred-year yellow Soul Ring, which I have cultivated to over nine hundred years, nearly a thousand years in quality. You can tell from its color; it already has quite a bit of purple!”

“So now, I’ll demonstrate it to you!”

“I’ll cultivate it on the spot, upgrading it to a purple thousand-year Soul Ring!”

Gu Ziyue spoke, immediately sitting cross-legged and entering a state of cultivation.

Nothing is more convincing than letting others witness it firsthand.

Many people only believe what they see with their own eyes.

Buzz——

Gu Ziyue cultivated without regard for others’ reactions.

“Wocao! Soul Rings can be cultivated and evolved?”

“This can’t be real?”

“Shut up, just watch…”

“…”

A couple of exclamations arose initially, but were quickly silenced by others.

Then, everyone’s gaze fell upon Gu Ziyue.

They understood that questioning and discussions could wait.

The most important thing now was to witness firsthand whether Gu Ziyue could truly cultivate his Soul Ring and improve its quality.

For a time, everyone silently watched Gu Ziyue.

At this moment, Gu Ziyue was the brightest star in the night sky, attracting countless gazes.

They waited for exactly half an hour.

The reason it was so fast was because Gu Ziyue had already pre-cultivated his third Soul Ring to the limit of a hundred-year Soul Ring before today.

Therefore, Gu Ziyue only needed a final push to break through and upgrade it.

Buzz——

Before the breakthrough, Gu Ziyue summoned his Soul Rings once more.

Three yellow, two purple, and one black – six Soul Rings encircled Gu Ziyue.

The stronger he became, the greater Gu Ziyue’s control over his Soul Rings, allowing him to manifest them during cultivation.

When showcasing his Soul Skills before, Gu Ziyue had only summoned his third Soul Ring; the others were hidden.

Only when he used a significant amount of Soul Power did all his Soul Rings become visible.

Buzz——

Then, the Soul Rings around Gu Ziyue disappeared one by one, leaving only the third Soul Ring.

Buzz——Buzz——Buzz——

With only one Soul Ring left, Gu Ziyue’s final ring began to flicker incessantly, shifting between bright purple and dull yellow.

Buzz——

When the flickering Soul Ring finally quieted down, the original hundred-year yellow Soul Ring now shone with purple Soul Power.

“It’s real…”

“It really turned into a purple Soul Ring…”

“This is unbelievable. Soul Rings can actually be cultivated!”

“Are self-congealed Soul Rings this powerful?”

“The Martial Soul Temple will probably release the method for creating self-congealed Soul Rings, right?”

“Definitely. Didn’t the Martial Soul Temple say they found a solution to the scarcity of Soul Beasts? If they don’t make it public, it’s meaningless.”

“Yeah, they’ll definitely make it public, otherwise, the Martial Soul Temple wouldn’t expose this secret!”

“…”

Seeing Gu Ziyue’s third Soul Ring evolve from yellow to purple, the scene erupted.

They now completely believed Gu Ziyue’s earlier words.

His Soul Rings could truly be cultivated.

Everyone’s hearts burned with anticipation, eagerly awaiting Gu Ziyue to reveal the method for self-congealed Soul Rings.

Anyone with a little common sense could understand that everything the Martial Soul Temple did today was to publicly release the cultivation method for self-congealed Soul Rings.

Otherwise, the Martial Soul Temple would be inviting trouble and attracting hatred by self-exposing such a secret.

“Everyone, don’t get too excited. I just mentioned the advantages of self-congealed Soul Rings!”

“However, self-congealed Soul Rings also have their disadvantages!”

Gu Ziyue stood up, seeing everyone’s expectant faces, and spoke slowly again.

Gu Ziyue believed that once he revealed the drawbacks of self-congealed Soul Rings, their smiles would vanish.

Because self-congealed Soul Rings were only suitable for novice Soul Masters; those who had already absorbed Soul Beast Soul Rings were unsuitable.

Of course, they could try self-congealed Soul Rings, but the successfully self-congealed Soul Rings couldn’t be cultivated and upgraded like his.

“First, the quality of self-congealed Soul Rings is initially far inferior to Soul Beast Soul Rings.”

“My first self-congealed Soul Ring was merely a white ten-year Soul Ring!”

“Even at level 30, Soul Venerable, I could only barely congeal a hundred-year Soul Ring. If I chose to absorb Soul Beast Soul Rings, a Soul Venerable could absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring!”

“So, this is the first disadvantage of self-congealed Soul Rings: the initial quality is inferior to Soul Beast Soul Rings!”

Gu Ziyue then revealed the first drawback of self-congealed Soul Rings.

“Indeed, at level 30, you can only congeal a hundred-year Soul Ring, which is far inferior to a thousand-year Soul Beast Soul Ring!”

“But it’s fine; as long as it can be upgraded later, isn’t that what the Holy Son did?”

“I think if the Holy Son wanted to, he could also evolve his first and second Soul Rings into purple Soul Rings!”

“…”

The audience murmured in response to Gu Ziyue’s words.

Then, a member of the Tianshui Academy team stood up, raising their hand to ask Gu Ziyue. “Your Highness, Holy Son, can your first and second Soul Rings also evolve into purple Soul Rings?”

“Yes, they can.”

Gu Ziyue looked at the person, slightly nodding in confirmation.

“Wow…”

“If that’s the case, the initial lower quality of self-congealed Soul Rings is completely irrelevant!”

“…”

After Gu Ziyue’s confirmation, everyone agreed that this drawback was insignificant.

It wasn’t even a drawback, because all Soul Rings could be upgraded; initially weaker Soul Rings could be improved later.

Conversely, Soul Rings obtained from hunting Soul Beasts could not be upgraded.

As a result, even the best Soul Ring configuration would only have hundred-year Soul Rings as the first and second rings.

However, Gu Ziyue’s self-created self-congealed Soul Rings could be upgraded to purple Soul Rings, and later even evolve into black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

This wasn’t a disadvantage; it was clearly an advantage.

“Ahem…”

“Don’t get too excited. While self-congealed Soul Rings can be continuously cultivated and upgraded, focusing solely on upgrading the Soul Ring will hinder level cultivation!”

“However, it’s feasible for Soul Masters who have reached their innate limitations and can no longer improve. They might even be able to use Soul Ring upgrades to improve their levels!”

Seeing the audience’s growing excitement, Gu Ziyue quickly explained.

“Now, let’s talk about the second disadvantage of self-congealed Soul Rings!”

“This might be unfriendly to many low-level Soul Masters!”

“Self-congealed Soul Rings require the Martial Soul to possess a certain quality. For Martial Souls of lower quality, the self-congealed Soul Rings cannot produce Soul Skills!”

Gu Ziyue then revealed the second disadvantage of self-congealed Soul Rings: low-quality Martial Souls could not produce Soul Skills with self-congealed Soul Rings.

“What?”

“It’s actually like that…”

“Cannot produce Soul Skills?”

“Then even the highest-level Soul Rings are useless…”

“What’s the minimum Martial Soul quality required?”

“Yeah, what quality Martial Soul is needed?”

“…”

Indeed, after hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, many people’s faces changed. They could accept the initially lower quality of self-congealed Soul Rings, but not the inability to produce Soul Skills.

So, they immediately began to inquire about the minimum Martial Soul quality required to produce Soul Skills with self-congealed Soul Rings.

“Martial Soul quality generally correlates with innate Soul Power!”

“Generally, a Martial Soul with innate Soul Power of level 4 can produce Soul Skills!”

Gu Ziyue raised his hands and pressed them down slightly. After the scene quieted down, he answered.

“Innate Soul Power level 4!”

“That’s fine…”

“…”

After hearing Gu Ziyue’s answer, the audience breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

The Soul Masters present were all from various academies and teams. Those who could enter advanced Soul Master academies had innate Soul Power no lower than level 4.

So, after hearing Gu Ziyue’s answer, they all relaxed.

Only those watching via video livestream in other Great Soul Arenas, those with relatively ordinary qualifications, especially those with innate Soul Power below level 4, looked dejected after hearing Gu Ziyue’s answer.

And there were many such Soul Masters; they were even the majority.

“Ahem, those with innate Soul Power below level 4 don’t need to be discouraged!”

“As I said earlier, self-congealed Soul Rings may not produce Soul Skills, but they’re excellent for breaking through innate limitations!”

“For example, a Soul Master with only level 1 innate Soul Power, barring special circumstances, would never break through level 30 to become a Soul Venerable. Level 29 would be their limit!”

“But with self-congealed Soul Rings, it’s different. After reaching level 29, they can focus on cultivating their self-congealed Soul Rings, using their improvement to boost their Soul Power level, thereby breaking their innate limitations.”

“In this way, a Soul Master who could only reach level 29, Great Soul Master, would have a chance to break through to Soul Venerable!”

“Once they become a Soul Venerable, they can absorb a thousand-year Soul Beast Soul Ring. This one third Soul Ring would be completely equivalent to the first two.”

“Furthermore, the Soul Master could use this to evolve their Martial Soul, making their descendants’ Martial Souls even more exceptional!”

“This way, generation after generation, the quality of their descendants’ Martial Souls will improve!”

Gu Ziyue couldn’t let those with low-quality Martial Souls be disappointed, so he immediately presented a favorable aspect.

“It can be done this way?”

“Wow, it really seems possible!”

“This is amazing!”

Indeed, those low-level Soul Masters who were initially somewhat disappointed became excited after hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, filled with anticipation.

For them, evolving their Martial Souls and making their descendants stronger would be a tremendous blessing.

Those Soul Masters with Martial Souls of moderate quality, upon hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, also had bright eyes.

If low-quality Martial Soul Soul Masters could do this, they certainly could too!

After several generations, wouldn’t the quality of their descendants’ Martial Souls catch up with those top-tier Martial Souls?

Thinking this, they were also extremely excited!

Only those with top-tier Martial Souls had unhappy expressions after hearing Gu Ziyue’s words.

“Damn it, we absolutely cannot let him spread the method of cultivating self-congealed Soul Rings!”

“Otherwise, in the long run, our title of the world’s number one weapon Martial Soul will be lost!”

After understanding this, Tang Hao cursed.

He valued the Hao Tian Sect highly and naturally didn’t want anything to threaten its status.

…

(End of Chapter)

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