Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 146

Chapter 146 What? We Can No Longer Cultivate Self-凝结 Soul Rings?

“Haozi, watch your words!”

Hearing his younger brother’s words, Tang Xiao immediately cautioned Tang Hao. Such words were fine to say here, but if Tang Hao repeated them outside, he would offend the entire Soul Master world.

“Big Brother, haven’t you seen the threat this self-凝结 Soul Ring poses to our sect?”

Tang Hao, hearing his brother’s words, immediately retorted anxiously.

*Idiot, do you think I haven’t noticed?*

Tang Xiao felt a surge of annoyance, a deep sense of disappointment. He found that Tang Hao always only saw the surface of things, never thinking deeply.

Before, he always felt that his younger brother, Tang Hao, had unparalleled talent and was the perfect successor to lead the Hao Tian Sect.

But now, Tang Xiao began to think that handing the sect over to Tang Hao might not be a good thing.

If Tang Hao truly possessed unparalleled talent, and his strength was unmatched, then he could do as he pleased.

However, in Douluo Continent, he realized his younger brother didn’t possess such unparalleled talent. At least, the Martial Soul Temple’s Gu Ziyue and Bi Bi Dong were not weaker than Tang Hao, perhaps even significantly stronger.

Let alone Bi Bi Dong, Gu Ziyue’s intelligence was terrifying in his opinion. Powerful talent coupled with astonishing wisdom—letting Tang Hao lead the sect against the Martial Soul Temple would be a disaster.

“Do you think we can still stop it? Can we even stop them?”

Shaking his head, temporarily suppressing his thoughts, Tang Xiao patiently explained to Tang Hao. In this situation, anyone who dared to stop the Martial Soul Temple from publicly releasing the self-凝结 Soul Ring cultivation method would be an enemy to the world.

“I… I’m just worried about the sect’s status…”

After hearing his brother’s explanation, Tang Hao realized he had oversimplified things, his face flushed with shame.

“Let’s just watch what he does next!”

Tang Xiao said calmly, then returned his gaze to the screen, saying nothing more.

“My uncle is really stupid!”

Tang San, witnessing this from the side, silently judged Tang Hao. Then, ignoring Tang Hao, he quickly focused on the screen.

Watching Gu Ziyue speaking confidently, Tang San felt a twinge of envy.

“Once I develop the Tang Sect into a powerful force, I too will be able to act so impressively!”

Tang San silently vowed.

…

“…So, even Soul Masters with relatively low Martial Soul quality can cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring, it just depends on personal choice!”

Gu Ziyue waited for everyone to digest his previous words before continuing.

“But regarding how to choose, I think everyone here listening to me right now doesn’t need to worry!”

“Because the self-凝结 Soul Ring has a major drawback, something the Martial Soul Temple has been researching for years without a solution!”

“By publicly releasing the cultivation method of the self-凝结 Soul Ring, we also hope someone can find a solution!”

Gu Ziyue changed his tone, his voice becoming heavy.

“The biggest flaw of the self-凝结 Soul Ring is that it cannot be combined with Soul Beast Soul Rings, because the existence of Soul Beast Soul Rings will interfere with the cultivation of the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“For instance, a Soul Master who has already absorbed Soul Beast Soul Rings can still cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring, as long as they follow the cultivation method the Martial Soul Temple will release later, they can condense their own Soul Ring!”

“However, if Soul Beast Soul Rings are present, the Soul Master’s self-凝结 Soul Ring cannot be cultivated further, and its quality cannot be improved through cultivation!”

Then, Gu Ziyue revealed the biggest drawback of the self-凝结 Soul Ring.

“What?”

“If you have Soul Beast Soul Rings, you can’t cultivate it?”

“How could this be…”

“Then we’re all unable to cultivate it?”

“…”

After hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, everyone felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them; their hearts sank. No wonder Gu Ziyue had said they didn’t need to worry about whether or not to cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring—because the self-凝结 Soul Ring was largely irrelevant to them.

“Alright, I’ve explained the advantages and disadvantages of the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“Next, I will announce the cultivation method of the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

Gu Ziyue ignored the disheartened crowd and immediately began to introduce the self-凝结 Soul Ring’s cultivation method.

What Gu Ziyue released was a method redeveloped by the research institute, much simpler than the method he had initially used. His original method was far more difficult. If he had released that, Gu Ziyue was worried that others might give up halfway due to the difficulty. For something to become widespread, it must be simple.

“…That’s the cultivation method for the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“If any Soul Masters are unclear, they can purchase a detailed guide from any Martial Soul Temple branch; the price is affordable for everyone.”

“However, just having the self-凝结 Soul Ring cultivation method is not enough, because the self-凝结 Soul Ring requires a supplementary Meditation Technique to improve the Soul Ring’s quality.”

“These will also be sold at all Martial Soul Temple branches!”

After explaining the self-凝结 Soul Ring’s cultivation method in detail, Gu Ziyue also announced the Martial Soul Temple’s other arrangements, preventing confusion among the Soul Masters.

Gu Ziyue didn’t reveal that the supplementary Meditation Technique was actually an advanced Meditation Technique. Let them discover that for themselves!

All Soul Masters watching Gu Ziyue were recording his explanation of the self-凝结 Soul Ring’s cultivation method.

After completing the introduction of the self-凝结 Soul Ring and explaining the Martial Soul Temple’s arrangements, Gu Ziyue turned and left.

This year’s Soul Master competition came to an end. All live broadcasting equipment was shut down.

However, with the closing of the broadcast came the boiling excitement of the entire Soul Master world.

“Regardless of whether I can cultivate it or not, I’m going to buy the self-凝结 Soul Ring cultivation method first!”

“Me too, although the Holy Son explained it clearly, I still need to buy a copy!”

“Definitely buying it! Even if we can’t cultivate it ourselves, it’s good to have it for our children!”

“Forget whether Soul Beasts will really become scarcer or not—even if they don’t, I’m going to have my son cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“Me too, the development of Soul Skills the Holy Son showcased earlier was incredible; one Soul Skill became more than a dozen Soul Skills…”

“…”

Although they might not be able to cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring, at this moment, the approval of the self-凝结 Soul Ring was extremely high.

Gu Ziyue gave them the illusion that cultivating the self-凝结 Soul Ring was far more powerful than Soul Beast Soul Rings.

However, in reality, this depended on the individual; not everyone was suitable for the self-凝结 Soul Ring. For example, less intelligent individuals would be better suited to absorbing Soul Beast Soul Rings. Otherwise, after cultivating the self-凝结 Soul Ring and failing to develop its potential, hunting Soul Beasts would be a more practical approach.

Moreover, the main purpose of absorbing Soul Beast Soul Rings was to evolve the Martial Soul. Directly choosing the self-凝结 Soul Ring when one’s Martial Soul quality is too low is absolutely not advisable.

As Gu Ziyue had said before, using the self-凝结 Soul Ring to break through the limitations of one’s talent in a planned manner was the appropriate choice for those with low-quality Martial Souls.

In short, after the appearance of the self-凝结 Soul Ring, various possibilities existed; it all depended on the Soul Master’s personal choice. The Soul Master world was destined to be lively for a while because of the self-凝结 Soul Ring’s emergence!

…

“So this is the cultivation method for the self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“I wonder how he thought of it; he actually managed to create it!”

Ning Fengzhi of the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect, after understanding the self-凝结 Soul Ring’s cultivation method, couldn’t help but exclaim. After all, Gu Ziyue was probably only around ten years old at the time?

“Sword Uncle, Bone Uncle!”

“Do you think the Qi Bao Liu Li Pagoda can break through according to his method?”

Immediately, Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, inquiring with fervent eyes.

“You mean, let the younger generation of the sect cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring? Then rely on the Soul Ring cultivation to boost Soul Power level, thus breaking the Qi Bao Liu Li Pagoda’s inability to break through level 80?”

Sword Douluo understood Ning Fengzhi’s meaning immediately, then shook his head: “No, others rely on this method because of their limited talent!”

“The Qi Bao Liu Li Pagoda’s flaw is in the Martial Soul itself; it’s different from what that boy said!”

Although he had just learned about the self-凝结 Soul Ring, Gu Ziyue had explained it very clearly. Therefore, Sword Douluo immediately understood a great deal and also knew that the self-凝结 Soul Ring wasn’t suitable for breaking through the Qi Bao Liu Li Pagoda’s limitations.

“Yes, the Qi Bao Liu Li Sect’s Martial Soul has flaws…”

Ning Fengzhi sighed upon hearing this.

“At this rate, our Qi Bao Liu Li Sect will truly be finished!”

“First, there’s the Hao Tian Sect’s Ruyi Ring, then countless other auxiliary Soul Masters; they can, as that Gu Ziyue boy said, continuously evolve their Martial Souls, making their Martial Soul quality higher and higher!”

“But the Qi Bao Liu Li Pagoda has no room for improvement!”

Speaking of this, Ning Fengzhi looked worried.

Tang Yuehua’s existence had already made him anxious, constantly worrying about the emergence of a powerful auxiliary Martial Soul lineage in the Soul Master world.

Now, not only was there Tang Yuehua’s Ruyi Ring, but in the future, countless powerful auxiliary Martial Souls might emerge.

Though he didn’t need to worry in his generation, or even for several hundred years, Ning Fengzhi still worried about the sect’s future!

And it was all caused by Gu Ziyue. At this moment, Ning Fengzhi’s resentment towards Gu Ziyue grew even stronger.

Not only did he steal his cousin, but he also brought him so much trouble. Unbelievable!

…

“Big Brother, I’m going to cultivate!”

At the Hao Tian Sect, after watching Gu Ziyue’s performance, Tang Hao bid farewell to Tang Xiao and hurried off to cultivate. He wanted to quickly learn the Grand Sumeru Hammer and the Arcane Explosive Ring techniques taught by his grandfather, Tang Chen, and then challenge Gu Ziyue.

Everything Gu Ziyue had done made him extremely unhappy. The Hao Tian Sect’s title as the world’s number one weapon Martial Soul might face a lot of competition in the future, and it was all Gu Ziyue’s fault.

So he was very unhappy and desperately wanted to teach Gu Ziyue a lesson. He certainly wouldn’t admit that it was because he saw Gu Ziyue once again steal the spotlight and was envious.

“Dad, why is Uncle so impetuous?”

Tang San couldn’t help but complain as he watched Tang Hao leave.

“Xiao San, he’s your uncle, how can you be so disrespectful!”

Hearing Tang San’s words, Tang Xiao immediately reprimanded him.

“Yes, Dad!”

Tang San quickly nodded.

“Hmm, the competition is over. Dad still has a lot of things to deal with, Xiao San, you go cultivate by yourself!”

Tang Xiao patted Tang San’s head and said nothing more. Tang San was more than just his son; he carried memories from his past life, so he couldn’t treat Tang San like a child. A warning was sufficient.

Tang San didn’t mind being reprimanded; he actually enjoyed it; this was what having a father felt like!

“Yes, Dad, then I’ll go cultivate!”

So Tang San obediently responded, then quickly left. The Martial Soul Temple had created such a big stir; he knew his father must be very busy.

“The emergence of the self-凝结 Soul Ring isn’t necessarily a bad thing for us!”

“The self-凝结 Soul Ring’s advantages are obvious. Our Hao Tian Sect’s Martial Soul is already a top-quality Martial Soul, it doesn’t need further evolution!”

“So we can also cultivate the self-凝结 Soul Ring. While most Soul Masters are thinking of using the self-凝结 Soul Ring to evolve Martial Souls for the benefit of future generations, we can use it to cultivate a large number of powerful individuals!”

“With Tang San’s Xuan Tian Gong, they can cultivate from a young age. According to Grandpa, when they awaken their Martial Souls, they might all be born with full Soul Power!”

“With the self-凝结 Soul Ring, our Hao Tian Sect will surely become the true number one sect!”

“Then, even the Martial Soul Temple, we, the Hao Tian Sect, can easily crush them!”

Tang Xiao’s eyes flickered. He wasn’t too nervous about the emergence of the self-凝结 Soul Ring; instead, he saw it as a good thing. He could analyze it so calmly because after the sect children who were taught by Tang San started cultivating, Tang Chen found that the energy within their bodies was slowly increasing.

So Tang Chen speculated that when they awakened their Martial Souls, they might all be born with full Soul Power. With this discovery, no matter what major events happened in the Soul Master world, he could calmly analyze them.

Because their Hao Tian Sect had already acquired a trump card. They just needed to utilize the Xuan Tian Gong effectively, and the Hao Tian Sect would be able to mass-produce a large number of geniuses born with full Soul Power.

Although they were only pseudo-geniuses, their cultivation speed couldn’t compare to true geniuses born with full Soul Power, reaching Soul Power level 10 at age 6 was still ahead of others by a considerable margin.

So Tang Xiao wasn’t worried at all!

“Since the Martial Soul Temple is promoting his self-凝结 Soul Ring!”

“Then our Hao Tian Sect should also quickly popularize the Xuan Tian Gong!”

“No, we need to wait a little longer; we need Tang San to pass on more Tang Sect secret skills, otherwise, he’ll discover it and be unwilling to teach more advanced skills later!”

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(End of Chapter)

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