Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 90

Chapter 90: The Fourth Soul Skill

Before starting the condensation, Gu Ziyue thought for a moment and retrieved his peach wood sword from his soul-conducting device.

“You watch from the side too, and see if my Soul Ring truly condenses itself,” he said, speaking silently to Xiao Tao, the sword spirit.

After that, Gu Ziyue placed the peach wood sword across his knees and formally began condensing his fourth Soul Ring.

The self-condensation process was as familiar as ever. However, this time, Gu Ziyue spent a full two days before successfully condensing his fourth Soul Ring.

Buzz—

The instant the fourth Soul Ring was successfully condensed, Gu Ziyue’s consciousness once again entered the mysterious Soul Skill space.

After some experimentation, Gu Ziyue found that many Soul Skills were available to him. However, he only considered three.

One was a Purification Talisman, which could remove all abnormal statuses. This included physical and mental abnormalities; like the “purify” function in a pesticide game, it could remove hard control, soft control, and marks. This was a remarkably powerful auxiliary Soul Skill.

Another was a Red Lotus Fire Technique, which summoned a Red Lotus fireball to attack enemies. This flame’s power far surpassed that of ordinary fire attributes. If Gu Ziyue chose this, he would truly possess an offensive Soul Skill.

The last one, and the most appealing to Gu Ziyue, was the Immobilization Talisman. As the name suggests, it was a legendary immobilization talisman. Once affixed to a target, the target would be completely immobilized. The immobilization effect was extremely powerful. Soul Masters with lower Soul Power levels than Gu Ziyue would be immobilized for 10 seconds, while those at the same level as him would be immobilized for 5 seconds. Even a Soul Master one level higher than Gu Ziyue would be immobilized for 2 seconds.

In other words, even a Soul King facing Gu Ziyue, a Soul Emperor, would be controlled for 2 seconds after being hit with the Immobilization Talisman. It was utterly unreasonable, like those Taoist priests in movies immobilizing zombies with a single talisman when they couldn’t win in a direct confrontation. And these were just the effects of a normal Immobilization Talisman. Gu Ziyue could extend the control time by increasing the Soul Power used in its creation.

“The Immobilization Talisman!” he declared. “Choosing the Red Lotus Fire Technique might not defeat Tang Hao, but the Immobilization Talisman, if it lands, will control him!” “Then defeating the Haotian Team in the Soul Master Tournament will be no problem!”

After a brief hesitation, Gu Ziyue quickly chose the Immobilization Talisman as his fourth Soul Skill.

Buzz—

Once Gu Ziyue made his choice, his fourth Soul Ring and Soul Skill were completely formed, and he opened his eyes, rising from his meditative posture. Soul Rings encircled his waist, rising one after another.

Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Purple.

Gu Ziyue’s fourth Soul Ring was a thousand-year-quality purple Soul Ring. Gu Ziyue sensed it; its quality was roughly three thousand years. The best configuration for a normal Soul Master’s fourth Soul Ring is usually only five thousand years. The fact that Gu Ziyue’s self-condensed fourth Soul Ring reached three thousand years, just like his third, exceeding half the upper limit for a normal Soul Master, was simply abnormal. Many Soul Emperors’ fourth Soul Rings, absorbed from Soul Beasts, didn’t even have the quality of Gu Ziyue’s self-condensed ring. This was likely due to Gu Ziyue absorbing several celestial herbs; a normal Soul Master’s self-condensed Soul Ring could never be this high-quality.

“It really was a self-condensed Soul Ring?”

“Are you also a transformed Soul Beast?”

“No, your Martial Soul couldn’t be a transformed Soul Beast…”

After Gu Ziyue opened his eyes, Xiao Tao’s voice was the first thing he heard. She was now truly convinced that Gu Ziyue had condensed his Soul Rings himself.

“Mm, you saw it,” Gu Ziyue replied inwardly, then, as he stood, he put the peach wood sword back into his soul-conducting device. Otherwise, it would be too noisy.

“How is it? How is it?”

“Junior Brother, what’s your fourth Soul Skill?”

Immediately, Bi Bi Dong’s voice rang out in Gu Ziyue’s ears. She had thought the self-condensation of a Soul Ring would be a spectacular sight, but after watching for two days, nothing happened. It was just like when others absorbed Soul Rings; outsiders couldn’t see anything until the Soul Ring appeared after its successful absorption. Therefore, Bi Bi Dong was even more curious about Gu Ziyue’s fourth Soul Skill.

“Senior Sister, you’ll find out firsthand!” Gu Ziyue stood up, smiling slightly.

Buzz—

Then, Gu Ziyue’s fourth Soul Ring shone faintly, and an Immobilization Talisman materialized. This time, however, Gu Ziyue didn’t chant the Soul Skill’s name; he simply summoned the talisman.

His Soul Skills didn’t require incantations or name-calling to be used.

“Let’s try it!”

Bi Bi Dong, curious, snatched the Immobilization Talisman from Gu Ziyue’s hand and stuck it on herself.

Buzz—

When the Immobilization Talisman touched Bi Bi Dong, it glowed and then disappeared.

“Ah… why can’t I move?” Bi Bi Dong immediately exclaimed, discovering her inability to move.

“My body’s frozen, but I can still talk, so the effect of my Immobilization Talisman is just so-so,” Gu Ziyue said with a laugh as he looked at the immobilized Bi Bi Dong, revealing the name of his Soul Skill.

“Immobilization Talisman?”

Bi Bi Dong, She Long, and Li Chanfei immediately understood the nature of Gu Ziyue’s fourth Soul Skill upon hearing its name: a control-type Soul Skill.

“Your Highness’s Soul Skills are becoming increasingly diverse!” She Long exclaimed in amazement. At first, he thought Gu Ziyue’s Martial Soul was an auxiliary type, but Gu Ziyue’s Golden Light Talisman could also attack in addition to its support functions. He had even developed the Golden Light Sword Technique. Now, Gu Ziyue’s fourth Soul Skill was a control-type. Truly, he had all kinds of Soul Skills!

“Yes, this fourth Soul Skill seems very strong too!” Li Chanfei’s beautiful eyes sparkled.

“Senior Sister is a Soul King, so I can only immobilize her for two seconds,” Gu Ziyue said with a smile.

“Amazing! You actually controlled me for two seconds!”

“Junior Brother, with this, we can definitely defeat the Haotian Team, right?”

Bi Bi Dong, having personally experienced the power of the Immobilization Talisman, immediately exclaimed with delight, having regained her mobility.

“As long as I stick the Immobilization Talisman on him, and Senior Sister can defeat him afterwards, then taking down the Haotian Team will be a sure thing,” Gu Ziyue confidently replied in response to Bi Bi Dong’s words. That’s why he chose the Immobilization Talisman! With it, defeating Tang Hao would be much easier. Maybe he could even get in a couple of kicks himself.

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(End of Chapter)

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