Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 234 Soul Forging
The room where Lin Xingyu went into seclusion was built by Zhenhua as a meditation room, and naturally a great deal of top-quality materials were used in its construction.

The area is over 100 square meters. It was originally intended as a simple meditation room, so this size is sufficient. If you want to exercise, there are other spaces available.

At this moment, in a room of over a hundred square meters, Lin Xingyu was sitting upright, with crimson light constantly rolling and flowing, and the Myriad Abyss Domain was naturally released, easily covering the entire room.

Within this realm, all sorts of scenes emerge.

Amidst the array of armored soldiers and the flickering presence of ghostly figures, the sounds of battle and strife could be faintly heard. At times, golden energy swirled, at others, flames roared, lightning crackled, and starlight appeared...

These scenes appeared one by one, and then quickly transformed into other scenes.

The entire domain began to radiate an even more magnificent brilliance with this evolution of the Martial Soul.

The Myriad Abyss Domain seemed to have reached a critical point.

Various scenes appeared alternately, and Lin Xingyu could clearly feel that when a specific scene appeared in the domain, he could sense the corresponding elemental force or power more clearly.

It is even easier to mobilize the corresponding forces between heaven and earth, and the forces that are mobilized are also more powerful!
The feeling he got from the Myriad Abyss Domain was even heavier, as if some kind of transformation had taken place.

Domain Evolution!

A crimson-gold light appeared on Lin Xingyu's body, and his aura began to rise continuously.

He simply sat there quietly, exuding an aura as deep and unfathomable as a prison.

The martial spirit figure, which was originally only three meters tall, gradually expanded to nearly ten meters tall during this process.

When the golden fire light shone brightly in the domain, a golden-haired, green-eyed figure clearly appeared beside Lin Xingyu, with a long sword in his hand and armor on his body, blending in with the surrounding environment.

It made her look like a Valkyrie standing there.

It was Aya, Lin Xingyu's first soul spirit.

During this transformation, as a soul spirit closely related to Lin Xingyu, she also benefited greatly from the transformation of her martial soul.

The most obvious change is that when she first started following Lin Xingyu, she was only about 30 centimeters tall and the size of a figurine, but now she has grown to the size of a normal person.

He is about 1.8 meters tall.

This time, her age limit was not increased, but the close connection with her martial soul resulted in a boost that, when reflected in her spirit, made her physique more refined.

The potential of the bloodline has been improved to a certain extent.

It will be easier to pass levels in the future.

In practical terms, this means that it will be easier to break through 100,000 years in the future.

On Lin Xingyu's other side, the Thunderous Hell Vine was quietly wrapped around his body, each of these dark purple vines resembling a bamboo joint.

Every bolt of lightning on Leiming Yanyu Teng's body emanated a terrifying destructive aura.

At this moment, it was quietly wrapped around Lin Xingyu's left arm, silently absorbing the life force emanating from his body. At the same time, the Thunderous Hell Vine was also radiating lightning and destructive power, and its fusion with Lin Xingyu was becoming even deeper.

When Lin Xingyu absorbed the Thunderous Hell Vine, he directly suppressed it by using his "high-dimensional vision" to absorb it into his body.

Even now, his fourth soul skill is definitely the most lethal among all his abilities.

When Lin Xingyu mastered the divine power "Surge of Life", he began to use the life force generated by this divine power to nourish the Thunderous Hell Vine, trying his best to achieve a balance between life and destruction.

As a plant-type soul beast, the Thunderous Hell Vine can even continuously enhance its own essence during this process.

From this point on, Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng became completely entangled with Lin Xingyu, quickly transforming from someone who remained silent to a devoted admirer.

The speed can be described as quite fast.

Thunderous Hell Vine absorbs lightning from birth. A hundred years ago, it had to wait for natural lightning, and its cultivation speed was ten times slower than that of other ordinary soul beasts.

After a hundred years, he was able to summon lightning on his own, and his cultivation speed was quite fast.

It often alters the natural weather of a place, turning it into a huge minefield.

The Thunderous Hell Vine, which relies on constantly absorbing lightning to improve its power, will eventually explode at any time after its destructive power is compressed repeatedly, once it reaches a certain age.

This nurturing of life force can greatly enhance the life essence of the Thunderous Hell Vine, significantly increasing its capacity to withstand the destructive power of thunder.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Xingyu dared to drastically increase the age of his soul spirit in various spirit ascension platforms two years ago, rather than because he was afraid of Lin Xingyu self-destructing.

Otherwise, he would need to use many methods to maintain the stability of the Thunderous Hell Vine.

Six black and one red spirit rings hovered quietly around his body.

As time slowly passed, the beams of light gradually receded. Lin Xingyu slowly opened his eyes, and the instant he opened them, an extremely indifferent look appeared in his eyes.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the depths of her eyes, and her eyes gradually returned to their normal color.

"Level 72."

"The speed isn't fast, but it's definitely not slow either. The breakthrough speed before level 80 won't slow down, but we need to consider it after level 80 and 90."

Lin Xingyu immediately shook his head. Why think so much?
Given his rate of progress, it's hard to imagine what the situation will be like when he reaches level 80 or 90.

Who knows, by then I might have a bunch of cultivation bonuses on me, and my cultivation speed could increase by several times.

He felt the surging soul power within his body, as well as other powers that were slightly depleted.

"The tenth blood transfusion will take about half a month to complete. During this time, we can use the life essence to replenish our life source."

"We should also consider a third soul spirit."

"For Soul Masters, Soul Spirits are not just used to provide Soul Rings, allowing Soul Masters to successfully break through bottlenecks in their Soul Power."

"For Soul Masters, another significant effect of Soul Spirits is that the essence of the Soul Spirit can be integrated into the Martial Soul, providing certain enhancements to the Martial Soul and allowing Soul Masters to explore more directions."

Overall, the benefits are quite significant.

One major reason why Lin Xingyu chose to condense his own spirit ring for his seventh spirit ring is that a spirit master's seventh spirit ring must be the Martial Soul True Body, which is the spirit ring most closely connected to the Martial Soul.

The self-condensed soul rings all use one's own power, so the compatibility between them and the martial soul is naturally beyond question.

"So what does my third soul want?"

After pondering for a moment without finding an answer, Lin Xingyu stretched and opened the door to the meditation room.

……

"A Soul Saint?"

Looking at Lin Xingyu, who had finished his seclusion, Zhenhua hesitated for a long time before finally asking.

"Correct!"

Lin Xingyu replied affirmatively, then couldn't help but reveal his Martial Soul; seven soul rings—six black and one red—slowly rose from beneath his feet. "Ten thousand years? What did you choose for your third soul spirit?"

Seeing the seventh spirit ring, which was clearly a different color, Zhenhua asked with some curiosity.

"I don't have a spirit. My seventh spirit ring is a technique that I figured out myself to create a self-forming spirit ring."

"A self-formed soul ring?"

Zhenhua and Muye exchanged bewildered glances.

A ten-thousand-year soul ring can provide a soul master with four soul skills. Before going into seclusion, Lin Xingyu did not intend to look for a new soul spirit.

Zhenhua and the other person thought that Lin Xingyu's seventh spirit ring would still be provided by Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng, but they never expected that he would make his own seventh spirit ring by hand.

"Nonsense!" After a brief moment of shock, Zhenhua couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

"You think you can just figure out a technique on your own and then go for it? What if you end up like your teacher?"

"To be a Soul Saint for a lifetime?"

Upon hearing this, Makino retorted somewhat awkwardly, "Being stuck at level 94 and unable to break through is a thing of the past. Haven't I already solved that problem?"

Zhenhua chuckled coldly twice.

“If it weren’t for my apprentice, you would probably have lived like this for the rest of your life.”

"I've experimented with it myself and deduced it many times. Even if something goes wrong, it won't be a big deal. At most, I'll just be lying there weak for a while," Lin Xingyu explained.

"Besides, someone always has to do these kinds of innovative things, otherwise everyone will still be living in the forest like in ancient times?"

Zhenhua's complexion improved considerably.

"If you encounter something like this again in the future, be sure to tell us first. Even if we can't help you, we can still give you some advice."

Seeing their expressions, Lin Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Of course, you are my teacher! I came here precisely because I was worried that something might happen and I wanted to ask for your help."

Zhenhua stepped forward and patted Lin Xingyu on the shoulder: "So now you know you have two teachers here?"

After their worries subsided, both of them turned their attention to the self-condensing soul ring that Lin Xingyu had just mentioned.

A major problem in the Soul Master world right now is that the number of Soul Spirits cannot keep up with the number of Soul Masters.

The number of spirit beasts has also decreased significantly.

Therefore, various factions are researching artificial souls.

If a Soul Master who can condense his own Soul Ring suddenly appears at this time, especially if this Soul Master is a pure human rather than a Soul Beast who has been reborn, the impact on the Soul Master world would be enormous.

If it could be popularized in the Soul Master world, its groundbreaking achievement would be no less significant than when Spirit Ice Douluo ushered in the Soul Spirit era.

Thinking of this, Zhenhua and Muye stared intently at Lin Xingyu.

Zhenhua also activated the soul-guiding array throughout the villa to isolate it from the outside world.

Seeing the eager expressions on their faces, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but chuckle and explained to them how he had condensed his own soul rings.

"When I condensed my own Soul Ring, the first thing was..."

After listening to Lin Xingyu's detailed explanation, Zhenhua turned to look at Mu Ye beside him. Seeing Mu Ye deep in thought, his heart sank.

After a long while, Mu Ye slowly raised his head and looked at Lin Xingyu, saying:

"It can be described as a secret technique with a high level of knowledge, but the problem is that the threshold is too high. For other soul masters, it's like giving them a living soul beast and asking them to create a soul contract without anything else. The difficulty is too high, and I'm afraid only you can do it."

"This really tests your talent too much. Is there an easier way?"

Lin Xingyu shook his head. His ability to condense his own soul ring was entirely due to his talent; he didn't have any skills at all.

Hearing Mu Ye's words, Zhen Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

I knew it! With my talent, I'm definitely not bad. How could I not even understand what I'm saying?

If it weren't for his obsession with forging, he would definitely be a Super Douluo by now.

So you can't understand it either.

The most important aspect of Heavenly Forging is that the forging process requires an understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, as well as the ability to mobilize the power of heaven and earth through these laws to transform the metal.

Although Zhenhua's soul power cultivation was entirely improved through drugs, and he used an unknown amount of external force in the process, he was a complete fraud in this respect.

Even before completing the cultivation of the "Red Origin Returning to the Source Method", he suffered great damage due to frequent Heavenly Forging.

After completing the cultivation, the depleted vital energy was replenished, and the frequency of forging returned to its peak. Each forging required a large amount of rare and precious materials to replenish its consumption.

The fact that Zhenhua was able to complete the Heavenly Forging demonstrates the depth of his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth and the extent of his talent.

The fact that he couldn't learn it even with such a method clearly demonstrates how much theoretical knowledge he lacks.

"For the next period of time, you will stay here and see if the situation changes. If there are any aftereffects, it will be easier to deal with them."

Lin Xingyu naturally wouldn't object to such a suggestion.

Zhenhua then said in a deep voice, "Your cultivation has improved too quickly. You have already reached the Soul Saint level. With your current cultivation, you are fully capable of Soul Forging, and your battle armor can also be upgraded to the three-word level."

"Next, I'll teach you what soul forging is!" Zhenhua said with a touch of pride when talking about his area of ​​expertise.

Inside the forging room.

Zhenhua carefully completed the preparations for forging.

Take a deep breath and prepare to begin forging.

In Zhenhua's words, Lin Xingyu had already learned almost all the theoretical knowledge of forging, but no matter how much theory he read, it was not as good as a hands-on forging lesson.

Seeing that Zhenhua had finished his preparations, Lin Xingyu took two steps back while holding Chen Xi's small hand.

Over the course of more than a year, under Mu Ye's generous and lavish education, Chen Xi has formally entered the realm of cultivation in terms of soul power, blood and qi, and spiritual power.

The knowledge and education they received gradually accumulated over time.

Finally, a foundation has been laid.

Bringing Chen Xi along for this forging session was partly to broaden her horizons and let her learn about secondary professions.

This will give me a reference when choosing a side job in the future.

(End of this chapter)