Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 202 Condensing the Soul Core (Third Update)
Moreover, one can learn a lot from observing the forging of this level of soul guide core array. In the original work, Huo Qubing became addicted to watching the orange carving for the first time and watched it for a whole day.

"No problem."

Su Wen waved his hand magnanimously and left with a smile.

As long as it doesn't involve core interests—such as the combination of metal forging and soul guides, or humanoid soul guide mechs—he doesn't care about anything else; he's just observing, and he's happy to be a good guy.

Leave the lab.

He walked straight towards the dormitory.

It was one o'clock in the morning. Soul-guided streetlights were cast along the lower road of the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, and many laboratories were still brightly lit. Clearly, the physique of a Soul Master was incredibly resilient, and their mental strength was also much stronger. They didn't need to sleep; a short meditation session was enough to restore their energy for the day. Moreover, their Soul Power could be replenished with a baby bottle.

Therefore, when Soul Masters encounter scientific research, they are practically born to be workhorses, and they don't even get sick...

The competitive pressure on the Sun and Moon Empire is not small.

Especially in this top-tier academy, geniuses emerge in large numbers. Although prodigies like Xiao Hongchen are extremely rare, "geniuses" who reach the fifth level of Soul Master at the age of fifteen are everywhere.

Although my soul power is a bit weak... just tell me if I have it or not.

This has been the path the Sun Moon Empire has been taking since its last defeat—mass-producing elites rather than specializing in training one person, even if it means sacrificing the future potential of some truly talented individuals. The great war that followed soon proved that the Sun Moon Empire's conjecture was correct.

Elites are mass-produced like an assembly line, with the best entering the Mingde Hall and the slightly less outstanding entering the army. This mass production creates a lineup that makes other countries tremble.

"..."

He shook his head, putting those thoughts behind him.

If a war were to break out, it would be at least two years from now, and the situation on the mainland at that time is uncertain.

What he's thinking about now is how to condense a soul core...

That's right. Now that he has entered the Soul Emperor realm and has reached level 64, he is already eager to get his hands on the Soul Core. Previously, his main combat power came from his pet beasts, and with his strong physical body, he was not lacking in this area. But now he feels a bit strained.

Use a soul tool.

His physical strength allows him to excel in forging, enabling him to advance through ranks one after another. His abundant mental energy allows him to reach the ninth level of Soul Master in a very short time. However, somewhat awkwardly, while he can create Soul Tools, using them is quite difficult...

Even with his elixir and twice the soul power of a soul master of the same level, he was at most barely at the level of a Soul Saint.

This led to an awkward situation: he couldn't use the level 8 long-range soul-guided cannon he had created...

Or rather, it's very difficult to use.

Moreover, due to the reset of his martial soul, although the two martial souls "shared" the same body, the cultivation level of the pet beasts of the first martial soul, such as Xue Di, could not be synchronized with the second martial soul. His cultivation speed was indeed quite slow. In three months, his second "martial soul" only managed to advance two levels, reaching the level of a thirteenth-level soul master.

But a soul core is different. If it can be condensed, it's like putting a second martial soul on a rocket.

The soul core doesn't help in combat, but once it's condensed, it significantly improves one's stored soul power and cultivation speed, easily increasing it four or five times compared to the Golden Core.

It can help to better absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth, just like the Core Formation in cultivation novels.

"If we condense a soul core..."

Su Wen pondered for a moment.

"His physical strength is certainly sufficient, even long ago. However, there are also differences in the strength of soul cores. For example, in the original work, Xuan Ziwen barely managed to condense a soul core with the help of many strong people from Shrek Academy, which is the worst kind of soul core. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, condensed the most outstanding soul core."

"One's own soul power and the density of the surrounding spiritual energy ensure the lower limit of the soul core, while spiritual power ensures the upper limit."

"The most difficult part of condensing a soul core is maintaining stability. In the early stages, you draw on your own soul power and the rich spiritual energy of the surrounding world to condense the soul core, but it will become increasingly out of control. Whether you can control it depends entirely on the strength of your mental power. This is why most people dare not rashly attempt to become a Title Douluo. Without a stronger protector, the soul core can easily go out of control and explode."

"In the original work, Huo Gua's soul core was formed by drawing upon his own maximum soul power, along with the combined assistance of Xue Di, Tian Meng, and other external powers, which enabled him to condense his soul core at the Soul Saint realm."

"Of course, it cannot be denied that his spiritual power during the Soul Saint period was already quite outstanding, and his soul power was even far superior to mine."

Su Wen frowned slightly. His combat power lay entirely in his external body, while Huo Yuhao's power lay entirely in his internal body.

After all, the sacrifices of the auspicious beasts, the transformation of the Snow Empress into a soul spirit, the sacrifice of the Ice Empress, and the sacrifice of Tianmeng all involved condensing all their essence into Huo Yuhao's body, which is why the soul core he condensed was top-notch and could remain stable...

Since his internal soul power is weak, he should seek power from the outside.

It condenses within the Azure Phoenix's Poké Ball; this is natural.

Secondly...

It needs some rich spiritual energy, and that Water Dragon King's Dragon Pill would be a perfect match, but it's still not enough...

The remnants of Tianmeng and the essence of his spirit are also valuable things. Ever since Huo Gua died, he extracted them and has been storing them in his spiritual sea.

He'll throw out whatever treasures he has at the moment. The first soul core he wants to condense must be at least the limit that can be achieved now, otherwise it would be too beneath him.

As for whether it can remain stable, with the Eye of Life and the Great Eye, one only needs to consider how far one's own soul power and the surrounding spiritual energy can condense the soul core.

"The gold of living beings!"

The voice of the Azure Phoenix echoed in the sea of ​​spirits.

"roar~"

Little Gold scratched its head. Its powerful physique gave Su Wen the confidence to withstand the impact of the soul core, and it could also enhance the strength of his physical body at crucial moments.

“Although my main attribute is spacetime, my mental power is not lacking either. I’m equivalent to… well, a 100,000-year-old mental attribute soul beast. Go ahead and do whatever you want,” Big Eyes said.

"If things get unstable, I'll be there for you."

Then came Xue Di's gentle voice.

"Ha ha……"

Su Wen smiled.

That's the advantage of having a large group.

By piecing together resources from various sources, they managed to make up for the shortcomings...

"You've stopped sleeping lately?" Su Wen asked softly.

"Ah."

"It's snow," Xue Di said softly.

Perhaps because of the embryo sacrifice, she fell into exhaustion immediately after being sacrificed to Su Wen, so she spent most of her time sleeping and only woke up for a very short time.

And now, that period of exhaustion has finally passed.

"I have to keep an eye on you while you're awake, otherwise you'll be chasing after other women..."

Hearing Xue Di's resentful tone, Su Wen awkwardly changed the subject: "Qing Luan, let's keep that piece of gold of life for now. We can't do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

The Azure Phoenix's Poké Ball is mainly sustained by the life-giving gold that it has nurtured, which is why it likes to run there no matter what it's doing.

If the goal is to condense a soul core, then refine it all at once.

This is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

What if that piece of Living Gold is the very core of the Poké Ball, and it won't coalesce again after being refined...?

He couldn't afford to gamble.

(End of this chapter)