Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 7: The Six-Dimensional Rating of the Wandering Dust Martial Soul

[Sanctuary of the Sacrificed].

When used as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card: When the effect of a spell, trap, or monster that destroys cards on the field is activated, you can activate this card by Tributing it, negating the activation and destroying it, and reviving Stardust Dragon during the End Phase.

Judging from the description, this is definitely not just a defensive skill; it also has the ability to turn the tables and damage the opponent. If it were fully localized, it would be a soul skill that combines offense and defense.

But the reality is not so.

This is a purely support and defensive area-of-effect skill!

Its effect, as a defensive and protective domain soul skill, is that whenever the user is attacked while the domain is active, soul power accumulates within the domain. It can also mark friendly units within the domain, redirecting damage and attacks received by those units to the user, thus also accumulating soul power.

One can gain absolute invincibility and resistance for a period of time by consuming a large amount of soul power at once and releasing the domain, or perform a healing.

Even attacks at the Soul Emperor level can still be weakened by more than 50%, and this weakening is also effective against poison, curses, mental attacks, and other methods!

Simply put, once this area is activated, the defensive resistance of both Youchen and your allies will be significantly increased.

This is definitely a powerful soul skill!

However, compared to soul skills, You Chen has always been more concerned about improving his martial soul.

The power of a soul skill is only temporary; the changes in one's martial soul are what truly determine how far one can go!

The changes to the Martial Soul are so significant that the increase in power alone is at least double what it was before! And Stardust Dragon has always been known for its speed, so the increase in power is just icing on the cake!

He glanced sideways and saw that under the influence of his martial spirit, only thin white scales would appear on his arms. But now, his entire hand had transformed into a thick, powerful, and sharp dragon claw!

Feeling the changes after the martial spirit possessed him, You Chen's eyes shone brightly.

Evolution! Such a huge change and increase is among the most outstanding even in high-level martial souls!

This is truly evolution!

He had instinctively realized the new name of his martial spirit.

Advanced Martial Soul - Starbone Dragon!

You Chen had read a lot of Douluo Continent fanfiction, and as a scholar and researcher, he naturally had to "borrow" from it a lot.

He was particularly fond of the martial soul attribute determination method in the six-dimensional martial soul diagram of the book "The Ultimate Conductive Terror Beast Stands Tall Above Douluo Continent".

When he was 13, he published it in the Spirit Hall's research journal after making slight modifications.

The six key indicators are: [Strength/Destructive Power], [Speed ​​(including attack speed and agility)], [Resilience (defensive resilience, or strength as a weapon spirit)], [Range and Sustain], [Energy (non-attribute soul power, mental power, attribute amplification)], and [Other Special Abilities (Bonus Points)].

Each indicator is scored from 0 to 6 points, for a total score of 30 (+6) points.

The reason for listing bonus points is that many special abilities of martial souls do not involve actual combat, or are difficult to evaluate in a hard way.

For example, a special attack specifically targeting a certain attribute, such as evil. Or, for example, the Blue Silver Emperor's ability to communicate with his subjects.

These are directly quantified into intuitive scores and included in the total score, which can easily lead to unreasonable situations where the scores of advanced martial souls are comparable to those of top-tier martial souls, but the advanced martial soul is then completely outclassed by the top-tier martial soul.

In addition, some special abilities themselves have an impact on the other five dimensions.

The indicator scores range from 0 to 6 points, and each score represents a significant leap forward.

0 (No relevant performance);

1 (possesses only the most basic performance of this level, the average level of a low-level martial soul).

2 (Medium performance, average value of intermediate-level martial souls);

3 (Stronger performance, average of advanced martial souls, advantages of intermediate martial souls, such as the speed of intermediate agility-attack martial souls and the strength of intermediate power-attack martial souls).

4 (Top-tier performance, average value of top-tier martial souls, advantages of advanced martial souls).

5 (Super performance, average value of a super martial soul; most super martial souls are hexagonal powerhouses. In terms of attribute energy, 5.5 is the ultimate level).

6 (Exceptional level, an advantage of a very small number of super martial souls or god-level martial souls).

Before its martial soul evolved, the Stardust Dragon's six-dimensional diagram was as follows:

[Strength]: 2 (average value of intermediate-level martial souls)

[Speed]: 2 (average of intermediate-level martial souls)

[Strength]: 2 (average value of intermediate-level martial souls)

[Endurance]: 2 (Moderate consumption of soul power and stamina, with a slight increase in physical activity)

[Energy]: 3 (Strong wind attribute energy, moderate star attribute energy)

[Special Ability]: 2 (Dragon Transformation with Wings, a versatile ability that significantly enhances combat power)

Total Score: 11 (+2)

(Stardust Baby Dragon.jpg)

Most beginner-level martial souls score around 5 points, while most intermediate-level martial souls score between 8 and 12 points.

With a martial soul that is rated as top-tier among intermediate martial souls, coupled with the enhancement of the essence, qi, and spirit of the three elements in the super-limited soul ring, this is the reason why You Chen's stats are comparable to those of advanced martial soul masters of the same level.

The Starbuck Dragon's stats have been improved to an even higher level.

Relying on his knowledge as a master of martial soul research, You Chen quickly arrived at a rough estimate:

[Strength]: 3 (Relatively strong performance)

Speed: 4 (Top performance)

[Strength and Toughness]: 3 (Relatively Strong Performance)

[Endurance]: 3 (Slightly increased soul power consumption, but improved soul power utilization; more freedom and ease of control after the martial soul is attached; reduced stamina consumption; increased physical activity)

[Energy]: 4 (Strong wind attribute energy, strong holy attribute energy, strong star attribute energy)

[Special Ability]: ? (Unconfirmed)

Total Score: 17

(Starbone Dragon.jpg)

The score range for advanced martial souls is approximately 13 to 17 points. Without a doubt, the strength of the Star Bone Dragon has reached the top level of advanced martial souls!

Especially in terms of speed...

In the past, the speed demonstrated by the Stardust Young Dragon Martial Soul definitely reached 3 points.

However, in reality, the Stardust Young Dragon Martial Soul does not provide much enhancement to the strength of the limbs.

You Chen's previous speed was largely due to his control over wind-based forces.

After becoming a Soul Master, You Chen gained the special ability of "Dragon Transformation" wings when his Martial Soul was attached to his body. With the help of these wings alone, his speed was able to stand firmly at the top level of the strong performance level.

However, this is not without its flaws.

Unlike its original four limbs, the addition of a pair of dragon wings out of thin air naturally consumes a lot of soul power, so it can only be used as a trump card.

But things are different now.

If the previous Martial Soul Possession was a stripped-down version, this enhancement is a complete upgrade.

In addition, You Chen vaguely sensed that after the martial soul was attached to his body, just like the characteristics of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul, he had an additional urge to "dragonize" other parts of his body.

But before You Chen could enjoy his joy for long, he frowned and realized something was wrong.

He realized that he could not fully unleash the power of his martial spirit.

Soul power, it's soul power!

Soul power... His soul power was only limited to level 20.

Because of insufficient soul power output, the amplification of the martial soul naturally drops.

Not only that...

"Spirit Rings, appear!"

On You Chen's body, there was only a solitary black soul ring coiled around him.

"..."

A tremendous panic ensued.

He is already in his thirties and his vital energy is beginning to decline. If he were to start over from level 20, even with the evolution of his martial soul, it would be absolutely impossible for him to reach level 70 before the age of fifty!

(End of this chapter)