Douluo: Dream Overlord

Chapter 161 Hunting Support-Type Soul Beasts

Shi Guang took a deep breath. Support-type soul beasts are even rarer than other types of soul beasts.

That's why support and defense-type soul beasts are so rare. Their prices on the black market are extremely high, affordable only to members of large families, and even then, they're not from good years.

Okay, the years of use will be absorbed by family members or their people, instead of flowing out to other soul masters to absorb. This would be a burden for them and not a good thing, because it would affect their sales and distribution, and create their own problems. Therefore, they will conduct a review when selling.

Like Zero Sword, a teammate of Shi Guang before, their Wind Sword Martial Soul was absorbed by a separate Soul Beast.

As the martial spirits of the four lower sects, they, as large families, have long been able to raise and hunt spirit beasts without having to go out to find unknown spirit beasts.

Over the centuries, their spirit rings have long been configured and there is no need to worry about spirit rings, because they have been raising spirit beasts in captivity and cultivating them freely, so that there will be no problem of spirit ring loss or missing.

If Shi Guang had been born into such a family, its spirit rings would have been fixed, instead of being decided step by step as it is now, entirely based on its own and Shi Nian's ideas.

However, this approach has both advantages and disadvantages.

While a fixed set of spirit rings is powerful, its drawback is also obvious: it makes it easy for opponents to figure out your situation.

Admittedly, the soul rings that families equip soul masters with are all-around warrior configurations that can be used for offense, defense, and offense, but their weakness is that they lack adaptability.

Being a jack-of-all-trades means being a master of none.

Fighting in unknown circumstances often leaves them unable to obtain effective intelligence about their opponents, leaving them vulnerable to being attacked passively. Meanwhile, opposing Soul Masters can assess the effects of Soul Rings on a family's Soul by examining the Soul's own Soul, putting them at a disadvantage in battle.

There are many who can configure themselves according to their own ideas, just like Shi Guang. Those who can become strong are the ones who stand at the top of the continent.

Unlike the continental martial souls of clan-based soul masters, their martial souls are more like independent martial souls, which they can freely combine with soul rings for use.

This often catches the enemy off guard, making it difficult for them to detect their own weaknesses, and also allows for counterattacks based on the opponent's vulnerabilities.

It's important to know that there are different martial souls.

Even with the same spirit beast, the absorption effects of two martial spirits may be different.

After all, the effect of a spirit ring depends on the quality of the spirit and its unique characteristics.

Just like an ordinary iron sword spirit and a divine sword spirit, they absorb the same spirit beast, but the effects are completely different.

A good martial soul can often bring out its full potential, and a spirit ring that absorbs all of its effects can also be maximized. Even the weakest spirit ring can exert considerable strength when enhanced by a powerful martial soul.

A weak martial soul, no matter how much it absorbs, even if it absorbs a high-level soul ring, will never have an ideal effect on its soul skills. This is not because of the limitations of the soul ring, but because of the limitations of the martial soul itself.

The essence of a Soul Master lies in their Martial Soul, which determines their true path as a Soul Master.

While talent and hard work are important, a spirit is the foundation of a spirit master; without a spirit, everything else is meaningless.

The reason why Shiguang dared to advance towards the top of the continent was because his martial soul was a rare spiritual martial soul, and it was the first spiritual martial soul on the continent.

His father was the first owner, and he was the second.

Moreover, unlike the first one, he has upgraded the Remnant Dream to the Illusion Dream, and has undergone a complete transformation, improving his strength to a level that is vastly different from before.

If we're just talking about the quality of martial souls, Shi Nian's Remnant Dream martial soul is completely inferior to his Illusion Dream martial soul, and will be suppressed by his martial soul.

Of course, this does not mean that the opponent's martial soul is inferior to his own. Rather, his own martial soul, as a phantom dream evolved from a remnant dream, naturally suppresses spirit-type martial souls. No matter what kind of spirit-type martial soul encounters the phantom dream of time, as long as its rank is not higher than his martial soul, it will be suppressed, resulting in limited strength and soul ring effects.

Shi Guang pondered that if he had a support-type martial soul with his talent, it would be like a second martial soul gem.

His path would probably not be as smooth as it is now; instead, he would have to live under someone else's roof and rely on others to fight. His strength would probably only be his powerful physique and martial arts skills.

Moreover, without the convenience brought by his spirit-type martial soul, he probably wouldn't have been able to achieve his goal against Dugu Yan, and thus wouldn't have been able to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to pick immortal herbs.

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune are interdependent.

With the help of his spirit as a martial soul, Shi Guang clearly possesses his current strength and powerful physique.

If his martial soul had been that gemstone martial soul, he would probably be holed up in Canghui Academy right now, working as a support-type soul master.

Of course, I'm not saying that support-type Soul Masters are bad, but control-type Soul Masters have more room for maneuver.

Shi Guang doesn't dislike support-type characters, nor does she not want to become a support-type Soul Master.

However, the strength boost that support-type Soul Masters can provide is far less than that of control-type Soul Masters, or those who can enjoy higher resources and tactical status.

Shi Guang's current status is all due to his own hard work, which he fought for bit by bit from others. For example, his spot as a member of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team was taken from Osro.

That's how the world is. If you want something, you have to fight for it yourself and get it by yourself, instead of hoping that others will give it to you.

After all, you have no connection with this person, so why would they give you these benefits for no reason? If they do, it can only mean that they have a bigger plan for you.

While Shi Guang pondered his instructors and the members of the Tian Dou Royal Team on the other side, he was clearly not so calm.

"It's a semperflorens tree that's about ten thousand years old! Ye Lingling, you're incredibly lucky!"

Yu Tianheng examined the soul beast. As a candidate for the Mischievous Tyrannosaurus Rex family, he was well-informed and could tell the origin and age of the soul beast at a glance.

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

This soul beast is not as weak as the usual support-type soul beasts. Its effects are extremely powerful, and its soul ring effects are even more powerful than those of some soul bones.

As the king of support-type soul beasts, the special effect of the Osmanthus fragrans is that it can absorb and store the life force of others, and then release it to others to achieve the effect of healing and recovery.

Although the effects of the Osmanthus fragrans will be weakened after it becomes a Soul Ring for a Soul Master, it is still an extremely rare and valuable Soul Ring.

Yu Tianheng couldn't help but feel a little regretful.