Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

Chapter 98, Section 97: The Evolution of Soul Rings

What Ling Bingtian and Bei Bei were talking about wasn't anything significant; it was just a theory that almost all the powerful forces on the Douluo Continent knew about.

That's the theory of spirit ring evolution!

The so-called theory of soul ring evolution is actually a conclusion reached by various soul master families during the process of inheritance.

In short, it means that although a Soul Master's innate Martial Soul is fixed, it is not impossible to change it later in life.

One method is to change this by absorbing a soul ring.

As long as one has soul power and can cultivate to the bottleneck of a soul master, one can defy fate by absorbing high-quality soul rings.

A Soul Master with an ordinary Martial Soul may be able to evolve their Martial Soul by absorbing the Soul Rings produced by Soul Beasts with high-level bloodlines.

For example, if a level 10 Soul Master with an ordinary ice-attribute Martial Soul can absorb a Soul Ring of an Ice Jade Scorpion, then regardless of the Ice Jade Scorpion's cultivation level, the Soul Master's Martial Soul should be improved to a certain extent.

However, this is on the premise that when a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, they focus on the attributes of the Soul Beast rather than its Soul Skills.

In the Douluo Continent, most ordinary Soul Masters focus more on choosing Soul Skills when selecting Soul Rings. The most peculiar example is the Soul Ring selection of the Tang Sect Master.

Although Blue Silver Grass is a useless martial soul in the famous continent, according to Ling Bingtian's guess, as long as a Blue Silver Grass soul master has soul power, it means that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul should not be an ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

As far as Ling Bingtian knew, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass was not an ordinary Blue Silver Grass, but a Dark Blue Silver Grass with devouring properties.

It's just that the dark genes in her martial soul need external force to be activated.

Since this external force could be a secret technique of the Holy Spirit Cult, it could also be the power gained when absorbing a soul ring.

What Ling Bingtian and Bei Bei were talking about was exactly this, and they also mentioned that Tang Ya's martial soul might have special attributes.

When Beibei asked him why he could tell, Ling Bingtian deflected the question by attributing it to his own martial soul ability.

Beibei naturally knew about the theory of spirit ring evolution before, but because of the glorious example of a certain god king, everyone, including Beibei's family, believed that the best way to choose spirit rings for the Blue Silver Grass martial soul was the way that god king chose spirit rings.

But now, after Ling Bingtian's explanation, who doesn't believe in the sea god, Beibei has come to her senses.

Blue Silver Grass is a plant that can be found everywhere on the continent and can even grow in the crevices of rocks. Its greatest strength should be its vitality, not some spider web binding!

Even Bei Bei couldn't find any flaws in what Ling Bingtian said; undoubtedly, there was some truth to what he said.

Thinking this, Bei Bei looked at Tang Ya's back as she talked with Huo Yuhao not far away, and her eyes gradually became firm.

I must convince Xiaoya tonight!

Next, Ling Bingtian and Bei Bei traveled together. Since their final destination was Shrek Academy, Ling Bingtian felt it wouldn't hurt to help Tang Ya hunt a soul beast along the way.

...A day passed...

The next day, Ling Bingtian, who had camped and rested with Beibei and the other two overnight, was surprised to find that both Beibei and Tang Ya had obvious dark circles under their eyes, and Tang Ya's face still had faint tear stains, clearly indicating that she had had some conflict with Beibei and had cried.

However, judging from Bei Bei's obviously more relaxed expression than yesterday, Ling Bingtian could already guess who had won their argument.

"Heavens, I've convinced Xiaoya, and today we'll go find a powerful plant-type soul beast. Do you have any recommendations for soul beast species?"

Sure enough, Beibei quickly came over and told Ling Bingtian about his achievements last night.

During the half-day they spent together, Beibei had already started calling Ling Bingtian "Tian" (meaning "sky" or "heaven")

Last night, when Beibei approached Tang Ya about changing his soul beast as his soul ring, Tang Ya got very angry and argued with him quietly for a long time.

But in the end, Tang Ya was defeated by Bei Bei's last words.

"Xiaoya! If you want the Tang Clan to rise again and reclaim your ancestral land, this is the only way to achieve it!"

These words struck at Tang Ya's deepest pain.

His parents died in an attack by a spirit beast whose identity was unknown, and the ancestral land in the city was seized in an instant by a third-rate sect of similar level. In addition, there was the education his parents gave him when he was young.

All of this made Tang Ya constantly think about increasing her strength, until one day she could revive the Tang Clan.

One of my smaller goals is to first give myself the strength to reclaim my ancestral homeland.

To gain strength, one must be able to cultivate quickly; to cultivate quickly, one needs a good martial soul, which is almost impossible.

Tang Ya was not an exception. At Shrek Academy, she worked hard day and night, more diligently than 99% of the students. Unfortunately, due to her martial soul, her cultivation speed was always very slow.

The previous two spirit rings did not bring any changes to Tang Ya's martial soul, and Bei Bei's admission further confirmed the theory of spirit ring evolution.

The existence of the Soul Ring Evolution Theory, coupled with Bei Bei's persistent persuasion, finally led Tang Ya, in a struggle, to choose a path completely different from her original life.

"What a coincidence! I actually know a soul beast that would be perfect for her, and its location shouldn't be too far from us. Shall we go take a look now?"

After listening to Bei Bei's words, Ling Bingtian thought about it and actually came up with an idea: a powerful plant-type soul beast growing in a valley not far away. Its attributes and cultivation level were extremely suitable for Tang Ya, who was currently at the bottleneck of the Soul Venerable realm.

"Please lead the way, Brother Ling." Bei Bei solemnly gestured for Ling Bingtian to lead the way and show them the soul beast that he had mentioned was very suitable for Xiao Ya.

Ling Bingtian didn't stand on ceremony and took the lead, with Bei Bei following closely behind. Before leaving, she grabbed Huo Yuhao and pulled him away.

Otherwise, given Huo Yuhao's current physical condition and soul power strength, it would be impossible for him to keep up with the movement speed of those Soul Venerables and Soul Sect Masters.

Tang Ya looked at the two figures rushing ahead with a complicated expression, then followed them with her ghostly, stealthy steps, and ran forward.

"Ancestor Tang San, it's not that I'm unwilling to follow in your footsteps and choose a spirit ring, but the situation is urgent. Please, spirit of the gods, bless me with a safe journey."

Tang Ya silently prayed in her heart, asking for the blessing of the god she believed in.

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