Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 219 Breaking the Rules

Faced with the doubts of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, Xu Jiujiu said with a serious expression: "The function of the Sacred Mark is very simple. It can replace the soul beast to give the soul master a soul ring, and at the same time, it can also give the soul master who fuses with it an attribute boost."

These words shocked everyone present. The elders of the Sea God Pavilion were filled with disbelief, and even Mu En's expression changed.

As elders of the Sea God Pavilion, at the very least titled Douluo, they rarely lost their composure. However, upon hearing about the effects of the Holy Mark, they could no longer contain themselves.

Yan Shaozhe stood up abruptly, placing his hands on the table, his eyes fixed on the purple crystal in his hand. His voice was urgent as he asked, "Your Highness, is what you say true? Is this Sacred Mark a rare and precious material or man-made? What limitations does it have? Or are there any side effects? Can it truly replace a Soul Beast to add Soul Rings to a Soul Master?"

It's no wonder Yan Shaozhe lost his composure. If the effects of the Sacred Mark are real, the Soul Master world will be impacted. Soul Masters will no longer be limited to hunting Soul Beasts for advancement. Hunting Soul Beasts is risky; countless geniuses have died in the process. Take Shrek Academy, for example. Every time their inner disciples go out to hunt Soul Beasts, they are led by a Title Douluo, yet casualties still occur. Not to mention Soul Masters from other forces, hunting Soul Beasts is even more difficult for them. Every hunt is a life-threatening endeavor, with the constant possibility of being devoured by Soul Beasts. If the Sacred Mark can truly replace the function of Soul Beasts, then Soul Masters will no longer risk their lives to hunt them. They can simply spend some money to buy the Sacred Mark and add Soul Rings to their breakthroughs.

Faced with Yan Shaozhe's question, Xu Jiujiu calmly nodded and said, "Jiujiu would not dare to lie in front of Your Excellencies. The Holy Mark can indeed replace the Soul Beast to give the Soul Master a Soul Ring. Moreover, the Holy Mark is artificially made, and we can already produce a large number of Holy Marks."

After speaking for a long time, she took out three crystals of different shapes from her storage soul tool: one white and transparent, one yellow, and one black. She controlled the three crystals to float in the air, side by side with the purple crystal from the beginning.

Xu Jiujiu pointed to the four holy marks of different shapes and colors and said, "These four holy marks are: white for ten years, yellow for a hundred years, purple for a thousand years, and black for ten thousand years. They are the same color as the soul rings and can each grant a soul master a soul ring of different ages. Moreover, each holy mark can add different effects to a soul master. Some lucky soul masters even have the opportunity to obtain a holy mark skill when fusing holy marks. This is a skill independent of the soul skills provided by the soul rings, and we call it a holy mark skill."

After a long silence, Xu Jiujiu continued, "Most importantly, if a Soul Master who has fused with a Sacred Mark has offspring, then their offspring will have a chance to awaken a Natural Sacred Mark. A Natural Sacred Mark not only possesses all the effects of a Sacred Mark, but it can also grow along with the Soul Master, possessing unlimited growth potential. If a person with a Natural Sacred Mark breaks through to become a Title Douluo, or even a Super Douluo, then the Soul Ring provided by their Natural Sacred Mark will very likely evolve into a 100,000-year Soul Ring."

The elders of the Sea God Pavilion fell silent. Xu Jiujiu's description of the Sacred Mark was too unbelievable; it could actually be passed down to future generations—wasn't that just like a Martial Soul?!

But the light in their eyes grew ever stronger. It was precisely because they realized the special nature of the Stigmata and the significance of their appearance that their hearts beat even faster.

It's important to understand that Sacred Marks are man-made. If the manufacturing method can be mastered and properly controlled, the benefits to Shrek Academy would be immense. All Soul Masters across the continent would need to purchase Sacred Marks from them. This would be an opportunity for any force to stand at the pinnacle of the Douluo Continent. Although Shrek Academy is already one of the top forces on the Douluo Continent, no one would refuse to go further.

The existence of innate sacred marks is an incredibly powerful and wondrous thing for Soul Masters. For Soul Masters who inherit Martial Souls through bloodline, the sacred marks that can be inherited along with their Martial Souls are even more important than Soul Bones. After all, Soul Bones can be stolen, but the sacred marks inherited through bloodline cannot be taken away.

Once this news gets out, the Holy Mark will definitely become the common goal of all Soul Masters across the continent! Of course, if it weren't for the emergence of Soul Tools, the existence of the Holy Mark might even have changed the entire landscape of the Soul Master world.

Mu En glanced at the elders on either side, who were deep in thought, and asked Xu Jiujiu, "So, what preparations do Soul Masters need to make if they want to fuse with Sacred Marks? How many Sacred Marks can one person fuse? What are the difficulties in the fusion process?"

Xu Jiujiu was already very familiar with the Stigmata, and she had made ample preparations for this meeting.

So she said without hesitation, "There's no need for any preparation when fusing a Sacred Mark. It's just like a Soul Master fusing a Soul Ring. You just need to use Soul Power to guide the fusion. As for the number of Sacred Marks to fuse, they are given to Soul Masters after they break through their bottlenecks. So theoretically, a Soul Master can fuse a maximum of nine Sacred Marks. The difficulty of fusion lies in physical fitness, but it's actually similar to the physical fitness requirements for fusing a Soul Ring. Moreover, Sacred Marks have another advantage: there is no resentment left by Soul Beasts within them. So even if your physical fitness is strong enough, but your mental will is not strong enough to fuse a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, you can still fuse a ten-thousand-year Sacred Mark to obtain a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring."

Yan Shaozhe's eyes lit up and he said, "So, if a Soul Master meets the physical requirements, they can also fuse with a ten-thousand-year-old Sacred Mark to obtain a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Ring."

It's important to understand that the reason why Soul Masters must cultivate to the Soul King level to fuse with a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring is partly due to their physical attributes, but the main reason is that their spirit cannot withstand the impact of the resentment of the remnant souls of the Soul Beasts within the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Physical fitness can be improved simply by exercising more and consuming rare and precious herbs that enhance physical fitness. However, mental strength is not so easy to improve. It is extremely difficult for a Soul Master with a non-mental-type Martial Soul to improve their mental strength.

This is why most Soul Masters only acquire ten-thousand-year Soul Rings when they reach the Soul King level. Some Soul Masters, even when they reach the fifth Soul King level, do not dare to absorb ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and only dare to absorb thousand-year Soul Rings as their fifth Soul Ring.

The appearance of the Holy Mark will change all of this. The best soul ring ratio in the soul master world will be completely changed because of the Holy Mark. At least the rule that only a Soul King can fuse a ten-thousand-year soul ring will be completely broken by the Holy Mark.

It is no longer a privilege reserved for a select few geniuses.

(End of this chapter)