Douluo: Yun Ming in the Spirit Hall Era

Chapter 5 On the Soul-Shattering Spear

"Sky-Piercing!"

Yang Wudi muttered a sentence to himself, looking at the long spear in Yun Ming's hand, a transparent, simple, yet magnificent crystal spear.

"That's quite fitting!"

After Yang Wudi finished commenting on the name of the Sky-Piercing Spear, he began to plan the next step, calmly speaking to Yun Ming.

"Ming'er, you have reached the limit of a Soul Master with tenth-level innate full soul power. You need to acquire a soul ring to continue your cultivation."

At this point, Yang Wudi took out two books from his storage soul tool and handed them to Yun Ming.

Yun Ming took the books and glanced at them. One was quite thick, with a brand-new cover, and was titled "The Complete Book of Star Dou Soul Beasts." The other was very thin, with a blood-red cover that gave off a tragic and dangerous feeling, and was titled "The Secret of Soul Breaking."

Yang Wudi saw Yun Ming take the book and begin to explain it.

"Study these two books carefully when you get home today, especially 'The Secret of Soul Breaking'."

When Yang Wudi spoke about this book, his tone was serious and his expression solemn.

"This book records and summarizes the entire process and conjectures of my ancestors in experimenting with the optimal development path for the Soul-Breaking Spear! It offers valuable insights for the selection of spirit rings for any spear-type martial spirit!"

"It can be said that every word in this book was bought with the blood of our predecessors!"

"You absolutely must study this carefully!"

After hearing about the profound significance behind the book, Yunming responded to his grandfather with a serious expression.

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Seeing that Yun Ming had taken his words to heart, Yang Wudi nodded in satisfaction and continued.

"Today, you will combine the two books and select a suitable spirit beast based on the characteristics of the Sky-Piercing Spear's spirit. Tomorrow we will set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for spirit rings!"

After seeing his grandfather Yang Wudi make the arrangements, Yun Ming wanted to ask him about what happened back then to get answers to his questions. However, after assigning Yun Ming his tasks for the day, Yang Wudi left to arrange clan affairs and preparations for tomorrow's trip. Yun Ming could only return to his quiet courtyard to study the selection of spirit rings.

next morning

Yang Wudi and Yun Ming, grandfather and grandson, boarded the pre-arranged carriage, left the Po Clan's residence, and embarked on their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Inside the carriage, Yang Wudi set up a layer of soul power shield to ensure the privacy of their exchange before getting straight to the point and testing Yun Ming's preparations from the previous day. Yang Wudi asked questions with great interest.

"Ming'er, tell me, what are your thoughts on your first spirit ring?"

When Yunming heard his grandfather Yang Wudi ask the question, he felt a strange sensation. It wasn't that he had no ideas or things weren't going smoothly, but rather that everything was going too smoothly. The whole process felt almost too smooth for Yunming to believe.

Yesterday, after Yun Ming finished reading the two books, "The Complete Book of Star Dou Soul Beasts" and "The Secret of Soul Breaking," he directly deduced the best soul ring combination scheme in his mind. Each soul ring slot had a completely different soul ring scheme depending on the previous soul rings.

After reading "The Secret of Soul Breaking," he even optimized the current Soul Breaking Spear's Soul Ring system with a higher potential. All of this flowed smoothly without any obstruction, as if it were instinct.

Seeing that Yun Ming was distracted, Yang Wudi called out softly.

"Ming'er?"

Upon hearing Yang Wudi's call, Yun Ming snapped out of his daze and replied.

"Yes, Grandpa."

"My idea for the first spirit ring involves two types of spirit beasts."

"The Mystic Beast and the Ethereal Serpent, and some lower-ranking alternatives."

Although the two types of soul beasts that Yun Ming chose were both rare space-type soul beasts, they generally generated space-type auxiliary soul skills.

Yang Wudi was somewhat confused when he heard Yun Ming choose a spirit ring for him. This was completely different from what he had seen and heard in his decades-long career as a Soul Master with a Broken Soul Spear. How could a spear-type martial soul choose these two kinds of spirit beasts? But he still chose to believe it for the time being and continued to ask questions.

"Tell me the reason?"

Yun Ming also noticed Yang Wudi's confusion, but he was confident in his choice. Instead of explaining his reasons for choosing his soul rings, he chose to analyze the problems with the Soul-Breaking Spear system.

"I think the Soul Ring enhancement methods of the Breaking Clan are too mediocre! Unless, like you, Grandpa, all your Soul Rings are derived from a single Soul Beast in order to continuously increase attack power!"

Yang Wudi's choice of spirit ring path represents an extreme case within the pure attack route, as the other members of the Breaking Clan did not hunt the same type of spirit beast. (Where are there so many suitable spirit beasts to kill indefinitely!)

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Yun Ming's opening remarks were a complete shock to Yang Wudi. Before Yang Wudi could react, Yun Ming continued to explain.

"For those who possess the Soul-Breaking Spear Martial Soul, even those with slightly less talent can cultivate to the fourth ring. For these clansmen, this method of adding soul rings is fine. However, for those with exceptional talent, this set of soul rings is somewhat insufficient!"

"For clansmen with Soul Saint cultivation or above, in a fight between equals, two of the first four Soul Skills become less effective."

Hearing this, Yang Wudi's anger, which had been fueled by Yun Ming's arrogance and disregard for the family's inherited soul ring, subsided somewhat. He reasoned that while this issue did exist for Soul Saints and above, wasn't everyone in the Soul Master world the same? What's the problem?

Although Yang Wudi hadn't figured it out himself, he wanted to hear Yun Ming's opinion.

Seeing that his maternal grandfather, Yang Wudi, did not interrupt him, Yun Ming continued speaking.

"The main offensive method of the Soul-Breaking Spear is close-quarters combat, and the attack power of the martial soul itself is strong enough. For talented clansmen, the first four soul rings do not require direct attack type soul skills at all."

"Firstly, mastering marksmanship can compensate for the lack of attack power caused by insufficient soul skills; secondly, powerful attack-type soul skills will inevitably be added later, and adding some status-type, support-type, and defensive counter-attack-type soul skills in the early stage can enrich tactics and enhance combat power."

"The Soul-Breaking Spear never lacks attack power. I think it's more appropriate to sacrifice the attack soul skills that are dispensable in the early stages in exchange for a higher attack hit rate and a higher margin for error."

Yun Ming took a breath and gave his final reason.

"When a Soul Master hunts Soul Beasts and absorbs Soul Rings, they must be compatible with their Martial Soul. On top of that compatibility, they must choose suitable Soul Beast Soul Skills. After all, aside from Soul Bones and the seventh Soul Ring, a typical Soul Master has a maximum of eight Soul Skills, and each slot is extremely precious!"

After listening to Yun Ming's "fallacies and heresies," Yang Wudi fell silent.

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