Chapter 7: Chapter 7: The Development of Martial Souls and the Selection of Soul Rings
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"Soul rings are crucial for a soul master."
This importance stems not only from the abilities that soul rings provide but also from their role in facilitating the evolution of the martial soul.
The entire training process of a soul master is essentially a series of evolutions of their martial soul.
Each time a soul ring is absorbed, it represents an evolution of the martial soul, a deeper excavation of its powers.
For a weak martial soul, this signifies an evolution.
For a powerful martial soul, it is an opportunity to unearth its potential and enhance its capabilities.
Su Yu's martial soul is merely the most ordinary Blue Silver Grass, making the significance of the soul ring even greater for him.
The limitations of the Blue Silver Grass during normal training are immense, a reality Su Yu has harshly experienced over the past month and a half. If he cannot fundamentally evolve his martial soul, he will inevitably be constrained by its limitations and stuck at a certain level.
*Plan Ahead.*
This is what Su Yu must do.
To plan the enhancement of his martial soul, he first needs a deep understanding of it.
"Tang San's training with the Blue Silver Grass is utterly absurd. I can't fathom where that grandmaster found the courage to pair it that way. If it weren't for the support of the Haotian Hammer martial soul or the subsequent awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, he would have probably been finished.
Even with the awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, the earlier selection of soul rings significantly limited the growth of the martial soul."
Su Yu wasn't belittling anyone; he was simply stating the truth.
This was a foolish choice.
Combining Blue Silver Grass with poison and resilience sounds reasonable at first glance, but when you think about it, what a ridiculous theory that is.
"The Blue Silver Grass is inherently weak. Even if it absorbs soul rings to enhance those aspects, it will never match the advantages of other martial souls that are inherently stronger.
If it's already lacking but still tries to make up for those weaknesses, who could it possibly catch up to?"
That would be forgivable, but then to also pursue resilience and toxicity?
*Biting off more than one can chew.*
Almost all the points Su Yu summarized regarding the selection of soul rings had been ignored by that grandmaster.
"The most significant feature of the Blue Silver Grass is its tenacious vitality!"
The Blue Silver Grass is found all over Douluo Star precisely because of its vigorous life force, which allows it to adapt to all environments.
It blooms with its own life.
"Therefore, the focus for Blue Silver Grass must be on enhancing its vitality, and it must be specialized."
Su Yu had an idea: he wanted all nine of his soul rings to enhance his vitality.
Perhaps when choosing soul rings, he could consider some additional attributes to slightly increase the resilience and strength of the Blue Silver Grass, but the primary attribute must be vitality.
With enough vitality, the Blue Silver Grass could grow even more tenaciously.
Translating this to his martial soul means steadily increasing his soul power level.
With his extraordinary talent for understanding, Su Yu is confident in creating his own soul skills. The Blue Silver Grass, with its immense vitality, is the perfect subject for development.
With sufficient vitality, any direction of development will have a solid foundation. Once there is a foundation, everything becomes possible.
Even without Su Yu's comprehension, if one cannot create their own soul skills, this theory still holds great value.
The Blue Silver Grass is not a combat-oriented martial soul; forcing it to become combat-centric will only lead it further astray. Adding vitality will at least ensure that its soul power can continue to rise.
If his soul power levels cannot be elevated, what good is combat ability?
"Isn't it advantageous for the Blue Silver Grass to serve as support?"
By increasing its vitality, Su Yu would surely gain healing-type soul skills. He began preparing for his soul rings a month ago.
He spent two gold soul coins to purchase a basic soul beast manual to study the characteristics of soul beasts and select one suitable for himself.
"The Purple Crystal Fruit Tree is a unique plant-type soul beast that produces transparent purple fruits, each containing powerful energy. Consuming these fruits allows a soul master to quickly restore their physical and soul power.
The Purple Crystal Fruit Tree itself possesses immense vitality, and if absorbed as a soul ring, it should enhance the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass.
However, the soul skill is likely to lean toward the supportive direction."
While the Blue Silver Grass is indeed suitable for support, this is more applicable for ordinary individuals who cannot create their own soul skills and need to focus on auxiliary abilities.
Su Yu is different.
As long as the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass is sufficient, he can develop powerful soul skills on his own.
Thus, he only needs to focus on the essential point of his theory, which is to increase its vitality.
The Purple Crystal Fruit Tree meets this vitality requirement.
However, for the early-stage Su Yu, enhancing vitality while also incorporating some effects that improve the resilience and strength of the Blue Silver Grass would be even better.
The biggest drawback of the Purple Crystal Fruit Tree is its weak trunk, making it one of the more fragile plant-type soul beasts.
"The Star Spirit Vine is a vine that has mutated due to the power of the stars, capable of absorbing starlight and converting it into soul power.
The Star Spirit Vine boasts vibrant life energy, especially when damaged, as it can absorb starlight to recover.
Moreover, due to the refinement by starlight, the Star Spirit Vine excels in both resilience and strength."
It can be said that the Star Spirit Vine perfectly meets Su Yu's requirements for a soul ring.
However, it comes with its own drawbacks; the Star Spirit Vine is relatively rare and has strict growth requirements, needing to absorb starlight to survive.
Although the night sky in Wangyue City is quite bright, suggesting a rich concentration of starlight, it doesn't guarantee the presence of the Star Spirit Vine.
At least there is hope.
This is also one of the reasons Su Yu has included it as an option.
In addition to the Purple Crystal Fruit Tree and the Star Spirit Vine, Su Yu is also interested in other soul beasts, such as the Dragon Scale Vine.
The Dragon Scale Vine is named for its appearance, featuring layers of keratin-like scales resembling dragon scales. It excels in both resilience and strength, with its scale-like exterior providing excellent defense.
Most importantly, the Dragon Scale Vine possesses a vibrant life force and even has a soul skill that allows it to explode with vitality.
Su Yu organized a list of the soul beasts he needed, noting their characteristics.
"The biggest challenge I face now is how to enter the Soul Hunting Forest."
While there are soul beasts in the wild, the variety is limited, and they are often found in small groups, making them difficult to locate. Additionally, there won't be any particularly rare species.
The nearest and most convenient location is, of course, the Soul Hunting Forest in Wangyue City.
However, entry into the Soul Hunting Forest requires a recommendation letter.
While it seems difficult to obtain a recommendation letter, it's actually quite easy to understand.
"It comes down to money!"
(End of Chapter)