chsdbacks Chapter 56, 3rd Ring, 35,000 Years, Breakthrough, Level 33
Chapter 56, 3rd Ring, 35,000 Years, Breakthrough, Level 33
Jiang Ci'an rejected the soul plugin proposal not because it was unfeasible, but because he had another idea.
In other words, what would happen if we only retained the Soul Skill module and abandoned the automatic casting mechanism of the Soul Beast's remnant soul?
The soul skills of a normal soul ring are fixed and rigid.
Fireball is just Fireball. Its power is determined the moment the spirit ring is formed. Later, as the spirit master's level increases and they face stronger enemies, the spirit skill of this spirit ring will gradually fall behind, becoming like a chicken rib—tasteless to eat, but impossible to discard.
However, if only the soul skill module is constructed without using the remnant soul of a soul beast as an intermediary, then the power of the soul skill will no longer be fixed.
The power of the fireball depends on how much soul power the soul master inputs, how they control it, and how they guide it.
The more input you get, the greater the power. You can even adjust it flexibly in actual combat according to the situation, no longer limited by the initial settings of the soul rings.
This means that the soul skills of artificial soul rings will no longer be fixed skills, but rather abilities that can be developed and will not fall behind.
Of course, the price is that you can't just mindlessly inject soul power like before; the soul master needs to operate it personally, and you can't just release it mindlessly either. You need more practical experience and an understanding of soul skills.
Besides this, he rejected the plan for another reason.
His martial spirit is special.
His requirement for a spirit ring is not how strong its spirit skill is, but whether the spirit skill contained in the spirit ring can serve as a key to unlock the corresponding ability in his martial soul.
Therefore, even an artificial soul ring without the remnant soul of a soul beast and only having a soul skill module would be enough for him.
After all, the "artificial spirit ring" project is essentially designed to meet his spirit ring needs, so we don't need to consider its so-called universality for now.
Finally, obtaining life energy is equally simple.
The Eye of Life between his eyebrows contains a vast and pure life energy. A portion of it can be directly extracted as the life energy base for his soul ring. Not only is the quality guaranteed, but it also has a very high compatibility with him and will not cause any rejection.
At this point, all conditions have been met.
Thanks to Elder Yi's extraordinary wisdom, these parts were combined, adjusted, and optimized one by one, and finally, the custom-made soul ring in front of us was assembled.
"As you requested, the age limit is 35,000 years, and the soul skill is also what you wanted," Electrox said slowly.
Jiang Ci'an nodded slightly, his eyes understanding.
Thirty-five thousand years.
As a Soul Master's third Soul Ring, this age limit is undoubtedly abnormally high, even ridiculously high.
Ordinary Soul Masters at level 30 typically choose Soul Rings that are only around 1,500 years old.
A 35,000-year-old soul ring is more than 20 times its original age. For an ordinary soul master to absorb a soul ring of this age would be tantamount to suicide.
But for him, it was probably just right.
The body tempered through countless trials by the "Body Tempering Method," the meridians transformed by the "Eye of Living Beings," and the all-around enhancement of two hundred and six thousand-year-old soul bones brought by the "Self-Condensed Soul Bones."
These are the reasons why he dared to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond his level.
Moreover, because there are no remnants of soul beasts, the artificial ten-thousand-year soul ring is easier to absorb than a normal ten-thousand-year soul ring.
As long as his body can withstand the impact of the spirit ring energy, there will be no other problems.
There's even an additional benefit...
Jiang Ci'an took a deep breath and, without further hesitation, pulled the black soul ring from the metal altar to his front.
The black spirit ring slowly rotated around him, emitting a deep and steady dark light, standing alongside the clear yellow first spirit ring and the deep purple second spirit ring, the three colors of yellow, purple and black complementing each other.
He sat cross-legged on the futon.
Adjust your breathing and calm your mind.
then,
Absorption begins.
His soul power surged, drawing the black soul ring to his body and slowly drawing it into his body.
In an instant, a massive amount of energy surged into his body like a flood bursting its banks.
Like a surging river being forcibly crammed into a narrow channel, the energy stored in the soul ring surged wildly through his meridians in an almost violent manner, trying to break through every inch of expandable space.
His body swelled up slightly.
Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the skin, and blood seeped out from the cracks, only to be evaporated by the surging soul power.
However, the next moment...
The feeling of expansion disappeared.
It wasn't suppressed, but rather digested.
The "Body Tempering Method" operates wildly within the body, breaking down, guiding, and absorbing the incoming energy with an efficiency far exceeding that of before.
The violent energy was tamed layer by layer along the path of the cultivation technique, turning into gentle streams that flowed into his meridians, flesh, and bones.
At the same time, his soul bone also bore a lot of pressure.
At this moment, his entire body's thousand-year-old soul bones were being tempered at a visible speed under the impact of this enormous energy.
Deep within the bones, the energy structures built by the self-condensing soul bone technique are frantically absorbing the energy overflowing from the soul rings, transforming it into a part of themselves.
The original thousand-year-old soul bones have become denser and tougher under the influence of energy, and their structure has become more perfect. Their age is being pushed upward by this force.
This is a method he discovered after repeated attempts in the virtual world—a method to absorb soul rings of higher levels while simultaneously strengthening his self-condensed soul bones!
As is well known, when a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, the energy of the Soul Ring strengthens their body.
The bones that normally belong to the Soul Master are also included in this enhancement scope, but external Soul Bones will not change.
However, self-formed soul bones are different from external soul bones; they are originally part of his body.
When spirit ring energy flows into the body, these self-formed spirit bones will also be affected.
This allows the self-condensed soul bone to not only share the pressure of absorbing a large number of soul rings, but also to temper the soul bone at the same time to increase its lifespan, making its energy utilization efficiency extremely high!
Thus, with the combined blessing of the "Body Tempering Method" and the "Self-Condensed Soul Bone", the absorption of the soul ring entered a smooth state.
Time passed slowly.
Several hours passed.
Inside the laboratory.
Jiang Ci'an's aura grew stronger and stronger, like a piece of refined steel being repeatedly forged, each hammer blow making it purer.
Finally, at a certain moment,
The aura surged!
Unlike the smooth leap from level 29 to level 30, which was just a small step up, this breakthrough felt more like a qualitative change.
Moreover, after his aura surged, it showed no signs of stopping and continued to climb, breaking through several small hurdles before finally stabilizing.
Jiang Ci'an gently exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his eyes.
A golden glint flashed in his eyes before returning to stillness.
"how?"
The voice of Electrox, who had been protecting the Dharma, came from the side.
"very good."
Jiang Ci'an nodded, a relaxed smile appearing on his lips.
He immediately checked his soul power level and received a satisfactory number.
Level 33.