Theory of Martial Soul Evolution

Chapter 6 Theory of Martial Soul Evolution (2)

As the vital energy and blood deplete, the soul power becomes increasingly abundant, the number of soul rings binding the martial soul increases, and the martial soul becomes more stable.

Just like the evolution of organisms in nature, evolution is a benign mutation, and as the genes of organisms gradually stabilize with evolution, the probability of mutation decreases.

In other words, as the Soul Master's level increases, the Martial Soul becomes more stable, making it increasingly difficult to induce the Martial Soul to evolve.

From this perspective, absorbing spirit rings beyond the normal age limit, especially in the early stages of absorbing spirit rings, can indeed greatly accelerate the evolution of a martial spirit compared to the normal age limit.

But the evolution of a martial soul is definitely not just about "accumulating quantity".

How does a Soul Master absorb Soul Rings to enhance the original power of their Martial Soul, thereby causing the Martial Soul to undergo a "mutation"?

Let's first look at what changes spirit rings bring to spirit masters.

Soul skills enhance physical attributes, soul power, and mental strength, as well as the power of the martial soul's origin.

Among these, physical fitness, soul power, and mental power can be collectively referred to as the enhancement of the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit.

Let's leave aside the soul skills for now.

The essence of a martial spirit is a gift and miracle created by the unity of essence, energy, and spirit in this world.

Therefore, this passively promotes the strengthening of martial spirit power.

However, this aspect is merely an add-on to the transformation of a martial soul, and to avoid going too far off-topic, we will not delve into it further for now.

Excluding these two, what remains is the direct and explicit enhancement of the martial soul's original power.

The first thing to consider is the absorption rate.

The absorption rate depends mainly on the compatibility between the martial soul and the soul beast.

For example, if a Blue Silver Grass martial soul absorbs a Soft Bone Rabbit soul ring, the compatibility will definitely not be very high. In that case, probably less than 10% of the energy will directly promote the improvement of the martial soul's origin.

This brings us to the second step... In which aspect of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul did this energy enhance?

It's probably only about "vitality".

Blue Silver Grass is a very simple martial soul. Its original attributes are mainly "plant growth and sowing", "vitality (of the martial soul itself)", "strength (of the martial soul itself)" and "perception (primarily between Blue Silver Grass plants)".

With the ultimate evolution of Blue Silver Grass, "Blue Silver Emperor", as the cultivation direction, the most important aspects are obviously "plant growth and seeding" and "sensory ability", followed by "vitality", and then toughness.

Absorbing the Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Ring only has a 10% efficiency, and this 10% energy obviously doesn't improve the two most important aspects.

If the goal of absorbing a spirit ring is to evolve the martial spirit, then this is clearly a failed absorption.

This is enough for everyone to see the three key points of absorbing spirit rings for the evolution of martial spirits.

First, the stability of the martial spirit.

A martial spirit cannot be too stable; it needs to have a certain degree of adaptability.

In summary, the fewer spirit rings the better, the lower the spirit power the better, the fewer spirit bones the better, and the younger the age the better.

Secondly, the amount of primordial energy.

The higher the age of a Soul Ring, the more primal energy it contains.

The higher the compatibility of the spirit rings, the greater the increase in the martial spirit's origin per unit of energy.

Third, the type of primordial energy.

Different martial spirits have different evolution conditions.

The simpler the martial spirit, the fewer types of its original power, and vice versa.

To reach the critical point of martial soul mutation, one must specifically enhance one or several types of original power.

Now, as he absorbs this first spirit ring, You Chen feels as if he has truly returned to the time when he absorbed his first spirit ring.

He felt no constraint from his original four spirit rings, and his spirit power was also limited to the bottleneck of level 10 by the rules of heaven and earth...

The state of his martial spirit seemed to have returned to the free and restless state he had been in twenty years ago, during his youth...

The system bestows soul rings, and their compatibility goes without saying.

This brings with it the power to trigger a mutation in the martial soul.

The only thing You Chen needed to consider was the third point: "the type of energy".

What You Chen is doing is to first anchor the soul skill, thereby indirectly anchoring the changes in the martial soul's original power brought about by the soul ring.

Just like Blue Silver Grass has the Blue Silver Emperor as its guiding light.

Stardust Hatchlings also have the Stardust Dragon beacon.

Compared to weapon-based martial souls, beast-based martial souls have a much more complex range of origin powers.

I won't go into the usual stuff like strength, agility, and endurance.

In addition to these, there are other miscellaneous things such as body shape and the composition of scales and skin.

These are basically common features shared by all Beast Martial Souls.

Collectively referred to as "body attributes".

Then one can consider the myriad elemental attributes such as "earth, fire, water, and wind".

Generally speaking, "physical attributes" can be determined by whether the "compatibility" with the soul rings is sufficient.

As long as the soul rings have a high compatibility, the martial soul will generally not develop abnormally.

For a martial soul to evolve, it depends on whether the growth of its "elemental attribute" power is correct and sufficient.

You Chen's martial soul's initial form was named "Wind Hatchling Dragon," which led him to focus on cultivating it towards the direction of "Ultimate Wind" from the very beginning.

However, it wasn't until the "Origin of Wind" had grown to a level comparable to a high-level martial soul, causing the martial soul to evolve into the "Stardust Young Dragon," that he realized he had deviated from his path.

It is true that Stardust Dragon possesses wind-attribute power, but it is by no means the only dragon with wind-attribute power.

Its final form is not without the Light attribute; the two juvenile forms, Stardust Dragon and Stardust Baby Dragon, are also Light attribute cards.

Looking at Stardust Dragon's effects and signature move, "Sacrifice Sanctuary," which negates the destructive power of effects...

All of this clearly demonstrates that Stardust Dragon is not a martial soul that follows the extreme wind path.

Stars, wind, and divinity—these three powers reside within its body.

This is the conclusion You Chen drew.

The first three spirit rings have already made significant progress in the wind attribute.

Therefore, You Chen specifically chose a soul beast with the power of stars when he got his fourth soul ring.

Even so, the Stardust Dragonlings were still far from reaching the threshold of evolution.

In You Chen's original prediction, it would probably be until he reached the seventh-ring Soul Saint level that his Martial Soul would have a chance to evolve further.

By that time, it will probably be the limit of his life.

However, the system gave him another chance.

What the future holds, and whether there will be another chance to obtain this system's soul ring, is completely unknown.

You Chen took a desperate gamble, placing all his hopes on this one spirit ring!

The soul skill he wanted to create was naturally—[Sacrifice Sanctuary]!

Stardust Dragon's core ability is written on the card!

If the signature abilities of Stardust Dragon, as described in the card, can be fully inscribed, his Martial Soul will definitely be able to evolve! And it will pave the way to becoming "Stardust Dragon"!

The color of the adaptive spirit ring began to change rapidly.

It turned white, then yellow, then orange-yellow, and then tinged with purple...

An hour later, the spirit ring had turned pitch black.

The fluctuations in soul power finally subsided.

A pair of dragon wings suddenly unfurled, and the resulting wind and waves knocked over all the objects in the room.

"call."

With a soft exhale, You Chen opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips.

"First Soul Skill—Sacrifice Sanctuary! Successful!"

(End of this chapter)