Mental Contest
"Absorb a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Ring?" Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Qian Renxue's expression changed. "You scoundrel, don't do anything reckless. Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is completely different from a thousand-year-old Soul Beast."
"I know!" Seeing the urgency on Qian Renxue's face, which clearly showed her concern for him, Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast have developed intelligence, and are not much worse than humans. Therefore, when they absorb Soul Ring after death, a unique condition of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will occur, called Soul Shock."
"You know?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Yuan curiously.
It should be noted that very few people on the mainland are familiar with the concept of Soul Shock.
In the original story, even the Grandmaster was unaware of this; it was Xiao Wu who brought it up, because Xiao Wu herself was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
It's easy to understand why the Grandmaster didn't know, because his strength was insufficient to support his research on ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast. In other words, his strength hadn't reached the level required to access such things.
As for the other teachers at the Shrek Academy, they are all self-taught and have not received systematic education, so it is perfectly normal that they do not know these things.
Even most Soul Master in the Soul Master World are like this. They all know that the best Soul Ring combination is yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-black, but few people understand why it is so.
The reason why Soul Master can only absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring when they reach the Soul King realm is twofold. One is their physique; the physique of Soul King is sufficient to withstand the pressure of Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. The other is their mental strength; at the Soul King level, Soul Master's mental strength is strong enough, and their soul tends to be stable. Only at this point can they withstand the Soul Shock of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Within the Spirit Hall, few knew about this matter; it was mostly known to those at the title level or above. Qian Renxue hadn't expected that Lu Yuan would know.
"Since you know that, why do you still want to try it? Aren't you afraid of exploding?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Yuan and said reproachfully.
Lu Yuan chuckled and said, "Since I've brought it up, I must have my reasons. There are actually two factors that determine the absorption period of Soul Ring. The first is the physical body. I think my current physical condition is already sufficient to withstand the power of Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Xue'er, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue nodded. Although Lu Yuan was only level 29, he possessed the Golden Dragon Spirit and Golden Dragon Bloodline, as well as Soul Bone. Later, he was nourished by the Pure Qi Divine Power and the Vast Sea Power, so he was more than capable of withstanding the Soul Power Pressure of Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. But what about his spiritual power?
You should know that when absorbing Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, the most difficult thing to deal with is the Soul Shock.
"As for the second aspect, mental strength!" Lu Yuan looked at Qian Renxue and laughed, "Actually, my strongest point is not my physical body, but my mental strength. Xue'er, my mental strength is even greater than yours!"
"I don't believe it!" Qian Renxue shook her head. If Lu Yuan said that his physical body was stronger than hers, then Qian Renxue would accept it. After all, the physical body of the Golden Dragon was the strongest among all Martial Soul, and her own Six-Winged Angel was far inferior in this respect. However, if it came to mental strength, Qian Renxue did not believe that Lu Yuan could surpass her.
"Shall we have a competition?" Lu Yuan said.
"Alright!" Qian Renxue asked, "How shall we compete?"
"Why don't we both unleash our spiritual power and have a contest to see who has the better ability?"
"Okay!" Qian Renxue agreed immediately, but she was somewhat shocked.
Releasing mental energy is something that ordinary Soul Master can't do. Apart from mental Soul Master, other Soul Master need to be at least at the Soul King level to release their mental energy, and the distance they can release it is also very limited.
Her Soul Power is currently at level 49. With the advantage of her Martial Soul, her mental power is also close to the Soul Emperor level, and she can release her mental power outward.
However, Lu Yuan is only level 29, yet he can still project his spiritual power. Doesn't that mean his spiritual power is no weaker than that of Soul King?
How is that possible?
This is absolutely insane!
Qian Renxue was skeptical, so she closed her beautiful eyes and began to mobilize her mental energy.
Generally speaking, unless a Soul Master is a specialized Spirit-type Soul Master or possesses Head Soul Bone, Soul Master typically do not have the means to use their mental power to attack enemies. Simply releasing mental power externally actually consumes a lot of mental energy, and it doesn't have much power either. Therefore, in general, even high-level Soul Master not release their mental power externally during battle, as it is not worth the effort.
However, if it's just a contest of mental strength, then it would work.
Qian Renxue's spiritual power emanated from her body and pressed down on Lu Yuan.
Sensing the strength of Qian Renxue's spiritual power, Lu Yuan couldn't help but nod. Qian Renxue's spiritual power was comparable to that of some ordinary low-level Soul Emperors, which was extremely outstanding for her age.
This strength is almost the same as before he obtained the Double Pupils, and much higher than Hu Liena's current strength. Keep in mind that Hu Liena is a spirit-type Soul Master.
Lu Yuan estimated that Hu Liena's current mental strength should be around the Soul King, which was only achieved after her Martial Soul transformation. Of course, it cannot be said that Hu Liena is weak, because Hu Liena has only just broken through to the Soul Ancestor. At the Soul Ancestor level, people who can possess mental strength like Hu Liena are extremely rare.
After all, there is only one Qian Renxue. She is the future Angel God, and she is no ordinary person.
This is just pure mental power. Once she uses her skills, Hu Liena's Charm is enough to pose a huge threat to the Soul King. Qian Renxue herself does not use mental power to fight, of course, only for now. Later, when Qian Renxue absorbs the Angel Skull, the situation may be different.
Feeling Qian Renxue's spiritual power surging towards him, Lu Yuan smiled slightly, his spiritual power spreading out and clashing with Qian Renxue's spiritual power.
In an instant, Qian Renxue's delicate body trembled. The impact of mental power was actually more dangerous than a physical contest, and could easily cause great damage if one was not careful.
However, Lu Yuan handled it very well. When he noticed that Qian Renxue's mental power was somewhat weak, Lu Yuan immediately withdrew his own mental power.
He gently embraced Qian Renxue's delicate body, "Xue'er, are you alright!"
"I'm fine!" Qian Renxue lay in Lu Yuan's arms, still looking shocked. She hadn't expected Lu Yuan's mental strength to be so strong. If Lu Yuan hadn't withdrawn his mental strength in time, she might have suffered some mental damage.
"You rascal, just what level has your mental power reached?" Qian Renxue looked at Lu Yuan with curiosity on her face.
"He should be about the same as an ordinary Soul Sage!" Lu Yuan smiled slightly. Originally, when he obtained the Double Pupils in the Ancient Ruins, his spiritual power was equivalent to a high-level Soul Emperor. However, after obtaining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which is the Heart of the Sea God, the Sea God took the initiative to use the Vast Sea Power to transform his sea of consciousness and body.
During this process, Lu Yuan's spiritual power was finally enhanced once again, and he stepped into the realm of Soul Sage.