Limit

Limit. Left-Right Mutual Combat originated from Jin Yong's wuxia novels. Those who mastered it could perform different moves with their left and right hands at the same time.

This was the first technique Quan Yi thought of.

Quan Yi could now manage the simplest form of multitasking, and it all stemmed from his Gauntlets Martial Soul.

"You should have already felt it. This is the characteristic of our family's Martial Soul. Although our family's Martial Soul does not excel in attack power, defense, and the like, it has its own unique uses." Quan Yue began explaining the Gauntlets Martial Soul's special properties.

"You should know about our Quan Family's other inherited Martial Soul—the White Gloves Martial Soul. Our Black Iron Gauntlets Martial Soul mutated from the White Gloves Martial Soul."

"As a type of Tool Martial Soul, the White Gloves Martial Soul is a Support System Martial Soul. It possesses neither attack power nor defensive power."

"However, the White Gloves Martial Soul makes one dexterous and skillful. That is why our Quan Family can create all manner of exquisite handicrafts, which is also one of our main businesses."

"Although your Martial Soul mutated, it retained this advantage as well."

Quan Yue paused and stared intently into Quan Yi's eyes before saying solemnly, "But this trait is not merely for making handicrafts. Its true value lies in battle. Simply put, it gives you an extra hand and an extra brain. That is why we later named it—Dual-Mindedness."

Quan Yi immediately understood what Quan Yue meant. In battle, ordinary people had a dominant hand, while their other hand was comparatively weaker. But Dual-Mindedness allowed the other hand's abilities to reach the same level as the dominant hand.

Not only that, the two hands could perform different moves independently. When facing someone with Dual-Mindedness, it felt as though one were fighting two people at once.

He had never expected that a Martial Soul alone could achieve such a realm. The world of Martial Souls was far deeper than Quan Yi had imagined.

Quan Yue did not expect Quan Yi to understand immediately. He would come to understand it himself during later training. Quan Yue had raised the subject now to remind Quan Yi to gain a deeper understanding of his Martial Soul's traits.

Only then could he choose Soul Rings that truly suited him. The reason they had gathered in the Basement to carefully study Quan Yi's Martial Soul was to help him gain a deeper understanding of it.

Many Soul Masters did not study their Martial Souls closely, resulting in them attaching Soul Rings whose attributes conflicted with their Martial Souls. All of this stemmed from not understanding their own Martial Souls.

Soul Master families possessed their own advantages in this regard. By simple calculation, if two generations had spent more than fifty years as Soul Masters combined, then the third generation could directly inherit over fifty years of experience.

Although the Gauntlets Martial Soul had only been passed down for three generations, it had already accumulated immense experience. The traits of the Martial Soul, its combat methods, and the Soul Rings suited to it—talent was certainly important, but the inheritance of knowledge and experience was equally important.

And now was the moment for the family's advantages to show. Quan Yue and Su Ling'er's experience in their respective fields became nourishment for Quan Yi, allowing him to grow strong and thrive.

"Xiao Yi, have you thought of a name for your Martial Soul?" Su Ling'er asked.

"Yes, I have. I'll call it the Blazing Sun Gauntlets." The name was simple, combining the Blazing Sun Lion and the Black Iron Gauntlets, symbolizing the inheritance of both Martial Souls.

"Mm, not bad." Quan Yue asked Quan Yi, "Now that you've chosen a name, it's time for you to decide your own path of development."

As Soul Masters grew, they developed into different systems based on many factors, such as the characteristics of their Martial Souls and the Skills of their Soul Rings.

There were Power Attack Systems, Support Systems, Control Systems, and so on. Like specialized professions in his previous life, this was a natural phenomenon that emerged once Soul Master society had developed to a certain point.

After some thought, Quan Yi quickly found his answer.

"I choose the Power Attack System," Quan Yi answered with certainty.

With such a powerful Martial Soul, and with both his parents being Power Attack System Soul Masters, if he still did not know how to choose, then all those years of studying would have been for nothing.

Now that he had determined his path of development, the choice of his First Soul Ring became especially important.

Quan Yi's talent was outstanding, so he could not attach a Soul Ring carelessly.

His First Soul Ring had to meet the following conditions.

First, it had to be a Fire-attribute Soul Ring. Only then could the Blazing Sun Gauntlets fully display the advantages of a top-grade Fire-attribute Martial Soul.

Second, the Soul Ring Skill had to meet the requirements of the Power Attack System. For example, it could not be a Support System Skill.

The couple was currently troubled by this very matter. Quan Yue had no idea yet, so he wanted to first ask Quan Yi what he thought.

"Xiao Yi, have you decided what kind of Soul Ring you want for your First Soul Ring?"

Quan Yi lowered his head in thought for a moment, but soon raised it again. Resolve flashed through his eyes, as though he had made some sort of decision deep within. He looked straight at Quan Yue and replied, "Father, I've consulted a great deal of information regarding the First Soul Ring. The Soul Beasts most suitable for me should possess both strength and fire attributes. And the higher their Years, the better."

Over the past four years, Quan Yi had continually gathered information on related Soul Beasts and constantly considered his Soul Ring.

Besides considering which Soul Skills suited him, Quan Yi often thought about the Soul Rings themselves.

Soul Rings came from Soul Beasts and were condensed from a Soul Beast's soul power. Moreover, only the person who personally killed the Soul Beast could absorb its Soul Ring.

Soul Rings had many functions. First, they provided a Soul Skill. Second, they strengthened the Martial Soul. Finally, they could enhance one's physical attributes.

Generally, people focused on the first two points. But Quan Yi was different—he valued the last point more.

The better one's Physical Quality, the more soul power one could withstand. Therefore, if one absorbed Soul Rings with higher Years and better quality whenever possible, would that not improve one's Physical Quality even more?

The faster one's Physical Quality improved, the greater the Soul Ring Years one could withstand. That would create a positive cycle.

Therefore, the past four years of physical training had not merely been for awakening Innate Soul Power.

He had worked hard to train his body so that he could absorb Soul Rings with the highest possible Years.

According to the records of Douluo Continent, the current limit for a First Soul Ring was four hundred and twenty-three years. No one had ever surpassed that limit afterward.

That number was like an uncrossable Red Thread, blocking every Soul Master from continuing to break through.

Quan Yi was extremely disdainful of this so-called limit. Over the past four years, he had broken through his physical limits countless times.

A so-called limit was nothing more than a restriction one set for oneself.

Quan Yi rationally analyzed all the conditions he currently possessed and found that he far surpassed the person recorded in those accounts.

Exceptional Physical Quality, a top-grade Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power, and the Fire Immunity Attribute—Quan Yi possessed enormous advantages. He could absorb the Soul Ring of a Fire-attribute Soul Beast with higher Years.

Therefore, Quan Yi did not want to waste the precious slot for his First Soul Ring.

"I want to absorb a Soul Ring over five hundred years old!"

It was as though flames had ignited in Quan Yi's eyes, while the patterns on the Blazing Sun Gauntlets seemed to grow even more crimson.