Life Domain

Although the Sun Moon Empire had studied Ultimate Spirit Souls because of its past hatred, its understanding of them still could not compare to Shrek Academy's. But they could not possibly send the two children to Shrek Academy. Even if she agreed, her elder sister would not, nor would the Sun Moon Empire's higher-ups.

Her elder sister was unlike her and harbored hostility toward the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms, let alone Shrek Academy. Back when they represented the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, they had lost to Shrek Academy, and a close classmate had even died.

Because of her personality, she did not hold grudges. After all, blades had no eyes in the arena; she could only say that classmate had been unlucky.

But her elder sister was different. Otherwise, she would not have joined the Sun Moon Empire's military and become the commander of the Fire Phoenix Spirit Tool Master Legion. Her elder sister was far more forceful than she was and had always wanted to show Shrek Academy what they were made of.

Fire Phoenix Douluo frowned. This was indeed a problem, but she still shook her head. "I'll find a way. Mingde Hall should have researched Ultimate Spirit Souls as well. They may have a way to help Ultimate Spirit Souls grow. In terms of resources, we are not that much worse than Shrek Academy."

"That's all we can do."

Luan Yu sighed. She had also considered sending Liu Xing and Firefly to the Earthly Dragon Gate, having them join Shrek Academy under the Earthly Dragon Gate's name, and then obtaining Shrek Academy's methods for nurturing Ultimate Spirit Souls. But after thinking it over, she gave up on the idea. During her travels across the continent these past years, she had come to see many things clearly. Whether it was the Sun Moon Empire, the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms, or Shrek Academy, none of them were easy to deal with. Contradictions ran deep among all sides, and war was bound to break out sooner or later. Only the Sun Moon Empire was being held in check by its current emperor; otherwise, signs of an eruption would have appeared long ago.

Once war began, Liu Xing and Firefly, if they had joined Shrek Academy, would very likely end up facing the Sun Moon Empire. That would put her in a difficult position.

Besides, she did not believe that, with her and her elder sister around, they still could not nurture Ultimate Spirit Souls.

Liu Xing played with the flames in his hand. He had also read about Ultimate Spirit Souls in books. This was a concept completely absent from the first world he remembered.

The protagonist of this second world seemed to possess an Ultimate Spirit Soul as well. Even with all sorts of cheats, his Soul Power Level had remained behind those of his peers in the early stages. It was easy to imagine the difficulty Ultimate Spirit Souls faced in the early and middle stages. This was a type of Spirit Soul that came into its own late and matured slowly.

But he and Firefly were different. When Firefly cultivated and raised her Soul Power, his would rise along with hers. When he cultivated and raised his Soul Power, Firefly's would rise as well. Together, that meant double the cultivation speed. Even if double cultivation speed could not erase the gap in cultivation progress between Ultimate Spirit Souls and ordinary top-tier Spirit Souls, they would at least not fall too far behind.

On top of that...

Liu Xing felt the endless Life aura flowing from within his body, making him incomparably comfortable. Perhaps it was because Firefly had inherited the divinity of the Goddess of Life, or perhaps because the genes of the breeding Swarm were inherently inseparable from life. His and Firefly's Spirit Souls possessed not only fire and the Destruction Attribute, but also a hidden Life Attribute. This Life aura flowing through their bodies was their Spirit Soul talent: the Life Domain.

However, their Life Domain could not be released outward. Instead, it had solidified within their bodies, instinctively absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence, converting it into pure life force to replenish their exhaustion and heal their injuries.

Perhaps they were still too weak. He did not know whether this Life Domain would change once they became stronger.

With the Life Domain, so long as their heads were not cut off, no matter how severe their injuries were, they would recover completely with time. Liu Xing suspected that even if their hands or feet were severed, given enough time and enough Soul Power converted into life force, the lost limbs could grow back.

With the Life Domain, he could perhaps try some extreme training methods that depleted life force to increase cultivation. But the "fearful of death" Firefly probably would not agree.

Firefly wanted to live. She had no intention of squandering her life force, nor would she allow Liu Xing to be careless with his own life.

Even with an Ultimate Spirit Soul, Liu Xing was confident that his cultivation speed would not lose out to those of his age. Moreover, as far as he knew, the higher the age of a Soul Ring when absorbed, the more Soul Power it returned in nourishment. With his and Firefly's physical constitutions, they could actually be bolder with their First Soul Ring.

And as long as they were bolder with their First Soul Ring, they could have more ideas for the Soul Rings they added afterward.

Of course, there was no need to be too bold. He had finally been given a new life and had not enjoyed enough of it yet. He did not want to mess it up.

Three days passed in a flash. During those three days, Luan Yu did not rush to take Liu Xing and Firefly to hunt their First Soul Ring. Instead, she had them familiarize themselves with their Spirit Souls, then look through Spirit Beast illustrations to find Spirit Beasts suited to them. Only then would they set out to hunt Spirit Beasts.

Fire Phoenix Douluo also set aside her military duties and reviewed materials, striving to lay a solid foundation for the two children. She had no intention of making them Spirit Tool Masters. After all, with Ultimate Spirit Souls, would it not be putting the cart before the horse to abandon the Soul Master path of supreme combat power for the Spirit Tool Master path that relied on Soul Tools?

On the Spirit Tool Master path, when choosing Spirit Beast Soul Rings, one did not select combat-related abilities, but Soul Skills that supported or enhanced Soul Power and Soul Tools. The range of Spirit Beasts one could choose from was also broad. Soul Masters were different. They had strict requirements for the types of Spirit Beasts they chose. The higher a Spirit Beast's bloodline, the more powerful the Soul Skills it produced.

After Fire Phoenix Douluo and Luan Yu discussed it, they concluded that the two children were not suited to becoming Spirit Tool Masters. They could learn to make Soul Tools and learn to use them, but the Soul Rings they obtained had to suit them and enhance their own combat power.

They also could not take pills with side effects merely to increase their Soul Power Levels. Spirit Tool Masters could afford not to care, but Soul Masters could not. It concerned their combat power and their future.

"In other words, you two little ones will be Real Control Spirit Masters in the future."

Luan Yu looked at Liu Xing and Firefly with a smile.

"Aunt, what is a Real Control Spirit Master?"

Liu Xing raised his hand and asked.

Luan Yu patiently explained, "A Real Control Spirit Master is actually very simple. It is a Soul Master who skillfully uses all kinds of Soul Tools to enhance their own combat power."

"Spirit Tool Masters use their own Soul Skills to amplify the power of Soul Tools, while Real Control Spirit Masters do the opposite, using Soul Tools to amplify their own Soul Skills and combat power."

Liu Xing understood. Spirit Tool Masters and Real Control Spirit Masters—one centered on Soul Tools and became a fragile weakling without them, while the other treated Soul Tools as tools and could still fight even without them. Each had its own advantages and disadvantages.