Soul Ring Selection Methods! Death Attribute! (Please Vote)

Today, Zhu Changhe would take him to hunt his first Soul Ring. The trip would take at least seven days, so when he returned home, his parents were preparing rations and luggage.

"Yangyang, you're back. Go eat. Once you finish breakfast, we can set off," Liang Ying said when she saw Zhu Ziyang return.

"Mm! Got it." Zhu Ziyang nodded and went to eat.

At nine in the morning, Zhu Ziyang and his father, Zhu Changhe, set off under Liang Ying's expectant gaze.

Their destination was Heavenly Radiance Canyon west of Anyang City, a vast canyon inhabited by Soul Beasts. Though it could not compare to the continent's famous great forests and mountain ranges, it was still one of the best Soul Beast habitats near Anyang City. Soul Masters from the cities surrounding Heavenly Radiance Canyon were all willing to come here to hunt Soul Rings. The reason was simple: the canyon contained a great number of Soul Beasts, mainly Hundred-Year Soul Beasts, with Thousand-Year Soul Beasts as a supplement. As for Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, there were practically none.

Furthermore, Heavenly Radiance Canyon contained many Soul Beast clans with the Light Attribute, making it an exceptionally suitable place for Zhu Ziyang to hunt Soul Rings.

Heavenly Radiance Canyon was roughly two hundred kilometers from Anyang City. At the speed Zhu Ziyang and his father traveled, the journey was expected to take three days.

Father and son conversed as they traveled. Time passed slowly, and the distance between them and Heavenly Radiance Canyon steadily shrank.

"Yangyang, have you decided what Soul Beast's Soul Ring you want?"

"My first choice is the Blazing Light Mantis. If there isn't a suitable one, then Soul Beasts like the Radiant Wolf, White Shadow Sparrow, and Blazing Bright Armored Beast are also acceptable."

"Huh? Why those?" Zhu Changhe looked at Zhu Ziyang in surprise.

"Of course, because those Soul Beasts possess the Light Attribute!" Zhu Ziyang said as though it were only natural. "Their Soul Rings can strengthen the Light Attribute of the Radiant Scythe, so they should naturally be the priority."

"That does make sense." Zhu Changhe thought it over. He did not understand the essence of this approach, but he felt Zhu Ziyang was right and agreed with him. At the same time, he felt somewhat guilty. "It's a pity your father's strength is limited. Otherwise, I would definitely find you top-tier Light Attribute Soul Beasts for your Soul Rings."

"It's alright, Dad," Zhu Ziyang comforted him. "These Soul Beasts are pretty good too."

Zhu Ziyang meant it sincerely.

The essence of a Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring was to absorb and refine the Soul Beast bloodline contained within it, strengthening their own bloodline and promoting its evolution. Yet such a simple and obvious principle was known by only a small group of people in the entire Soul Master World.

This was knowledge monopoly.

If Zhu Ziyang had not possessed the Super Library, he likely would have followed the usual path of a commoner Soul Master, choosing Soul Rings based on his development direction rather than his Martial Soul Evolution path.

By then, he might have realized he had taken the wrong road, but his talent would probably already have been wasted. His Martial Soul would ultimately return to mediocrity, and he himself would fade into the masses.

He was very fortunate.

In today's Soul Master World, commoner Soul Masters were constrained by knowledge and strength. When choosing Soul Rings, they generally considered only their development direction. Assault System Soul Masters chose Soul Beasts with great strength and high attack power; Agility Attack System Soul Masters chose Soul Beasts that were fast and light-bodied; Defense-type Soul Masters chose Soul Beasts with powerful physiques and high defense.

Such a method of obtaining Soul Rings might grant Soul Masters decent Soul Skills, but it offered very limited substantive improvement to the Soul Masters themselves. Their Martial Souls could only receive slight strengthening, while their bloodlines would not be enhanced. Worse still, absorbing too many mixed and impure bloodlines might damage their own. Even the most talented Soul Master would be ruined if this continued.

Zhu Changhe's two Soul Rings had been chosen this way. His first Soul Ring came from a Scythe Bone Demon, and his second from an Iron Thread Mantis. Neither had the Light Attribute. What a waste of the faint Light Element within the Dimlight Scythe Martial Soul!

In contrast, Soul Masters born into noble families or major factions prioritized their Martial Soul Evolution paths when choosing Soul Rings. They usually understood the characteristics of their own Martial Souls and bloodlines very well, making their Soul Beast choices more cautious and their targeting more precise.

For example, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters usually prioritized dragon-type Soul Beasts and lightning-attribute Soul Beasts when choosing Soul Rings—either dragon-type Soul Beasts, lightning-attribute Soul Beasts, or dragon-type Soul Beasts with the lightning attribute.

This method of adding Soul Rings was undoubtedly superior. Not only could it fully develop a Martial Soul's potential, it could also strengthen the Martial Soul on a deeper level and enhance the Soul Master's bloodline. In the end, as the Soul Master's strength grew, their Martial Soul could evolve into an existence of higher quality.

The results produced by these two methods of selecting Soul Rings were worlds apart. The strong remained strong, while the weak remained weak. That was the terrifying nature of knowledge monopoly!

Zhu Ziyang was truly fortunate.

By the time father and son reached Heavenly Radiance Canyon, it was already the evening of the third day. They set up camp outside the canyon, planning to enter the next day and search for Soul Beasts.

That night, Zhu Changhe sat beside the fire keeping watch, while Zhu Ziyang rested in the tent.

Zhu Changhe watched the fire, repeatedly mulling over what his son had said on the road. As he thought, a gratified smile appeared on his face.

The ancestors had truly blessed them. His son was not only talented but also intelligent and independent. He seemed to see a bright future for the Zhu family.

In the latter half of the night, Zhu Ziyang walked out of the tent and went to Zhu Changhe's side, telling him to rest in the tent while he kept watch. Zhu Changhe hesitated briefly, but Zhu Ziyang persuaded him with the excuse that he would need his father's strength tomorrow.

Zhu Ziyang sat where Zhu Changhe had been sitting. Looking at the nearly extinguished fire, he added some more wood, then fell deep into thought.

As for his own Soul Ring choices, he had actually planned them out long ago.

When had it begun?

Probably after he read the book "On the Impact of Soul Ring Quality on Soul Master Development." Zhu Ziyang had been deeply interested in its conclusions. After all, with both his parents possessing ordinary Martial Souls, there was a ninety percent chance that his own would be ordinary as well. Having read so many books, he knew very clearly how important Martial Soul quality was to a Soul Master. Almost no powerful figure whose name had been recorded in history possessed an ordinary Martial Soul.

How could he be willing to live an ordinary life? Yet with a ninety-five percent chance of having an ordinary Martial Soul, it seemed his future could only be determined by mutation!

However, after reading so many books, he understood perfectly well that an ordinary Scythe Lizard Martial Soul could not suddenly mutate into the top-tier Martial Soul known as the Grim Reaper's Scythe Frost Dragon.

Therefore, when he came across a book about ordinary Martial Souls being able to evolve into high-grade or even top-tier Martial Souls, he naturally could not let it go. After reading it eight or nine times and studying many related theoretical works, he began planning his Martial Soul Evolution path.

He had devised two plans in total: one for the Dimlight Scythe and one for the Snow Dragon Lizard.

According to various Soul Master theories, such as the theory of bloodline evolution and the theory of Soul Ring quality, the essence of cultivation was the self-perfection and self-strengthening of living beings—a process of leaping from a lower form of life to a higher one.

Specifically, for a Soul Master to cultivate a Martial Soul meant strengthening the Martial Soul by absorbing Soul Rings and evolving their bloodline by refining Soul Rings, thereby raising their own level of life.

Using Zhu Ziyang's Radiant Scythe Martial Soul as an example, as long as he continuously absorbed Light Attribute Soul Rings and used the source of Light Element contained within them to strengthen the Radiant Scythe's Light Attribute, his Radiant Scythe Martial Soul would evolve step by step, advancing into a top-tier Martial Soul or even a Super Martial Soul!

Zhu Ziyang's gaze was firm!

A pure white long-handled scythe appeared in his hand. Its shaft was long and its blade sharp, with an overall length of over one and a half meters. It fit perfectly in the hands of six-year-old Zhu Ziyang. This scythe was his Radiant Scythe Martial Soul. It radiated an aura of light, seeming rather warm amid the frigid night wind. Yet within that warmth-inspiring light, a faint gray aura flowed. This gray aura was so illusory that it circled the Radiant Scythe once before vanishing into the pale skull at the top of the scythe.

A thoughtful look flashed through Zhu Ziyang's eyes. His Radiant Scythe Martial Soul not only possessed a stronger Light Element than the Dimlight Scythe, but had also awakened a faint Death Attribute.

A Martial Soul where light and death coexisted?

It was Zhu Ziyang's first time seeing one. At least, none of the books he had read had mentioned such a Martial Soul.

Hopefully, this faint Death Attribute won't cause me any trouble.

With that thought, Zhu Ziyang put away his Martial Soul.

He was filled with anticipation—and nervousness.