Martial Soul Development and Spirit Ring Selection (Please Collect!!! Please Follow and Read!!!)

"Spirit rings are of paramount importance to a Soul Master."

Not only because of the abilities spirit rings themselves provided, but also because of the way they promoted Martial Soul Evolution.

A Soul Master's entire cultivation process was, in truth, a series of evolutions of their Martial Soul.

Every spirit ring absorbed was an evolution of the Martial Soul, an excavation of its power.

For a weak Martial Soul, it was an evolution.

For a powerful Martial Soul, it was an excavation of its power, an enhancement of the Martial Soul.

Su Yu's Martial Soul was merely the most ordinary Blue Silver Grass, so spirit rings held even greater significance for him.

The restrictions on cultivating Blue Silver Grass normally were simply too great, and Su Yu had thoroughly experienced that over the past month and a half. If he could not fundamentally evolve his Martial Soul, he would sooner or later be trapped at a certain realm by its limitations.

Prepare for a rainy day.

That was what Su Yu needed to do.

And to plan the direction of his Martial Soul's growth, he first needed to understand it.

"Tang San's Blue Silver Grass cultivation is complete dogshit. I have no idea where Grandmaster got the nerve to pair it like that.

If not for the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul propping him up, and if he hadn't awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline later on, he would probably have been crippled outright.

And even after awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, his earlier spirit ring choices still greatly limited the Martial Soul's growth."

Su Yu was not putting anyone down; he was merely stating the facts.

This was simply idiotic.

Blue Silver Grass paired with poison and toughness.

It sounded reasonable, but upon closer thought, what kind of bullshit theory was that?

"Blue Silver Grass is inherently fragile. Even if spirit rings improve those aspects, it still cannot compare to Martial Souls whose strengths already lie in those areas after they are enhanced.

It is already inferior, yet it insists on compensating in that very area. Who can it catch up to?"

That alone would have been one thing, but it was also trying to develop both toughness and poison.

He who grasps at too much loses it all.

Nearly every point Su Yu had concluded needed attention when selecting spirit rings had been trampled all over by Grandmaster.

"Isn't the most prominent trait of Blue Silver Grass its tenacious vitality?"

Blue Silver Grass could be found everywhere on Douluo Star precisely because its vigorous life force allowed it to adapt to every environment.

To bloom with its own life.

"Therefore, Blue Silver Grass should primarily increase vitality, and specialize in it."

Su Yu had an idea. He wanted all Nine Spirit Rings to be focused on vitality.

When choosing spirit rings, he could perhaps consider some additional attributes to moderately increase the Blue Silver Grass's toughness and strength, but the most important attribute had to be vitality.

Only with vitality could Blue Silver Grass grow even more tenaciously.

Applied to a Martial Soul, that meant steadily raising its Soul Power Level.

Su Yu possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension and was confident that he could create Self-Created Soul Skills. Blue Silver Grass with immense vitality would be the perfect subject for development.

With sufficient vitality, there would be a foundation for development in any direction. With a foundation, anything was possible.

Even without Su Yu's comprehension, even if one could not create Self-Created Soul Skills, this theory was still entirely applicable.

Blue Silver Grass was not a combat-type Martial Soul to begin with. Forcing it toward combat would only lead it further astray. Increasing its vitality at least ensured that its Soul Power Level could continue to rise.

If one could not even raise their Soul Power Level, what use was combat ability?

"Wouldn't Blue Silver Grass support be great?"

Adding vitality would certainly allow him to obtain healing-type Soul Skills.

Su Yu had begun preparing for his spirit ring a month ago.

He spent two Gold Soul Coins to buy a basic Soul Beast handbook, studying Soul Beast traits and selecting ones suited to himself.

"Amethyst Fruit Tree, a peculiar Plant Soul Beast that can bear purple, crystal-clear fruits, each containing powerful energy. Eating such a fruit allows a Soul Master to rapidly recover physical strength and soul power.

The Amethyst Fruit Tree itself possesses immense vitality. If I absorb it as a spirit ring, it should be able to enhance the vitality of Blue Silver Grass.

But the Soul Skill would very likely truly develop in an auxiliary direction."

Although Blue Silver Grass was indeed suited for support, that was only for ordinary people. When one could not create Self-Created Soul Skills, support was the most suitable direction of development.

Su Yu was different.

As long as the Blue Silver Grass itself had enough vitality to support it, he could develop powerful Soul Skills himself.

Therefore, he only needed to grasp the most fundamental point of his theory: increasing vitality.

The Amethyst Fruit Tree met the requirements in terms of vitality.

However, for the early-stage Su Yu, it would be even better if increasing vitality also came with effects that could improve the Blue Silver Grass's toughness and strength.

The Amethyst Fruit Tree's greatest weakness was its fragile trunk. Among tree-type Soul Beasts, it belonged to the relatively frail group.

"Star Spirit Vine, a vine mutated by Star Power. It can absorb Star Power and convert it into soul power.

The Star Spirit Vine possesses vigorous vitality. Especially when damaged, it can absorb Star Power to recover.

Moreover, tempered by Star Power, this Star Spirit Vine is also top-tier in both toughness and strength."

It could be said that the Star Spirit Vine was a spirit ring that perfectly met Su Yu's needs.

But its drawbacks were also apparent. Star Spirit Vines were relatively rare and had demanding growth requirements, needing to absorb Star Power in order to survive.

Although the night sky around Moon Gazing City was bright, and Star Power might be abundant, that did not necessarily mean Star Spirit Vines would be present.

Still, there was hope.

That was one reason Su Yu had listed it as an alternative.

Besides the Amethyst Fruit Tree and Star Spirit Vine, Su Yu was also interested in other Soul Beasts such as the Dragon Scale Vine.

The Dragon Scale Vine was named for its appearance. Its vines were covered in layers of horny tissue resembling dragon scales. The Dragon Scale Vine was also among the best in toughness and strength, while its scale-like horny layers provided decent defense.

Most importantly, the Dragon Scale Vine possessed vigorous vitality and even had a Soul Skill that could explosively unleash its life force.

Su Yu organized a list of the Soul Beasts he needed and noted down their traits.

"The biggest problem now is, how am I supposed to enter the Soul Hunting Forest?"

Soul Beasts also existed in the wilderness, but there were too few varieties, they were scattered in twos and threes and difficult to find, and there would not be any particularly precious species.

The nearest and most convenient option was clearly the Soul Hunting Forest of Moon Gazing City.

However, to enter the Soul Hunting Forest, one needed a letter of recommendation.

A letter of recommendation sounded difficult to obtain, but put another way, it was easy to understand.

"I need money!"

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