The mysteries of Soul Rings

The reason Chen Feng wanted to invite Huo Wu to the Academy was because he discovered that Huo Wu possessed a special talent.

It allows Huo Wu to sense some of the characteristics of the Soul Ring, thus enabling her to perform certain operations on the Soul Ring, such as Ring Fusion.

In Chen Feng's view, this unique perceptive ability could help him understand the mysteries of Soul Ring more deeply, and at least open up a breakthrough.

Now, through Huo Wu's perception ability, Chen Feng obtained the first useful information: the Soul Power Circuit of the Foundation Ring is a continuous repetition of a certain structure.

So, if we can figure out what this structure is, we can piece together the Soul Power Circuit of the Foundation Ring by repeating it continuously.

This will also be the first Soul Ring circuit that humanity has mastered.

Furthermore, the basic structure that makes up this Foundation Ring should itself have some special significance.

But how do we figure out this basic structure?

Just as Chen Feng was deep in thought, Huo Wu continued, "Also, I'm not sure if my feeling is right, but when I'm cultivating, I feel that my Foundation Establishment item is very similar to my Foundation Ring. According to your Soul Power Circuit theory, their circuit structures might be quite similar?"

Chen Feng's eyes lit up. "How similar are they?"

"I'm not entirely sure. My perception is more acute for Soul Ring, but weaker for other things. The reason I was able to detect the Foundation Establishment artifact's special properties is because I've been in contact with it for many years and have been using it for cultivation," Huo Wu sighed.

"Could it be due to the quality of the Foundation Establishment item? Soul Ring are made of pure energy, while Foundation Establishment items are mostly minerals, which may have hindered your perception to some extent. If you had a higher quality Foundation Establishment item, perhaps you would be able to perceive it more clearly?" Tang San offered a guess.

"But my Foundation Establishment item is the Flame Stone, which is already a very good Foundation Establishment item." Huo Wu didn't quite agree with this guess.

Ma Hongjun chuckled, "That just means you haven't seen enough. Why don't you try this one?"

As he spoke, he took out the Fire Cloud Rock from the Rose Haze Tide.

Huo Wu stared wide-eyed at the hot, hard thing in front of her, murmuring, "So big—so amazing."

"How do you feel about this? Is it clearer now?" Chen Feng asked.

Huo Wu snapped out of her daze, summoned her Martial Soul, and began to carefully sense it. After a while, she said, "I understand much more now. I can confirm that although the Foundation Establishment item and the Foundation Ring give me different strengths, they are similar—no, almost identical."

"Almost? In other words, there will still be a slight difference?" Chen Feng asked.

Huo Wu shook her head. "It's not a matter of difference. Although this stone gives me a much stronger feeling, there are still some parts that I can't quite feel clearly, so I can't be completely sure."

Chen Feng nodded. "Okay, that's very rigorous. You have the basic qualities of a researcher."

Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye, then used Blue Silver Grass to construct a structure and asked, "This is the circuit structure inside the Fire Cloud Rock. What can we obtain from it?"

Chen Feng looked at the winding path of the Blue Silver Grass and vaguely sensed a certain pattern, but for a moment he couldn't quite grasp it.

He hadn't felt this way before, but after Huo Wu reminded him, and following her words, he began to have this strange feeling.

So he said, "I have a preliminary idea. Since Huo Wu said that she felt the Foundation Ring and the Foundation Establishment Object were very similar, and the former was formed by a certain structure being continuously repeated, let's assume that they are composed of the same basic structure and find that basic structure first."

Xiao Wu looked at the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand, somewhat bewildered. "How do I find this? Should I just chop it up?"

Chen Feng sighed, also feeling a bit of a headache.

He had a wonderful idea: once he figured out the basic structure that makes up the Foundation Ring Foundation Ring, he could assemble it.

However, the current task is to identify its fundamental components through a complex circuit, which will require considerable effort.

"I'll give it a try. I have some experience in disassembling and reassembling this kind of spatial structure." Tang San volunteered to take on the task.

Chen Feng nodded. The spatial imagination of the master craftsman Xiao San was still trustworthy. "Furthermore, even if we can't break it down into its basic structure for now, using this circuit as a whole might still yield some results."

Oscar barely managed to follow the train of thought, "Both of them are composed of the same structure, so they can be converted into each other? It's just a matter of how many times they are repeated?"

"That's exactly what I mean," Chen Feng nodded.

"So how should we use this Foundation Establishment artifact?" Huo Wu asked curiously.

"To use it to create the Foundation Ring?" Zhu Zhuqing suggested.

"How could Soul Ring possibly be created?" Huo Wu thought this idea was absurd.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled silently at Chen Feng Chen Feng, who agreed and said, "We can give it a try."

"No, are you serious?" Huo Wushuang was somewhat stunned.

He didn't understand most of what happened earlier, but now he does understand. But can Soul Ring be created? And why do these people all seem so unfazed?

"It's worth a try, what if it works? Don't limit your thinking." Dai Mubai patted Huo Wushuang on the shoulder.

Huo Wushuang glanced at Dai Mubai with a puzzled look, then at the others who seemed to find it strange, and felt somewhat out of place.

But he wasn't one to overthink things, so he made a wise decision: to give up thinking and make peace with himself.

"If we want to create the Foundation Ring, where should we start, Xiao Feng?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"First, we definitely need to find a suitable test subject. Since it's the Foundation Ring, we need a level 10 or 20 Soul Master, preferably with lightning or Fire Attribute, before we can begin the next step of the experiment," Chen Feng said without hesitation.

"Then how do we determine the lifespan of the Foundation Ring we create? If it's too short, it'll be a disaster for people, won't it?" Meng Yiran thought of a problem.

"Too high a height can actually be dangerous and even life-threatening, so the subjects must be volunteers, and we must inform them of the potential risks before the experiment," Chen Feng said after thinking for a moment.

Xiao Wu raised her hand, "Xiao San and I can also prepare Martial Soul Fusion Skill. That way, if the Soul Ring's age is too high, as long as we interrupt the experiment in time and use the Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine for treatment, there shouldn't be a big problem."

"Yes, that's certainly a safer approach, but what if the Soul Ring's age is too low?" Ning Rongrong asked, nodding her chin.

"There's no really good way; we can only adhere to the principles of voluntariness and informed consent," Chen Feng said, shaking his head.

Bai Chenxiang then spoke up, "I'll go find my grandfather and see if there's anyone in the clan with suitable cultivation. The Point-tailed Swift Martial Soul has the ability to Spirit Devouring, so even if the First Spirit Ring's age is very low, we still have another chance. Besides, we might not even encounter this situation again."

"This is the only way, but you must make sure to explain the situation clearly to everyone. Don't force them if they don't want to," Chen Feng instructed.

"Don't worry, Bro Feng, I will. Besides, our Min Clan has no shortage of people with an adventurous spirit," Bai Chenxiang said with a smile.

Chen Feng nodded. When he taught the Min Clan the method of avoiding the characteristics of the Point-tailed Swift, this kind of thing had already happened once, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Huo Wu's expression was a little strange. "Why do you guys seem so skilled at this?"

Chen Feng smiled. "You'll find out later."

Huo Wu: (▼Benefit▼)

It's hardened, the fist is hardened, can't the riddle-maker just die already?

After the discussion in the forest, Chen Feng and his group went their separate ways to do their own things.

Bai Chenxiang returned to her sect to find suitable test subjects, and Ning Rongrong went back with her. However, Ning Rongrong's task was to see if the sect had collected any sufficiently hard materials, as this was preparation for making the Carving Knife.

The others were tasked with finding out about the existence of Soul Tool Metal.

Because this is a completely new concept, people outside the group and even those within the team don't really know what Soul Tool Metal are. They can only slowly search for them by comparing them to the characteristics of Star Soul Mithril. It's difficult to accurately find a specific metal, so the task is quite complicated and requires everyone's efforts.

As for Chen Feng himself, he went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

On one hand, Tang Hao is both a high-level Soul Master and a high-level blacksmith, so he may have some understanding of Soul Tool Metal. On the other hand, he wants to see if the conditions for restoring the Blue Silver Emperor to normal are sufficient.

Upon arriving at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Chen Feng and his companions immediately spotted a smiling man sitting next to the Blue Silver Emperor.

Tang Hao was saying something.

As he spoke, the Blue Silver Emperor beside him swayed gently, as if responding to his words.

Chen Feng glanced at Tang Hao and immediately felt much more relaxed, because Tang Hao's hands and feet were still intact, without missing any limbs.

"Xiao San, Xiao Wu, Xiao Feng, are you here to treat me?" Tang Hao asked after seeing the three of them.

The old injuries in his body had become chronic, and ordinary treatments were useless. Although Chen Feng and Xiao Wu's Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine could help with his injuries, and the previous treatments had basically brought his injuries under control so that they wouldn't affect Tang Hao's ability to exert his strength, it would still take a lot of time to completely cure them.

However, due to the start of the Spirit Master Tournament, Tang Hao did not allow Tang San and Xiao Wu to continue treatment, but instead told them to wait until after the competition was over.

"Dad, this treatment isn't the only reason we're here; there are other things too," Tang San said as he approached.

"Oh? What is it?" Tang Hao asked curiously.

"One is about Soul Tool Metal, Dad. Have you ever seen a metal similar to Star Soul Mithril that can react with Soul Power?" Tang San asked.

"Metals that react with Soul Power?" Tang Hao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. "There are some, so what?"

"We need to do a new experiment, and we need this type of metal. Dad, could you tell me the names of these metals that you know?"

"Of course." Tang Hao immediately named several people, which Tang San memorized. Then he said, "There's a second thing. We have an idea that might be able to help Mom recover."

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"Recovered? To what extent?" Tang Hao was taken aback at first, then asked with delight.

"I'm not entirely sure yet, I only have a rough plan, but if it succeeds, it might be able to restore Mom to human form," Tang San replied.

"Really? How do we do it? What materials are needed? Are they the metals you asked about earlier?" Tang Hao became agitated.

"Dad, don't worry, listen to me first." Tang San first explained the general process of reviving Soul Beast, and then talked about Chen Feng's considerations.

"So you think Ah Yin isn't really dead, and you can just use a part of this resurrection method?" Tang Hao calmed down and began to consider the feasibility of the operation.

Chen Feng nodded. "Yes, that's what I was thinking, but there's a problem: is the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone still there?"

If you absorb it, Uncle Hao, this will be quite difficult, because you can't simultaneously meet the two conditions of producing Soul Bone and possessing the cultivation level of Titled Douluo."

"Of course it wasn't absorbed; that's what Ah Yin left behind." Tang Hao took out a black Lead Box from his Storage Soul Tool.

After he opened it, a gentle aura wafted out, revealing a crystal-clear Right Leg Bone inside, its entire body Blue and Gold, with what appeared to be twinkling starlight within.

Most remarkably, it appears to be alive.

"This is the Soul Bone left behind by Ah Yin. Originally, I planned to give this Soul Bone to Xiao San to absorb after his cultivation was sufficient," Tang Hao said with a weary tone.

"We can make Soul Bone now. Let's return Mom's Soul Bone to her, but Dad, Mom's Soul Ring— " Tang San hesitated.

He didn't know what would happen if someone had their Soul Ring removed, but he knew without a doubt that they wouldn't emerge unscathed, especially since his father still had old injuries. If something were to happen...

"Why don't we wait until you've fully recovered, and until Xiao Wu and I have reached a higher level of cultivation, before trying?"

Tang San came only to confirm whether his mother's conditions for recovery were sufficient; he didn't intend to immediately try to restore her to adulthood.

But Tang Hao clearly didn't think that way.

"It's alright, let's try it now. I'm Titled Douluo, I'm not that fragile." Tang Hao knew it would be safer to follow his son's advice, but he couldn't wait any longer.

His beloved had a chance to recover, and if he didn't give it a try, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep well and would keep thinking about it.

"Xiao Feng, what do you think?" Tang San began to seek Chen Feng's opinion.

Chen Feng also felt they should play it safe, but Tang Hao insisted.

Left with no other option, the four of them began their initial attempt.